MyGardenFence

2008-05-09T18:12:00.000-07:00

Water and Pebbles

2008-04-19T19:30:00.000-07:00

Last of the melting snow....and at the time, I was so looking forward to spring.

Yayyyyy.....spring is now here....

The Window

2008-04-08T12:27:00.000-07:00

First Flowers

2008-03-14T05:28:00.000-07:00

Tiny Purple Flowers

2008-03-14T05:03:00.000-07:00

Tiny Flowers

2008-03-14T04:57:00.000-07:00

Little Owl???

2008-03-07T11:21:00.000-08:00

I thought this walnut shell looked amazingly like a tiny owls face...

Yellow Bud

2008-03-05T09:36:00.000-08:00

Just Opening

2008-03-05T09:34:00.000-08:00

Tiny Flowers In the Yard

2008-03-03T14:59:00.000-08:00

Island Scape

2008-03-03T13:25:00.000-08:00

Tiny Wildflowers

2008-03-02T10:52:00.000-08:00

Little Yellow Flowers

2008-02-28T22:10:00.000-08:00

Beginning to Bloom

2008-02-28T21:58:00.001-08:00

Some of my favorite flowers...in my almost favorite color..

Climbing

2008-02-28T21:55:00.000-08:00

The Old Trellis

2008-02-28T21:54:00.000-08:00

Side by Side

2008-02-27T19:09:00.000-08:00

A Tiny Friend

2008-02-27T19:02:00.000-08:00

Before Restoration

2008-02-27T18:49:00.000-08:00

Knot in the Wood and the Nails

2008-02-26T16:00:00.000-08:00

I thought this quite interesting......the board must have a hundred nails in it.., and the knot in the wood peeking through it all...

A Quiet Moment on Tuesday

2008-02-26T15:57:00.000-08:00

Sunlight and Shadows

2008-02-23T20:22:00.000-08:00

Back in Autumn

2008-02-23T20:16:00.000-08:00

Greens, golds and rusts...the colors of autumn

Evening Time....

2008-02-19T22:12:00.000-08:00

A day..almost done

Wildnerness..Texas As It Was

2008-02-16T12:13:00.000-08:00

Little Puffies

2008-02-16T12:09:00.000-08:00

Late in the fall....

Dance of the Trees

2008-02-16T10:08:00.000-08:00

The Red Berries

2008-02-14T16:29:00.000-08:00

A stand of trees, some jungle strength vines, tangled greenery...and tiny berries..,

each belonging there, and

each dependent on the other for support and strength

The Road

2008-02-14T10:10:00.000-08:00

The little road is so well hidden, it's almost not seen. Having found this in my wanderings this past fall.., in the springtime..when all is beautiful and green, and the wild flowers are blooming.....I must come back and see where the road takes me... I love adventures..

Sunset

2008-02-14T10:00:00.000-08:00

Sunset at the almost deserted parking lot.

Some of the most beautiful sunsets to be found, happen at the lake and the river...two of my favorite places to wander about...

Tiny Concrete Jungle

2008-02-14T09:51:00.000-08:00

The Swan

2008-02-14T09:48:00.000-08:00

A most wonderous beautiful creature....

Alleyway is Sad Disrepair

2008-02-14T09:01:00.000-08:00

I wish these alleyways, and small sidestreets could be kept nicer and they could..sadly, in some areas, nobody seems to care....and steadily they get worse.

They are, however...a part of the area......

The Last of the Pecans

2008-02-13T09:04:00.000-08:00

I was going through looking at different photos and patterns, trying to sort and in general clean up a few things and came across these photos....

These pecans and others in great abundance, was found in an alley...with pecan trees of all varities on both sides. There was so many that literally, they were sometimes found in little heaps, just waiting to be picked up..by you or the squirrels.

Some of the pecan trees in this area are so huge and tall..very old, and then there are the "youngsters", the ones just beginning and having their first year of pecans.

Found in this area are the smaller Native and also the larger varities..the paper shells. For those that don't know..the papershells are much larger..some are huge..and their shells are easier to crack open. Some of the really huge papershells can easily be cracked, by holding in your hand and squeezing them together...

Tho they are harder to pick outta the shell...I prefer the little Texas Native pecan...for taste in candies and pies, they have no equal..they're simply the best.

