Cider Moon Cottage

My Halloween Treat

2009-10-31T20:43:00.000-04:00

We adopted this little guy today. We've been wanting another pooch for a while. We've been looking on and off for about a year. I spotted a couple on the web site of a shelter near here that were possibilities, and today was open adoption from 1 - 4 pm.

The two we went to look at were not a good match for us or Olive O, and we spent a good amount of time with each to make sure.

This little guy was in a pen behind us the whole time, and I kept looking back at him. He was so sweet, and just a tiny little thing. I bet he doesn't weigh over 9 or 10 lbs. Olive absolutely loved him, and so did we. He was found running around in a corn field about 2 wks. ago, in pretty bad shape with fleas. He still needs some grooming, but we'll wait a little on that until he gets settled in better.

Mr. Moon is calling him Henry, but I haven't decided yet if that will stick. He does sort of look like a Henry though. haha! I'm in love with the little guy! He is so quiet and so sweet, and fits right in our family.

That wasn't a bad treat at all for Halloween!

Hope you all had a good day!

Till next time,

Terry

~Outdoor decorating~

2009-10-23T22:37:00.007-04:00

Hi friends!
Just a quick post to show you what I did out in the front garden bed. Never did get my scarecrow finished all the way. Kept getting called away. So....this is it.

Now I wonder why when I upload a photo, it turns out fuzzy? Does anybody else notice this or do I need my eyes checked? hahaha!

My big pot of yellow mums are finally opened all the way. Got these for 12.00 dollars at the Amish Farm. They would have been at least 29.00 at a Garden Center.

Hmmmm...that one looks fuzzy too! I gotta find out what's causing this! I'm not a pro, but I do take decent pictures.

We had the most fantastic weather lately. It did start raining during the night, but cleared up later this afternoon. Tomorrow will be chilly, but after that, more Indian summer! Love it!

Mr. Moon and his friend have been pickling beets for a few days. They have 4 batches done, and lots more to do. They are going to sell some at the winter market, then give some away as gifts for family members who like them. I've never been a big beet fan, but these are pretty good, especially in a salad.

We had a nice visit from our son and grandbaby, Kierstin last Monday. He drove down from Cleveland last weekend to take her to her first Bengal football game. She loved it. She knows more about football than I do! She just started wearing glasses last week and she looks so darn cute in them! The muscles in one eye are too strong, and causing pulling of the eye to the side a little, so she will have to wear them for a while. Finding glasses to fit a 4 yr. old was challenging, but they finally found a pair that fit pretty good.

We're planning on taking a little day trip soon. Mr. Moon is feeling a little stronger so we're hoping to drive over to Indiana and visit our Amish friends....and my favorite candle shop outlet is near there. Hehe!
Thanks for visiting, and I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Till next time,
Terry

Yippeee-Giveaway Came!

2009-10-16T21:01:00.009-04:00

We had a lot of errands to do today, so I didn't get to the post office until later this afternoon. I was so excited when the gal handed me a big box cause I knew what it was! When I got home, the groceries sat out in the car while I rushed inside and tore it open. hehehe!
I'm telling you what you guys...Kath does amazing work! Everything is perfect, and the finish is just prim awesome!

I finally did tear myself away to put the groceries away, but dinner was late because I spent the next few hours playing. Ha! I finally decided where I wanted things to go, and got some photos to share.
Here's where I put the Colonial stacked boxes, the Candlestick, and OMG...she sent me a crow too!!! I love it Kath!!!

Here's where I put the Simplify sign...for now. I may change that later. Do you see the 3 Punkins on the top of the shelf? Those were made by a good friend of mine...Jenn of Bittersweet Prims. I laugh whenever I look at them! Jenn does some fantastic work.

And look at this cute little Olde Sleds sign Kath tucked in the package too. I displayed it with our Santa & Sleigh we designed for Midwest years ago and I think they look so sweet together. It's perfect Kath!

I am just in awe at the talent Kath and Steve has, and I am such a very lucky person to have won this wonderful giveaway! I'm still pinching myself! Thank you Kath and Steve so very much! I'll treasure them forever!

While I was snapping pictures, I took a few more of some of my fall/halloween decor to share.
If you see any cobwebs...it's not my fault! Just ignore them please! hahaha! I've never seen so many spiders trying to take over my house as this year. Ewieeee!!!!

