I Don't Want this weekend to end...

Scott and I fit a walk along the river into our weekend of adventures tonight. We have seen small portions of this metal vessel but the rains have finally exposed it nearly completely. Anyone know what it is? We are not sure but are interested in knowing it's use. Memories of leaves of years gone by when the walkway was first installed were set off beautifully by the setting sun.

Just the two of us being silly.

After we left the River-Walk we drove down past the Amazon Warehouse and were treated to two bird friends...

A Project Completion

I'm just waiting for the Glossy Accents to dry on the butterflies/moths. I've made 12 of these adorable little "books" for a swap I am in on-line. Each one holds a Post-It stack to carry in your bag/purse.

12 Post-It Books that I made - start to finish.

They are made with 3 pieces of chipboard, covered in Leatherette (thanks to Scott's Antique Radio repairing supplies) with black card stock on the inside. I used heavy duty adhesive strip to hold the Post-It's inside. They are embellished with a cotton ribbon and some stickers that I went over with Glossy Accents. The Glossy Accents dries clear and gives an added dimension to your projects.

I did have a slight mishap with the one second down on the left where the cover was at an angle and the Glossy Accents ran a bit; I quickly pushed it back toward the butterfly but it left a slight shine beyond where I wanted the Glossy Accents so I will be keeping that one for myself. I really like how these turned out and I hope the recipients like them as much as I do.

Close-up of one that has dried.

Our Weird Day's Adventure

So after a late breakfast we decided to go down to the Springfield Flea Market but by the time we got there nearly everyone was gone for the day so we decided to explore HWY4 and then turned on another road and ended up in Wagner, SC. WOW! 

We were driving along and this caught our eye and there was a Subway right across the road so we figured we'd stop and get some photos and some lunch at Subway.




After being TOTALLY IGNORED at the Subway there and us leaving we decided to stop in at the feed and seed type store. We noticed that most ALL the store fronts said they were some part of some Christian Cult type outfit and then 3 shallow eyed teens talking in undertones were sitting in a doorway and they looked up and said "Hi You Guys" in VERY creepy voices.

Now we are in BACKWOODS South Carolina where the word GUYS is NEVER spoken so that alone kinda set the hair up on the back of my neck. Then I took another photo of some VERY interesting metal work on an awning and turned and they were GONE!

We turned around and headed back to our car and when we passed an alley there were the teens we'd seen earlier and some more were with them all talking in some alien undertone that REALLY creeped us out and I was just waiting for them to turn and look and scream... "THERE THEY ARE... GET THEM!" 

Scott said we had to get out of there before night fall.

 If ANYONE had pulled out a banjo I'd have been doing 90 mph to get the heck out of there.

So we left Wagner and we were still hungry so we drove on up the road and ended up in Batesburg at the Subway there where we shared a foot long sub with some chips and a drink each and a sharing of two cookies. The Manager there was so hateful and you could just feel the Negative energy in the air and the poor girls working for her looked absolutely miserable. We felt really bad for them - probably their first job and having to work for such a hateful woman. It was good to get some food in our stomachs but the atmosphere sucked! 

My HUGE purchases!

After we left there we stopped at 2 Goodwills and I bought just 4 little items for a grand total for both stops of $2.60... WOO HOO BIG SPENDERS! 

I got a small patriotic bag and the box of division cards for $0.80 each at the first Goodwill. And then the little box and the goose pattern were each $0.50 at the second Goodwill. 

We also stopped at Hobby Lobby and I bought some stickers and ribbon to finish the little Post-It books I've made. I will write more about them when I get them finished.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend... as you can tell I ignored the list for the better part of this day but we needed a play day!

PROJECTS! PROJECTS!

I have this list....


And you can see where some things have been crossed off but there are a couple more things that have to be completed by today as well. One being a "Post-It's Cover Swap"; I have to have them in the mail today. And I'm nearing completion. I have just 4 more to complete construction but I still need to embellish them in some way and I'm hoping something clicks in my brain in time or them may go out just as they are. Here is my work table...

The little "Post-It Books"... so far.

And as you can see the two toward the back just need a Post-It pad added to them and they will be ready to add to the stack. And the final two just need the edges turned and tape and paper added to the inside. I hope the recipients will like them. I used some Leatherette scraps that Scott said I could snitch from his Antique Radio Hoard... I mean Hobby Room.

I'm making progress on Mary Lou's Gal... I know I've had her for far too long and I still have not made a gal up for myself. Sewing the hair on by hand is like sewing down slugs... it's so wild but I think it's turning out SUPER cute and I'm nearly done. I will not be adding hair to any more though - lesson learned.

Lets see... what else have I got going? Well I've got these two knitting projects on my desk that I work on while watching shows and video's at my computer...

A scarf and a dish cloth.

