Sweet New Shed part II

Spring is teasing its way into Western New York and so I find myself working out in my potting shed.  If you visited a couple of weeks ago, you got a glimpse of the outside from my post "Once upon a time:  the shed".  Click here if you missed it.

Great Big Garage makes a wonderful wind block from cold, cold Lake Ontario.

So this is where I want to be this time of year....Come along my stone path if you please.

We'll just open the door

and take a peek inside.

This little shed is packed full of stuff I think I really need, as well as all of the things I couldn't part with when we moved to the cottage.

My potting bench is on the north wall with a view of the lake (which you can't see in this picture).

Those spaces between the studs allow for such great little shelves by hammering in

 a  few pieces of  2 X 4.

My sign....ITLLDO....... in flowers.

Can you guess what this looked like before the paint job?

You got it....Sterlite shelving units.

I don't know how to do a virtual tour, so I just took pics around the shed.

I found those cute little cubbies under the work bench in sweet old shed, painted them violet and voila!

The flower stand came from Marshall's.  I think I will just put it out on the lane

 when the flowers are blooming in the garden.

The bird house always seemed too nice to put up outside, so it has found a spot in the corner of my shed.

I've had the old table and chairs for years.

My Mom did some painting on them during her last visit.  She also painted the door, and just about everything else in the shed.

Boots, Gloves, and tools are handy just inside the door.

  I can't wait to get back outside to work in my little garden.

The local nurseries were very busy last week with our earlier than usual spring weather.  Unfortunately, there were snowflakes in the air this morning, so I had to bring those tender new plants inside.

It's so cold, in fact, I decided to make some mini greenhouses in hopes that the afternoon sun will warm them enough in these plastic bins to survive the night.  Weather Bug keeps flashing to warn me that there will be a freeze tonight.

Thanks for stopping by.

Now be sure to head on over to Susan's place for some wonderful postings on Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch.

Coming to the Lake

The Grandkids are coming!!!  Four of our Six will be here next weekend and I couldn't be happier.  It's beginning to warm up a bit here on the Lake, which happens to resemble the ocean today!

I stopped by the Christmas Tree Shop yesterday and came home with these.
I thought the kids would really enjoy having lunch on them, and if it is warm enough, they may even carry their platter/trays out onto the deck.

Aren't they just the cutest ?

The colors alone make me happy.

The oval placemats came in a set of 4.

Which are perfect for the oval platters.



There were actual trays with handles, which I really wanted, but there were only two, so I opted for the platters which I thought would work fine for carrying the small plate.

The paper napkins sold at Christmas Tree Shop are the best!

A cute matching glass.

and room enough to carry a fork and spoon.

These little cabana tea lights are just the sweetest things....love the bright colors.

I think ITLLDO for our first picnic of the season!

Now be sure to stop over at Between Naps on the Porch for some great adventures in tablescaping.  Thank you Susan for hosting this event each week.

Once upon a time: The Shed

I want to share a story of a sweet little shed.  A huge thank you to Susan at Between Naps On The Porch for allowing us to join her Metamorphosis Monday.


Once there was a Little Old Shed that sat waaaaaaaaaay back behind the little old cottage.

It must have been a sweet little thing, way back then, but it was added on to and sided with that ugly old aluminum stuff.

New Owners decided it was way too small and they needed a really big garage, so they staked it out and  poor Little Shed knew it was in trouble.

After Great Big Garage was built, the owners thought they might be able to save Sweet Little Shed if they could just tear off that ugly siding and the lean-to addition.

But Poor Little Shed was doomed....It seemed her legs were old and weak.

And down she went.

Going....

Going.....

Gone!

And that was the end of the Sweet Little Shed.

The next day, builders came with hammers and wood and started to build a new shed, because Great Big Garage was not big enough to hold all of New Owner's toys.

Up and up she went.

with a new blue roof to match Big Garage.

and gray siding so New Little Shed would fit right in with Great Big Garage.

HE owned one side...

and SHE owned the other side.

And there Sweet New Shed sat through the long cold winter.
                                                              
                                                                  To be continued...............

Thanks for stopping by.  I'd love to hear what you think and take a guess at what this might become in the next episode.

Now be sure to check out all of the other transformations on this Metamorphosis Monday hosted by Susan at Between Naps on the Porch.