Precious Boy Baby

I just had to share !

This is my youngest grandson Reed . He is 8 months old.These are 2 of the pictures they took of him at his daycare. ( School Pictures )
Maybe it's because I'm his grandmother , but I think he is the cutest little guy !
And a true blessing to our family.
He has us all wrapped around his little finger...

Rainy Day

Another rainy day in the Ozarks , I say another because I took these pictures last week and never got a chance to post them , and now it is raining again so...You can see the rock beds my son has built for me . I have to get some good soil delivered to fill them in , it's hard to find good soil around here because we have so much rock , but I want to get it soon so I can plant some bulbs to come up next spring.
I think it will be real pretty when it's done.
My rose bush needs to be trimmed , it's going wild !

But it is raining again and I just want to take a nap.

Does rain affect you that way ?

Porch design

OK , this is the design I finally decided on , a straight rail with a little twist , there are 3 different sizes of boards , I got 4 sections done yesterday afternoon before it got too hot , just 2 more sections to go and then the painting , we primered the new boards before we put them up. At the other end of the porch where I still have work to do, in the weeds ,volunteer marigolds ,and wild blackberries , was this sweet little blue flower , looking like a morning glory but only about an inch and a half wide , only one , but a pretty little surprise from nature.

Saying " Good Morning Sharon ! "

Y'all have a good Monday !

A Tribute

A tribute to the people who died 9,11,01.

And to all the men and women who have died in the fight against terrorism since then...God bless America !

Frost on the pumpkin ?

No , not really , at least not yet !

I'm talking about Sweetie Pies' Frosted Pumpkins.

Every year at craft fair time Pam and I get together at her house and have a pumpkin making blitz . We usually make orange chenille pumpkins , we have for the last 5 or 6 years , this year we decided to do it a little different and make them out of burlap . I think they turned out really cute !

And then , thinking in my shabby chic' mode , I said " Why don't we make some white chenille ones ? "

So we did ! And I love them !

Going to have a hard time letting these go ." sigh "

And don't you love them mixed ?

I think we are going to have to make more of these , we'll see how they go at the first show.

Well Pam is cracking the whip , she says " Get back to work ! "

So talk to you more later !

Little things make me happy

Saturday my sister and I took the day and went junking to some places we hadn't been before .

We stopped at no less than 5 antique and flea market malls.

I found these Jadite salt and pepper shakers , at least that's what I think they are, They may be for spices , but I like the art deco design on them .

And this mixing bowl set . It's not old but I like the retro feel they have.Here is a closer look . Don't pay any attention to the not stacked so neat dishes behind them.

Out of 5 huge places these two small things were all I found , but I was so pleased when I got home and placed them in my kitchen .

Don't you think they are sweet ?

The best part was , I got to spend the whole day with my sister doing what I love to do , While her husband stayed home and did what he loves to do...

Watch football !

Thinking Fall

The first few days of September get me thinking about fall , cooler nights , cooler days , leaves starting to change colors , all those wonderful things.

I love fall !

We got rain on the first of Sept. ( my sister's birthday ) , and again last night, everything was getting so dry , the grass would crunch when you walked on it. You could almost see it turn back green as the rain came down.

I'm hoping the leaves have good color this year , there is nothing prettier than these hills in the fall .

Yesterday my son and I got a bee in our bonnets to change the look of the front porch , I have had rails with cutouts in then , and some of them were getting rotten . So we took them out and just left the straight boards that were in between. This is what we have now.

I Think this is a little too open , so I think we are going to put two real narrow boards between each bigger board. And then paint the porch deck.

That's a nice fall project , and all while I'm trying to get ready for craft fairs.

Oh well , there is nothing like keeping busy.

Have a great weekend !