Happy February!

What a busy month it's been...a good one basically, with some bumps in the road.

I really thought we'd never get as much done as has been accomplished in our old house. What a jewel our contractor is! The mayor in our town has been recommending our contractor all over, people have been stopping by, upon seeing our new front porch. If it's nice this weekend, the new columns go up & Ive picked out the spindles for the railings. Its all tongue & groove wood; I now have to decide upon a color...

My youngest daughter's bedroom is nearing completion also, we ended up gutting it. It's ready for paint & a new carpet (we will refinish the wood floor when she is grown, she wants carpeting)
Next up is the Kitchen...already a mess, the floor is 40 yrs old, and with all the construction, I'd really given up scrubbing it. The walls already starting to be ripped down. I need to order my new commercial stove (I cook tons!) Maybe I will get back to catering.
So, this old house is moving along...
What's not been good is my neck. The DX is possibly spinal compression, because of the previous cervical surgery, and the collapse that's happened. I walk like a drunk most of the time, and a turn or twist the wrong way can send me to bed with raging pain. I have what seems to be a very sharp, competent ortho surgeon, and hopefully MAYBE, we can resolve a lot of these physical issues.
I was very fortunate to procure a wonderful yardage of black velvet; this will be used for the antique display case we have, and various shadow boxes, used to display some of the many beautiful items we have.
There is a seller on eBay who sells gorgeous fabrics; I also bought a yard of an absolutely beautiful rose printed silk damask, to redo my Grandmother's bench. If anyone is interested, I will email them the seller's ebay link, just drop me a line!
I also bought enough yards of a black/white victorian damask to recover the antique chairs we rescued from someone's trash. They had been refinished black, I will keep them that color. I will take photos of all as I finish them!
Another mysterious dress has shown up in the house; previously, a bridal gown was found in the attic, one of my best friends wore it, it fit her perfectly! (how strange is that!) This is a two piece very fancy black skirt and top, beaded. Neither Hubby nor I have any clue who it belongs to, he doesnt recognize it as being anyone in his family's.
I also have lost 15 lbs in the last two months! Partly because of eating better (I do have my slipups tho) And I think also because of the meds I'm on. I bravely stepped on the scale today, and was very pleasantly suprised.
I hope everyone is getting through the very strange winter we are having (weather wise) Goodwill & peace to all!