warm n' wooly.......

a little corner of the wool room ........... what is this obsession with wool ........... sheep ........... !

by the way ........ the winner on my giveaway yesterday is "BeckyJean" .......... if you will email my your address, i will get your goodies in the mail ................................. thanks to all of you that left such  sweet posts .......... stay tuned, i may just do this again ........... out of the blue .......... out of the wool room ...... who knows where it may come from ......................................................... i am blessed !

200 ................................ i am thrilled ....................... i will give away a small 5x7 blue calico box w/ civil war photo filled with some goodies ...................... leave a comment about anything on your mind today, and i will pick a random winner tomorrow ...................... may you have a wonderful day! .............

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

trying........!

welllllllll............................... that word ...... "trying" ......... can mean a very wide range of things ............. "okay it is a matter of just trying new things" ......... or ............... "i have been trying, and just can't do it" .............. or .......................... "ugh, this thing is "trying" my patience!" ................ which is exactly what has been going on with my blog ....................... first i couldn't access my comments ..... then, people couldn't leave comments ..... now .......... i can't post a picture .............................. soooooooooooo ............. please be patient with me .............................. i was so excited for my 200th kindred soul ....... planning a give away ......... so for now ...... stay tuned and remember ................... in the scheme of things, this is very minor ................................... i am blessed !

what an influence....

 i couldn't believe i ran across this article from 1988 ..................................... this was one of the most influential articles i ever read ................................ so what i wanted my home to be ...................... so wishing i had her desire, drive, and determination .............................. i had the desire .................not the funds or confidence to do the things this gal did .................... Bobbie Bollenbach ....................... look how timesless this has been all these years .......... the vision ........................ this young woman, ripped up carpet ........ screwed rough split logs onto walls ....... added old doors & shutters ........ the list was neverending .................................... and she collected old linens and floss and reproduced samplers with the same perfection ........................ just looking back today at something that so influenced my style almost twenty five yrs. ago ........................... this one thing &( another dear lady i will share at another time) were my mentors into the style i so love today ...............................................

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

i could cry....!

i could cry .................................. oh, i won't do that ........ it is just another birthday!

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

a little off the rocker....

things just seem to be a little "off the rocker" lately............everyone i know is having trouble with blogger..........so if you can't leave a comment.....you are not the only one.......issues.....issues.....issues............................... oh well, have a great day .......relax.....and....rock with a good book................................................... i am blessed!

#44...

the year.....1944..........times were tough............but a bright light was shinning in Smithville, Indiana.................(so many times, i think of how i would have just loved seeing the very moment).............Kobe Bryant's scoring 42 pts. over the weekend, just made me realize how i needed to share a story of this young man.....#44.....my daddy

 as i said.......times were tough............................but this young man actually scored a total of 44 pts. for this tiny school...........................the year......1944......his #....44........when he went to the navy.......#44......coincidence.........i don't think so.........................................i have heard this story many times..........................even how my mamaw hitched a ride into the newspaper office to ask for the bulletin that was in the newspaper window announcing the big event...............................

and this young man was even offered the opportunity to play at Indiana University.......my daddy being way too shy and humble, watched as the coach went to an I. U. baseball game to meet with him....never letting him know he was there......daddy could not bring himself to go through with the meeting.....always makes me wonder what might have been......................but i know my daddy was okay with his decision........and loved his life..............his profession....................his family........................and i loved him ! 

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