WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Winter

The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is “Winter”.

Since the hisotric Nor’easter that hit us in October 2011, we haven’t gotten any snow.  Our winter has been very mild.

Last winter, which really hit us hard in December 2010/January 2011, was really amazing.  It was the most snow that Connecticut saw in 60 years.  My son Massimo was 4 and the snow almost buried him alive!

The snow was so deep that a friend who works for the San Francisco news featured Massimo’s picture.  You can see the short broadcast :

Have a great day!

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WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Self Portrait

Mother in Waiting

The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is self portrait.  When I think of my current self portrait it always has to include one or both of my kids since I am a full time mother now.

In the future my self portrait will likely change because I will have a different life and outlook then.

I was at my brother-in-law’s wedding in this picture.  I have a smile on my face because I decided to “choose happy now” instead of getting stressed when my 2 year old started to scream during the ceremony!

Have a great day!

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WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Waiting

The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is “waiting”.  This was me waiting for the subway in New York City and waiting to be a Mom for the first time.  I was super pregnant with my first child!

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WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Family

The WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is family.  When I think of “family” I think of my husband and my two kids.  I also think of how my husband and I created our family.

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Vintage Estate Sale Find of the Week– Early 1900s Antique Gentleman’s Wardrobe Cabinet that I Refinished and Updated Do It Yourself Style

I love vintage, estate and thrift shopping. On a weekly basis I would like to feature my favorite “find” of the week.

In a previous blog I mentioned my life as a treasure hunter. I crave for my vintage fixes.

This week I am presenting an antique gentleman’s wardrobe made in the early 1900s.   I do not have a before picture, but when I found this cabinet the varnish was faded, discolored and scratched, and the original bronze fixtures were painted black.

This was a weekend do it yourself project where I sanded the wood down to remove the old varnish.  When I got a smooth texture I put 2 layers of cherry stain varnish finish (It is a product that has the stain and varnish combined).

I removed the black paint that covered the bronze fixtures with turpentine so it’s beauty could just be enhanced.

This project took about 3 days because I had to wait until the cherry stain varnish dried before I could put a second layer.

I consider this piece to be one of my great finds.

I really believe that if you know what you are looking for you can make someone’s trash into treasure! I feel like that about life too…you can make a challenge into a blessing…it’s all perspective.

I hope you have a wonderful day filled with joy and happiness!