The Olde FarmHouse Road

2012-01-29T20:00:00.000-08:00

Kelly and me

Kelly and hubby Tim

I went to Thomasville this morn and attended church with Kelly. The kids weren't there, Dustin was visiting his dad and Brianna was with Tim's family. Had a good time but missed being at my own church, Life Springs.

2012-01-20T15:34:00.001-08:00

Comfort and prayers to all of you with Loved Ones in OUR Military.Especially those in hostile foreign lands and danger zones. My son in law Michael (above) is one of those Troops and I pray for their safe return, for your loved ones and for mine. No one knows unless you have some one over there how it really feels. Recently we lost the life of a young Soldier, Spc 4 Patrick Lay ll.He was killed this past October when his humvee ran over an IED bomb in Afghanistan. I used to baby sit him as a child. God Bless and comfort those who have lost loved ones abroad, God Bless our Troops, God Bless the USA!

Pattern Sale on Website

2012-01-16T20:06:00.001-08:00

I am having a sale on all my paper mailed patterns for the next week. They are normally $8-$10.00. For one week they will be only $6.00 ppd, any pattern of any price. Outside of USA will have to pay actual postage for mailing, but pattern sale price still applies at $6.00 each.
***** The cart is not set to pick up this sale price so you will have to email me with your order please and I can send you a paypal invoice.

website: www.theoldefarmhouseroad.com
email: oldefarmhouse@windstream.net
Blessings to all.

GOOD QUESTION !!!

2012-01-14T06:27:00.000-08:00

Thank God for Tim Tebow! Not for his athletic abilities, but for not being afraid to stand up and stand out for OUR God!! Regardless of what anyone says or thinks. You go Tebow! I am very proud of you! If he had a flippin' turban on his head and put his face to the ground they probably wouldn't say anything about it!

Awesome Mail Day!! Hoot Hoot!

2012-01-11T13:31:00.001-08:00

OMG! I LOVE these purses!!! A new friend I have met through FB, Tina, makes these beautiful purses and ladies let me tell you her work is perfection and her designs are all sooo original one of a kind, just top notch so if you love purses you need to look her up on FB.. Tina Burdette and also as "Hansley Girl" (2 different FB pages) ...and see her work. She also does original jewelry. I really wish she would open an Etsy store cause she could definietly make some $$. She does lots of things, not just purses, very talented woman. I had seen her purse with the owl and wanted it for Celena's b-day, Celena likes owl things and she LOVES large handbags soo she is going to absolutely love this purse! And Tina also sent me the beautiful green purse with the cool parrot button on it, I had commented to her how I thought it was so adorable and she sent it to me along with Celena's b-day gift. I just love them, Celena may not get that purse after all for her b-day(LOL), no just kidding, she will LOVE it but I was so impressed at the workmanship and quality of both purses. Celena doesn't have a computer for now and she never looks at my blog anyway so she will still be surprised when she gets the b-day purse Jan 16th..heee! And now for the funny part. I ordered a Hip Hop beginner workout DVD from Amazon for about $7.00 and it finally came, I watched it and I am happy with it., easy steps, good explanations and demos of how and what you are doing so I think I can handle this. Some moves I just can't do cause of my RA but otherwise I think it is something I can definitely work with. Been searching for something on a very beginner level for a while and this is exactly what I have been looking for. Well, better go, have church 2nite at this new church I have been attending and also have work I need to be doing so Blessings to all, have a great rest of the week and don't forget to look up Hansleygirl on FB and take a peek at her wares! I think she has her purses on her Tina Burdette FB page, send her a friend request and check them out! They are great!

Cold Day

2012-01-05T21:07:00.001-08:00

Miley found a nice place to sleep today, all cuddled up in a crate on top some of my fabric. Such a sweetie, so lovable.

I did it....

2011-12-27T16:10:00.000-08:00

Had nothing else on the agenda for today so I spur of the moment decided to just go ahead, do the dreaded chore of putting away all the Christmas decorations. Nothing is out now except my small Prim tree in the living room that has nothing but the candles and a string of small silicone tip lights on it. Everything else is put away and oh how bare it looks in the house.. I thought I would be missing it a lot more than I am when I took it down, always sad to do it, BUT, I knew I wouldn't get motivated to get anything else acomplished moving forward as long as I still had all the decorations out. This is actually the earliest I have ever taken down my decorations..LOL..Now maybe I can focus on patterns for spring and many other things I need to do.Supposed to be down in the 30's next several nights so I have my fleece PJ's on, getting cold in the house already.There is a College Football Bowl game on so I think a cup of hot cocoa and the ball game sound like a nice treat for the evening! Sweet Dreams and lots of Happiness to everyone..

Wishes for a safe, Happy, and Blessed New Year to all of you....

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

2011-12-26T19:17:00.000-08:00

My precious Grand doggies Lyra and Lysha.. came with Celena to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with me.....they were being Naughty on Christmas Eve, always fighting over the same toy, they are as bad as a couple of two year olds!

Corky wearing her Christmas present, it is actually a collar with the Bulldog scarf attached!

Lysha giving me Christmas Kisses as they got ready to head back home Christmas night, Celena had to be at work early day after Christmas.

Lyra and Lysha getting ready to go home. I just love them to pieces!

Celena and Me Christmas Day, and of course always a doggie in the pic, this time it is Bristol

Celena and her Dad Christmas Day. I always invite him over for Holidays if he has no where to be, I know Celena appreciates it too.

Christmas Eve night, waiting for Santa (hee) Celena cutting up apples for the Apple Crisp she wanted me to make so badly, then when it was ready for the oven she dumped the whole pan in the floor! There is not a China shop in the world that will let her w/i a 100 yards of it. She has that natural gift of being a cluts. LOL. And of course as I said, always a doggie in the pic.. this time it's Corky!

Lysha, the rescue Husky, has become soo spoiled. They are banned to the back porch while eating... She is holding one of her Christmas toys in her front paws, she has placed the other toy in her food dish while she lays down and eats her Christmas Dinner out of her paper plate! Guess this way she can guard everything from Lyra and my doggies... Now that is a thinking dog!

Lyra's ears and a good pic of Lysha smiling so big, She is so happy these days and just loves her toy.. she has hung on to that thing ever since Santa gave it to her Christmas Eve!

Merrier and Brighter!

2011-12-24T18:14:00.001-08:00

My baby made it here after working this evening so everything is better now! We are busy making cookies and deserts and a few things ahead for tomorrow's dinner. Having a good time. She of course brought her pups, Lyra and Lysha!

Got the lamp post last week, half price. Love it.

Last Minute things....

2011-12-23T16:34:00.000-08:00

Just a few last minute pics.. Merry Christmas to Everyone!

Christmas Kitty...

2011-12-18T10:07:00.001-08:00

Miley..................

Ha Ha Funny, now get this junk off of me!

Set this out last week, ran across some stuff, so I put it in this wooden box I had found at a Thrift Store. OK, ENOUGH! No more setting out Christmas decorations this year!

Winding down!

2011-12-17T15:38:00.001-08:00

A few last minute doll orders that were finally shipped off earlier this week. Glad to be done with everything now and able to just enjoy the next week b/f Christmas.

The Dollar Tree had these adorable hats and collars so I picked one up, Corky didn't seem to mind modeling it for a couple seconds just long enough for a picture. Guess she deserves a nice juicy Doggy Bone from Santa for her patience!

One of the dolls that shipped out this week, it is my Melon Patch doll available on the website.

Just because...

2011-12-12T17:07:00.000-08:00

Lyra giving Miley a Christmas Kiss!

Just a few more pics I had taken around the house. This little wooden Santa and sleigh, one of my very favorite things, I bought when Celena was about 6 years old. We had gone to the mountains for a vacation that year in October, actually I think it was the month and year that Sandy and I first met, been friends ever since!

Another ugly very prim santa that I just love! It is from the lady Sandy and I call the "Rag Lady" b/c she does all these really great super prim dolls. I believe Sandy bought this one from her for me as Christmas gift.

The big Christmas Ball is from Tucker's Farm booth and the santa tucked in the wooden cheese box is another one that Sandy made while I was visiting with her a couple years ago. We decided to do a project while I was there, she did the santa and I did a Caroler.

My grandbabies..hee.. Lyra and Lysha, visiting meLysha giving Miley Christmas Kiss

Bristol and Zoey love to play with Lyra and Lysha.

Aren't they just beautiful?? I love them to pieces!

Saturday Evening

2011-12-10T21:01:00.001-08:00

Celena, my baby.Always a dog in the pic around here too....

Lyra and Lysha and me....Celena spent the night with me last night and we went to a Christmas party tonight. Afterwards I changed into my nightgown ready to settle in for a night of Hallmark Christmas shows..LOL.. Celena changed and got Lyra and Lysha ready to head back to her house in Albany.

Celena with her babies, Lyra and Lysha and of course Bristol and Zoey wanted in on the pic too.

Nothing really new

2011-12-09T18:39:00.000-08:00

I ran across my Chrismas bowls and platters today so I set them out. Only place I could find for these poor bowls was in the dish drainer sitting in the sink!This tiny little stocking I just had to buy, was only like $2.00 but soo cute. Bought it at a wonderful little gift shop in Sylvester, nearby town, the shop is called "BarnYard Creations". Barbara, the owner, has the most awesome smelling jar candles, been buying them from her for several years now. Went there with my sister and her hubby when they came up for Thanksgiving last year and again this year, she loves the shop too. It has become a tradition for us to go there now during their annual Thanksgiving visit!

This is hanging on a stepback cupbpard,the Red and white chicken hanger hook was purchased from Hobby Lobby a couple years ago.

I used to have these short white picket wooden fence pieces across my front yard by the dirt road but they got knocked down so much so for about a year they have been just stacked together leaning against a tree by the road so I hauled them into my fenced area on the side of the house yesterday. I am going to attach them to the fence in this little area and get them straightened up so they look better. I have wanted to make that area into a little nicley decorated flower garden or something that I can step out my bedroom door and enjoy.

Was rather cold today, Corky stayed in a lot. I had the heat going all day and oh yes, still going tonight! My fingers are still freezing!

The olde white Farm Table in my kitchen. These are some Christmas platters I have had for soooo many years! I keep forgetting about them most every Christmas, they stay put away so that is probably how they have survived for so long. I set them out today and remembered just how much I do like them.

Curly, alway wanting his face in the camera....see any buggers in there???

His hair is really growing fast again. He will need to be sheared by early spring as soon as the chill in the air goes away. Otherwise he could catch a cold.

Took this beautiful picture out my back door yesterday afternoon. This tree is so pretty, still shedding it's fall colored leaves. Was rather windy and the leaves were blowing off in big showers of leaves every time the wind would kick up. Was a gorgeous day, very cool and windy. I just loved it. Sat outside for a bit and just looked around at how beautiful it is and thought about how blessed I was feeling. Was so peaceful and quiet. I really love it here, especially this time of year.
soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo,

Just enjoying the time after the rush of shows being over. Finally can walk outside and "smell the roses"...so beautiful out there. Cool and cold days lately, beautiful trees still losing the Fall colored leaves. My backyard covered in leaves from the pecan tree that has already shed all it's leaves. I love the sounds of the crunching leaves when the dogs are running around out there all frisky from the wonderful cool crisp air! Curly comes running from the Barn to greet me every time he hears me let the dogs out, he knows I am out there too so I hear the sound of the big Jingle Bells around his neck jinlging as he runs, especially love that sound in the cold night air.. ahhhhhh, so magical sounding. I love the Christmassy time of year, everything about it. Took a few pics the other day, one of the trees still losing it's leaves. It is so pretty. Curly of course always poses for the camera, and I finally got my white wooden fence peices brought to the side of my house where I have a smaller fenced in area. I am going to get them set up this week hopefully, want to attach them to the taller wire fence to help keep the dogs from getting through there. Normally I take the dogs out in the bigger area out back where Curly is, but sometimes I let them out on this side area. They will always look for a hole in the fence to get through if you turn your back for a second! So I hope the picket fence will put a stop to that.

