Texas

Hello Blogging Buddies.....I just got back

from Texas, again.....I went down on Monday

and I got back Friday evening....I went down

to get a sewing table that I bought from one of

my neighbors.....I visited several of my friends

while I was down there & I had a good time! So,

now I need to get to work on this computer/craft

room today.....But, I wanted to take the time to

show you all some of the pictures I have been

taking.....This first one is of the snow we got on

Thursday, last week....I think it is the first snow

that we have gotten since I moved here, about

3 years ago.....Anyway, I was trying to be a little

different, so I took this one through the glass in

my front door, looking at the tree across the

street....I have some others of the house that

look like the house is chopped up like a puzzle.

I might post them another time, since I already

have the pictures of Texas, already below....

I took the pictures below, on the way

back home.

The is an old oil well pump and it is still

working....I saw several of them, but I was

almost past them when I saw them and I was

in a hurry to get home before hubby, so I didn't

want to turn around....I will get more pictures

of Texas after it greens up.....Wait till you see

the wildflowers that bloom in the Spring, it is

beautiful!

This old windmill is at the edge of town in Quitman,

home of Sissy Spacek, the actress.

This is the Red River, it is the border between

Texas and Oklahoma....

Well, I guess I had better get to work....

I hope you all have a great weekend!

Bear Hugs~Karen

Tipsy Thursday

Hello everyone, it is Thursday already and time

for "Tipsy Thursday''....Today's tip....

When boiling corn, add a little sugar to it,

instead of salt, salt makes it tough. The sugar

will make it taste more like it is fresh out of the

garden.....

Well, that is the tip for today, hope it helps!

Until next time...

Bear Hugs~Karen

Meet a Bear Monday

Good Morning Friends....I hope you all

had a great weekend! I went shopping

on Saturday, in Texas and got some thing

at Hobby Lobby and Home Depot. I could

go nuts in Home Depot! I love looking at

all the tile and flooring....Trouble is, if I have

more than two things to choose from, I have

a hard time making up my mind.....My hubby

says "If you were a horse between two hay

stacks, you would starve to death before you

made up your mind".......And he is probably

right!!!.....LOL....Oh well, what can I say????

I guess I had better introduce you to the next

bear in the Bearheart family, so here she is....

This is "Becca Bearheart".....She is about 16"

tall, wearing a red denim dress with navy

trim and the two hearts, like the rest of the

family has. She is wearing red bloomers with

navy trim, a navy denim hat with red hearts and

two hearts on her left foot.She could go to any

Valentine party in this cute little outfit.

And her close up shot...


I hope you all enjoy meeting Becca today...She is a
Boyd's bear, with the cutest face! I love the bears all over
the house, but they need to get up and shake the dust off,
every once in a while...

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you all have

a great week!

Until next time~

Bear Hugs~Karen

Happy Valentine's Day!

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I hope you all are having a great day! I

thought I would post these Valentine's from

my hubby's Kindergarten & some from

1st grade.These are from the mid to late 50's..

...ssshhh,

I am kinda tellin' how old he is, don't tell him

I am posting this!....LOL....I see that I even got

a birthday card in with them. I don't have any

thing, like this, from when I was a kid....Heck,

I sold my dolls after I got married and they are

worth something today.....I even had the first

Barbie....Sure wish I had kept all those dolls. I

had some bigger dolls that were ladies, I would

call them, with jointed arms and fancy dresses....

One of my dolls, was about as tall as me when I

got her; I can't remember her name, but she was

about 3 ft tall with dark hair....I could probably

find some pictures of her around here if I look

through all the old photos I have stashed away.

Well, the snow melted and now today, it is

snowing again....It sure has been a cold winter....

I guess I had better get to work on packing some of

this stuff in the computer room, I need to get it out

of the way, so I have room for the sewing table I am

going to go pick up, tomorrow....

Well, I hope all you ladies got some flowers or candy

from your sweeties....I didn't want the candy since

I am trying to lose weight and I said I didn't want any

flowers because I am going to be gone and I won't be

here to enjoy them....I will just buy some Spring

flowers,one of these days and hope that Spring is not

far behind!

Don't forget "Meet a Bear Monday"....I hope to set the

post up before I go, or maybe tonight....I also got a package

from my sweet friend, Gina....I will post what she sent me,

later...

Until next time~

Bear Hugs~Karen

"Tipsy Thursday"

Hello, everyone....It is late and I am still

up, so I thought I would go ahead and post

you a tip for my first "Tipsy Thursday!"

This post will not have a picture, because

it really doesn't require one. ....

Tip for today...

Do you know how to tell if your eggs are still good?

You can test the freshness of eggs by placing

them in a large bowl or pan of cold water; if

they float, do not use them. Never use cracked

eggs because they may contain bacteria.

Well, I hope this gives you a little info. that

you might not have already known.

Thanks for taking the time to stop by!

Until next time, stay warm!

Bear Hugs~Karen

Something I Painted

Hello Blogging Buddies! Now don't go into

shock because I am posting two days in a row!

I have been sorting things around here, lately

and I came across this painting I did, back in

1994...It's Noah's Ark on a chalkboard....I do

remember that it took me a long time to paint

over that dark color of the slate. Around the

frame, it says..."If Noah had been very wise, he

would have swatted those two flies" I had trouble

getting a good picture of it, I hung it in the hall and

there wasn't much room for the flash, so here it is

with the flash on.....