Somehow, I managed to stop munching pecans long enough to put 8 gallon bags of them in freezer for future use...

Travels of the Leaf

2008-02-13T08:50:00.000-08:00

At the River

2008-02-11T11:58:00.000-08:00

Standing watch...?????

A Place to Rest

2008-02-11T09:00:00.001-08:00

A place to rest....to think and dream.....

Blue Sky On A Slow Saturday

2008-02-11T08:55:00.000-08:00

Not a cloud to be found this day....only a beautiful blue Texas sky....

Wilderness

2008-02-10T22:31:00.000-08:00

Some of my favorite wanderings are in places such as this. There is always wonder if I happen upon a little creek wandering through the brambles...and in spring and summer..there are always wild blackberries and wild plums. Is there anything better than jams, jellies and cobblers made with just picked wild fruit ????

Intertwined

2008-02-10T22:30:00.001-08:00

Getaway from the Hideout

2008-02-10T17:12:00.000-08:00

Curly Leaves

2008-02-10T17:07:00.000-08:00

Tree Branch Pencils

2008-02-09T00:30:00.000-08:00

I haven't a clue how these pencils are made..however, they are small "tree branches"??? , and some are in a regular pencil lead..and the ones pictured, have colored lead.

I was told to sharpen them with a pocket knife, as in the manner it once was done.., I think I might just keep them as they are...

New Beginnings

2008-02-08T21:48:00.000-08:00

In the midst of so much cold weather, I am reminded once again..of the promise of spring. At the far back of the fence row, there is this wonderful green growth..the flower heads waiting patiently for their time to bloom.
These are some of my favorite flowers..some call them Iris..I call them the old fashioned name..Flags. They are seen all over ..from today's yards, to fields and pastures...and old homeplaces, where the houses once were and are no more....only the flowers show that someone had lived there before.
I think my favorite color is purple..maybe yellow...no, wait..it's white. Truth to tell, I love them

all....their fragrance is wonderful...

Three days later...still no blooms

Look Who Came To Visit

2008-01-31T09:50:00.002-08:00

I was sitting quietly by myself, daydreaming and contemplating life...when this little friend came to visit.

He sat there, tho none others came....

....so the two of us sat..he with his thoughts, me with mine....life is wonderful sometimes...

White Fire Sunset

2008-01-20T09:49:00.001-08:00

Wonderous sunsets at the river...

Fern That's Overgrown it's Space

2008-01-19T18:07:00.000-08:00

Before the Bend in Red River

2008-01-19T12:14:00.000-08:00

I truly love this grand old river. There are places to sit and get comfortable about and on the rocks, and just be still and think. Some of the most beautiful sunsets are here..

and it's also a favorite place for the fishermen. Some really large fish are taken from this river..

If I'm allowed for a moment to be a proud grandma,

my grandson was fishing near here,with his dad...and caught a 47 pound catfish. I can't describe the smile on his face and in his eyes..when he said.."Come look what I have grandma. I got him in by myself". He was so proud, and there was a bit of proud smile on his dad as well. Both he and his catfish were a bit wet and kinda muddy, but it was a good thing..

This is also the dividing line, if you will...of Texas and Oklahoma. The bottom of photo is Texas..across the river..is Oklahoma..

Twilight

2008-01-19T11:47:00.000-08:00

I sat here...in the beauty of this twilight..the soft colors and haze was wonderful....*sighs...

From A Distance..Fly Away

2008-01-19T11:46:00.000-08:00

I wasn't quite quick enough to capture the bird...but I had fun. It was a beautiful day, I had my camera..and it was twilight . What more could I ask????

The Fisherman

2008-01-19T11:45:00.000-08:00

Another fisherman....and yes, he caught some fish. He held them up so I could take photo..alas, myself little camera didn't work well..(it was my fault ) and the photos didn't do well.

One of the Bends of the Red River

2008-01-19T11:42:00.000-08:00

The Red River
Swirls over the rocks at one of my favorite sitting / contemplation areas

Gathering of Dancers

2008-01-18T13:53:00.001-08:00

Newspaper photo...taken in December near Durant, Oklahoma...

alas, I was not able to attend,....however,I wanted to post this pic, so my friend Alice in Singapore could see the manner of dress.

