Early Morning Texas Pictures

Hello everyone!  I can't 

believe it has been a week since

I last posted, but I have been 

pretty busy...I have been making 

20 ornies for our swap on Prim

Pals Forum, making a Halloween

costume for my husband to wear

for the costume judging at his job,

plus we went to the flea market

on Saturday....I am almost done,

the ornies need to be mailed out,

tomorrow.  Since I can't show you

any pictures of the ornies, I thought

I would show you a few pictures of

Texas in the early morning...Yes, I 

can get up early, (for those of you, 

that know I am not a morning person)

if I have to!  

This one might have been taken while 

in Oklahoma, yet....I love the mist 

hovering just above the ground!

This field had just a tiny bit of frost on

it and you can see, what looks like a 

gray cloud, in the distance.  It's not a 

cloud, it is mist rising off of water. There

are a lot of ponds a long this route. Texans

refer to them as tanks!  Well, they don't 

look like my idea of a tank, I don't see any

army green vehicles!...LOL

Here's another one of a misty lake.

Maybe I should go some place early,

more often!

That's it for tonight, thanks for stopping

by....I will try to get some pics of the 

Fall decorating, soon....Things have had

to come first.  

I would like to welcome my newest 

followers, I am so glad you signed on!

Until next time...

Bear Hugs~Karen

Treasure Hunting

Well, I hope you all are well and

safe!  There were tornadoes and

warnings in TX and our part of 

Oklahoma, yesterday!  The alarm

went off for a tornado warning, for

the southeastern part, of our county.

We got the edge of the storm, but I

don't think one touched down. I saw

one on the news last night, that went

across the freeway and the guy 

filming, it was right on the edge of it!

He is lucky he didn't get hurt.

Enough of tornadoes, I wanted to show

you all the things I got over the last two

weekends.

We went to a few garage sales and I got

most of this stuff at them. I got the Three

Crows Coffee sign and the little shelf made 

from a measuring stick from an antique 

mall.  I thought I would repaint the blocks

and make some pantry cakes with the molds.

I have quite a few molds, now....The can 

opener is really old and still  has the screws

to hang it on the cupboard, or wall. The 
little firkin doesn't have a lid, but I don't 
care, I  got it for 25 cents!....It's my first
real one.

It needs a good cleaning, then I will make 

room on my hutch for it.
 

I got this big crock at the fleamarket, 

last weekend, along with the quilt rack

and the corner shelf.  I think the crock is

a 6 gallon, although it doesn't have a 

number on it. It used to have wire and 

wooden handles on it, but they are gone,

now. I do have one that is larger and it is 

an 8 gallon, so that is why I think this 

one is a 6 gallon. The crock is outside, 

waiting for a good scrubbing.

I am hoping that the quilt rack will fit 

at the beginning of the hall, I will have 

to do some measuring to see, yet. I think 

I will paint it, black with red over top.  

I have some craft projects to finish and 

then I will pick a nice day and paint 

all the things I want to get painted....

I have several things to make over and

furniture that I want to move.

I got this chair at an estate sale, last 

Sunday.  It has several layers of paint

on it, but I am going to sand it and paint

it black.  

I like the shape of it, especially the

back.  It is really heavy compared to

the other chair they had, so I think 

it might be oak.....I am wanting to find

some bow back chairs, I think my big

brother is on the look out for some for

me.  He is going to change a table I 

have, to a harvest/farm table, one

of these days. 

Well, that is it for me today, I hope 

you all have a great week! 

Until next time....

Bear Hugs~Karen

 

Welcome Sign

Hello everyone, I forgot to show

you my welcome sign, that I hung

out when I did the decorating, on

the outside of the house....I painted

this last year and forgot I had it... 
 

I saw a really cute scarecrow,

down town that I liked, so maybe

I will paint me a couple full sized

scarecrows for next year.  

I have been working on ornaments

for our Christmas ornament swap,

on the Prim Pals Forum, so I haven't

put my bittersweet around the house.  

The way my cat gets into everything,

I don't know if I dare!  They say it is

poisonous to children and pets.

Well, that is all for tonight, I need to

get back to my ornaments, or load 

the dish washer....

I hope you all are having a great 

week and thanks for stopping 

by!

Until next time...

Bear Hugs~Karen

Some Fall Decorating

Well, I got around and took some 

more pictures of my decorating,

outside.......My pumpkin had been

sitting in the living room and it was

bad!  I saw a nick on it, so I took it

outside on the porch and the stem

came off in my hand and the pumpkin

hit the cement a cracked open.  It was

moldy...So, I put a basket in it's place

and put some gourds and Indian corn

in it. I worked on the outside of the house,

scrubbing bricks, washing the windows,

and doing some general cleaning, before

I put the scarecrow, mums, gourds, etc,

out on the porch, on Friday. I don't really

like him sitting in front of the window, but

the porch only goes from a little past the 

window, on the right, to just past the door,

to the left...

