A Wonderful Win

Hi friends,I hope that you all are doing ok this Friday morning.The weather has turned cool for today.Do you have any big plans for the weekend? Me,well I hope to work in my flower gardens.Not real exciting but it needs to be done.It is always fun to play in the dirt.

It has been a very hard week for a lot of the folks in the heartland .My thoughts and prayers continue to be with all those struggling with the aftermath of the terrible storms  of this week.

As the title of the post hinted,I have some lovely goodies to share with all of my wonderful friends.Shirlee of The Easily Influenced Stitcher recently held an awesome surprise giveaway and I was blessed to be one of the seven winners.Yes, you read that right the ever generous Shirlee gave away 7 prize packages to celebrate her two years of blogging.We knew the theme of each category but not what items we would receive,fun huh! I thought so too. Really folks if you don't know Shirlee please check out her blog.She is ever so sweet, funny and she is just a flat out awesome stitcher.I feel so very blessed to have Shirlee in my life and to call her friend.A visit to her blog is always fun and interesting,she has a wonderful way of telling a story.Thanks Shirlee for hosting the giveaway and congrats on two years of great blogging! Here are the wonderful goodies I got in the mail..

A large wooden plate,so pretty!

A lovely sheepie!

Love this little sheep pic

Another Sheep ,so adorable

Two cute sheep soap,that smell yummy!

A beautiful card that needs to be framed.

Yep,I won the sheep package!Yippee me!As I said Shirlee was so generous.I never dreamed that she would send so many awesome things.Thanks so much sweetie! Hubby doesn't know it yet but he is going to build me a new shelf for my things. I am sure that he thanks you as well.LOL! Shirlee is hoping to sell her house soon and is dealing with some medical issues so please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.

Well this post is a tad later than anticipated, but life or should I say my mamma has been keeping me busy.LOL! The way I see it she comes first because I know if positions were reversed that she would do the same.Someday hopefully my blogging will become more consistent.I have been reading your  blogs but for some reason on  a lot of them I can't seem to leave a comment.

To all of my friends near and far it is my wish that you have a safe and happy holiday weekend.God Bless you all.Hugs,Jen

Prayers

Words seem inadequate this morning for the folks dealing with the aftermath of the destructive storms of the past day or two.My heart, thoughts, and prayers are with all of you.May the Lord comfort you in the hours to come.Hugs,Jen

A Beautiful Postcard and a few finishes

Good morning friends! The sun is finally shining and the skies are pretty and blue today.Here in Kentucky we have been having a lot of rain for the last week.I don't really mind the rain as it is refreshing the land by giving the flowers and fields a much needed drink.I know that the grass in the yard has really jumped up,time to hop on the mower and get it taken care of before it gets out of hand .

I wanted to share a beautiful postcard that Danice of Homespun Hannah's sent to me .If you click on her name it will take you to her post about postcards becoming obsolete.The really neat thing about this postcard is that Danice made it!! Here let me just show you what I  am talking about with the card,it is great.

Thanks so much Danice!When ever I see this postcard I will be sure to think of you.You are such a sweet and talented lady.

Since it has been raining this week I decided to finish up some on going projects.I had stitched these earlier in the Spring but never found the time to finish them.It may be getting late to use  them this season but I will have them for next year,Well that is if I don't forget where I store them.LOL!

I just loved this pattern!

 The next one is probably my most favorite of these finishes...

Here is a close up of how I painted the frame,it started off  a yucky yellow.

This is another Spring stitching piece that was made into a ditty bag

Last but not least is this punch needle strawberry.It is not that great because the rabbit is kind of all wonky but it is a first attempt at doing such a project.Gotta take the bad with the good and laugh at your mistakes.

Well at the start of this post I wished you a good morning at the end I will wish you a good afternoon.It has taken me nearly four hours to get my pics uploaded to blogger.Yes I am frustrated but my  mouth has not uttered one bad sound.LOL! Honestly  I can not blame blogger,I had my camera set to large and the  pics were huge that I was trying to upload.Sadly, I did not figure that out until the last two pics were uploaded.

I hope to be back in a couple of days with more pics and another post until then stay safe my friends.May you all be richly blessed.Hugs,Jen

Hello World!

Hi everyone ,thought I would take a moment to introduce myself.I am Kaitlyn Grace and arrived this past Friday at 5:54 pm! Some of you already know my Great Aunt Jen and boy she is excited to get to spoil me.She makes these weird noises and faces but I guess she will okay,it may just take some time to get used to her.LOL!

Happy Thursday,New Camera,New Chicks

Hello everyone,yes I am still around.What can I say...once more I could and do say that I am sorry that I haven't been around but you probably would not believe it.I could say it will not happen again but then that would probably be a lie.I am not going to say that  at all because right now in my life it probably will happen even though I don't want it to be that way.My main goal for this new year was to be a better blogger,heavens to Betsy, but I've blown that one for sure!There are some hurtful things going on involving my mom and family that have really thrown me for a loop.Things that I would never have dreamed or thought that my momma would have to deal with at her age,it has filled the family with anger.I would ask if you could please put the family in your prayers and that my momma has the strength and health to deal with the problems she has had thrust into her lap.Sorry to be so gloomy but I felt that you all deserved honesty about why I seem to have forgotten you all.I truly have missed you all but there have been many days that my computer has been shut down and time just hasn't  been there for me to keep up.Add to the things happening at home with the devastating events in Boston,the horrible explosion in West Texas and the flooding  conditions in many areas my heart has been to heavy to try for a post.My thoughts and prayers have been with and will continue to be with eveyone dealing with these issues.