Sitting on the corner of the cedar chest is yet another thing I have going for when Scott and I sit and watch a movie together. Yo-Yo's and more Yo-yo's for a friend. I just pulled out my 20 gallon container of scrap bits and started making yo-yo's. Might as well put some of those bits to work for someone.

It's just 73*F here this morning so I turned the A/C off and opened up the house. On the front porch you can see Fall is starting for us here with all the leaves that I need to sweep off.

You can see where the hair has yet to grow back in where they had to sedate him several weeks ago when he was ill.

Of course since the windows have been opened Mr. Tesla was in heaven climbing up into one of them to enjoy the fresh air. I don't think he liked me taking his picture as he has now moved to one of the dining room chairs.

Greg is at Drill this weekend and Scott is sleeping still. He has been sleeping a LONG time. I think he went to bed at 7 last night. He is just so wore out and trying to recover from that sinus infection. He so needs a job in a cleaner environment.

I guess I've rambled enough and as you have read (if you're still with me by this point) you know I have LOTS to do so I better get doing it. Have a lovely weekend everyone.

Sorry I've Been MIA since the weekend

It's been a strange schedule for me this week but I'm doing OK... did NOT feel that way this morning or after I got home from work as my head was splitting. It's been quite some time since I've had such a horrible headache. I took a decongestant and a couple Advil and slept the afternoon away and am feeling a lot better now. We went to Zesto's for some food for our dinner as I just wasn't up to cooking tonight and then we came home and ate. Scott and I cleaned up the kitchen together and that reminded me the coffee tin was nearly empty so we made a quick trip to World Market for some coffee beans.We chose an Italian Roast and a French Roast. We can NOT be without our morning coffee... addicts to be sure.

The McKay's jams were $1 off so I got a jar of the triple berry. Scott also spotted the nifty funnel with the strainer disk and we decided it would be wonderful to have when saving used frying oil. We also bought some Sesame candy and a bar of orange spice bath soap... smells WONDERFUL ... well at least to me it does. It's not pictured as I just used it for my bath and well... the candy never made it home.

Just a peak... and I'm not telling who is getting what.

They are in padded envelopes to protect their embellishments.

Over the weekend I made 5 cards and they are all ready to mail but one and that one is for BLD in Montana and will go in her package of goodies.

Goodnight all!

It had been too long...

This morning started off with some home made "Raspberry" muffins; I actually used a recipe called  

Dexter Inn's Blueberry Muffins...

1/2 cup butter at room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
2 tsps baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen
2 cups flour
1/2 cup milk

TOPPING
2 Tbls. sugar
1/2 tsp. nutmeg

Preheat oven to 325*F. Grease or line 12 to 15 muffin cups.

Beat butter until creamy, add sugar and continue beating. Beat in eggs, vanilla,baking powder and salt. Fold in flour, milk and blueberries. Spoon into muffin tins. Mix sugar and nutmeg for topping and sprinkle over muffins. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown and springy.

As I said ours were RASPBERRY - I substitute berries all the time in both muffin recipes that I use. And of course with Scott being Scott muffins were not enough... "MAN NEED PROTEIN". So I made an omelet filled with onion, bell pepper and cheese as well.

After breakfast the decision was made to get Scott in to see a doctor. He has been feeling bad for weeks and today he was in enough pain to admit he needed to see a Dr.

Of course I had the camera with me and I snapped this photo of him after he had sat back up on the exam table having just peeked in the drawers and cabinets... I swear after the Nurse leaves he turns into a 4 year old. At least I got him to laugh a bit. As you can see we always bring something to read while we wait - it's safer than looking through the virus covered magazines in the waiting rooms.

After we left the Dr's office we picked up the medications he needed and then went on to his Moms' for an AMAZING lunch. Then came home and napped and then FINALLY got to walk a bit by the River. The sun was perfect for some GREAT Shots of the Gervais Street Bridge.

I took this shot and LOVE IT!

Brick (Man Made) captured by Nature

These trees were "new" to these rocks

Spider Decor

My shot of the bridge between the trees.

Scott's shot of the bridge - I like them both.

Thirty Years?

Wow! Thirty Years passes oh so quickly. My High School Class Reunion began last night with an Ice Breaker at a Classmates home in Upstate New York. Sadly I was not able to attend this year. Tonight will be the Alumni Banquet and another get-together afterwards. I'm sure they are all having fun catching up and spending time together. Perhaps another year we will be able to make the trip up to see a few classmates.

I remember thinking how OLD I'd be in the year 2000. I was standing in the middle of the barn floor on the farm thinking," GEEZ in 2000 I'll be 38... THAT'S OLD" ... Now I'm 48 and wondering what on Earth made me think 38 was old.
Forty-Eight isn't so bad...