BIrthday Needle Roll Gift

Oh my take a look at my newest Needle Roll!!

The one in the middle, Merry Christmas in dark reds!!
I do have a collection for sure now!!
This was my special BD gift from Diana, our niece!!!
Thanks Sweets!!!! She has made each one!
She is quite the talented cross stitcher !!
Eat your heart out Shirl!! Haaaaa!!

I hope to have a basket full one day….humm still have to go look for a basket!
Will show you more of her work when I am done with my part on her projects…sewing! ;-)

I am Auntie Slacker these days it seems along with Granny Slacker, Mom Slacker!!! UGH!

My gifts to me were of course fabrics !!

Like I really need more! Ha!!
Here are my newest purchases. All Christmas themed.

The dark red toile is darling with Santa, a cute Kitty Cat and a pup here or there!!

Well now reckon I need to get busy sewing now for sure!!!

I am seriously considering starting our Christmas decorating this Sunday!

We will not be hosting anymore Fall Gatherings here, so why not!

Will put me in the mood better too..tree twinkling ...music in the background.

Yepper think I am convincing myself now to convince Hubs! Ha!!

Keep those Birthday Memories coming to the Giveaway post!!

So delightful to read!!!!

Remember though you must have a way for me to contact you, blog or email!!!

A Wonderful Day

Yesterday my dear Hubs made my day so special!

See my sweet card above!!
He did a wonderful country breakfast for me!
I was stuffed!!
He cleaned up too… WOW!!!

Then we went for a nice ride. Have not done that in a while with gas so high.
Took some pretty pics too.

Golden soybeans, views of the lake.
It did finally get to rain messy to take enjoy riding about.

So we went to a mall to look around some.
Found Santa’s chair all set up and ready!!

Hubs bought some movies for us, Iron Man(me) and 3:10 to Yuma(him).

We ended up at Red Robin for a late lunch.
I only had the Fish n Chips as I could not do a big sandwich!!
After that I was DONE or my legs were so we made our way on home from Chesapeake.
All in all was a wonderful day!!!
I am blessed to have my Honey ,wonderful family and pals!

Thanks so much for all the BD wishes on the Giveaway post as well!!!!
Love reading all the neat memories you are sharing!!

Happy Birthday To Me Giveaway!!

I did not do a 100th post giveaway because my BD was coming up Nov 5th so decided to wait and do one today!!!
So it is my BD but 2 of you all get the pressie!!!!

Okay so here is the GiveAway Loot.
I just pulled some things from my own stash.
Some of my fav things! All with a holiday theme!!

One lucky person gets: 3 cute Christmas Fat Qts, strawberry pin cushion (made by me from wool), neat buttons, a nice 2005 mag with cool holiday projects and an unopened pack of 8 older holiday party invitations!!

Second lucky person gets: A pretty bone china tea cup with pretty blue flowers and gold trim, pretty trimmed napkin, assorted teas , a hard back Christmas novel by Nora Roberts called Gabriel’s Angel and a delicious Cadbury Caramello Candy Bar !!

I may add some surprises too!!!

So here is what you do to be in the drawing!
Post a Happy Birthday post to me telling me YOUR best birthday memory, must do this!!!
Good Luck!!!Look forward to reading some neat memories!!!!
You must have a blog or add an email with your post so I can contact you for mailing info !!
EXTRA EXTRA….if you post the Give Away on your blog and let me know you have another chance at the loot…!!!

I will draw/post the lucky two next Wed Nov 12th, 2008 by 9 PM , EST.

I am so sorry but must keep this one only for US mailing this time.
When I mailed out my swap to Australia I was shocked at the $$!
Gee seems everything is getting more and more expensive as the days go by!!
Not fair just messing with my fun as I adore swapping all over the world!!!
Hebby Hebby Sigh!

Thanks so much for visiting my blog!!!!;-)

Voting Day!