It's a pretty small porch, but it will

all be protected, unless there is a lot 

of wind and rain. I got the little red

wagon at the flea market, a couple 

weeks ago and the plain wooden one,

last weekend, at a garage sale.

I found this cute sign at the flea market,

yesterday....Since I don't really decorate

for Halloween, I thought I would get this

cute sign and put up some spider web, with

spiders on it, this year.

This here is my wheelbarrow, that my FIL

made me, I just love it, but it fell apart, last

year and was out laying on the ground, by 

the shed, which didn't do it any good...We 

did some work on it, replaced the bottom 

and put the barn wood, back on, but it will

probably only last this year, then will have

to be replaced.  

It is getting about time to take in my 
asparagus ferns in for the winter,

I have the big one, you see in the back

ground, and two on the patio....I don't 

know where I am going to put them, 
since we moved the furniture around. 

Well, that is all for the outside, I will post

pictures of my decorating on the inside,

soon....I need to find places for the 

bittersweet and the other dried flowers,

that my MIL sent.  I enjoy seeing how 

you all have been decorating for Fall.

We took a drive a little North of here, today

and it looks like it might have been too dry

this year, for the trees to turn pretty. Some

of them have lost half of their leaves and 

others are brown.  We haven't had a frost, 

yet....Peek around here is about the first 

week in November. We shall see....That is

one thing I miss about living up North,

the changing of the trees. We planted some

Maple trees in our yard, in Texas....They

were beautiful, last year.....

I got a quilt rack, a corner shelf and a big 

crock, at the flea market, over the 

weekend, plus a chair today....I will show

you them, on another post.

Until next time~

Bear Hugs~Karen

 

Package In The Mail and Stack Boxes

Hello friends, I hope you all are 

doing well.  I got a package in the

mail today, from my MIL....Just 

look at what she sent me!

She sent all the bittersweet she had!

Plus, some lavender, pussy willows

and some yarrow!  So, I need to do

the rest of my Fall decorating!  I did 

put my wheelbarrow in the front yard

with a huge mum in it and I put my big

scarecrow out in front of the window...

I will show you all that this weekend.  

Also, I am painting stack boxes, if you 

would like a set, just let me know, I have

3 sets of ovals, I think and I have some 

round ones, that I can paint.  I will 

accept a check, if I know ya, otherwise,

I would prefer a money order.  You 

will find a set done in Fall colors, on

the side bar.....Just e-mail me if you 

would like a set.  

Well, I need to get back to work on 

some things...I hope you all have 

a great weekend!

Until next time...

Bear Hugs~Karen

The Versatile Blogger Award

I received an award!

 

I would like to tell you all that I have 

received "The Versatile Blogger Award"

from Michele over at A Bushel And 

A Peck!  Thank you Michele for 

choosing me, I am honored! I have had
a tag on my blog as 

an award free, tag free blog, but I 

forgot to put it back on, when I 
changed the background.  So, I will 
gladly accept this award! The rules are...

You thank the blogger who chose you,
with a link back to their blog...You
choose 15 other bloggers, to pass it on
to...And you let them know.


Plus, you tell 7 things about yourself, that 
others probably don't know,

(whether you want to know them, or not!)
Here are my 15 choices, to receive the
award:

1. The Black Crow 
2. Bumble Bee Lane Cottage
3. Primlish
4. Andy's Primitive Farmhouse
5. Berry Homespun Primitives
6. Deppen Homestead 1862
7. Craftystitchers
8. Loafer Mountain Primitives
9. Friendship Crossing
10. Live Oak Primitive Peddler 
11. Soggibottom
12. Seasons Of Thy Heart
13.  White Sheep Farm
14. One Simple Country Girl 
15. Busy Bee

  

Now on to the 7 things about you that 

you probably don't know.

1. I was born and raised in Michigan.
2. My favorite color is red.
3. I love movies that take place during the 1800's.
4. I don't decorate for Halloween, but I do for Fall.
5. My family lives all over the US.
6. I love to give things to others.
7.  I love to walk in the state park.   

 So, that is a little bit about me, I was 

told not to put I was crazy on the list

because you all know that already!

I am off to tell all these gals, that I 

have chosen them, for this award!

Thanks for stopping by!

Bear Hugs~Karen

Fleamarket and Garage Sale Finds

Hello, blogging buddies! 

First of all, I would like to say
"Welcome" to my new followers!
I am so glad you have decided to
join me in my blogging journey.

Well, I don't know what happened

to the day, but it just  zipped by!

 I did get the things out and pictures

taken of most of it....So, here goes....I 

loved this fleamarket that we hadn't 
been to before, I ran out of money, 
before I ran out of fleamarket to look at!
Which may have been a good thing.....
Well, I had to save money to eat on, too!

I got these cute pitchers at the larger FM,

they were a steal, I only paid $8 for the 3 

of them....I think they might have to be the

last of my pitcher collecting, I am running 

out of room...

