Making progress, this is what it looks like come and see!

Hello!!!

To all of my Blogging Buddy's

out there in Blogland!!!

Oh how I have missed you all so! This girl has been very busy working on so many projects at once, and still being Mom/Grammy too. I just had to take a lil brake from blogging to keep up. Let me show you just a bit of what I have been up to...

Some of my fabric stash organized in some fantastic cubby shelf's I got from my daughter's work-they are remodeling-score!
That is an antique buffet that the shelf's are sitting on-gorgeous I know! That buffet actually belongs to my daughter who is kind enough to let me use it.

Soon I hope to have my studio set up. Decided it will be best to set up in the garage. Since the cabinet is so big and hard to move. I will just have to take over 3/4 of the garage-oh well!

Still waiting on the "Big Project" to be completed. But we have also made progress there as well. The bottom half of the unit is done with it's final coat of clear. Still need to finish the inside of this one there in the center.

Take a closer look...

The photo is not the best quality-sorry but the lighting in the garage is so bad that was the best I could do. I will have better light once everything is done. In the next photo you can see how pretty the finished wood looks-soooo worth the time it is taking.

Hopefully this weekend the Old man Pop Pop will get the upper unit with at least one clear coat-UGH that man is sooo slow! It is painful waiting. I have done everything I can do to help-now it is all up to him to get 'er done! LoL!

I have also been keeping up on gardening. Flowers in my front yard ( will get photos of that posted later)and a nice size veggi garden in my side yard. Come along and see we had some fun with it...

OOP Mister scarecrow not appropriate behavior!

LoL!

But look at my nice neat rows...

We have garlic, onions, cilantro, radishes,carrots,

a few heads of cabbage, broccoli, tomatoes, Corn,

string beans, zucchini squash, and pumpkin.

And other Herbs growing in a half wine barrel on the deck.

Here is the string beans coming along nicely...

Once the string beans grow up enough

I will secure them to the Tee-Pee structure.

Then lil Emily jean can go sit in there and pretend.

The next shot is of one of the five pumpkin plants we have started...

And LOOK My broccoli has cute little baby broccoli heads starting!

Yea! I'm so darn excited!!!

Here is just one of the many tomato plants. We have different varieties growing. I think this one is the sweet cherry tomatoes -no blossoms yet though...

Cilantro-YUM!

We eat Mexican food a lot at our house

and enjoy Cilantro in the dishes!

Just another view, at dusk...

I have also refinished six kitchen chairs which I did not post a photo of. But I plan on doing a little mini make over in my kitchen -so you will see those then along

with other shots of the kitchen then.

I have enjoyed countless hours of fun in my gardens.

Also down time on the deck and patio enjoying

the gorgeous weather we have had.

I hope all of you are having a wonderful summer too!

I will be getting around to say hello and visit your blogs.

A special thank you goes out to

Elyse of http://tinkeredtreasures.blogspot.com/

for leaving me a sweet well wishing msg. wondering where I was. Thank you for thinking about me girl! That got me to snap out of my stuck mode and get a new blog posted!

I will try to be better about staying on

blogging track my dear friends!

Take care enjoy life-looking forward to hearing from you all!

Sweet Summer Time Bloggy Love,

Tam :)

L@@K what I won~ I am so excited to show you!

Hello Ole Blogging Buddy's!

I was lucky enough to WIN a absolutely darling little gardening apron from Pat over at The Sewing Room!!! She is an amzing seamstress and crafty gal!

You all should pop over and visit her blog-give her a BiG HeLLo and tell her Tam sent ya! She is one of the sweetest bloggers, I have been enjoying getting to know through her blog, and I know you will too!

click on this link--->

http://babysewandsews.blogspot.com/

Folks just l@@k at how darling this little apron is...

And Emily Jean was so excited to wear it.

She calls it her "Sunshine Garden Apron"

How cute is that? I know!

I was thrilled to see her so happy!

I had to use my Blackberry to take the photos so they came out a little bit dark.

Emily Jean loves big pockets~LoL!

I am sure that pocket is going to get a lot of use!

And look a big surprise in our package

~a yummy chocolate bunny! M-M-M!

Do you think that poor bunny knows

whats about to happen to him?

LoL!

It was delicious!