We will have one more day of cold, misty rain, and down right nasty weather, then we'll be having a warm spell for four or five days. I plan on getting the rest of my outdoor decor finished, and put the garden to bed for the season. I don't know about you, but I have felt cheated out of our Indian summer this year, so I'm hoping they have this forecast right this time! I'm looking forward to it.

Thank you all for visiting me. I so appreciate all of your sweet comments, and hope you all have a terrific weekend!
Till next time,
Terry

~Blogger Problems Too~

2009-10-16T00:49:00.006-04:00

I don't usually have any problems with blogger, but after my last post, the comment link didn't show up. Now that's a weird one! I'm not even sure I know what to do about it.
Has anyone ever have this happen? Well, I guess that won't do any good because you can't comment to help me. hahaha!
Oh, these things are so frustrating!

Edited to say it did show up on this one...still not there on my last one though.

~Brrrrr! It Feels Like Winter~

2009-10-15T22:30:00.013-04:00

I had to pull out my winter coat when I went out to pick peppers today! We're suppose to get a hard frost this weekend, so I thought I'd better get what I could before it did.

I still haven't gotten much fall decorating done outside. Mr. Moon has been down with the flu. It hit him hard, and I imagine it was probably because his resistance was low from the surgery. He's much better now, and his appetite is back.
I did get my little flag out in my front flower bed. It's suppose to warm up to the high 60's next week for several days, so I thought I'd finish up then. If I can keep my man healthy that is! ha!

I've been washing, chopping, and freezing peppers for 2 days. Some I'll give to family, and friends, the rest will be used for Chili, Pizza, and Mexican dishes this winter. Some are hot, semi-hot, and mild and will taste great when we want a spicy meal when it's cold outside. I love spicy food!

Here's a view from the back of the house looking down to the garden. As you can see our trees are barely starting to turn. Some of the maples in the neighborhood have color, but not many. I'm hoping they all won't drop green this year.

We have friends coming next week when it warms up to help put the garden junk and tools away for the year.

My Burning bush just starting to turn. It usually gets bright, bright red.

Since it's been colder this week, I've been in the mood to cook and bake again. That's probably why I gain weight each winter. ha! I found the best Apple Cake recipe on a blog recently, and for the life of me I can't find it again to give to person credit for such an awesome cake.
For now I'll just post a picture until I find who it was and see if it's okay to post the recipe. If it looks familiar to anyone, please let me know. I have found the best recipes on blogs lately!

I'll end this with a some pictures of my pretty girl. She hates the camera. I have no idea why, but she will not look at me when I have it in my hands.

Please take the camera away Mom - please!

Stay warm everyone, and those facing the Nor'easters on the east coast, I hope it doesn't hit you too badly.

Take care!
Terry

~A Little Decorating~

2009-09-21T22:15:00.007-04:00

I've been trying to get some fall decorating done. Most of it is inside right now, but I have to say, I'm terrible with taking pictures inside. I've tried all kinds of settings, and backlighting, but they always turn out horrible. I sure wish I knew the secret. If anyone knows, I'd sure appreciate it if you would let me know. It drives me crazy!
This is the only one I have that turned out so you can see it, and it's not very good.

I got my pumpkins, and some mums over in Ind. at the Amish farm last week. The pumpkins are still sitting on the porch because it's been raining for the past few days. My scarecrow is almost finished, so I'll be able to put them all together soon. The pumpkins are those 'lumpy' kind that I love so much.

Before the rains started we took a day and drove around the country side by our little village. Mr. Moon has been feeling better and wanting to get out of the house a bit. He has lost so much weight - about 30 lbs. and his pants are just hanging on him....so Mr. Moon is appropriate...if you know what I mean. hahaha! We really need to go shopping and get him some new ones!

We found a yard sale that had this old chicken feeder, and it was cheap! Only 5 bucks, so it came home with us. It will make a nice planter for the garden next year.

