Prairie Blue


...............at my front door spinning...................just some simple thoughts & happenings of an ordinary woman.....

Monday, August 30, 2010

new punkins in the patch.....


just a short little update of some goings on here......lanterns.....punkin pails....hide board make-do..........oh and new punkins in the patch..........keep watchin...................................................i am blessed!

Thursday, August 26, 2010

i love cubbies.....




anyone who knows me....is aware of my love for things with tiny little drawers....or as i call them.....cubbies..............this is probably one of oldest, having been added to our home around 25 years ago.......it sat next to an old shed, when i spyed it in the pouring down rain.....my mom in tow on a journey for "the grapevine guys"......leaning ever so slightly against this little old shed.....my heart starting to beat just a little toooooo fast for such a thing.....i fell in love with this item.....it had to be mine.........asking "is it for sale......(reply).....ughhhh i dunno know, i'll have to ask my brother......"............sigh...........i had to wait for a whole week for our return visit............"soooooooooo is it for sale.........yeah, he said $15........."..................................oh my goodness my day was made....my moment.....my mom always thought i lost my mind on that one!..............................it is made from old cigar boxes, wooden spools for knobs, and each drawer has a nail or wing nut on the front......guess what it was used for................................in our home it houses the pencils, pens, envelopes, stamps, notepads,......you get the picture........oh so handy in the kitchen............................................oh did i mention that i love cubbies....................................................................i am blessed !

Thursday, August 19, 2010

the sweet voice of a friend.....


i must be honest.....i have felt a little isolated lately.........i am in grammy mode, been tending to the sweet little young ones lately............................but you know how it is...you think you are fine, then out of the blue comes the sweet voice of a friend........................the calm assurance of friendship........those that we hold dear and respect their opinions....their encouragement for us......the laughter we share.......the yearning for a little jaunt together...................the pecious little lift we need at the most perfect moment....................................................oh the sweet voice of a friend......... thank you sweet linda ...................................................................... i am blessed !

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

where i come from......


do you ever have those moments.........you know the ones where you stop......take inventory of your life......take a long sigh......soak it all in.......and just wonder where you came from.....the journey your life has taken......the ups...the downs.....the joy...the grief.......oh you know what i mean......you take a long look at the family that came before you.....laid down those roots....struggled...survived .........and oh the path they put in place before i was even imagined......i am sure this little girl of three......never dreamed what her life would be....the things she has seen in her 102 years......................oh i know exactly where i come from........................................................i am blessed !

Monday, August 9, 2010

a little chuckle to myself.....

tooooo much digging to find a photo for this post........but just had to share..........................Saturday as i was standing in the kitchen ......preparing the corn for the freezer............i caught myself, extending my leg & pointing my toes.........a lesson learned 50 years ago by Nick Michalares....my baton instructor!........here it is 50 years later, and i catch myself, still extending my leg & pointing my toes into that perfect routine of whatever i am doing....this time with pair of tongs and steam in my face.......i had to chuckle to myself.....he would be so proud...........................................................i am blessed!

Sunday, August 1, 2010

i smell pumpkins......


.............. the anticipation of autumn.......the smell .......the crispness.....the color.....the chill in the air.......pumpkins, gourds, leaves,............................oh how the time is almost here......time to gear up and start painting up the pumpkins......stuffin' those scarecrows.....chopin' down the fodder.................................................i love autumn.......................................oh......i think i smell pumpkins..................................................................i am blessed !