Here’s a new kit from me , called Working Mum
It’s available now at DSG and is at 15% off because I am still having a sale celebrating 15th anniversary for dh and I .
So I cheated and started today’s post last night. oops, nah let’s just call it time management.
You have to see this huge kit. It’s a collab from Kristine/WenchdGrafix and Diane/Carjazi Scraps titled
Winter Wonderland , though I am not looking forward to winter this is a gorgeous kit of loads of shades of blue and some fantastic elements.
I made two recipe cards with this kit and if you would like to see it all head over to their blogs. Never know you may just find a freebie too.
Got dinner started, Shepherd’s pie and if I get ambitious might make some brownies but not counting on that today, energy level is really low and am in pain.
I really need to get to work on finishing a few things so will leave with this and maybe get back later.
Ok , so it’s been a rough few weeks here, but I finally got a chance to scrap a bit and do the challenge I am hosting at DSG
The Challenge is the Garden Gourmet This month’s challenge is for side dishes.
I used Kristine/Wenchd Grafix Rawhide kit and Kari/Relocated Dixie Girls Alpha called Chocolate Sprinkles.
Currently I have three kits in the works. One inspired Mama Judy , another part of December’s Collab kit for DSG and a surprise kit that is driving me batty.
With everything that is going on medically with my hubby and me it is good to have this distraction and to finally be able to concentrate enough to work on them.
So on thursday Bill and I will be celebrating our 15 th anniversary.
We’re not doing a big deal , buffet lunch some where and just relaxing.
So to celebrate having a sale at my store 15 % off until November 20th.
Sorry I have not been around having some big medical issues for both my hubby and I and just totally drained by it all.
My lovely ct lady Anne has decided to leave the ct team to work on become a designer I wish her well she is so talented.
Which leaves me with a ct opening and if you might be interested in cting . Stop by DSG visit my store and send me a Personal Message
Happy Birthday to my hubby Bill .
Tho we have both been sick we did have a little gathering yesterday.
My sister made Bambi (venison) chili and we had a roasted chicken ,rice and cranberries and mashed potato for those not wanting rice and hot wings for those that like a bit of spice. A light cake with strawberries and cream .
It wasn’t a smashing all out blast just a simple family birthday.
Still feeling really lousy , chills and all on and off, but feeling less like I been hit by a bus. Hope to be able to do a little more soon. Tired of being so wiped out that it takes a huge effort just to sit at the computer.
Miserable , feeling icky and have flu like symptoms. Trying to work on a kit for the store in between sleeping , but that is all I want to do right now just need to rest. Spent another night with chills and sweats ugh , dragged out from that.
Go to the doctor’s or hospital for pt and come home with some other bug ,just my luck.
Hubby’s birthday is Monday and we are supposed to have a gathering Sunday. Hoping I feel better to deal with family/company.
that’s all for now , going to lie back down for a bit
Another chilly autumn morning and my other sister and my two nieces came up. Dressed in sweatshirts and jackets we went to a couple of local farms for apple picking and pumpkin picking.
Arriving at the first local farm we were greeted by a hay sculpture.
then it was off to pick apples. There were still lots of apples to be found easily and they were very large!
Nothing quite like a fresh picked golden delicious apple on a cool fall day.
The store inside which is half farm stand and country store was heavenly scented of apple pies, cider , cider donuts and other warm wonderful autumn scents. They had a lot of crafty Halloween decorations for sale and they were fun to browse around and look at.
At the sister farm to the first one, they had loads and loads of pumpkins and squash and lots of beautiful fall flowers.
The pumpkins were piled so high that when I took the photo , I could see my sister and older niece but could only see the top of the younger one’s head , she was barely tall enough to be seen over the great pile of pumpkins.
Before heading home , my sister and her girls stopped at my house for pizza chips and soda. They even got Uncle Bill a homemade apple pie for his birthday but were too full from their lunch to have any.
Did I mention that the two pumpkins they picked topped the scale at over 60 pounds and that the youngest niece picked a giant of pumpkin that scaled in over 40 pounds.
It was a perfectly New England fall day.
First morning to wake up to a bit of frost on the ground. There is the chill in the air that reminds you that the dark winter months are ahead .
There is not much colour to the trees in my area yet, but it seems to be slowly progressing , I think we may not see too much colour because of all the rain the summer brought. Even the evergreens seem to be browning, which is not a good sign and the walkway is covered in pine needles.
The squirrels and chipmunks have been very busy gathering .If that is any indication looks like we may be in for a tough winter.
My sister came across state this morning we took a short drive and went to a sushi bar for lunch. A drive to Merrimack and the Zyla Stores , which is sort of like an odds and ends sort of place, not overly expensive. It has been there forever and we learned today that the property is being sold and they are closing down . I did find a cute door hanger made of tin with a harvesty theme, scarecrow and pumpkins , very cute and less then $2. Can’t go wrong for something that will hang on the door for a short time.
I made a QP with my Old Timey Thanksgiving Kit it’s the shop at DSG for just $2. The sample I have here I made for a challenge at DSG. It has an addition of an alpha that is not on the QP I am giving. The Alpha is by Relocated Dixie Girl and is called Itty Bitty Silvery Alpha and here is a great deal , since she is new at DSG she is having a fab sale of 50% off all her products and this great alpha is only 50 cents right now.
The free Qp doesn’t include the alpha so that you can add your own title or journal to it.
Also remember to check out to check out my Wand Waver Granny Judy she has made a great series of QPS using Payton’s Playthings which is still available at it’s intro price until the end of the month.
Thanks for stopping by
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
It’s that time of year when everything starts moving indoors. The holiday season is not too far away. It’s cool enough to use the oven again. The hearth warming smells of winter comfort foods fill the house on a more frequent basis.
With that in mind , the thought of turkey roasting, pumpkin pies, cranberries and family gathered to give thanks for abundance and feast.
Though thanksgiving doesn’t have all the glitz of Christmas and New Year it is more about cherished time with family and personally I like clean classic layouts focusing on the family photos more then layers and layers of embellishments . So from that thought I made Old Timey Thanksgiving.
Happy Birthday to the Wenchie! Also a big Congratulations for her she just opened a store at DSG
So because of these two celebrations we have a little blog train going to celebrate her. Turn on your blender , mix yourself a great drink and enjoy the downloads to the collab kit Mellow Twang. Here is my part.
Since I am posting this in the wee hours of the morning I don’t have the other links yet so if you head over to WenchdGrafix wish her a happy birthday and get the rest of the links to this great kit.
Download Here
Luv ya sweetie Happy Birthday!