That's about all that's going on around here. I've been cleaning and organizing my computer/art room, and going through patterns to see what I want to do first. Rainy days are good for things like that. We have a chance of rain for the next 5 days, so I'll have a lot of time to be creative.
I'm still picking produce from the garden. Broccoli, beets, tomatoes, and peppers. Our vendor friend is still taking things to the market for us, and it has been such a big help. Another friend has been coming over once a week to mow our grass. I'm such a clutz on the mower, Mr. Moon didn't want me on it. No kidding...last time I put it in reverse by accident and just about backed into the shed! Oh well...I'll just stick to my sewing and painting. haha!

That's all for now.
Till next time,
Terry

Hello Friends!

2009-09-08T21:54:00.006-04:00

Bet you thought I had forgotten about you. It's just been so incredibly busy around here. My husband had his surgery on Aug. 19th. Things went really well, although he had a problem with pain meds when they got him to ICU. He has a really low tolerance and they gave him too much. Even after my warning, they upped his meds when I was taking a coffee break, and when I got back to his room, he had crashed. Talk about scary! They had to give him a drug they give people who overdose to bring him back fast. I can't remember the name of it. He had no idea where he was, or what was going on. He spent the next twelve hours on a Bi-Pap machine to bring his oxgen levels back to normal. Thank goodness he had no permanent effects from it. He's been home a little over a week, and doing well.
I've been doing all the things husbands usually take care of along with my chores, so I haven't had much free time. They warned us recovery would be slow, but at least I have him here at home with me where I can take good care of him.
He loves sunflowers, so I picked him a huge bouquet to enjoy. We haven't been doing the farmers market, but I'm still picking our produce and a vendor friend is taking our stuff along with his so it's working out pretty good.

I never did post a picture of our new little grand daughter. Here's Lexi with her big brother Luke holding her. We still haven't seen her in person, but hopefully pretty soon. It will depend on how soon my husband will feel up to a 4 1/2 hour road trip. I can't wait to get my hands on her. Her hair looks darker in this photo. She actually has reddish blond hair like her daddy. I love those cheeks!

I'm starting to get my fall decor up, so hopefully I'll have some pictures for ya soon. I'm ready to put this summer behind me, and have a nice long fall to enjoy.

Hope you all are well. I'll try to catch up with you all soon.
Take care!
Terry

~IT'S A GIRL~

2009-08-04T23:38:00.004-04:00

Hi Friends! I know it's been a while, but we've had lots of things going on. I have been posting on my gardening blog, but that's about all I have managed to keep up on lately.

Our new grand daughter has finally arrived. Alexis Machaela weighed in at 8 lbs. 6 oz. Everyone is doing great, and I can't wait to see her. No pictures yet, but hopefully we'll get some soon.

It might be a while till we get to see her in person. My husband will have surgery on Aug. 12th. They have been monitoring an aneurysm that they found a few years ago in his stomach when he had a kidney stone. It hadn't grown at all then all of sudden - wham! It's over 5 centimeters, and that along with dizzy spells has made it imperative to have the surgery as soon as possible.
This has been the worst year for health problems in our family. After the first initial reaction of pure panic, I'm feeling more positive about the surgery and recuperation. His recuperation could be as long as 3 months.
If you all could remember us in your prayers, I'd be most grateful.

Needless to say, our garden and Farmers Market will be put on hold, although a vendor friend has said he would take our produce to market for us. I thought that was really nice of him. I would hate to see all of those good tomatoes go to waste.
I'm thinking I might be able get to all of the projects I have laying around that I usually save for winter. I have several things I'm itching to play with.

Hope you all are well. I'm so far behind of my blog reading, but maybe I'll have more time for that soon.
Take care,
Terry

~Lipstick~

2009-06-09T22:09:00.007-04:00

Nasturtiums that is. Lipstick is really the name of them. I started these from seed in our hoop house in March right in a hanging basket, and now they're blooming. I love how they are double blooms and they're huge!

Hi everyone! I'm still around. I've been fighting allergies this month. I've been down with them twice in 3 wks. Worse year I've had with them in a long time. I should buy stock in Kleenex!

Our Farmer's Market is in full swing, and we've been pretty much selling out each week. Our sales are up twice as much from last year, so we're really happy about that. We've been selling Swiss chard, beets, snap peas, spring onions, broccoli, and my sweet husbands pickled peppers he put up last fall.

