ticking stripes.....

just a tiny little collection of stripes........................ ticking........ticking........ticking...............................................

not many stripes around our house.....other than ticking............these old pieces have been around for awhile......a little tattered and torn...............they touch my heart even more...........

...................................................................................................i am blessed!

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we've only just begun....

the year was 1971..........we had only met the year before............word has it, i asked him out for our first date...(we were at a church college, no dances, and our freshman girls club had a formal dinner valentine's day......i did ask)................this is our first date................ a year later............from that girl ask guy dinner...............we were on our way........our song....".we've only just begun"............................................white lace and promises.....a kiss for luck and we're on our way..........forty years.........oh my, is that possible..............where has it gone.................................................i have come to love him so much more than did that twenty year old girl knew possible............................................he has held me up.............and is my one true thing...........................................we've only just begun..........................................i am blessed!

craft room helpers....

in case you have wondered where i have been...........................................i have been busy with craft room helpers.................................back to normal soon.............................................i am blessed!

newest treasure.....

recently i found this old post office cubbie ............our neighbor passed away last year and his wife has been selling off some of their collection.......................so i left a bid on this treasure......we think it might be an old post office cubbie, but not sure....................i did think it would be perfect for my wool stash....although a few tiny baskets suddenly found a new home..........it sits at the bottom of the stairs, and everytime i look at it, i think of the man with a warm smile and a white pick-up that always, gave a toot on his horn when passing by...................................................................i am blessed!

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what's for supper.....

the table is all set and ready for supper........what are you having.................i do know one thing........i am blessed to have food on the table!

need I say more.....

need i say more.................................................i am blessed!

basket case....

just a few of a combined collection of mine & my mom's

my most precious, my great grandmother's sewing basket.....unfinished projects......

a thank-you gift......

from the beams........

craft room storage......

a stack of old sewing baskets.....

one of my favs.......

special little treasures..........

my Mom's yarn basket......

mail basket.....appropriately in the post office cabinet!







................................................i am so blessed!

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finish work.....

the project of the day........week........heaven only knows how long.............................but it is the next step for work on this rug...........................................then..............................ready for a new project........there are lots now, just waiting in the wool room...........................waiting for selecting.....planning........oh maybe a road trip thrown in there for a color or two..............anyway, time to get to the finish work............................................i am blessed!

sentimental.....

it is just a sentimental journey.........walk through any antique photo album.......just listen to the voices of the ones before us........oh the stories they could tell..........

i am way to sentimental......my girls don't understand my tears sometimes....or.....why i save so much stuff..............................m' i know why........i connect with the past and can't seem to let it go..................................i love antique photo albums..............................just did an ebay search......seeing photos of someone's loved ones, forever gone...............off to some distant state.........staring at faces that could tell us so much......................i can't help but wonder, did no one care about the photos.....or were all relatives gone............................................i remember my great grand dad wampler telling my granny.........when i am gone...do not sell my pictures at auction...............................there were many things for sale that day, but granny kept her promise...............................................i have copied many of their pictures, hoping to preserve them for my future generations.................hoping they won't sell at auction.............and knowing that grammy was sentimental..........................................i am blessed!

it's a GRAND thing....yummy!

my heart is so full........................................our first visit, with all grands together.................linking with www.1890gablehousemusings.blogspot.com today.....doesn't get much yummier than this........................................................................................................................................ i am blessed

Hookers on the hill.....

it was hooking day in our neck of the woods......eight of us......bonded by friendship & love of hooking........today we met on the hill.......................nestled in the woods is MaryJane's hideaway.........her dream cabin....................................she so loves to share it with us......and we are delighted.............as always, a treat to visit this woman of many talents...........she can rustle up the best viddles................we never leave hungry...........................................oh how hooking day is just what the soul needs.....................friendships woven together with......hugs.....laughter.......tears......................................................i am blessed!

tools of the trade....

well......not much to post about today......but i snapped this photo the other day while rearranging................just some tools of the trade............................................i am blessed!

welcome spring....

welcome spring......open the door and step on in...........refresh our souls and spirits from a very long winter...............

my mom's ironstone.....for a little fresher look.................

oh to dine in the freshness of a sunlit spring day..............

just a little touch of spring................where have you been.......we have been waiting for you for so long...................................step on in and stay with us awhile.........................oh this little touch of spring....i so thank you for your visit..........................................i am so blessed!