A Make-Over

For anyone who reads the Pickled Pepper Patch, (and if you don't-you REALLY should! lol) you may remember this one! I was looking at my standard old knife block the other day, and just decided it needed a re-do. Char had painted hers black and applied a really cool label to the front. So I took it down from the top of the fridge, gave it a quick sanding, painted it black...and then what? I didn't have any really cool label to put on it, and I was too lazy to try to make one, so I just figured I would paint something. It took me a few days to decide what to paint- and this is what I came up with:

I painted a 'quilt block'- how cool is that? It was so easy, and I had fun doing it, so I started painting them on a few other things...but this is the only one I will show for now :o) I have a whole slew of ideas for these and I will show you soon!

We had a really nice weekend. We did get a good storm/rain shower on Saturday- just enough to wet the garden (so we didn't have to! lol). Then it cleared up and was beautiful the rest of the day. I got to pick my first two ripe summer (yellow) squash! We will be having them at dinner tonight. I also have picked two HUGE heads of broccoli! I have grown broccoli almost every year we have planted a garden, but I have to say- these are the BIGGEST heads we have ever gotten! They are easily dinner plate sized- and very good too! We have not put a thing on the garden yet this year except for the fertilizer we put in the soil before we planted. We usually use Miracle Grow on it 2 times during the growing season. We may not need it this year. My first cuke should be ready any day now and zucchini are getting ready also. Tomatoes are big and beautiful and GREEN- not even hinting at a shade of red yet...and I've been checking every few days!

We went back to camp the other day and Gannon took a few pictures. Our neighbor had a few of her friend over to camp back there so they lit some candles.

Here are a few more of the 'decorations':

Another really cool candle-there are a few that look like this:

Our wine bottle 'garden :o)

That's all for now- I'm dying to show a few more things, but I will restrain myself! I've been blogging for quite awhile now but have taken a few long breaks. So that means, I'm just now coming up on my 100th post! I'm at 95 I think-so I'm thinking....GIVEAWAY!!! I'd better get something figured out and I'm probably going to go with something fall themed. Summer is half over and well, I just LOVE fall! My sisters are all coming home this week and weekend and this will be the first time in a year and a half that all 6 of us will be together! I was planning on going up to New York this weekend to my in-laws to visit, but it's just not working out :( I'm bummed about that, but still excited that we will have a great time here. Oh, back to the giveaway- I was thinking that with all the hoopla going to be going on around here this week, I hope to be at my 100th post by the beginning of next week- so be sure to check back for your chance to enter!