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Hello, Ya'll!

     It is a chilly morning here in PA.  Brrrrr... Hasn't gotten out of the 40's yet, so I am thinking... SWEATER DAY! WOOOOOHOOOOOO! 

     Okay, whew, I feel better.  You missed my "sweater happy dance", but some things should best remain unseen.

     Oh, have any of you tried the Limited Edition Thomas's English Muffin PUMPKIN ones? Oh. My.  They are AWESOME! They have real pumpkin in them, so they don't have a syrupy "pumpkin flavor" to them. You know the kind of flavor- it tastes like you are biting down on a Yankee Candle. Good to smell, not to eat (Okay, truly, I haven't done that.  I am just sayin'...).

     I have been burning my buttery maple candle I got on a trip with Granny Trace'.  It smells soooooooooooooo good.  Guess that is why I have been burning it each night.  My afterschool routine as of late has  been to come home, turn on my decorative lights, turn most of the others off, and burn my candle.  Ahhhh.  Forget a bubble bath with Calgon.  Take me away with primitives.  And a buttery maple candle.  My candle is almost spent, so I guess, dear Granny, you know what that means... ROAD TRIP!

     Next week, I am taking Friday off from school because my husband wanted to be able to just relax and spend time together for our 15th wedding anniversary.  Where does time go? But then you think, 'Only 15?'  I feel like I have known him all of my life (in a good way)!  Although, one line my husband loves to use (but doesn't mean it.  Well, I am pretty sure not...) is, "You know, it seems like only yesterday... (wait for it.)... and you know what a miserable day yesterday was." Same joke. EVERY YEAR.  And sometimes in between.  I would like to slap Rodney Dangerfield up the side of his head for saying those words.  Anyhoooo.  Enough violence.

     Next weekend, there are also two favorite little prim things happening (which I am sneaking in...)  One, there is a Christmas Open House as a place called Windle's  Log Cabin Antiques.  Their house was featured in Country Sampler. IT IS AWESOME.  They take their own historic home and fill it with all kinds of prim wares.  Lovely warm candles burning.  Hot cider.

     The other thing is our local nursery, Black Creek Nursery, turns their entire perennial area into a flea market area at the end of the growing season.  My mom and I go... There are homemade donuts, egg sandwiches, hot coffee, all kinds of munchies while you walk around and hunt for treasures.  I have gotten a lot of bargains there over the years.  You all ask me sometimes where I get some of my things.  There. For next to nothing.  I got a really old bread board, oval shaped, huge- for $5.  Lots of antiques at bargain prices.  We are going at 7 am.  Whew.  I guess it will start to get me prepped for my Cocalico Creek Black Friday early run to get the $25 gift card... Build up that early morning endurance!

     Oh, yeah!  I was supposed to tell you about pies! Well, the pie pinkeeps that didn't get chosen in the giveaway are for sale.  The pumpkin one got chosen, but I can make one similar if anyone is interested.  I think I have enough materials to do two.  I also made another of the "Muffin Top" pinkeep.  I take Paypal only.  My buying policies are on my selling pages on this blog.  If you are interested, you can comment below or email me- thecountryschoolmarm@gmail.com.  I can give you a shipping estimate and total cost.  I will leave them up for a bit in case there is any interest.  Then, they will probably go to ebay. I am also going to start working on some Christmas designs...

So, here ya go...

      My pie pinkeeps are made with vintage pie tins and a variety of vintage and new fabrics (all grunged with cinnamon and spice and everything nice).  They also come with pins holding vintage buttons.  They are all handmade by me. Thank you for looking!

"Blackberry Pie"- Kindly asking $12 plus travel fare

"Humble Pie"- Kindly asking $12 plus travel fare

"Sweetie Pie"- Kindly asking $12 plus travel fare

"Muffin Top"- Kindly asking $10 plus travel fare (Please note- this is made-to-order; it may vary a slight bit)

"Pumpkin Pie"- Kindly asking $14 plus travel fare (This is also made-to-order; the pie tin would be different as well)

Oops! forgot this one! Not a pie, but a fall necessity...

