Clara's Corner

The Middle of January????? Where have I been?

2012-01-10T14:57:00.000-05:00

Well, Christmas has come and gone and here we are in the middle of January. My Christmas was good. I went to my sister's on Christmas eve (along with Gary) and on Christmas we both went to Bill's sister. This is the first Christmas in fifty some years I haven't cooked Christmas dinner. It felt different, but I enjoyed being with family and then Lisa's family came back from Louisiana and I stayed with them a few days....then the boys came home with me. We had Christmas all over again. The boys stayed until Jan 6th. I took them back home Saturday. Now I'm thinking about Spring. Can't you tell by the pictures.? The Hyacinth came from Walmart. It was a bud and this morning I had a good surprise when I walked in the kitchen. The violet was given to me by Ruby from New Market. She gave it to me when I went to visit her right before she moved to Texas. (Hope you see this Ruby)

The weather here in TN today is strange. I have had my doors open. Our Winter has certainly been mild. I can't help but think about Spring.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2011-12-23T08:40:00.000-05:00

From Thanksgiving to Christmas.....where have I been????? Isn't it amazing how time flies? The days are short and the nights are long. It seems I couldn't get everything together this year. I had to MAKE myself put up the tree and I still have a few packages to wrap. Lisa and her family are visiting her husbands relatives in LA....so that means no grandboys for Christmas. They will be back right after Christmas and will come stay with me for a few days. Here's a picture of my tree. The only ornaments are crocheted snowflakes. I will celebrate His birthday and be happy for all my blessings!

THANKSGIVING DAY AT LISA'S

2011-11-29T16:02:00.001-05:00

I went to Lisa's for Thanksgiving. Gary joined us that day. Here is our meal. I ate way too much, but I did it with a thankful heart! First picture....Sweet Potato Casserole.

Pumpkin Dish ...layered with spice cake and real whipped cream.

Oyster Dressing

Green Bean Casserole

Cranberry Salad

Corn Pudding

Brussel Sprouts

Apple Tart....made in an iron skillet and then turned out onto a plate.

And The Turkey!!!!!

Here's my plate.....(the first helping) : ~ )

A LETTER TO MY HUSBAND, BILL MELVIN, NOV 23, 2011

2011-11-22T11:17:00.003-05:00

DEAR BILL,
A YEAR HAS PASSED SINCE YOU WENT AWAY.
MY HOW TIME DOES FLY!
IT SEEMS LIKE ONLY YESTERDAY..
YOU SAID YOUR LAST GOODBYE.

I WISH YOU COULD BE HERE,
TO SEE THE THINGS I'VE DONE
A NEW ROOF, A NEW DRAIN...
BUT GOD SAID YOU MUST COME.

IT'S NOT THE SAME WITHOUT YOU...
THE NIGHTS ALL SEEM SO LONG!
I STILL HERE YOU CALL MY NAME...
EVEN THO I KNOW YOU'RE GONE.

PLEASE WAIT FOR ME FOR I'LL BE THERE...
AS I PROMISED YOU I WOULD.
GOD WAS SO GOOD TO US....
I'D DO IT OVER....IF I COULD!

YOUR LOVING WIFE "CLARA MAE"

A LITTLE HUMOR

2011-11-16T15:06:00.001-05:00

This was made last night at our cancer support group meeting. We had a great time. Fifty six people attented.   That was good for such a rainy night. I am reminded of this poem when I look at myself!

                   MY GET-UP AND GO HAS GOT UP AND WENT!

How do I know my youth is all spent?
Well, my get up and go has got up and went.
But in spite of it all, I am able to grin,
When I recall where all get up has been.

Old age is golden so I've heard it said
But sometimes I wonder when I get out of bed
With my ears in a drawer and my teeth in a cup
My eyes on the table until I wake up.

"Ere sleep dims my eyes I say to myself,
"Is there anything more I should lay on the shelf."
And I'm happy to say as I close my door
My friends are the same...perhaps even more.

When I was young my slippers were red;
I could kick up my heels right over my head,
When I grew older my slippers are blue
But still I could dance the whol;e night through.

But now I am older, my slippers are black,
I walk to the store and puff my way back.
The reason I know my youth is all spent
My get up and go has got up and went.

But really, I don't mind when I think with a grin,
All of the places my get up has been.
Since I have retired from life's competition,
I busy myself with complete repetition.

I get up each morning.....dust of my wits,
Pick up the paper and read the "O'bits"
If my name is missing, I know I'm not dead.
So I eat a good breakfast and go back to bed.

Thanks Peggy for the picture! It DOES look just like me!
And really my get up and go hasn't gone anywhere!

HALLOWEEN WISHES !!!!!!!

2011-10-15T14:38:00.000-04:00

I think I posted this last year, but here it is again. My wishes are the same!

Since this is the time for goblins and bats

Halloween spirits and ghosts and cats.

Weird happenings and witches brew,

These are the things I wish for you.

May the only ghost that comes to stay,

Be the Holy Ghost to guide your way.

May the only spirit you chance to meet,

Be the spirit of love and warm friends sweet.

May the tricks that you're ask to do

Be the tricks of making a friend or two.

And of helping another along the way,

To add happiness into their day.

These are Halloween Wishes just for you,

And may God bless you in all you do!

LOOKING FOR A BLOG.......

2011-09-30T10:44:00.000-04:00

Do any of my readers know who writes the blog.....JourneyThroughGrace.blogspot.com? I started reading it about a year ago and when I go there now you have to sign in. I enjoyed it a lot. I would like to ask the person's permission to read it again. It seems that I found it through one of my readers. Thanks for any help.

Memory Monday....Braids

2011-09-26T11:59:00.002-04:00

I hated braids when I was small. My Mother would part my hair from ear to ear and braid each side and then pin them on top of my head. On my way to school I would take them down and then you can imagine what my hair looked like but to me it was better than braids. The picture below is my daughter Lisa. I didn't even have a comb. She loves braids and wishes I was there every morning to braid her hair. I wish my Mother could braid mine again too. I wouldn't complain now!

MEMORY MONDAY.....

2011-09-12T08:36:00.002-04:00

Here I am this beautiful morning remembering way back when. This post came to my mind this morning as I was cooking breakfast. The eggs that I cracked into the skillet make me think of the chickens we kept when I was small. We always had chickens....and my Daddy always had a store (right in front of our house) We would sell Daddy sggs. About 100 times a day, we would go to the chicken house and everytime there was an egg, we took it to the store and Daddy would give us a nickel for it. We would either save it until we had several nickels or we would buy a candy bar or ice cream. We have been known to wait outside the chicken house (if there happened to be a chicken on the nest) until it finished with its business. I wish I could tell my Daddy today how much fun we had doing that and how sweet he was to pay us for his own eggs! Happy Memories!