Our family has been dealing with some health issues lately. My daughter-in-law - the one who is pregnant and due in July - had a tumor come up on her thyroid. They got her in right away for surgery, and it was a little tricky with the baby. They had two high-risk Ob's on stand-by in case the baby couldn't take the anesthesia, but he/she did fine. They don't want to know the sex this time until delivery, but I think it's a boy. he he! Anyway, they got all of the tumor and had to take the left side of her thyroid to do so. The biopsy turned out not cancerous. Thank God! They called it a Thyroid Adenoma. She's home now and doing very well, and waiting for #3 to make an appearance. Three little ones under the age of 5 will be a challenge for them.

Also, my dad had another stroke last Fri. It was a mild one, and he came out of it pretty fast, and is home and doing well. He had a major one about 6 yrs. ago, and they didn't think he would live 6 months, but he sure proved them wrong. The stint they had put in at that time is almost completely blocked, so he will have to have surgery to fix that this coming Friday. If you could remember to say a little prayer for him I would appreciate it so much.

When I start feeling stressed and overwhelmed, I just walk out to my perennial garden and spend time fooling with my flowers. Things seem better after that. It calms me, and I can think clearer afterwards.
Here's a garden sign a friend of mine sent to me. It fits perfectly on my old tree stump I buried in the ground. I love it that it has a trowel for a hanger.

Here's one of my favorite early summer bloomers. Fountain Blue Delphiniums.

Thank you all so much for stopping by! I've missed 'talking' with you all, and hope you all are doing well.
Take care!
Terry

~Just Stopping By~

2009-05-23T23:41:00.003-04:00

Thought I'd hop on since I had a minute to say Hi you all! Goodness sakes we've been so busy getting our garden planted, and our Sat. morning Farmers Market is going great.
I have been reading some of your blogs in the evening to try and stay caught up. With my slow dial-up, by the time things load, and I read, I don't have time to post, but I do think of you guys often.

I have been posting some on my gardening blog, so if you don't see me around for a while, the link is at the top left. Stop by and say Hi sometime!

Take care,
Terry

~First Market is Saturday~

2009-04-30T23:39:00.010-04:00

Where has all the time gone? Our very first Farmer's Market of the season starts Saturday. I haven't had one moment to craft or sew. I have several projects started, but no time to finish them right now. I've been trying to read a few blogs each evening to keep up with you all, but even that has been a stretch. I am so tired by evening, my brain is mush. At least my muscles are finally getting in shape and I'm not as sore.

We've had rain on and off for 3 days. The weather forecasters are saying that we will be in this system for another week. Sigh. I'll probably be complaining by July that we need some rain.

Here's a few pictures of what I've been up to. If you're anywhere near Oxford, Ohio, stop by the market and say Hey! The hours are 8 to Noon.

The Pea's and green onions are growing like crazy.

We did get some of the black plastic down for the pepper beds before the rains started. We've been busy cutting back brush and trees as you can see from the huge pile there. It's been too wet to burn it. This is where our new compost bins will be. We're moving them as soon as the pile gets burned.

Candy Onions - 1400 of them! They are sweet onions and so good! I just used up my last one from last year, a couple of weeks ago, so they store really well.

The beets are coming along. I'm not a big beet fan, but my husband likes them pickled.

I just wish I could keep the rabbits out of my perennial garden! heehee!!!

Our furry girl got her first summer cut today. She's been prancing around showing off her new do all day long. I personally like her a little more furry, but she has the thickest hair. Did you know that Wheatens don't have fur....they have hair. Beautiful, thick, soft hair.
Her coat feels like velvet. She insists on being right with us in the garden, so having her shorter in the hot months helps. If we leave her inside, she sits at the back window and howls. What a girl!

Okay....that's enough pictures Mom! (She hates having her picture taken)

That's about it for now. Tomorrow will be extra busy cutting Lettuce and Spinach and getting them bagged up for sale.

God Bless,
Terry

~Garden Art~

2009-04-19T23:55:00.006-04:00

Hey everyone!
We've had some warm, pretty days, so I've been out in the garden, and my muscles are really feeling it. It rained today, and they're calling for it the next 3 days, so maybe I'll have a chance to rest some. I divided and moved about dozen plants in my perennial garden, put up the pea trellis, and re-potted a ton of tomato, pepper, and herb plants. Our greenhouse is busting at the seams, and I can't wait until we can start getting our new one up. I added more photos to my gardening blog, so if you're interested in seeing some of our growing seedlings, the link is on the top left.

