Still alive and well after the storm

Ok to begin with we had a HUGE wind storm here. Well being as we are rural we figured we would loose power. Little did we know for how long. I cannot believe I did not take one single picture of the mess. Well actually I was too busy just getting by with no power. See being rural means when there is no power there is no power to pump water out here. So no toilets work, no drinking water and no shower.
We did survive with a little help from our neighbors. We are the only family on this road that did not have a generator running. Well that will change we are going to invest in one before the year is out.
Don did hook up a light for me to craft with in the dark. Well it was hard to see but I did get some dolls put together. We have the huge show coming up and vacation so we needed to work.
Well let me show you what I worked on today. It has been a very productive day. Oh yes we do have our power back but so many do not.
Here are some primitive angel light boxes Don had ready for me to put the finishing touches to. Actually this morning they were just boxes tonight yu see what they are when finished






Then I worked on some santa wall hangers and got them finished. I really like them. I would like to have one of them for myself.

I finished the primitive snowman wall hangers too however I did not take a picture of them yet. I just came in from finishing them.


Now I have finished 6 little witches. I just think they are so cute. some have orange hair, some green, and some purple.



Last look at all the doll babies laying here waiting for me to put the finishing touches on.


Ok I took a picture of some of the items ready to pack up and take to PIGEON FORGE TENNESSEE. REMEMBER THE THIRD WEEK OF OCTOBER IN PATRIOT PARK. THE PARK BEHIND THE OLD MILL RESTURANT(YUMMY PLACE TO EAT) AND ACROSS THE STREET FROM PIGEON FORGE POTTERY.



Now keep checking back with me and I will try to keep you updated with the crafts as they are being made.
Toodles

Getting ready for our PIGEON FORGE craft show

Ok so you all think I have been just laying around taking it easy hey?? well let me tell you Don and i have been working like crazy to get ready for our craft show.

REMEMBER the one we are doing the third week of October in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. It lasts for an entire week.

I will try and post some pictures of the items we have been working on and some waiting for me to put together yet.

The first pictue is a primitive wooden santa we have made. This is a new one for us and I will show you pictures of Don working on them in the garage. I take them from there







Now I will show you some pictures of all the items we have finished, painted,tagged, and priced.
We have snowman pole people, scarecrow pole people, santa pole people, wire hair angels, Pilgrim pudgie dolls, Witch pudgie doll, angel pudgie dolls, snowman primitive light boxes, primitive scarecrow light boxes, screen belly scarecrows, lighted salt box houses, scarecrow wall hangings and soooooo much more. I have alot of dolls to put together yet as you can see from all the body parts.
Hope you enjoy and hope to see some of you at PATRIOT PARK IN PIGEON FORGE TENNESSEE THE THIRD WEEK OF OCTOBER.



























Ok here are the scarecrow pole people but they need hair yet and well alot really I got their faces painted on today.

OUR NEW FLAG POLE

Well this has been a long time coming. I have wanted a flag pole for about 7 years now. Our neighbor, Chuck, said not to worry he would make me one! well he is a very busy man. But a month ago him and Don started on my flag pole. They welded, sanded, painted, welded some more and repainted more. and now thanks to Don(my husband) look at this beautiful flag pole in our yard. Don raised our flag this morning. It is beautiful. Now I am going to make a flower bed around it and plant some mums in it for fall. I thought a scarecrow in there would be nice too.

A walk through the garden

Well here I am back again. Since I last posted we went on vacation. It was the best vacation I ever had in my life. We drove to Daytona Beach Florida. We rented a condo on the beach right beside Crabby Joes. I have never ever enjoyed a vacation more ever. We walked the beach, slept, and ate, and swam in the pool. Such relaxation. I could not tell you if the stove worked in the condo or not since we never ever turned it on. I never made the bed, never washed very many dishes(a few) never cooked a meal. Wonderful I tell you. We sat on the balcony and watched people and listened to the surf. Oh I would move to Florida in a minute if we didn't have responsibilities here we cannot leave.

since I have been getting emails wondering how my garden is doing I went out and took some pictures of it to show you. I will take you a walk through our yard in pictures. It is weedy right now and since we are in a heat wave we are waiting for a little cooler weather. I have not been working too hard mostly laying in the pool and sewing on some dolls.

I promise I will TRY to keep this blog updated better. I have already whipped myself with a wet noodle. Don bought me an ipod the other day and we have been struggling trying to get some music on it. It is just a tiny little shuffle but it is so perfect for me. So far we have put a lot of praise and worship songs on it, the ocean relaxing disc I own, and the Booth brothers gospel songs. However we have NO IDEA whatso ever how we managed to do it. Just gonna listen to them right now and wait for one of our kids or grandkids to come and visit and show me HOW we did it.