Prairie Blue


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

Friday, October 30, 2015

be careful little feet......

every time i look at my shoe collection.........
 i hear my Granny singing........be careful little feet where you go....be careful little feet where you go.....for the Father up above is looking down in love....be careful little feet where you go!

this sweet pair have walked many stories & i am hoping were careful where they went!sorry again my feet have been keeping me rather busy lately............... i am blessed!

Thursday, September 24, 2015

treasures in the cupboard.......

when i opened the cupboard door.......memories washed over me & i was taken back to my childhood....filled with times of love & warmth that i never want to forget.....

this sweet lidded crock sat on the back of the stove...filled with bacon grease....the salt shaker close by....

we had neighbors (Clyde & Ev) that lived up the road from us....it was a treat to stop in for a visit with them......having no children of their own, i felt special...loved...& welcome when i would stop by.......one day, Ev gifted me (Josephine, their nickname for me) with this delicate little flower pot......don't know how i have kept it safe all these years.................................................

my Mamaw Hill had the gift of painting bottles (treasures i have spoken of on here before), while at Granny's one day, we got out the paints and i proceeded to paint this clock jar......after i was married and had children of my own, Granny on one of her visits. brought this jar, filled with dimes that Grandad had used  in the cupboard for a bank for years......i don't even remember painting it....but thankful for the gift.....

my Great Grandad Wampler had this cracker jar in the middle of the kitchen table.....filled with ginger snaps & a tiny glass of water to keep them soft.............................................

Granny's sugar & creamer.............................................

a mug that my Uncle Gerald gave me when i was a little girl...................

and...................my most prized possession...................the kitty teapot that Mom & i would have tea from, every afternoon after we would watch the Loretta Young show........
this day was one of smiles ................... tears ............ memories that are still so vivid & sweet ............................................     i am so blessed !

Thursday, September 17, 2015

open the gate....

last weekend was open house...... filled with laughter... pumpkins.... mums..... and this treasure gate!     a couple of weeks before, my neighbor , who grew up in our house, stopped by.... she had been searching her barn for salvageable goods before it needs to be torn down , she stopped in with this "original gate" to the fence around our property !     as we stood & shared a few stories & tears she said it belonged with it's home..... so front & center it is for this treasure........ I am blessed!

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Peace......

there are some days that all i have to do is look out in this pasture..... PEACE!    
i am blessed...... and thank you Lord for peace!

Sunday, August 16, 2015

these days

these days seem to be dwindling down.... the long...hot days of summer seem to be changing to cooler evenings....  i feel  autumn in the air.... do you? ........     much has been accomplished here at prairie blue...... besides fighting the critters... we have painted shutters.... mended screens.... painted the porch & ready to tackle a few cooler projects........  i am blessed!

Saturday, August 1, 2015

who is guitly.....????

okay........so one of you critters, please step forward.........UGH!.......one of these critters is responsible for no WiFi for the electronic stuff.....digging HUGE holes.....chewing the telephone lines in two, and chewing up a total of three different wires........then it threw the whole router into a tale spin ............ mr. prairie blue fixed the wires....new router...............................and..............................now dug up...chewed again!!!!...................................so....this is the explanation of where i have been...and where i may be in future days................................stay tuned.....................................i am still blessed anyway!!!!

Friday, July 10, 2015

little sunshine......

we are in a pattern of rain.....no sunshine......................................sometimes we just need to sit back...count the many things we should be thankful for....................................and remember....................... we are blessed !

Saturday, July 4, 2015

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

a "grand little" week.....

it was a "grand little" week last week.........two of the littles were here for three days.....and on Wed. we added a third..........the day was spent at the creek searching for "indian beads"....... and tossing rocks into the creek.....chasing sandals down the creek, floating with the current........and most of all......filling my heart with joy..........................................................................................
& it was a full.....fun packed week......filled with laughter...squeals of delight....& memories!
.......................................................... i am blessed !

Sunday, June 21, 2015

a giant of a man....

i remember the day when someone told me......"your Dad was so strong, he could hold up the corner of a building"......i was actually told that when he was at his weakest........................what an uplifting moment to be brought back to the time when he was strong....when i could dance with him on his shoes....when he could lift me anywhere i wanted to reach....when he showed me how to do the broad jump.....when he could work with stone, till his hands cracked...then reach up with those hands to give me a hug & bite on his finger as he gave me a love pat...................when he reached for his tall glass of sweet ice tea.......................and without a doubt...EVER..........................i knew i was loved.....miss you Daddy!!! ...................                        .i am blessed!

Thursday, June 18, 2015

spinning..........

it seems i have just been spinning over the last few months.........so why not just make it my total theme!........................................with illness last fall............a computer crash............adjusting to new (used) computer................a new ipad that i totally love, but having a hard time learning how to use for my blog & picturetrail......................and just plain, brain freeze..............................then, i turn around it has been seven months since i posted last...(shame on me)........................................but, the one good thing...i feel refreshed, with a new attitude to start over......hoping to keep up with things around here & adjusting to new technology......................i have missed you sweet friends!!!..............................................................i am blessed!