February in Review

Greg had bought a discount bag of bananas one weekend we were down at the house thinking it would give him bananas for the week. Little did he know the 4 bananas on the top of the bag were the only regular sized in the bag the rest were mini-bananas. The look on his face was priceless!

 We just LOVE our cottage kitty trio; they each have a unique personality that is all their own. Callie goes on "patol" about the yard making sure no interloper invades HER yard.

Callie on a rest break

 Howie is the largest of the three and the biggest baby. He waits for Scott EVERY night so he can get a good scratching and a cuddle from "Dad" cat.  During storms Howie is almost inconsolable and will cry and cry.

"Painty Papers" and a few "extra" goodies from my swap partners.

Mixed Media Mash-up for week 45. I cut this up and turned it into painty paper journals.

This past weekend we were down at our house doing a bit of work in the yard and garage. So much was in bloom...

Red Bud tree in the backyard.

There were so many bees working the air was filled with their voices.

 My Camellias were full of blooms!

The Hawthorne cherry tree in the front yard was stunning and alive with bees as well. It and the cedar behind it I planted years ago when they were each about a foot tall.

This Tulip Magnolia always puts on a grand show every year.

The kitties really missed us while we were away and stuck so close to me when we got back. Makes me wonder if they had some trouble with something or someone when we were gone.

Howie and Callie - Sibling Ying Yang

 Yesterday Scott and I went up to Travelers Rest to walk at the park and then go to Goodwill for "Old Fart Tuesday" - Seniors Day so we could save another 25% off our purchases.

Scott took this photo of a gorgeous choke cherry at the park.

Our "treasures" from Goodwill!

January Wrap Up

"INCHIES" = 1 inch Art Tiles all wrapped
and ready to swap with other You Tube Artsy Folk.

Mixed Media Valentine Postcards
to brighten some mailboxes.

My Kitty Cat Round Robin came back home and I LOVE it.
I am thinking about adding another border or
two and turning this into a wall quilt.

Dishes Before...

And After one morning in January... no dish washer 

The GIANT January full moon!

The start of a year long project - A paper bag journal

January page

February page

January 20th, 2018 Adventure

Yesterday we decided to go on a little adventure just to get out of town with no work insight... whether at a job or on a house. We just needed a goof off day away so Scott found out about an Antique tractor, motorcycle and car show and swap meet. So we drove to White Pine, TN to attend.

Enjoy the show. If you click on the pictures you can view them larger.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reminded me of the little church in Smithville Center, NY

Good but nothing compared to The Smoking Pig in Easley, SC

WELCOME 2018

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! I hope everyone is having a fabulous start to this very new year!!!

Tippy LOVES to be tucked in and covered up...  he definitely thinks he is a "baby".

Scott had gone down to our house last Thursday to do some repairs and I stayed up here to make sure our cats could come in as it has turned horribly cold. It is currently 18*F here at 9:30 AM and Tippy is in our bed with Scott and Callie is on the couch on her pillow throne. Scott went back to bed as the cats got him up at 5 AM and he stayed up until a few minutes ago. Now I am listening to You Tube videos with ear phones on and writing here on my blog  to be quiet while they all sleep.

Callie has her own throne on the couch...
 pillows stacked up with a thermal blanket laid over the top.

Scott came back up here on the 31rst as it was just getting too cold for the projects he wanted to do down at the house and I was SO happy as I was not looking forward to the cold nights that were headed this way according to  the Weatherman.

Saturday I went to my brothers' house for his twins 2nd birthday. They are growing up so fast.

Aiden's sweet little feat crossed under his chair

Anastasia and Aiden

Aiden and Anastasia with their big sister, Kayla...
 jello is hilarious you know?

While Scott was away I began going through my craft supplies reorganizing, labeling and putting things together to donate to  make my supplies easier to access and use. I still have some things to go through but it is getting better.

I have cleared the table  and reorganized this mess since this photo was taken.

I reworked inside the large closet and the old table top record album stands are really coming in handy for my card stock. I moved four of my cubes to inside the closet for the papers and such that I don't need ready at hand. I am hoping that the units by the table will be only for embellishing projects. And for my supplies like glue, tape, tools and misc other stuff to create with while I am sitting at the table.

Yesterday Scott and I bundled up and walked 3 laps at the park in Travelers Rest ; 3/4 of a mile. Today is just too cold so we are hibernating in doors. Scott is "purring" in the bed as I type this. I may join him.