Expanding Foam Plaster Wall Repair

Rather than purchase costly plaster wall repair kits to repair my plaster walls, I thought I’d try this inexpensive and effective method. Expanding foam plaster wall repair. Here’s the How-to video.

How to Venetian Plaster Your Walls Part 1: Making Lime & Marble Dust Venetian Plaster

You’ll find several links within this post. I’ve added them to help cut down on your internet research. I’ve ridden the cyber wave night after night researching Venetian Plaster finish and lime-based plaster.

Learning about lime plaster how-toscan prove confusing. I hope the added links help clarify lime plaster methods. Part 2 of this post teaches how to apply the Venetian Plaster Finish.

I suggest completing as much research as possible before attempting to mix lime plaster or doing a Venetian Plaster finish. Walls must be properly cleaned, repaired to a smooth finish, and primed before applying layers of Venetian Plaster. Once the plaster is complete, you may choose to wax and buff it to a high shine or finish it with a gentle burnished sheen.

Always wear mask, gloves, goggles, and long sleeves and pants when working with lime plaster. Making lime plaster may generate heat so beware not to work on flammable material such as newspaper or plastic. Work in a well-ventilated area.

 

Let’s make the Venetian Plaster

For a true Venetian plaster finish, you should use a slacked lime and marble based plaster. But that is difficult to find in the U.S. To make your own Venetian plaster (which is not quite like that you’ll find in Europe but still fine enough) you simply mix Type S Hydrated lime powder with marble dust as an aggregate and ta-da, you’ve got homemade Venetian Plaster. I’ll include my formula which I’ve just created through my internet research.

Keep in mind that a true lime plaster, which is the base for Venetian plasters, reflects light, changing its color tones as the daylight moves over the wall.

 

“Authentic Venetian plaster is not a faux finish. In fact, it’s the most authentic veneer wall finish you can have. When natural, lime-based venetian plaster is applied it will eventually return to it’s original state, which is lime and marble, AKA stone.” Excerpt taken from Stucco Italiano at

http://www.stuccoitalianoinc.com/tag/venetian-plaster-in-the-shower/

Why Lime? History & Benefits An article at Stucco Italiano

Why is Hydrated Lime Special?

Hydrated Type S Lime at Menards

Ivory Finish Hydrated Lime at Menards

Lime Handling Safety Data Sheet

Stephanie’s Venetian Plaster
Ingredients:

Lime Putty
Marble Dust or Flour (medium mixture)
Linseed oil
Chipped olive oil soap (Melt it in equal amounts of distilled water)
Fresco pigments or lime-safe universal tint
Water (some say use distilled in order to omit salts)
A high torque drill with paint mixing whisk attached
Clean Bucket with Lid (You can purchase these at building supply centers for under $5.00)
Dust mask
Gloves
Protective Clothing

For two gallons of Venetian Plaster you’ll need 128 ounces of lime putty, 128 ounces of marble dust, 4 tablespoons of melted olive oil soap, and 24 ounces of Linseed oil. Mix above ingredients together until plaster thickens. Add 12 ounces of Fresco pigment, or lime-safe universal tint. Blend well. Apply to walls. Once Venetian Plaster dries and you’ve completed burnishing it, rub Johnson’s Paste Wax on with a handheld car wax buffer or lint-free soft cloth.

Or try this mixture created by Louise Harding, “Homemade Venetian Plaster.”

You may also benefit from this article, posted by a lady who needed to make her own lime plaster for her Victorian home remodel. "My recipe for lime putty andlime plaster.”

To make an easier mix, use 65% Lime Putty and combine with 35% gauging plaster. Gauging plaster is special gypsum plaster. Gauging Plaster.

Lime Putty Making Methods:

How to Make Lime Putty

Ingredients:

Type S Hydrated lime powder

Water (some say use distilled in order to omit salts)
A high torque drill with paint mixing whisk attacked
Clean Bucket with Lid (You can purchase these at building supply centers for under $5.00)
Dust mask
Gloves
Protective Clothing

Add water to bucket (about 1/3 of the water). Slowly pour dry lime into water and run the drill in reverse, mixing the lime into the water. Continue adding the lime and mixing with drill until the putty is of a thick paste consistency. Blend out all clumps until the dry lime is completely hydrated (or slaked) and of a consistent paste. This process should take about 20 minutes. Do not attempt to use the lime putty right away. It’s time to reslake the lime. Pour enough water onto the lime putty to just cover it. About 2 inches should cover it well. Put lid on bucket and let the lime putty swell (reslake) for 2 weeks. Once the lime putty has reslaked, open lid and pour the sediment off of putty.