I wish I could have attended..there is nothing (to me) quite so exciting as the music..the flutes, the drums..the flash of the dancers feet....it's quite wonderful....

The Chair

2008-01-17T21:14:00.000-08:00

There is something about this little house that brings me back to look..and finally I took a photo.

It's paint is peeling and its doesn't stand quite so straight anymore..but then, does anything?

The houses yard is not landscaped..yet is kept up..,

the sidewalk is swept clean..

the houses chair stands ready for you to set a spell and rest yourself..

yes..yes !! I like this house

The Old Firehouse

2008-01-17T21:13:00.000-08:00

For so many years, this old firehouse stood ready and waiting..with it's trucks, it's hoses..and it's firemen..all at the ready, waiting for the call to come in.

Few things strike fear at the heart so fast as Fire !!!!!!!!, one can only wonder at what this little firehouse has seen.

It's been deserted for a long while..it's truck and firemen have gone to bigger stations..yet the little firehouse bravely stood..all on it's own, till someone needed it again...

And thankfully, someone has. It has been bought, and is being restored to it's almost original condition by the new owner..soon to be a home filled with a family and friends again..

I'm so happy for little the firehouse....and it's new family..

Ranch House on the Hill

2008-01-17T21:11:00.000-08:00

This has for ages, been a favorite place...the grounds are always beautiful and in the heat of a summers day...the shades of greens are unbelivable...cooling and refreshing..

Is there anything else so blue..as a Texas sky ?????

Tiny Pink Flowers

2008-01-14T23:31:00.000-08:00

These grow in a great mass along a fence next to an old building. I like both the building and the plant..I think they're wonderful

Three Tiny Friends

2008-01-14T23:05:00.000-08:00

I took these photos at the end of summer..I'm not sure of their names,.... I just know they are closed up till evening time..when sun is going down and air is cooler.

I call these little flowers three beautiful friends..one is for a lovely friend in Singapore, one is for a lovely friend in England...and the other is me..lovely ??, fun loving ?? crazed?? in Texas

New Pepper Plant

2008-01-14T22:46:00.000-08:00

This is my new little plant..I just got it today. It's called Chili Fire Power, and as the name implies..is a hot pepper plant. Though it's a tiny little plant yet, it's trying hard to be big, and already has some teensy beginnings of peppers. Yayyyyy for little plant.

I already have plans for my vegetable garden..I can hardly wait. I've been looking at gardening catalogues and dreaming of a perfect planting season and wonderful vegetables.

Through the Trees

2008-01-14T09:43:00.000-08:00

Almost hidden from a beautiful sunset....

Eternal Flame Monument

2008-01-14T09:34:00.000-08:00

This eternal flame is dedicated to men and women in Grayson County,Texas who have lost their lives defending their country.

It's located in a tiny park..very shaded, secluded...it's a wonderful little place to sit and gather your thoughts..a quiet time.., in a little town filled with pride.

Fountain at Little Park

2008-01-13T23:02:00.000-08:00

Lemon Pie (1907 Pure Foods Cookbook )

2008-01-13T17:05:00.000-08:00

I love this little cookbook....there are recipes, methods of cooking..a bit of everything... some recipes from little book will follow.... all the markings, writings..etc. were there when I bought it......

Advertisements from back of cookbook....trying to make dishwashing sound fun...

"Fairy soap is a pure white floating soap"....

" One bar of Sunny Monday will go as far as two bars of any other laundry soap.

TEST IT !

Works in any kind of water, hard or soft, hot or cold. You may boil your clothes or not"....

hmmmmmmm she sighs, thankfully we've come a long way....

Angel

2008-01-13T09:56:00.000-08:00

This is my latest angel...I made her just before Christmas. I have several more in various states..no more made as yet. Making angels and Christmas ornaments...is another favourite thing...

Pure Food Cookbook ca.1907

2008-01-10T23:47:00.000-08:00

Advertisements from back of cookbook....trying to make dishwashing sound fun...

"Fairy soap is a pure white floating soap"....

" One bar of Sunny Monday will go as far as two bars of any other laundry soap.

TEST IT !

Works in any kind of water, hard or soft, hot or cold. You may boil your clothes or not"....

hmmmmmmm she sighs, thankfully we've come a long way....

