Prairie Blue


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

Sunday, December 31, 2017

the last candle burning.....

the days are colder ..... they are long ...... darkness falls ..... 
the last candle burning ....... & ......... a new year begins ....... 
"for I know the plans I have for you ....... " Jer. 29:11

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

Sunday, December 24, 2017

magical Christmas...

those were magical days ......... the one day we all looked forward to at Mamaw & Papaw Hill's 
when it was known that the moment you entered through the back porch door, you were entering a land of a "magical Christmas"........ everything covered in glitter, tencil, ice cycles, brightly covered wrappings ........ walking in to the kitchen , where " big red hot dogs were boiling in a white enamel pan "..... hard. colorful candies & huge chocolate drops on the counter ......... if you listen close you will hear Christmas music playing on the radio............  into the dining room, where Mamaw's Christmas cards were carefully hung on a tiny little clothesline she draped criss cross throughout the room ........... heading in to the living room ....... i can still smell the sweet scent of Papaw's tobacco....... but my breath is taken away at the dancing of silver little glistening all over the living room, the cedar tree all decked out with as much sparkle as any tree can handle....... while Lawrence Welk is playing on the tv , that sits beside the old cardboard fireplace, with its fake little fire!!!


( i am on the far right, red shirt & banana curls )

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

MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIENDS!

Sunday, December 17, 2017

a little Christmas corner.....

a tiny little touch of Christmas ........... 

.................... i am blessed! 

Friday, December 15, 2017

the tiny little things.....

she loved working on the tiny things .....  the tinier the better for her ....... i on the  the other hand would throw those tiny little things across the room ...........................  then i ran across a tote with her projects inside ...... remembering a time when little angel pins ... Santa ... doll ... bunnies were " the thing " during the 80's ......... my partner .... my encourager .... my perfect Momma ....... maker of tiny little things !
 .................................. i am blessed ! 

Sunday, December 3, 2017

a twinkle of light......

sometimes we only need a little twinkle.......&........., sometimes we need a burst of bright lights!
i am a twinkle kinda gal ...... give me a slight little twinkle in the window & i am smitten........when we purchased our first home (this one for 41 years) ...... the first thing  i wanted ..... was window lights ( then they we're the ivory plastic ones from Christmas) ....... a sign of welcoming friends ....a safe place ..... a place of comfort ........ i never tire the sweet peace they give me as i walk into the room .....  


 i am so blessed!

Thursday, November 23, 2017

thankful.....

so can't believe i have been missing this long .....,,,, many things i have gotten behind on  ..... but my heart was still here ..... still thankful ..... i will do better!
i am so blessed !

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

sign it ......

my days have dwindled ......... a few more things finished ......... & finally I have a little more stamina to get some work done ........ today was my last "project work day" ........ tomorrow is clean  the  house & get things in order......... i will be happy with the 20 signs that were finished today ....... 
................... i am blessed!
&........... thank you Miss Winnie for all your prayers & the card!

Saturday, August 26, 2017

...... be still

sometimes.......

 we just need to step back .....& ......
......be still!
i am upright ..... walking ...... not much stamina!
one work week left ........ be still!
........... i am blessed!

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

says it all....

i have had an ongoing issue with inner ear/vertigo for 10-20 years.......
occasionally a little bout occurs......
totally out of commission...
four days in hospital.....
i will return.....
i am blessed!

Saturday, July 8, 2017

remember the chair.....

decided to feedsack Granny's chair since her home is now in the shop ....  
 the plan came together today ...  
planning......
stitching....
original fabric....
finished.....

finished.....

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

Thursday, July 6, 2017

UNION MULE ANTIQUES....

Union Mule Antiques ........ the very place that my heart would pitty pat everytime i drove by........that was thirty years ago .....Mom & i loved to stop in for a little visit occasionally.......
 that July 4th sale was from her estate..... the goods were the best of the best ...... & our son in law was the auctioneer!
those goods were going pretty high ..... but on the second & third round bid i was able to win some of the smaller baskets ...... ( of which there were many!!!)........ the crocks were AMAZING  ( of which there were many as well)  i could afford NONE!   ........   but these are the basket treasures that came home to live with me for now ..... till they are in the arms of others .... continuing the story 
( I find it so touching that our Megan & Marah would be with us many a time to stop in for the visit ..... & Megan's husband was the auctioneer..... full circle heart momentđź’™)

total of 7 baskets ....
my Mom had glass nesting eggs .... i don't know what happened to them ..... but this basket held these !


 i am blessed  ..........