Lime Putty 2:

Add hydrated lime powder to water (distilled if you like) until the water will not accept any more lime. (If the lime powder floats on the service for more than a minute, stop adding the lime). Blend out all clumps until the dry lime is completely hydrated (or slaked) and of a consistent paste. Reslacking: Afterwards, cover the bucket and let set overnight. The following day, add more lime powder if the mixture has settled. Add only enough lime powder to draw the water. When considerable water no longer sets on the surface, allow the putty mixture to reslack (set) covered in its airtight container in a cool place. Don’t fret if you see a crust and some water forming on the surface of the putty. Pour the water off and use putty right away. You may add just enough water to cover the mixture, about 1 inch, and store it for up to 3 months.

Before using your lime or Venetian Plaster beat it until it has a nice, stiff consistency. Make it thick enough that it will remain on a trowel when held upside down. Adding too much water to the lime plaster will result in shrinkage and cracking as it dries.

If you do not want to make the Venetian plaster yourself, you can purchase synthetic Venetian Plaster premixed (must add universal tint for color). I purchased Behr Venetian Plaster for my kitchen walls. It’s not the ‘Marmorino’ but it works just fine.

Marmorino is classic (lime and marble) Venetian Plaster.

Part 2 of this post teaches how to apply the Venetian Plaster Finish How to Venetian Plaster Your Walls Part 2: Applying the Venetian Plaster Finish

Links:

RepairingHistoric Flat Plaster Walls and Ceilings

Venetian Plaster Tools; a video

Know your lime plaster. Learn the methods of applying lime plaster BEFORE attempting it. Lime plaster is often difficult to work with as you must work quickly. It also takes much longer to dry/cure, several weeks, months, and sometimes up to one year.

This post is my method for mixing and using lime plaster. I take no responsibility for anyone’s success or failure at mixing their own lime plaster or for the use and/or storage of it. Lime is caustic. Handle with care! Keep out of reach of children.

How to remove Wallpaper from old Plaster Walls

It's not easy to remove wallpaper from old plaster walls! I know as my daughter and I have worked at it for the past week in our over 100 years old farmhouse. This post is based upon my experience thus far.

• Remove wallpaper. Using a wallpaper steamer remover is best.
• Seal old plaster with oil-based primer such as Kilz oil-base primer     
• Repair all imperfections (Large cracks should be opened up and filled with plaster patch or use joint tape and plaster made from 80% drywall compound and 20% Plaster of Paris. Feather the plaster out smoothly.)
• Sand the repaired areas then prime with acrylic primer

Note: To finish your walls with my Venetian Plaster made from lime and marble dust follow the directions in my How to Venetian Plaster You Walls post.

Plastering Tools (This is only a suggested list. If doing a Venetian Plaster finish, you’ll need Venetian Plaster tools.)

• Stainless steel plastering trowel
• Plastering corner trowel – This is a must to finish corner edges.
• Hawk
• Plaster mixing bucket or tub for larger jobs
• Plastering float     
• Straight edge Straight edges are used to check to see if the service is level
• Tarp – To protect floors and furnishings

Know your plaster. Learn the methods of applying plaster BEFORE attempting it.

This post is simply my method for plaster repair. I take no responsibility for anyone’s success or failure at mixing their own plaster or for the use or storage of it. Lime and lime-based plaster is caustic. Handle with care! Keep it away from children.

Venetian Plaster Ceiling using Lime plaster

Currently I'm learning how to repair the plaster walls at our farmhouse. One of the places I've found FREE plaster wall & ceilings repair videos is YouTube, believe it or not. So, I'm sharing.

This video is actually one showing a beautiful plastered ceiling. I'm not certain that I'm quite brave enough to attempt this type of plaster work on a ceiling, but perhaps one day I will.

Blessings!

Stencil-painted "Tin" Ceiling

I’m often over at YouTube searching out how-to videos related to our farmhouse remodel. Since I’m more of a visual as well as hands on learner I love to watch how-to vids at Youtube and anywhere else I happen upon them.

I came across this video when searching for a less expensive version of Tin ceilings. I want to attempt it in my kitchen. I hope it turns out as nice as the kitchen in the video came out.

Enjoy

Book Review: Kicking Eternity by Ann Lee Miller

Back Cover copy:

Stuck in sleepy New Smyrna Beach one last summer, Raine socks away her camp pay checks, worries about her druggy brother, and ignores trouble: Cal Koomer. She’s a plane ticket away from teaching orphans in Africa, and not even Cal’s surfer six-pack and the chinks she spies in his rebel armor will derail her.