Thank You so much Pat

it was a really fun give away to win!

Emily Jean has been enjoying using her apron and

we all shared that yummy bunny.

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Last weekend we went up to

the Skagit Valley Tulip festival.

What a great time we had and it was a gorgeous day!

I did a post with photos on my http://applecreekcottage.blogspot.com/

S00o please hop on over and check it out kids.

I hope you all have a fabulous week!

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Much Bloggy Love 2 Ya~Tam! :D

Count Your Blessings...

This beautiful sky was a blessing counted today, one of many.

It was one of those magical days. I sat on my deck watching my granddaughter play. As the clouds rolled by, and a cool breeze brushed my face, and the wind chimes clinked, I was very grateful. I have learned to truly appreciate even the smallest things in life. Like hearing the birds sing and my granddaughter's giggle. The grass has such a lovely shade of brightness, newness, baby grassiness right now. Today I remembered how that felt to me when I was a little girl, and it made me smile.

Although the sun was shinning there was still a bit of a nip in the air, but I didn't mind that at all. I rather enjoyed taking it all in, feeling all of my senses heightened. I was feeling my ole bones after working so hard in the yard yesterday.

So this was a sweet reward.

Even the garden gnome was happy!
Yesterday my hubby worked on my "big project" a little more. Slowly but surely we are getting it done. I think the closer we get to having it finished the harder it gets to be patient and wait. He didn't get to work on it this week as much as planned. The weather was perfect but there was so much running around playing taxi for the kids. I try to remind myself, that too is a blessing to be counted. Someday they won't need us as much and we will probably be wishing we could go back in time.

I already miss being a mom of very young kids.

Seems like just yesterday.

My granddaughter helps to fill that void!

My computer was finally re-formatted and seems to be over it's problems, (another blessing thank You Cotye). Fingers crossed it will last! I had been borrowing my daughter's lap top to be able to jump online here and there. I am so happy to have my computer running again. Now I just have to get all of my software for photoshop, etc. reloaded and I will be good to go!

This sweet bird decided to come pay us a visit yesterday. I was very surprised because there were five of us outside gathered around when he decided to show up. He fluttered past several times even stopping on the feeder for just a second. Then he would quickly fly away again. Finally he must have realized we were not a threat or he was just too darn hungry. But he finally sat for a minute or two eating, taking time to gaze at me. Isn't he so cute? I know I thought so too! We all stood as quiet as we could, I fumbled for my Blackberry.

I thought he was so sweet and it was the highlight of my day!

The feeder hangs right outside of the kitchen window and getting a glimpse of visitors like this little guy makes doing the dishes much easier.

We do have two cats but they luckily missed the show!

The photo's are not very good I kind of moved a little, and they don't do this handsome bird justice. I tried not to move, but oh well. Plus they are taken with my Blackberry because I have no camera for myself right now and didn't want to borrow my son's. Seems like everything decided to breakdown at the same time! Once in a while the photo's actually come out pretty good with my Blackberry though.

I didn't get to surf the free bee's on Craigslist this week-maybe I can get to them next week. It is pretty fun to do~ So keep an eye open for that all you Free Friday lovers! LoL!

And now that my computer has regained it's senses I might actually be able to get back to regular posting?

Gosh I certainly hope so anyway!

My husband is finally feeling much better! Thank you to all of you well wishers! After having some more test done he has been given a clean bill of health. Yay!

He had given us quite the scare there for a while. Old man Pop Pop has been off all this week. I have had breakfast in bed everyday! And Lil Emily has been spoiled rotten as well~ LoL! Retraining for her will begin next week ;)~LoL!

Things are finally getting back to normal around our house.

That does mean a steady stream of craziness-but that's just how it is for our family.

Funny how sometimes I can get bored with the same ole same ole. And then when an interruption does come along I catch myself wishing for that same ole same ole!

I have been enjoying making connections with old friends on facebook here as of late.

And also with some of my blogging buddies~ Thank you to those who added me to their friends list!

It is not at all like blogging and takes some getting used to. Blogging is a whole other world~isn't it?

I am dreaming of summer days, Emily running through the sprinkler, barbeque's, kite flying, reaping the benefits of hard work in the garden, the smell of fresh cut grass, picnics, cold drinks, Popsicle kisses,and the sun setting late

~how about you all?
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend.

