Have you met these guys???

I'm about to show you a very interesting group of fellas and I want to know if you have met them yet. Now, if you have small children, or you are a grandparent I'm sure you will know who they are .... let me introduce to you the Angry Birds!

Here they are ... I don't know there names exactly but I will share with you what I do know. This information is being provided to you by my 7 year old grandson Austin. According to Austin the red bird is a Cardinal and he's BIG, the black bird in the center is a Crow and he's a "little big" and the yellow fella is a Canary and he is small. There is also a green pig, a blue bird and a white seagull.

These fellas are part of a game played on cell phones etc., and every child is capable of playing and winning every level. However, if you're a grandma this game can prove quite challenging!! If you don't believe me this is my challenge to all of you, get an I phone or Smart phone, get the app (it's free) and tell me how you do.

My three grand children, ages 3 to 7 are on there way to Far Away Grandma's house as I type and these birds are there early Easter Bunny or should I say Bird gifts.  Even though winter is finally here, YEAH!!

 See the RAIN!! No leaves on the trees it's cold, damp and cloudy!

WE will heat up grandmas swimming pool and the kids will spend most of Thursday in it! When they finally emerge they will have there new Angry bird towels to keep them warm!

Oh, why am I far away grandma?? Because they live so stinking far away!! Still in the state of California but it's a 12 hour drive and it's grueling!!!

I may be off the blog for a few days while they are all here so don't y'all miss me too much!

Has anyone seen Betty???

Whoo hoo here she is! Meet Betty as in Betty Lamp. Fooled you and it's not even April! I have been on the look out for a Betty Lamp ever since I heard of one. My Betty is a reproduction but I love her just the same. On my quilt shop hop this past Friday I found her all alone and waiting for me at the Country Loft. Over in the corner, hanging all alone she called out to me. I have had her hanging in different spots around the house and have settled on my pie safe/quilt cupboard in my living room.

This picture doesn't really show her off to her best. The lamp hangs from a hook and had the capacity to rotate. The little cup where the fake flame is resting is where the oil would go and it has a little spout for pouring it out. However, in modern times we don't need to light our way with oil lamps so we can use tea lites, fake lites or no lights!

I decided on this cupboard since Betty is very comfortable around quilts. After all she came from a quilt shop! After she gets used to the place I can move her around a bit more!

Hunter-Jones Shop Hop!

What an absolutely perfect day for a road trip to San Diego County! The weather was in the perfect mid-70's and the sky was sunny and clear as we loaded into the car at 9 am.

Rita and Penny are figuring out what to buy for our upcoming retreat project before we make our first stop at "Fat Quarters in Vista.

Our second stop brought us to a new shop in San Marco by the name of "Grand Country Quilter," very cute shop with a very nice owner. Stop by if you are ever in the area. Fat Quarters was AMAZING! Big shop with so many things that I just LOVE. I made a mental list of things I want to purchase, thank goodness they have an online store ... woo hoo!

This is her business card/coaster. Is it not just to cute and too clever?

Our third stop was Rosie's in La Mesa, oh my it was HUGE and there was so much fabric to choose from ... I couldn't do it, I sat in my car with the new Primitive Quilts and Projects magazine ..... drool ... Our fourth and final stop was at  ... yep, you're so smart! The Country Loft! I loved this shop too. Lots of primitives treasures and .... there was an artist at the shop who is also featured in the Primitive Quilts magazine. 

Meet Jo Ann Mullaly, she created and made the pillow "Scattered Hearts" on pages 52 - 56 in the current spring issue. I don't
 do wool, but this pillow might encourage me to give a go. Jo Ann very graciously signed my copy of the magazine ...

It says "Put your heart into it!" JO Ann. There's a little peek of the pillow, get the magazine for the pattern and and entire look!!

The Three Musketeers. We are just bout shopped out, it's close to 3:00 and we have a 90 mile drive in Friday traffic, oh joy.

A little peek at some of my treasures of the day. Fat eights, fat quarters, a new magazine, and a pattern. The rest you can't see since they are gifts!! 
Great day, great friends ....

Shhhh .... This is a March Longaberger sneak peek!

Ya know, the weather is over 80 degrees today and it's only February. Yikes, I know if I were in the east or mid-west I'd be one happy girl but it would be nice to have some winter while we are in winter! At this rate we are in for one really long hot summer.

