The Canvas
The medium
The Art
The innocent looking Artist
Blowing kisses isn’t going to get you off the hook, sweet Cambrie.
Well, maybe a little
♥
Linking to Mary’s Mosaic Monday @ Little Red House
Another Surprise
Surprise!
Sitting at my computer last night, I heard children’s voices on the porch and caught a glimpse of blond hair.
It was late but I thought it was Silas and that Jamie was stopping by.
I was delightfully shocked that Jill and the kids were here!
Brad and his dad drove to North Carolina, for a basketball coaches clinic hosted by North Carolina’s coach and Duke’s Coach K. Jill and the children drove in their car to our home.
Ryan, Brenna, Shaela and Raider
Of course, we had to brew a pot of tea to have with our oatmeal breakfast, because tea with cream and sugar cubes is a tradition at Mom-Mom’s.
I loved the sweet note little Shaela left.
After the Rain
Right after heavy rains, the front went through and the sky
The sun shown down and caused glistening raindrops
glowing golden leaves
vivid orange mums
and multicolored maples
~No wonder autumn is a favorite season for so many~
Autumn is youthful, mirthful, frolicsome ~ the child of summer’s joy ~ and
on every side there are suggestions of juvenility and mischief.
on every side there are suggestions of juvenility and mischief.
While spring is a careful artist who paints each flower
with delicate workmanship,
autumn flings whole pots of paint about in wild carelessness.
The crimson and scarlet colours reserved for roses and tulips are
splashed on the brambles till every bush is aflame, and the
old creeper-covered house blushes like a sunset.
Roger Wray
Roger Wray
Harvesting and Storing Herbs
It won’t be long and the beautiful herbs growing in my garden will succumb to the end of the season. Before a frost comes I gathered a bowlful so I could preserve them for flavoring meals long after I will be able to walk out the side door and snip them fresh. Sharing suggestions for
Hall Autumn Leaf Pottery
Do you remember this china pattern? It is called Autumn Leaf pottery produced by the Hall Pottery Company in Liverpool, Ohio.
Pumpkin Bars
Easy to make Pumpkin Bars are moist and just right with a thin layer of cream cheese frosting. Combine all of the ingredients together in mixer bowl then pour into a greased 9 x 13-inch pan and bake. When cool, frost and enjoy. Refrigerated leftover cake.A Bushel and a Peck
I may be being extra sentimental lately but this warmed my heart when I saw it on pinterest.
My mom often would sing this to me when I was little 🙂
here was her version:
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I didn’t know that it came from
the Musical “Guys And Dolls”
(Frank Loesser)
Perry Como & Betty Hutton – 1950 Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely – 1950 Doris Day – 1950 The Andrews Sisters – 1953 Johnny Desmond – 1953 Vivian Blaine – 1953
(Frank Loesser)
Perry Como & Betty Hutton – 1950 Margaret Whiting & Jimmy Wakely – 1950 Doris Day – 1950 The Andrews Sisters – 1953 Johnny Desmond – 1953 Vivian Blaine – 1953
I love you a bushel and peck
A bushel and peck and a hug around the neck
A hug around the neck and a barrel and a heap
A barrel and a heap and I’m talking in my sleep
About you, about you
Cause I love you a bushel and a peck
you bet your pretty neck,
I do Doodle, oodle, oodle, doodle, oodle, oodle, doodle, oodle, oodle oo
I love you a bushel and peck
A bushel and peck
though you make my heart a wreck
Make my heart a wreck
and you make my life a mess
Make my life a mess,
yes A mess of happiness
About you, about you
Cause I love you
a bushel and a peck
You bet your pretty neck, I do
Doodle, oodle, oodle, doodle, oodle, oodle, doodle, oodle, oodle oo
I love you a bushel and peck
A bushel and peck
and it beats me all to heck
Beats me all to heck
and I’ll never tend the farm
Never tend the farm
when I wanna keep my arm About you,
about you
Cause I love you a bushel and a peck
You bet your pretty neck, I do
Doodle, oodle, oodle, doodle, oodle, oodle, doodle, oodle, oodle oo
Necklace from India
This beautiful necklace from India, an amethyst pendant was handcrafted by Parul. She is an artisan who was born and raised in Delhi.
Looking Forward
Sorting through my mom’s belongings, we remembered with joy the things that were so special to her.
I made this little heart from a Family Circle Magazine project way back in 1979.
It was from our Erin on her 1st Valentine’s Day.
My mom kept if for over thirty years.
a baby wash cloth from my niece, Toni
figurines from family and friends
trinkets made by grandchildren
a ceramic pumpkin that she kept up year round because my dad’s birthday was October 31st
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As sweet and precious all of these item were to her, they are all temporary.
Her decision to trust Jesus as her Savior means an eternity in heaven to enjoy all that He has prepared for her.
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.”Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me
John 14:1-6
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However, as it is written:
“What no eye has seen,
what no ear has heard,
and what no human mind has conceived”
the things God has prepared for those who love him
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I couldn’t help but think of this old song as we emptied her home.
