Disappearing Towns....

I had to run up the road to the small town of Reardon, a farming community, to stop at the AGLink shop to pick up some weed control.... As I was heading back home, I decided to take one of the side roads....you just never know what you will see.....

 How sad, this old building is left to just melt away....

 I wonder what it use to be...

 Is this the plight of so many rural communities?

Another Penny Rug...

Well I have been 'busy a a Bee' whipping up some rugs and what nots... One of my sweet neighbors is having a Craft Faire at her Log Cabin the weekend of Oct. 19-20th... and she talked me into crocheting some rugs and a few other little goodies to sell.
So here are 2 things I finished up yesterday....

 This 'Penny Rug' is a candle rug..... I love the 'busy as a bee' motif.  It's hard to see, but in the center of the flowers is a tiny glass bead. I have been enjoying stitching up wool felt goodies like these.

 Again, hard to see, but,,, this is a lamp shade.... I bought the shade at a Thrift, cut off the fabric then replaced it with strips of cotton fabric.

 I saw a lot of these at the Farm Chick show this past summer...and thought,,,hmmm,,, I can do that!  and I did!
Well off to meet up with some of my gal~pals for dinner.... poor Gary is going to be home with a frozen dinner & 2 lazy cats..but knowing him,,, he will be watching the Vice Presidential Debate on TV tonight.

Mad for Plaid!

 I love this plaid wool blanket......made in Scotland for a small village in Germany...
 
Rothenburg ob der Tauber,,,,

As some of you know,, I love wool blankets,,,and have a nice little collection of them....but this one is extra special to me....every visit I make back to Germany to see family and my childhood best friend,,, we take a side trip over to Rothenburg... a small German village (now a tourist destination) that has maintained a lot of it's History.....right down to a museum of Medieval weaponry....
The famed Kathe Wohlfahrt Christmas shop is also in Rothenburg,, one of my favorite stops.... (http://www.wohlfahrt.com )
Rothenburg is a great location for a lazy stroll, a wonderful lunch and a visit to the largest year round Christmas shop...  I am feeling pangs of homesickness.....

My Latest Finds...

 This is my newest refrigerator dish, my other refrigerator dish is green...

 These covered dishes were often given as 'gifts' when a homemaker purchased a Westinghouse refrigerator..... you could use them for butter or cheese or what ever.  I stash candy in mine...

 I was 'visiting' one of my favorite 2nd hand stores and look what I found!!! OMG! A awesome 1960's Bar!... I can just see this, sitting in a living room along the wall, sharing space with a turquoise sofa and some Dean Martin on the stereo....

I love this pattern.... all I need to do is give it a bit of fresh black paint on the legs, dust it off and then stock it with .....!
Hmmm, now I need to find a turquoise sofa.. I already have the Dean Martin CDs....

Look Who's Turning 3

Our sweet little granddaughter, Leilei turned 3... oh my goodness, where does the time go?

 Jaja may be 3 months younger but she is about an inch taller then Leilei.....and these two little girlies are inseperatable, not to mention always into mischief....

 It's Pnata' time.... give it a good whack Leilei.....

 Leilei, loves Hello Kitty,, and there was no shortage of Hello Kitty presents....

Even Little Brother was having a good time....by the way, he loves his 'truck'.....
Happy #3 Birthday my little Leilei.......