Stop to enjoy the simple things in life and count your blessings!

~Hugs & Smiles~

Tam :)

Nothing but classs...You know You Want it!

Good afternoon Kids, and welcome to another fun filled edition of

"Free Friday!"

Take a seat, grab a snack and a cool drink

~lets get started!

Remember this all comes off of the "Craigslist Free adds"

The add reads:

This chair is nothing but class. Gold/orange/yellow striped. Rocking, swirling, moves whichever way you want it to! I love this chair and you will too

Nooope pretty sure I won't! Ha!

Remember the movie "Animal House"?

Add:

Free couch. Its ugly but a really nice couch. Nothing a nice blanket can't fix. Not worn down at all.(lol get a clue!)Looks like a cat got at it on the left side a little but its not bad at all. I don't have a cat. So maybe a hungry roommate.

(a scary thought!)

First come first served. Will not hold it for anyone. I'll take the post down when it's gone.

Huh? What? You mean it when you say you wont hold it for anyone? Darn!

The next couch didn't have anything written about it. But I think the photo says it all?

I was imagining the furniture store might have been called

"Frank's Funky Town Fine Furniture."

I do think if you wear your 3~D glasses it could even be a spiritual experience! LoL!

Pure elegance huh? :)

Ummm are these people trying to hide something or

are they just very messy?

And there is something sticking out under the middle cushion!

Holy crap Batman maybe there is a dead body hidden in there-

That's it now I am frightened!

And then we have this one-

such cleaver selling points don't you think?

‘50s Early American Kitsch sofa. Cute & Comfortable Perfect for Apartment

~Or just a suggestion...the dump!

For our last couch for the day...
Free Comfy Couch... quality made, good condition, solid wood ends with horse and barn theme upholstery. Colors are cream, rust, orange and brown.

OOO Baby they got me considering it for a second with the barn theme!

Hmmm what can I say about the next one???

Someone was banking on the word "free" of wiping out any ability for a person to comprehend that this one is broken!

Add:

This does not work. It broke down making a humming noise about 2 years ago. I thought I'd take it apart to see if it was something I could fix but I realize that is a task I will never get to. We took off a small plastic tab (thing) on the bottom of the metal filter to fix my parents' ionic breeze so that part is missing. It's free.

I am so glad they clarified what the plastic tab was! LoL!

Need some wheels??? Handy with the tools?

Got a reallll bargain here for ya-hey it's "free!"

And if that didn't excite ya well girls hold onto your skirts-

this one will! Not! LoL! Notice the size of this thing...

This add is priceless:

The wife says either this goes or I do. Today. First come first served.

I have just a few questions for ya fella...

A. Did your wife know you had this in your garage before she married you?

B. Can the marriage be annulled?

C. Did you mean it when you said this deal was just for today?

Dang! Now you know it is going to be a man who wants this life size Captain Kirk-I would love to be the fly on the wall listening to that guys wife when she sees it for the first time! LoL!

I hope you all enjoyed this weeks edition of "Free Friday"!

Have an awesome weekend Blogging Buddy's

~Beam Me uP Scotty!~

~Tam!~

:)

FREE Friday!!!

You all know how much I love a bargain.

And I did find my wonderful FREE "Big Project" antique oak cabinets on craigslist.

That was a terrific freak of a find! LoL!

So ever since I have been surfin craigslist in hopes of another great find if you will. (Hey it could happen!)Well that has turned into something my husband and I get a kick out of doing and has become a silly form of entertainment for us. Lol~Yes I know we have way too much time and need a new hobby!

Here is how we play the game come along with me to see some of the "FREE" finds on craigslist for this week.

As we are scrolling through the listings every time we see a free couch we look at the picture.

The idea is to find the ugliest couch listed. You heard it right! Trust me it can be quiet funny at times. Some of the other things listed are a crack up too. You just wouldn't believe what people will put on there. Lets get started shall we...

Look at this beauty, and this is the best of the bunch!

And if your decorating taste is

GrOOvy GraNNy

here's the perfect couch for you...

And this is what the listing for the next one said...

FREE grey couch. Well loved but still very comfortable. Has a small hole in the cushion cover and a big burn mark on the arm, but it is FREE for pick up!!!!