Two Amish children die as horse-drawn carts, SUV collide in Indiana...See My Post Below.

2011-09-06T14:47:00.001-04:00

Two Amish children die as horse-drawn carts, SUV collide in Indiana

No Memory Monday....I'm sad today!

2011-09-06T08:58:00.000-04:00

I heard some bad news late last night. An Amish family with whom I have stayed with in Shipshewana, IN. has had something tragic to happen. Six of the eight children were riding in a buggy...driven by the oldest one....age nine... and she pulled out in front of a truck. She died instantly and another one died on the way to the hospital. The rest of them are not responsive. I cannot begin to imagine how this family must be hurting. If you feel led, please say a prayer for them. Rose, have you heard anything about this? I know you go to Shipshewana ocassionally. My heart aches for them.

MY FAIR ITEMS

2011-08-26T10:21:00.004-04:00

Crocheted Dress

I entered ten items and won ten ribbons. Six blue, two red and two white. I was pleased. . I didn't make a picture of the lady bug purse at the fair...this is a picture I made at home.

MEMORIES.......

2011-08-22T10:35:00.000-04:00

Here's a picture of antique scales I have. It has nothing to do with my chilehood memories, but it brings back memories of the first job I had after high school. I worked at F. W. Woolworth 5 and 10 cent store behind the candy counter. The scales were something like this. I remember chocolate covered p-nuts were 59 cents a lb. Cashews (hot) were $1.59 a lb. There were a lot in a lb. too. I wish they were that cheap today. I remember cooking the cashews and when they came out of the cooker you could smell them all over the store. My wages were $18.00 a week and I had more money than I do now. I remember the first payday I ever recieved....I gave my Daddy two dollars and I think he still had that two dollars in his wallet when he died ....about fifty years later. Do any of you remember F. W. Woolworth's? I wish it was still in existence.

Follow Up on post below.....

2011-08-18T13:53:00.000-04:00

One of the boys working on my drain pipe yesterday. His Dad was in a car wreck and died. (He owned the Company) I feel so sorry. I knew they left here in a hurry. One of the crew called me this morning and said it would be a few days until they came back to finish up here. I said. "No Hurry....No Worry.'

Busy, busy, busy.....yard work and more....

2011-08-18T08:25:00.000-04:00

Well, here I am and it's NOT Memory Monday.... I have worked in my yard every day this week....so far. I wish I had made pictures before and after. For three past years I wasn't able to do much work work outside because of my husband being sick. He wanted me in "hollering" distance at all times. Now, it's catching up time. I have burned brush, cleaned out a fence row and trimmed the lilac bush, cut down "suckers" around an apple tree stump, (they were taller than me.) Now the MORE part. The line going from the house to the septic tank is being replaced. I have had trouble with it for the last several years. Every so often, the septic people would have to come and dig down to the tank and open up the drain pipe. (UCKKK) As of late they were haveing to come every few weeks, so I know it was time to do something else. They came yesterday and started. Would you believe my septic tank is under concrete? Why would anybody concrete over the tank? The concrete has to be cut out with a saw....what a mess. But I will be so glad to get that done. The workers had to leave yesterday.....said there was an emergency. So, I am here waiting on their return. Guess I will go back to the yard work and pray for their return! :-)

Memory Monday.....State Fair

2011-08-15T08:34:00.001-04:00

I have always been a "fair" person. When I was around ten years old and in the 4H club at school......I made a dress and entered it in the fair. It won 1st place and I recieved ten dollars. A child at that time with ten dollars was rich. I was rich! I remember the money stayed in my posession for a long long time, but for the life of me, I can't remember what I did with it. The dress is still vivid in my mind..... it was plaid and had a V neck. That has been many moons ago, but I am still taking my "wares" to the fair. This week I took ten items. Every year I think about the dress that won ten dollars. The fair has always been a part of my life. Have you ever entered anything in the fair?

Memory Monday....Our Entertainment As Children.....and more!

2011-08-08T15:51:00.000-04:00

Can you remember what you did for entertainment when you were a kid? I can....We played Hop Scotch, Red Rover, May I, Chinese Checkers and Hide and Seek. Then when we got tired of doing that we build play houses in the woods. I remember sweeping out a clean ":room" and placing rocks around it. We would slice potatoes and put them in salt water and thought they were good. We didn't know about the X-Box, ipods, ipads and iphones. I remember one time, I had a new pair of jeans. I must have been around seven or eight. I had worn them so long they woiuld have stood up by their self when I took them off. My Mother finally got them off of me and put them in the wringer washing machine. I got them out of the washing machine and put them on wet. My Daddy must have been close by, because I looked up and he was coming throught the apple orchard. As he came by one tree he broke off a limb. He took the jeans off me and switched my wet legs. You wouldn't believe how much more it hurts when your legs are wet. I learned my lesson and never again did I try to get ANYTHING out of the washing machine to wear before it was ready.

Remembering COOLER Days!!! (MEMORY MONDAY)

2011-08-01T16:02:00.002-04:00

Baby ! It's HOT outside. Can you remember when the hot weather didn't bother you? I can. In my younger days, no matter how high the tempatures were, it didn't matter to me. What happens to us as we get older.? I have just about melted today. I had to get out of the house and do a few errands and I've been to the surgery center to sit with my sister while her husband and a small place removed from his face. I am fine as long as I am indoors, but the minute I step outside my stomach starts feeling sick. Oh, to be young again!!!!

Memory Monday....

2011-07-25T15:28:00.001-04:00

I'm back after spending four days with my daughter and grandsons. We had the priviledge of seeing Dolly Parton in person. She came to Thompson- Boling Arena in Knoxville for a concert. It was great. I really like her. I came home last Sunday and the boys came with me, so we enjoyed our week together. That will be the last time for a long visit because school starts soon. But anyway....this morning as the soft, gentle rain fell, it brought back memories of my childhood. We loved to play in the rain. ... running through the puddles and catching rainwater in a barrel. When it rained, we could always find these tiny frogs. I never see them now. They would come out by the hundreds. We thought it rained them from Heaven. It sure didn't take much to make us happy. Does anyone else remember seeing these little frogs?

Memory Monday.....

2011-07-11T10:26:00.000-04:00

I was thinking this morning about blackberries. We used to pick them by the gallons when we were kids. My Daddy would get us up (it seemed like the crack of dawn) to go pick berries. We each had a gallon bucket and we stayed until we got it full. Next would come the jam making. I never actually made the jam, but I always had to get the jars ready. I could still get my hand down inside the jar to make certain it was clean. My Mother would work tirelessly until the jam was ready to be put on the shelf. I can still pick blackberries at my daughters house, and that brings back all the memories all over again. A jar of blackberry jam would be nice right now.! Did any of you pick berries when you were kids?

