Chorus Line Cuties

I thought Christmas had come again when I opened the box Gin sent me! She knows how to spoil a person!


Gin made me the cutest Chorus Line Garland of Girls! The girls are made with pine cone bodies and are strung on a Christmas ribbon. Aren't they cutest with their little red hats??? And if that weren't enough! She hand painted me a pine cone on a piece of clear acrylic. Complete with a pretty ribbon, ready for hanging. It's going in my kitchen window! Love it!!! And then she also sent me two glitter pine cone candles. I just know Christmas is here again!!
Thank you Gin!!

January YoE Teaser

Here's a Teaser for my January entry for the YoE swap. This is going to Robin L.


Some teaser eh? *giggles*
I'll post the FULL reveal once I have confirmation that my swap partner Robin has received it! Hope you like it!

Be Enchanted~ AwtemNymf

How cute

My ornie from Jeanne was super great. Being the artist that she is, I couldn't wait to see it.
She made real-life looking pine cones. And a pretty flowered bag to keep things in. This will be perfect to put some keepsake jewelry in I have that was passed down to me.

Here is a close of the the pine cone ornie. The detail is fantastic. Each row of the pine cone is so distinct. It seems to be made of felt. Very soft.

Thank you Jeanne. You are so talented.

I'm going to do what Courtney did and put up a little tree and hang my ornies every month till Christmas..

Home delivery....

Today I had to go into Salt Lake City so I hand delivered Kim's package to her doorstep.....I havent heard from her at all, I hope things are well with you Kim..........Here is the package.....

I will let her show you what is inside......

No birds for me

I've decided to not take part in feeding the birds this month. We live in SW Florida (Cape Coral) in a decently populated area. There used to be only 3 houses in our neighborhood but now there's around 25. We used to have lots of birds and even some foxes that would come by regularly to get a bite to eat. After the area started developing around 5 years ago the wildlife has mostly disappeared. I don't mind that the skunks found a new home but we do miss the birds and foxes.

What we do have is giant Turkey Vultures. I took this picture standing at my back door. The vultures found something across the back road. It must have been a small creature because we had a dozen vultures stop by but only a couple stayed around for a daytime snack.

This one fle right over our heads and ended up coming back to land next to our house. These birds stand 2 feet tall and have wing spans of up to 6 feet across. It is amazing to see them sitting a few feet away.

We've tried all kinds of things to attract birds to our yard. Bird seed, peanut butter items, bread, popcorn, cereal...no visitors. Every once in awhile we will see some smaller birds come by to steal a sip from out grapefruits but that is it.

For my RAOK I have knit a couple hats to send to an online friend that is knitting for her local hospital. She is trying to meet a goal she has set for herself and I want to help out throughout the year. I was hoping to make more by now but have had a few orders that took up lots of my time.

Can You Spell Spoiled?

R-O-T-T-E-N!

That's my new name! I opened the mailbox yesterday and found all of these goodies inside!

But this photo doesn't do my goodies justice.. Check this CUTE ornament out!

Courtney, from The Cajun Hillbilly Housewife, made this for me. Miss Courtney free-styled this ornament. Do you see how cute and perfect these acorns are? I love it!
This ornament was not alone in the box. This cute pair of sparkly earrings were included...

The acorns came out of Courtney's yard. With a dose of glitter glue, they are just adorable. And, in case ya'll didn't know, Raleigh, NC is the City of Oaks. Every New Year's Eve, they drop the giant acorn to count down the New Year. If it is ever warm enough for me to go, I will wear these earrings. However, I can't wait to wear them just to drive the squirrels crazy!

And in the words of Willie Mays, "That's not all!" To celebrate Valentine's Day next month, Courtney made this beautiful pin...

So you can see the detail involved, here is a close up of the rose...

Courtney, I believe we need a tutorial on how to make this pretty flower!

And yet again, we channel Willie Mays, "And that's still not all!" Three CD's filled with vintage pictures, gift tags, labels, and so much more were in the box! I can't wait to settle down and play with these!

Thank you so much! I love them! Now, I'm going to copy you and find a small Christmas tree that I can leave in my dining room all year and add each ornament throughout the year.

Merry Christmas eleven months early!

AAK not RAK

I did an Anonymous Act of Kindness rather than a Random Act of Kindness.

There are several elderly who live in my Mother-in-law's neighborhood. I know that they are all on fixed incomes and they have pets. Pets are wonderful for the elderly. They provide love and companionship. And I know that many elderly have a hard time providing for those beloved companions, so I will periodically buy cat and dog food for these people. I will leave the food on the doorstep of the person, ring the doorbell and run! I know what varieties to buy by seeing the sacks sitting on the curb on trash day (I go in to take my MIL's trash out to the curb every week). It's not much but every little bit helps these days.