Monday, August 15, 2011

My Favorite Room...

Following are some photos of our screened in porch. It took several years to convince my husband to do it, but I believe  he enjoys it as much as I do now that we have it.

I just received this piece from Dawn Edmonson, which I bought from her Etsy shop. I love Dawn's creations. I just had to have "Prairie Girl". I grew up on Prairie Street, (I know, what's what's that got to do with it) and we do have some prairie land here in Illinois.




I bought this table quite a few years ago. It has 2 leaves that slide out to increase the size of the table.

Some Grant Wood  prints I bought.

Millie and Willie



These are some pieces I bought from K.C. Willis. I'm taking her flag class next month in St. Louis. I'm so excited!

Good ol' Honest Abe, another piece I like a lot!

Miss Kitty

Oh Dorothy , you're so right!



Our deck off the porch and our bedroom. Love it too!


These next four photos were taken one morning looking out to my front lawn.




This is some wrapping paper a friend gave me that just got back from China. Can anyone tell me if I have it hanging the way it's supposed to be? Is it upside-down, backwards? I don't know. I want to make sure it's right. I hope you enjoyed my photos,and have a great Monday. The weather has finally cooled down, and I feel so much better! Take care. 



Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Mother Lode of Frogs...

Flower Frogs that is!




I've never seen one like the one on the right.










18 frogs! Sadie is very happy...

So is Molly

An ATC I made recently.

Another ATC.
My S.I.L. Nona got all these frogs for me at a garage sale. Talk about a lucky find! I love them. They're part of my birthday present , (my B-Day is Thursday). The last two photos have nothing to do with frogs, I just wanted to share them. I'm pleased with how they turned out. So much so I'm being selfish and keeping them for myself.

Mom's 89th. Birthday party

Hope I look as good at 89. Mom still drives locally (daylight only), lives by herself, and is still very self- sufficient.

My brother, Rick

Hubby, Joel

B.I.L. Jeff

Jeff's dog, Gunnar

#3 Victoria, one of my niece, Yoshe's four kids

#2 Joe

#1 Eric

#4 Alexander

Bad picture, beautiful girls. My niece, Annette's three girls, and Victoria.

Eric, Yoshe's hubby.  My niece, Annette, Traci, and Kailey

My nieces, Annette and Joy. I do not take good people pictures, sorry Annette and Joy

Kailey modeling my breast plate. It's a dragon fly in case you wondered.

Allison with breast plate

Eric and Yoshe

Yoshe with my breast plate

Jeff giving Eric a ride in his Razor

Molly, Gunnar ,Joel, and Sadie. Sadie turned 13 on the 26th. of June

Kailey Bug

S.I.L. Lynn with her new car. Snazzy heh?

Victoria catching a ride with Jeff