WOYWW #458

Hi everyone, so glad to have you stop by. This is a scheduled post for our Wednesday WOYWW, over at Julia's blog Stamping Ground.  Celebrating our grandson's birthday and some time spent with them while they in joy a spring break.

Was a busy desk since last week, lots of fun cards.

 For my sister's birthday

 For our grandson..15years old

 Will tuck a little money behind the wired heart and sign it on this the backside

 For a friend's 40th

 Grandson will be getting a car, and Grandpa will have a little more cash inside card I made.

And this is the workspace        while I was making the Vintage car and below his tag

I love making tags and this was a fun one. A little inspiration on life

Thanks for stopping by, I'm mending..found out left arm has tennis elbow, have an arm brace and not so much pain while healing with it on.  Therapy includes stretching of my neck for compressed vertebrates, helping a lot,  bursitis in shoulder more on that next trip, now ice/heat/advil and  deep massage in the trap/muscle.  Good as new in a few weeks. ! 

WOYWW #457

Welcome, it's good to be back. Partaking in Julia's What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday over on her blog HERE.

Missed last week with lots of "Life" issues, got most of mother's things sorted out, clothes washed and sorted by season, household items etc are still scattered. But I've  been doing therapy each day for neck and shoulders.No doubt from all the loading and unloading that day.  Seems to be making no headway.  Cancelled Mon/Tues as we were having rain/ice/snow/wind storms.  So used "Tiger Balm"  found out about it in S. Korea when we visited . It worked well for an elbow that I hurt in a fall. I think it's helping. 

My desk:

making a card for my niece's husband who is retiring from the military next week. I found this fun deck of playing cards. About Military Men/Presidents, but decided to leave it in tack. My son might like this, possibly some of his office staff involved. Tommy was at Camp David when President Busch was in office.

Standing in line for desk use, are 3 Birthdays, in a few days, a bridal shower, and Easter supplies.

Hope you all have a wonderful week. Thanks to everyone for stopping by 2 weeks ago and your supportive comments.  Mom seems to be doing well in her therapy, but speech is still a problem.

WOYWW #455

Welcome, it's an icy, snowy, cold day here, but it makes for enjoying our What's On You Workdesk Wednesday, hosted by Julia at her blog the  STAMPING GROUND, And you can click on her blog and visit those linked up, make friends, get ideas, and enjoy

Wasn't able to play along last week, my mother was entered into ER on Sunday and sent on Thurs to the nursing home, for speech therapy and physical therapy.  She either had a mild stroke or is in the another stage of her dementia. Had numerous tests done and they found nothing. So will finish packing up her Assisted Living items this week and settle her into the nursing home. It's hard to see her so confused and unable to do things. But she is in good hands, and has had a good life. Hopefully she can get out of that wheel chair, and talk clearly again.

My desk:   cleared of Valentines and trying out some new stamps and the TH stamp platform. My one goal this year is to use my supplies. I've so many embossing folders, stamps, dies, inks, papers, and embellishments I've never used. It's like I have a shop right here in front of me.

My other project will be sorting and labeling photos by family. And I'm talking 3-5 big rubber maids so it may take awhile. 

Thanks for stopping by, have a great week and enjoy WOYWW.

WOYWW #453

Welcome to our first post for February's Workspace Wednesday post.  Over at our lovely hostess Julia's blog has all the ways to enjoy others designs, or join up and post your creative spaces. click the  STAMPING GROUND and enjoy !

My desk just has more Valentine stash, and I'm running behind on being creative. The tin to the right has little crocheted hearts, I made a few years back. The bottome left is cut felted wool red hearts from an old blazer, the top holds bits and pieces of various types and colors of hearts and the bottom one has a variety of buttons, pins, metal themed bits and bobs. A few cut out  hearts scattered about.

Glad to have had a few good travel days away last week to watch my grandson swim in the schools district meet. The weather took a turn and we now have snow,  2/3 inches here but most got between 6/12 inches and a real hi-way mess just south of here,  -24 wind chill.  And I am content to stay at home.

Here is a link to this snow/ice  traffic mess on I-35 Monday  The worst Iowa has ever had. Most were driving too fast for the weather conditions.  Over 70 vehicles involved.

https://www.facebook.com/IowaStormChasing/videos/1756559444375304/?



Wishing you a Happy WOYWW kind of day and I will be around to visit this week. With 2 funerals and traveling I didn't have much time last week.  But thanks so much for all your kind comments and taking time to stop by.

WOYWW #452

Welcome, it's Wednesday the day we share our workspaces, all info is here at the STAMPING GROUND. You can play along by linking up or visit many others around the world.
Personally, I'm glad this is the LAST day of January.  February always seems like a great month.

Thanks to all who left comments on my computer issues. Day by day I've been able to almost have some normalcy to my computer life. Maybe I can call it making "Lemonade".