Well, with it being so spring like out side I just couldn't resist the mood to start thinking of Longaberger's new March products. As with any home decor company we start thinking way ahead of the actual season, so bare with me as I gently ease you into Spring!

Meet Rhubarb ... this little bunny makes his Spring appearance every year with my Longaberger products. This year he is finding himself nestled in a bed of white rice surrounded by last years Longaberger wooden eggs. Now where did those cool flowers come from you ask??? Well, in March only Longaberger is offering these bright little Button Flowers made of maple wood splints and fastened together with a pretty button. These will be sold in a set of three for $10.00 or individually for $5.00. I LOVE them and can't wait to get more and plant them all over the house!! They don't need water or sun and they don't DIE!! Woo hoo what could be better then that.

Here is close up of Mr. Rhubarb and his basket back pack filled with one giant egg!

Another angle from the top, it really doesn't matter how you look at him, he's just plain cute!

While I was sitting outside enjoying the warm day I snapped a picture of this blooming little Tea Rose bush. Really, who has roses blooming in February .... I'm tellin you it's just plain weird ....

A few more new Longaberger goodies!

Good Morning! I need to apologize for yesterdays blog, Betsy has learned my password and she likes to post while I'm gone! It's really hard to have such a smart dog living in the house.

Anyway, I had told you a few weeks ago I would post some

more pictures of new Longaberger products so get ready to feast 

your eyes on a couple new beauties!!

Right smack dab in the middle is a pretty red basket, this is from the Dash of Spice Collection and it is designed to hold a new pottery piece (more on that soon) I have it sitting on a candle holder with a nesting bowl inside and a small topiary tree! Over to the right is our Pewter Candle Stick lamp, it's not new to the catalog but it is new to me and I LOVE it!! It really goes well with my other pewter pieces and I love the aged finish it's wearing. Now for one of my favorite pieces ... rolling the drums ....

Tada!! The new Two Tiered Server! This wrought Iron piece is amazing. It will save you counter space in your kitchen, I have it set up as a beverage bar ... four Longaberger mugs in the small entertaining basket on the bottom and the top has two cracker baskets filled with teas, sweeteners and and coffee pods! Put it in the bathroom to organize your kids (or yourself) your office and home office and ???? Well, you guys tell me some ideas on where you would place this piece!
Enjoy your day!!

She's at it again ...

Hey, it's me, Betsy, manager of the blog. I went outside this morning to check out the neighborhood (not much going on here) and while I was outside enjoying this warm winter morn "she" came out and started banging on the front door. Geeze, she scared the daylights outta me. Mind you, it's 7 am and in this neighborhood full of old folks people like to sleep in. Oh, but not "her" she's up with the chickens. Well check out the door and see what she's been up to now.

What do ya think? I think it's weird, just like she is. I'm sure she will have a lot to say about this new contraption.

Closer view. Oh, she's already re-done it a couple of times so if you come over to see it for yourself I'm sure it will look different. Personally, I think she needs to get  job, she makes a lot of noise around here during the day making it hard for dad and I to take our naps. She's either hammering something, spray painting, running the sewing machine or pounding away on the computer. She must be at Walmart right now, it's the only time I can use the computer to post my updates.  OOPs, gotta go, I hear her car pulling in the garage!

Its February! It's Sweetheart Time!!

Good evening and Happy February. I don't know about other countries but I love that the United States has given us reason to celebrate just about every single month! This provides me with a lot of good reasons to re-decorate my home, shop for my family and friends, make little quilts in lots of different colors and so on and so on! So, here we go with Valentine's Day Woo Hoo!

I love these blocks! I got them many years ago and they spell just about everything I want them to .... one way or another! I have a little heart shaped Longaberger baskets tucked in here that we sold many years ago, still have it, still love it. And that little red dish, yep, Longaberger from many moons ago as well. How about that happy heart up there keeping an eye on everything, he's new, came from the grocery store and I love him and his little buddies too!

I added a new sampler to my ever growing sampler collection, can you guess which one?

Still can't guess?

Here it is, the RED one hiding in the elm tree! I love red, did you know that? Well, now you do.

Have a terrific February!