My Trip to San Diego, CA

2011-07-09T07:46:00.005-04:00

Here are just a few of the MANY, MANY picture I made in San Diego. That's us on the sail boat. It belongs to Fred and Denise....the couple we stayed with. Click twice on any photo to enlarge.

Here we are at Safari Park. It is part of the San Diego Zoo.

This is Palomar Observatory Telescope. The dome opens up and the telescope inside is just as big.

An Orange Grove. We drove through it.

We went camping one night and I loved it. First time I had been camping since Lisa and Gary were small. It was wonderful. Ryan and Lucas have on their pajama's and note the jackets. It was really cool.....7000 feet above sea level!

This was at our camp site. That's Lisa reading Gap Creek by Robert Morgan and that's me sitting there waiting until she gets through so I can read it! It's a good book!

We drove into Tecate, Mexico one day. Here is a sidewalk sale and entertainment outside the restaurant where we ate.

This is really a diet coke.

We were seranated at our table as we ate.

This was my plate of food. Tortillas, refried beans and rice. Doesn't that sound like Mexico> It was good!

This is SHAMU at Sea World.

Here we were in the tram riding though the "bush country" to see the wild animals. It truly felt like I was in Africa. Loved it! Safari Park is GREAT!

Hot air balloon at the zoo. We were going to ride it but it was $17.00 a piece for just a few minutes so we thought it was sufficient to watch from the ground. It was tethered.

Donaldo, Lisa Ryan and Lucas at La Jolla Beach. A beautiful place. Here is where the "rich" people live. (well, ONE place)

This is Anza Borrego. America's largest state park. In the distance you can see miles and miles of desert and the salt sea.

Part of the Safari Park.

You can by-pass this one if you like. It's Lisa, Ryan and Lucas. I'm glad that's her instead of me!

And here....we are taking a break from the zoo and park and eating lunch on the ground in the parking lot. I liked it. Well, that's just a few of the "shots" I made. Hope you enjoyed looking at them. If you did...maybe I will post more later.

Memory Monday.....

2011-07-04T08:54:00.000-04:00

Well, here I am....feeling good but can't get back into the "real world." My mind isn't working very well this morning. Maybe by next Monday, I will think of something interesting to write. There are so many things going around in my head. I'm sure something will pop up by then. Until then.... here I sit in San Diego at "The Concert In The Park." That was fun! Please do NOT click to enlarge.....LOL

I'm HOME and All Is WELL!!!!!

2011-07-02T08:50:00.003-04:00

WOW!!!! that was the most wonderful vacation. We saw so many things. There was someting BIG to do each day. Sea World was "out of this world." The zoo and Safari Park was like being in Africa. That is scratching the surface of the things we did. I'm in the process of sending my pictures to my computer. (all 600 of them) LOL I cannot upload them all at one time from my iphone, so I'm having to send them one at a time to my computer. It may take a while. Here's one made at the ZOO!

From L. to R. Donaldo (Lisa's husband) Denise, Ryan, Me, Lisa and Lucas. Click to enlarge.

On THE ROAD.....

2011-06-21T09:54:00.000-04:00

I won't be home next Monday for Memory Monday! I will be in San Deigo. I'm going with my daughter and her family. We are out there making memories! Gary (son) is staying home (holding down the fort) I will tell you all about it when I return. Pray for a safe trip We are flying from Atlanta... Be back the 30th!

MEMORY MONDAY.....

2011-06-19T17:59:00.001-04:00

MUSIC ...... Music was a big part of my life growing up.....There were seven of us. I had three sisters and three brothers. The sisters are the ones who sang together. One of my brothers could sing and he still sings. We always had a piano (I will tell you a story about it sometime) I took piano lessons for about two years and I taught my sister the notes....well....very soon she was playing circles around me. I'm not exaggerating...she could hear a song one time and then play it on the piano. One Christmas she got an accordion and she had never played one before. By the next day, accordion music filled our house. My Mother played the guitar. In the summertime, we would sit on the front porch. She would play the guitar and we would sing. No matter who came to our house, we had to sing for them. I wonder if we could still sing together. What sweet memories..... I would like to do it all over again. Next???

IT'S MEMORY MONDAY....

2011-06-13T08:11:00.000-04:00

Let's take a trip down Memory Lane......I told Margie I would tell about my "feed sack" days. Well, here goes. I also am from the era of when feed came in printed sacks. I was nine or ten years old and my Mother made me a lovely gathered skirt from a green flowered sack. I though it was the most beautiful skirt I had ever seen and could not wait to wear it to school the next day. Off to school I go with a big smile on my face. I walked into the classroom and there sat a boy wearing a shirt made from the same feed sack. The smile left my face immeadiately. To make it worse, it was a boy that I didn't like. I remember his name to this day. As you might guess....I never wore the skirt to school again. He never wore his shirt again so I think he probably felt the same as me. I would love to see him today and ask him if he remembers. We would laugh! Please share a memory from your childhood!

Is It Hot Where You Are?

2011-06-08T17:02:00.000-04:00

I'm sorry if I complained about the snow last Winter and up into the Spring. It seems I even complained about Dogwood Winter. Now .....why did I do that?

IT'S MEMORY MONDAY.....Please share a memory from your childhood.

2011-06-06T08:15:00.001-04:00

I'm starting Memory Monday. Every Monday morning let's share a memory from our childhood. Here's my first one: My Daddy raised tobacco when we were small. We helped him work in the fields to set it out and everything else that had to be done to it. We looked forward to the time when he took it to the market to be sold. Every year on that day, when he returned, he would always bring a box of Beech-Nut Chewing Gum and bags of Chocolate Cream Drops. It was like Christmas before Christmas came. Oh what a sweet memory. Looking forward to some of your memories from childhood.

ONE WISH

2011-05-27T13:14:00.001-04:00

Gary & Lisa...1967

If we were granted any wish, I'll tell you what we'd do....We'd wish our kids were small again, for just a month or two.

To hear their squeals of laughter, to watch them while they play. And when they ask us to join in, we wouldn't say "not today."

To hug again their chubby frames, to kiss away their tears, and cherish childhood innocence that washed away the years.

Then when it's storytime again, we'd stay a little longer, to answer questions, sing the songs, so memories would be stronger.

But time is callous, wishes, myth, yet God in his wisdom, has given us another chance before we join His kingdom.