The artist in Cal begs to paint Raine’s ivory skin, high cheek bones, and internal sparklers behind her eyes, but falling for her would catapult him into his parents’ lives. No thanks. The girl was self-righteous waiting to happen. Mom served sanctimony like vegetables, three servings a day, and he had a gut full.

Rec Director Drew taunts her with “Rainey” and calls her an enabler. He is so infernally there like a horsefly—till he buzzes back to his ex.

Raine’s brother tweaks. Her dream of Africa dies small deaths. Will she figure out what to fight for and what to free before it’s too late?

Stephanie’s Review
4-stars
Kicking Eternity captures readers’ attention, not by a reach-out-and-grab-your-interest beginning, but by the characters’ personalities. They are real. Feeling curious about the lead character’s motivation for her choices, I read on.

Fresh out of college, Raine’s life seems buttoned up and neat, but it’s not so. She’s faced with troubling circumstances, due to her brother’s meth addiction—a sad reality many people suffer nowadays—the temptation to entangle herself with the unbeliever, surfer-dude Cal, a camp Rec director named, Drew, who seems ever at her side, and her father’s outdated attitudes toward woman which hinder her dreams of becoming a teacher in an African orphanage. But I had to wonder, did Raine truly long to teach in Africa, or was she attempting to escape her intolerable father and the memories of a childhood spent in subjugation? My question was never directly answered, but I assumed she longed to escape her or at the very least prove to her father that she was fully capable of making life decisions for herself.

I like that Ann Miller is willing to write about real issues and characters who battle with daily temptations and inner turmoil. Her characters are not the cookie-cutter characters one finds in far too many Christian novels of today. Raine, Cal, Drew, and even Raine’s father and mother are relatable characters.

Forbidden love, difficult family issues, unpredictability, and characters that learn the importance of spiritual growth all twine together in Kicking Eternity, making it a 4-star read for me.
I recommend this book. It grants readers a glimpse into the lives of flawed characters as they deal with difficult issues and how God works in their lives.
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free e-book from the author. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."

Author bio:

Ann Lee Miller earned a BA in creative writing from Ashland (OH) University and writes full-time in Phoenix, but left her heart in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, where she grew up. She loves speaking to young adults and guest lectures on writing at several Arizona colleges. When she isn’t writing or muddling through some crisis—real or imagined—you’ll find her hiking in the Superstition Mountains with her husband or meddling in her kids’ lives.

AnnLeeMiller.com

Facebook Author Page: Ann Lee Miller
Twitter: @AnnLeeMiller

Purchase Kicking Eternity at Amazon.com, Kicking Eternity.

Short Blurb: Fresh from college, Raine scores a teaching job at New Smyrna Beach Surf and Sailing Camp. A crush on the camp rebel/art teacher threatens to derail her plans to teach orphans in Africa. The broody recreation director spots her brothers meth addiction and Raine's enabling. Raine believes she is helping her brother--until lives are threatened.

Note: Anyone who leaves a comment will receive a free e-copy of Kicking Eternity. If you don't want to leave your e-mail address, you may request your free book at AnnLeeMiller.com. Please do not ask Stephanie Boles for the free e-book as she isn’t handling this giveaway.

Miracles for Sale: The Business of Healing

It is a mockery to the Gospel of Jesus Christ to say that one must pay in order to receive a healing.

This post is not an attack on anyone’s faith. It is in no way a commentary on a particular church or individual ministers. It is merely my own beliefs about the manipulations I’ve witnessed in the prosperity gospel movement and among certain faith healers. Their manipulation of the sick and venerable amounts to nothing less than exploitation. How long will we as the united body of Christ remain silent as the greed of these individuals ruin lives?

Let the Word of God judge us all, for by our fruits are we known. But, this I know: I do not see the power of God in ministries that collect buckets of money as a prerequisite for healing. God has given me common sense, and I use it. Why aren't these pastors, evangelists, and self-proclaimed miracle workers speaking about faith and the love of God more than they are asking for one's money?

After hearing that one of these demigods would soon bring his 'miracle' crusade to a city near my home, I was sickened, for I knew Christians would flock to see this demigod as if he were Christ himself. Like mindless zombies they run to him, handing over there hard-earned cash and their most precious commodity. Their trust. And so, I write this post somewhat angry but mostly frustrated at the lack of common sense I’ve witnessed among the Christian community. Why I ask do they chase after these miracle-welding charlatans, givng them tax-free cash so that they can live in million dollar mansions, ride in the finest cars, own private jets, carry on love affairs, divorce their mates, and hob-nob with royalty? Why, indeed? Deception.Pure evil deception. These charlatans prey on sick and desparate people, those who hope against hope for a miracle, decieving them out of millions of dollars yearly. Matthew 24:11 tells us this will happen. “And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.”