Two more new patterns

2011-12-01T10:13:00.000-08:00

Nura Prim Angel aprox 27"

FarmHouse Woodland Santa aprox 26"

NEW PATTERN "Freezin' Season" Snowman

2011-11-29T23:58:00.000-08:00

This is my new pattern "FREEZIN' SEASON" 34" SNOWMAN available at side bar as
e-pattern $6.00 or as mailed version $8.50. Finished Doll is $36.95 ppd in USA
Use drop down box at side bar for choice of item.

Nooks & Crannies, and my Grand Doggies!

2011-11-29T14:02:00.000-08:00

I love this old raggedy black santa. He was from a booth at "Christmas Made In The South" in Jacksonville

Sandy gave me this Santa in the Stocking last year, she made it, he is from one of her Olde Country Cupboard line patterns.

This is a snowman from a SMF pattern, a lady made it and I purchaed him off ebay a couple years ago.

My magazine rack full of Christmas pillows.

My Olde piano done up for a Prim Christmas

A Raggedy Santa I have had for probably 10 years or more. He sits in the Christmas Rocker I purchased from Tucker's FarmHouse booth at Market Days in Tallahassee a number of years ago. Miley's food dish is next to him so Miley's rear end is in the pic too.

Just another view in the living room next to the old cupboard of quilts. I got this standing santa
marked down really cheap last year after Christmas at CVS in Starke while visiting Sandy. The hanging Santa is made by the same woman who made the really prim black santa.

Close up of an old crate standing on end with my lamp on it and poinsettias in a wooden antique shoe shine box.

An old sled standing on end holding these snow guys with some greenery and grapevine under my wall lamp. The snowmen bag is from Honey and Me purchased from a country gift shop in Jacksonville, since gone out of business though..boohoo.

Celena is flying to North Carolina in the morn to visit one of our dear friends, Melody. She will be there for a few days so I get to babysit my precious grand doggies, Lyra and Lysha. She brought them over today.

Me with Lyra and Lysha

Lyra saying HELLO! Celena had them both shaved a couple months ago, Mohawks every time!

Me and Lysha.

My Grand Doggies

My tree in the living room is old as the hills, I have dragged it around to craft shows all those years. I stole the idea of the candles from Sandy last year and she stole the idea from some where she had seen them(heehee), used the candy cane painted candles, I cut rusty wire and wrapped them for hangers and put them on my tree. It also has a string of small brown cord silicone tip bulbs, this is all the decorations I want on it. Prim and Simple. I am proud to say that every single thing in my house and everything that I own, including my mini van, I worked for, bought and paid for myself over the past many years with no help from No "man". My antiques were all road side finds or bargains at unbelieveable prices, all my Christmas items were hand mades or things marked WAY down after Christmas from years passed and a few items were given to me as gifts.I have worked and earned everything I have. My marriage of 21 years gained me nothing but outrageous stress and I had to work my tail off to have anything for my child or for myself all those years with no help from her dad. I was so happy when I was finally able to walk out that door, start over and take everything with me that I had busted my behind for all those years. I am proud to have what I do, it is nothing fancy by no means but it is cozy and it is home I LOVE the house I live in and I am so happy to have my own place and thankful for all I have. Blessings to All!!

My Home

2011-11-29T09:06:00.000-08:00

Living room, I put short little legs on this old chicken coop I have had for years and made it into a coffee table.

Olde antique in my bedroom, I think I paid $35.00 for it at a yard sale several years ago, it was falling apart. I fixed the drawers on it but I like it the way it is, don't want it restored or anything. The people selling it had left it on a porch in the rain, etc. so it was weathered damaged. My friends Lynn, Jimmy and Amanda were with me and we were in their truck so they loaded that sucker up and off we went!

My Bedroom

My Dad's old Deacon's bench now sits in my room, a black doll I made him years ago that sat on his couch for many years b/f he passed away. He and his wife Emily(who passed away in 2000)used this bench for their alter, they knelt and prayed at that bench for many years b/f his wife gave it to me over 15 years ago. Love you Daddy.

Main bathroom.

Hoosier cabinet in my sewing room

Living room. Guest bedroom is right there behind that glass door.

Part of Kitchen

More Kitchen/ Dining area

Cupboard in sewing area

Hoosier Cabinet in sewing area

Old Cupboard full of old quilts at Living room doorway

This is my Tree this year, small and simple.

The olde Chicken Coop Coffee Table.

Living room.

More Living Room

The guest bedroom has been mostly storage and copy machines but I cleaned it out and had to set this bed back up again for my Thanksgiving company. Soo, I am just going to leave it this way for now. Hopefully Sandy will visit again soon also and she will have her own room to stay in.

Guest Bedroom

Living room, my replica Franklin stove fit perfectly under this fireplace mantle I made

years ago and used to use the mantle in my show displays. Now it stays right here! I love the stove,I use it just with this fake flame in it cause it looks soo real, can also use the heater in too if needed.

Thanksgiving and Family visiting at my house

2011-11-28T16:52:00.001-08:00

Me (in dark blue T-shirt) w/ my brother Jimmy,
and on the right is my sister, Teresa, and her hubby Bob

Jimmy and his wife Sophie w/ Teresa and Bob

Me and Teresa

Celena and Chloe with little doggie Weston at the Lighting on The Square Thanksgiving Night.

Santa's reindeer at the Lighting on The Square Thanksgiving Night.

Celena's Husky, Lysha, peeking in the porch door waiting on her Thanksgiving dinner

My brother Jimmy, brother in law Bob, me and of course Curly!

Jimmy and Bob had fun with my BB gun in the backyard, like a couple of little kids shooting at boxes and junk. Think they probably even shot at each other at some point. Bob is a retired Sherriff deputy so he probably misses being shot at...LOL.

Sophie and Curly, Bristol off in the background

I set out my Christmas decorations b/f my company came in and gave them their gifts while they were here since we won't be together for Christmas. Corky curled up under the tree.

Lighting at the Square Thanksgiving Night. Sophie, Jimmy, Teresa and Bob.

Ruby and Chloe(Michael's half sisters), his step mom Louise, and Celena at the square Thanksgiving Night. We all met up there, it was a lot of fun.

Me and my bro Jimmy

NOW....... some Thanksgiving Food! WootWoot!We smoked the turkey, it is soo delicious Pepper Bread and Pecan Pie!

My sweet little baby Celena in the kitchen helping on Thanksgiving Day

Celena's dad (my ex) came over for the festivities too, he and Sophie played and sang, Jimmy played bass and sang with them also. Sophie played the Dulcimer, Ronnie was playing guitar. We enjoyed the jam session. They did a lot of gospel music. Was a good time.

Miley had enough of us all so he burried his head into the arm of the couch and went to sleep!

Calico Saturday

2011-11-16T20:40:00.000-08:00

Sandy and me looking like tired old ladies Sunday at the show.

My child helping set up the booth Friday b/f the show.

Celena decorating the booth tree.

My baby Celena and Sandy's baby,Sami at the Show this past Saturday Morning.

Me and My baby Saturday, ready to start the show!

Booth Pics from Calico Show

2011-11-14T18:23:00.001-08:00

Booth Pic...weather was wonderful this past weekend... in low 30's Saturday morn, clear blue skies, warmerd up to high 60's by afternoon. Was Great Christmas shopping weather!
The Ornie tree.

My "Christmas From The Atttic" Santa.

Dolls and Santa's. Father Christmas was made from an Olde Country Cupboard pattern

New snowman doll pattern, hopes to be in e-pattern form very soon.They flew off the shelf!

Fireplace and Santa dolls, Bears, etc..

Booth pic and register table.

Booth Pic, Tree ornie table in center of booth

Snowmen from Winter Wonderland pattern from Olde Country Cupboard pattern

Friday evening, setting up the booths, Sami and Celena.. always cold!

New Snowman pattern, Celena will have it written up as soon as possible and post it on here in e-pattern form $6.00, also currently available as paper mailed pattern, $8.00.

Monday, Monday , Monday...

2011-11-14T18:19:00.000-08:00

What a Monday, Had to take my child (Celena) to the ER around noon, spent 3 and a half hours sitting there,they took her straight in, no waiting. I am exhausted and weary. Had been with her at the show all weekend so we were both exhausted to begin with. Tried to get her in to a doc here in town, actually three doctor's I called. All were booked solid and after hearing her problem they all said same thing..take her to the ER asap. Soo, that is where my day went. I have a tension headache, tired and my whole body aches. Guess I should have snuck in a visit to the ER doc while I was there! Hope the rest of the week gets better. Have a lot of things to try to catch up on this evening but I am so achey and tired. Monday Night Football is on, so I will rest a while and enjoy the game (I hope!).
Looks like I am going to have to get something done about my shoulder, it's been hurting so terribly bad and to the point the pain is getting to be too much sooo I guess my dreaded surgery for that may be right around the corner, but I still hope and pray for a miracle. It is badly deteriorated in that whole shoulder joint area so it will be some sort of reconstructive surgery. Ball joint replacemnt is out of the question due to the extent of the deterioration, nothing left there for them to work with. Don't want to have surgery! Oh I don't want to do it, just wish it would be all better when I wake up one day soon!! Blessings to all.

Armed Guard..LOL. litterally!

2011-11-10T10:33:00.001-08:00

Celena will be bringing her Dad over here to stay at my house while we do the show set up and show weekend so he can keep an eye on things. He is still recovering from his work injury. Kind of get tired of not being able to go anywhere for long w/o coming home to find some one has stolen pecans from the yard and clothes right off my clothes line! Plus other things. But I have that covered for the show set up day and weekend. Celena's dad is in law enforcement. Weather is going to be COLD and very beautiful this weekend. Looking forward to sitting and visiting with Sandy... Celena and Samantha can have their time too.

A New Day!

2011-11-10T10:11:00.000-08:00

It is a beautiful cool day with the leaves falling steadily. My pecan tree was loaded this year.

Curly with his tongue stuck out.

I was feeding Curly some crackers, he always has to have a little treat when I go out in the yard.

This is from one of Sandy's Pattern, The Olde Country Cupboard line. It is a little puppy with his "head" stuck in the stocking. Have 4 of these guys ready to go.

A candle pan with an electric candle in it, I added Mice and greenery to it.

Have only one of thse Snowman Nodders this year. He was half finished from last year and never made it to the show last Fall.

Christmas Bear.

Made her dress and bloomers and did her hair about two this morning while watching the Nanny.. LOL. She was another body I ran across in a box. Wish I knew what pattern she was from, I am thinking maybe a Polka Dot Pig pattern perhaps. She is Rag stuffed,I like her.