Your faces may not be just the same, your names are changed, 'tis true, but yet the smile that radiates, reminds me so much of you.

God must have known that grandparents would need a chance or two. For many little happy things we hadn't had time to do.

So God gave love to grandparents to equal that before, that, in effect embrace those little lives once more.

Lucas.....AT HIS 8TH GRADE DANCE......

2011-05-24T14:57:00.001-04:00

My grandson......Click to enlarge......Can you tell he is having a good time? The girls look pretty happy too. He is 16 years old and such a joy to me. I remember the day he was born. They lived in Lake Charles, LA. I knew Lisa was in labor and when I left here that morning to be there for his birth, I didn't know that he would actually wait for my arrival. I went straight to the hospital after a 14 hour drive, and he was born by a C section about an hour after I got there. I remember his nose was mashed really flat against his face, but it wasn't long before it was normal. Oh Sweet, Lucas. How I love you!

My House Before And AFTER New Metal Roof......Click To Enlarge....

2011-05-16T17:12:00.003-04:00

My next project is a walk going over to the driveway!

WHERE DOES TIME GO?

2011-05-04T10:34:00.002-04:00

I bought this clock the year we got married. That was 55 years ago. The other day I was going through a closet and decided to plug it in to see if it would run. IT DID!!!! The "granny" still rocks in her rocking chair and the bulb still made the house glow. The clock has again found a place on my mantle. (Click twice to enlarge) Wish Bill could see it!

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE.....

2011-04-30T11:54:00.000-04:00

YOU CAN'T ALWAYS BELIEVE WHAT YOU READ IN THE PAPERS.....Dermot McCann opened the morning newspaper and was dumbfounded to read in the obituary column that he had died. He quickly phoned his best friend Reilly. "Did you see the paper?" asked Dermot. "They say I died." "Yes, I saw it." replied Reilly." "Where are ye callin' from?"

Relay For Life ......

2011-04-20T19:49:00.000-04:00

Good Morning friends and neighbors. This past week-end I went to the Relay For Life Cancer Suvivor Luncheon in Asheville NC. It was held at Crown Plaza. The food was great. After the meal a fashion show took place and all of the models were cancer suvivors. That was way COOL! I won a door prize which was an herb garden. That's right at the top of my list of things I like. I hope everyone is having a good day. It's raining here in NE TN and more storms are headed our way. Today will be a great day to read and sneak in a nap.

Cute Baby!!!!!

2011-04-05T18:44:00.000-04:00

I gave the knitted cupcake hat to this cute baby that sits in front of me in church every Sunday. Isn't she precious! You should have seen her Mommy and Daddy smiling.....and me too!!!! Click twice to enlarge.

On The Lighter side.....FUNNY SIGNS

2011-04-03T19:29:00.000-04:00

In a Podiatrist"s office: Time Wounds All Heels.
On a Septic Tank Truck: Yesterday"s Meals- On Wheels.
On a Plumbers"s truck: We Repair What Your Husband Fixed.
On another Plumber"s truck: Don't Sleep With A Drip....Call Your Plumber.
On a Church's Billboard: 7 days without God makes one weak.
At a Tire Store in Milwaukee: Invite Us To Your Next Blowout.
On an Electrician's truck: Let Us Remove Your Shorts.
On a Maternity Room Door: PUSH...PUSH...PUSH.
At an Optometrist's Office: If you don't see what you're looking for, you've come to the right place.
Outside a Muffler Shop: No Appointment Necessary; We Hear You Coming.
In A Veterinarian's waiting room: Be back in 5 minutes. Sit! Stay!
In the front yard of a Funeral Home: Drive Carefully! We'll Wait....
Sign on the back of another Septic Tank Truck: CAUTION.....This Truck Is Full of Political Promises.

Quilt Square # 15....Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep.....

2011-03-28T15:22:00.000-04:00

Now this one has become my favorite....:-) A lot of work went into this one. I haven't done anything to the curtain, except the edge. I may leave it this way. What do you think? Click twice to enlarge.

Home from Lafayette, Louisiana......

2011-03-21T08:28:00.001-04:00

We had a great time in Louisiana, Everything is in full bloom....even the trees and grasses are green. The Temps were in the upper 70's and 80's. I loved it! I will have to get busy at home now and get my yard and garden ready for the season. I love that too!!!! I will post some more pictures later.

New Projects Finished......

2011-03-10T13:50:00.000-05:00

I'm getting a rest from my quilt squares to work on these things to take to Louisana next week. I will be going with my daughter and her family to visit my son-in-laws sister. The Ladybug purses are for her granddaughters. The cupcake hat I made just because I thought it was cute. It will be going to the fair this fall. And the flower purse is for one of my daughters' friends little girl. I am looking forward to going ...I just hope it isn't snowing or raining there. If it is.....so be it....could be worse. Hope everyone is doing great and awaiting some Spring weather. I have another square almost completed for my quilt. I will post it when I return.

Leak Fixed....PTL

2011-03-01T15:49:00.000-05:00

The plumber just left and it is fixed. He had to tear a board off the wall and saw some of the old pipes out because they had rusted out and had several small holes and one about the size of a half dollar. I've been working pretty hard moving everything so he could get to the wall. (It was in the basement) But the good thing about this my son took most of the things to his storage building. It seems so good! It took the plumber about one hour to complete the job, but I have to clean up the mess. I figured it would be one hundred and fifty dollars, but it was only one hundred and five dollars....I hope I never have any more leaks, but that won't happen. I'm thankful I have none at the moment. Hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful day. March came in like a lamb, so you know what that means!!!!!

Quilt Square # 14

2011-02-26T09:21:00.000-05:00

Here Kitty, Kitty!!! Click twice to enlarge. This one took several days to finish. I'm slowing down on my embroidery because there are so many other things that need to be done around here. I'm having trouble with my water lines again. The water from the kitchen sink in running down a wall into my basement. I had a new kitchen faucet installed because it was leaking a little out the back when I turned the water on. I thought that would solve the water in my basement, but it didn't....It is somewhere in the drain pipes, but not directly under my sink. It is dry underneath the sink. I will have to call the plumber back....I dread that because he charged me 75.00 to install my faucet. It took him 30 minutes. I think I will become a plumber!!!!

Square # 13

2011-02-16T10:42:00.000-05:00

Every one I finish becomes my favorite. This one took over a week to finish. Click twice to enlarge.

Quilt Square # 12...See more below!

2011-02-15T08:16:00.001-05:00

Signs of Spring! Click twice to enlarge.

Square # 11

2011-02-11T10:12:00.000-05:00

Flowers of Spring....Yeah!!!!!!! Click twice to enlarge.

