Is it 2011 Already??!!

I don't know where 2010 went

but it's gone,

just like that!

It's behind us now and we're

looking at a new year,

already!

I can't believe how fast

this winter

is moving along and

I feel I have

accomplished

NOTHING!

I haven't had a cold

in two years

but whatever is going around

it GOT ME!!

I was loving Fall, I felt good

then November hit

and it went downhill!

Two months and 12 days

and I'm still feeling

like

a train ran over me.

Now it's my Sciatic Nerve!

I've done no sewing,

no crafting,

no scrap booking,

no projects!

What have I done?

Well, we're finishing up our

Hindi Language Class.

Feb. 5th is the

last day.

It'll be sad but at the same

time

I'll have my Saturdays back.

Four months of

Saturdays

learning a language

that has brought

tears to my eyes,

oh, not because

it's a beautiful

language,

even though

I think it

is,

it's because of

frustrations!

My Language Book

almost felt

the heat

of our

fireplace!

But it's OK,

we're hanging in there.

In the meantime,

I've made some yummy

Gluten Free

Chewy Peanut Butter Bars

They have peanut butter

(obviously)

Coconut, and chocolate chips!

Boy were they good.

So now, I have to lay on a tennis

ball, per my massage

therapist's instructions.

She said "it'll heard like heck

but you got to do it for

at least 3 minutes, then

roll on it"

WOW! Does it hurt!

Hope your winter is going well!

AND THE WINNER IS............

And the winner of my 100th Post

Giveaway is......

Book yeti

Congratulations!!

This is what happens when your

name gets put in

THREE times!

Send me your mailing address

to my email.

And I will mail it out next week!

Thank you to every one that

entered the giveaway.

There will be more

in the

future.

Yarn, Tassles, Ribbons, Oh My!!! (Plus Giveaway)

First off, I have not forgotten

about the

GIVEAWAY.

I just don't know what happened

to the month of

November!

It went whooshing by like a

freight

train!

So please, if you have not

left me a comment,

added your name

to the

"Following" list

and maybe even posted

the giveaway on

your blog, do so, and I will

draw up names

in December.

I have to give a deadline though,

so December 16th will be it.

Click here for the

NOVEMBER GIVEAWAY

if you leave a comment,

your name goes in once,

if you "follow" as well,

that's twice,

if you post it on your blog

that's three times.

Best wishes!
(By the way, this is my
100th Post, whew)

Now to go onto other great

and exciting things that

I have done

this month.

My dear friend

Valerie and I took a

girls

NYC

trip.

And we saw some eye candy!

We went to

Lion Brand Yarn store

and it was

beautiful!

Here's their Mascot

And the wall of Yarn

The ladies at Lion Brand were so nice

and allowed us to

take pictures of their lovely store

After that we hopped on the Subway

and headed to Union Square

not realizing what was

in store for us when

we came up

from the subway station

UNION SQUARE FARMERS MARKET

and scones the size of a softball

we had to split

a pumpkin scone and was it

delicious!

and there were tent, after

tent, after tent of

crafts, herbs, spices,

teas, handmade items,

baked goods,

things from

other countries, it was overwhelming

and so much fun!

But we were

on our way to this wonderful

place

TINSEL TRADING COMPANY

It was beautiful when we walked

in.

I love the details of the building

inside

The workers in here were also

so helpful and kind,

we spent quite

a bit of time in here,

taking it all in.

Then on our way back to the subway

we were ready to cross

the street and

Valerie looked over and

spotted this

amazing,

colorful,

large,

a crafters paradise

M & J TRIMMING 

Do you see the beautiful

pink tassels?

They had these I think in

every color

out there!

So yes, we had a blast.

I've lived in NYC, born and raised

and have never

been to these

shops.

How sad, I know, I hear you

crafters out there!

But now that I know where they

are at

I will be back!

Hope you enjoyed the tour,

don't forget to go to

my Giveaway Post!

Organic Make-up Call!

Good morning out there in

blog land.

Today is a beautiful, crisp Fall 

day, 

which if you haven't figured

out already, 

I LOVE FALL!

Anyway, 

I've been having skin issues

lately,

on my face.

Now I know I am getting

older

because I've NEVER had

skin issues.

But I'm dealing with inflamed

redness around

my nose

and it goes from being

tender

to itchy.

Not pleasant!

So it may be time for me

to try

Organic

make-up.

Who would of thought?!

So are any of you

using any

organic products,

mainly make-up

you know,

concealer,

face powder,

blush 

things like these?

There are so many websites

its hard to know which

to trust.

Leave me a comment

and let me know.

Don't forget to 

sign up for 

the

100th POST GIVEAWAY

A Giveaway!!! 100th POST!

Hello, today is a BEAUTIFUL Fall Day!

Brisk and windy

with the sun shining brightly today.

Well,

I just realized that I am coming up to

my

100th Post!

I can't believe it,

and I just realized I've been blogging

for over a

YEAR now!

Time Flies!

So, this is my 97th Post.

November is a

month where I will be sewing and

playing in my craft room.

So, to be honest, I

have not decided what to give away just

yet, but it will be something

that I made!

HMMMMM, what will it be?

So if you'd like to enter

Here are a few rules:

1- leave a comment

2- share the giveaway

on your blog

with my link

3- if you're already "following" me

then you'll have a double

chance.

(I will check and see if you have posted this on your blog, just to make sure :)

So I wish you the best, and when I know

what I will be giving away,

I will post it.

OK, need to lie down, not feeling well,

darn COLD!!

(This giveaway will last until the middle of November)