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I was looking thru Facebook last night and one post caught my eye.  “Elephant stolen”.  I thought this was so funny on many levels.  How do you steal an elephant?  If you got close enough to an elephant how would you get out of the area with an elephant? What would you take it in? Continue reading “Funny Posts”

Our town has a big festival every Labor Day Weekend celebrating the beginning of the Santa Fe, California, and Oregon Wagon Trains going West.  Independence, MO is where all groups going from the East to the West would meet and travel by wagon train west.  You could get your supplies here before leaving. We callContinue reading “Celebrating Wagon Trains going West”

I am in between projects and thinking ok, what do I want to make now?  I don’t have a clue.  Seems like when I don’t know what to make I do quite a bit of cleaning and then dig out the fabrics and try to decide.  This seems to take the cobwebs off the brainContinue reading “What next??????????????”

I am thinking today will be could be a day at the zoo.  Until we go it I will be making some zucchini bread and banana bread.  I am also going to freeze some strawberries.  I bought fruit at the grocery store last week and was on meds for a headache and tense muscle inContinue reading “Tuesday”

I am sad to say yesterday brought NO creativity.  Actually it was a day of Must Dos.  Things like mow the yard, going shopping and so on.  Today will bring sewing in the morning, exercise and peanutbrittle in the afternoon.  Alicia is busy making her dolls, Ashley is making wood signs, Jim(our son) is makingContinue reading

This last week we have had pre fall weather and it has been wonderful.  Today Summer returns and will be in the upper 90’s.  The rain we’ve had last week has caused the grass to shoot up.  It has gone from a dry crunchy brown to a beautiful soft green, so I won’t complain mowing.Continue reading “Still Summer?”

Today I didn’t get a whole lot of sewing done.  Ms. Destiny (3 yr old) spent the night last night.  I was woken up at 4am with a little sweet face inches from mine saying, “It’s time to play with Playdough”. I told her is was still night time and she grins, gets out ofContinue reading “Little sewing today”

Hello everyone.  This weekend I have started on a Fall Table Runner.  It is a raw edge applique.  I am finding projects that I can finish within a week.  When I finish this table runner, I will have everything ready for the craft fair.  I will then start on some new projects for the winter. Continue reading

Today I finished up 10 pounds of Peanut Brittle.  Tomorrow starts Jalapeno Peanut Brittle.  I will be making about 10 pounds of that and then 5 of Pecan Brittle and 5 of Jalapeno Pecan.  This will need to be ready for the 20th of September.  Also finishing up “Mommy, Me and Dolly Makes 3” aprons. Continue reading “Peanut Brittle”

I am happy to announce the winner of our giveaway is Enza Row.  Enza, just PM us your info so we can send this to you. Monday night I went to our Quilt Guild and found the next project for me.  We are in the process of making our next Opportunity Quilt, it is aContinue reading “Giveaway Winner is…”