Mail Box Surprise!

What do you post about when everything

that you are making is a gift

and you don't want to spoil the surprise?

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Well, I got this huge order of fabric

in the mail. Let me share that with you.

Lots of pretty stuff to keep me busy this winter.

This stack is all flannel . . .

I want to make some truly warm quilts :)

 I also stacked two pieces together

out in the barn,

to create this storage space.

Then I painted the back of them

with chalkboard paint.

 Well that was all that I had to post . . .

until the mail-lady came with 

a surprise package from Nancy at

A Joyful Cottage

http://www.ajoyfulcottage.com

I had the pleasure of meeting Nancy 

about three years ago . . .

She is a charming and delightful 

Christian lady with a heart of gold.

She makes these marvelous fabric collages

and I am honored that she chose to gift

me with this one.

Nancy, it is perfect!

Thank you so much:)

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  That's it for today.

Thanks for stopping by.

I hope that you have time 

to leave a comment.

I love reading them.

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Keep Smiling!

Your blogging sister,

Connie :)

 

October Round-Up

My title sounds like a cowgirl post . . .

but no it's a "rounding-up" all the 

 end of the year

outdoor projects and getting them done :)

 The main garden and all the boxes 

are cleaned out and ready for 

a long winters nap.

 In cleaning them out,

I came across the last of our harvest.

Sunflowers to feed the birds.

Carrots to feed us :)

 Peppers

 Peppers

 And more peppers.

We dry these and then grind them

up into spices.

Chives drying

These will be great on baked potatoes,

in spaghetti sauce, in omelets and more :)

I took the last of my zuccinni 

and baked more bread for the freezer.

Oh, and one loaf for now, LOL, YUM!

I have two gallons of cucumbers picked

and will be making more 

Bread & Butter pickles. 

I took a little time to redo 

the mantle and give it an 

Autumn Glow :)

Then baked a Beef Pot Pie

for Friday evening's dinner.

I enjoyed being outside this week.

October is such a lovely month,

crisp mornings and sunny afternoons.

I hope you enjoyed your visit

&

that you'll leave a comment

so that I know you popped in to 

say "Hell-O" 

 Keeping Smiling!

Your blogging sisiter,

Connie :)

A Change Will Do You Good :)

I've been cleaning my closet

and trading my summer clothes

for winter clothes.

Well, one thing leads to another . . .

so I deep cleaned and made some changes

to this bedroom.

Before.

 

 After

I moved the vanity table

which is really an old sewing machine 

table into the corner and now will 

be using it as a nightstand.

Before

 This was setting on top of my dresser.

Before

Now the dresser is cabinet free

and moved into the corner 

where the vanity was.

After 

 

And the cabinet got moved to the

Art Barn.

Those three shelves, on the wall over 

the dresser now . . .

were on the wall between the window

and the closet.

Sometimes it's fun to just take

what you have a move it around.

After

This is the ceiling light in that room.

I bought a small chandelier a year ago,

but it's still in the box.

Are any of you guilty of things like that?

 These are some of the things that were in

that cabinet . . .

now they are celebrating their 

freedom out in the Art Barn.

I'm looking forward to enjoying

this fireplace (brought from the old house)

out in the Art Barn this winter :)

Moving things around

is much cheaper than buying new, LOL.

And after all sometimes 

a change is good

and does not have to be expensive :)

Thanks for stopping by to visit. 

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Keep Smiling

&

Please Leave A Comment.

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Your blogging sister,

Connie :)