Maybe I will do a little blog post...

not that I have anything important to say. I did look out the little kitchen window a few mornings ago and saw the prettiest blue and orange colors in the sky...

Amazing how fast the colors change. Sometimes it's hard to get the camera and catch the beauty of your first look.

Then late one afternoon recently, looking out across the cut-over, there was a rainbow...

that quickly faded away underneath stormy looking clouds...

and you probably know how afraid I am of storms. Nothing cheers me up as much as seeing a storm pass and the sun come out.

Speaking of weather...I've simply got to rake these five acres of brown leaves that cover every inch of ground...

Yep, I changed my mind about joining them. The leaves are now driving me crazy. :) That black dot you see there is Smokey!  

I had been busy busy busy in the teeny tiny sewing room...

up until Saturday. Shelby and I were vendors at Santa's Christmas Bazaar in the little town of Franklinton. 

I carried a sack of my silly little Santa dolls and a few other little people...

plus a few of my larger dolls, made from maple twigs. Fun stuff.  Also had lots of new calico bonnets made and ready to sell...

Certainly didn't get wealthy but it was a fun day spent with Shelby and I came home with a little pocket money, all my own. To make the day even more enjoyable, my daughter Andee stopped by and also my friends, Karen and Norm.

So I've now unpacked and stored my goods away...

here and there...the old pie safe from Cousin Pat is the perfect spot, and while I'm in the sewing room, I want to show you the sweetest long legged bunny rabbit...

found him in a thrift store, in a box, for free. He was dirty and looked at me, well, I had to bring him home.

Guess I had better get up from this computer. Got line dancing at 2:00 and an eye appointment at 3:30...plus Blogger is moving my pictures and changing the print size and that drives me crazy even more than the leaves!! :) Thank you for visiting.

Love, Henny

Going to a festival

Sure wanted to finish the mowing, especially up around the garden, but it simply got too hot...95 degrees and no breeze. We decided to come inside. Maybe tomorrow??

Lots to be done inside too. Shelby and I have a big craft event coming up this Saturday the 4th., thanks to Shelby and her efforts. So, I've been back in the the little sewing room...

Got several new colorful aprons made, plus that little group of dollies there on the dresser...

Don't think I have ever had so many bonnets made at one time. The white bonnet with lavender flowers reminds me of my Aunt Berlie, and I really don't know why.  Maybe even more so, the apron in the first picture.

What do you think of the grey calico fabric? Kind of unusual, isn't it? Will it sell?

Have several gathering aprons with large pockets made too. Good for gathering eggs. Do I wear one? 

Well no! I emptied food scraps to the chickens and brought the eggs back in the empty pan. Maybe I should try one of my aprons!

I like this one with the cherries, trimmed in cherry red. My dear friend Diane in Kentucky...if you happen to look in, thank you again for all the fabrics. I am still using!

Anyhow, this big event Saturday is the Butner Chicken Pickin' Festival". Butner is a small town about a 40 minute drive from here. Had never heard of it before but this will be its 28th year and was advertised in "Our State" Magazine.  We're excited!

You know what? I am still tinkering around with the raggedy old 30 year couch in the living room...

After covering the seat cushions with the $1.69 piece of gold upholstery fabric, from the thrift store, I ordered these yellow quilted pillow shams. It helped the looks so much. Now I want to order two more king size shams for the pillows in back. Hey, it's comfortable. :) 

Guess that's about it for now. Thank you looking in. I did want to mention...

We have not seen the mother Wood Duck and her babies since that first day. Don't understand it. Just hope they survived and are safe somewhere. There is water, a creek on the other side of the dam at the pond. Guess we will never know.

Love, Henny

Seriously! Where do the days go?

It's been raining here for the last hour or so. We sat on the front porch. The rain brought down lots of little willow oak leaves. It looked like fall. Lifted my spirits.

Before the rain I was up at the teeny tiny greenhouse where the little succulents are growing and making themselves quite at home.

Can you tell they've grown? A few years ago, neighbor Ann gave me the faded, paint chipped, pots. Someone had thrown them out so Ann gathered them up and brought them to me. I think these pots are just right for the little succulents.

In case you're wondering about the junk under the pots...

Well, I had to move all the "old motor-grader road" museum items up to the greenhouse. Poppy said to throw them in the pile going to the junk man, but I simply could not part with them. For those of you who don't know...

the dirt path we live on used to be called "the old motor-grader road".  For a long long time, with every walk, we found old rusted metal pieces; plow points, nuts & bolts, tools, old bottles, etc.. I just can't part with them. Most pieces are probably over 100 years old. Maybe I'll hang a little sign on the greenhouse; "Old Motor-grader Road Museum".  :)

Who knew, I would love succulents so much??