Almost Showtime, My Messy Kitchen!

2011-11-08T19:32:00.001-08:00

These are 18-24" trees in rusty cans and buckets, all have lights on them. On one I put a string of those tiny seed lights, wish I had a lot more of those strings as they are perfect for these trees. A few of these I dusted with cinnamon and spray adhesive. Two of the trees have the tiny mice on them.

Thrift Store Bear find, washed him in washer, grunged him up, made him a Hat, and got him Holiday ready on this sleigh, attached a tree with lights to the sleigh and a few things in his hands. He is a pretty big guy.Another Thrift Store Bear, he is a little smaller on a smaller sled with lighted tree. You can see all the Cats I have made up sitting behind him, think there are about 6 of them. My table is full of fabric and scraps and bodies needing finishing! The kitchen is a disaster.

These are the 7 Santa's I intended to put the pattern up but I am not going to be able to post any of the new patterns until after the show this weekend, I am just so pressed for time. Sandy will be here Friday and Celena will be here Thursday evening.

New Dolls and Patterns

2011-11-05T21:38:00.001-07:00

I have some old stiffened quilt wings outside drying so these girls will get their wings b/f being packed away.

Couldn't find anything to put in her basket that resembles an egg that was appropriate size for her, since her dress is chicken fabric I wanted to have eggs in the basket so I looked around and saw the pecans I had picked up out of the yard so I just quickly painted two of them off white and Waa-laa! Perfect size eggs for her basket.

These Raggedies are holding old quilt PinWheels. Hope to get these in e-pattern form w/i the next few days. So little time left b/f the show. These are all my new patterns, actually all of the above dolls are just made from two different new patterns.

Santas and Mice

2011-11-05T09:29:00.001-07:00

These guys are almost done, I have 7 of them made up, got 2 more to finish off and they will be done finally! He is a new Santa pattern, hope to have him in e-pattern form by the weekend being over, probably be late tonight or tommorrow after church b/f I get him listed on here as e-pattern. I have a pile of half finished stuff sitting in this chair they are piled on top of.

Santa

This is an old board I have outside by the fence where I do a lot of my staining and painting to dry in the sun. I didn't realize I had this many mice done up, sat and made them one evening while watching FootBall, just told Sandy I thought I had about 20 or 25 of the mice BUT I counted them a minute ago and I have 45!!!! Sooo, got less than a week to figure out something to do with all of them! They need their tails and whiskers and they will be done.

Father Christmas Doll

2011-11-01T22:02:00.000-07:00

This BIG guy is made from an Olde Country Cupboard pattern "Father Christmas" available on Sandy's website. (The Olde Country Cupboard). He is rag stuffed. I have yet to put a bag of goodies in his arms and shoe laces on his boots but he is pretty much done other than that so I wanted to post a pic b/f I head off to bed for the night. Got two more of him to finish tomorrow also. I hope I can manage to get an early start tomorrow, so much I need to get done. Good Night everyone!

Later Halloween Night...

2011-10-31T22:33:00.001-07:00

Celena and her best friend Jill, dressed up for a Halloween Party this weekend.. Celena was the Queen of Hearts and Jill was the Mad Hatter. I would never have recognized them! They did a great job on their costumes.

It has been a Very quiet Halloween night at my house tonight..... eeeearily quiet! LOL! Just me here. No trick or treaters out tonight, but these days I would be afraid to open the door anyway. But gee I sure miss those simpler days when I was a kid and Halloween was safe and fun, tons of us were out in the streets wearing our costumes, I would be soo excited waiting until we could go out and get started collecting candy trick or treating with our parents tagging behind as we went door to door gathering goodies...seems everyone went and the streets were full, there were carved and lit Jack-O-Lanterns at most every house. I remember how wonderful that smell was of a candle burning inside the pumpkins. My mom used to make caramel popcorn balls and dipped Carmel Candy Apples.. oh those wonderful smells of Halloween's past.

Then when my girls were little, I used to be able to take them and go trick or treating too, even though it wasn't nearly as crowded out on the streets as it was when I was a child... but anymore it is so different as we all know. Sadly, I don't think I have seen a trick or treater at my door in about 6 years or more. Probably much safer for the little kids to do other things, community & church parties and activities and such instead of going door to door BUT I sure miss those old days when it was fun and safe.

A Quiet Halloween Night.

2011-10-31T16:46:00.000-07:00

Got 12 of these guys done, haven't made them in years. They are cuties!

These are Prim Reindeer, got 10 made, dissappointed in the picture, they look soo much better in person. Really like them.

Miley .. a big help, holding the box down for me, you know, in case a huge gush of wind was to come bursting through the window..OOOOk.

This is from my "Abigail 1802" pattern , I made 2 of them., One went out the door for an order and the other one will go to my show I suppose. Pattern is available on my website.

http://www.theoldefarmhouseroad.com/
Well that is about all I have to report right now.. back to work....And..Monday Night FootBall!! WooHoo!

Early October Snow!!

2011-10-30T15:49:00.000-07:00

Isn't this snow beautiful??!!! The only thing I can find wrong with this picture is....that unfortunately it isn't at my house..BooHoo! This is a gorgeous snowfall from Baltimore, Maryland yesterday (Saturday Oct 29, 2011) from where my dear friend Delores lives. She was kind enough to send this pic to me cause she knows how much I love snow!! This was actually taken at her daughter's home about an hour from Delores. Just wanted to share with you, it got me motivated and more in the mood to sew Christmas items. Thanks sooooo much Delores!!! You are a sweetie! I love your snow pic! Looking forward to getting more from you this winter..LOL!

Toast to the Bride and Groom

2011-10-17T08:45:00.000-07:00

Celena giving her toast to the Bride and groom, as Maid of Honor she gave a toast and David as Best Man did also. They did great, very very sweet and funny.

Turn on Your Sound and enjoy the music!

2011-10-13T12:38:00.000-07:00

Night of Rehearsal Dinner and b/f ceremony

2011-10-13T12:14:00.001-07:00

Celena and me at the Rehearsal dinner

The teary eyed Bride danced with her teary eyed Father, Celena was crying her eyes out, I cried too. It was so sweet.

Sandy and Sami

Celena and Todd (father of the Bride) had a dance too!

The Bride and Bridal party getting ready for make up and hair do's the morn of the Wedding.

Samantha and my child, Celena, rehearsal night.

Todd, the Father of the Bride.. and Samantha on the Big Day.

There is a beautiful waterfall in the Lobby in front of Samantha. I thought this was a beautiful picture.

Rehearsal.

More Rehearsal pics

Todd and Samantha at the rehearsal.

Christina and her son Caleb

My baby, Celena..the Maid of Honor

Day of the wedding, little Caleb getting his flower pinned on

Father of the Bride, Todd, trying to drink away his nerves b/f the wedding..LOL. He looked so handsome and proud!

Rehearsal dinner, Breilee the flower girl with her mom and dad

Getting ready for the rehearsal

Celena and Samantha, Good grief! Look at all that makeup on the floor!

The Rehearsal dinner and the Wedding

2011-10-13T10:59:00.000-07:00

The Maid of Honor, My daughter Celena Jem Garcia.

The Rehearsal Dinner.. Bride, Bride's maids, and little Caleb.

A happy Bride.

The Bride and Groom.

This is Christina, she is sooo sweet, she was one of the Bride's Maids, her adorable little son Caleb was the ring bearer and did a wonderful job. He is smart and handsome, I had a wonderful time chatting with him during the reception

Ready for the Rehearsal and dinner....This is my daughter, Celena in flowered dress, she was the Maid of Honor and that is the beautiful little Flower Girl standing there, Breilee. The young lady with the blonde hair was also one of the Bride's Maids.

The Bride, Samantha, on the Big Day.

Mother of the Bride.... Sandy and Samantha b/f the ceremony.

Sandy and me, waiting for the big moment.

Sandy and me with our daughters.

Still in the dressing room, Samantha, Celena and two of the Bride's maids

Sandy having a wardrobe malfunction..LOL.. actually she was just trying to get her corsage on.

My child, Celena, The Maid of Honor.

Still b/f the ceremony....Sweet little Caleb and a nervous Father of the Bride!

Finally, here we are, the ceremony! Celena and the Flower girl, Bride and Groom, Best man and the ring bearer Caleb.

Oooops, a duplicate.. LOL...

Have just been pronounced Man and Wife.. you know I had to take lots of pics of my child too.....

Celena and David, the best man, ready to walk down the isle as the ceremony ends

The entire Wedding Party.

Finally, the reception. I sat with the happy and relieved Mother and Father of the Bride! Sandy and Todd. Everything was beautiful, Todd looked so handsome in his Tux, Sandy looked beautiful all dressed up. Everything went great and the reception was a big hit, we had a wonderful time.

oooooook!

2011-10-04T09:51:00.000-07:00

Michael, wake up! They are shooting at you!! (Just kidding)You know Michael,it isn't always a good idea to sleep on the job in enemy territory!...LOL.. this is my dear son in-law Michael, asleep, he is curently deployed again. God Bless him.

Such a serious face Michael, must be some intense music he is listening too! Actually he says he does it cause they are going really fast through there and trying to avoid running over IED bombs so music helps releieve the tension and creates a mental diversion of being killed any second. I guess I have to agree. Praying for his safe return home.

All Out The Door!

2011-09-28T16:52:00.000-07:00

This is a single customer order(above), my Olde Prairie Blessings Vac Cover doll.
Pattern or finished item available on my website, also as e-pattern.

Just some little dollies...... Part of a wholesale order

More wholesale order

Still wholesale order....

YUP... Still wholesale order..............

6 Mammy Bag Holders in the box.. still wholesale order

My new Witch Head Door Hanger .. part of this wholesale order too!

E-pattern or mailed version available on my blog and website, also available finished

My Colonial Blessings Vac Cover doll, had three of these made up, two were for this wholesale order and one as a single customer order. All of this stuff went out the door today along with 6 pattern orders so I need to go full force ahead (if that is possible..LOL!) with my sewing , the show right around the corner!! All that comes to mind is..YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Celena is supposed to get started on some stitchery pillows for the show. She will be here later tonight.

***** (Above) My "Colonial Blessings" Vac Cover as pattern or finished item is available from my website or blog, also available as E-pattern. Thanks for stopping by and God Bless! Have a Great week Everyone!!!!!!!!!!

Which is Witch???

2011-09-20T21:36:00.000-07:00

Me and my Witch vacuum cover doll at Sandy's house... can you tell Which is Witch?? LOL!! Pattern is available on my website www.theoldefarmhouseroad.com

The "Gang" all here!

2011-09-19T21:13:00.000-07:00

My baby Celena, me, and Sandy at Cracker Barrel today... seems to be our meeting up place any time we travel and meet! But we have the same old stores here as everyone else does so there wasn't a whole lot of places to go that were interesting.. we all went to Albany instead of here in Moultrie. There isn 't hardly anything in Moultrie except a walmart! But gee, that Hobby Lobby in Albany had the nastiest restrooms of any public place I have seen in years!! It was absolutely disgusting in the ladies bathroom, just had been neglected for a VERY long time , the toilets and sinks were coated in filth, dirty rings all in them from not being cleaned, just horrid.

