Went To Horton's....

 I went to Horton's Christmas preview on Saturday.  Here's that tempting fudge they make. I passed it up, but did have a sample of lemon bar and a two bite snicker doodle. They had some free tasty treats and cocoa for their customers. It was fun.

 These pictures are last years...still not getting my photos, till I have just given up on for now.

I wanted to ask the Horton's where this old sleigh was, but my goodness they were so busy. Two lines waiting to check out. You would be surprised to see how many people get into that store. 
I was hoping to see Cindy Bee, the bee lady from hilltop farm. She's a bee keeper, crafter, knitter, you name, she can do it, type of girl.  I met her 3 years ago at Horton's.  If you like bees check out her blog.
  Well it's classmate brunch day. I need to get ready to meet up with my friends.  I missed the last one.  We may not have them through the worse months of winter. So I want to be sure to make it today.
 Good wishes for all of you today. I have sunshine, Hope you do. XO

Thank You , Linda....

 Sending a public thank you to Linda of Linda's Life Journal. She sent me a bookmark made by the her grandquads. That cute and talented group of two year olds. I still am not able to post my pictures...so I am showing an old post of my granddaughter Emma's bookmarks.

Linda says that is something she makes with her grands.  I enjoy making them with my Emma and Savannah...they are my youngest granddaughters. I let the girls use my stamps , plus they can write on them also. They make nice gifts for family, friends, teachers, and neighbors.
  I feel honored that Linda sent me one  of the bookmarks her grandchildren made,with the sweetest note. It's good to have friends. To be loved.
   Just going to add this, my sister got that apartment and will be moving in next week. She likes crafting, so I can see us spending more time together. Thanks to all of you for your kind words.  You are some of the nicest people ever. Wishing you a wonderful Friday. XO

Naked Trees.....

This is how the trees are looking....pretty bare.  I know it's late in the year, but for some reason, it does not seem that it should be this late. I think when we are busy we do not notice just how much time is getting away .
 My sister is going today to see about her senior citizen apartment.  Only older people can live there. Everything is taken care of by a maintenance crew.  So she will not have to worry about anything. She will be a 1/2 block from a grocery, two blocks from the library, and 1 1/2 blocks from the P.O.  This will be a the perfect place for her. Oh no stairs for her to climb either.
    It's chilly but nice out.  I am going out later today. Just to get some fresh air.  Hope all of you can enjoy this day.  XO

Vote Today....

 I wanted to show a symbol of our country today, since it's election day . Took this cruising back into NY harbor., after going to Canada.  I cried when I saw Lady Liberty for the first time. Growing up I never dreamed I would leave that little corner of our block, that was our universe.

 This was on my last trip to NYC. Just before they opened it back up to the public.  It was a truly beautiful day.

This was taken on a rainy evening cruising in one of the sight seeing boats on the river. I hope to get back to NYC one day soon. I want to go inside the statue.
  Today we will be voting. Praying as I vote that people can keep their promises. To do better for mankind.  Been seeing some dirty political ads, the past few days. Ready to scream. Those ads make me want to absolutely vote the opposite of what they are wanting.
  Rainy today, gray and gloomy. But Teddy Bear  is taking me to lunch. :):)  What a man !  Hope you have a great day. XO

Sunny In The Park.....

 This is the walk through arch , at our city park. I love seeing this, it's old and ornate.

  Looking toward town from the park. The leaves have been stripped from the trees with the winds we have had. Our park crew is wonderful these past few years. They clean up the leaves, limbs and branches that fall off the trees. They have even trimmed some of the dead limbs out of them.

Here's our courthouse. I like it. Reminds me of many years ago, when I was young. We kids would go to the museum part in the courthouse to see the Indian mummy. There actually was a mummified Indian in a coffin like box, in a display case. It has long since been removed to a burial place. There's birds of  Indiana in cases. A fox, bear,  and many pieces of old farm tools. This stuff doesn't impress  kids today. LOL
  Hope you have a  beautiful day.  XO

Sunshine...

  Oh yes. We had sunshine all day yesterday, right into evening. I loved it. Between the trees in this photo is Tipton , off in the distance. Today the sun is out once more.  Doesn't seem near as cold when I get to see the sun. :):)
  Our lawn is covered in fallen leaves. Too many to mulch, so there will be raking involved. All the little piles of leaves , here and there. We rake them into piles and pick them up and haul them to the neighbor's woods down the road.  We hitch the trailer to the golf cart. You all know that golf cart is our "mule". It's been a blessing out here.
  Yesterday, I drove to our park. Just wanted to be outside in the sun. See people. There was a young couple in the park getting photos taken...it appeared to be engagement photos. They looked so cute and pleased. I was happy for them. :):)
  Today, I have nothing pressing to do but a load of laundry. It's in the washer right now.  Hope all of you are having a wonderful Sunday. XO

My Old Friends....

 Are you kidding me??  I have to dig out my old friends, the snow shovel and the beat up broom. These are my pieces of snow removal equipment. LOL  It snowed some last night, thankfully it did not stick around. There were ice spots and frozen leaves on the porch this morning.
 You know we talk about it , read about it, and see it on the weather reports, but we are still shocked when the snow and cold arrive. Brr.

Last night we  had a small fire in the fireplace. It was so nice and toasty. Now,  I want to tell you about fire starters. Nana Diana knows  all about these already...she is always in the know. !!
   Take a small Dixie cup, fill with saw dust and wood shavings, melt old candle wax or paraffin and add to the sawdust mixture. Add the wax till it's at the top of the sawdust mixture.  That's it ! You may have a bit of money in cups, but you are using old bits of candles and sawdust. So cheap. These are the best fire starters going.
 As you can see ,we have bought  boxes of starters from the store before . We reuse these boxes to hold our starters. You just nestle a fire starter into your wood that you plan to burn. Light the cup edge. The wax makes it ignite quickly and the sawdust makes it burn long enough to start the wood burning.  If you do these , please use common sense. The cup has to be in the fireplace when lighting.  We assemble these in our shop.
 Stay warm today.  XO