And with the flash off....




I painted a lot, years back and I think the only
things that I still have left, are this chalkboard,
a sawblade that I painted my hubby, and the first
thing I painted, which was a couple eggs on a table.
I have been seeing what everyone is painting and I
am getting in the mood again! So, when I get this
room all cleaned out, organized and I make room
for a big sewing table I bought, I am going to be
crafting again. What I did over the summer, did
not sell in the shop, I had it in....I will have to sell
online, this is just not the area to sell crafts in, except
the big show that I couldn't get into. They just have
the same people there, over and over and don't let
others in. I quit crafting for years and now I wish
I hadn't....Blogging has gotten me wanting to craft, I
need to dosomething besides reading every interesting
blog that I come across! I hope you all will come back
to see what I have been doing.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget that I am
starting, "Tipsy Thursday" this week...

I hope you are all having a great week!

Until next time, my friends~

Bear Hugs~Karen

Meet a Bear Monday

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Hello everyone, my how time flies, I can't believe

it is Monday already & time for "Meet a Bear Monday"...

Since it is close to Valentine's Day, I thought I would

introduce you to one of the "Bearheart" family....She

is "Jennifer B. Bearheart" and she is 16" tall. She is

wearing one of her favorite blue denim jumpers, with

hearts sewn on it. Underneath, she is wearing a navy

blue print blouse and red denim bloomers....She won't

leave the house without a matching bow in her hair. Ya

know a girl has to look her best when she is out shopping;

you never know who you might run into! Next week, you

will meet another one of the family, there are several.....

Well, I hope you all are safe & warm and didn't

get too much of the white stuff! Where we live, here in

Oklahoma, the ice and snow always misses us, we keep

getting rain, rain & more rain! I guess the rain is ok, at

least, we don't have over 30 inchesof snow, like a friend

of mine has! I hope you all have a great week! I will

start my "Tipsy Thursday" this week, so don't forget to

come by for that. If you haven't read about it, I will be

posting a helpful hint for around the house, or for in the

kitchen; cooking, etc....So, please come stop by for that

and thank you for visiting my blog, I so enjoy your comments.

Until next time~

Bear Hugs~Karen

Old Spice Tins and Ideas

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Hello Blogging Buddies!

I decided to get out of the house, yesterday to go

to one of my favorite antique malls and look what

I found! I got all these spice tins for $1.25 each!

I couldn't believe the price when I picked up

the first one....The nutmeg tin is a reproduction,

but I liked it anyway....I got the berry stems to put

in a crock....I love to stay home, but I have to get

out of the house about once a week.....And when I

do, I don't like to shop, unless it is at an antique

mall, or a fleamarket.... :) I think we are going to

head down to a fleamarket this weekend to find

goodies, that I don't need!

Oh, something else I wanted to say is, next week, I

am going to start having "Tipsy Thursday"......No,

I will not be getting sloshed, I will be posting a helpful

household hint, for things around the house, or for cooking.

Not that I love to cook, but I thought I would share with

you all some hints, that you might be able to use.

I will still be having "Meet a Bear Monday".......I will

be posting in between, also......So, please come back, I

appreciate all of my new blogging friends!

Until next time, stay warm!

Bear Hugs~Karen

Meet a Bear Monday

Hello, Bear Lovers!

It is Monday again and time to meet anotherbear....

This is "Kristen T. Beansley" and she is aBoyd's bear.

She is stuffed with beans or pellets,I don't know which....

She has "Gold Edition" on one of her feet. Only "Gold"

dealers could sell her....There were different labels for

dealers, gold, platinum,silver and I don't know what else.

I don't know what all the labels are for, maybe it was by how

many they stocked, or ordered, or sold. For those of you

that don't know anything about Boyd's, they have a huge

barn full of bears and friends for sale in Gettysburg,

Pennsylvania! It is quite the place to see! They built one

in Tennessee, but I guess they closed it about a year, or so,

after they opened it.

Here she is laying on her wicker lounge yearning

for summer and a cool glass of lemonade!
She says it is getting a little warm in here, will
someone bring me a glass of lemonade, please???



Well, it's not going to be me! I have to let the
cat in and out all the time, I draw the line on
waiting on the bears!!! I wouldn't have any time
for blogging if I had to wait on all the bears around
here.....Geeze, you have to have some priorities,
don't you???


Well, I guess I better get something done around here!
Also, I would like to thank those who left such nice
compliments about my granddaughter! I forgot to tell
you all that she also has a job, so she is very busy, between
the job and studying!

I hope you all have a great week and thanks for stopping by
and making my blog a part of your day, whether you leave
a comment or not. I so appreciate all of my new friends that
have signed on to read my blog; a big thank you to all!

Until next time~

Bear Hugs~Karen

My Granddaughter's Birthday

Hello blogging buddies, I just want to introduce

you to my granddaughter today, her name is

Morgan Brittany. She graduated from high school in

May, with honors, she earned an academic achievement

award, plus several scolarships, while taking 6 college

courses her senior year! Grandma is proud of her, can't

you tell? She works and is going to college right now...She

wants to become a registered nurse and wants to work

with children....That is not a surprise since she has helped

her mom with her daycare business.

"Happy Birthday, Brittany!"

You can probably guess that she also loves bears!

Until next time~ Bear Hugs~Karen