Celena, me, and Sami. The girls went to shop for a bride's maid dress and Sandy and I went to Hobby Lobby and all those interesting places(LOL). Then we all 4 met at Golden Corral for lunch, then out to the stores again. Was a nice day. Sandy and I went to the Dollar Tree, Sandy wanted me to ask the price on an item just to see if they would page some one to do a price check..LOL.. get it... Dollar tree... everything is a dollar!

Unexpected Visit!

2011-09-18T16:12:00.000-07:00

Looks like Sandy and Samantha will be here tomorrow for the day so we are all going to Albany.. Samantha and my daughter Celena have the shopping bug so they are going shopping so I guess Sandy and I will do our thing... hit Hobby Lobby and Jo Ann Fabrics. Also the Wallly World in Albany never removed their fabric dept so we can check that out too. Might meet the girls for lunch if we can time it right. Will be a short visit but that is better than nothing!

Sandy and Me!

2011-09-15T15:40:00.000-07:00

Sandy and me.. we are thinking this was taken a few years after we first got together as friends..oh to go back to those days!

NEW Witch Fall Pattern! Glenda Witch

2011-09-14T14:52:00.000-07:00

This is Glenda, an easy to make BIG 23" Witch head w/hat. She has an ugly unsightly wart on her nose! Mailed version is available now for $8.00. Hope to have the e-pattern ready this evening, had trouble with my scanner lately but I hope to have that fixed later tonight.
E-Pattern will be $6.00. Paypal button for mailed pattern is at right of picture, hope to add e-pattern as soon as I get my scanner straightened out. Have a Blessed Day Everyone!

Hard days work

2011-09-12T23:33:00.001-07:00

I worked my rear end off today, running around here like a crazy woman. Was hot, sweating like crazy, had to stop and get a shower. Have cooked,baked, & grilled food today,cleaned and cleaned house, plus taking care of my ex.. my daughter's dad who is recovering from surgery. So he is lying up in the bed with the a/c and a fan on him all comfy, I look around and I see Miley kitty lying on her back on the couch enjoying the cool air blowing from the a/c right on her while she sleeps so good, then there is that crazy dog lying on her back sleeping on the back porch and what you can't see is a fan right there by her back legs blowing right on her! I was thinking I am so glad everyone else is so comfy while I sweat bullets and work my tail off! LOL!

2011-08-24T11:37:00.000-07:00

Sandy and me, ready to go to dinner on the ship.Oh the food was Fantastic!

This is all of us but Sandy.. Samantha, me, Christina and Kaylan.

Why I posted this pic I have no idea! UGH! But this is the hallway where our cabin was located. Sandy and I had a cabin to ourselves to share and the girls had another to share of their own. As Sandy said, we woke each other up snoring!! We had a nice size two bed cabin, the girls had a balcony outside their cabin and 3 beds squished into it.. I was happier with the two beds and more room!

Looking up at all the decks from a lower deck inside the main area of the Ship. There are so many shops and bands playing, comedy shows, casino, just so much going on all the time. Always live bands playing different music styles through out the ship. Was great.

The glass elevator, we must have rode on that a hundred times getting from deck to deck. It was all so colorful and beautiful. My camera memory card was full by the first day so I am waiting for Sandy to send me all the pics she took on the cruise so I can post some more! Plus she has all those pics I haven't seen yet. I must say that on the cruise I have never seen so much bare skin and bathing suit fabric stretch so many differnet directions! Was all fun though.

Pics for the Road.

2011-08-23T20:23:00.000-07:00

Sandy and her hubby Todd, my daughter Celena and then little Chloe, Celena's little sis in law. She is so darling, has an english accent. Her mom is english and they lived in England until she was 7. She is such a sweetie.

Outside Cracker Barrel in Lake Park, Celena (standing) and Chloe (sitting), we were waiting for Todd and Sandy to arrive.

I'm back, we are open!

2011-08-22T16:27:00.000-07:00

Sandy and me ready to go to Dinner on the Cruise ship.

Me at the port in Nassau, Bahamas. Sandy took the pic. Waiting for my Ship to come in... always thought I would be at the airport when it did! LOL.. no, actually that IS my ship behind me. My oh My those ships are HUGE! I went on one almost 25 years ago and had forgotten how big they really are. Had a great time with my BFF Sandy and we enjoyed Samantha, Kaylen, and Christina's company also what little time we met up with them but we did all have dinner together everynight so that was cool. Was a great time with a GREAT freind. But I think we were all 5 of us exhausted and ready to come home by the end of the cruise..Sandy and I aren't used to the NIGHT LIFE any more that we experieneced on the cruise! Heee!! But we had a blast enjoying it.

Had a great time on the cruise, back home.. hope all is well with everyone! Blessings, Carmen.

Going to be Away! Closed August 17-22nd

2011-08-16T13:08:00.001-07:00

Just wanted to say if you order any e-patterns from Thursday 18th - 22nd August..Monday, I will not be able to send them out until I return on the 22nd. I will be going on a Bahama Cruise!! WOOT WOOT!! Sandy and I are going on a much needed vacation, she is bringing me along with her, is that a wonderful friend or what??!!! Her daughter is going with a few friends for the bride's maid thingy so Sandy wanted to go and make sure things are okay.. crazy people out there anymore!!! Sooo, we will be old Bahama Mamma's for a few days! God Bless and hope you all have a very Blessed week and weekend!

New Pattern/ E-Pattern

2011-08-06T20:51:00.000-07:00

This is my newest pattern, Attic Bear Christmas. It measures aprox 42-44". Stocking is made from a very old tattered quilt, Bear is made from stained warm and natural quilt batting, candy cane made form stained muslin and painted stripes. Pattern can be purchased at sidebar as e-pattern or mailed version, use drop down box. Have Blessed weekend!

I Won??!!!!

2011-08-04T20:45:00.001-07:00

I actually won a Give Away from a blog! Received this adorable little Ball jelly jar with a painted snowman head on it, greenery and twigs in it, splash of mica flakes on them, homespun tie around the top, and a battery operated wax dipped candle in it. She even put the battery in so I turned it on and have been enjoying it. I set it out in the living room. Didn't want to have to wait for Christmas! It is from Denise's Kountry Patch. Thanks so much Denise! I just love it and was so tickled to have won it!!

A Fire Tonight??

2011-07-30T09:15:00.000-07:00

Trying to turn my unmotivated "Ho Hum" mood into some "Ho Ho Ho, MERRY CHRISTMAS!" mood.. going to turn on the electric fire place tonight (w/o the heat), put in my favorite Christmas Movie, a wonderful smelling gingerbread cinnamon tart, and FORCE myself to stitch and stuff some Christmas dolls tonight. Have a new pattern in the works also, plus I have dolls to make for my friend Sandy Patton that I am WAY behind on! Sooo Hopefully tonight the little workshop will be all a buzz here finally! heee!! !

Ok, how unmotivated and bored am I when I just take pics of the outdoors b/c it finally rained?? And you can't even see the rain falling in the pic??? UGH, I am having such a hard time making myself get to work this year!

At least in this pic you can see the rain on the ground.. REAL exciting, huh??? Actually it is great news that it rained b/cause we had been in a horrible drought for a while also like so many other places. Appreciate the Rain, Lord!!

New Santa Pattern, available as E-pattern also.

2011-07-25T09:23:00.001-07:00

This is my New Pattern, "CHRISTMAS FROM THE ATTIC". This big Santa measures aprox 43", (no legs) has big prim bag of goodies for good little boys and girls. The Bear is not included in pattern, it was purchased from a Thrift Store.

Santa has an Antique old cutters quilt made into his coat and hat, rusty safety pins down front with rusty jingle bells attached.

His face has been very grunged with cinnamon and coffee stain, Santa has a pinched nose and button eyes. Sheeps wool is used for his beard, has been needle felted on. Stained batting for his coat and hat trim.

This is the only one I have made so far, he is the pattern cover model and is available for sale for $85.00 ppd in USA. His coat and hat are made from a Very Old antique handmade quilt that has been grunged and sun dried. Santa also has a battery operated grunged wax candle in his bag. Uses two AA batteries that will burn for a month on one set of batteries. He also has a few other little goodies stuck in his bag. Santa's bag is old prim looking tweed fabric with patches prim stitched on both sides and has a thick Jute rope strap. If you would like to purchase him, please contact me, this is the only one available at this time. Thanks so much for looking! Blessings to ALL!

My Miley

2011-07-25T09:20:00.000-07:00

Miley, always right behind me, always trying to see what I am doing!

Beautiful

2011-07-16T07:54:00.000-07:00

http://youtu.be/0pSe42eYmxQ
For many years I have LOVED this song and finally found it on Your Tube! When I first heard it was by the Jackson Mass Choir when they came to our church in Bradenton, Florida. Had the CD but it got lost and have never been able to find another copy. Hope you enjoy!Blessings, Carmen

Just too Precious!

2011-07-13T12:49:00.001-07:00

I just had to snap this pic! Poor Bristol, she has always been so insecure and follows me from room to room everywhere I go no matter what, seems scared to death she will be left behind. Bristol is the little black dog Celena found running scared along the busy highway in Albany about a year ago, so here at my house she landed and been here ever since. She is so insecure I have to take her with me when I go visit Sandy too. Well I was sitting on the couch this afternoon reading in my Dear Dad's old Bible. I laid it down on the couch to go get a glass of tea, Bristol had been lying there beside me, for once she didn't follow me into the next room, I came back in the living room to see her finding comfort in the word! LOL! She laid there so sweet with her head on Dad's old Bible, Had to grab the camera and snap this precious moment! I have a situation that is troubling me and I was seeking some scripture for comfort about it, well it seems as though God uses animals more than we know, Bristol seemed to be saying "Yup, it's all in here, I feel it too!" LOL!

Monnie Bean Folk Art: Make a bird!

2011-07-12T10:56:00.000-07:00

Monnie Bean Folk Art: Make a bird!

A Bunny from Karen

2011-07-11T14:05:00.001-07:00

Here is a pic of the adorable little Patriotic Bunny my dear friend Karen Betchan made and sent to me. She wanted me to have him for the 4th of July but he was a little late getting here, but that is fine. I dispalyed him in this old Hoosier Cabinet that I treasure by my SIL Michael's Navy pic, my little Patriotic Corner! Also there is the beautiful Patriotic card Karen made and sent with the bunny, isn't it too cute?? She makes the most precious cards! Have Blessed week everyone!

Busy Bee

2011-07-11T13:40:00.000-07:00

Finally finished my first real projects since my surgery..LOL.. Took me long enough!! Oh My Stars.. I had this order hanging for ever and finally got them shipped out the other day. It had been so difficult to get back into working again, I had felt bad for soo long after that last surgery but thank God I feel so much better now and back on track.,. just need to stay motivated and I think a lot of that is the heat and AGE preventing me from working like I need to be, getting into my 50's has taken a toll for sure! Sandy and I are always trying to find legitimate excuses for why we aren't getting anything done but I think we have thought of everything and ran out of excuses now. But hey, it is hard to sit here thinking "Christmas" and make santa's with long wooly beards and heavy coats when it is 100 degrees outside! Soooo, just wanted to share these pics, these are both from my own pattern designs available on my website as finished items or pattern form. They are my Mammy Vaccum Cover and SunFlower Friends Bucket. I used an old rusty paint can I found from out in my shop to put the Sunflowers in. In the cupboard behind them you can see a darling Patriotic Bunny my dear friend Karen Betchan made and sent to me the other day. She does such beautiful work and makes the most adorable cards with all that scrap booking stuff, she is just awesome! I just loved the card as much as the bunny, I had to set it out for dispaly as well as the bunny rabbit! Have a Blessed Day everyone!

