Every time I would go over to see what that great fabric was, I would always find these sad little patio chair cushions with a little 3/4 inch piece of foam inside and then just walk away, thinking “Well, I have just no use for that!”.

So that’s going to have to wait.I still want to feel all happy and comfy in my kitchen though, so this works for now.. Once we got.

the new table in just before Christmas., the old dining room style chandelier that was hanging there before really started to bug us.Well, actually, it always bugged me, but it actually started to bug Chris.

So I jumped on the opportunity!.With a big fancy table of my dreams sitting in the middle of the room, it seemed silly to hang something cheap and not so great over it, so we ended up splurging a bit on this one.. Can you blame us?

(On a side note: does anyone know an easy way to get those light bulb info stickers off?

I  don’t want to make a big mess on there, but it really has to go.).Train traveling through a rural area.

Sunset over a cold, empty beach.New homes under construction.

Grain elevators.Huddled livestock.