Voting day is finally here!!
Yes even at our small country precinct there was a line!
Exciting! Everyone was really feeling up and chatting despite the rain!
We got there at 5:40 AM so we were like 3rd in line.
I was 5th to vote at the touch machine.
Already having troubles with voting machines.
The paper feeder one was not working.
Busiest times are the morning with voters going before work and then the evening ones after work, normally.
I am thinking this year it may be different.
We only have maybe 400 registered voters in our precinct, so should not be too bad.

Extra treat here is if you go to Krispy Kreme and show your I Voted Sticker you get a free donut!
Starbucks is also doing a giveaway of a small coffee I think they said.
I am off to pick up my new glasses later so may try for that donut! Ha!!!

Go Vote!! We are so blessed here in this country to have the freedom to do it!!
I always go in memory of my Grandmothers who fought so hard for me to have the right as a gal to do it!!

Read about it Womens History or Womens Suffrage.

Today is also a history making dayin American in this election for President!!!!

Oh how far we have come!! So exciting !!

Historic Election The Gates of History

Cotton Picking!!

Well here is a couple pics as promised of the cotton picking.

They use this huge machine to suck up the bolls then it lifts up and dumps into this big wagon.

After that it goes into this huge pressing machine and out comes these huge bales!!A truck comes and loads a big bale up off then off to the gin!Was getting dark before they finished picking so one pic is a tad darker! I also missed the truck as it came on Sunday.

Had huge tractor pulled mowers come behind the pickers cutting all the stalks , then planted no till winter wheat. So when that is up will share that too.

They are picking soy beans too at other end of farm now.

That is awful messy and dusty! I tend to stay away!!! Haa!

We never clean outside of windows till all the picking and planting is done!

This used to be one of the best peanut farms around but not many of those grown in this area of Virginia anymore. We have only 2 small farms in this area that grow any now.

We go to the buying /drying station to buy 50# bag every year to use in our holiday preps.

Sure miss going out into the field and picking them up after they were dug!

LOVED that fresh smell and raw taste!

Awwwhh the memories.

Happy Halloween!

Well the big day is here.
I sure hope all the lil ones get loads of treats!!!!
Here are some of my goodies.

Candy of course!

Cookies!

Cup cakes!!

Punkin muffins

POP ON OVER

If you love quits and quilt shows you really need to pop over to my pal Mary Ellen's blog It's Me I Think.

Check out her posts on a show she attended in San Antiono, TX.

Beautiful pics of some of the quilts.

She is also blogging on her home's Halloween decor...so cute!!!

I have to be out and about today so hopefully will be uneventful... no mysteries or adventures to stumble into...;-)

Birthday Purse

Here is a small Tulip Pattern Purse I made for our sweet ‘grand’niece Hollyanne.
She turned 13 this year!! YIKES!! Hard to believe she is a TEENAGER!!!!!
She is growing up and getting more beautiful as she does.
Can still see that tiny lil one still in there from time to time…;-)
She is a cheerleader now and the team’s FLYER!!
In 8th grade and smart as a whip. So proud of her!!
Here is one of my FAV pics of her on Halloween a few years back!!
Is this not a doll!!!!!!!!

My View

Here are some photos of what I see around me.
This AM early as I was walking Sadie it was just a tad foggy.
So here is the cotton in the fog!
Here is how it looks now with sunshine .
Cotton on 3 sides here.

Farmer has sprayed the defoliant on it so soon those leaves will turn brown and drop off.
The cotton bowls will open fully.
Then the big machines will be up here picking all that pretty white cotton and making huge bales.
Will take photos of that too.
Just wanted to share a lil bit of my part of the world today. ;-)

Wonda Wonda

Who could be reading this blog right now. Look'in at the pics.

Hummm...could be someone who has no idea it is their swap being worked on!!!

Oh my secret stitch'in is such fun!!

Lookie Lookie...these fabbies look so good together ...humm wonder what they have become!!!!!

Whatever it is should be winging it's way Down Under come Monday!!!

Sure wish I could deliver it in person but alas I am just not small enough to fit in the parcel!!!!

Okay back to work now, well really it is more like playing then working!!

Lucky me!!!! Today is a GOOD DAY!! ( well so far) ;-)