belle house

over christmas we added bookcases and books and pictures to the northwest wall. well, we don't have a fireplace and our room isn't big enough for a big tv cabinet etc. and we are both book people. we need to work on the pictures though. the two on left are okay, but one of theones on the right needs a different fram and the one on the end is way to dark, so will find a different print and put this one downstairs.

it is a small room, but the chunky furniture seems to work ok and they are compfy.

right now we have a 50's table in the dining area, but will put the big oak table in their, maybe. notice the puzzle on the table....another thing my sister and i share. the book case on the right is hers (on loan) and the one on the left is mine (my great parents).

camping out inside

just when i was ready to work...right... the ice storm came in and turned off all the electric which meant, no tv, no computer, no videos, no cds, no dvds, no lights, no heat, no cold for fridge, and no water or sewer. and for a week! good think i had a down sleeping bag that was good for 20 below. felt like a homeless person hanging out in the malls and stores to keep warm and use bathroom facilities. finally braved taking a bath sort of with 1/2 gallon of cold water in a cold room. felt better even if it was bracing. not ready for artic dips though. finally had heat but no water or sewer. they had the pump going but after a very short time the water line to my house broke...frozen and it took 2 days to fix that. i think light was probably the greatest invention ever. it gives heat and lets you read and most inventions would not have happened without this start. it was really hard to read by candlelight.