Older Coins

2008-01-10T00:37:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite things to do is to work on my family history..and have been working at it for going on 6 years now ( one great great grandfather has eluded me for all this time, however, I don't give up easy !! )......it's a fascinating, time consuming love, and maybe it's the reason for my love of all things vintage. ....from aprons, to patterns..to the embroidery and quilting.
And to the older coins.....some are 1891 silver coins..and I have some earlier ones put away. I always wonder, how many times these coins have changed hands, who carried them..who they were...

The little silver bars and the coin in the little clear case..were gifts from my grandson. He is a beginning collector also..

The rest of the coins to follow, are coins collected while counting and rolling coins taken at my grocery store.
Though rolling coins is a job I hate, it does have it's small rewards..the coins here and a few others, have come through the stores registers within the last 3 months.

Buffalo back to the Indian Head Nickle

1921 Silver coin

1931 Silver coin

Walking Liberty silver coin

1891 silver coin

1901 silver coin

1896 silver coin

1923 silver coin

Wooden Nickles

2008-01-10T00:10:00.001-08:00

For most forever, I've heard the old saying..."Don't take any wooden nickles". I've never really understood the meaning of it..but I assume it means they're not worth anything.

I think I kinda like them tho...and have these newly acquired ones in my little collection of old tokens.

Since I was taking a photo of the tokens..I took pics of a few more older coins. In my years as a small grocery store owner, thousands and thousands of coins have come across my store counters, some of them......a few, are really good ones. Some really old silver..some not so old. I think my favourite older money..are the silver certificates. I think they're wonderful...

Repairs Needed !!!

2008-01-07T20:09:00.000-08:00

Yes, this is a photo of paint in need of repair. It was a slow day for photos...and I thought, why not?? Hence the photo of peeling paint.

I've often heard the saying..."Their life is as interesting as watching paint peel"...well !!!!!

I think the paint is quite interesting..no matter which way photo is turned..it presents itself in little lifescapes in different positions.... yes, I like it..

As Interesting as Watching Paint Peel

2008-01-07T20:07:00.000-08:00

Gentle Heart of an Old Tree

2008-01-07T20:01:00.000-08:00

Twisting, Turning Layers..The Old Tree

2008-01-07T19:50:00.000-08:00

Light and Shadow

2007-12-29T19:52:00.000-08:00

Old MKT Railroad Station

2007-12-29T12:17:00.000-08:00

This old railroad station has been put to another use, since the original function is no longer required. It has become one of the coolest antique shops ever..

it has everything from the old cookbooks / booklets that I love, I have found vintage chicken scratch/snowflaking kitchen aprons and embroidered linens... and all sorts of vintage kitchen utensils...one of my favorite.shops to search through...

Fountain

2007-12-29T11:53:00.000-08:00

Reading in the Shade

2007-12-29T11:52:00.000-08:00

This sculpture seems quite at ease and at home here..resting in the shade..reading all about the Katy Museum

The Old MKT Depot

2007-12-29T11:38:00.000-08:00

In 1872, the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway established a railhead in the wilderness just south of the Red River in Texas.
The Katy Depot is the former passenger station and general office building of the MKT Railroad. It now houses a museum filled with hundreds of artifacts, display cases, photos.......and treasured memories.

Look at Me

2007-12-26T11:27:00.000-08:00

Whilst entering a restaurant I had wanted to visit for awhile...there was this tiny flower..stand so proud and tall.....bravely facing the wind and cold.. I just had to take a picture....

By the way..the same restaurant wouldn't allow me to take photos of some of the best food ever... It's okay. Pictures or no, I will go back.

On The Road Again....

2007-12-26T11:23:00.000-08:00

Did you ever wonder......where all the tracks lead to...

What adventures await....

What dangers and drama...

This is the path to everywhere.............and nowhere

Maybe thats why the whistle of the train sounds so haunting and lonly.............

The Inn

2007-12-26T11:16:00.000-08:00

Again...in our wanderings and on the same day we found the old clock...we came across this beautiful inn....a bed and breakfast thats as beautiful as its name. It"s called the Inn of Many Faces, and upon reading further..we discovered it was originally built for one of the towns founding fathers.....being built in 1897.

Soon..soon..I hope, I hope.....I get to stay here and be pampered in one of the lovely restored rooms..and wander about the two acres its located on. This is truly a lovely house..and a lovely retreat.