Turkey Pinkeep- Kindly asking $12 plus travel fare.

SOLD! THANK YOU!

Have a wonderful Fall stay!  Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings and hugs!!!

Heather

Goodies!!!

     Awwwww, you all are so talented and generous! I keep telling my mom how nice the fellowship is. You all are a blessing to me! 

     Here are this week's goodies (this will all cease now that school has started.  That is probably a good thing.  I'd better make sure I list those eBay things.  No benadryl for an excuse...Oops.)   To be honest, I am swapping  out things that are not homemade (they go on eBay) for the dear homemade goods from you all.  I am truly not becoming a hoarder.  You will not see me on a reality TV show.  Truly.

     So, the crow shelf sitter. I got that on eBay from "The Tin Crow". I love crows. There is one that hangs around school. I named him Frank. I name all animals. Sometime,I will tell you about Winston the Mockingbird.

      The pillows, candles, and sheepy sign are the extra goodies that Cindi at Cindi's Primitive Country Corner gave for her giveaway! Soooo, cute! Thank you for your generosity, all, with your giveaways!

     And last, but not least, The sheepy, pumpkin, and pumpkin pin tuck are from The Rusty Thimble. The pillow tuck was from her wonderful giveaway. Awwwww. The pumpkin guy makes me smile! Thank you, Brenda!

 

     Oh, and look what I found for my "Command Center" at school! Yes, it says "$.50".  My paperclips will be happy. And probably a little wiser... Get it?  Owl. Wise.  Heeheee.  I am just going to laugh at my own corny joke.  You go ahead and keep reading...

 So with all of these blessings of gifts from talented people and good bargains, the most precious gift is friendship!

Philippians 1:3-7

" I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace..."

          This a message from Paul to fellow believers in Philippi. Now, Paul was so very grateful to have a support system of friends in his persecution and imprisonment as a believer and teacher of the Gospel.  However, these sentiments ring true with the blessings God has shown me through His merciful blessings of the friendships He has put in my life.  My friends at home, school, and through this blog.  I am blessed by your willingness to encourage, the time you take to respond to posts, your boldness to share your faith, and your love and concern for others that you cannot physically interact with because of the distances between us all!  Here is my porch.  There are a lot of empty spots that would love to hold friends for a real sit-down chat.  Until then,  you are in my prayers!

Blessings,

Heather (aka Mrs. Wise, Anne Shirley, Cordelia, or Benadryl-induced shopper)

Why I need coffee cake...

     Okay, so first, I am leaving for school with my brand new book bag laden with, well, books.  Apparently, during the summer, I have lost the ability to walk correctly while carrying a backpack.  So, I tripped on the stairs and sprained my ankle. Um, sounds to me like Anne Shirley walking the ridge of a building.  Well, except no one dared me.  And it wasn't the top of a house.  And there wasn't a bush to break my fall.  Or Diana to help me walk home.  Okay, okay.  The only thing the same is the ankle.   But, praise the Lord, it could have been much worse!  

     This is the disaster area that is my room right now.  It's worse around the corner, but I couldn't bring myself to share such a disheveled mess.  So, I will try to update you on my classroom later in the week.

But!  Some goodies came in the mail!  The pumpkin is from Natalie at Tins and Treasures! It has all different textured materials and perfectly prim! I bought it off of her etsy. The adorable cow is from Wendy at Ravenwood Whimzies!  Check out her blog for great stuff, but she is requesting prayer for a friend.  I posted it on the Prayer Board as well.  There are some new requests, so check it out!

 Oh, my other "Anne" moment- I have a ton of eBay things ending tonight.  I didn't think it through that it may not be the best idea to have 20 THINGS ENDING ON THE SAME DAY!  Ugh.  I think my hair is turning red.  I think I also hear Marilla calling me... HOWEVER!  I think she has coffee cake in a cup for me!

Goodnight and blessings, Friends!

Heather

Coffee Talk for Today:  How was your day?  What can we pray for?