Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
aMAZES me.....!
i don't always take the time to boast..........................but i am going to now......................our daughter, and her husband have worked so hard building up a business that totally amazes me...................imagine, investing your time.....finances.....blood.....sweat.....tears...................into a venture that is started and totally turned over to God....................He is the deciding factor, whether it is a success or not.........they are only the stewards.....................and they give Him the Glory! 
www.visitsteelefarms.com ........................................................ i am blessed & aMAZED!
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
wordless wednesday.......
from today's devotion: My Father, may I lift mine eyes to the hills! May I not be satisfied with the standards of the plains! May I seek my ideals in the mount! May I breathe the mountain air even when I walk the valleys of time! 
.................................................................... i am blessed !
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
now what.....!
wellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll...........................i have my new treasure at home where she belongs........................now what!........................it has been bought and paid for, for over a month....................no time to go after it till today..................................but now what..................where.........................love it..........had to have it...................but................again i say..................now what.....................
i am trying it in the shop, since we eliminated a cabinet................and i have a tiny bit of space...................but oh where to put it...................i always have to consider my flow of traffic, because my shop is so small...........................................but .............................oh my!......................she is a grand height of about 40"...............................and deep...............................but oh so beautiful...............check out that patina..........................................love it!.................................but where oh where will she go!
Saturday, September 15, 2012
a look in the window.....
today we strolled through the grounds of "Old Settler's Day" in Salem, Indiana...........the birthplace of John Hay..........this sweet little festival has grown over the years......................the little prairie blue's and i used to set up at the craft show.........................oh the memories, of sweet simple times................the woodsmoke....the reconstructed buildings.......... this one in particular caught my fancy............ this old grocery/post office has found a new home, to delight another generation............ this display window was a textile lovers dream.......a simpler time indeed!.........................
............................................................ i am blessed !
Friday, September 14, 2012
i saw a sign.......
i saw a sign today ............"do what you love".....................................well............................i must say......i am overjoyed!.........................our Megan suggested after openhouse she bring her hubs, and mr. prairie blue & i all together made a day of it..............................we emptied the entire shop of everything.........cleaned......shook the rugs.........and carried back in to rearrange...................
the shop is so small.............normally all i can do is move small things......................it has so needed to be refreshed........ revived .......................................................... just like us ................................there are those times, we need the same ...........................................................
...................................................................... i am blessed !
Monday, September 10, 2012
then.......
yesterday i had posted about some of the strange things that happen during openhouse...................
then................................. there are the blessings..........just like the sweet friend, that i have known for years, always leaves a note...or a gift....or both.............................this time.......the most precious primitive footstool left on my backporch......and a note on my desk..............................meeting again, someone i went to high school with over 40 yrs ago.......................customers from years ago, making connections again.......hearing the familiar voices coming through the door.................once the door opens, i am fine.......................is it worth it....YES.......financially?........filling my spirit with joy..........PRICELESS...........................................i am indeed overwhelmed with blessings............................i am ready to go at it again.......guess that is why i have had open houses for over 30 years!...................................................and Gina........what a blessing you are sweet friend....thank you!
Sunday, September 9, 2012
ahhhhhh.......
ahhhhhhhhh...........i feel like i can breathe again, after the stressful week of readying for openhouse..........i know you all know how it is to get ready for an event...company.....the big deals!..............................i don't handle it well, i must admit.......but i did do better this time around......now two months till the last one for the year!........................................time to gather myself.....organize.....get myself pulled together.....and hit it hard!..............................................i must say, after all is said and done........i walk through the house....turning off the lamps....blowing out the candles.......(the house is always open for tour as well)..........................................i take that final walk through before i sit to relax......and check out all of the things that people seem so fascinated with.......like .......checking out our shower........why anyone would want to pull back our shower curtain, to peek is beyond me!............and open a drawer in my craft room, that won't close, unless you hold your mouth just right....(would love to see that person's expression when they can't close it!)........or lift the lid on the old barrel in the dining room that has a trick too.........what is with people...........................................oh well..............................i guess i just have to say .......ahhhhhhhh........and move on........i am the one that opens the door !
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
just.......
just missing my Mom so much today........it has been twelve years, seems like yesterday............................but especially at openhouse time......i miss her even more......................................the days would be long at the sewing machine.....or sitting at the table with paint brushes in hand....or on the phone "what do you think about this idea"............she was my best friend...helper...confidant...counselor...my biggest cheerleader!................................i miss & love her so.....by the way.....she loved violets!
Saturday, September 1, 2012
buttons...buttons...buttons....
don't you just love buttons.........what is it about them.........the texture....the oh so many varieties....colors.....stories they could tell...............................i hope someone else like buttons too...........i have made lots of button bracelets.......THEN........i saw this pic on pinterest today............................love the simplicity of this button necklace.....and.......wouldn't it look nice with a button bracelet........!.........i think i need to sit down, rest........and..........figure out how this is made..................after all, a person needs a matching set....................................!
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