Christmas Decorating?? LOL!

2011-07-02T09:02:00.001-07:00

Best Christmas Decoration story "Good news is that I truly out did myself this year with my Christmas decorations. The bad news is that I had to take him down after 2 days. I had more people come screaming up to my house than ever. Great stories. But two things made me take it down. First, the cops advised me that it would cause traffic accidents as they almost wrecked when they drove by. Second, a 55 year old lady grabbed the 75 pound ladder almost killed herself putting it against my house and didn't realize it was fake until she climbed to the top (she was not happy). By the way, she was one of many people who attempted to do that. My yard couldn't take it either. I have more than a few tire tracks where people literally drove up my yard."

OH No Lysha!! No you didn't!!! Toooo Funny!

2011-06-28T13:46:00.000-07:00

Ok, do you remember Lysha?? the abused Husky that Celena and I rescued??... Well...I just HAVE to write about this, I am still laughing so hard. Celena, my daughter called me this morning from California and as we are talking she tells me about their friend who also lives with them and is in the service with Celena's hubby, anyway the young man who I won't say his name, will call him John Doe, so John Doe is going to be leaving the country for about a week, he is on leave for about 8 days and is going to be visiting in another country during that time.
Sooo, John Doe occasionally likes to party when he is on leave. So this girl he is sort of seeing had bought some pot, paid about $40.00 for it, supposed to be good stuff. Anyway she brings it over and gives it to John Doe to keep until tomorrow when he and his girl friend and a few other of his friends were going to get together and party b/f John Doe leaves for his trip abroad. So John Doe has the pot in the house. So, while Celena and Michael and John Doe were all sleeping last night, Lysha sniffs out the pot, EATS every bit of it and leaves the chewed up baggy in the living room floor!! OMG, I am still laughing soo hard, I thought it was hillarious!! Of course we all know now that Lysha would make a great drug sniffing police dog! But they would have to retrieve it from her b/f she eats it! But Lysha is fine today,I am sure she was feeling no pain for hours last night though!! Probably explains why she ate all the dog food in the dish during the night too....had the munchies after eating that dope! Now I don't smoke pot and don't agree with it but I think it is the less of the evils of drugs and I do think it is probably less harmless than some one getting filthy drunk all the time, but no I don't believe it is right. But I just had to laugh soo hard at Lysha and this little incident. I guess John Doe knows not to bring drugs into their house again! We don't want Lysha in Doggy rehab or hitting the streets looking for a dealer!HEE!!

Check out my ebay auctions!

2011-06-21T19:02:00.000-07:00

Set Primitive Chicken and Primitive Rooster,wood carved
http://cgi.ebay.com/260806245023

Have listed some Prim decor items, patterns and Christmas Ornaments.. a lot of 11 ornies for one price! Great for re-sale at a Craft show or to decorate your own prim tree or Greenery Garland.

My son in law, Michael

2011-06-17T12:56:00.000-07:00

Armed and ready, makes me nervous. I worry so much about him, and all of the troops.
They are all some ones son or daughter. May God Be with them All!

Michael will be going to Africa next month for his last deployment. These are pics from when he was in Afghanistan the end of last year right b/f Thanksgiving. May God be with All Our Troops! Luv You Michael!

FINALLY! Curly sheared properly..LOL!

2011-06-14T17:20:00.000-07:00

Mr. Eddie came out today and sheared Curly. He has sheared him for a number of years now and he knows how to do it and what he is doing so I was so glad it finally got done. Curly's hair was felted and matted and with this heat I know the poor fellow was so miserable! He feels sooo much better now, and so do I!! Curly still gave Eddie a difficult time, he doesn't like being sheared at all, but I had given Curly a peanut butter and valium sandwich about 45 minutes b/f Eddie got here so he seemed to think it made a differnce and so do I. It is so hard to watch though b/c Curly gets soo upset, I worry due to his age especially and add the heat to it, well I stood inside and prayed the whole time of the shearing that Curly would be okay. I have had Curly about 13 years. But, the job is done now and Curly has all that heavy thick matted hair off him and he seems to feel much better, thank God once again he made it through the shearing!

My news

2011-06-13T07:27:00.001-07:00

My son in law (pictured above, Michael Garcia) will be shipping out again for deployment to Africa the end of next month, please keep all our troops in your prayers. My daughter Celena will be coming back to this area when he leaves next month and thank God he will be out of the Navy when he returns and they won't be going back to California where he is stationed. Nothing against Calif.. it is just sooo far away from where I am!! Celena will be staying in Albany about 40 minutes from me, she has a job promised to her over there plus her best friend she grew up with lives there, we went to church over there all the time she was growing up so a lot of her friends are there plus Michael's family, she spent a lot of time in Albany so it is very familiar territory to her. Anyway, she will be close by so I am happy! My second news.. knew it would happen. Some one copied my witch pattern exactly and stuck a frickin frog with it and put it on Pattern Cupboard as their own design with the New Fall Patterns. They shrunk it down and painted the eyes on differently than what I did with them, but yup, my pattern copied exactly. Grrrrrrrrrrr! Well, got things to do and places to go so hope you have a safe and Blessed week!

E-Pattern Special!

2011-06-04T16:18:00.000-07:00

Here are just a few of my patterns I have available as e-patterns....more to choose from on my website!

I am offering an e-patterns special, normally $6.00 each. You may purchase any 3 for $12.00! I will be running this special at least for a week. Cart does not calculate sale price so please email me with your choices (email) oldefarmhouse@windstream.net

Visit My website to see all of my e-patterns available so far. Hoping to get more into e-pattern form, been saying that for a while but seems it is always something and next thing you know time is gone by!!! Thanks and God Bless!

(website) http://www.theoldefarmhouseroad.com/

Celena

2011-06-03T22:53:00.001-07:00

Please keep Celena in your prayers. Her doctor wants to see her at 8 Monday morn to discuss all her test results. Am praying she will easily be able to get this taken care of what ever it is that was wrong. I worry so much about her, she is still my baby even though she is 23 years old now and being so far away from her, well it is very difficult. Thanks so much for your prayers.

Jessica and Friends

2011-06-03T19:53:00.000-07:00

Jessica and some of her friends at the Beach in Bradenton, Florida ready for Graduation Night!

Jessica ....crowned Senior Court Princess this year!

Jessica (orange gown, 1st one on right) and some of her friends at the beach a couple days b/f High School Graduation!

What a beautiful picture, makes me cry! She is all grown up now.

My beautiful Niece graduated

2011-06-03T18:52:00.001-07:00

(Pictured above is Sophie(my sis in law), My brother Jimmy and his beautiful daughter who is my niece, Jessica)
My beautiful niece Jessica graduated from South East High School in Bradenton, Florida night b/f last. She has accomplished so much and I am so very, very proud of her for all the great accomplishments she has made and most of all for making the RIGHT choices she has made all these years.
When Jessica was barely 8 years old, her biological mother whom she lived with, took her own life in the very room with Jessica. My brother Jimmy, who is her biological father, and his wife Sophie who has become nothing but MOM, not step mom to Jessica, have had custody of her ever since. She is their only child.
Jessica started making Honor Roll in grade school at that time and has ever since. She was senior class president and presided over the graduation Ceremony the other night, introducing all the speakers and giving the welcome speech at the begining of the Ceremony. Jessica was state and Divisional weight lifting champion as a senior this year!!
In her Freshman year, Jessica was on drill team, volleyball team,was vice president of her class and was crowned the Freshman Princess that year. As a Sohomore, she was on the Sophomore advisory board and continued her weightlifting and sports participation, earning medals in weightlifting. Her Junior year she was again on the advisory board, was junior class secretary and helped plan the prom. Also she joined the National Honor Society which requires a 3.5 grade point average or higher, she made it to state finals that year in weight lifting and placed with a medal, She was the Manatee County Champion for her weight class.
Jessica said her dream the first three years of high school was to become class president of her senior class.. and YES she accomplished that!! She won, she was elected Senior Class President!! Woot Woot!!! She was crowned Miss Senior Court in the pageant, placed in a talent show where she choreographed her own dance.. was awesome! She joined many clubs as a senior such as "Noles for Christ" (the school mascott is the South East Seminoles, thus Noles), Seminole Pride Club which was basically community service, National Honor Society again and Senior Advisory Board. In addition she joined Drill Team and says she enjoyed spinning that 9 pound rifle and marching. Her Drill Team went to the State finals and brought home trophies! Jessica also joined track team and of course continued in weight lifting, she went to state finals again placing 5th in the ENTIRE STATE for her weight lifting this year in her weight class doing 135 pound bench press and 155 pound clean and jerk lift, winning medals again!! She also became a Senior Notable which only 16 students are selected for this honor by teachers, her grades were in the top 10% of her class.This is why she got to wear Orange cap and gown at graduation instead of the blue gown.
Jessica has joined the United States Navy and will be shiping out July 19th. She is going to be an Operation Specialist, which is radar tracking on the ship. Jessica wants to do Power Lifting in the weight lifting after joining the Navy! She has BIG plans for her future and I don't doubt she will more than conquer and accomplsih anything and everything she sets out to do.
I am so very, very proud of her. Instead of falling prey to bad choices and lame excuses, she has stood tall and acccomplsihed so much. Jessica, her dad Jimmy (my brother) and (step) mom live below poverty level and have struggled desperately to get by month to month all these years, yet Jessica has not let any of that stand in her way of being a great success so I just can not and will not ever accept excuses I hear from these kids and adults who commite horrific crimes and use thier poor poverty stricken life or a tragedy as an excuse for rolling over into bad choices and drugs or for being a failure. Jessica has lived with a very low income level all these years and also has overcome the worst tragedy a child could possibly face, seeing her mother take her own life in front of her, yet Jessica chose to push forward full force and turned her life into great success and accomplishments! But I will say she did have one great advantage.. she has a mom and Dad who love her very much, support her in all she does, encouarge her and have led her to the church doors and shown her what it is to be not only a church member but to be active in the church and community in spite of their great financial struggles. She has been a great example for us all and my brother (her dad) says Jessica is his Hero! And through all this she is the most down to earth and humble person, has never been a 'Click" or snob and even just for that I am so proud!! I love you Jessica!!! So very proud. May God be with her, protect her and bless her all the days of her life. Go Jessica!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday news and My Container Garden....

2011-05-31T10:41:00.000-07:00

Hope everyone had a SAFE Memorial Day. My conatiner garden (pic above) is doing quite well, better than I expected! I have gotten squash, green peppers and cherry tomatoes off of it so far, actually those are the only 3 things I have growing so I would say it is a sucess! The bell peppers I ate for the first time from it last night and oh what a difference from the ones you get at the store, soo sweet and delicious! (AND FREE!!) We had an awesome church service Sunday morn and evening, I am feeling much better and have actually been able to start sewing again! Still hard to find motivation some times with the heat so bad, but at least so much of the other stuff I was feeling and suffering with has been lifted! Thank God! Sandy got a great report from her doc about her pet scan this morning so Praise the Lord for that!!! Please continue to pray for my Celena, she had to go to hospital this morn for test and has to go back this afternoon for more, has to go again tomorrow morn for another test and should find out some results Friday. All prayers appreciated! Thank You so much! Enjoy your week everyone, be safe and take care!
Blessings to all.