All That's Left

2007-12-26T11:04:00.000-08:00

We came across this beautiful old clock in our wanderings and upon further investigation...... discovered it to be all that's left of a historic building.... Of the old 1913 Denison High School to be exact. The building was on the Texas 2007 Most Endangered List...and rightly so.

It appears there was quite a battle to save this wonderfulhttp://mygardenfence.blogspot. old building... however, this fight was lost and the building demolished, torn down..destroyed and annilated. This clock being all thats left.

I don't live in this little town, and don't understand why it's impacted on me..except for the fact that I'm a genealogy nut..and love all things vintage. Well, almost all things vintage. It's just a mystery to me that in a town rich with history..this school building had to go...I am so sad for the building...and the clock sitting all alone...., while it awaits what befalls it next......

Dancing Lights

2007-12-20T12:17:00.000-08:00

Tiny Park..Squirrel Watching

2007-12-16T22:20:00.000-08:00

Playground of one of my favourite little creatures... The scampering squirrel...

This is the neatest little park. There are tons of trees, places to rest and just be.....but best of all is the squirrels. There are many and too fast for me to get photo. I am,however a patient person, and I will get the next one. One that can be seen clearly !!!...*sighs

I'm not sure what these berries are..but they're the lovliest shade of red....they look Christmasy......

One of the "condos" of my elusive little friend..the squirrel

Home of the mighty oak tree..and the tiny acorn....

My elusive scampering little friend. He appears and plays, I try silently to raise camera, he looks at me, I look at him..i raise my camera..he snickers..and away he zooms...

I sighed and gave up on squirrel photos...I just sat quietly and watched them play...I did manage to get these two photos..can you see him???

Sunset and the Red River

2007-12-11T21:49:00.000-08:00

Part of the Ranch

2007-12-11T21:28:00.000-08:00

There are some beautiful ranches in Texas..and some very large ones. This is not one of them..( the larger ones )..it's just quiet and serene.
In the heat of a blazing Texas sun..this little ranch, with its many shades of green and all the trees looks so peacful, cool and inviting. I even love the look of it in December..when this photo was taken..

It seems this fence stretches on forever, enclosing valleys, hill and hidden places. I grew up in an area like this......an endless source of wonder for myself and my sister.
There was tire swings, a treehouse large enough to hold ourselves,several cousins and our dolls..there was animals, and fields and pastures going on and on.........there was places to lie under the trees, look up at the clouds...to dream and imagine....

In the Kiamichi's

2007-12-09T10:36:00.000-08:00

The Kiamichi's......Lake Sardis..... some of the most beautiful areas in Oklahoma can be found here. There is wildlife, rivers, lakes...hiking, fishing...everything is here..surrounded by this beauty

My someday home....back in the mountains...near rivers fed by cold springs...

Someday...............my log cabin

Do You Know What This Is?

2007-12-09T10:14:00.000-08:00

This here is IBE writing, with a do you know what this is thing !!

When me and the girl was out walking. I saw these thingies and wanted to take a picture. But the girl said no..I took the picture anyways.

It was almost dark and I couldn't see well, but I managed to get all my buttons turned on and took this picture. These are really really pretty and they're Magnolia seed pods. Those reddish looking seeds on the ground are a beautiful shade of red..and this is what the magnolia trees come from. The pod thingies may be kinda ugly, but the seeds, the trees and the flowers are just too beautiful.

The girl says if you get these seed thingies at just the right time, when they're all red and pretty, before our little squirrel friends get to them..they make great arrangments for your home...

Parking Lot Sunset

2007-12-06T19:19:00.000-08:00

Even the parking lot couldn't diminish these lucious colors...

Little Barber Shop

2007-12-06T18:54:00.001-08:00

In the present time..of all things fast, from fast food, fast cars.......our fast paced lives.