My desk yesterday while the sun was out. click to enlarge, I was working on some special cards, I cannot share yet, but enjoying some new rubber stamps and some older dies I've put aside.

 Two sympathy cards. for a  great older friend's family

 and for a classmate who's husband died from cancer . Both in our area so will be attending funerals later this week.

Short and sweet, I am downloading a backup via a now working ClickFree back up from my 8.1 documents/photos. Then it's a delete the unnecessary items. It's been confusing trying to find photos to download here etc, but soon I hope I'll be back to normal. Thanks for your input.

Enjoy a great WOYWW kind of day.

WOYWW # 451

Welcome, it's  What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday...Julia the hostess with the mostess invites anyone around the world to join up, visit others desk with linky, or play along thru her blog the STAMPING GROUND.

Those of you leaving comments and visits from last week thank you.  Slowly and greatly I am enjoying Windows 10.  A new Dell hard drive is most efficient, but my external back up CLICKFREE went out of business a short time ago, so my backup 8.l will not work on W 10. So trying to find another way, emailed my son for help!!!  Need my downloads, work and excel documents.   I've downloads from a lot of DIGITAL places and can't now access them.

On to why we are here  DESKS, WORKSPACES   simple things in life we take for granted

My first try with loading photos ...worked great,    camera to here:

 A little table next to my desk for creating flowers.  My desk has secret Valentines being constructed. Will share later.  Click the photos to enlarge.

This is above this area, lots of little ATC's when we were doing exchanges, something I truly miss. It gave me motivation and I loved working with the monthly theme on these little spaces.

Our little Bailey is slowly adjusting to being alone, rarely meowed, now that's his thing. He looks for his brother, stays away from where Bax laid and once a day at least he gives out a BIG Yelp, like I need you back bro.  Hubby and I  well a few tears here and there, no one greets us at the door when we come home yet, no one wakes us up meowing for more food, no one jumps up for scratching the ears,   But we have nicer weather, missed heavy snows, had rain, winds are gone and now on a warm up 40 maybe later today

Wishing you and yours well, thanks for visiting, I'll be around later, have to visit mother and fix a none working phone there.

WOYWW #450

Hi everyone. Wish me luck, my main computer is having issues "driver updates needed" Windows 8.1 and they want me to update to W10.  but...so I'm trying this on a laptop which is Windows 10 and I don't use this much unless we travel. Now having issues loading photos.
Headache #3 and it's only 10 AM. Will schedule this as I surely don't know if it will be available Wednesday for posting  High winds again  was a -32 with wind chills and a warm up scheduled for late Wednesday.

Visit HERE for the hostess blog on visiting more or playing along.  As it is a Wednesday  for visiting.

That worked but so far not photos from my camera.
Used my phone for same photos..yeah ! .a collection of OLD 1922 and forward Valentines I bought at an auction.

 Working with this mini journal, made from a junior mint box, some pretty papers for the cover, Martha's punches, and binding supplies.

A few Valentine supplies, as I was working on ideas for grand kids. A few pages I stamped with a Bird theme on my desk for the journal.  When I went to bind them I totally spaced off the fact that I needed to do the back side also, so now the bird images and the words are now not in order. Oh well, my 1st try at this paper journal thing.  I have done a fabric one a few years back for my sister's 40th Anniversay and it seems much simpler.

 Will play with Windows 10 as I guess I have no choice. Any suggestions on home computer ?  update to 10 or buy a new system?  using Windows 8.1  as camera, printers are compatible.  I really don't have a lot of cash to shell out for new equipment again. Thanks for bearing with me.

Have a wonderful week   Hope to visit if things here are all working.

Just minutes after I scheduled this  we lost our special cat Baxter...a post  Here  on our loss

Heart Break

It was a total shock, and to witness what happened was hard. Our 9 year old cat "Baxter" died today on our kitchen floor.

                                                       "Baxter"   21 lbs.

These two were barn siblings we brought home in June  nine years ago for our own barn cats, but they were so small I wanted to get them use to us, the area and our barn. So each morning my hubby would bring them from that nice little barn storage room to the house. Littered trained, and lovable.  At 5/6 pm at night he'd tack them back for the night, leave a light on and repeat the procedure until an October stormy night. He fell asleep in his chair from being out harvesting until the rains came. I could not reach the barn lights and was not going to take them out to the barn alone. So I woke up and asked if he would take them to their barn room, grumbling he said" I am not going to do this every night...let them live in the house."  And they did.  Spoiled and Lovable they've been ever since.

  Brother "Bailey"  11 lbs  on the bottom.  Snuggled up on a cold night. They were good brothers. Played hid n seek, batted a little cotton shiny ball around together, and made sure they each had lap time with both of us.

RIP dear one. I'll be watching for that brightest star above.