Hello

2011-05-27T16:53:00.000-07:00

Haven't posted for days so I wanted to write a quick note... have been feeling so very exhausted and sick and tired ever since I got out of the hospital, had very few good days but today I am actually feeling a little better but still very tired feeling over all. Have Doc appts all next week so I hope to see if maybe I need a little blood work or something or if it is normal to still be feeling this tired and wore out. It was a month ago yesterday and the day before that I had the surgeries, two days in a row of surgery. I really thought I should be back to normal by now but am certainly not. As far as my baby Celena, she had a thyroid ultrasound today, more blood work and has to go to hospital the 31st for some nuclear medical test of some sort... they are still trying to get to the bottom of it all. She calls and keeps me informed. They did say she has some sort of heart murmur in the left chamber of her heart but there is more to her problem than that.
Hope everyone out there is safe from that awful weather! I know last month during my illnes that a large number of you who sent cards and care pkgs live in Missouri and nearby. I have been prayng for you all and hope you are all safe and sound!! Please have a blesssed and safe weekend. My prayers go out to all of you who have been affected in any way by that horrible bad weather. God Bless you and yours!

My Baby Celena and her hubby Michael

2011-05-16T04:45:00.001-07:00

This is my baby girl Celena and her hubby Michael on their way to church yesterday. She is still having those bad spells but trying to stay calm .Supposed to get in to another doc today, I hope!

Thanks to you All

2011-05-13T16:30:00.000-07:00

Just want to say thanks again to all of you who have sent cards and care pkgs,comments, received a very special card today and also another care pkg. It has just been awesome how wonderful & caring you have all been. I want to send more personal thanks to you all so please don't think I have overlooked your out pouring of kindness. I am just still not feeling very well or sharp but I will get proper thanks to all of you as soon as I am possibly able. Thanks sooo much to all of you and also for your prayers for my baby girl too. It means soo much. God Bless.

Yet Another Blessing!

2011-05-09T00:35:00.000-07:00

Yesterday (Sunday) my sister Teresa and her hubby Bob showed up at my door around six in the evening totaly unexpected! They live about 6 hours away, are here to help me out for a few days. She didn't tell me they were coming cause she knew I would try to clean house, etc and yes I would have tried and oh I am so not up to it at this point. I am still so tired, in pain, and exhausted and a bit confused but I know will get better. But my BIG worry of how will I get to the store and such has been answered by Almighty God once again! They didn't think I would be out of the hospital this soon and my brother in law had a couple doc appts so they weren't able to be here any sooner when I got out of hospital like they wanted to be. I was very surprised to see them. Will be a big help to me and glad to see them too. God Bless!

Eating Humble Pie

2011-05-08T11:43:00.000-07:00

Part of front yard

My Container garden, seems to be doing okay.

Front of house, front porch

Side of house and part of barn

Side of house, part of back yard shows. I really didn't get any pics of back yard

but they did a beautiful job on it ALL! Just wish it would stay this way! LOL!

My wonderful Pastor Ricky (dark blue shirt) and the three wonderful youth from church who came out and worked so hard yesterday on my terribly overgrown yard. Blake, Taylor and also another young man named Blake They did such an awesome job and oh how much I appreciate their terrifically hard work and how beautiful it all looks now! Thank you so much guys! Your all just great!

Some of the cards and a couple dolls I received while in the hospital this time. I set them up in

my living room after I got home. Each and every one is so special and one person sent me

some candy... yup, I ate it all, was delicious!! Thanks so much to each and every single one, you

all have put a smile on my face and a happy beat in my heart! I just love the dolls, cards,

candy, kind facebook and blog comments, just absolutely EVERYTHING! I truly mean it. I

can't believe it when I look at all of them! God Bless and Thank You!!

****Well I had reached rock bottom spiritually and emotionally as I got sicker here recently b/f I was admitted to hospital and had the surgeries. So many things happened and I was feeling as though I had no one in the world or in my church but in that late deepest darkest hour, God's Light suddenly Beamed in all it's brightness. I must say I feel so humbled and overwhelmed with joy in what God can do in the blink what seems like a dark hopeless situation. My dear pastor , his wife, and several ladies from the church stopped in to see me while I was in the hospital, also my nieghbor Roger and his daughter Amanda came by to me see me several times. I received so many cards, a couple handmade dolls and a few care pkgs while in there and it made me feel so good and special, what a blesssing every bit of it from the phone calls, cards to visitors, just everything and the church sent me a beautiful potted plant. I came home late this past Thursday afternoon I believe it was and Saturday morn I was awoken to the sound of mowers, etc, I looked out the window and there was my pastor and 3 of the youth from the church mowing my yard, they worked hard for at least a couple hours or more it was such an overgrown mess and I have a very large yard. I couldn't believe it, what a wonderful blessing for them to be doing. I had to get a group pic of them after they were done I was so touched. Then the day b/f a lady I didn't even know dropped off a few bags of groceries to me, stuff I could make for myself like lunch meat sandwich and cereal. Last night my neighbor cooked a wonderful dinner and sent some over to me. I must say I have been very humbled by it all and so ashamed of how I had felt like I was such a nobody to the church and that even God didn't care about me anymore. I felt so ugly about myself and the way I was thinking and feeling and my ill feelings toward God and the church even. I was just down so low. I confessed it all to my dear pastor who is always so kind and understanding. . God has truly blessed and taken care and watched over me even as I am so very undeserving. I posted pics above of how nice my yard looks now and a pic of the gracious kind fellows who spent their Saturday morning out here working so hard in my yard just because I couldn't do it and they wanted to do it. God Bless all of you, and Have a Happy Mother's day to all you Mom's out there! God Bless All of you!!!! And thanks so much dear God for your wonderful mercy and forgiveness.

Home at last!

2011-05-06T17:53:00.000-07:00

I convinced them to release me yesterday afternoon but I am so tired and just do not feel well. Right now there will be a home care nurse out every day. I have just been too tired to even check the email or anything but I do want to say a great big THANK YOU to so many of you who sent cards and pkgs. I am just overwhelmed at the out pouring of cards and messages I have received and believe me each and every one of them have been so special and meant so much to me. I want to send out more personal thank you's to all of you when I get to feeling better but right now I just not thinking clearly and so tired. I was in the hospital 11 days here in Moultrie this time instead of having to go to Atlanta like last time. I had to have emergency surgery the day the doc saw me she sent me straight to be admitted to hosptal it was so bad,I lost a lot of blood after the first surgery where they left the wound open so they had to give me blood transfusuions again, was on oxygen for about next 8 or 9 days & constant IV antibiotics again too, then I had to have a second surgery the very next morning plus have a pump placed in my arm to draw infection and poison from my arm and chest which was on my left arm so they were concerned about it reaching my heart cause they said it was already spreading into my chest cavitiy. Apparenetly that methotrexate medication they have had me on for my Rhuematoid Arthritis has lowered my immune system too low and all lowed that very near deadly infection almost two years ago to set up at the base of my spine and they believe this time it is the same thing. The infection this time had started to set up in my left shoulder and arm when I got hurt a few weeks ago but I did not realize how serious it was, i got so sick from the infection that I fell in the back yard onto a rusty nail and at that point with in a couple of days it spread infection all in my arm, swelled up in HUGE bright red long lumps and ferverish and already started spreading into my chest cavity toward my organs (heart and lungs) which they told me would be deadly, so they said I have escaped death twice in less than two years from practically the same thing. . Needless to say I will not take that methotrexate for my RA anymore, don't know what I will do about that besides PRAY FOR A MIRACLE! But I just wanted to say I am home and thanks sooo very much for all of you who have been so kind and sweet and sent cards and pkgs., comments, I appreciate every bit of it and I would also like to say thanks to my neighbor Roger and his daughter Amanda who have kept an eye on my house for me, fed my goat and chickens and taken care of things for me during this whole sickness. I was so sick from the infection and all b/f I went to the hospital that Roger was coooking and bringing me dinner over for several nights b/f I was admitted cause I was just too sick to cook , hardly even knew my own name.. honestly! and since I have been home now he has brought dinner to me a few times also. It is such a blessing to have people in your life that care and share and that are there when you need them. Thanks again everyone,I think I am just so give out and tired, can't think straight anymore tonight... I need to get back to bed. Not supposed to stay up very long at a time...doc's orders. Have a blessed, safe and wondererful evening everyone. God Bless all of you!!!.

Little Bit of Morning Outside!

2011-04-25T09:37:00.000-07:00

I don't know how many of you have heard that song, It is a spiritual song by a group that I love, song is called "Little Bit Of Mornning Outside".... talks about the darkest moment is just b/f the dawn. It ALWAYS brings tears to my eyes everytime I hear it., will try to see if I can get it on my blog here you. Well today I received the sweetest box of little goodies and a very SPIRITUALLY encouraging card from a complete stranger who says she follows my blog. ... a sister in Christ that I do not yet personally know, What a blessing and encouragement this person has been to me. Things like that mean so very much at times when you feel you are so bottom of the pit. God Bless you so much who ever it was that sent it and may God Richly RICHLY Bless you and yours!! Hugs and Love.

Mailed and e-pattern Special

2011-04-21T08:00:00.000-07:00

I am still awaiting word for what they will do to my shoulder but in the mean time I want to run a special on my patterns

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****** SPECIAL #1 I am having a special of 4 Patterns for $20.00 your choice of any pattern no matter what original price was . This price is for mailed paper patterns , ppd in USA

***SPECIAL #2 The e-patterns are also on special , receive 4 e-patterns of your choice for

only $15.00

A lot of the e-patterns are listed on my blog side bar but are also on my website.

*** Shopping cart is not set up to calculate this special so email me your order please

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Dolls Shipped Off Today

2011-04-05T18:29:00.000-07:00

Got these three dolls shipped off today to customers. My shoulder is still in sooo much pain, didn't think I would ever get them boxed and then to the post office. But thank God that chore is now done. The Mammy Vac cover is from my Primitive Mammy Vac Cover design, available as pattern or finished on website.

This is my Betsy's Flag design Vac Cover, also available as pattern or finished on my website

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This is my Olde Prairie Blessings Vac Cover design, again, she is available on website as pattern or finished.

Nothing Happened

2011-04-04T19:24:00.001-07:00

Waited here until 7 pm for them to come back and shear Curly today as they said they would, I had to leave then to run an errand. They had called and also sent me a text earlier yesterday so they knew how to reach me plus know where I live of course. But they just didn't bother showing, calling texting,.... nothing. So Curly still has a horrible chop job hair cut on one side and scraggly long hair everywhere else and I am in excruciating pain still, mostly my shoulder. Guesss I will have to search once again for some one to shear him. We are supposed to have severe storm cell move through here all night from about midnight through around 7 a.m, so I am going to buckle down and try to stay awake, it is about 10:30 pm now...those storms scare me! So I will probably weather watch all night! Might take the dogs, some blankets, and sleep in the barn with Curly tonight, not kidding either! Have a Blessed evening everyone.

I got brutalized this afternoon....OOUCH soo bad!

