antiques on main....

Saturday our little burg closed off a section of Main Street and had an antique show....

I became fascinated with the many quilts on display...

They all "looked" old....

I'm sure some of them were true antiques...

However...

Some looked like they had come from the shelves of a well known discount store...

been soak in a strong tea bath and them drug thru the mud...then left to "age"..!

It made for a great morning of finding the Real and Not so Real...

we're easy to entertain up here in the high country....

Everyday is a Gift

Thanks to all....

My ho-hum birthday turned out to be a super day....

Once again the Dillard Brothers appeared out of the mist and mowed the Twelve Acre Wood....

Then they changed attachments and graded the drive way...

CityBoy hung my new ASU flag...which was a gift from him, the MaleChild and the fur babies...

Miss Lula-Belle was very helpful to the Dillard Brothers..

plus

She slept in her doghouse all night...!!!

With winter coming we were concerned about her habit of sleeping under a tree...

I even received an electronic gift from my daughter and her family, who were watching a game in New York, New York's Yankee Stadium...

And.....Jack...

I think i heard Elvis singing...!!

Everyday is a Gift

I'm to young to be this old....

...63 today...!

Who Me..?

I'm sticking to the theory

"Age is an attitude...not a number"

Works for me...

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I'm a little late....

..but..

"Hello Fall!"

"How ya doin'..?"

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More Teasing.....

The ladies and one guy like things colorful up here in the mountains....

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Just a Tease....

..of this pass weekends..

Ashe County Piecemakers Quilt Guild's

quilt show..

 eleven years and running...getting bigger every year...

this year there were over 130 entries...

You go Girls!......and one guy!

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Meet Lula-Belle....

..we don't know where she came from...but...she's ours now!

She's an outside dog and extremely shy...

she will come within three feet of us..but that's it...

She's a happy little girl and seems to be in good health..

Lula-Belle greets us every morning with a smile and a wiggly tail..

and she's always standing at the edge of the driveway to welcome us home ..

she's not  picky about what we feed her..

(hum.....Max & Mia are you reading this)

as long as it's twice a day she's a happy little camper..

As soon as she lets us touch her.....it's off to the vet for shots and spade...

She's our fourth rescue..

Everyday is a Gift

We're Back...!

and i admit ... i got a little teary eyed when i first spotted the mountains on the trip home...

Eventful/uneventful trip..

Eventful in the fact we learned alot of new and complicated stuff...plus we got to eat at the Cheese Cake Factory

Uneventful' cause we had no problems coming or going....whee!

Had flash-backs of driving in that type of traffic everyday...!

(One more reason on the list for moving to the mountains..).

One more trip East to the Greensboro area next month and then it's snuggle in time for the winter..

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Heading East....

..to Raleigh today...

Finally gonna get the payroll training..

Now i can officially track work time and salaries...

Hummmmm...

Haven't i been doing that for the last 10 months?

Oh Well...the states paying expenses...  :)

See ya Thursday...

Everyday is a Gift

Well.....

...all the pet bedding has been washed....the throw rugs have been washed....the area rugs are history(going to the garbage bins)...the babies, including Misskitty have had doses of Revolution...

are now on antibiotics....anti itch pills with steroids in the pill...ugh

But

we had a restful night....!!...no itchy-twitchy episodes....!!

Max and Mia are happy campers...

Misskitty ...... not so much...!

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Battle with the Fleas

The war rages on...!

Mia is not to bad...occassionl itching...controlled by Hydroxyzine.

But Max...!

Max looks like a chew toy...ugh

 

So it's back to the vet today for "something"..."anything"

We tried antibiotics...steroids...anti itching pills/shampoos...baby Benadryl...

a vinegar and water mixed spray...we've sprayed the yard....washed the throw rugs..

Whew.....we're tired and still itching...

Yesterday, my brother and SIL had a vet that comes to the house and does laser therapy,

she treated their little SammiBear and so far Sammi has had "some" relieve...

That maybe the next maneuver in this war..

Any suggestions from out there in blogger land...?

Everyday is a Gift

9-11-2001

One of the few moments in time..

I remember exactly where I was..

What I was doing..

and all else faded away into the background...

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Ho-Hum Time....

Well.....we've reached that time of the year...

The period between end of summer and the beginning of fall..

The time when nothing much is happening...

Gardens are producing their last harvest...

Kids are back in school..

Routines are altered  'cause the days are getting shorter..

We're preparing the campgrounds for the "Leaf Peepers"

and

then it's time to batten-down for the winter...

Where did this year go...?

 

Have you started your Christmas shopping yet...?...  :)

 

Everyday is a Gift

The dogs bed...?

I don't think soooo...

Possession is nine tenths of the law...right?

"Misskitty still rules as Queen Bee..."

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View from the Office Door.....

If you're in the neighborhood...

stop in and visit...

It's very peaceful ... up here in the clouds...

Everyday is a Gift

A Fuzzy Friend....

Found this little guy on the windshield of my truck yesterday..

Sorry the picture is a little fuzzy...but...he's or she's a little fuzzy...

and

it was on the windshield in the bright sunlight..

It was not happy with me when i made it crawl onto a piece of paper and then put it on the ground...

I don't think it would have enjoyed a trip to Wally World....

Everyday is a Gift

You did What...?!

I joined a gym...

What...?!

Yep ....me the original couch potatoe....

You see about three weeks ago i had some blood work done and did not like some a the results...

Seems i'm stressing a few of the body systems...

Sooooooo....

the extra 20 lbs i've gained, with all that good healthy food, has got to go...

OK...got started yesterday and today i can barely move....

Thank goodness the "gym" is nextstore to the hospital...

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Wellllll......

...we've reached that time of the year when the sun and i get up at about the same time....

I've missed these early morning dates with you, my friend...

Everyday is a Gift

Back on Track....

....it can't decide if we should have fog today or not....

Hi!....I'm back...took a little unplanned break...

Nothing dramatic...I was just tired...

Sometimes you reach a point when your "just tired"....

so i told the guys at work last Wednesday I was taking Friday off and gave myself a 4 day weekend.....cause I was "just tired."

August was a busy month around the twelve acre woods...

3 birthdays

1 anniversary

Family dinner every Sunday (love'um)

and

August was 5 weeks long and slow moving....ugh

I was "just tired"

So i've "piddled" for the last few days and now the brain has switched back on and i'm even thinking of work tomorrow...

Sometimes your "just tired" and need to recharge....

Everyday is a Gift