Square # 10 .....

2011-02-09T10:14:00.001-05:00

A little girl teaching her dolly and her cat, Double click to enlarge.

HOW ABOUT A PICNIC? Square # 9

2011-02-08T09:43:00.001-05:00

This one makes me think of Spring. I like that because it's snowing here again this morning. Click twice to enlarge.

Square # 8

2011-02-07T11:33:00.001-05:00

This one is Bad Girl....I think because she is standing on her head. Maybe messing up her hair or getting her clothes dirty! Click twice to enlarge.

Square # 6 finished...See posts below

2011-02-03T14:23:00.000-05:00

love this one.... grandmother making cookies for her little one! Click to enlarge.

Square # 5

2011-02-02T10:24:00.002-05:00

Since making this picture, I have finished the other bushel of apples. Click to enlarge. Read posts below for more .

Square # 4

2011-01-28T09:46:00.001-05:00

See posts below. This square had been " squared" meaning I have sewn the edging around. I have enough small print different colors to complete each square. Click to enlarge.

Quilt Square # 3...

2011-01-27T09:51:00.001-05:00

Here you will see the 3rd square I have completed. See posts below for more. Click to enlarge.

SQUARE # 2...

2011-01-26T11:09:00.002-05:00

Here is a picture of the second square I have finished...See post below.....Click to enlarge

The Beginning Of My Quilt....

2011-01-25T10:25:00.001-05:00

Read post below! O K, I'm ready to start showing you the quilt I am working on. It will fit a King Size Bed when finished....so bare with me. I will post a square every so often and let you know how I am progressing. The squares are appliqued and embroidered all in one square. It takes forever to fill in a big space if you do the embroidery. I hope my eyes and fingers hold out! Here goes! My first square. Click to enlarge picture.

THINK SPRING!!!!!!!!!!

2011-01-24T16:12:00.000-05:00

I'm so sorry for the delay. I know I don't have many followers left but hopefully I can get them back again. I'm doing O K just a little slower than I used to be. I'm working on a quilt. When I get some picture made, I will post them. Lisa's friend gave it to me for Christmas. She bought it in IN from the Amish people. It is partically made and I am going to finish it (probably in a wheel chair) There's a lot of work to be done, but It is so much fun to work on and keeps my mind occupied. Tune in later for more! Good bye until then.

Please Read Below....

2010-11-27T16:17:00.003-05:00

I'm sorry I haven't posted in a while....as you can see below, Bill passed away on the 23rd. (Tuesday Morning) He got a lot worse on Friday night and I called Lisa home. She came Saturday Morning. All day Sat, he took sips of water and sips of coke, but didn't respond much to us. I think he knew we were around, but didn't talk to us. Sunday he didn't not call my name or say a word all day. Monday he seemed a little better and kept saying "home"..."take me home." I told him I loved him and he was going home to be with Jesus , his mama and out little babies....He said, "Hurry." Monday night about midnight, I heard him call my name and I got up and his breathing labored. The rattle was in his chest. I got up in the hospital bed with him and lay with my arm around him for about 15 minutes and then I knew he was getting worse, so I got Lisa and Gary out of bed. We stayed by him and talked to him . I called the hospice nurse about 1 oclock and I heard him call my name while I was on the phone with her. I went back over to the bed and Lisa was trying to give him water, but he couldn't swallow. Then he started hemorrhaging through his mouth and nose. Ryan and Lucas stayed in the room the whole time. Ryan would go get towels for me and they were both "troopers." That was a good lesson for them about life and death. Neither one of them cried, but when the hospice nurse came about two oclock...Ryan broke cown and cried out loud. That's the hardest I have ever seen him cry. All of us cleaned him up and the funeral home came...(my brother-in-law was the one who came to pick him up) I kissed him goodbye and cried as he went out the door. But I felt relieved in a way, because he suffered so long and so much. He wasn't suffering now. He went peacefully. Gary told him to go to God and that we are all on the same path! I'm ok...just exhausted, but feel at peace about his death. He told me he was ready, and I told him he could go....that I would be right behind him and he said, "hurry." Look at the obituary below. Love to all my blogging friends.

BILL'S PASSING....HIS OBITUARY

2010-11-27T15:29:00.000-05:00

William C. Melvin

Visitation	Wednesday from 6 - 8 pm at Weaver Funeral Home
Funeral	Friday at 11 am in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel
Interment	Interment will follow at Eastern Heights Cemetery
Died	November 23, 2010

William C. Melvin, age 74, of Bluff City, TN passed away on November 23, 2010 at his residence. He was born in Bristol, VA a son to the late George and Irene Humphrey Melvin. Mr. Melvin was employed by Pet Dairy and was a tireless worker to the very end. Along with his parents he was preceded in death by two infant children – Rhonda Diane Melvin and Ronald David Melvin.

Survivors include: Wife of 54 years – Clara Cardwell Melvin Children – Lisa Moreno and husband Donaldo, and Gary Melvin Grandchildren – Ryan Moreno and Lucas Moreno Sisters – Helen Potts of Weaverville, NC and Loretta Gentry and husband Dean of Elizabethton, TN Several Nieces and Nephews

Funeral services will be held on Friday at 11 am in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Don McGregor officiating. Interment will follow at Eastern Heights Cemetery. Pallbearers include: Donaldo Moreno, Tim Potts, David Chapman, Jeff Chapman, Larry Talley, and Buddy Wright.
Johnny Simerly will serve as honorary pallbearer. The family would like to say a special thanks to Hospice and especially Amy Feathers (an angel on earth). In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Shiner’s Children’s Hospital. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 6-8 pm at Weaver Funeral Home. Online condolences may be registered at www.Weaverfuneralhome.net.

Arrangements have been made with Weaver Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN.....

2010-10-31T11:44:00.000-04:00

Since this is the time for goblins and bats....
Halloween spirits and ghosts and cats.
Weird happenings and witches brew,
These are the things I wish for you.
May the only ghost that comes to stay....
Be the Holy Ghost to guide your way.
May the only spirits you chance to meet,
Be the spirit of love and warm friends sweet.
May the tricks that you're asked to do...
Be the tricks of making a friend or two.
And of helping another along the way....
To add happiness into their day.
These are Halloween wishes just for you....
And may God bless you in all you do!

STORMS......

2010-10-27T11:01:00.000-04:00

This is my neighbors tree. We had 70 miles per hour winds .
That's the hardest storm I have seen in a LONG time. I kept thinking of the song. "Till The Storm Passes By." Hold me fast let me stand, In the hollow of Thy hand....Keep me safe 'till the storm passes by."