I wanted to share my rooster I got from my SIL at Christmas. It will go perfect in my country gardens. I know it's looks shiny. I put an extra coat of indoor/outdoor varnish on it so it would hopefully last longer. Isn't he cute?

During our sunny, warm spell, my tulips opened, and even though it was a dreary day today, they made everything look brighter.

Peach Blossoms - They smell so good!

When we first moved here we tried for 4 yrs. to revive the overgrown orchard. There were 2 peach trees, and 4 apple. A lightning storm took out one of the peach trees. After trimming, and spraying for that long to no avail, we gave up trying to make them produce good fruit. What I found was that butterflies love rotten fruit, so I get lots, and lots of butterflies in my garden in the summer. Sometimes I'll look up in the trees, and see them with their wings spread, so I call them my butterfly trees.

Thank you all for stopping by to see me. This is such a busy time of year for us. Our first Farmers Market is May 2nd this year, so each day is busy getting things ready.
Even though I haven't posted much, I try to blog surf every evening to keep up with yours news.

Hugs and Blessings!
Terry

~A Day Trip & A Giveaway~

2009-04-04T20:22:00.006-04:00

Happy Saturday friends!
We had a beautiful day here in Ohio, although our weather has been a roller coaster recently. Thursday was 70 degrees, then yesterday the high was only 47 with a wind chill of 39. And oh my goodness was it ever windy! As my granny use to say...hold onto your bloomers! We took a trip over to our Amish friends farm in Indiana. It's about a 50 min. beautiful country drive except for about 5 miles of interstate.
I wish I could have taken pictures of Steve and Lavonna's (Pheenie- her German name) farm. It is so beautiful and neat as a pin. Their greenhouse is amazing, and just packed full of healthy, beautiful plants. This is only their second year, and I know they will be successful with this new endeavor. They are a young couple who moved from Lancaster Co. PA because real estate was too expensive for them to afford their own farm. They have four small children ages - 7, 5, 3, & 2. I had taken my camera because I was going to ask if I could snap a picture of their greenhouse, but I just couldn't bring myself to ask. I wouldn't want to harm our friendship for anything. We had 2 flats of broccoli to pick up, and I ended up getting a flat of red Geraniums, and Bacopa. I still have 2 flats of Snapdragons Pheenie grew for me to pick up in a few weeks, so we'll get to go back.

On the way, we took a different exit, as we found it was closer to the farm, and I spotted a huge candle on the side of the road. Oh my goodness I let out a yell, and Ken almost wrecked the car! haha! It was the Warm Glo Candle outlet! I was so excited because their Nutmeg & Cream Chutney is my all-time favorite candle.
I found my candles, and was happy to see that were 6 dollars cheaper than what I had been paying for them at the prim shop, so I got two. My head was spinning in that place! Not only do they have their candles and scents, but prim, and gardening decor. I spotted this clean across the room, and made a bee line for it. Not my usual type of gardening flag, but I love it. Looks like a penny rug! I am so glad that I held onto my birthday money, and I still have some left. My husband says I can stretch dollars further than anyone he's ever known.

Tomorrow our temps will reach near 70 again with the chance of severe storms. As I said before, a roller coaster spring for sure.

Have you been by Beth's place yet? She's having a spring giveaway! Run on over to Raggedy Angel, and sign up. Aren't those little chicks the cutest? She's also included a fantastic Antiques sign.

Hope you all are having a great weekend!
Stay safe & take care!
Terry

~A Birthday Plant~

2009-03-27T21:36:00.006-04:00

Hello friends!
I told you on my other post that I was going nursery shopping with some of my birthday money, and this is what I got.
It's a new patented Bittersweet Vine called Autumn Revolution. The male and female have been grafted together so no need to buy one female and male to produce berries anymore. This vine produces larger berries, and lots of them. I first saw this last fall, and I knew I had to have one. You just can't find bittersweet around here anymore.