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This world is not my home I’m just passing through
my treasures are laid up somewhere beyond the blue
the angels beckon me from Heaven’s open door
and I can’t feel at home in this world anymore
O Lord you know I have no friend like you
if Heaven’s not my home then Lord what will I do?
the angels beckon me from Heaven’s open door
and I can’t feel at home in this world anymore
They’re all expecting me and that’s one thing I know
my savior pardoned me and now I onward go
I know He’ll take me through though I am weak and poor
and I can’t feel at home in this world anymore
O Lord you know I have no friend like you
if Heaven’s not my home then Lord what will I do?
the angels beckon me from Heaven’s open door
and I can’t feel at home in this world anymore
Just up in Glory Land we’ll live eternally
the Saints on every hand are shouting victory
their song of sweetest praise drifts back from Heaven’s shore
and I can’t feel at home in this world anymore
O Lord you know I have no friend like you
if Heaven’s not my home then Lord what will I do?
the angels beckon me from Heaven’s open door
and I can’t feel at home in this world anymore
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Jim Reeves was a favorite of my mom. She even requested his songs be played at her funeral. Here is Jim Reeves singing,
THIS WORLD IS NOT MY HOME
Being prepared for eternity is the most important decision we can make
James 4:14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes
Psalm 39:5 You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Each man’s life is but a breath
Psalm 144:4 Man is like a breath; his days are like a fleeting shadow
Proverbs 27:1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth
Isaiah 30:18 Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!
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Another Blessing
I went with Jamie and the three oldest kids for her ultrasound.
Everything looks perfect.
And now we know…
a sweet baby girl
just 19 weeks
Her tiny heart beating. Her mouth opening and closing. Her arm and hand moving toward her mouth.
arrival date ~ end of February
~♥~
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you
Jeremiah 1:5
Chicken and Dumplings
Chicken and Dumplings was one of my mother-in-laws signature dishes and was part of her Sunday dinner rotation. It is a very comforting and homey meal and a favorite of our oldest daughter since she was a little girl.
Plum and Oatmeal Crisp
I love fruit cobblers, crumbles and crisps in all varieties. There is just something so comforting about the combo of the sweet fruit with its crunchy topping baked until hot and bubbly. Here is a delicious plum and oatmeal crisp recipe. It is super yummy!Continue Reading
A Time for Everything
a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.
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We have been super busy emptying my mom’s place.
My sister sold her home recently and we helped her move her things into storage. She just settled on a new home and now we are helping move things into this home. I have been bringing furniture and things into my home and that requires rearranging rooms full of furniture here.
Lots of sorting, bagging, lifting, lugging, carrying, transporting, organizing, changing, cleaning.
I have been visiting my blogging friends but just not
enough time for commenting.
(The flowers in the photos are from a lovely hydrangea bush my friend gave me for my birthday in August. Hoping to get it planted soon because it’s really special to me)
Corn Chowder
When you’ve had a head cold for a week with sinuses so packed even your teeth hurt, a happy face does a soul good. And if eating with a spoon that has a belly button doesn’t tickle your fancy well I guess it’s time for more cough medicine.
A local restaurant (Copperfield’s) that featured my all-time favorite Corn Chowder each Friday closed up shop a few years ago. I was so sad. I tried lots of recipes but none came close. Then I tried this Jamie Oliver Recipe for Corn Chowder!
The Note
It takes a lot to knock me off my feet, but this illness got me.
Just a head cold but packing a wallop of persistent dry coughing and now sinus.
Better than any medicine was this note and rose I found as I shuffled into the kitchen this morning.
~♥~
There are places I’ll remember
All my life though some have changed
Some forever not for better
Some have gone and some remain
All these places had their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I’ve loved them all
But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new
Though I know I’ll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I’ll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more
Though I know I’ll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I’ll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more
In my life I love you more
~John Lennon/Paul McCartney~
All my life though some have changed
Some forever not for better
Some have gone and some remain
All these places had their moments
With lovers and friends I still can recall
Some are dead and some are living
In my life I’ve loved them all
But of all these friends and lovers
There is no one compares with you
And these memories lose their meaning
When I think of love as something new
Though I know I’ll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I’ll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more
Though I know I’ll never lose affection
For people and things that went before
I know I’ll often stop and think about them
In my life I love you more
In my life I love you more
A Rustic, Vintage, Whimsical Wedding
Our son-in-law’s only sister was married this past weekend.
They didn’t plan it but their timing of the date was
9~10~11
September 10, 2011
As Joanna stood with her dad, her bother Jeremiah, who pastors in Brasil, spoke on Ephesians.
Jeremy’s grandfather was involved in the Giving in Marriage.
Joanna & Jeremy
♥
Our daughter, Jamie was the matron-of-honor (seen on the far left)
Our daughter, Jamie was the matron-of-honor (seen on the far left)
John wouldn’t miss a father~daughter dance with his sweet Jamie (expecting baby #6)
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This wedding was so special to us on so many levels.
Sitting in the packed church, my heart overflowed as I looked around and saw so many dear church friends of so many years.
Our friends, with their children, now young adults that I knew since they were toddlers and kids.
All grown and beginning families of their own.
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Let me show you the amazing reception and introduce you to the sweetheart behind it all.
All of the following photos belong to
Tracey Lynne
@Hidden Cupcakes)
Rustic, Vintage, with a touch of Whimsy
That is what the bride hoped for.
That is what Tracey created with beautiful attention to every detail!
Yes, all of this and so much more (photos on Tracey’s site).
Not only is Tracey fun loving, adorable, talented, creative and decorator extraordinaire
she is also a mom of four precious little boys!
Go visit Tracey’s place.
You’re gonna love her!