Such pretty little plants...

Okay, enough is enough!

The Antique Tractor Show last Saturday...where I was a vendor...well, it wasn't as much fun as the last one. Not as many vendors, not as many folks walking around. I made a measly $58.00 after all the work and toil of packing, setting up, standing in the hot sun for hours...

The older gentleman with the Model T was there but had his wife along so we didn't see much of him. Last time he was buying bonnets and giving everyone rides. Hummm!

Here's a picture from last time...

Anyhow, here's some of the little dolls I made and carried to the sale...

and a group of homely looking little fellows...

Guess I will get up from here now and go put supper on the table. Don't know what struck me but yesterday I cooked collards, turnips, sweet potatoes, dried butter beans, and cornbread. Had plenty left over so will just warm it up. 

Thank you friends for stopping by. Seems like I had something important to post...oh!!! I just remembered!!! It's Poppy's brand new carport...

Never really wanted a carport but now that its here, it's kind of nice. I like it okay...Poppy LOVES it. 

Thank you!!

Love,

Henny

I don't feel any older

Hey friends, I didn't mean to go away and stay so long. Guess today, September 14th., is good a day as any to do a post...it's my birthday! 

Normally, I don't mention my birthday, and probably would not have thought about it today except Poppy was sitting at the bar eating his morning cereal when he looked up and said, "oh, Happy Birthday". 

Did you have birthday parties, growing up? I remember one. It was when I turned thirteen. Oh, it was a blast! We were living in Robbins, just the best little town in North Carolina...and this is the very living room...

where I, and all my friends, sat on the floor playing, "spin the bottle".  So exciting...I got to walk around the block with Ronnie G. the cutest boy in class. There were lots of presents to open and it's funny, the gift from Ronnie was a small jewelry box made of wood with the mirror missing from inside the lid. I remember hearing mama say, it probably belonged to Ronnie's mother. That was fine with me!

Don't have any pictures  from that party, but this is me, twelve years old and only two months before my thirteenth birthday...

Can you imagine! Guess no one told me plaids and flowers don't go together, and where did that Chinese hat come from? No wonder I didn't have a boyfriend! Well, I was always more interested in dolls than boys anyhow. 

Oh, about the folks in the living room picture...

had nothing to do with my birthday, just wanted to show you where my party was held. This picture was taken after a big Thanksgiving dinner back in the 1950s and that was my Uncle Myron on the left, Cousin Clyde, Cousin John in the cowboy suit, and his dad, my Uncle Bill. The foot showing in the picture was daddy's. 

So, how about a shot of me in a bathing suit...

As I said, no wonder I didn's have a boy friend. :) Okay, enough about me and my birthday.  

Have another doll to show you...

Remember the Tomy, "Kimberly" doll? This doll came out the same year as the famous "Cabbage Patch" dolls, which is why "Kimberly" never made it that big.  But isn't she beautiful? 

Actually, I have two Kimberly dolls; found both in a thrift store several years ago...

and both dolls have ink marks that wouldn't come off. Had to make them some clothes too. Anyhow...

I've been busy making tiny dolls for the upcoming craft show. It's tedious work but I love it...

most of these are not finished. 

Well, thank you for visiting. Hope I didn't bore you with a post about me. Hope to be back soon...oh, to tell you about the succelents. 

Love,

Henny

 

Up at the Playhouse ...

and around the teeny tiny garden, cleaning and mowing and moving things around...

let me tell you...it was roasting hot!! But it was such a mess. I moved several pots to the back, then swept the playhouse floor...

but here's what I want to show you. Well, first, let me say, I've never grown succulents and know absolutely nothing about them, but my neighbor Ann gave me a little wilted half dead sprout a while back. I stuck it in a pot...

 

and it grew and grew and so, has sort of attached itself to my heart. I had them lined up on this old bench when late one night, something prowling around, pushed them over and onto the ground.  That's when I learned how easily the leaves break off.

I gathered them up, broken leaves and all and put them on the table in the playhouse. Today, this is what I found...

Blooms! What a surprise! Pretty blooms! 

I especially like this picture. Guess maybe I should read up on Succulents and learn how to care for them. Funny thing is, as long as I leave them alone, they grow beautifully.

Happened to see Poppy through the trees...

a useless picture. Just thought I would thought I would throw it in. :)

So now I'm headed to the sewing room to finish up a few things. This week I've made two bonnets and five clothespin dolls. But there's a doll I've been thinking about and just want to hold...

Andee sent me this doll from Germany several years ago when they were stationed there. 

She is such a pretty doll; 20" tall, just right to hold. She reminds me of a favorite doll I had when I was young.

Kind of a mixed up post...but guess it will do. Appreciate your visit so much. Be back soon.

Love,

Henny