I won, I won , I won!

How exciting it is to have won a fabulous prize from Michelle at Faerie Dust Dreams! I love to visit her blog, so you might want to pop over yourself and give it a look.
I saw the email from her in my inbox and at first figured it was spam...me win something?...doesn't happen... but I won!
I am giddy with excitement!!!
Yee haw!

Happy Thursday to you!

I've been playing around with polymer clay again. I made a few of these ladies, but I broke one.
I think next time I won't roll the cane so many times. i used about eight colors, but with rolling it so many times, you ccan't see them all. Oh well, lesson learned.here she is from behind. Her tails a bit big at the end...another of those lessons.

Oh here is my pal scratch out roaming out in the field before it was cut down.

Here he is patrolling the property for us. He likes to keep an eye on the vehicles.

Buttercups...so pretty before the field was cut.

Have a Buttercup kinda day!

Happy Saturday!

These are my porch greeters.
Very appropriate for life on the pond wouldn't you say?

Friday warmth

It's warm enough to sweat around here today, no bright sun, but that's fine since it's still a beautiful day.I made a birds nest charm. I see them around blogland and had to make one, then two, then three...

My lumpalicious buddy Logan is enjoying the day. Gotta love the rocks. He rolls and rolls and does his shedding on the rocks! It's great.This is pretty miss Crazy Cat. She's all that and a bowl of nuts. She's sweet when she's not getting spooked and flying across you scratching her way out of the place!

I like this flower. Don't know what it is, but I like it. It's a plant I inherited from my Mom's place.

I've had a headache and sore face on the left side with my gums not feeling good. Last night I laid in bed and was starting to feel better and rolled over , then BOOM! I pulled my bedside lamp off onto my left eyebrow. Now it is a bit puffy and hurts still this afternoon.
Did I ever mention that I'm a klutz? well, I am!
Oh and a few posts back I mentioned a man, Tom Hunter, and that he had CJD? Well, he lost his battle with the illness this morning around 3:30am and passed on. He will be missed by many.
Enjoy life and all it brings your way.

Sorry Mom, but I had to do this =-)

This is Craftyhala's daughter, Katie. I wanted to do something to make my mom smile, so here it is:

My Mommy is such a caring, loving individual. I’ve never ever wanted anybody else as my mom. She means everything to me, and I keep her judgment with me at all times. Whenever she feels upset, or sick; I want to make her feel happy again! Or at least dance a little bit here and then.

She is fantastic, and always knows how to cheer us all up. I love her, no matter what!

Love you!

-Katie.



Oh and a really awesome song with great words.

Wednesday's doings

I crawled out of bed this morning, got cleaned up and headed over to Woods. It's a coffee place, like Starbucks, but a little more comfortable to me. I met a friend there for coffee. and it was great to see her. She's easy to talk to and is very understanding of the aches and pains my body has! She suggested we make it a regular once a month happening and I said we should make it every two weeks if not more! I enjoyed it.
She had noticed that I wasn't doing crafty things and posting them here. So she figured I needed some perking up and she was right.

I came home, opened up the office and pulled weeds and used the weed eater a bit. It made my neck hurt SO BAD! So I am taking a break and my son is out spraying weed killer on the weeds. I don't like using it, but this is a business and the owners want the weeds gone, so I will do as they say, but i won't spray it in the back where the pond and critters are.
Now to something more fun...some art...
So here is something I worked on last night. I don't draw and it's rare for me to draw something that I approve of. i liked this lady and I love coffee. Well there ya go. I have a lot to do to this but it's a beginning.

Her arm and legs don't fit, but that's okay. By the time I'm done it won't matter.

I really want to get back to my jewelry making. I miss it.
I bought some craft porcelain and want to make flowers and what not for charms and...well, we'll see how it works out.

Sharing

This is from an email that my sister sent me today. I liked it and thought I'd share.

A bar of chocolate, a long soak in the bath, a snooze in the middle of the afternoon, a leisurely stroll in the park" are the kinds of things that make us the most happy, according to research from The University of Nottingham.

Surprisingly, it wasn't flashy cars or diamond jewelery that jacked up jackpot winners' contentment. But rather, reading a book, listening to music or enjoying a bottle of wine bestowed true pleasure. At the end of a work day, it's taking pleasure in the labor of your hands or people you've helped or influenced in positive ways forward.

On the other hand, "modern-day pressures take their toll on everyday happiness," according to Richard Tunney, who led this research. "As a result we try to make ourselves feel better and happier through personal rewards and treats. We've all heard the saying 'a little bit of what you fancy does you good', and treating yourself is the ideal way to keep spirits lifted when you're down in the dumps."

From the looks of things

I am not happy with my blog. It is blah and dull...and looks that way as well! I need to perk my life/blog up a bit.
I visit blogs that are so appealing, beautiful and fun to look at. That's what I want.
I don't have the money to go shopping and bring home great things from flea markets and shops, so I don't post photo's of those sort. I haven't been crafting anything to post. I wish I had the energy to go away from home to take photo's of the wonderful town I live in, but I truly don't. So I post about the pond and life around here. I should have named this blog"Life on the Pond". Maybe I'll rename it...that's an idea...
Do you like pics of the pond and all it's inhabitants? The ducks have babies out there now. I'm not sure where the geese have gone. They might be on the pond at the back of the property which is more on the back neighbors place. It belongs to our landlords brother, so it's okay for us to mosey on over for a gander...no pun intended.
A local radio station has daily contests and I spend much of the day here in the office listening and occasionally trying to win. Tomorrow is a chance to win a trip for two to San Fransisco. I am trying for that one! There are people I'd love to visit in that part of the world. Today there is a chance to win oodles and oodles of chocolate and also a 20 dollar coffee card...ooh baby.
Well, now I want some coffee. I guess I'll mosey on over to the living place and rustle up a hot cup of joe and some grub...I need to watch "City Slickers" and get out of this old western mood I'm in.
Later gaters.

Sunday

We had nice weather yesterday, a nice break from all the rain and wind, so my assistant Scratch and I went for a walk around the back yard.
There were starlings flying every which way at us and the pond. It was fun.
We saw a beautiful yellow and black bird flying around, he was so yellow it was close to orange.

The boat was filled a bit with water from the rain we've had.

time for a stretch.

That's my home there above me...yep, I've heard all the trailer jokes and remarks.
I don't care because who would mind with a back yard like this?

The crows were even flying overhead.

The starlings were flying down and splashing on the water, I guess to get bugs, then after awhile they seemed to be playing.
**I had a video here and it has stopped working. I'll try to reload later.

My name

Found this link at Raesha's blog What Mahala Means

You are confident, self assured, and capable. You are not easily intimidated. You master any and all skills easily. You don't have to work hard for what you want. You make your life out to be exactly how you want it. And you'll knock down anyone who gets in your way! You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality. You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out. Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia. Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person. You are relaxed, chill, and very likely to go with the flow. You are light hearted and accepting. You don't get worked up easily. Well adjusted and incredibly happy, many people wonder what your secret to life is.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

Some art

This is front and back of the page I made for the Prom Dress Itty Bitty Book Swap put together by Mary Ann McKeating.
Both sides are painted by me!
I enjoy the itty bitty books.

A contest in Blogland!

Stop over at the blog Faerie-Dust-Dreams and sign up for her contest/party!

I spy

look who's been hangin' out at our house lately...