2011-04-03T19:52:00.000-07:00

I got beat up this afternoon. New people came to shear Curly, they were professional with gentle lambs and small goats they show and raise BUT had no idea what they were in for. Curly is stubborn, strong, spoiled, demanding and will fight with all he has when it comes to shearing. They put him on a metal platform and put his head into that thing, he fought like heck, there were 4 or us! I had to help hold him with all my might which tore up my hands, ankles, & shoulder cause of the bad RA I have. He pulled my shoulder joint really bad when he tried to run with me when I had the leash on him, almost pulling me to the ground. Curly was so upset trying to get lose, he bucks and jumps frantically, ends up kicking me right smack in the chest with that hoof about 2" below my throat on those bones. That is hurting worse by the hour. I am aching so bad from trying to hold onto him. I feel like my fingers,shoulder, hands and ankle joints are on fire, fingers,hands and shoulder are pulsating in pain. When I lie down and close my eyes I feel like I am falling. Can hardly walk now and I was just in tears this afternoon cause I can't stand to see Curly so upset and the shearing gets so brutal. But this time I was the one who got brutalized! I am so afraid he is going to have a heart attack from the stress cause he is old. I have had him about 13 years. He didn't mean to hurt me of course, he was just so upset. So as it ends up he finally breaks their clippers, snaps the metal post that he was chained to right off the platform, tears off running into the back yard and into the barn with the metal post and chain still attached to him. They got that off and decided they will have to drug him tomorrow (Monday) to finish the job and bring larger heavy duty clippers. Now I am so scared the drugs may kill him. They told me today he is better off being upset and stressed than drugged due to his age. But his hair is sooo very long and felted and just a horrible mess this time, he has to be sheared. They said the felted tight hair is probably pinching and hurting him too, I agree. It started to grow out after I had that surgery year ago October, so I was unable to really deal with trying to handle him in any way for almost a year due to that back surgery and he is so strong, doesn't want to be brushed or anything. So now his hair is an awful mess and needs to come off for his health and comfort. I love Curly so much, he is my baby and all I have here anymore. He is like a dog that you are so terribly attached to. After they left he was fine, except he had a horrible chop job done with about a 20" by 20" place shaved on one side only! I was still in tears and upset that he would be ill. But looks like I got the much worse end of it all but I'd rather it be me than poor Curly. I went back out to the back yard later and he came up to me, I bent down a little, cause he wanted to give me a kiss,That is how he does... he gives me kisses on the cheek and then he laid his head on my shoulder so I would hug him, so of course I did. He is so special to me, I hate to think of losing him. Hope and pray tomorrow will go smooth, don't think I can stand to watch. If you are an animal lover, please say a prayer for his safety and comfort tomorrow. Well back to the couch, I am in horrible and I mean horrible pain. All I have done is lay there and cry and moan for over a couple hours. Have the fan on and the dog is lying at the other end of the couch and keeps farting so guess where it is blowing, oh yes, lovely odor! Last thing I need tonight, a gassy dog. Why can't every day just go smooth?? Don't even begin to try to answer that!

Sunday Lunch

2011-04-03T11:26:00.001-07:00

My "fresh out of the oven, butter bubbling out the top, home made Chicken Pot Pie!" Is your mouth watering yet?? Mine sure is. Got home from church this afternoon, took the doggies out and let Curly go for a short walk to graze in the woods and then I came in and made this Chicken pot pie, always from scratch, don't eat frozen dinners! It smells soo good, put lots of Itallian Seasoning in it, just had to take a pic, LOL, fresh out of the oven. Blogging while I waited for it to cool a little....Well, time to get a glass of iced Tea and have myself some Sunday Lunch...just me and my doggies! Blessings to all.

Just Because....

2011-03-30T16:15:00.001-07:00

Just a really Blah wet cold day, rain and thunder all day practically. Unloaded some pics off the camera I had forgotten I took last week. This is my bedroom, the old bed came from my Dad's shed after he passed away. He had told me to take it b/f he passed away. The hanging light came from Sandy's mom and dad, he gave it to me after his wife passed away.

This is my Bayshore High School Graduation picture, Bradenton, Florida where I am from. The picture hangs on my bedrom wall. Oh to be that size again!

Miley on my bed.

This is a lamp I had ordered from Colonial Tin some long time ago, think it stayed in a box for almost a year or more b/f I ever even opened it and set it out.

A bunny I had won off ebay a couple months ago. I really like it, it is simple and very well done.

Another pic of my old bed, I love the floor lamp standing beside the bed. It is very old also.

Came home with 20 bolts of fabric last week. Most of them were not full bolts. Some one I knew was selling off a lot of their fabrics so I went to their house and shopped. Got great deals on it.

Spring Sprung

2011-03-23T13:17:00.000-07:00

Planted these flowers several years ago, they come back up every year. So pretty, I just love flowers. Wish I had the time and energy to really get some flower beds going.

Garden pics..LOL

2011-03-14T13:15:00.001-07:00

My pitiful little porch garden..LOL.. oh well, better than nothing for sure! This is my squash plant, think, I have 3 of them altogether.

Tomatoes and a squash plant on my porch garden. I also planted an area of Sweet Annie out in the backyard a few minutes ago. It is one plant that Curly won't eat so I can plant it where ever I want w/o worrying about him devouring it. I have several more places I am going to plant Sweet Annie.

Planting a Mini Garden

2011-03-12T11:48:00.001-08:00

Well it isn't what I wanted but all I can manage right now. Wanted to get a large area tilled up in my front side yard for a big garden but don't have the means to do it at this point so I got 6 of the very large black plastic pots and made a mini garden on my back porch. About the only place I can do it for now that I don't have to worry about Curly getting to it. The sun hits it real good so I have 3 of the smaller breed tomato plants, 2 yellow squash and 1 green bell pepper plant going. Need to get more bell pepper plants for sure. Just finished with them, dug dirt from the back yard and lots of it from under the old chicken pens so they should be very well fertilized! But that is what I hear folks around here say to do so I am giving it a try. Next I am going to clear out a flower bed area and sprinkle sweet annie seeds to grow & try to preserve some myself this year. I always buy the preserved stuff off ebay, they are great but getting way too expensive for what you get for your dollar. Sooo, I 'll give it a try and see if I can preserve it myself, have the instructions for it, if I don't succeed guess it will be back to old ebay and paying out the yang. I don't have any trouble growing it and I love the smell so at least it probably will be worth growing even if I don't succeed at preserving. Plus it will give me a whole new crop of new seeds for next time. Well, would love to have a pic of my porch garden(lol) but my camera batteries are dead and I am slap out of batteries! Until next time.. Blessings to All!

My Son In Law, Michael is headed for Japan with our Navy

2011-03-11T17:10:00.001-08:00

Looks like Michael is going to Japan to help out with rescue efforts there. He is in the United States Navy, stationed at Port Hueneme in California

This is 2010 when his unit was in Aghanistan, he has been there twice already. It is a horrible place to be.

My dear Son In Law Michael Garcia. He is married to my precious baby girl, Celena Jem. They live in Oxnard, California. Michael is stationed there at Port Hueneme with the U.S. Navy. He has been to Afghanistan twice and by the Grace of God has made it home safely both times. Now he is headed to Japan to help with rescue efforts after this earth quake yesterday. He and Celena live in Oxnard, California right on the water at the harbor so I fear those tsunami's coming in from the quakes.May God be with all our Military and their families everywhere. My prayers go out to everyone affected by what has happened in Japan, to them and their families.

May God watch over them all.

Spring Lamb Wreath

2011-03-09T16:03:00.000-08:00

This is a wreath I just finished, 28" wreath. Looks better in person and a bit more colorful. I used a sheep pattern from Raven's Haven. Hope to sell it at the Calico Spring Show next week. I hung an old cow bell at the top of the wreath.

Storms, Pets, and Being Lazy

2011-03-09T12:05:00.000-08:00

Took the dogs out when I noticed the dark clouds rolling in. Supposed to rain so I wanted to let them out b/f it started and just as I was getting them back in the house, oh it started! Rumbles of thunder and heavy rain. Supposed to be severe tonight so guess I will have to hold down the fort here! LOL. I just looked out to see poor Curly starring at the rain through the fence on the barn door, he is so bored when it rains, doesn't like to get wet so he stays in the barn until it passes.

After they came in they all piled on my couch to take naps...all 3 dogs and of course Miley kitty! How useless are they?? Just look at them! Heee. I slept on the couch last night so my blankets are all thrown on the back of it, guess I need to get them folded.

Yes I am in the country as I said b/f so messes like you see here are common, I have cleaned it up a bit where some person whom I let use the shop and things for a while out there made a horrible mess everywhere and left it, drug in all sorts of trash and junk in my shop and yard and just lef it all for me to clean up, I mean it was just Awful!.. so nice of them wasn't it?? This is a small part of the back area that I have fenced in. I have cleaned it up a very great deal but still have more to go as you can see.

More of my chicken pen, this is in the back part of my property also. Junky looking but hey, I like it and it is the best I can do for now! Well, that's all for now.... got so much to do, just feel like curling up on the couch and going to sleep listening to the rain...Yawn!

New Pattern, Finally

2011-03-05T16:09:00.000-08:00

This is Lucy Annie and Chicken. I made two of them so far, each with different color dress. She is a chunky 28" doll with painted chicken, aprox 7". Chicken is painted and cinnamon coated. Annie face is hand stitched, stripe painted legs, doll is stained, grunged, all primmed up and ready to go. She is available as a finished doll but extremely limited number can be made with the purina feed sack bottom dress featured in above photo. This fabric has not been available on the market for years now and I have a very limited amount of it. However I can make her dress from any other color. Finished doll is $49.95 ppd in USA.

Lucy Annie and Chicken, my new pattern, finally finished her up today. The e-pattern is available for $6.00, Mailed version is available for $8.50. Finished doll $49.95. Paypal buttons are on side bar at right if you wish to purchase doll or pattern. Thank you!

Just a Quiet Day in the Country!

2011-03-02T10:18:00.000-08:00

My sweet dear brother Jimmy! Took this pic Sunday as they were getting ready to head back home. He has such a big heart and just loves animals. These are my three dogs and they all just loved him, even Corky, the border collie mix.. and she normally doesn't take to anyone and is VERY protective of me. But Jimmy won her over in a heartbeat even when they were here at Thanksgiving. I LUV U Jimmy!

The stray rooster that runs loose around out here all the time, has a little group of hens that follow him. He is big and pretty but can be a nuisance.
Look to the right and you can see PinWheel lying there in the grass, PinWheel is the little calico cat that has taken up here that I feed, been here since September I believe. She is precious, so petite, and not afraid of my dogs at all, they seem to get along well.

One of the cows across the street from me, I live on a dirt road and right out in front of my house is dear old Mr. Marvin Williams cow pasture.

The curious calf! So cute, Bella Magew, my neighbors new puppy, was barking at the calf, she didn't know what to think of them yet!

My sister, my brother and his wife all dropped in unexpectedly on me last Friday night,brought me a birthday cake and a few gifts, I was so surprised and so happy to see them. They came up from Bradenton, Florida where I am from. We had a wonderful visit, they stayed until Sunday afternoon. Miss them so much. My brother Jimmy is the sweetest most wonderful person you ever want to meet, his daughter is the one that won medals at the state weight lift. But, they have retrurned home now and it is back to the grind stone! I do have Sandy's visit to look forward to, she and Samantha will be here in a couple weeks for the show. It is so nice having company like this since I have no family or anyone that lives anywhere near me or even in this state. I walked out yesterday to see the calf looking back at me..LOL. Snapped a few pics. I just love old barns and farm scenes so I will share them with you!

