I am still here!

Here I am! Just thought you might want to know.

     Ugh.  I know I haven't been posting any prim decor lately.  I am working on it.  Right now I am taking a break from moving 3 pieces of furniture and painting a shelf (If I work while I let the paint dry, I won't be tempted to touch it!).

     I am still working on my pincushions.  I have about 20.  Now, here is the question.  Those of you who sell, should I just post one picture of each pinkeep with the price?  And then a description of the item?  Well, if you have a chance, ya'll can let me know what you think!  I appreciate your opinions ever so much.

     Hmmm. Ok, so the same week we had off 2 days for the hurricane, we went back to school for one day, and then we had an in-service and parent-teacher conferences.  That one day (Halloween was that night), was such a fun day (Yes, that is sarcasm...)! But, the class made up for it by bringing  their Butterfingers to share with me.  They were so cute about it!  Apparently, the other teachers have trained the students over the years to bring them some of their favorite candy from their loot.  They asked me what I liked.  I never dreamed that I would get so many.  Well, not so many now.  Not any at all.  Ooops.

     Last week, I almost burnt some pinkeeps because my husband forgot I had them resting in the oven when he went to fire up the stove to make meatloaf (which was really good!).  That was my "Anne" moment of the week. He said they were toasty, but I thought they were prim!  I don't think he gets "prim" yet even after being married for 14 years.

     We had a field trip to Hopewell Furnace.  It was a beautiful trip!  I will post pictures soon as they are on my "good" camera and not my iPod.  I loved it!  Well, except when the park ranger said they could throw dirt at each other in the casting room.  I know, right?  That did wonders for the cough I have had for the past month.  She kept telling them that when they blew their noses that night, gross stuff would come out.  Great.  Lovely.  Good to know.  Glad it was a Friday.

     Hmmm.  Well, in getting over my cold, I have been really tired at the end of the day.  My hubby frequently finds me passed out on the couch when he gets home.  Apparently (he says), I get surly with him when he tells me to go to bed.  The one week, after Granny Trace was posting her woolie gingers, he said that I said "Ginger dudes are keeping me awake."  He got me to say it twice, and then I said, "Uh-oh..."  At that point, I was awake and knew he would use this incident against me.  Well, he went and wrote it on our chalkboard where he is keeping a diary of sorts of all of the weird sleepy things I say.  Last night, I supposedly said, "The coffee table is an inflatable kayak."  Ugh.

     That's pretty much my adventures lately that have been keeping me from posting.  I am just really wanting to change over to Christmas decor, but since I am hosting Thanksgiving, I can't.  I could put a little Pilgrim hat on a snowman.  I guess that is pushing it.  Maybe.

     Well, back to moving furniture!  I hope this finds you all well!  I miss talking with you all, but I have been enjoying poking around your blogs more!  My prayers are with you, especially our dear friends affected by Sandy!

Blessings!

Heather

Happenings...

Newest pinkeeps- I love the wooden one- a old treen cup with carved rings!

 

Making Signs- Printer, Carbon Paper, & Paint!

Goodwillin'...

Wreaths- Target, $1 for 2.  Pumpkins- Goodwill, $.50

 

The beginnings of Sandy (Although she has not made landfall yet.)

Check out my little stove- it's my smore maker and some vintage pans... Hope I don't have to use it!

 

How much rain we have since this morning (It is now 11:30 am).  I am tracking it on my chalkboard in the hall. Rain and wind picking up.  It is not supposed to be here until tonight.  Already scary now. I am going to go take a shower, make brownies, and cook chicken before the power goes out.

Well, I am all up-to-date now with my posts!  I am praying for you all, and I hope you are all safe and well! 

I will leave you with the song from my childhood that has just popped in my brain the last few days...

"How Can I Fear?”

by Ron Hamilton (Patch the Pirate)
 

 WHEN SHADOWS FALL AND THE NIGHT COVERS ALL
THERE ARE THINGS THAT MY EYES CAN NOT SEE,
I’LL NEVER FEAR FOR THE SAVIOUR IS NEAR;
MY LORD ABIDES WITH ME.
HOW CAN I FEAR? JESUS IS NEAR,
HE EVER WATCHES OVER ME.
WORRIES ALL CEASE, HE GIVES ME PEACE.
HOW CAN I FEAR WITH JESUS? 

WHEN I’M ALONE AND I FACE THE UNKNOWN
AND I FEAR WHAT THE FUTURE MAY BE,
I CAN DEPEND ON THE STRENGTH OF MY FRIEND,
HE WALKS ALONG WITH ME.

HOW CAN I FEAR? JESUS IS NEAR,
HE EVER WATCHES OVER ME.
WORRIES ALL CEASE, HE GIVES ME PEACE.
HOW CAN I FEAR WITH JESUS?

JESUS IS KING, HE CONTROLS EVERY THING;
HE IS WITH ME EACH NIGHT AND EACH DAY.
I TRUST MY SOUL TO THE SAVIOUR’S CONTROL;
HE DRIVES ALL FEAR AWAY – AWAY – AWAY!
HE WATCHES OVER ME
I WILL NOT FEAR……..WITH - - - - - HIM. 

Blessings,

Heather

Pinkeeps

Pie Pinkeep

     Here they are... Pinkeeps. They are all vintage containers.  So, yeah.  I have more containers.  I ran out of fluff. I am a Fluffer-Nuthin'...

Ode to "Coffee Cake in a Cup"

Whatchadoin'?

