Little Things

Over the years I've realized that it's the little things of life that I find most satisfying--a clean refrigerator, a mopped floor, a straightened closet, clean sheets....the accomplishment of almost any task, regardless of how small or seemingly insignificant. I've been known to open a straightened knife drawer a number of times just to enjoy another moment of satisfaction! Well, during the last of the winter months, I became aware of how faded our shutters had become. What had been a nice country blue 10 years ago had become a very faded, washed out water-at-the-shore blue. Yes, I know, you can barely see the color--that's what I thought, too. As a matter of fact, while I was approaching the house about a week ago, I was thinking about how faded the shutters were and that I really had to get them painted. Boy, were they ever faded! Then I realized that the shutters weren't on the house--Mike had taken them down. Sadly, there was very little difference between the appearance of the house with or without the shutters. Since I had already purchased the new paint ("celestial blue") , I made it a point to get the shutters painted week before last. Those at HGTV might say that the new coat of color has given our house something called "POP"; personally, I think the new color is rather "heavenly."