Can you just imagine yourself relaxing

in this sweet baby...

(Don't mind the stains, BO and um use you imagination smells)

*GaG*

And my favorite FREE couch, drum roll please...

Yea you know you were totally diggin on that orange velvet dream!

And lets take a look at some sweet freebies other then the couches...

Upholstered swivel rocker. Needs a good cleaning. Ugly, but comfortable! At least 30 years old. FREE!!!!!!!

("free" makes any ugliness not matter~Right?)

I actually didn't think that chair was the worst

I've seen posted but,

I just love how they listed it!

This next listing I found interesting...

We have quite a few free snails. They are smaller in size but grow rather quickly so we have more than we need. Please email if you can pick up this weekend and are interested. Thank you.

Aren't we usually trying to get rid of snails?

Okay and here's a real humdinger...

I am leaving this in our driveway in front of the garage door. I will delete the posting as soon as I notice that it is gone.

What The???

I think that posting is gonna be there for a while-what do you think?

I mean come on people have just a teeny tiny bit of pride would ya?
Here's another fun one...

Picture says it all. First come, first served.

Awww yea they got that right! LoL!

I have two more for ya, and the next one~well I will let you be the judge of this listing...

free good shape-

(Okay but ummm what is it?

And how do I know I want it if I can't tell what it is?)

That last one had ya stumped huh? Me too!

This next one, my last one for today just takes the icing off the cake!

...
I must have been tanked, but I lost the left shoe somehow, somewhere. Anyone interested in just the right K-Swiss Classic Black. Find a use!

(Dude~like hey man what size is it?)

Don't bother to rub your eyes or blink~

you saw it right!

Listen pal if you are drinkin that much maybe best to go barefoot next time or stay home! LOL!

I hope you had as much fun as I did? I have wanted to do a post on this for a while now. So if it is popular enough I may continue to do a FREE Friday post again. Probably not every Friday, nope just when the urge hits me!

Have a HAPPY,

Fun filled, Sun shinny, Glamorous weekend kids!

~Much Bloggy Love, Tam! :D

Wishin you all The Luck of the Irish Today!

Good Morning fellow blogger's-it's been too long hasn't it?

I couldn't let another day slip by without popping in for a visit!I hope you are all wearing 'O bit of green today hhhmm? I wouldn't want you to get pinched!I am lucky I have green eyes so I never have to worry about wearing green or getting pinched.

Last week was a busy one. I celebrated my 48th birthday-Yikes-two years until 50! LoL! Amber made me a yummy lemon strawberry cake. I tried to tell them not to load my cake up with candles-but oooh no they did it anyhow! LoL! Luckily the house didn't catch on fire and burn down! There was some of those funny candles that you can't blow out-silly kids! Little Emily did her best to help Grammy blow her inferno I mean candles out! It was fun!

Old man Pop Pop is still hurting trying to recover from his surgery. He really is taking longer then I expected to be feeling better :( Tomorrow he has an appointment with the surgeon for his post op check up. We will see what the doc. says.

Thank you to those that commented on my last post and gave me words of wisdom and encouragement. I got a kick out of some of your comments girls! LoL! I am probably going to go to my reunion.There are a lot of people I would like to see, and it just might be a blast?A date for late October has been set, a Friday night at a bar, Sat. night is a formal event at the Pasadena Hilton, and Sunday a picnic. (Don't know that I will go to all three or not?) Which is good that it is not until October that gives me time to plan and get the nerve up to go -ha! I have been playing on facebook a lot lately -that is where everyone is hooking up for the reunion. Posted a bunch of pics on it last week. I had started my profile there over a year ago when my daughter talked me into it. Never did get into it until recently. So kids if you are into facebook and want to add me, you can click here---->http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/profile.php?id=1013506963&ref=profile I am still trying to figure out how to use that site, it is very different. I think it would be fun to have my blogging buddies that do FB on my friends list too! Abbie from vintage moth, and Cheryl from blueberry buttons are on my friends list already.

April is the tulip festival just a little north of us here. Every year I swear we are going to go but something always comes up-this year we are going absolutely 100% for sure! I will have a way to photograph that by then. I can't wait to go! And I am excited to share it with all of you so keep your eyes open for that!