As you read I finally figured out my camera dilemma.Canon Power Shot SX500 called my name and I am so happy it did because I love it.I haven't had time to play with it much but the 30 x optical zoom has been so much fun to use.The above pic shows an apple tree in bloom,love seeing that because it is a sure a sign that Spring is here! 
Here is a  close up of a few of the blossoms.

Tabby is my shadow when I am outside and these pics show him being lazy on my momma's flowerbed.

 Now for some more fun! When I was a young girl ,we had some Polish chickens that I adored.Pebbles,one of the hens would come at lunch time to the patio door and peck on it wanting to come inside.When we opened the door and she would come inside to have her lunch of crumbled corn bread,after eating she would peck on the door to go back outside.For years I have wanted to own some more,I could have ordered them from a hatchery but I only wanted a few so I searched locally but had no luck.Well this past Friday I was blessed enough to find some close enough(only a 35 minute drive one way)to make it worth the trip.You bet I was excited!Seven golden lace and three buff Polish came home with me. I have kept them in the house since then as we have had some cold nights,hopefully this weekend hubby and I will get them settled in a new home.Please just look at the chickens and not the mess around them.LOL! I am in the middle of doing a swap causing the craft room to be a disaster.The chicks are all different ages but I don't care.LOL!
Isn't it cute!

They have since moved to a larger box and have much more room. Gretchen is used to different critters being inside and usually takes it all in stride but these chicks have her torn up.She sits and cries and when they were in this tote she would look at them and sound so pitiful.I don't know if it is the chirping or what but she has had me getting up at night just so she can check on them.

Well I guess that is all for today.I thank each of you that continue to  stop by and haven't given up on me.It has gone across my mind to close my blog but truthfully I would miss it.If things hold together and nothing else happens I will be back with more pics in a couple of days.There are several projects that I would love to share .It is my hope that each of you are happy and safe today.

A fun win and a couple of finishes.

Hi there friends,yep I am late as usual.LOL! It is  beginning to look and feel like Spring here in Kentucky.We are supposed to be hitting highs in the 70's for the next few days.Sounds great ! I can hardly wait to pull out my short sleeves and sandals.
I have spent this week playing catch up as last week was spent at the hospital with my future daughter in law.She was a very sick girl.She had a bad case of infectious colitis and even with pain meds she still was in a lot of pain.She had felt bad on Friday but stayed at work,Saturday she felt some better but by Sunday night she was in incredible pain and a trip to the ER found her admitted to the hospital .She was there until late Thursday.She and my son  have live with my husband and I for almost five years,she she could finish college. We are the only family that she has locally ,so I stayed for pretty much the entire time she was hospitalized.They are attempting to get their home set up but trying to pay for everything as they go so it is a slow process.

While at the hospital and playing on my Kindle,I checked my email to find the delightful news that I had won a wonderful giveaway hosted by Praire Moon Primitives! I was so happy that my name was drawn,it was for such a fun project.Here is what I won...

Just look at that goodie package! It included the fabric with pattern already on it for the design House On A Hill ,House On  A Hill pattern,beautiful hand dyed yarn ,oxford punch needle , pattern for Santa Claus and of  course instructions!I am tickled to death!!Here let me show you some more pics.

Oh my gosh you have to see a close up of that wonderful yarn!I fell in love with it from the moment I first saw it.

Thank you Ginger and Patti!I am so going to have fun with this kit!If you haven't been over to their new blog please do so,you will be amazed at their creativity.I will post a pic of my finished project soon.
Hubby is planning on going ATV riding tomorrow and my plans are to enjoy my new kit!I have worked all week  catching up and tomorrow is going to be my day for fun.LOL!
I am so sorry that it has taken me all week to get this post up.As you know if you are gone from home for most of the week things tend to pile up,add to that farm animals and you really get behind.LOL!

I am happy to say though that my last bottle baby goat  has been returned to the barn.I love my critters but honestly once they reach a certain age then it is a relief to have them back where they belong.Little Lucy seems to be ok with her new home.

Today seemed like a good time to share a couple of finishes with you too.I have had these finished for some time but kept waiting to get that new camera.It still is in the store and my mind still unmade so hubby's camera will have to do.It is so unlike me to take so long to decide on anything ,I usually decide what I want then buy it but for some reason this has been a struggle.

The second project is another wool one,I just love to work with wool!I am planning on using this one above my bed when we do a future remodel. 

It lays flat and is straight it is just the photographer that is crooked.LOL!

It was a fun piece and I am kind of happy with the end result.

Well I am off to go feed Lucy,then hopefully to catch up on all of your lovely blog posts.Blessings,prayers and hugs to all.Jen

Happy Easter my friends!May your day be blessed.