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

i can't believe........

oh my goodness i can't believe it has been a month since i have stopped in .......... life happens doesn't it?

i had a post ready a few days ago .... didn't go through .... so maybe it wasn't important ...... isn't that like life sometimes  ..... we get so wrapped up in the " importance " of something ....... just to realize it was not worth putting our time & energy into.......... that is why the gospel tells us not to worry ...........
 
hoping your fourth was as exciting as ours ........ we were at an estate auction all day !


i am blessed !

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

where it belongs.....

one more day before the door opens here at Mustard Seed for our Country Neighbors tour ..... the shop has been slightly revamped ..... more room behind the counter (finally)  & my sweet addition is the chair i sat in as a little girl , at Granny's store ...........
     when i was in sixth grade ..... Mom & Daddy built our new house ...... Mom & Gran surprised me when i got off the bus...... i was given this special chair & they had made curtains  , & covered the chair to match .......i still have pieces of that purple fabric.....
      hoping my sweet grands will sit in it and feel the special love & memories it holds ....... it is exactly where it belongs ...... behind the counter with my "store owner" inspiration from Granny May ...... sweet memories!
  
.................,. i am blessed !

Sunday, May 28, 2017

because of this......

because of this ...... 
i can sleep with my windows open ......
listen to the sweet singing of birds ......
watch the first awakenings of the lightening bugs .....
& watch the Memorial Day fireworks in our little town , from my bedroom window ......
 

i am so blessed!

Friday, May 19, 2017

the lace still remains.....

in the recent redo of the craftroom.....
the tiny remnants of lace remain .....
occasionally i think we just need to slow down & look at the "design" of our life ..... 
we are woven into fine intricate little details ...... just like these bits of lace ...... hoping my life shows the " fine details & my lace remains......."
 
.................. i am blessed !

Monday, May 15, 2017

when it all falls in place.....

it has taken me WEEKS to pull this craft room/office together ..... i have enjoyed the transformation of a place that is truly me ..... i am being honest too when i confess to you all .... i probably will still mess up the entire house when i craft projects ..... that's just me & i have chosen to embrace & accept it !!! 

 and my Mom is always close by to cheer me on ..... my best friend .... my cheerleader!
i can hear her in my times of discouragement .... " you just have to come up with a better mousetrap"
 

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

Monday, April 24, 2017

as the sun fades......

yesterday as the sun started to fade ........ i reflected on an ordinary day ...... turned in to a blessed day ...... church ... the grocery .... finishing up projects .....  and my heart was just overwhelmed with gratitude in the ordinary ..... 

i am blessed!!!!

Sunday, April 16, 2017

it's about this.......

let's face it ......... there are sweet memories of bonnets.... little lace dresses ...... Easter baskets & hunting eggs .... and those memories are precious & priceless ........ but ........... it's about this ......
" then came the morning ......."
 
.................. i am blessed !

Thursday, March 30, 2017

we just have days......

sometimes we just have days .... you know what I mean ..... the ones where we just struggle !    
days where whatever we choose to do just seems to be the wrong decisions ......
i have chosen lately to scatter seeds ........ but these tiny little seeds can , at times be challenging !
thankful that at that very last moment .......  scattering becomes easier !
 

..................... i am blessed! 

Saturday, March 25, 2017

Spring dreaming.....

the sweet smell of Spring in the air ...... yesterday I stood in the yard to just breath deeply ...... smell the dirt & soak in the sunshine .......... my days are dreaming of doing this in my yard ..... not sure about the Mr...... 
.............. i am blessed !

Sunday, March 19, 2017

patience...

i have never been known to be very patient ......... daily i am learning & being taught ....... 
after all HE is so patient with me ..... 
.................... i am blessed !

sweetness...

TROUBLE............

a slight little glitch in my being able to post on my blog lately........please bear with me while i try to find someone to HELP!!!!!
   