Okay so who has been watching American Idol? I have-LoL-I admit it! Who is your fav tell me? I think I have mine picked but after this week I will know for sure. I think it is good that they changed the rules up a bit with the judges having a one time "save". Adds to the drama of it all.

I hope you are all having a wonderful week!

And...May the Luck of the Irish be with ya!

~Smiles & Hugs~Tam! :D

HOOOKAY SO To Go or Not to Go THAT is the question?

Well my camera is broke, and that doesn't make me very happy. My computer somehow has lost a ton of photos-more panic! And... my computer is not acting right, making it hard to type-crap! So this ole blogger is very frustrated and can't post whats she wants to! :(


Seriously? Come on universe give me a freakin break would ya?!?!


I was thinking that since I can't post photos that I wanted to then I would scan something. Well yep you guessed it-cant find what I was going to scan! It was a couple of old school news papers from my high school days. I know they are here somewhere and will get them scanned and posted when they re-appear! LoL for cryin out loud!


Seems there is something in the sun, moon and stars that is bringing on this twilight zone activity? Here it is March and we have had some gorgeous weather until yesterday when an Arctic storm blew in and it snowed AgAiN! UGGGH! We may get between one and four inches tonight. Now I love it when it snows but there should be a limit to which mother nature is allowed to torture me!

Word Up Mother Nature, It Is Time For SPRING-sheesh!

Bring on some sunshine and please let it stay a while

so my tiny little soul can be happy.

I have been working on some sewing projects, and having fun. I just can't take photos of them right now to share. I should have a couple of pics on my computer of two of them-if I can find those pics ever again!

The hubby is slowly and I mean slowly recovering. He has had a bit of a tough time, which is to be expected. With him not feeling up to par and the weather not cooperating I have not been able to work on my "Big Project" darn it! I don't think it will ever get done and it is driving me a little nuuutss! And yet we are so close.

To top things off my 30 year (yes it has been that long) high school reunion is coming up-UGH! Can I just moan that one out one more time-Double*UUGGHH*! I couldn't post my senior photo because it was one of the ones that went poof off of my computer. So I found this one, I was 17 and it was my senior year-so there ya have it.
I think I am about to have a severe mid life crisis right here right now! LoL! I have friends asking me if I'm going to this reunion and I can't make my mind up. First of all the people there at these things all just get drunk and act stupid-I don't drink! I went to the 10 year but not the 20. It was uncomfortable, and somewhat fun-mostly uncomfortable.
You would think I committed a crime for Pete's sake! Yes there are people I would like to see. But it is almost as painful at times as it was to be the tall gawky pimple faced girl with little boobs I was back in the day! Okay I did have a decent body and so wish I could be 36", 24", 36" again! But You Know what I mean? Yea I had a ton of friends and there were good times, in fact some great times, but it is still awkward for me. I don't know why that is? It's like I want to go but then again I don't. So silly I know, and the anxiety is ridicules! It could be fun? Right? Oh I just don't know!
They don't even have solid plans made yet-except that they are going to have a combined reunion for '78, '79' and '80 (later this year August or September). I'm not real hep to that combined idea-but whatever. Although I do have some great best friends from '78 that would be fun to see. There is talk of a three day event. Yea I know! Leave it to the class that closed the doors on the '70s to think that one up! LoL! What on earth would we all do for three days anyway? If it is a formal then I will have to get the perfect fitting dress and new heals which means wearing panty hose, probably control top too! LOL! And... with heals depending on the heal I will be at least 6' 3-4" because of course I will have to wear a pair of totally hot shoes to go with the perfect gosh darn dress! Then there will be accessorizing going on to boot-like I said before-UUGGHH! Okay maybe it's not as big a deal as I'm makin it out to be? But hey I am Peri-menopausal, and middle aged I am entitled to a mid life freakin break down aren't I? Or at the very least a little fitt?

So alright kids I need a pep talk here. What has your experiences been like in this area of life and give this girl a bit of help-tell me what you think??? Hope you are all having a wonderful week and... I do hope the strange twilight fever won't get you and your computer like it did mine!
I will try to get around to all my sweet blogging buddies to say Hello-sorry it has been so long- I got sucked up in some kind of time warp! LoL!

Keep on Blogging You Groovy Kids!

~Smiles~Tam!