Pet of the Week

For the person who has everything and needs to share it.....a gift idea....not for someone else but for YOU! Imagine this little guy in your life..HOW cute he is!!!

...from a local paper...the pet of week he needs a home! A Chihuahua mix 4 year old male, he has been fixed, and has his shots, and is heart worm Negative...omg he is precious

 for more info call 

Janice Emerson 803 447 3602 Fairfield Co, SC animal shelter.  

Even if you don't live nearby there is a network of people who help to transport animals to new homes across the country! Everything is possible! Can your home be his forever home? He barely takes up any space...and I don't think he will eat much either...

Our Thanksgiving was perfect! Since both my sisters now own homes in Colorado...(the west is growing by leaps and bounds I'm staying put for now but visits are def on my menu for the future)..I ate out with my son, his gorgeous girlfriend, my mom, and my X got to attend also..it was drama free, no dishes to wash, no left overs to wrap up, and we had a great time!! I spent some time watching movies too...I watched the Hunger Games, then Hunger Games Chasing Fire, and now I'm hyped to see Mocking jay in theaters, my friend and I are trying to line up next Friday in order to avoid any crowds this weekend!  

PEACE

Eleanor Roosevelt: You must do the thing you think you can not.

12 Most Over Looked Recognized Days!!

• January 25th   Opposite Day is a topsy, turvy day when everything you say, do, see, and hear are the opposite. 

• February 20th    On this winter day, people go out at noon, wave their hands over their heads and chant "Hoodie-Hoo".  
  
• March 1st  Today is a sticky day. National Peanut Butter Lover's Day salutes America's favorite sandwich spread. 

• April 4th Tell a Lie Day.....  if you ever need to tell a lie, today is the day to do so.

• May 4th  is the oldest of the days set aside to recognize birds. According to the U.S. Library of Congress, Bird Day was first observed  on May 4, 1894.
  
•  June 7th   National Chocolate Ice Cream Day is a great day to eat America's favorite flavor of ice cream. National Chocolate Ice Cream Day is a field day for ice cream makers. 
  
• July 22nd Hammock Day exists to enjoy summer as it should be enjoyed. People celebrate Hammock Day by spending as much time relaxing on it as possible. 

• Aug 3rd  This big fruit deserves it's own big day. So, we give pause to celebrate watermelons on National Watermelon Day. Sweet and tasty, watermelons, are one of summer's favorite fruit.
  
• Sept 22nd, Elephant Appreciation Day is today. Show us how much you care about elephants. This is a big, elephant sized day. We feel it should be celebrated in a big way.
  
• Oct 6th   Mad Hatter Day is a great day to be silly and celebrate silliness.  

•  Nov 4th  King Tut Day celebrates the date of the discovery of King Tutankhamen's Tomb.
  
• Dec 21st  Don't be left in the dark on National Flashlight Day. 

Just thought you'd need a break from the silly season---
Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and all the up coming crazy of December!!

PEACE

Eleanor Roosevelt: You must do the thing you think you can not.

Stops Along the Way...

A quick trip to bring Mom back from a visit at sisters house so we made a couple stops along the way...

We finally took the exit for Musgrove Mill a Historic Site, and there was a stream and a pond...with  Pied Billed Grebes...

and these 2 what I think are immature Ring Neck Ducks, 

really enjoyed watching them...

We saw these 9 men running around in tight formation....straight lines, then in a tighter group...no clue what it was about...

...its a Revolutionary War Historic site...

There is a nice big back porch at the visitors center with rockers so you can relax and enjoy this expansive back forty of the old Musgrove Mill Property where Patriots whipped up on some Loyalists...in 1780

The Enoree River runs around the property...we drove about a mile down the road since there is no bridge over the river to get to the Horseshoe Falls! Its small but very pretty..

              

There was a paved path so Mom enjoyed the falls from the viewing platform while I went down to get a closer look, tried some long exposures it was a bit bright...for that but I gave it a try..

Just a small tumble over some rocks but we sure enjoyed it! 

This Robin gave us the stink eye as we hiked back to the van...

And check out this unusual roadside sight!!

LOL...its actually yard art!! Pretty Yacky!  If you notice the tree is also full of bicycles!! 

PEACE

Eleanor Roosevelt: You must do the thing you think you can not.

For the Love of DOGS!

Flickr ATE MY pHOTOS 
Casey's coat

I did my first sewing project in over a year! Of course not the industrial sewing I did for a living...but a quick project on my new set up--how easy to not have to drag the machine out of the closet drag it to the kitchen, put it on the table set it up etc...and then do the reverse...putting it all away..NO MORE-so happy with my FREE cabinet!