Stop for a minute and look back to a time of the general store, barber shop, beauty shop...and the corner drugstore, with the ice cream scoops in tiny glass dishes..so cold it almost froze you,... the Saturday movies and nickle candy..... those were good times, not all was..but most were

More of Little Village

2007-12-06T15:40:00.000-08:00

See there on the porch..the wringer washing machine?
When I was a little girl, we owned one of these marvels..designed to make the housewives life easier... you ask yourself..how does she remember something so ordinary???? ( I remember a lot of ordinary things...)...however, this one stands out to present day. Simply put...mothers everywhere were quick to warn children.. "Don't put your hand near the wringer part"!!!!!... That should have been enough. ** sighs , Now enter my self and an equally stupid cousin...well, she dared me..and I dared her..then it got to be double dog dare. I lost and as any country girl will tell you, only a hanging or a rattlesnake stands in the way of that...and so I was the first to stick my hand in... I was also the last. You could have heard me screaming 3 counties away..and Texas has some big counties. Our mothers came running from where they had been quilting and I was eventually rescued....
By the way, I never told on you Bitty...you still owe me !!!!!!!!!!

This is one of my favorite of the older houses in the village. They're all wonderful but the one with the walkway is a special one.

A very special house was this.....but for what reason the milk can is placed here escapes me..

I can almost see this houses lady standing in doorway...to catch a little cool breeze

Another little log cabin

Paper Wasp Nest

2007-12-05T17:52:00.000-08:00

Showing inside the cells of the paper wasp nest. Paper Wasps are stingers !! These stingers prefer to build their nests in places that bring them in close contact to people.

An egg is laid in each of these cells. Larvae hatch from these cells and are fed by worker wasps......the main supply of food is nectar and caterpillars.

The Paper Wasp nests are developed by the female wasps who use a blend of saliva and wood to form single layer nests containing individual cells.

The size of the wasp nest can range from 1" to 18" or more.....(This was a fairly large one then). The old timers say the size of the nest can depend a lot on the warm weather and food supply..., and actually it makes a lot of sense.

Sad Little Face

2007-11-28T11:57:00.000-08:00

This is Ibe...the girl and me, didn't notice the little face at first glance.. but when she saw little face, the girl almost sobbed. She went back to the area..and cleared up around the tiny flower. I thought little flower might be afraid of the stick, so stick is gone now.

Through the Canopy

2007-11-28T07:56:00.000-08:00

Time and the Window

2007-11-27T08:24:00.000-08:00

I seem to be partial to very old buildings and whatevers in my wanderings. Some seem to have a story to tell and some have long since told their story.

This one seemed interesting.. it was home to the "pods" ; the wasp and the bee.........so there is still life and interest here, not only with the aforementioned, but also the texture of plants, the wood and the old peeling paint.

Note to self..get a book showing plants and their names.

The Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site

2007-11-24T21:05:00.000-08:00

Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site

Vintage phone in the Visitors Center. There is in this building lots and lots of materials, mementos, photographs of his early life, the war years and that of the Presidency. There was just too much to look at and the tour was starting soon the guide said... so away we went...

I love this statue...it was done by Robert Dean Jr.

Mr. Dean has completed three statues of Dwight D. Eisenhower...

The one in Denison,Texas... his birthplace

the second on the grounds of the U.S.Military Academy

the third on the grounds of the U.S. Embassy in London

His other major works include two statues of General Douglas McArthur

and one of George S.Patton

Now I ask you..isn't the sky just too blue in Texas

This is a beautiful little house.."back in the day" this would truly have been a fine wonderful home

As the guide let us in the front door, and then turned to lock it behind us..(we would be exiting at the back of the house), she was having trouble getting the key to come back out..I looked down and was amazed at the workmanship of the "lockplate?". It was a taller one..more tall than wide and there was a raised embossed heart there, surrounding where the key had finally been removed.

This is just to the left of the long hallway and was the family sitting room. I especially loved the little chair and the toys...but then I looked at what the table held...

Our guide, (a wonderful lady and thankfully, a really cool one) seemed kinda amused by my little outburst. Upon seeing what was on the table, I believe I blurted out something like{ ..ummmmm holy hells bells..something kinda like that..:)... } You hafta understand, I truly love vintage sewing supplies..and here was a tablefull. There was everything from several pincushions, a sewing case, a needlecase..and a tiny box holding scissors and other supplies..and a very, very old, well used darning egg.

And then...there on the chair, (just behind the guide)...was a white pillow cushion with pins and spindle bobbins and she must have imagined I would faint..cause she quickly asked me a question. She said..do you know what that is?? And being a good Texan, I said well of course. My granny had those and she let me help her sometime. The lady next to me froze me with a look...but not for long...the guide actually let me hold that beautiful cushion and look at the pins, the thread, the spindle bobbins and how they were wound...and the lace that was being made.... It was wonderful...

