Drive-By Shopping…

More photos from last weekend’s Reelfoot Area Arts and Crafts Show and flea market…

This artist with the metal pumpkins was from Texas…

  The lady with this booth was an old friend of mine,

Judy and I used to show at local art shows…Hi Judy

I have Judy’s info if anyone wants to contact her about her wares.

 

Don’t ask me, I just took the photo!!!

Cute doggie hats!!!

This lady was selling out her beautiful pottery at 50% off…

Loved this colorful booth

I’m not sure which was the cutest…the artists or their subjects!!!

I am Woman…Hear Me Roar…Hear Me Tweet!!!


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I Found Herbie!!!

 

At least I think I found Herbie … “The Love Bug”!!!

He is right here in West Tennessee!!!

Don’t you think this might be the infamous “Herbie”?

 

He was at this flea market…There were lots of “colorful” characters here!!!

Not all of them were terrific spellers!!!

They had lots of color though.

 

You know I always find some cuties when I go somewhere…how about this one?

She was dressed for a beautiful day at Reelfoot Lake.

We hold a huge Arts & Crafts Festival every October and it is a wonderful family event.

The flea markets show up around the perimeters of the craft show and just make it even more fun and colorful!!!

 

Reelfoot Lake is known for it’s Crappie fishing!!!  (Crappie is a kind of fish, not an adjective. )

The wind got high a little while later and the water was whitecapping…

along with blowing displays down and stirring up lots of dust!!!

 

I have a lot of gorgeous photos of this event so come back for more local color!!!

 

Please join Mary @ Little Red House for Mosaic Monday!!!

Friends Don’t Let Friends Walk Alone.

My favorite hobby is photographing local pet shows…

this one was held here in the little town where we live…

“Pets In The Park”

It was just that…and I had more fun than anyone!!!

I guess I have to be completely honest here…

I also love photographing kids and animals, together, apart…

oh shoot, I just like taking pictures of anything!!!

Kids and Furry Critters are just plain ole fun!!!

There is a really beautiful story about this duo…(here)

Doesn’t this just melt your cold, cold heart???

 This little girl was so shy…but she had a wonderful furry pet!!!

Here is her furry pet…His name is Valentino…can you see why???

That perfect heart on his right side made it a perfect name for this little goat!!!

AAAwwwww!!!

I met this young man last year with this Morkie, he grew a lot this past year and his cute doggie grew a lot also!!!

Brother and sister with a wig on their pup…this should be one of those “Caption The Photo” contests!!!

Pooch said …getta outta my way lady!!!

Unconditional Love!!!

Does this remind you of the phrase about dogs looking like their owners???

Cutest pup in the park!!! My grandpuppy “Sassy”…

Furry First Fridays…visit for more cuteness…it’s a hoot!!!

It Makes Me Smile

I’m on a new kick here in Tn. this morning…I’m gonna take care of Becky…I’ve always taken care of everyone and everything…to an excess…I think I may be suffocating my family a little.

I baked my favorite breakfast…just for me…and Zoe says me too!!!

My favorite bran muffins…and I put everything but the kitchen sink in them!!!

bran buds

chopped apple

walnuts

cranberries

Lots of yummy stuff to make them moist and crunchy!!!

I also had this mug filled with piping hot chocolate…it is in the low sixties this a.m.   Perfect for hot chocolate.

I don’t drink coffee and only drink hot tea occasionally, so a cup of hot chocolate is a treat!

I probably spent two years looking for the perfect mug for my hot chocolate. I finally found it last year. There was just one but I only needed one since I’m the only one who drinks hot chocolate in this house. Hubby is a big time coffee drinker, I never managed to acquire the taste.

My perfect mug had to be…

comfortable

pretty

something to look forward to using

It is all of that…

I smile when I use it…

I also smile when I can smell hubby’s coffee brewing

Coffee smells so divine

Why can’t I like it???

I also smile when I see my little vignette of thrifted china setting here…

My big “crackledy” platter is usually hung on a wall somewhere but I took it down yesterday

The little brown transfer ware creamer is something that I also smile at…it’s a happy creamer

the other creamer and dessert dish is part of a little set

I think the yellow and brown plaid is so happy and bright and I love the shape of that creamer

My incomplete set of these consist of six dessert plates and this cute little creamer…

It makes me smile when the dishes I use are American made, even though these are vintage…Someone in California fed their family with the wages earned from making my little dishes…that’s a good feeling!!!

I even still love the soft blue Formica counter tops that I picked out twenty two years ago…

I guess I should upgrade…but I still smile when I see the soft blue color…

This grungy ole well seasoned muffin pan bakes the best muffins!!! I just wipe it out after using it and my muffins never stick to the pan…

While my muffins were baking, I did this…

see the red and gold little ginger jar…it was my favorite lamp…it quit working…

so I took the lamp guts and threw them away

then I got out the Gorilla Glue and glued it all together…

I still like it…

It makes me smile!!!

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and Cottage and Vine

Pursuing Change

This video speaks for itself…

 

 

 

 

These are just a few random shots of the crowd from last night’s Dyer and Lake County Reagan Day Dinner…

 

 

 

 

Ryan and Bethany …Bethany and her family used to be my neighbors…

 

 

Mrs. Jewell Horner, Chairwoman of the Dyer County Republican Party

 

 Mr. and Mrs. Horner at the podium…

 

Palin fans!!! This nice couple let me share their table so I could get closer photos of the speakers…thank you!!! 

 

 

 

Bethany, Ryan, Scott and Jessica