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Ahhh, a day off is always nice. Here is how Willie and Wy spent the day ... well, the whole week-end actually. If you click on the pictures and enlarge them you can see them giving me the slightly raised eyelid which means "Sigh, puhleeze don't make me do cute, I'm napping." My …

This weekend we remember and honor the brave men and women who served our country. We decorate the graves of our fallen heroes and proudly display our flag on our homes and along our highways. In Columbus, Georgia on April 26, 1866 a group of women asked my Great-great- uncle, Col.…

My friend Jenny (Old Bag, New Tricks) is crafting a fabulous garden...well, a total retreat really. She has torn up a deck, built a wonderful garden arbour and is starting on a pond. You can check it all out on her blog...first link at right. You will be amazed at all she has done. And when she f…

Remember when I suggested you all run run run to C'est Chouette if you wanted one of her fabulous tufets? Remember when I asked you not to get "my" next pillow? Well, I do have to say thank-you because I received it just yesterday! It is so very hard to resist these beautiful creat…

This is the view from my front porch........lots of smoke. The wind has shifted our way again. This means another indoor day today and I am going to play. Going to catch up on painting a few things and it won't be walls ! When I get enough of them finished I will put them in the Cottage Shop …

There are many women I owe thank-you's to, many women who influenced me and encouraged me to be the best person that I possibly could and to do the best I could under whatever circumstances I found myself in. I'm so very grateful to them. My little mother did not always find herself in the…

It's said that if you have three or more of an item then it's a collection. These are just a few of the hands I collect. Goodness, I would be embarrassed to tell you how many "collections" I have. The ones I treasure the most are the very wonderful friends I have made through m…

I love these vintage flower seed packet sachets...they smell wonderful, like a mix of sweet pea and carnations. I have them stuck in a mirror in my front bedroom, I have them stuck in drawers and I have them stuck in other handy places so that every once in a while I can stop and give them a sniff.…

Here is just one of the plumes of smoke around our area...this is from one of the huge wildfires that are raging. The fire has moved Southeast of us but we are getting the smoke blown this way...praying for the people and homes now in it's path. On a happier note, I have been tagged by the Fab…