We didn't make it to the prim shop that day. Olive O had a grooming appointment at 8 am, and we picked her up on the way to the nursery. She was a pretty tired pup, so we brought her home.
Here's her new do, plus what she looked like 2 days before. I like her longer myself, and I think Wheatens are suppose to have longer hair. She just makes me sneeze too much when she is longer. Shhhh! We won't tell my mom she's laying on the quilt she made me several years ago. She'd have a fit!

I'm going to try and make it to the prim shop this weekend. It's suppose to rain, and maybe snow flurry, so they'll be no gardening. I need a break anyway. I spent 2 hours digging dandelions out of our raspberry beds this afternoon. They always pop up in the most undesirable places!
You all have a great weekend!

Take care,
Terry

~A Good Day~

2009-03-25T21:58:00.004-04:00

First of all thank you all for the great birthday messages. You all are the best! It was a good day. My sweetie sang Happy Birthday...his version all day long. It's gets funny after a while, and we usually end up cracking up over it, but it's something he's always does. I do the same thing on his special day. I got phone calls from my kiddos, and sang to again and again. Yep...they do it too. Our friends came by and brought dinner, and they sang. My cake was cheesecake which is my very favorite sweet thing in the world.

Tomorrow we are going to Bern's nursery to spend some of my birthday money, and probably stopping by one of my favorite prim stores too.
I got a birthday card this morning from one of my older sissies. Inside was this picture. Me at age 17. Isn't this a hoot? Dig those curtains my mom had up behind me. My sister send me a picture from the past every year, and it's so much fun to see what she puts in each year.

I've been blessed with wonderful kids, a truly fantastic husband, and the sweetest, most generous friends a person could ever ask for. Yes, I am truly blessed.

Take care,
Terry

~Sprouts & Easter Decoration~

2009-03-19T21:07:00.006-04:00

I'm finally getting some Easter decorations out. We've been so tied up with getting our seeds started for our garden, I just haven't been able to get to it.
I did this a few years ago. It's a paper mache box and eggs, and I painted them up, then antiqued them. I know...the bunny looks deranged. hahaha! I even did a little box with him on it, and that holds some tiny little eggs I did out of paper clay. They are now sitting in a little birds nest I found in a tomato plant one year. I forgot to get a picture of them.
And...I still haven't found the rest. I think when I put Christmas boxes away, I pushed that container to the back of the storage closet. I'll have to look for that when I'm not so sore.

Since our weather has been so nice, we've been out doing clean-up in the garden. Today we worked on our hoophouse. We didn't get it done last fall, so it really needed it. The temps were cooler today, but inside our hoophouse the temperature was 72 degrees with the door and window open.
Here's a look inside on what we have sprouting. There's several kinds of lettuce, orange and lemon thyme, swiss chard, and 4 different kinds of basil so far.

I've noticed this year that it's taking a little longer to get into shape. I am sore all over...even my rear end muscles. Ha! It's probably because I have slacked off riding the exercise bike. I need to get back on a schedule with that. Pretty soon it will be time to plant all of this in the ground.

I've been working on a spring punch needle design in the evening, and cutting out more wool eggs to sew up. I've sold a few more, and I need a set for myself. Since my birthday is this Wed., I should have one, don't ya think?

That's all for now.
Take care blogging buddies!
Terry

~Spring Is In The Air~

2009-03-05T21:47:00.004-05:00

Wonderful, glorious spring! Our temps got up to 64 today, and the rest of the week looks just as promising. We spent an hour out in the garden cutting down raspberry branches, and some perennials. Oh my...just being out for an hour, I'm sore as can be. I wanted to stay out longer, but I knew I would pay for it if I did. We've been busy getting our seeds started, each day starting more. The first farmers market will be here before you know it. We have seven flats sitting on the heat mat, and already have lots of sprouting. I didn't get any pictures taken today. I forgot my camera when we went out, and didn't want to walk back to the house for it.

So, since I have no garden picture to share, thought I'd put on a few of the arks we made several years ago. My husband is talking about making some again this fall when the garden is put to bed.

This was my favorite. We made it for our friends as a Christmas present one year.

This one was a little bit different design. There are more animals inside the house.

