Scratch

My buddy Scratch had cancer in his leg and hip. It was moving and growing fast and we were afraid we'd lose him.
The vet took his leg and part of his hip before it could reach the spine.
He's been such a trooper. He hops pretty well now and even though he loses his balance at times and falls over, I think he'll be fine.
He was an all out outdoor boy before surgery and now, well, he likes to spend most of his time inside on his pillow.
He cracks me up the way he uses his pillow.

This pic is right after surgery. He now has all the staples out and his fur has grown back beautifully.

We love our pets...all four cats. They are one thing that makes my life happy.
What makes you happy?

The first

Well hello world.
I haven't blogged in ages for many reasons, but mostly because I felt I had nothing to share...at all. This is my fourth blog and I am pleased with it finally. My most used blog was Simply Sage and it went through so much of my life with me. Now I am in the mood to make arts and crafts, so there's the reason for the new blog name.
I have a new job with Tops Malibu.
I work in a warehouse crafting, tying bows, gluing decorations onto things...basically working on gifts. I adore the job so much.
I'm participating in a few swaps right now and when I get some pics, I'll post them.
:)

A new blog home

Now you can visit me here at
Simply Sage Creations.

My new blog

I feel that it is time for a fresh start at blogging.
This is just the beginning.

New Blog

I'm gonna make a new blog for a fresh start.
Now with my father-in-law dying on April 24th, I think I need a change.
Now off to figure out how to start the new one.
I'll be back.

Our buddy the Beaver

We have a beaver living on the property.
He seems determined to take a tree down.
That is what they do.
Look at the teeth marks on there.
He swims around along the creek and stops in for a snack.

Why?

Headed out this morning and noticed two Sheriff's vehicles next door. Just thought the owner might have evicted his tenants like he had talked about one day.
Came home this evening to find out that the tenants heard the owners dog barking in the barn, which is where he and his dog where lived They talked to another neighbor and decided to break a window to get to her. When they did, they discovered the owner, my neighbor, had hung himself.
I am in shock...don't know how I feel really. He was a sweet man who was just trying to get along in life.
I'll miss him.

My art sold

Home is Where You hang your Heart
a cloth crow in a polymer clay nest.

Love Bus

I donated two 6x6 pieces to Oregon Crafted's fundraiser for their new studio in town. They have others in Oregon, this is in Eugene, anyway, I went in to look at all the donated pieces and found out that mine sold already!
So cool and fun.

A tag book swap

MaryAnn at Follow Your Bliss is hosting a Spring Tag Book Swap.
The sign ups are until March 15.

Identification time

This fella or little lady was discovered in our slate pile this evening.
Can anyone identify this snake?
He has a creamy or yellow belly and slithers.
He's about ten inches long.
He is on the Eastern side of the Coastal range of Western Oregon.

EEK!!!

I joined a charm swap

Michelle at Faerie Dust Dreams is hosting an Alice in Wonderland Charm Swap.
She still has some available spots if you are interested.

I'm back!

I'm able to post now, but too late for the OWOH event.
I will do a giveaway soon to make up for it!
A huge thanks to my sweet baby girl for posting when I couldn't!

continued!

this is trixie-lou again!

my mom is doing great... it is only a problem with internet connection not connecting to her blog!

:)

A WARM WINTER

-a note from craftyhala's daughter-

she will not be posting for awhile, and oh no! that means she won't be taking part in OWOH.

toodles!
-Trixie-Lou-

Not ready yet!

Lisa of A Whimsical Bohemian has her One World One Heart event going on again and I'm not ready yet!
Try back in the next few days!

Random Stuff

Did I ever show what I won from Tim Holtz over on his blog?
Well here it is...cool stuff.

Wild Turkeys are everywhere around here.
These folks got spooked and ran for the hills!

These two are of the same rainbow over Crow.
It went on forever.

See ya soon...

A lot has been going on around here

I want to get some arts and crafts done, how can I in this mess?

I thought I'd share a view into my life.
This is my crafting "corner" in my bedroom.

It is such a mess.
I needed more space to work, so...

I salvaged wood and pieces from a couple of dressers and shelves that were being thrown away and I built myself a craft/ work table.
It is far from pretty and still needs strips of wood put in and on to make it look better and some paint...

I have a place now to bead and cut and paste and glue and glitter ...
I am stoked.
Yay!

We're still clearing and cleaning to get ready for the excavator to come and put in the manufactured home.

This is the view from our mailbox into the neighbor field.
I love all the moss around here.

The home will go in front of the pump house there.

Look at the shape of this part of the tree trunk.
I'm saving a piece.

This is the home at the storage yard where it is sitting right now.
Can't wait to get it here.

Oregon Coast trip

My daughter came to Oregon for her holiday break and the day after Christmas we went to the coast all the way up to Lincoln City to look for glass globes.

My husband finding me sea glass in a tide pool.
We didn't find any globes, but we saw lots of sea life and that's really what it's all about.

Isn't it beautiful?

My mother-in-law getting some pics of the waves and boy were they ever huge.

I always said one day I wanted to live in Oregon and this is why.
Just look at the Ocean.
A dream come true.