Ruarl Living...

Living somewhat rural,,, up in the mountains, is not for the faint of heart and certainly not perfect for going barefoot...

I heard one of my barn kitties making a fuss,,, the fuss was over her separating a lizard from it tail... ewe... so after I disposed of the lizard,,, I discovered this... at first glance I thought it might be a young chicken ,  I am leaving it for hubby to see what his guess is. (to my friends who have chickens,,, I am so sorry..)

 I am not sure what 'it' was.... but it no longer is....

 then  as I walked back to the house I nearly stepped on these, yes,,, "Deer Raisins"... we have them all over the property,,, and sometime through the night 2 off our trash (empty) cans were knocked over.... Oh Deer!  and yes, these are a few reasons I don't go barefoot around here....

 but what really sent me over the edge was that the neighbor's pup came partly through the live stock fencing and got hold of another Gerkin plant... and this one had gerkins on it!  uugghh!

 between the Drought, Deer and the pup,,, my garden is barely surviving...even my grapevines and grape leaves are getting eaten,,, I am thinking by the grasshoppers....

all that being said... the radishes went crazy,,, and are now going to seed... but here is something I didn't know as I have never let them go to seed before... they grow little pods.. at first I thought an errant pea got planted... but nope,,, it's a radish... ahh the things we learn in the garden!

In a Nut Shell....

I can't believe  it's July already... Yikes!  May and June are just a blurrr....
In a nut shell here are s few projects,,, some are still UFO's,, that I have been working on...

 found this lovely Mid-century dress....$2.50,,, thank you very much!

 made 2 aprons for a friend using a vintage hand stitched table cloth...

 found these 2 vtg. Avon lipstick tubes,,, the kind that you re-filled....

 went Glamping....

 learned how to make a slushy Whiskey Sour... Yum!

 Fount this S&H Green Stamps booklet at a Flea Market....

 found 2 brassy light fixtures to re-purpose...

 (currently UFO projects)... lol!

 but wait,,, there is more!  lol!...

 found this 1948 button card in the vtg. sewing desk (below)...

 bought this sewing machine/craft tote at a local Thrift for $6.99

 got this sewing desk for free,,, and the drawers were filled with koolieo stuff, like the button card shown above... (desk is now a UFO)...

made this cute apron for a friend....

 up-cycled sewing desk project coming along... now for paint... and new hardware...

 light fixtures are painted, I have the solar lights ready to decorated and then attached to the light fixtures...

and now for a wee bit of silly me time! before I start packing and head back to Washington State to see my grand-kiddos as well as do some Glamping with friends and as always,,, a lot of Junktiquing...

Simply Said....

Some days,,, 1  cup of coffee just isn't enough to get me through the day....  or week....