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I am trying to live my life as Love In Grace.
xoxo
Xenia
Xenia
My Graduation
Well, it’s official. Last Saturday morning I was conferred my Bachelor of Science degree in Cultural Studies. I woke up that morning happy and excited. Graduation ceremony was beautiful. My mother, brother, sister and two dear friends were there to see me walk out onto the stage when my name was called. The president of the college, Dr. Merodie Hancock, placed a huge medal hanging from a ribbon over my head. See photo below. The photo above is a snapshot of my name in the graduation program….
Window Bay Sitting Room
This room gets super flooded with light and my plants love it
Photos taken by Neil Grabowsky of TTL Studios.
Arts & Crafts Room
Still a work in progress but looking a lot better than it was. I have so many rooms in my home that I am able to dedicate one as my arts and crafts studio. It sure beats having to rent an outside place and then working a second job to pay the lease on it. I have my very own arts and crafts studio right in my home….YAY!
Photo taken by Neil Grabowsky of TTL Studios.
Spare bedroom
I am still working on this room too. The walls look so bare.
Photo taken by Neil Grabowsky of TTL Studios.
Staircases
Here is part of my grand front staircase. I hand the steps sanded but the risers need to be painted. The entire foyer up to the second floor landing needs to be painted but the foyer will be the last area of my house that I will finish. The base of that thingy in the wall is actually marble. People took exceptional pride in building homes back in the 1800’s. They were not just builders; they were artisans.
My back staircase which is host to paint cans and other stuff temporarily until the restoration is over. This area also gets loads of light. I wonder if servants used to walk up and down those back stairs. I painted the area country white and the trim is some type of lime green color. I forgot the name of it. I wanted my back staircase to be bright and cheerful. The wicker chair that you see in the photo is a street find. Someone put it out on the curb. One person’s trash is another person’s treasure. My friend Trish put it in her car for me. It will be cleaned up, painted and put out on my back porch as soon as I put on a back porch…HA The house originally had a back porch.
Photos by Neil Graboswky of TTL STudios