HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Just a little post, to wish you all a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING.  I hope you are enjoying quiet times, or entertaining with family  and or friends.   But most of all  THANKFUL for all that we have.

#234 at WOYWW

My week started off at thinking Sunday was Monday, I had  many things planned, but it all waited another day.
But today is already Wednesday and that means it's time to share our workspace with many others who follow Julia's blog the  STAMPING GROUND.  She has all the info on her sidebar.

This is my floor, in the post previous I said the Lost was Found,  I had forgot where I had stored all of my Christmas papers/stamps etc. Well at 3am I thought I remembered and sure enough, back behind the little drawer storage files is a big space under this cutting table.  When I pulled one file out...there were 4 or so little totes with all my winter supplies.  I did a "Happy Dance".   And got busy. Sometime I need to clean up the floor area.

   I put the corks away, just didn't have enough ideas and space to let them sit there.  I made a few tags also in a previous post, which I may take to a little Antique shop to sell. Just have the hard job of pricing left to do

The desk space has a few cards yet to finish as well as the little tart tins. but had to call it quits.

AS Thursday is "THANKSGIVING DAY" here in the USA. and I had some preparations to do for it. I am almost ready for a long  4 day weekend with family coming to have some time off from city life and enjoy the farm and some family times.  So I've been cleaning, getting beds ready, games out, and planning food. Hoping to take the 3 grand kids to see Santa and a free movie. Our town is having a day for crafters and vendors and a niece will be here celebrating an over 30 birthday!!! And the weather is to be nice, hopefully no travel worries.

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your WOYWW visits

The LOST is FOUND

I cancelled a shopping trip today because, somehow in the wee hours I remembered a place I did not check to find my missing Holiday card making/mixed media supplies.  Upon checking...I found the missing containers and got things organized to get some items made.

 Click on photo if you want to enlarge it.

Not the best photo's quite dark and gloomy here today. Now back to finish up a few other things I started.
And check out what else is New and Exciting in those containers.


Have a great day.   Thanks for stopping by. Hopefully I'll be back for WOYWW  (Wednesday)

Wine Corks, Life as a Dreamer, Vintage Mixer, Shopping Lists

Just a referral back to my WOYWW weeks post...all the corks I have come from my sister!! And she's like the weekly old style milk man, quite a few each week!  I usually don't drink wine. I like Scotch and Water  or with my Pizza a few COLD beers...But to answer Julia's question we do still have corks in a lot of our wines..I think maybe  all our little homestyle Winery's do it.

Isn't it funny how things disappear (corks, glass, metal) .  Everything is turning to plastic or paper, nothing is repairable, just disposable.  I recently asked a few friends to keep unusual  glass jars/bottles for me. As I think they are disappearing. I've visions of  Altering Bottles!!!!   But really I'm a dreamer more than a Doer so who knows what will happen with the unusual collections I have.  My son says he's reserved big dumpsters and knows a good auctioneer.  

At one time I had a collection of midnight blue glass bottles. I purchased Ice Tea in them and being a lover of the color I would put them in my garden to mark plants  etc.  Well one fall before the snow fell I forgot to put them in the garden shed and a snowmobiler came thru my property and broke almost all of them.
Needless to say I was upset.  Not only did I lose my bottles, but I had a mess of glass to clean up. They no longer make the blue bottles for the tea. It is now in cans.

And I had another thing happen last week. My mother gave me a Hamilton Beach electric mixer 40 years ago as a wedding shower gift.  It is still like new, but about 10 yrs ago I had to replace the beaters. I found a place in the city I use to live and they mailed a set to me.  This business was closed in 2008 from the terrible flood destruction in Cedar Rapids.  Well a week ago my beaters became bent again...searching the internet for them, the item comes up at "VINTAGE MIXER"... parts not available.   Chatted with my sisters about it as they too received the same item for their wedding showers.  No ideas either, So was watching for sales on a new mixer.
An all stainless steel mixer well over $300.  Plan B:  watch more sales. as I don't use it as much as I use too, so maybe it doesn't have to be stainless.  And a dough hook would be nice.
But I was on a shopping venture Wednesday and stopped at a few resale shops. not even thinking about this, because  I left my shopping  list home so I  was winging it....here in a box of kitchen gadgets was a set of double beaters, 50cents.   Chanced that they would fit  I brought them home.  WHALLLA...works perfect.

Without my shopping list I just decided to have fun at a few Antique shops and Resale shops. Good Plan I'd say.

 Our weather will be turning on us.  WINDS, COLD and no doubt SNOW.  So maybe I'll have some creative time. But maybe I should locate my ice scraper for the cars, my snow boots and some warm head gear.

 Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the week.

It is #233 at WOYWW

Time flies by, here it is #233 for Julia's WOYWW, bop over to her blog STAMPING GROUND  for details and photos of all who share their workspace on Wednesdays.

I started the cork projects, then got interrupted, started the angel tins, got interrupted, needed a card so I got out my dies and some papers.  Made the card, sent it off and took no pictures.  Old age isn't made to hurry, left all the things here thinking I'd get back to my creations.  There I go thinking again.

The rest of the week has afternoon and evening events scheduled and the mornings will be making decisions on what to wear, what to take, and catching up on internet details.  Wind is howling, temps falling a bit colder and it's time for bed in this area of the country.

Enjoy your week, thanks for stopping by.

FRIDAY SMILES

I'm SMILING, I remembered Friday's Smiles, at A STITCH IN TIME, Annie, has anyone who wants to smile drop by and  either add a smile or visit a smile.

I think she is the cutest....and I like the direction.   Enjoy a fun Friday, and have a great weekend.

Prayers and WOYWW 232

It's Julia's 232nd  WOYWW...info is on her blog about posting etc.  STAMPING GROUND  and being involved. It's fun, it's addictive, and I find some peace of mind knowing their are so many with the same addictions.

My desk:

More birthday cards, for 2 niece sisters later this month and the last of my homemade tomato juice.

But my main concern this week has been PRAYER, my daughter in law is from the Philippines, I've met a LOT of her friends and I am overwhelmed by the devastation that happened there.  I saw this photo on Facebook and again I shed more tears. How awful  for these people.

 
They are such kind, loving family people, and religious people, and I prayer to God that he helps them overcome this horrific devastation. It hurts my heart to know how much Americans take for granted each and every day. We waste more than they'll ever have, and we need to reach out, be generous,

Sending love and prayers their way, with hopes that all can find food, shelter and peace within. They are loving people and believe in God so strongly, I hope they can remain strong thru His love and help.

PAY TRIBUTE

  It is  "VETERAN'S DAY" here in America.  

     
        "THANK YOU for YOUR SERVICE" 

                                         AND TO MY SON 
 I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD TO BE YOUR MOTHER.   

" THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART."

IT'S WOYWW #231

Good Morning  to all of you interested in WOYWW.  At Julia's blog Stamping Ground you can get all the details of what happens on Wednesdays.  I missed last weeks post, as I had so many things that I was trying to catch up on. Spent some great time with my mother on one of our nicest fall days.

My work space has some completed cards today.  I've 2 friends having surgery this week so these will be in the "Get Well" mail today.  Also must do a few birthday cards before months end.

We are having a dreary, rainy day so after lunch might be a good time to have some creative time. I am hoping the snow forecast stays west of us. I really am not ready for snow this early in the season.

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your WOYWW visits.  I'm off to make a Tater Tot Casserole for lunch.