So this is my second post, yes, I know.  But this one is "The Home Edition". So, well, not "The School Edition".  I am no longer "Mrs. Wise".  I am Heather.  Sitting on a couch.  Drinking coffee. And enjoying a fake fireplace.  Truly. OH, and eating peach bread from Shady Maple Farm Market (I live 10 minutes from there...).

Mmmmmm. Gingerbread scented candle. Okay.  Wait.  I need to go heat up my coffee.  Again.

 

My "fake fireplace"!!!  Sounds real with surround sound!  I told you, Trace...

 

The owl is staying at home, staring people down as they come up the stairs.  The scarecrow is going to school.  They are both eBay purchases from the same seller. $5 a piece!  I thought that it was a good bargain for homemade items! I thought the scarecrow would be cute for the classroom.  I don't like to do seasonal bulletin boards.  I like mine to be subject oriented.  But, I do like putting little decorations around the room to make it homey.  Fall and Christmas are my favorites for decorating!

 

I got this kitty on eBay as well.  This lady is such a wonderful testimony through eBay and so creative.  She has a story behind every cat she makes.  My cat's name is "Sam".  He has an addiction to chili.  The story is all about his renovations to his house, and his addiction to making and consuming chili. It is hilarious!  I love the part about eating antacids like they were candy!  Each cat has a different, charming story and is different in its design.  I was loving just going through and reading the stories.  When you get a cat, you get the story printed on parchment paper.  I think she should put them all together in a book!  She also takes the time to write a note BY HAND to tell you about the cat's journey to your house and then ends with sharing God's love and truth.  I was just really was amazed by the time and effort she put into each buyers purchase experience.  You could really tell she enjoyed what she did!

You have to check her out- Alnalex

God has really been gracious in eBay sales this month.  I did stay true to my word and get rid of items to make room for my cat, crow, and apples. It feels good to pass on items that are just sitting or kept in a cabinet. The rest is going toward getting my husband a new iPod since he dropped his (It had also gone through the wash this summer.  Yea for rice!!!).  It is hard to surprise someone when they handle the finances- "Uh, Honey. What is this payment to Apple?" "Surprise."  So, hopefully this will be a surprise.  Don't ya'll tell!

 

Ahh!  My crow!  I was so excited to be able to purchase a crow from Wendy at Ravenwood Whimzies!  He is perfect for the fall decor.  I told her about my crow friend, Winston, from school (He is in the previous post).  Guess what his tag says?  Winston!  So sweet!

 

I am addicted to Granny Trace's apples! They are such cozy bowl fillers.  I just love the texture and patterns of wool. I will have to show you all of my husband's grandmother's pinkeeps that she made.  I think you will see why I have a great affection for Woolie Apples...

 

So, I have been working on my pinkeeps.  The one is my own design, I guess.  It is a pie in a vintage tin.  It is onsaburg fabric with cheese cloth "crust" along the edges.  For the one, I am only going to slightly tea stain ( Steve said to just do them both lightly.  Never!  I can't!  I am a prim gal!).  The other, well, let's just say "well done".  The other others are just cute fabric in various vintage containers with vintage buttons.  I will take better pictures when I am really done.  I will also have questions for finishing them, but I will save that for a later post.

 

You know the house is cold when you have to keep reheating your coffee every 15 minutes.  It is that part of Fall where you don't have to use the air conditioner, but you really don't want to use heat to save money on the electric bill.  So, blankets and warm puppies (We have another puppy visiting.  My coworker, Anne, has a dog named Lexi.  She is visiting.  She is a true lap dog.  And laptop dog.  I will try to take pictures to explain later...).

Okay, so this coffee container has always intrigued me.  Why is there a period after 'coffee'?  The only thing I can think of is to make a statement, "COFFEE". Like you NEED to drink me.  NOW.  I don't know.  What are your thoughts?

That's it for this weekend!

Thank you for stopping by!

The Teach.  Ooops. Heather

Have a blessed weekend!

Apples for the Teacher...

     So, another day of In-Service done.  I think this one needs coffee cake too. It all started when there were 8 turkeys blocking my drive to school this morning. 8! They stood and stared at me like I was in THEIR way.  The group split in half, but one stayed in the middle.  I tried reasoning with them, but I don't think they were listening to me.  Great.  Turkeys aren't listening to me.  What does this tell me about the school year? ;) The turkeys started to move to one side, but at the last moment, Tom called his group to the OTHER side.  Indecision may or may not be his problem.  

      See, I live in the country.  Most of my colleagues do not.  So when I say that turkeys, combines, cows, Amish buggies, etc slow me down in the morning, non-country bumpkins just don't get it. So, I usually take pictures with my phone as proof!  But, I'd rather have turkey traffic than the car kind!

     But the day ended with a wonderful surprise!  At first, I thought that it was from outer space (been watching too much Star Trek lately). But, I saw the name- and I knew! Granny Trace!!!  Apples for the teacher!  Yippeeeee!  Here are the goodies I ordered from Trace from Granny Trace Scraps and Squares. They are wonderful!  And, I mustn't forget my pumpkin pinkeep! Awww! I AM SO pulling out my Fall decor this weekend!  Bye-Bye, Summer!

    

      My dear friend also tucked in some sweet stickers!  Yea! Stickers! Teacher+Apples+Stickers= Happy Teacher. And LOOK! If I hold it in front of the window, it looks like Autumn outside!  Magic!  

     So, here's the summary- turkeys, apples, pumpkins, and stickers for the teacher from a dear friend. And coffee cake.  Again. Oh, yeah, I got a paper cut (But, the coffee cake cancels that out!). A day in the life of a teacher. Not, really, but I'd like to think that for now!

Coffee Talk for Today- When do you plan on putting up your Fall decor?