We kept this one. It's sitting in our living room on top of the TV armoire. It was by far the hardest one, so Ken decided it was staying. We have one more that is not quite finished. It is designed like the second one, but has an angel on top instead of a pelican, and painted different colors. It still needs animals and wheels, so that might be something to start on this fall. The reason sweetie stopped carving for a while was he has carple tunnel in both wrists. Since he hasn't carved for a few years, they're feeling lots better, but I guess we won't know for sure until he tries. I carved for a while, and did the smaller pieces, but I was much happier doing the painting. We both miss doing it at times, and it was always fun creating and designing together.

That's about it for now. I'll try not to let weeks pass before I post again. I think the nice weather is finally chasing my blahs away.

Take care,
Terry

~26 yrs. ago today~

2009-02-19T14:05:00.003-05:00

Yep...26 yrs. ago today I married my sweetie. I had been divorced and a single mom for almost 8 yrs. and was never getting married. Then, he walked into my life, and it's never been the same. He is my best friend, and in all these years we've never had a serious argument. My twins were 11 when we got married, and he adopted them a year later. We were in business together, selling our woodcarvings, and now that he is retired we garden together, selling at Farmer's Markets. He's definitely a keeper.

We had lunch at Applebee's, and have made plans to go down to the Cincinnati Home & Garden Show at the end of the month. It's great that we love the same things.
I searched and searched for a photo, and the only one I found is 10 yrs. old! That's pretty pitiful. We'll have to do something about that.
Here we are....10 yrs. ago. hahaha!

Happy Anniversary Sweetie!

Terry

~Happy Birthday little brother~

2009-02-18T15:25:00.003-05:00

Today would have been my brothers 53rd birthday. He passed away March 16, 2000 from a massive heart attack. Even after 9 yrs., I still miss him so very much. I still relive that day, and had dreams about it for a long time.
My mom called us that afternoon, and told my husband she couldn't wake Richard up. He told her to call an ambulance and we were on our way. That was the longest 15 min. drive I ever had. When we got there, the paramedics were working on him with the paddles, but nothing.
Everything seemed to move in slow motion...at the hospital, talking with the chaplin, calling all of my sisters. My brother was the youngest of five sisters who absolutely adored him. He was so very good looking...6 ft. 3 in. tall, blond hair and blue eyes. Sadly, he never married because the love of his life married someone else, but all of his nieces and nephews loved their Uncle D, and he was a great uncle to them.

Happy Birthday baby brother. I love and miss you so much.
Terry

~Valentine Bouquet & Swap Goodies~

2009-02-14T14:46:00.004-05:00

Happy Valentines Day!

I haven't been on for a while due to the flu bug again. It really kicked my butt this time. I hope to goodness this is the end of it. The good thing about it was I had no appetite, so I've lost 6 lbs. Only 14 more lbs. to go.

My sweetie surprised me with a bouquet of daisies this morning. He know exactly what makes me smile. Daisies are such a happy flower and are my favorites. Hope you all are having a wonderful heart day.

I want to thank Dawn of Backdoor Primitives for my swap goodies, and thank Angie at Simple Thyme Primitives for hosting the swap. It was so much fun to receive goodies when the weather has been so blah, and when I've been feeling so rotten. I haven't found the perfect spot for them yet, but I've got a few ideas where they will go. Thanks again Dawn! I love them!

I've stayed busy filling orders for wool eggs. I have 2 more sets to finish up, then I hope to finish Char's make-do heart I started a few weeks ago. I have a lot of projects that need finished up, and now that I'm feeling somewhat normal, I hope to get a lot done.

I have a lot of catching up to do, so I'm off to cruise the blogs.

Take care,
Terry

~Busy Hands~

2009-01-28T11:18:00.007-05:00

First of all we've been in a horrible snow/sleet back to snow event here in southwestern Ohio. I know a lot of you have been dealing with bad weather all winter, but this is the first big one for us. We don't usually get a lot of snow, maybe an couple of inches here and there, so it has stopped the whole area. All Cincinnati stations have been on all morning, and all counties are on Level 3, which means nobody out on the roads, or they could be arrested. I've been busy sewing, and praying our power doesn't go out. There are a lot of people without, and I pray for their safety.

