Piano Stool, Baking and New Paint

Our cabinetmaker friend Gary completed the stool refinishing project and I love it!  We agreed to just strip and put a finish on the top and leave the legs painted.  He thought the wood might be maple.  It just glows now!  I still might want to paint the legs, maybe white, maybe aqua?  :-) What would you do?

I just love to see the wood grain, don't you?

Whoever had "antiqued" this stool had painted over the neat cast iron and glass ball feet, Gary stripped that paint off them and it's so much nicer!

My friend Bev, Gary's wife, gave me a delicious loaf of banana bread she'd made and I enjoyed one slice each morning with my coffee for breakfast.  When it was gone I missed it, so Dayle and I worked together to bake this loaf of zucchini bread.  He grated the zucchini and I measured and mixed.  It's my favorite recipe and uses "Mapleine".  I have some natural real maple flavor I'm going to try in my next loaf.  Tell me - what is your favorite quick bread?    

Our second French roasted chicken dinner.  We're sold on this, the chicken is so tender and flavorful!!

Dayle is becoming a master chef at using the heavy cast iron enameled French oven.

Our little darling has adopted our guest chair as her own.  I've removed the Valentine tablecloth and put on a very pretty pink edged one, I'll show you next time.

Our DIL Kristi is painting our two upstairs bedrooms which will be guest rooms again.  Plus, our grandsons will each have their own room to call their own when they stay overnight.  The color I chose is a pretty aqua, called "Sea Glass".  I love how it's looking against the white trim.  She's up there now rolling paint on the walls.  :-)

This room will be the same color, the log bed now has a new mattress, sheets, duvet and cover.  I guess I'm going with a cosmic cowboy look?  LOL!!

OK.. must dash!  A meeting to attend.  
((hugs)), Teresa :-)