June Happenings

It's been a very busy, 

but enjoyable month.

~~~***~~~

First, I want to give you a brief

tour of the gardens.

~~~***~~~

  

This is our first year to grow cabbage. 

It's looking good, even the bees like it :) 

Here's the zucchini patch.

I haven't picked any yet, 

but look, can you see that first one?

I'll probably pick it for tomorrow's dinner.

Last week I started seeing quail

in the yard.

Aren't they pretty? 

We have tomatoes on the vine :) 

And the dill reseeded itself,

wasn't that sweet?

For the past two weeks my nephew

from Indiana

has been here visiting.

This is him loading up to leave.

Him and his wife are now on their

way to Alaska.

I saved some vegetable tins

and planted them up with succulents. 

This little crate was a yard sale find

years ago.

I think it gives them a cute

farmhouse look.

While I was taking photos in the yard,

I thought that I would show two of

my favorite garden ornaments.

Our daughter made us this back in 

March of 2008.

It is the footprints of our 

two sweet granddaughters

when they were toddlers. 

And this stepping stone was a gift

to ourselves on our 25th anniversary.

 ~~~***~~~

I've started buying quilting supplies 

for winter.  Once the weather gets cold

and the roads are icy, I plan on

staying home and quilting :)

~~~***~~~

This sells for 17.99 a yard at our 

Joanna Fabrics.

I bought 40 yards for $200 on Amazon.

That's $5 a yard.

And reason to do my happy dance :)

 I also bought more fabric.

I always wash it and iron it before

using it.

So this afternoon 

I ironed and folded these.

I buy my fabric online and I always

buy last year's designs.

You can find them for half price or less.

~~~***~~~

I have one more item to show you

before I say good-bye. 

Yesterday I had to run to Home Depot

and on my way I saw a Yard Sale sign.

So of course I stopped.

This is what I purchased for $3.

it's on a lazy Susan

and will be very handy next to my 

sewing machine.

That's it . . .

if you're still here

and I haven't bored you to death,

Thanks so much for visiting.

~~~***~~~

Keep Smiling!

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)

 ~~~***~~~

 

Clearence Sale & Banner Making

I'm a happy Walmart shopper.

I was in Walmart the other day 

and just happened on to an end-cap with 

a  clearance sale.

I paid $1 for this pretty pig :)

And another $1 for this cow :)

I needed a little something to balance

my wall and give it better composition

and these were perfect . . .

and I sure am happy about the price. 

This cow was only 50 cents.

This photo shows him better . . .

the first one is silhouetted my the light coming

through the kitchen window.

Do you remember the cardboard coasters 

that came in the mail from Boys town? 

Here they are transform into a 

birdie banner :)

 I went back to my older shabby chic roots,

They were just calling for that 

kind of a look :)

~~~***~~~

Well, that's what I've been up to

the last couple of days.

We have family from Indiana visiting,

so I am enjoying catching up on old times.

~~~***~~~ 

Have A Lovely Day

&

Keep Smiling! 

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)

 

Rolling With The Punches

Today's post is a mix of photos 

from the past.

Projects like these chairs 

that I painted and just photos from

everyday life in Connie's world.

What is important is the text.

Please read and comment :)

There is this old saying that goes,

If it ain't broke don't fix it!

That is what I feel about Blogger 

and their changes,

but then I do not know the pressures 

that they may have 

been under to make these changes.

Laws change 

and they do have to keep up with them.

 The one thing that I have noticed

is that when you leave a comment . . .

and thank you so much for leaving them,

I read them all and enjoy them so much.

But when I reply now, 

the reply remains on my post

and never reaches your email, 

like they did before.

Therefore; if you don't come back again

to see whether I replied or not

you will never see it to read it.

Let's get real! 

We don't go back and visit a blog 

that we have already

read and enjoyed . . . 

we move on to another

sweet blogging sister 

to see what they have been up to.

For that reason I will stop 

replying to comments on my blog.

BUT . . . THERE'S MORE

Instead I will go directly to your blog 

and share in your comment box 

or in your email.

I love all of my blogging sisters 

and enjoy the camaraderie

of sharing ideas and 

helping with creative problems.

Like how do I get rid of garden pests 

in an organic way,

or why does this paint peel off my cabinets,

or what did I do wrong, 

my cake didn't rise?

I will not stop blogging 

because of the changes . . .

I will roll with the punches 

and hope for the best.

I love blogging 

and have made so many lovely friends

here in blog-land.

Please let me know you visited 

by leaving a comment.

I will in turn  . . . visit your blog.

Keep Smiling!

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)