Here's a few things I've been working on. First is a heart punch needle design that I sewed onto a purse for my g. daughter. Her birthday is around Valentines Day. I'm thinking I might embroider her name, or initials on it too.
Then I've been punching some hearts. Not sure what I'm going to do with them yet. And last, is a snowman I drew and punched last year. I pulled him out and thinking about sewing him on a pillow....maybe. ha! He's pretty big - 5 1/2 X 6 1/4.

This weather is heading north and east, so I'm sure a lot of you are either dealing with it now, or will be later. Please stay safe.

Take care,
Terry

~Whatcha Working on Wed.~

2009-01-21T09:42:00.005-05:00

This is the first time I've had something to share. I've been making these little wooly eggs to use for Easter, but they could actually be used all year round. I didn't have one pastel color in my wool stash, so this is what I used. I put them in sets of five, and they really look great in a wooden bowl, or in a little basket. Two sets are already promised, so I've been sitting at night cutting out more. It's really relaxing to sit and sew in the evening.

Our weather is suppose to turn a little warmer starting tomorrow, and I'm ready. Even Olive O is getting down about the cold. We've not be able to get out and play Frisbee with her, and she loves her Frisbee games.

Sorry for the short post. Blog is giving me fits today.

Take care,
Terry

~My Girl - Olive Oyl~

2009-01-19T20:52:00.007-05:00

Hello Blog Friends!

I realized I hadn't posted in over a week, so I thought I'd share a picture of Olive O. Isn't she pretty? She had just gotten back from the groomers on this day, which happened to be the coldest day of the year here. I put a heavy blanket on the couch for her because the floor was even cold. She thought she was hot stuff being able to get up on the couch. I hope I didn't start something! She was pretty sleepy when I snapped this.

I've been keeping busy with some sewing, and happy to say I'll finally have something to share this Wednesday. Yeah!!

I saw this when I was blog hopping one evening, and darn it, I can't remember which one I saw it on. Anyway, I like the saying so well, I'm thinking about making a sign out of it.

~Dream Big~
~Work Hard~
~Trust God~

Take care,
Terry

~NH Home & Library Desk~

2009-01-09T21:42:00.005-05:00

When my computer was down, I was going through old photos and found some of our home in NH. When the kids were all grown and out on their own, we put our house on the market, and decided to move to NH. We had been visiting relatives up there since our BIL had been transferred there from CA. My husbands mom was having some health issues at the time, and we wanted to be closer to help out. The photo was taken 4 days after we moved up there Dec. 1996. I loved that house. It had 2 floors with a loft that I used for my workspace for our Santa's. The back part had the living/dining room and was all open. The deck was 2 levels, and 10 ft. off the ground. We lived out there in the summer. I still miss it sometimes.

I finally got a picture of the oak library desk I found for my computer. Not an easy thing to photograph. It doesn't look it in the photo, but it's 6 ft. long so I had to take a side view. I think I found a small shelf that will fit underneath to put my printer and DVD player on, so that will free up some room on top. I put my TV at the end of it for right now. I didn't want to scratch the top, so I put an old breadboard underneath it. I need to paint that black. I love it so much better than the amoire I had back here. I still haven't gotten my room painted. Haven't had a chance to go look at paint swatches yet. When I get it all finished, I'll take a picture of the whole room so you can see where I hang out.

We are in a Winter Advisory tonight. Starting in the middle of the night freezing rain, then turning to snow tomorrow. Not looking forward to ice, but it is what it is. I've got plans to work on some Valentine goodies, as long as the power doesn't go out. I think this is moving east, so all of you in PA, and NY will probably have the same soon.

Take care,

Terry

~I'm back!~

2009-01-05T22:16:00.002-05:00

OMG! What an ordeal! I got my new computer home New Years Eve, and the modem didn't work. It was too late to take it all the way down to the PC geek again. The guy we use is 40 min. away in Cincinnati. We had taken my old computer to him because he was re-formatting it for my husband to use. So....no internet for 4 1/2 days. It's up and running now, and I'm so happy! I've missed you all!

One good thing about not having internet is that I got most of my Christmas decorations put away, my seeds organized, linen closet cleaned and organized, and the containers my art supplies are stored in cleaned out. So it was a productive time, just not what I wanted to be doing. ha!

Now I need to catch up with you all.

It's soooooo good to be back!

Terry