4th Living Room

 I only decorate two rooms. This is because they are usually the only rooms that people see when they come over. So this is the last one, the living room.

Under the T,V.

The end table

One afternoon, when I was four years old, my father came home, and he found me in the living room in front of a roaring fire, which made him very angry. Because we didn't have a fireplace.

Victor Borge

4th Kitchen

 I have decorated two rooms for the 4th of July. Here is the kitchen.

The little diner lights up. Got it on the Target Dollar Aisle.

 

“It’s Fourth of July weekend, or as I call it, exploding Christmas.”

— Stephen Colbert

 

Necking

 World Giraffe Day was today! This annual event, organized by the Giraffe Conservation Foundation, raises awareness about the declining giraffe population, which has decreased by nearly 30% over the past 35 years.

Here are some giraffe photos that I have taken over the years. This one stands in front of a toy store and has his outfit changed periodically

Lots of different sizes.

This one stands on the roof of a miniature golf building.

Pretty in pink.

Giant chair sitters!

Tables

Penny Smashing Machine

Grace on stilts, in golden frame, 

She walks the sky without a claim. 

A silent dream with lashes long, 

In every glance, a gentle song.

The Cones

 The coneflowers are in bloom now. And some of the ones here are such a deep beautiful color!

Coneflower sways in dusky light, 

A crown of fire, bold and bright. 

It does not beg the world to see— 

It simply stands, and dares to be.

Spring & Summer

 Now to show you the living room summer decor, and some I did from spring as well.

Cowgirl candle

“Summer—the time when parents realize how underpaid teachers actually are.” 

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Arcadia

 There is a new arcade in town, and we took the two youngest granddaughters one evening. 

They loved it! As for me, I still prefer the old arcade games like Pac-Man, Alien Invaders, and Frogger. What about you? But here is the latest in arcade gaming.

"In an arcade, the world fades away, and all that matters is the next high score."

Thunder Road

 Our son & his family have a dog named Vivian. Vivian is terrified of thunder. While the family was away, a big thunderstorm came.

Vivian chewed through the wood basement door so she could get to the basement and hide. It had a cat door, but she chewed a much larger space. They came home to find blood in every room and a blood-soaked door. Vivians's mouth was full of blood. Here is a bad photo from the cell phone.

The vet said she was fine today and gave her some tranquilizers. And so it goes...

“A dog’s definition of ‘forbidden’ is anything that fits in the mouth and wasn’t handed over with a treat.”