........................... anyway.........i am still BLESSED!

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

smelling home......

it's almost gone ....... it has been 16 years since I last walked through the door of my childhood home ..... the one thing that has "kept the smell of home" is mom's grandfather clock!    i would open the door to pull the weights & memories would flash before me ...... the days of the three of us .. Mom Daddy & I ...... just us... just love unending .... knowing i was the most important thing in the world to them ...... lately the smell has drifted away ... but today ... i was taken back again .... must have been the dampness in the air .... or maybe i just needed a little reminder of how much i was loved & how important ..... 
............................... i am blessed !

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Walmart memories........

 i shared on Facebook today about my Walmart experience this morning ...... not my favorite place but love when i leave with smiles & happy tears ....... when you know you have been at the right place at the right time ..... when God has lined everything up to touch your heart & hopefully someone else's ..... when the young lady in your aisle asks if you know who she is ...i did recognize her from youth group years ago....... small talk is made ..... & ...... suddenly she turns & comes back to throw her arms around you ..... ..................................when your favorite , trendy, older lady, clerk has her lane open .... suddenly we are in deep conversation about memories & i find out she had been in a country music group years ago "diamond" ......... her eyes twinkled with the most amazing "glimmer of diamonds" .......... my day at "the Walmart" ..........   PRICELESS MEMORIES! 
............................... i am blessed!

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

jump with both feet ........

........ sometimes ........ we just need to jump in with both feet ........ i have been planning to revamp the craft room /office .......... oh dear goodness the thought of it just paralizes me ..... but i know when it is finished ......  ahhhhh ...... so today ....... is the day to pull up my big girl panties & go for it! ...........  praying it doesn't take me a month ! 
......................... i am blessed !

Sunday, February 12, 2017

she loved purple....

today would have been my Mom's 90th birthday ........  gone at 73 ......... seems like yesterday in so many ways .... i am an only .......... wondering if that is why we were always so close ..... each other's person ...... my encourager ...... my cheerleader ........ my one true thing ................ and .......   for some reason today ....... i kept thinking ....... she loved purple ........ makes me smile ! 
................................. i am blessed ! ............. love you Momđź’™

Friday, February 10, 2017

scattering seeds........

once in awhile ...........  we are just totally taken by surprise ...... blown away & in the midst of a  "scattering" that we didn't expect!   the last time  i was here to share with you .... i had just listed my necklaces on Facebook ... then ....... God took over ................. isn't it just the most amazing thing when we least expect it ....... in the middle of an ordinary day ........ He blesses us more than could ever be imagined !   ............

the very reason i have been missing ......... i have been scattering seeds ......... 
 
.............................. i am blessed !

Friday, January 13, 2017

a seed .....

almost 40 years ago i started my shop with nothing but "faith" & $100 ..... that has certainly been a long time ...... i must say ....... i don't make a lot of money ........ back then what i made bought Christmas ........ groceries ....... more supplies ........ it has NEVER been about the money ....... but ..... it has been about sharing faith ..... spreading the word ....... listening to a broken heart ....... hugging a new friend ........ making memories with a kindred soul ...........   &. ......... God has sustained me ...... & .......... allowed me to share a tiny little seed! 
.................... i am blessed!

Sunday, January 8, 2017

when she finds YOU....!

i have prayed for a kitty to find me .... cat food had been waiting in the garage for a couple of years ...... there have been many offers ........ but i knew it had to be one that found ME!   Mr prairie blue had said no more cats or dogs .....  my heart had been broken but i waited for God's timing ...... she found me late Fall ...... & i waited to name her for a little over a week ....."Nettie Blue" has settled in ...... i have gone at the whole transformation slowly ..... outdoor kitty...... garage kitty when it turned off cold ....... & occasionally a house kitty ......... hoping all goes well ..... no objections yet ....... 

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

Monday, January 2, 2017

the quiet days......

the twinkle is gone ... giggles & laughter has ceased .... tiny fingerprints on the storm door ...... reminders of what was a glorious day!  .................  now is the time to welcome the quiet days ......  the days where we make promises to ourselves ... to renew our spirits & try to be better ...........  
........................  i am blessed!