Food for Thought~

Sweet hostess Susan has the

menu of all the other
wonderful tablescapes.

As for me and my house, we are...
Ready for potato soup in birdie bowls;
hands full of crackers &
birdie dish for shredded cheese.

This one above and the two bird dish are
closer to the correct colors,
had trouble getting the colors to come out right
on the others...frustrating!

used my tea-stained lace on the center piece nest
(remember my first attempt at tea staining several weeks ago)

Look at the birds of the air,
that they do not sow,
neither do they reap,
nor gather into barns,
and yet your heavenly Father
feeds them. Are you not worth
much more than they?

Matthew 6:26

Wishing you a Blessed Thursday
~Candy~

Wordless Wednesday-Friends

F R I E N D S !

See more at Dixie's

Love ya to all my blogging friends!
~Candy~

What's on my PORCH wall?

I have been working TOO!!! hard
for the past week.
I miss blogging so much.

Lying in bed this morning thinking
what can I post today...
Wednesday...What's on Your Wall?
I think, "What's NOT on my walls?"

So today I will show a little of what's on
my front porch walls.
I, like my Granny before me, are from
the tribe of
HUNTERS & GATHERERS
so my porches should be
a warning of what is
on the inside...
Stuff, Stuff and MORE Stuff!!!

we live in a gated community with
three different kind of deer.
White Tail, Black Buck Antelope, & Fallow

I have black boards on two porches
and change out says every now and then.
I made this sign (below) many, many years ago.

This would have also been great for
2nd Time Around yesterday
because all this stuff has
been rescued and given a place
of honor.

Hope to return to my regular
visits soon. Please don't forget
about me!

Barb may not get to this post again this week,
Mr. Grits is needing our prayers.
Go by, read, and pray.

~Candy~

Time to Garden!

Melba, Melba, how does your garden grow?

Girls that like to play in the dirt.

Adding to the onions that are
already reaching for the sky...
tomatoes, beans, squash, cucumbers, akra
and
tons of zinnias all around~

My sweet mother-in-law is an inspiration.
Just turned 91 last month but still a live wire!
Dragging me all over the countryside
doing hula and ukulele shows.
And yesterday it was time for planting, she said.

But now that I blog, one just can't throw on
anything to do the job.
farmer overalls
hairdo
and
even make up!

And don't forget the camera!!!
I think this thing might be getting
out of hand.

But we had fun...
taking pics of each other
planting
more pics
weeding
watering
more pics
and resting

And now waiting to taste the
fruits/veggies of our labors.

~Candy~

The Lord is Good~

Let the words of my mouth
and the meditation
of my heart
Be acceptable in Thy sight,
O LORD, my rock and my
Redeemer.

Psalm 19:14

First PINK Post~

Good Morning Pretty Pink Ladies!
This is my first pink post...
but just had to celebrate SPRING~

bloomin' in my yard

This is a little dress I smocked for my niece,
back some 18 years ago.
My Mother just brought to me
with a note...keep for your grand daughter.
(niece has two boys)

This pink post takes planning so,
I didn't make the list but...
go see all the other tickled pink pack!

~Candy~

Hats Off for Show & Tell

Today I wish to show you a
hat box I covered for my
Mother...a loooong time ago...

(click to see all the details)

and tell you about the 'hat' inside.

It is actually a pillow. The little photo in the
pocket watch frame is my parents--
young and in love.
And they are still in love today.

Take your hat off...dinner's on the table!
And now I would like to tell you that
my son is a great Dutch oven cook!
He makes the best fried chicken,
finger lickin' good!

Then he got the idea to cook a roast.
Built the frame from cedar
cut on our property.
Also striped a cedar branch
to hold the meat.

Then we show the wonderful result.

And since I'm bragging...I will also
tell you he plays a mean fiddle.
Old Time Texas Fiddle music.
We will be traveling to Weiser, Idaho
in June for a fiddle contest.

Woo-Hoo! Its Friday.
Thank you Kelli for hosting SHOW & TELL FRIDAY
and Gollum for Foodie Friday

~Candy~

Garden Party Tablescape

Girls get together for a
birthday garden party!

First had to gather the 'plates'
then I used a Dremel tool to
etch our names.

The menu:
Steak shish kabobs
New potato 'rocks'
Salad greens

all served on waxed paper right on our rock plates.

Dessert was dump cake served
up in a little red wheel barrow.
Keeping with the garden them
it was dished out with a garden spade.

Susan was the birthday girl, notice
her place setting had a rock cup holder.
Love those honey comb rocks!
We went in together and purchased
a pond form and pump from Home Depot.

For more trips around the table,
visit Susan at Between Naps on the Porch.

Rock & Roll Thursday
~Candy~

Wednesday group~

Worked great yesterday so I am
going to triple post today.

These are water lilies for Wordless Wed-CRAFTS
and a painting of water lilies on the wall.
All inspired by my outdoor pond.

wordless...shh...

Now I can talk about What's on My Wall.

My sister-in-law visited from Oregon,
took a photo of my pond in the front
yard, went home and painted me
this water color picture.

And the crafted paper water lilies were from a
home school study I taught with a friend
several years ago.
We used a wonderful book I had found...

Monet and the Impressionists
For Kids
Their Lives and Ideas with 21 Activities

"My garden is my most
beautiful masterpiece."
~Claude Monet~

To all you beautiful water lily ladies
growing in blogland...
Have a bloomin' good Wednesday!

Visit Barb for all the 'WALL' posts
(stand-by...waiting for Barb to post...
she could use our prayers)
Dixie for 'CRAFTS'
and Susan for 'OUTDOOR' wonders.

~Candy~

Tuesday group~

I am grouping these two
Tuesday events today...

Here is my three not more eye glass holders
collected from thrift store ventures--
giving them a 2nd Time Around!

As my hubby and I crossed the 50 line...
these little critters have been
springing up all over our house,
ready and willing to serve.

For a closer look without glasses,
just click on the pic.
I would like to add that button to
my crop and delete buttons
for real life.
(see my post on Feb 24 titled-What's on MY Wall)

Diane has more 2nd Time Around
Tam has more Three or More


Enjoy them all!
~Candy~

Good Monday Morning~

(Sue, I thought of you when I found this lady)

Well my son's EAGLE SCOUT
Court of Honor ceremony
was a great success!
I set the table for about
110 guests...now that was
some Tablescape.
We are so very proud of
our wonderful Samuel.

I am still collecting, sorting, &
viewing pics and
will share a few soon.

In the mean time here are
a few cute little girls
just for you.

(this girl looks like the same one from my
Blue Monday post last week)

Looking forward to getting back
into the swing of things.

Hope you all have a
wonderful Monday.

~Candy~