The video I've included at the bottom of this post sheds a shocking light on some of the ways these deified mortals use hypnosis and trickery to lead people into deception. Do not take me wrong, I know that the gifts of healing is one of the spiritual gifts God grants certain of his people. I know one pastor who truly has this gift. He does not peddle God's gift. It is never right to make a career out of the gifts of God, or to fake  them in order to earn riches.

How God must grieve whenever these Gospel-peddlers deceive his people. The Gospel of Jesus Christ cannot be bought, nor can you purchase a healing. The power of God will not miraculously ‘fall’ upon you simply because you traveled to this city or that town in pursuit of a man’s self-proclaimed Holy Spirit ministry. If ya didn’t get it at home, what leads you to believe you’ll receive it if someone blows it on you in a far off place? What are you chasing after? A man. A piece of said man's worldly glory? Stay home, fall on your knees in prayer and get to know your God.

I know that miracles happen. True miracles occur in hospitals, in homes, in local churches, in the backwoods, anywhere that people call upon the Lord in faith. But God does not expect payment for said miracles. My own daughter was healed of a paralyzed arm. I never chased after a miracle-slinging man and helped fill his buckets of money to gain that healing. Nor did God require me to pay anyone 10% of my income so that he might pour down his ‘blessings’ upon my family. He granted my daughter a healthy arm because he loves her, because he wanted her to testify to his healing power, freely given. Through prayer, perseverance, and believing in God, my daughter was healed.

Please do not let my passion regarding this issue offend you? I'm so concerned for the hearts and souls of people. I cannot stand silent and watch the deceiving spirits of A-list church stars run amuck. I must cry out if only to say it for myself. Do not allow the glory that surrounds these church stars to lead you into deception. Use wisdom. It isn’t wrong to question the motives of faith healers who ask for your money?

Follow God, not men.

Bible Text:

²² And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.²³ And they shall say to you, See here; or, see there: go not after them, nor follow them.²⁴ For as the lightning, that lighteneth out of the one part under heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall also the Son of man be in his day. (Luke 17:22-24, KJV)

⁴ For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;
⁵ Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; (II Corinthians 10: 4-5, KJV)

¹³ Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

¹⁴ Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
¹⁵ Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
¹⁶ Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
¹⁷ Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
¹⁸ A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
¹⁹ Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
²⁰ Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
²¹ Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
²² Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
²³ And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity. (Matthew 7:13-23, KJV)

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
²³ Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
²⁴ And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
²⁵ If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
²⁶ Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another. (Galatians 5:22-26, KJV)

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant.

² Ye know that ye were Gentiles, carried away unto these dumb idols, even as ye were led.
³ Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.
⁴ Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
⁵ And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
⁶ And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all in all.
⁷ But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
⁸ For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
⁹ To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
¹⁰ To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
¹¹ But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will. (I Corinthians 12:1-11, KJV) Actually knowing the entire chapter is good.
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. (Galatians 6:1, KJV)

²⁰ Despise not prophesyings. ²¹ Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. ²² Abstain from all appearance of evil. (1 Thessalonians 5:20-22, KJV)

If you receive a healing continue to follow all of your doctor’s orders. Do not stop taking your medication! Go immediately to your doctor and have the healing confirmed. Why? Because some miracles only occur in the mind. The power of suggestion is a strong. Adrenalin and euphoria act on the body like powerful but temporary pain killers. God has no argument with his people using the medical community as a means to confirm their healings. After all, God wants his people to be wise and to testify of his healing power!

As you read this post and if you choose to watch the video, please pray for God to reveal himself to you, that he may remove any deceiving spirits from your life. And pray for those who perform the deceit. For Galatians 6:1 expresses that if someone is overtaken in a fault and they repent, we should restore them in meekness. I have serious doubts that charlatans are in the habit of admitting their faults, but one can always hope.

May God grant each one of us humility and wisdom through his word.

Helpful Links:

The Trinity Foundation (Monitoring and Investigating ReligiousFraud)

Description
With the cameras in hot pursuit, Derren faces his toughest project yet, going in search of an unsuspecting member of the British public prepared to adopt the guise of a pastor and miracle worker.

His chosen one then has six months to learn the trade and flourish across the pond as a convincing pastor.