Bella Magew

2011-02-24T15:08:00.003-08:00

This is my neighbors adorable puppy, soo darn cute!

Doc appt and sewing

2011-02-23T08:01:00.000-08:00

Well those two things seem to be mine and Sandy's lives anymore! Isn't getting older great?? LOL! But still beats the other option. Here is a doll I mailed out yesterday to a customer. This doll is from my Geraldine's Hen pattern available on my website. She is a very nice size doll. Got my Doc appt at 2:30, find out about all those tests I had to go to the hospital and have done last week. Also I stepped on a LONG rusty nail Sunday night after church, went looking in the shed for something and was dark....all I ended finding was a long nail through my shoe and in my foot so guess I will have to get a shot today for that. It is starting to hurt. But anyway, guiess this will be my day! Hope all is well with everyone. Blessings!!

Playing with the Camera today..like having a new toy...hee

2011-02-19T12:54:00.001-08:00

Curly resting next to my new chicken pen I built.

Part of the new chicken pen, has a hen house that is enclosed. Hey, I am in

the country and you use what you have! LOL. There's about 2 acres or so of woods behind my chicken pen that is my property also and a creek back there some where. Wish I could have it all cleared out and grow a HUGE garden. Would love to have tons of corn and beans, etc.. I have quite a large yard in front and on the side of me so I usually have my garden there, hoping this year will be no exception. Can't wait for this Spring Show to be over next month so I can start working on the garden and some flower beds.

Gathered some big brown eggs this morn, went back this afternoon and found

a small white egg. This old double sink was in the shed so I put it in the hen

house, propped it up on some crates, placed hay in it for nest boxes and they

are laying their eggs in it. Now I don't have to go on an Easter Egg hunt in the barn every day

looking for eggs!

Here is one of my Roosters and a few hens. I have ten hens in this pen area and

one rooster. Have a couple more hens & roosters , Trying to

get some eggs hatched out with the Silkies that I have so they are penned

separately for now.

Curly being nosey as always, right in the middle of what ever is happening!
Sure has turned x-tremely warm the past few days, going to need to get Curly

sheared real soon.

YIPPEEEE! Got a Camera Again!

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Celena sent this pic to me this morning of sweet Lysha lying on her bed with her.
Every one of their friends in Cali just Loves Lysha!! And are just sickened at how
abused those horrid people did that poor baby. But she is safe and soo much loved now!But they think she is having nightmares, she carries on in her sleep yelping, whining and whimpering and when she awakens she is really spooked and acts scared like she doesn't remember where she is for a minute or so. Hopefully she will get past all that. But she is very loveable and happy and sooo much loved..and SPOILED!!! She deserves it.

This orange dot is a beautiful Full Moon out last night so I had to take a pic, was just gorgeous

and had that orange glow all around it.

And just for fun, here is a mammy vac cover I finished up and shipped out yesterday.

Sooo nice having a camera again! Actually it is the one I bought for Celena and Michael for Christmas last year! It is soooo much nicer than the one I had and I paid a lot more for this one that I got her.. soo glad I did now cause I ended up with it! Heee! They both have those I-phones and take all their pics with those so she really doesn't use the camera anymore so when I told her mine was broken she offered to send me the one I had bought her.. soo Yipppee! Free camera.. well sort of, guess I already bought it once! LOL! But so glad to be in business again! Thanks Celena and Michael!

So proud of my niece!

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This is my beautiful niece Jessica Holt, she is a senior this year at SouthEast High School in Bradenton, Florida. Jessica has been weightlifting at school, went to the regionals and came in first, went to the Sate competitions this past weekend and took 5th place in the entire state of Florida, bringing home a medal and has set school records for weight lifting at Southeast High School! We are so proud of her. I was blessed to have her here for Thanksgiving, she is joining the Navy July 19th and wants to continue with Power lifting when she joins. She is just a baby and we all hate to see her go! She was second runner up in the school beauty pageant as Miss Southeast, she is senior class president and an honor roll student. Above is a pic of her and her coach at the State meet this past weekend. Jessica wants to be a Marine Biologist and hopes to be able to attend college by joining the Navy.

This is Jessica this past Sunday at SeaWorld, they took them for the outing as a reward for doing so well at the weightlifting competitions the day before. We are going to miss her so much when she goes into the Navy! On my facebook link above right hand side, there are several links on there for both the Bradenton Herald and the Sarasota Herald news papers with articles and pics of Jessica at the State meet and also a link to a video live interview that a TV news station did on her. Interviewed along with Jessica was her coach and also her father(my broher Jimmy Holt). Sadly Jessica's mother died in front of her when Jessica was only 8 years old, at that time she went to live permanently with her dad (my brother)and her step mother. They have loved her so much and helped her through it all and are a very close family. Jessica is their only child, a very strong young lady and a real achiever.

No More Pics for a While

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Unless a miracle happens I won't be able to post any more pics for a while. My Camera broke the other day and I can't afford to replace it right now. My cell phone takes the most hideous pics soooo, guess I am having to do w/o for the time being. Here is a pic Celena sent me of Lyra and Lysha in the California mountains last week. Hope everyone is having a blessed week! TTL!

Ok, Excuse me while I brag for a change!!

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Michael getting ready for a swim during their hike in the mountains!

Three of Celena and Michael's friends during their hike in the mountains

with them a couple days ago.

My SIL Michael (plaid shirt) and his friend Collins and of course Lysha (doggy)
enjoying the beautiful scenic mountains a few days ago during the hike.

My precious and beautiful baby girl Celena Jem (dark shirt) and one of her friends that

went hiking with her and Michael and Collins and their other friends and of course Lyra

and Lysha!

Anyone who knows me knows that I am not one of these people who has to attach at the end of every sentence how much I pay for everything.. wouldn't do me any good! LOL! but today I am going to brag about my baby girl! God has blessed them so much so I have to brag on them!!! I am just so happy for her and her hubby. When Michael returned from Afghanistan this last time he bought Celena a Coach handbag,. paid $650.00 for it.. they range in price according to size, smaller ones are less expensive but Celena loves big bulky handbags and that is what Michael bought her so it was more expensive. He is so good to her and wanted to buy her something he knew she would absolutely love.. and she did!! He has always been a romantic.. always loves to buy her gifts and spoil her. They are living in Oxnard, California, they have a beautiful home right on the beach in a very upscale neighbor hood, over looking the harbor, it is a 3 story home, has a third story balcony, stone fireplace, wood floors, spiral stair case, just an awesome home on the water and yesterday the realtor called to tell them the house was going to be reduced in price to $500,000.00! This is due to the fact the housing market has slowed down so much there with the economy being so bad everywhere. Sooooo My baby is living in beautiful sunny California, on the water with a gorgeous picture perfect view over looking the harbor, living in a half million dollar home and toting around a $650.00 hand bag!!LOL!! I am just so happy for her. I know these are things that are temporary most likely but she has experienced something I never did and she will always have this time in her life to look back on and smile. She and Michael struggled at the begining of their marriage financially but during his last deployment to Afghanistan they had a good financial plan and he saved up most all his paychecks, when he got home he had a very big savings, he lavished Celena in a few very expensive gifts, he enjoyed some things himself, he also bought a beautiful new truck, paid cash so they have no payment on it and they moved into this gorgeous home on the water and furnished it. They have managed their finances well, Celena recently landed a cool job she loves working at a trendy preppy shop where they also serve all these health food drinks,occasionally have a celebrity stop in from time to time. Soo, I say YOU GO GIRL! She and Michael deserve it, they have earned it and with Michael having been deployed to Afghanistan twice he certainly deserves it for sure! They love to go into the mountains hiking which they do very frequently,usually with friends, she sends me all these pics of breath taking scenery, oh it is just beautiful. Have lots and lots of pics she has sent. They always take their doggies along, Lyra and Lysha. Celena is supposed to be sending me a ticket to fly out to visit sometime soon. I really am looking forward to going. I used to live in LA as a child. Here are just a couple pics from a few days ago when Celena, Michael and about 4 of their friends went up in the mountains hiking again. She gets to walk on the beach every day with the dogs and enjoy beautiful hikes in the mountains almost weekly, and enjoy so many other fun and beautiful things that area of California has to offer...I am so happy for her and Michael, I truly am. Don't mean to sound vain or boastful, but I am just so happy for my baby girl and Michael!! They are blessed.

hmmmmmm

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Kinda depressing... sort of like that "after Christmas blues" .. yes I am talking about FootBall season being over! Watched the Super Bowl of course, My boys won... yippeee... and now it's like"Gee, what do I do now?" no more Saturday College games, haven't been for a while and No More Sunday afternoon or evening games! Monday Night Football gone.. what in the world did I do b/f football season started?? Guess I am desperate and will have to watch some games I recorded while I was at church in the evening on Sundays...you know, kitty Miley will be upset too.... So I must pull up those games I recorded and watch them! Oh I hate that FootBall is over!!! I watched a few movies today and thsi evening while I caught up on some doll stuffing. Been very windy here tonight, 31 MPH wind gusts and expecting up to 40 MPH gusts through out the evening. Been raining an awful lot, foggy, just yucky weather.

Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah! Did I mention BLAH????

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Corky sitting at the puter with me this morn.

Wet cold rainy day here in old Georgia. Dirt road makes sure my vehicle stays muddy lately as we have a lot of rain the past week or so. Rained all day yesterday again, started in afternoon and continued all night. Doesn't look any different out there today either. Brrrr, turned cold too. Got up earlier than usual these days, fed the chickens, let the dogs out and fed my precious Curly, took him a treat after wards. He sure does need to be sheared but will have to wait until the cold air passes. I let the dogs in after their run but some how Corky got left behind. After about 15 minutes I noticed she still didn't come in the living room where I was so I started to look for her..OOOPs. left her outside, she didn't make it in the door. Poor baby was sitting there at the back steps waiting patiently in the wet and cold. Sooo, while Bristol and Zoey are running and bouncing all through the house playing tug of war with a rope toy, Corky is sitting in my lap all snuggled and warm while I am on the computer. Corky is pretty much the Boss Dog around here..LOL. But I think she is so tired of Bristol being so crazy and not abiding by doggy rules she has given up! LOL! Think I am actually feeling a little better today so I hope to get up from here and get busy!

piddling

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I was out in my wood shop looking for something to go in the kitchen on the bar and recovered a piece of old table top and some old boards that were made into a frame so I pounded and pounded the frame with a hammer to make it fit the table top for the backing and stuck another piece of wood into it for a shelf and came up with this for a display piece to hold my crocks and a couple of chickens. The gas stove that originally was in here is no longer useable so it is in a shed. I had bought this wall oven and glass top stove that is a counter top style. Never was able to do any casing in for the oven so the ugly side was still exposed but this helps hide that side of it. Oh my arms and shoulder are in merciless pain now from all that hammering and pounding, my RA has been acting up bad enough lately and now I feel like I could just collapse! Well, time to go get the BenGay and heating pad and settle in on the couch for a while in hopes this pain will ease up!