Snow of '09

March came in like a lion! We rarely see snow in SC but Sunday brought a wallop of a snow storm.
As you can see I had already put out some Spring decorations. LOL My poor Japanese Tulip tree had started to bloom already. This will probably set it back a few wks.

Hubby took a couple of the pics, then I took one of him. In those few seconds he was getting covered.

We got about 5 inches. In the 15 yrs. we have lived here we have not seen this much snow.

A view of our backyard and patio table. It has already been 75 degrees here so this was even more of shock to us.

My more Leeland Cypress trees were hanging over.

I'll start posting some Spring decor soon. We should be 70 again this Fri. Yeh!

See you then!

Blue Monday

It's my first time to take part in Blue Monday that Sally is hosting at http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/. Please go visit her site and all the beautiful blue things that people posted.

This is one of our guest rooms that has blue and yellow toile curtains that I made. It has a blue and beige quilt on the bed. It's the only blue I have in my house. I try to have a chair of some kind for guests to sit in, a lamp to read by and mirror for them to "primp" in. (smile)

This is an old hanging lamp that came from Germany.

Little dresser and mirror and replica of a an old wash stand.

Thanks for visiting today. Have a great week.

Good, Bad and Worse

Yesterday started out with Bible Study at church and then off to a sheep farm no less. Friends of ours made a Thanksgiving dinner with all the fixins and invited us to see their 48 acres of land and sheep. They have a beautiful house and scenery that is pretty in every direction you look. We learned some interesting facts about sheep that I never knew before. They have many lambs that are born every year. One night nine were born in an hour.

They have many Rams. Some are sold for $800.00 a piece. The bigger the horns the more valuable they are. One ram can mate about 100 ewes. (busy fellow) I bet you didn't know that tidbit. lol Their horns are 32" or more from base around to the tip. I think you can see the horns in pic below.

The houses in the background are rentals on their property.

They can have anywhere from 200 to 400 on the farm at a time. They sell the rams to hunting preserves.

That's for the good news.-- The bad news is while we were there, hubby got a call from the cardiologist about a stress test he had done on Mon. There was an abnormality showing on the back side of the heart and he wanted us in the office by 3:45. ( If you remember he had heart surgery this past Oct. and had been doing very well and in rehab. )

At the dr. office he explained that there may not be enough blood getting to the back side of the heart.

He is going back into the hospital tomorrow (Thurs.) and have a heart cath. done to see exactly what is going on and what they need to do about it. They will take care of it while he is in though. We would appreciate your prayers if you think of us. I'm not sure when I will get to post again but will update you as soon as I can.

The day did not get better when I received a call from my best friend Ceekay telling me results of her dr. visit. She has been battling ovarian cancer for a couple of years now. She has some new growths which will require more surgery. She needs and appreciates our prayers.

I hope you are all doing well and enjoying your week. I appreciate each one of you!

Time To Put Snowmen Away

I'm getting Spring Fever, how about you? I've gotten a few projects done and have a few more waiting, but that's always an ongoing thing. Oh well, back to the post.
I decided to pack away my snow friends. They have been out since I did Christmas decorations in November. ( I make it worth my while) lol
Here's just a few that were scattered around the house waiting to get packed away.
Got our the blue tubs. Blue for cold, I color co-ordinate the tubs so I know what's in them. You know, red & green for Christmas, black and orange for fall, etc. My big guy, the gourd, takes up half one by himself. I just love him.

My little peace guy from Ceekay. I still put some back in the same boxes that they came in for safe keeping.

All stacked up ready to go on a shelf in the garage.

Someone just hopped in from the garage as I opened the door. I heard them saying, "My turn, My turn!"

Aren't they too cute? A present from my sister when she visited a few years ago. They are made from paper mac he. They are so detailed and look so happy that they got out of that box.

He's painting his eggs getting ready for Easter. Paint brush in hand and two spare ones in his bib pocket. A little baby bunny in his cart.

She's doing some decorating on her own with her Spring tulips and basket of eggs.

This is their new resting place for the next couple of months. I think their smiles say they're "hoppy".

Stay tuned to see if they multiply and scatter around the house.

Tupperware Party

It's been years since I gave or have been to a Tupperware party. I ran into a friend that is a rep. and she asked if I would help her out and I said yes.
A couple of wks. ago I had a few ladies over and we had a little party.

The rep wants you to keep it simple so it can easily be duplicated if you get a booking from your party. I had brownies, pound cake cut up to garnish with strawberries, a cheese ball with crackers, and chocolate candies.


I still had my snowmen out and used one for the center piece.

I should have had the lids off the glass wear for better viewing. Sorry.

I put the refreshments on the kitchen island so the rep could use the other counter for her display. (Hence, the empty counter below)



The brownies (always with nuts for our family)


The cheese ball had a vegetable flavor to it. (Very tasty)

The pound cake.

The drink area set up with the Keurig so they could get tea, hot chocolate, or flavored coffees.

Having the party was worth all the freebies that I got. Here's just a few.


These are the heat and serve containers.

I used some of my new modular mates to organize the pantry. They take up so much less room.

Look at those labels girls, they are all readable. I told hubby he was sleeping with the enemy. Yikes!

I've been busy on another sewing project that I'll post in a few days.

Have a great, safe, happy weekend!

More Projects

I don't know about you, but I have been in the cleaning, reorganizing, and updating mode. Trying to get drawers, closets, and sewing projects done. Last week I showed a couple of table runners I made for the dining room. This week I'm showing one I did for my office. I put it on top of the antique library table in there.

I've had the material for three years (found it in a closet, smile). It was the left over from my curtains.

Out came the machine and the sewing began.

I used the fabric on the right.

I could have left it plain but at the last minute decided to add the bow to match the chair covers.

The chair covers are reversible so I featured each one on the chair backs.

I can easily remove it if I have to work on the table. It's purely for show.

I usually am at my desk talking to all my blogging friends, like you. smile



Thanks for taking a look today and don't forget to visit Kelli at There is no place like home for more Show & Tell.

Have a safe and happy weekend!

Out to Dinner

We have some wonderful, dear and, I might add,very generous friends that wanted to take us to the opening night of the new Ruth Chris restaurant in our town. We had a great time and an unbelievably good meal. The staff could not have been nicer or more attentive.

Here we are at the front entrance.

In the lobby waiting to be seated at our table.

Fresh flowers were abundant everywhere.
The dining room is simple yet elegant.

We had a great time with our friends, staff and the owner of the franchise. She was in from Atlanta for the opening We were their first paying customers so the four of us signed a dollar bill for the owner to frame.

The Staff

The food was delicious and they were so willing to split things for us.

Of course we couldn't end the meal without something chocolate. It was divine!


It was delactable!! I'm like Oprah, I have to have a little chocolate everyday. smile

We are so thankful for wonderful friends!

What have you been up to this week?