WOYWW #449

Good day to You, it's the wee hours of the morning here, but I am up and remembered. Last week I spaced Wednesday off until I seen a post, went to do a photo and join in late, but my hubby wanted to leave for the city. It was a fun day, and found some good sales.. The rest of the week was much of the same, errands, visiting mom and my sisters MIL (alone for the winter as they left for warmer climates).
Sharing my desk with the WOYWW group today, info is HERE with our hostess Ms Julia

A far away shot, it's a mess. got out Valentines here and decor for the rest of the house back in order. Christmas was put away yesterday. Have to tidy up a bit with vacuuming and my favorite "dusting"upstairs.  Enjoying 2 days of 35 degree temps, so I even opened up the windows while I cleaned the house.  A 50 degree turn around, from minus 25 . Seems like spring with no winds,  but Thursday is a winter storm watch 8 inches of snow and possible ice forecast with 50 mph winds.  He got the generator ready just in case electric goes out. Here if it does we also have no water. So finger crossed.

Have a wonderful week, hope you get to do your favorite crafting and have time to enjoy other things you love.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2018

Wishing You and Yours a Very Happy New Year.  Thanking you for following along, leaving great comments, words of encouragement and support throughout this past year.  Have had enjoyable visits and thank you for allowing me into your moments.



Best Wishes Always

WOYWW # 447

Welcome, hope you had a wonderful Christmas, and can enjoy the up coming New Year's celebration.  We are having below 0 temps.  But no wind today, I think it is -15, a little warmer than yesterdays -22.  It's another Wednesday with sharing our work spaces and Julia has more info on her blog HERE

This is me ready to share some fried ice cream with my hubby. He took me out for my birthday the 18th to a new Mexican restaurant close by. It was so good. I don't feel any older.

 This is one of the little angels I had fun using for cards and tags this year. This is on a wood piece I've had for a long time. Several came in a box and never had a use for them  until now.

My desk, cleared of Christmas and ready to be loaded up for Valentine designs.

 Our neighbors had a baby girl born  in November and I made this card to take over with a little gift and some Christmas gifts.  Just an adorable little family  Garrett, Mattie Mae, and Dottie Lynn.

Thanks to all who visited and left such nice comments last week. 

A BLESSED CHRISTMAS

Wishing You and Yours a Very Merry & Blessed Christmas this year.

Jesus is the Reason for this Season.  May all be Merry & Bright.

WOYWW #446

Welcome !  It's another fly by Wednesday,  sharing our work spaces, visit Julia for details HERE and have your tour.  We are all in the countdown to Christmas. We've had super weather,  (40/50 degrees) which is about to take a nose dive. Very Cold temps and wetness, could be rain, could be snow, could be a mistaken forecast. Just hope it all clears before travelers have to be on the road to visit family.

I really cleared out most of my Christmas supplies from this work area. A little bag of big earrings, I purchased for 50 cents at a garage sale. A Seth Apter die, I found on sale and little oddities of things to use for package toppers.

Wishing You and Yours a Joyous Christmas. Leaving you with the Nativity my husband gave to me when we were first married.  It IS the Reason for Christmas, enjoy your way of celebrating.

Merry Christmas !

WOYWW #445

Good Morning fellow deskers,  This will be short and quick.  We are lucky to have electricity. with 45/50 mph winds and a slight mist.  And I have been dealing with what I think is "Flu".. must be 2 kinds mixed into one event.  A hot soak in the tub is next. And then try to RE-Hydrate.

 A couple of the tags that went to a favorite little shop

 One of the note cards

 And my desk, making string tags for my grand daughters.  Packages to mail

Thanks for the visit, and all the great comments last week.  We left the area for grandson's swim meet so was not good at visiting last week. Hope to do better today.

You can check our our hostess Julia at the STAMPING GROUND to check out other desks or get involved with joining in. 

WOYWW #444

Hello dear blogging friends.  Another Wednesday to share our desks. Julia at the STAMPING GROUND will let you play along. Just hop over to her blog and you can meet new friends from all over the world and if you want share your crafty space.

It's been a whirlwind here. Temps went from 65 degrees to 32 within hours, 45 MPH winds and light snow. So I've been fuming over mailing packages to my sons family in Virginia  The cost is utterly ridiculous.  So I decided to schedule my post and take a break.

I did get a few pods painted the end of last week still had warm temps. Now to make a few ornaments.

And I took time to clean up, put away and start over.

Made a tag for my son's December birthday on the 7th.  

A tiny little note card 3x3 from one of those angels I made earlier.

I will post more of my Small and Large Tags, Cards  in another post in a few days.  I will have a local Salon and a fun Vintage Shop display them and maybe sell a few.

Wishing you a great week, and lots of MoJo,  It's a busy time of the year.  Thanks to all who visited last week and took time to leave a message.