I got these at the garage sale we stopped

at, I thought they were loose, but they are

on fishing line.  A dear friend of mine said

to put show polish on them to prim them 

up....I think that is a good idea!

Here is all the wooden stuff I got!  I 

even got a oval cutting board, it is under

the white boxes...I put it in the kitchen,

against the ugly back splash, along with

the pig, which is painted on both sides.

I got all of this stuff really cheap! I think

I will put candles in the little trencher 

with rose hips....The long painted board,

is going to get repainted, one of these days.

Some more goodies!  There are two 

different prints of material, both have 

pumpkins on them...I liked the cast iron

pan with the hearts, I am going to hang 

it on the side of the kitchen cabinet, by 

the sink. The little milk bottle is unusual.

I have been keeping my cookies in a plastic

bag, so now I will put them in the clear jar.

There are two mugs with the blue granite

coffee pot, I am going to make something,

using them. 

 I got these cute little pumpkin head dolls

at the fleamarket and little down the lane,

I got the quilted sheep and cat.

I just love the little wagon and the kid's

chair!  The chair is the same size as my

other one, but the spindles have a different

design.  Can you guess what I paid for them?

I paid $1 for the wagon at the garage sale,

where we got a lot of stuff!  I got the chair

at the fleamarket for $5....Woo Hoo!  I am

going to put the wagon out on the porch 

and put some pumpkins in it. I got a little

wagon a week ago, that I need to take a pic

of to show you....Are you getting tired of 

looking at pictures of goodies?

 I am showing a cropped picture, that I 

posted, yesterday, so you can see the 

cast iron pans that we got at the garage

sale....I got the little barrel shaped thing

at the fleamarket, I am going to paint it.

We also got a box of candles, that you can

see in the picture. Oh, I forgot to take a 

picture of a wicker chair that I got...

If you are still with me, I have some

thing else to show you, with a story...

Here we have a wanted poster for an

outlaw, Sam Bass...He went to Texas, from 

Indiana, and drove cattle to Kansas...Then

he got in with a bunch of outlaws, and they

robbed stagecoaches and trains....He is

famous in Texas, known as "the friendly

bandit," because he would give gold to 

those who helped him, or fed him.  

He was shot and killed by a Texas Ranger, 

and he died a couple days later, on his 

27th birthday.

You might wonder why I know all this and 

bought this sign, It is because he was my 

great grandma's, cousin!  

He is buried in Round Rock, Texas...

I believe. He lived hard and died, young....

His parents died, when he was young and

he lived with an uncle for several years, 

before he left home and headed down the 

wrong path.

Well, I hope you enjoyed seeing all the 

goodies I got, over the weekend.  I do 

think I got carried away!  But then, it is

sooooo easy to do!

I was selected for a blog award, I will tell

you about it, soon!

Thanks for stopping by!

Until next time...

Bear Hugs~Karen

Bargain Hunting!

Hello, I hope you all are enjoying

your weekend!  I have to show tell 

you that I got lots of goodies, yesterday!

Most of them are in bags....We went 
to the fleamarket,that we went to 
last weekend, a good garage sale 
and another fleamarket, that was a 
lot bigger, than last weeks.

This one was a lot farther away, too.

As you can see, we got lots of stuff! On 

the other end of the picture is a wagon,

that I got for $1, I couldn't believe the 

price, it was at the garage sale, we also

got all the cast iron pans there....I got 

a wagon last weekend and a teddy bear

tea light holder, that I will show you pics

of tomorrow.....I have to go through all

the bags, sort it out, yet....So, come back

tomorrow to see all the goodies I got!  I

know, I know....I have too much stuff now,

but I don't care, this is different stuff!  I 

can always sell what I don't want, anymore.

I am going to take a break from "Meet A

Bear Monday".......I will pick that back up

when I want to show you all my Christmas 

bears and angels.  I think I will show what 

I find over the weekend, on Monday, for

awhile.....So be looking for that, or what I 

have already bought and made over.

I will probably post the stack boxes on 

my sidebar, tomorrow, also.

Until next time...

Bear Hugs~Karen

A Sign From Trish and Skippy!

Good Morning, Y'all!  

I thought I would show you the cute 

little sign I received, from 

Trish of Loafer Mountain Primitives, 

for honorable mention for sending her 

names for her new kitty!  I just love 

it and I think I will put it with my bears!  

I might be able to post it above my 

followers, because I think of all you as 

"Treasured Friends"......

It was sure sweet of Trish and Skippy to

send me this wonderful sign, thanks to you

both!  I love it!

I have been painting stack boxes, with

Fall colors, so be on the lookout, I will 

be selling them!  

I need to get my Fall decorating done,

so that is on the agenda for the weekend,

plus checking out another fleamarket. 

So, what are your plans for the weekend?

What ever you do, I hope you have a 

great one!

Until next time....

Bear Hugs~Karen