I bought Casey a winter coat it had issues...the belly strap needed a tweak in the way of an elastic extension, but with the extension in use part of the belly strap hung down and looked untidy and got hung up in things outside...so I sewed it down onto that side so now it won't hang loose..

               

very simple project....

He had some fun wearing it this morning when he went out for his romp with the girls..

there was a traffic jam at the doggie door..ha!

Annie peeping in, Casey and Flossie waiting to exit

then he had to wait for the gate to be opened they romp in the old horse pasture...the coat may look a little short on his back but Casey is LONG--I couldnt find an X-long in a small.

They regrouped in the back yard after a good half hour of play...

for a drink in my little water garden thats dying back for fall they drink here daily! Before the raccoon got my fish the fish used to circle their tongues..lol Casey didn't need his coat after that warm up.

Yesterday Mom and I drove to the facility where my X is now living and I signed him out and took him on a picnic...it was a bit cool but we bundled up and enjoyed it anyways!! He is doing okay, and I wish I could say he is doing better...but that would not be true. 

Casey came along to offer up some Pet therapy and he was a big hit, he has become a wonderful addition to our family!  He is filling out nicely and looks happy and healthy!

I wouldn't mind getting him certified so all the residents could enjoy petting him..in fact my big girls would be great as Pet Therapists people love them!! 

Hope you got some Dog Love in your life its a VERY SPECIAL THING!

PEACE

Eleanor Roosevelt: You must do the thing you think you can not.

the Fallen...

With all the awesome fall color I saw in NC, VA and TN on my recent trip I almost forgot about the fall happening right here at home!  Course with all the leaves in my yard I should of seen the clues....Yesterday I needed my body of water fix so on the way home from dropping off the recyclables I stopped at our local Goodale State Park where all the Cyprus are flaming rust!! Some needles fell with the recent rain and wind storms we had but enough were on for me to enjoy it... and I'll share it with y'all  

This is the view looking to the lake from the boat area..I wish I had my own kayak its a great place to put in and have a quiet paddle they do rent kayaks too...western hikers have to be wary of bears, here in SC... 

We have other big toothed things to be wary of...

The lake is so calm its perfect for a nice float---

The ferns were all in various stages of color change ...

Photo missing,

even the rocks seem more colorful right now..

And this weird Spider it's called an Arrow Shaped Micrathena 

and the trees were full of yellow rumps...Audubon's 

These Pitchers look like they're singing all hitting high notes together...
The Autumn Leaves Are Falling..la-te-dah

Now back to work raking up the Fallen...!!

PEACE

Eleanor Roosevelt: You must do the thing you think you can not.

TWO down!

While my sis was here we did some DIY projects! I only have a list a mile long .....Its so great to have a good helper! She is driving back to her home in the Rocky Mountain State as I write.  Today it has been what our weather man is calling RAW and he is right!! Wind, Rain, Cold--and tomorrow we have our first frost freeze for the 2014 Fall season...so no chores or projects are happening today!!

Remember this.. the old sewing table I got  at the recycle dump?

BEFORE SHOTS

It was in pretty rough shape... we stripped the top layer off...and rubbed on some Tung oil..

I need to wax the inside with some Minwax paste to get a good sheen...but other than that Im very pleased with the refinish job we did....then we put my old machine inside, it had been mounted in a portable cabinet but it fit in here pretty good!

Here it is with the machine set up.

I have 2 home machines, this old one is a straight stitch machine...

Its very old I have had it since the late 1960's Im sure its way older than that ---the machine hole is a bit longer than my old machine, I will find a filler or sewing tray to cover that so my scissors and pins wont fall through..

I also have a couple of old zig-zag machines they both have the same problem...each one has 2 plastic cogs in them..and both currently wont sew due to failure of these plastic cogs! Why put plastic in these the rest of the machine is all metal? Maybe that's intended to give the machine a shelf life??  Here is the problem...see the plastic got brittle and began to fall apart.  If I order new parts I may be able to repair both machines...this is the machine I had hoped to put in the cabinet but it's not working for now I have no current sewing projects but I can do any sewing I want to with a straight stitch machine.

zig zag Singer 513 This machine was purchased in the mid 70's

the bad idea Plastic Cogs

I don't know whether to fix this machine or not---I don't know if I have the proper tools I could try...If I ever get a good day with NOTHING to do maybe--

another project we worked on was this---

Garden Benches---we have a matching pair they also are very old--


BEFORE

The wood has rotted! So we replaced the wood and the screws that hold it on...

we reworked both..when the wood seasons a few weeks then i will stain it... the wood I used was wider and thicker so they benches are much sturdier too.

I was happy to get both these projects done! 

PEACE

Eleanor Roosevelt: You must do the thing you think you can not.