~ Words of Inspiration ~

I am a collector(and sometimes hoarder) of a few things...I have never met a piece of fabric that I didn't like...My mind is always trying to find just the right place to use it or it's filed in the "to do later" pile...Nevertheless, I hold onto it...The same is true with quilt and primitive magazines...I never pass the newsstand at the grocery store without stopping to look for the latest issue...Magazines have always drawn me into their web with their light and fun reading...I gain a small amount of knowledge through their articles but my mind races with imagination when I see the pictures...It's sort of a high...What makes it worse now is the outcropping of new primitive magazines...I have to have them ...and usually return home with a stack to browse through later...Not to mention the thrill of finding an issue in the mailbox!!...Oh, and I get all my recipes from Paula Deen...Of course, a lot of her recipes are dishes that I grew up on...They bring back fond memories and you can't beat that good old southern cooking!...Viva la magazine!!!

Until next time...

Take Care,

Tina

~ Summer's Staples ~

Nothing says summer to me more than a traditional red geranium...No summer therefore is complete without a few on the front stoop and a few on the back deck!!

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I hope you are enjoying these lazy days...They just seem to run into each other...So much so, that I actually forget what day it is sometimes!! However, I do remember a fall deadline that I must meet...The only show that I do every year is Lori's at Notforgotten Farm...Time to pick up the pace and start dreaming of witches and pumpkins!

Take Care,

Tina

~ Ta- Da ~

I finally got a quilt made, it took a couple of years!! It's a summer quilt with no batting and I had to start with lap size to be safe...but it's finished... I gave it to my baby sister as a housewarming gift. She will be moving into her first home this summer and I know she has been collecting appliances and gadgets and I didn't want to buy something that she already has in her stash...So I used my stash...that happens to grow everyday...I can't help it...I'm a fabric-aholic!!!

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It has been so hot and humid here and our air conditioner is blowing hot air...perfect timing!! I really don't know how the pioneers made it back then without Orkin or air conditioning!!

~ Stay Cool My Friends ~

Take Care,

Tina

~ Birds and Blooms ~

I love this photo that I was fortunate to get today...The little wren family actually waited while I ran upstairs to grab the camera!!...We had a cute little pair of wrens frequent the cat food during the winter and spring and look what has happened...babies!! Now every morning (like clockwork) this little family descends upon the cat food on the deck...My cat food plate is a magnet for every kind of creature...if you have noticed!! You can see them flying from the woods and everybody makes a beeline for their breakfast...These little birds pack a powerful fussy voice and sometimes it gets a little loud out there...but they are such little busybodies and I always like to watch them visit...

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At Lowes I found this new Rocky Mountain coneflower...It's not a "mutt" like my other ones(mentioned in earlier post) ~ so I hope it makes it...I liked it's name plus it's a coneflower...that's enough to make me buy it!!!

Take Care,

Tina

~ R and R ~

Last week was one of those weeks of going here, going there and doing this and doing that at a breakneck speed...Things have been very busy and very stressful...To add to all of this, my daughter (and baby) will be graduating from high school on Friday...tangent begins: It will be so strange next year to sleep a little longer every morning...I will truly miss having to get up at 6 a.m. and I'll be lost for awhile-end...This week will be spent getting things in order for the family's arrival...But I'll sneak a few minutes for myself here and there...

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Today was spent in the attic doing patchwork...It was so relaxing to play around with the different colors and patterns... tangent begins: (We had a new JoAnns open here about a week ago...Boy, have I become a snob...I have had to do all my fabric shopping on the Internet since moving here and I have developed a strong fondness for Civil War fabrics from Judie Rothermel...Now, I turn my nose up at JoAnn's fabrics and come back home and get on the Internet!!! I never would've thought this of me, I used to be obsessed with JoAnns!!)-ends ... Anyway, piecing my Civil War fabrics was so calming...I can't wait to get back in the attic...soon!!

Take Care,

Tina

~ Summer Ghost T.V. ~

I must confess, I am a couch potato ghost hunter...I will sit up and watch any and all ghost related shows...I just love the history behind the ghosts and the mystery about why they are still here with us...When I was around six, I had a few experiences with a nanny ghost until my parents placed Bibles throughout our house and under my bed...Things got quiet after that and I no longer talked to shadows in the middle of the night thinking that it was my mama checking in on me ...We lived in the country and nighttime was pitch black and we were isolated back then... Things were happening that we couldn't explain...Maybe this is why I am so fascinated with this unknown world...We all have some connection and some destination...

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Tonight on SyFy (9pm), they are debuting a new ghost show called "Haunted Collector"... I discovered it in the listings and can't wait to see it!!!...This one features a demonologist, Frank Zappis...it looks good...Gotta go get ready for a much awaited new summer ghost show!!

Until next time...

Take Care,

Tina