Time To Think

As we walk along the beach on our 2-3 hour walks,

I have lots of time to think.

We play with Lulu,

look for heart shaped rocks,

enjoy our surroundings

and marvel at the gorgeous houses sitting right on the beach.

Neither Steve or I talk much

unless I am pointing out a house on the beach

or he is pointing out the waves.

The other day, seeing perfectly manicured yards made me think about the disarray our garden is in and I began making plans.

I have been wanting to make new covers for our chaise lounges - I made these covers last summer, but they faded within a week of making them.

I remembered seeing some simple covers on Junk Chic Cottage and decided that I wanted copy Kris's look.

I also recalled a table runner made by Vickie of Ranger 911 and thought it would be fun to make covers like Kris's, but paint on stripes.

Yesterday, my impatient nature got in the way of my original plans.

I haven't had time to get to the hardware store to buy a drop cloth for the covers, but I had enough on hand to make a table runner.

After our walk, I got busy copying Vickie's table runner.

It took about two hours to paint the fabric and sew the runner.

Today, I need to get to the hardware store to buy a drop cloth,

but at least I had a bit of creativity yesterday - and that felt good.