I don't think the lady that gave me the look forgave me..

I loved this beautiful old Log Cabin quilt...and the old chair and cradle. Note that cute little white nessesity at the foot of the bed. "Back in the day" these were called everything from chamber pots...to well..... This one has a crocheted cover for the lid...

This little highchair had many uses.....it came apart in ways so as to serve...as highchair, walker, and a stroller...

Another of my weaknesses...and yes, I have many....happens to be stoves from the bygone days. But I tell you, if you've never had red beans, ham and either cornbread or biscuits cooked on a wood stove...well, you just haven't had your fair share of good food.

This little area and the other flower areas...are all butterfly gardens. The little house on the post..is a butterfly home...

Another little house on the property

Another of the buildings on the property

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The Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site is located at:

609 South Lamar Avenue

Denison, Grayson County, Texas..

The house, office and visitor center are only closed on Mondays and are open year round, with the exception of Christmas Day and New Years Day..

The Nail

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How Great Thou Are

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Where's the Bee ??????

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I was busily trying to sit and take pictures and adjust camera...and along came this little friend. I sat quietly as he tried to select a flower to sit on....

Little bee about his business...I was making wild attempts to get a photo. I think he may have been laughing at me...and wondering...will the dim woman ever get camera focused ??????

Forgive blurry photos please....bee was co-operating.... myself and camera was having issues

Isn't he just too cute ??????

Little bee posing

He had enough and selected more flowers...As I was trying to get to my feet to follow him...I realized I had sat crosslegged too long..and my legs was "asleep".....In my haste to get up, I almost did a swan dive into the grass....Somewhere...back in the hive..there is a bee, telling the story about the woman and the camera...,I just know they're having a good laugh.......

Moon and Sun in Texas

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Nightime ...... Full Moon

I like this one best...didn't realize for a bit..I had the shadow trees as well

I'm not sure if anything is much hotter than the blazing Texas sun...this one, I just held camera up and snapped... the sun is still brilliant

Sunbonnet Sue Needlecases..plus 1

2007-11-17T12:52:00.000-08:00

These are my original designs and patterns...please..just ask my permission before you use them...and it will be okay.
I hope you like Sue as much as I do...she's the little girl in all us girls, no matter our ages....she is my favourite quilt pattern., my favourite crosstitch and "chicken scratch" pattern..
These were designed especially for friends.... the first one "little pink sue" is the first block on my quilt...it may never be completed but it's a start...

This first quilt block is for Doreen

This needlecase..is for Doreen..my all knowing wonderful quilter friend...Dose shares her love of quilting and needleart with us all.., this is also called "Tango Rose"

This needlecase is for a dear friend Jean, ...she recently passed away...We love you Jean and we miss you still......

This "little red sue, has lost her shoes...and Iora will help her find them"...This needlecase was made for my trusty cohart and computer whiz friend..Iora..a truly gentle soul and trusted friend...

This little blue Sue..(the second blue Sue) was for Denise,..Jeans daughter..
a lady as sweet, loving and kind as her mother

This is for Bernadette..a tiny English friend that has always wanted to be a leprechaun for a day...Here you are Bernadette, complete with little shillelagh

Bar-b-q and Vintage Things

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Older Bar-B-Q place..and wagon....

when in this little town,this is my favourite place to munch ribs. Has one of the most killer sauces in Texas....

Entryway...I love this old stove..the feel is so smooth....when I was younger and lived in the country, I had a stove almost like this... mine also had a warming oven on top...the best stove I ever had..

These two figure have been here I guess for always..they're just as you go in the front door..and has given me and many other customers a start..even tho they've always been in the same spot...

Please ignore the condiments stacked on top of this wonderful old stove. This is the only way I could get a pic..even tho owner was wonderful with his permission to move about and take photos...Thanks Johnny

I like the old cast iron hanging about also...and the carved Indian head...

The bottom part of the old stove...note the two stoneware jugs to the right..and the old linoleum on the floor...The linoleum doesn't go back nearly so far as the stove tho...

Barbed wire display..there are many others and lots and lots of old photographs, however I blurred some in my hurry not to overstay my photo welcome