Simple living in New Mexico...

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Kitchen Before and Afters!


I have been hooked up to this project!  Didn't like the green cabinets, they were too dark.  Our house is in the shade all day now that it is summer and this is a picture from the middle of the afternoon with the lights on!  All this took was 2 buckets of sheetrock texture, one gallon of paint, and about $70 for the track lights.  Now I can start cooking.
Still need silver knobs....

Ivy robbed the peonies for me!


Florescent light is gone!!

Roses from the yard..thanks to Ivy!

Now on into the adjacent room.

Stuff on the counters is hidden!

The Before Picture.  

Thursday, April 26, 2012

I love spring!

Clay irrigated last week, what a day!


Thank you to the little lady who planted all these things, we are enjoying them so much!

Monday, April 23, 2012

Paint Color?

Just saying, this is the paint color for my house.  What color is it?  White walls are not very exciting in a n 80's rancher.

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Lilacs

These were my favorites!  Love the deep color.  
Ivy took a bunch of outside pics around the first of April.  I love going back to see how much things are growing.

I don't think I have ever enjoyed lilacs as much as we did this year.  The little lady planted them everywhere and they kept popping up and surprising us with their beauty.

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Rosemary and Lavender in the Backyard

A new venture for the kids!  Show lambs!!!

The blue one is Lavender, she is Ivy's!

Rosemary is the big white one and Clay bought her!

Monday, April 16, 2012

New for us, but a NM Landmark!

Call this number if you need your windmill worked on or replaced or rebuilt!

Casey and his dad are buying this from an awesome family and we feel so fortunate to have this opportunity!

This is inside the machine shop where windmill motors are rebuilt, bearings, gears everything new!! 

Don't you just want to jump in?

Some windmiller's tools!  Fun!

This building has some character...(Hattie and her baby Donnie-Do in the foreground)
This is the welding shop where the fabrication is done.  Look at all the sails!  These guys rebuild windmills from the ground up.  They are better than new ones for much less expense.  This is the last place in the country you can find a 20 foot windmill or have one rebuilt.  Also they put them up, repair old ones, and fix well problems.