Turkeys in the Yard

These guys/gals live in the woods around our house.  There is a flock of them!  They were having a heyday digging underneath our neighbors bird feeder.

The Lake

We were supposed to go to our church picnic this evening but we backed out at the last minute.  I went walking and hubby went fishing.  Then later, he picked me up for a ride.  It was nice.

Little Quilts

I found these today and thought how nice they would look layered on our breakfast table.

Another picture of my handsome model.....

How to remove scuff marks from shutters

I am posting this because I've looked and looked on the web to find out how to clean those tiny little gray scuff marks off of faux wood shutters.  Sometimes when I am closing them, my ring will make a tiny mark along the slat.  Regular soap and water, and even a Magic Eraser doesn't easily get them off.  This morning I tried Soft Scrub (without bleach) and with very little pressure, took them right off.  So there you go.

Picture Label

A friend merged a picture of myself with a picture of one of my quilts.  I thought this would work great for the label.  I hope to enter this quilt in our local Country Fair. I love making labels.  I can imagine my great grandchildren one day saying, "so that's what Mamaw looked like!"

Shutters

The "shutter man" finished up today.  I am thrilled with the results.

By the way, these were purchased through Lowe's and the installer did an excellent job.  We have been very pleased with the quality and the workmanship.

A favorite

This is one of my all time favorites.  Made from Elijah's shirts.

After supper the hubby took me out riding around to snap a few pictures.  This is the Sugar Grove Valley bridge.

For our little guests

Some friends are coming over tonight for a fish fry.  They have four children.  I thought the little ones would like this.

Glorious Rain!

So thankful for the bountiful rain we are getting today.

Pillow

I made this last night using curtain material.  I have more of this beautiful silk.

Tonight's festivities

We had a good time tonight with our friends from church.

And after everyone left we had this little guy flying around our nasty florescent lights in the garage - a hummingbird!

Think I need to dust the garage ceiling?  Well, I chose not to so no one would think our place is too perfect......lol

Another ruffled tank top

I think I like this one better than the last.  Again an old tank top, and this time I used a rarely used white t-shirt for the ruffles.

Hospitality

It seems hospitality is a lost art.  Why?  Are decorating shows/blogs making us feel like our homes don't measure up?  Are we too busy?  Has my home been "too perfect" and made others feel like they couldn't have a group over at their home?  I hope not.  Truth is, for most of us - working or not, there is no way our home, our food, our kids, can be perfect.  Yet, some of us strive for that. And in doing so, we neglect others - others who don't have family close by - others who don't have close friends - others who are craving some friendships but don't know how to start - younger couples who need mentors.

I am so thankful for those in my past who have opened their home for casual get togethers, drop-ins, and planned church get togethers.  I remember couples that had several group events at their homes.  I was a young married woman who needed that friendship with mature Christians.

I need to do more of this.  We are having our Sunday School class over tonight.  I hope my home isn't too perfect.  Maybe I won't worry about getting the bird poop off the porch.  A sweeping will be good enough.

Trying something new

Sometimes, I just have to make something.  I don't have a quilt going right now, am waiting on some shirts. Today I read so many neat blog posts about making ruffles for old t-shirts or tank tops, I had to try it.

So I turned this....

into this...

Not much has survived this heat

Oh....those aren't real anyway....