Back To The No Sleep Pattern

2010-10-24T10:33:00.000-04:00

Last night was terrible! At bed time I made sure he had everything he needed....water, his bed straightened out, gave him his medicine and emptied his catheter bag. I hadn't been in the bed ten minutes 'till he started yelling for me. I got up to see what he wanted and he didn't know. It was like that ALL night. After about six times getting up and he wanted nothing, I didn't get up any more, but he called my name all night long. I feel like I have been run over by a truck. Now he will sleep all day.

Welcome Sleep!!!!!!!

2010-10-23T10:54:00.000-04:00

The last two nights have been better than usual. We both have slept. It has been a long time since such a good nights sleep. I have noticed that he is sleeping more during the day also. I'm still trying to get my "room" going in the basement so I can catch a nap while he is sleeping. Hope everyone is having a good week end....It is beautiful at my place here in Tennessee.

HE CRIED THIS MORNING.....

2010-10-21T09:15:00.001-04:00

I made Bill sausage and gravy this morning.... usually it is eggs, grits and toast. He didn't eat a lot of his gravy so after he finished, I took him a biscuit with molasses. He said that reminded him of my Daddy, and tears started streaming down his face. We lived next door to him and Bill said he could remember helping Daddy make molasses and seeing the smoke coming from the fire. Then I cried. That used to be a good time. My Mother, rest her soul would always make a pan of biscuits and let us "sop" the remains out of the pan after Daddy had emptied most of the molasses.

That's the second time since we've been married that I have seen him cry.....so underneath somewhere there is a tender spirit. I'm glad I got to see it!!!!

I'M SO SORRY.....IT'S LIFE GETTING IN THE WAY!!!!

2010-10-18T12:06:00.002-04:00

It's been almost a month since I made a post. It's a full time job taking care of Bill. He has always depended on me for his every need and I blame myself for that. Now it is magnified 100%. One of these days I'm going to make a list of how many times he calls my name during the day....and I never know when he really needs me or if he wants to know that I'm still close by. A lot of the times, he doesn't even know what he wants when I go. He will say, "I just wondered where you were and what you were doing.".. This morning at 4 AM his started. I got up to see what he wanted.....he couldn't sleep (because he slept all day yesterday) If he is awake, he thinks I should be awake. I didn't go back to sleep. That is the way most of my nights turn out to be. Sleep won't come to me during the day. When he is asleep, I try to sleep and I can't. I have a dark room in the basement. You would think it was midnight there in the middle of the day. I'm in the process of cleaning it out and putting up a bed to see if I can take a nap when he does. And I don't know if his brain isn't getting enough oxygen or it's the morphine he is on, but he is saying the strangest things. Ryan and Lucas have been with me for four days. I took them to the mall Saturday. Gary called and was laughing, He told me what Bill had said. He told Gary I was out selling tickets for The Bonnie Kate Theater in Elizabethton. That is one of the oldest theaters in TN. and if I'm correct, it has been out of business for years. Bill said I was out selling tickets Saturday. My Oh My!!!!!Things like that ....I'm keeping a journal....maybe one day it will make me laugh all over again. Right now he is having a BM (excuse me) and he want sme to stand by his bed until he gets through. He has to have a diaper because where he used the bedpan, he has raw places that I have to dress every day. I know this sounds awful, but I wanted you to know I'm still alive....I started to say and well....but I have seen better days. I think my better days will be after I'm dead and gone. I will try to post more often...bare with me!

I'VE BEEN TO THE BEACH!!!!!

2010-09-22T16:33:00.001-04:00

It was the Shriners Convention at Myrtle Beach SC. Gary is a Shriner and we look forward to this every year. Lucas got to go this year for the first time. And of course Ryan was there! Bill's sister and her husband were there also. Bill was in hospice for five days. He did fine and a good time was had by all!!!!

TAKE TIME

2010-09-03T10:01:00.000-04:00

Take time to take.....the small gifts so hesitatingly offered by a friend. The proud handmade present from a child.

Take time to listen....to the old man's too oft-told tale. To a husband's words of love.

Take time to share...a moment with a lonely soul (for lonliness shared becomes love)....a sorrow with a

bereaved friend.

Take time to touch.....another human (which means "I care for you...I trust you.")....another life (for that is

what life is all about.

Take time for each other....for nothing else is that important.

Take time to live....to dance for fun...to sing for joy......to paint or sew or create a beautiful gift.

Take time to watch....the snow swirling outside the window pane...the flames dancing in the fireplace.

Take time for goodness.....for faltering, fumbling world is after all....mostly good!

FLOWERS IN MY BACK YARD!

2010-08-29T13:34:00.000-04:00

Hollyhock Bush and a Clemitus Vine.

FAIR ITEMS....AUGUST 2010

2010-08-24T16:22:00.004-04:00

Most of you probably saw this on facebook, but just in case you didn't. I took eight items to the fair and won six ribbons. One blue, four red and one white. Here are the pictures. The first one is a pair of Adult knitted socks. #2 is a crocheted top for a teen. There's a small picture on the front of it. It has only one shoulder. #3..A pink crocheted hat. A Prairie Star Afghan. #4.. Granny Square Tote bag. ( This didn't place) #5 Crocheted Beach Wrap....this is the one I wore in St. Augustine....and a pair of pink knitted booties. I entered a red knitted scarf but forgot to take a picture. It didn't place.

Too Busy to Grow Old

2010-08-22T14:07:00.000-04:00

Clara and Bill......

2010-08-05T19:34:00.001-04:00

`Sorry I haven't been posting lately. It's been a busy Summer and hasn't it been a HOT Summer? This picture was made on Lisa's front porch in 2007. Bill was sick then, but he could still walk and ride in the car. I remember those days! Now he is bed bound and Hospise comes twice a week. We're doing Okay considering the situation. Things could be worse. I still can find joy in my journey.

ANYONE FOR GRAPES?

2010-07-09T10:36:00.001-04:00

According to the news it's a good year for grapes. The dry humid weather makes for sweeter grapes with a tougher hull. My grape vines are loaded. In the end they will be purple. Here's a cool recipe on these hot days, for a grape salad: 1 T. lemon juice, 1 T. honey, 1 cup bite size cubes cantalope, honeydew melon or watermelon, 1 cup halved red or green grapes, 1 t. slivered fresh mint leaves. In medium bowl, mix juice and honey. Add melon and grapes. Toss gently to coat. Sprinkle with mint.

AND AWAY THEY GROW.....

