Sayiing Hello.........

I know, I know, I'm a

terrible

blogger!

Its been so long since I've posted.

Summer looks like

its going

to be

a

busy one.

We have alot planned

and

I'm excited.

But I wanted

to stop by

and

say

Hello!

Hope all is well!

I have

lots of pictures

to post,

just need to sort

them first.

Talk to you later!

How Peaceful

Hello, hope you're all well

out there

in blog world!

I've seened over and over

again

so many of you are taking

a break,

time for either working

in the yard,

time for family and vacations

or time

for

just

you!

That's what I've been doing.

Taking a break,

from

sewing,

blogging

and those

not so

important

things.

We've been busy

working

around the house,

gardening,

I'll post those later.

But I was

browsing online

and

came across

this lovely

living room on the

Better Homes & Gardens

website,

isn't it beautiful,

peaceful,

serene,

lovely,

fresh,

It makes me want to

redo my

living room.

Don't tell hubby

though....!

I'm ready for

fresh

and new.

I'd love to

recover my

furniture

and repaint.

We'll see.

Well, on another note,

how many

of you are on

Facebook?

I'm sure a ton of you

are.

I was on there yesterday

and found

something

EXTREMELY

disturbing.

Did you know there's Porn

on FB?!!

I found it by accident.

A friend

became a "Fan" of a page

for "Curvy Women"

and when I clicked

on that,

I couldn't believe

the pictures

posted.

They weren't Porn

but they were

borderline.

So I thought,

"could FB actually have Porn

on their site?"

"No way, they couldn't,

there are kids

on this site!"

Well, I checked and to my

SURPRISE

they sure do!

So, I had to shut my

account down.

Not comfortable being part of a

site that makes

this too

easily available.

And, you DO NOT have to

be a "Friend" or a

"Fan" to

view these pages,

they make it very EASY

to view

their "Wall Page".

So if you

have

kids

and their

a part of

these

Social Networks,

BEWARE!

Only you can

protect them!

Hope you have a lovely

day today!

I Belong Here.....

Isn't this a sweet house?

Doesn't it say

"come in and put your feet up"

that's what we did

this past weekend. Our friends

who live in NYC

called and said:

"Hey you want to get away for a

long weekend?"

We said"

"YES!!"

So we packed up, it took me a week

because we also had to

pack food.

I prepared some goodies and

stuck them in

the cooler and drove four and

a half hours

north.

When we pulled up to this

beautiful old farmhouse

my heart

skipped

a

beat!

And when we entered the

house

I

GASPED!

It was built in

C. 1700

actually

some time after that.

Then in the

C. 1800's they added on

to the house,

then

C. 1930's they added

the second

story to the home.

Of course

in order for it to be used

they updated

the plumbing and electrical.

This house is

alot larger than what I

thought.

It's Three bedrooms,

2 1/2 baths,

with a cellar that

has the original stone fireplace

not in use.

It also has the original wide

plank floors,

which I snagged my sock

on and it now

has a large

hole in it!

Below is the

original part of the house

They kept the original built-ins

and the woodwork,

but sometime later they changed

out the stone fireplace

and put in brick,

then sometime recently

added the gas fireplace,

which we used

every night.

I'll give you a tour of the rest

of this beautiful home

Bedrooms next:

We stayed in this room.

It actually

had two closets in it.

Bedroom II

Another couple stayed in this room.

Can you see the floors?

Bedroom III

The couple who invited us to this

lovely getaway

stayed in this suite.

The picture does not do it justice!

This was an unused

attic space for many

years, and it was redone not too

long ago to make

it into a

suite.

This room had the attached

bath

and a gas fireplace!

Dining Room

We used this cozy space

every

morning and every

evening.

Kitchen

Such a sweet room to prepare

meals

every day.

We'd all congregate here

in the mornings

yacking and

drinking some

delicious coffee

that Vince and Wendy

brought with

them from

the

city.

Then with our nosing around

we discovered

this room:

We kept trying to figure out

what this

room was for.

It was beside the kitchen.

We would be in

there coming

up with different ideas.

It has a fireplace,

it has storage,

it has a seperate

entrance,

what in the world did they use it?

This addition was

added in the 1800's.

Then Michelle thought,

it must of been used for the

slaves

they had.

Evidently we read up on the house

and they had

slaves which was strange I thought

because this house is in

upstate New York,

I guess some families had slaves

in the North.

They must of lived in this room.

Very Interesting!!

Upstairs Hallway

Entryway:

Farm Buildings:

Outside of house:

Can you see the original stone there?

We just enjoyed each others

company,

we read,

Wendy crosstiched

The guys played games and were

having a

blast

there were good laughs

and

good fun

And every night we sat in front

of this

(can you see that book there on the

coffee table? thanks to Wendy, she

brought it from the library

and I was addicted to the

darn thing and

didn't get to finish it so now

I have to go to our library

and get it, I'm just going

crazy wondering

what happens next!!)

But anyway, we had this as well

Blueberry Lemon cheesecake. I love

making

cheesecake, but this is the best one

I've ever made.

Literally licked the fork clean!

I made it at home

and wrapped it well for the journey.

So there you have it,

our vacation.

It went by so fast.

We had  a great

time with great friends.

We arrived home this

evening.

Back to reality.

But it was nice dreaming

about what it

was like back in

C. 1700.

Hope you enjoyed the tour.

My Life Has Changed......

Does your life feel or look like this

sometimes?

Or, maybe all the time.....LOL,

trying to balance

everything, wishing you were

multiple

people, or that you could be

Superwomen?

Well, right now, blogging and

sewing has

taken a back seat for the

moment.

Not a bad thing, because

although

I've been incredibly busy

it's a

very good busy, and I am

very happy!

My health has improved

tremendously

since my surgery, I am

shocked!

That surgery has been the

best thing

I've done for myself!!!!!

I have 

a life now and I'm cramming

it all in.

So many goals have been set

and they're

slowly being accomplished

and

right now I'm in a good place.

Friends

and

Family

have noticed a difference in me

and that

makes me so happy.

Thought

I'd share this with you. Hope

you're happy

as well, and if you're not

know that

only you can change that,

of course,

with the help of God!

And

learn to be balanced and

to take

one

day

at

a

time!

Busy, Busy, Busy....

I know its been a long

long time

since I've posted anything.

Not sure why

to be honest, I mean I have

been so very

busy for the past two

weeks and its

only going to get busier for

the next

couple of weeks. But a good

busy.

I've done alot, I've been

working as well,

but not sewing and I'm really

missing that.

So I need to take time out

to do some

crafting, some me time.

But I wanted

to stop in and say Hello!

I've got

alot going on this week

need to

get ready for company coming

this weekend.

Very good friends of ours

driving up

from Tennessee and we're

excited to see

them.
So, lots of cleaning,

getting the

yard mowed, I know

ALREADY!!

But it needs it.

Making some

yummy meals, I think we'll

grill,

oh that sounds nice,

grilling!!

Hope you all had a nice

weekend

and a happy Monday!

*picture from Google image from

Kate McRostie*