where the blues began.....

tattered.....................worn.......................in pieces............................oh the stories it could tell me...........................this is my most prized bonnet.......................... the beginning of my passion for blue calico.........................................over 30 yrs. ago granny had me go through scraps of fabric & such..................................rolled up....tied with string.........................my heart began to flutter a bit..................my great grandmother's old blue calico bonnet...................what a precious gift for a great grand daughter..................................so fragile.......what shall i do with it ..........................for now it lays in an old weathered basket with other calico friends......too fragile to reassemble....................so i just look over occasionaly.......take in a sigh .......and think of her in her garden.........or gathering eggs.....................or calling in the cow.............oh my goodness.............................................i am so blessed!

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light.......

one of my favorite things is lighting a room....................something about a lit candle...or a tiny little lamp in the corner of a room..................a little glimmer of hope ............................calm...............serenity...................peace.................................................

the Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall i fear....the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall i be afraid Psalm 27:1

i am blessed!

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blessed beyond measure.....

a weekend full...........................old friends................new faces................daughters & grandbabies....................................warm weather.......................................openhouse over..........all is calm......................................my cup is so full.................................................................................................i am blessed beyond measure!

i got the blues...........

time to get rid of the blues....................all glued.......sanded.......stained...........................a week till open house..................................................i got the blues.......................................................but.............................................i am blessed!

let's do laundry.......

it's the peek~a~boo post on the display chain today...........i try to hide almost everything modern...............just sharing a few today.....................in our laundry area.......................an old coffee bin for dirty clothes.........dye box (actually holding my rit dyes)........................and the old bleach bottles i have made into soap & laundry softener containers............................i could post on this one for a week, but it is a busy day.................................i am blessed!

oh give thanks...

"O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon His name: make known His deeds among the people. Sing unto Him, sing psalms unto Him: talk ye of all His wondrous works." Psalms105: 1~2

what isn't a make-do....

it's make-do chain with 1890..........oh my the choices.....our whole house has been one make-do after another......but narrowed it down to only two simple choices....... in our kitchen.....a cupboard traded with a friend......not quite tall enough......solution......an old washer base from the back porch to make it just right...............the other.....a simple, rusted out coffee pot made into a light fixture for over the counter in the shop...................................oh my goodness the make-do stories I could tell....but will settle for only two at the moment....who knows when the others might show up in another chain..................................................i am blessed !

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