2010-07-08T09:06:00.000-04:00

Here's a picture of my cucumbers today. They are growing fine being that I water them every evening. Boy did they ever get a good drink one night while I was gone. I ask Gary if he would water them for me and I said, "Please don't forget to turn off the water." He snapped back at me with, "Mom, I know to turn off the water." The next morning he called me and said, "you know me like a book." He went to a friends house and she was commenting on some cucumbers in the neighbors yard. That's when he thought of the water still running on the cucumbers. It had been running for about two hours. Oh well, maybe that the reason they look so good today. Look at my brown yard in the background. We need rain!!!!

I MET RUBY.....AKA BLABBIN' GRAMMY

2010-07-06T15:05:00.001-04:00

I had such a nice visit with Ruby. She made us a root beer float and gave me a tour of her house. She has so many pretty things. I think it's tomorrow gramps is flying to Texas and then she is going to drive. I'm so glad I got to meet her. Judy, I wish you could have been there. Here's wishing you well on your move to Texas. You will be missed by many, I am sure! I'm glad you are my friend!

An Africian Violet from Ruby.

Here's the extent of my garden....CUCUMBERS

2010-06-22T20:15:00.000-04:00

Oh, I do have three tomato plants just starting to bloom.

FLOWERS IN MY YARD TODAY!

2010-06-20T17:26:00.002-04:00

Click twice to enlarge.

Daddy's Hands - Holly Dunn

2010-06-20T11:28:00.000-04:00

The Fawn Died....see post below.

2010-06-18T08:43:00.000-04:00

Lisa went out to feed the baby deer this morning and it had died. She thinks there was something wrong with it was the reason the mother abandoned it. She is sad and so is Bella.

Lisa's Find!!!! See post below for details!

2010-06-17T20:32:00.000-04:00

I CAN TELL LISA IS HOME!!!!!!

2010-06-17T14:36:00.000-04:00

She has found another animal to bring home.... She found this baby deer in the middle of the road going to her house. It is blind. Her dog Bella has taken over looking after it. Bella walks along beside.... wherever it goes and licks it like it is her baby. Isn't that amazing? I love this picture.

LISA IS HOME....FROM ROME, ITALY

2010-06-10T08:32:00.000-04:00

Beth and Beverly guessed correctly....Judy, You weren't very far off location. Here's two more pictures. I'm sure she has lots more for me to see. The first one is the name of their Hotel.

Lucas and his "famous" wallet. Ryan bought one first and when they got back to the hotel, Lucas decided he wanted one. They couldn't find the store where it was purchased.....and walked all over Rome one day and finally found the place. That's the reason Lucas looks so happy!

WHERE'S LISA???? MORE PHOTOS.

2010-06-09T11:49:00.001-04:00

Ryan and Lucas beside a fountain.

Pies, Pies and more pies...Yummy!

Giant Salami!

Tomatoes and Beans

"Three Little Pigs"

Bike in front of a store. Lots of bicycle riding....Gas is seven dollars a gallon. I want that top hanging inside!

Lisas Where/bouts....continued...see posts below.

2010-06-08T14:32:00.001-04:00

Bread Store.....

And a PRADA purse.....Ryan with their waitress tonight. She looks exactly like someone kin to Ryan. (Her initials are SMG) She said not to worry about ordering. She could speak and understand English, Spanish, German, Japanese, Chinese and Italian and another language ,,,I can't remember. Now how would like to be able to do that? I would!

Where's Lisa...more clues...keep scrolling down!

2010-06-07T13:40:00.001-04:00

Does this look familiar?

One of the wall paintings by ???????

And this is the air conditioner in their hotel room.

Where's Lisa...continued... More Clues!

2010-06-06T17:53:00.000-04:00

Odd Trees!

Homemade Bread....three feet long!Ryan and Lucas in Hotel Room.

Where's Lisa....THREE MORE CLUES....See posts below.

2010-06-06T10:18:00.000-04:00

Looing at the ceiling inside the ???????Breakfast at the Hotel.Just a snack!

HERE'S ANOTHER CLUE....SEE POST BELOW

2010-06-05T15:30:00.000-04:00

And a pair of Birkenstock shoes for Ryan.....

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS LISA??????

2010-06-05T08:15:00.003-04:00

I'm going to post some photos and see if you can guess where Lisa is. This picture is made from her hotel window. (Family members....please do not tell) CLICK TO ENLARGE....and then click again..

This is an open air market. Flowers For Sale.

The Spanish Steps, above ........and a Gucci Bag and a pair of flip flops that she bought for me.

TAKE A GUESS!!!!!!!

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE.....

2010-05-12T15:42:00.000-04:00

THE RESTAURANT......

A group of 40 year old girlfirends discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally it was agreed upon that they should meet at the Ocean View Restaurant because the waiters there had tight pants and nice buns....

10 years later at 50 years of age, the group once again discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally it was agreed that they should meet at the Ocean View Restaurant because the food there was very good and the wine selection was good also.

10 years later at 60 years of age, the group once again discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally it was agreed that they should meet at the Ocean View Restaurant because they could eat there in peace and quiet and the restaurant had a beautiful view of the ocean.

10 years later, at age 70, the group once again discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally it was agreed that they should meet at the Ocean View Restaurant because the restaurant was wheel chair accessible and they even had an elevator.

10 years later, at 80 years of age, the group once again discussed where they should meet for dinner. Finally it was agreed that they should meet at the Ocean View Restaurant because they had never been there before.

MOTHER'S DAY....A tribute to my sweet Mother!

2010-05-09T09:54:00.001-04:00

YOU WERE THERE.....

You were there when we took our first steps,

And went unsteadily across the floor.

You pushed and prodded...encouraged and guided,

Until our steps took us out the door....

You worried..."Are they O K?

Was there more you could have done?

As we walk the paths of our unkown.

You wondered..."Where have my children gone?"

Where we are is where you led us,

With your special love you showed us a way....

To believe in ourselves and the decisions we make.

Taking on the challenge of life day-to-day.

And where we go you can be sure,

In spirit you shall never be alone.

For where you are is what matters most to us,

Because to us that will be our home....

(HEAVEN)

Happy Mother's Day to every Mother!

Flowers and Sunshine....A Recipe for Happiness!!!!

2010-05-08T20:21:00.001-04:00

Another view of Carolyns Clemitus

IT'S MY DAY!!!!!

2010-05-04T07:16:00.000-04:00

My Horoscope today! The person born on this day is a true spirit. They are accepting of their surroundings and honest to a fault. The ruling planet is Venus. This gives this person a sense of partnership and the desire to be tutorial. They are usually interested in the unexplained. As a mate, the May 4th person holds love and relationships in high regard. The mate of this person should beware of over extending their mate. (Sounds pretty much like me)

WALL ART....

