FACES OF FALL...

EVERY DAY I walk to the mailbox just around the corner of our street and I cannot for the life of me pass by a leaf or a feather lying on the ground-ha! And today was no exception.  The leaves from the Tulip Tree (Yellow Poplar) were scattered all over the pavement from the rainy day.  I picked up some and to me they look like kitty faces.  So I drew a face on one when I got home.

Tee Hee!  The smaller leaves could be from the Red Maple but are not really mature enough for me to identify for certain.

Hubby had treatment today and it always seems as if the day flies by once we get back home.  Never enough hours in the day. 

I did a review for the new Book by budding author, Judi Hedlund for her historical romance (Christian) and she was pleased.  you can read my review on my Kerrie's Korner, SC blog, http://kerrieskorner.blogspot.com/ .  The Book, the Preacher's Bride was excellent and I am looking forward to her next novel that is already in the works! 
  What are you reading?  Are you a "leaf-picker" in the fall like I am?

           Leaf Picker
                by Kerrie  
The fallen leaves beckon to me
I cannot leave them as you can see. 
I must gather in and hoard their beauty
The Autumn colors are my booty!
With tongue in cheek I write these words
But truly I am bound to a habit absurd.

Hubby laughs when I come through the door
Go to the phone book to press even more
Of the leaves I hold so dear.
Later on I shall forget they are there.

But when I need a number from the book
The crumbled dried leaves that I foresook
Will tumble out upon the floor
But I still I vow that I will gather more.

And even as I speak,
The dried Pansy faces
    start to leak...
From the same Phonebook pages.

I am a hopeless, leaf picking addict!

Here is my Good Sport

HERE IS what my good sport really looks like when she is not coloring her hair and looking like "Alfalfa" as so many of you commented-Ha!

Barbara is our youngest daughter.  She has always been a lot of fun and shares our sense of humor completely!  She was such a good sport about letting me post her in her pink tee with her hair pulled up while coloring it.  Thanks for all your fun comments on the Pink Saturday Post and as requested, you now can meet her as she really is!

I just love all vintage cards but especially Valentine Greetings!  I love the Era of Romance that existed when these precious postcards were created.  What fun!  Valentine week is so much fun with all the commercials, cards and sentiments all around us.  I have created my own Valentine to feature on Pink Saturday created by Beverly at HOW SWEET THE SOUND.  I cannot wait to see what everyone has done for the special day, especially my beautiful niece, Patricia at From the Basement Stairs.  Patricia loves everything Victorian, everything Marie (Antoinette) and creates the most beautiful trading cards and tags that I have ever seen.  She also is a skilled crochet artist.  I marvel and gasp at some of her beautiful crocheted pieces that are elegant and perfect. Her vignettes of house decor are so pleasing to the eye as she has a real flair for decorating.  I also love the view from her windows where she gives us a peek at her precious garden in summer and snow covered field in winter light.  Please visit Patricia by clicking on the link and then visiting her other blogs with links in her sidebar.  You will not be disappointed!

HAPPY PINK SATURDAY!!!

I REALLY HAD FUN THIS WEEK FINDING PINKS FOR TODAY:  First of all my daughter was here and was coloring her hair, she had me take a silly picture of her and when I looked at it on the computer I realized she was wearing a pink shirt-HA!  So she gave me permission to use her picture for a good laugh!  Thank you Barbara! Be sure to go to Beverly's at HOW SWEET THE SOUND for the list of participants in Pink Saturday.  Thank you Beverly!

Next came my slippers, my robe hanging in the closet, My Mom's teacup and saucer, my depression glass pink candle holders.  I did not know I had so much pink until I started looking around-LOL!  And last but not least, I am  a sucker for anything you can write in.  So I bought this adorable little pad with pen attached small enough to stick in a purse.
I hope we made you laugh with our silly Pinks.  I thought My daughter looked like Cindy Lou Who from the Grinch who stole Christmas!

Dizzy Wednesday

IT'S JUST BEEN ONE OF THOSE DAYS!

   Ya know how it is hectic when you are trying to get all those decorations out of the attic and all??  Well, I got them down yesterday with the help of my visiting daughter.  Boxes and bags a plenty!  I am going through each thing to make sure of what I want to keep and what to just let go of!!  If I am sentimental, I will have to keep everything and I don't want to haul it all back up there under the rafters - ha!  So I will have to decide what is really worth keeping and let the rest go!  The attic is only a crawl space where only the double jointed can move around and I really lack storage in the house which is all on one floor.  I know you can identify with some of this sad story-ha!  So today I thought I would achieve a good bit of progress when I was interrupted by a call from a granddaughter who needed to be picked up from school as she was not feeling well.  Of course I dropped everything and went on my jaunt.  By the time I returned, It was getting dark (hate winter twilight so early!!).  So now I am heating TV dinners and too pooped to get into the decorations!  How are Y'all doing with your Decking the Halls at your homes??  Let me know!

QUILTING TALK

HOW ABOUT SOME QUILT TALK?

I had two large under the bed boxes just bursting with material and craft projects. I emptied them and put the material and contents on a bookcase I had. This way I can see the fabrics much easier and inventory what I have. Well, isn't this pathetic?? Ha! It did not even fill the bookcase! You can certainly see from this stash that I am not turning out quilts like rabbits, can't you! But I am able to see them much better now and will add to the stash ASAP. Meanwhile, this picture will not be on the cover of quilter's magazines.
HOWEVER, spreading the little piles out, you see that I do have a nice array of matching fabrics, etc. and this is only 1/4 of what is on the shelves. Send me your scraps - ha, ha!