The final phase of the volunteer's extraordinary challenge sees them attempt to perform faith healing miracles live in Texas, but will Derren's new recruit be accepted as a faith healer or cast away as fake healer? (from http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2011/04/derren-brown-miracles-sale-tonight-9pm/)

Today I write as a contributor to the Christian Writers Blog Chain. Our theme this month—Pursuit.

My Soul Followeth Hard after Thee

fol·low

verb (used with object)

1.

to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
2.
to go or come after; move behind in the same direction: Drive ahead, and I'll follow you.
3.
to accept as a guide or leader; accept the authority of or give allegiance to: Many Germans followed Hitler.
4.
to conform to, comply with, or act in accordance with; obey: to follow orders; to follow advice.
5.
to imitate or copy; use as an exemplar: They follow the latest fads.
From: Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.

This month’s Christian Writers Blog Chain topic is ‘Pursuit.’ What more fitting subject to write about, I thought, than the pursuit of God.

“Before a sinful man can think a right thought of God, there must have been a work of enlightenment done within him;” Quoted from, The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer

Tozer’s words are so true. Before we can pursue God, in fact before God can fill our hearts with the desire to pursue him, there must first be that work of redemption in our lives. Romans 10:9-10 expresses well the steps that bring redemption.

How does one pursue God? With a whole heart and no shame. As the redeemed of Christ, our hearts should hunger for the things of God, for holiness. Not the outward holiness of those who dress to impress but a true godliness that flows from inward and into the very heart of God. We must set our hearts to following hard after God, more importantly we should ask God to give us such a hunger for him that none but a close relationship with him will satisfy our hunger.

A Christian’s pursuit of God should never be one of shame. Boldly we follow him. Let us never be ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ or the redemptive work God has wrought in our hearts. Follow God, and when those around you ask why you seem interested only in the ‘things of God’, share God’s love with them boldly.

Oh, dear Lord, grant me such a marvelous hunger for you!

Allow me, if you please, to close my post with another quote from A.W. Tozer.

God is a Person, and in the deep of His mighty nature He thinks, wills, enjoys, feels, loves,

desires and suffers as any other person may. In making Himself known to us He stays by the familiar pattern of personality. He communicates with us through the avenues of our minds, our wills and our emotions. The continuous and unembarrassed interchange of love and thought between God and the soul of the redeemed man is the throbbing heart of New Testament religion. The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer

Bible Text:

My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me. (Psalm 63:8, KJV)

⁹ That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

¹⁰ For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. (Romans 10:9-10, KJV)

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. (John 4:24, KJV)

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: (Hebrews 12:14, KJV)

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. (Romans 1:16, KJV)

Stephanie Boles

Author of the Called to His Purpose series
Writing is my ministry, not my job

June’s blog chain theme at ChristianWriter’s .com is, ‘Pursuit’. Click on the appropriate date and read what my friends have to say about pursuit.

Christian Writers Monthly Blog Chain List: June

6/1 Bill Jones, I Was Thinking the Other Day About
6/2 Chris Henderson, TheWriteChris
6/3 Stephanie Boles, 80 Acres and a Book
6/4 Lynn Mosher, Heading Home
6/5 Brian Jones, Andeluvia
6/6 Steve Olar, Snickerdoodles
6/7 Cindee Re, Breathe Deeply
6/8 Brian Jones/Pippin, Andeluvia
6/9 Deborah K Anderson, target="_blank">Faith, Fiction, and Unvarnished Truth
6/10 Mike Johnson, The College Field Manual
6/11 Adam Collings, The Collings Zone
6/12 Chris Vonada, I'm Just Thinkin'
6/13 Victor Travison, Lightwalker's View
6/14 Terrie Thorpe, Light for the Journey
6/15 Pauline Creeden, Hosanna's Christian Reader
6/16 Kristena Tunstall, Mommy’s Angel In Heaven
6/17
6/18 Keith Wallis, wordsculptures
6/19 Tracy Krauss, Expression Express
6/20 Carol Peterson, From Carol's Quill
6/21 SandiGrace, Heart Gazer
6/22 Edward Lewis, Sowing the Seeds
6/23 Traci Bonney, Tracings
6/24 Noel Kline, A Clean Heart and Cozy Home
6/25 Pegg Thomas, The Sheepish Scribe
6/26 Marilyn McKay,
6/27 Joseph Lalonde, Joseph Lalonde
6/28 Israel Ikhinmwin, Israel's Blog
6/29 Jacky Brown, JayBees Blog
6/30 Suzette Emilia

Farmhouse kitchen remodel is looking good!

Go here to view update photos of our 112ish year old farmhouse kitchen remodel.

Kitchen, kitchen,where's my kitchen?