2010-04-22T09:15:00.000-04:00

Have you seen this wall art you can get now? It is vinyl lettering and appears to be hand painted and is easy to apply and easy to remove with no mess. You can get them for the kitchen, bathroom, baby, little/ teen girl room, and little/teen boy and laundry room. I placed this one over Bill's bed in our bedroom.

On the Lighter Side.....

2010-04-13T14:57:00.000-04:00

The Talking Centipede....

A single guy decided life would be much more fun if he had a pet. So he went to the pet store and told the owner that he wanted to buy an unusual pet. After some discussion, he finally bought a talking centipede, (100-legged bug), which came in a little white box to use for his house. He took the box back home, found a good spot for the box, and decided he would start off by taking his new pet to church with him. So he asked the centipede in the box, "Would you like to go to church with me today? We will have a good time." But, there was no answer from his new pet. This bothered him a bit, but he waited a few minutes and then asked again, "How about going to church with me and receive blessings?" But again, there was no answer from his new friend and pet. So he waited a few more minutes, thinking about the situation. The guy decided to invite the centipede one last time. This time he put his face up against the centipede's house and shouted, "Hey in there! Would you like to go to church with me and learn about God?" This time, a little voice came out of the box, "I heard you the first time! I'm putting on my shoes."

PHOTOS FROM FLORDIA.....

2010-04-07T18:04:00.007-04:00

Here are a few of my photos. I wanted to post the whole album, but that is not an option with Kodak Gallery.

Of course you know Ryan, Lucas and Lisa.

I got a certificate for climbing to the top..219 steps..one way!

Old Drug Store..

I don't know which one is the happiest!!

Rembering way back when!!!LOL

And then it was over.....way too soon!

IN MY YARD......

2010-04-05T16:03:00.001-04:00

I had to show you my flowers before I posted the Fl. pictures. They are georgous
. You can click on them to make larger. This is what I have been waiting for all winter. It's so hard to stay inside. It's 80 degrees here today.How is the weather where you are?

I"M BACK FROM FLORDIA......

2010-04-04T13:57:00.001-04:00

and all is well. I will post pictures soon! Bill did fine in respite, but not so well after he came home and Gary had to take care of him for two days.

FLORDIA......HERE I COME!!!!!!!!

2010-03-27T16:51:00.000-04:00

COME SUNDAY, THE 28TH, I'm going to Fl with Lisa and her family. Today is Sat aND I'M ALREADY AT LISA'S. We are going to St. Augustine. Bill is in the Hospice HOUSE FOR A FIVE DAY RESPITE. He is doing fine there so far. I think the change of scenery will be good for both of us. I will write more when I RETURN!!!!!

My Daughter's Award.....

2010-03-14T10:07:00.002-04:00

I'm proud of you Lisa! That reads....Tennessee Foundation for Agriculture in the Class Room.
She was picked from 372 entries in Knox County.

SPRING IS IN SIGHT!!!!!!!!!!

2010-03-08T15:20:00.000-05:00

This is what I have been waiting for. It's beautiful here in East TN today......If I could kiss the sunshine.....I would. These crocus are blooming in my yard.

Blue Dishes....

2010-03-02T13:21:00.001-05:00

I bought these at an antique store last week in Knoxville. Ice cream tastes so good from them. I've already had a banana split. The dishes in my china cabinet are blue, so I think these will make an interesting addition.

THE AGING POTATO.....For Beth

2010-02-22T19:04:00.001-05:00

I found this potato in the bin and dressed it up a bit. The other picture is after he became old.

LET IT THAW...LET IT THAW...LET IT THAW!!!!!

2010-02-18T08:50:00.000-05:00

How many of you agree with me?????

Clara's Corner

The Middle of January????? Where have I been?

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

THANKSGIVING DAY AT LISA'S

A LETTER TO MY HUSBAND, BILL MELVIN, NOV 23, 2011

A LITTLE HUMOR

HALLOWEEN WISHES !!!!!!!

LOOKING FOR A BLOG.......

Memory Monday....Braids

MEMORY MONDAY.....

Two Amish children die as horse-drawn carts, SUV collide in Indiana...See My Post Below.

No Memory Monday....I'm sad today!

MY FAIR ITEMS

MEMORIES.......

Follow Up on post below.....

Busy, busy, busy.....yard work and more....

Memory Monday.....State Fair

Memory Monday....Our Entertainment As Children.....and more!

Remembering COOLER Days!!! (MEMORY MONDAY)

Memory Monday....

Memory Monday.....

My Trip to San Diego, CA

Memory Monday.....

I'm HOME and All Is WELL!!!!!

On THE ROAD.....

MEMORY MONDAY.....

IT'S MEMORY MONDAY....

Is It Hot Where You Are?

IT'S MEMORY MONDAY.....Please share a memory from your childhood.

~~ ONE WISH ~~

Lucas.....AT HIS 8TH GRADE DANCE......

My House Before And AFTER New Metal Roof......Click To Enlarge....

WHERE DOES TIME GO?

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE.....

Relay For Life ......

Cute Baby!!!!!

On The Lighter side.....FUNNY SIGNS

Quilt Square # 15....Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep.....

Home from Lafayette, Louisiana......

New Projects Finished......

Leak Fixed....PTL

Quilt Square # 14

Square # 13

Quilt Square # 12...See more below!

Square # 11

Square # 10 .....

HOW ABOUT A PICNIC? Square # 9

Square # 8

Square # 6 finished...See posts below

Square # 5

Square # 4

Quilt Square # 3...

SQUARE # 2...

The Beginning Of My Quilt....

THINK SPRING!!!!!!!!!!

Please Read Below....

BILL'S PASSING....HIS OBITUARY

William C. Melvin

HAPPY HALLOWEEN.....

STORMS......

Back To The No Sleep Pattern

Welcome Sleep!!!!!!!

HE CRIED THIS MORNING.....

I'M SO SORRY.....IT'S LIFE GETTING IN THE WAY!!!!

I'VE BEEN TO THE BEACH!!!!!

TAKE TIME

FLOWERS IN MY BACK YARD!

FAIR ITEMS....AUGUST 2010

Too Busy to Grow Old

Clara and Bill......

ANYONE FOR GRAPES?

AND AWAY THEY GROW.....

I MET RUBY.....AKA BLABBIN' GRAMMY

Here's the extent of my garden....CUCUMBERS

FLOWERS IN MY YARD TODAY!

Daddy's Hands - Holly Dunn

The Fawn Died....see post below.

Lisa's Find!!!! See post below for details!

I CAN TELL LISA IS HOME!!!!!!

LISA IS HOME....FROM ROME, ITALY

ONE WISH