A great give-away from "The Old Cupboard Door"

I have started a new list on the left side bar so that I can get the news out on some of the great giveaways that are going on.  I am happy to have The Old Cupboard Door as my first.  

To go to Willa' s blog and enter to win this beautiful and collectible piece of art just click on "The Old Cupboard Door" in the left sidebar.

Baa, Baa...you gotta see my sheep!!

Don't you just love it?  It was made by an extremely talented artist who just happens to be one of my OFG sisters, Brenda of  "The Rusty Thimble".

I stumbled upon this beauty while checking out one of Brenda's sales.  (If you have never visited Brenda's sales, you have really missed out!)  I want to give Brenda a special "Thanks"...I am so, so happy with my little lamb!

Now, FYI, you can find more of Brenda's beauties and get the info on her sales and giveaways by just clicking on these links:

http://therustythimble.blogspot.com
http://www.etsy.com/rustythimble
http://rustythimblesalesblog.blogspot.com
http://therustythimblewholesaleblog.blogspot.com
http://therustythimblesales2.blogspot.com

Thanks again, Brenda...I can't wait until your July sale!!

A REMEDY...

Have you ever had peeling nails?  I have to the point that my fingertips were painful.  Thankfully, a nice Nurse Practitioner did some research and found that sometimes the cause can be due to a kind of yeast infection.  And you are not going to believe the cure:

VINEGAR

Yep, just soak your fingers for 20 minutes each day in a mixture of vinegar and water.  She didn't know the exact ratio of vinegar to water, so I just dolloped some vinegar into a cup of water and soaked.    

I was amazed at how fast I could tell this was helping and soon the nails were beginning to clear up.  And, as a bonus, my very soft nails are now much stronger.

Don't be afraid to give this a try...the NP assured me that it couldn't hurt, even if there was no yeast infection. 

Hope this helps someone out there!!

If you got it, you got it!!

I've always known I was a classy lady.  I just didn't know until today just how classy I really am!!!

I will be as delicate as I can in describing the events of today.  It began around two o'clock this afternoon...many of you, I'm sure, have experienced it...that mounting feeling of pressure that comes from drinking too much coffee and water.  Yep, I had to pee really bad!!  I calmly asked one of the girls to watch the registers while I excused myself...took off like a gazelle to the ladies room...it was occupied.  I went back to my work area and took the stance...you know which one I'm talking about...waited a few minutes and went back to the ladies room.  Hallelujah, it was empty. I dashed in only to find there was no TP!!  Went back up to the front, grabbed a couple of packages of  TP and got sidetracked by customers!!  Got them waited on and walked quickly back to the ladies room which was occupied again!!  Now, I'm in pain and my eyes are turning yellow as I go back up front only to get waylaid by more customers.  As I wait on them, trying not to cry and still holding on the the two packages of TP, I begin to go over the pros and cons of Depends and wonder if Ron would consider stocking them in the lumber shed...something to think about.  Finally, the customers have been waited on and I am free to return to the ladies room...here is where the classy part comes in.  As I turn and head for the ladies room in a dead run, I turn to the girls up front and begin to wave both packages of TP in the air while yelling back at them, "I'm headed back to try this one more time." 

Now, am I classy or what!!

Time is flying by!!

I can't believe it has been so long since I last posted.  I hope you all haven't given up on me!   

Lots of great things have been going on at the "Old Farmhouse"...a fabulous giveaway, the Spring Fling Celebration and more.


Not much has been going on on the ridge.  I've just been going to work, coming home, eating, going to bed and doing the same thing over again the next day, etc., etc., etc.    That is, until yesterday morning...I got one of those phone calls that you never want to get telling me that my brother was in an automobile accident and was being taken by helicopter to the hospital with possible head injuries.  Thankfully, the cat scan confirmed what we knew all along...his head is too hard to have suffered injury.  :)  Unfortunately, his left hand and right knee didn't fare so well.  The hand has a broken bone and the knee cap was split down the center and separated from the rest of the knee.  Surgery was done today to put the knee back together...it went well...and both the hand and knee are in casts.  Bless your heart, Tony, I pray you heal quickly and completely.


I plan to have my first giveaway soon to celebrate my second year with the Old Farmhouse Gathering group.  I will be posting more on this the first part of next week.


Talk to you then,
Judy

HANG ON TIGHT...

Let go you lose! Now, you say, “what does that mean?” Well, would you believe that was one of our favorite games on the farm? Can anyone guess what I’m talking about? I wonder how many of you have actually played this game?

You have to have an electric fence. A what? A fence that is electric…that is, an electric current runs through it putting off an electric shock when touched. It can give you quite a jolt. Also needed are a few kids. To make the game more fun, you need at least one who has never played the game. The “how to” is easy. Everyone lines up perpendicular to the fence taking hold of the persons hand on either side of them. Now, take a big, deep breath. Let it out. 1, 2, 3…the first in line takes hold of the fence leading us to the object of the game “holding on” while the electricity runs through to the last then makes it’s trip back to the wire only to begin the trip back down the line again. This is where being new to the game comes in…the new guy is always last in line where the jolt of electricity is the strongest. If he or she hangs on the longest there are lots of ooohs and ahhhs and they are king for the day. Thankfully, we had an electric fence around our pasture and I loved this game. We had lots of laughs, always congratulated one another for a good job done and made sure each others hair was slicked back down good and proper when finished.

Admittedly, I haven’t grabbed hold of an electric fence in a really, really long time. But, the concept of “hang on tight…let go you lose” has stayed with me. And, now that I’m “older” I do appreciate so much what that means. Just think of all that we have to hang on to…

Our spouse, admittedly there are times when we felt like letting go just a little,

Our kids, God love ‘em, there were times when we wished we could fence them up and never let them out. Times when we would open the gate and wonder if they would ever go out,

Our parents, we longed for the day when we could leave their “pasture” and live our own lives. Then, we grew up and learned what letting go really means.

Our God, Who will never let go even though there are times when we do.

I apologize for the rambling (not really). I just hope I’m making sense to someone other than myself. Actually, I have been to bed already tonight and this “Moccasin Holler Memoir” creeped into my head. I knew that if I didn’t get up and type something I would never remember it later on. So, this is just a rough draft to help put it all together when I am awake. This time I decided to share it with you before the fixin’ up…let me know what you think.

Nitey nite.

"MONDAY MARKETPLACE"

It's a new year and I want to begin it with another edition of  "Monday Marketplace".  I'm afraid I slacked off on this and I apologize...but, we are really wanting to make our Old Farmhouse Gathering a place "synonymous" with "handmade".  I couldn't think of a better OFG sister to start the year off with than Alice of "WillmasWimzees".   Following you will find her interview and a link to her Etsy shop, enjoy!



l. What is the name of your Etsy shop and why did you choose
that name?
Willmaswimzees, it is the name of my pattern line.  Although I
made a mistake and used two L’s in Wilma, but it’s after my grandma.

2.    How long have you been on Etsy?
Since February 2008

3.    What type of items do you offer?
Mostly prim dolls and e patterns. I have started making sweaters
for small dogs.

4.    How long have you been crafting?
About 12 years.

5.    Who or What inspires you?
If I can’t find a pattern for what I am looking for, for a
reasonable price, I design one myself.

6.    What is your favorite item in your shop and why?
Oh that’s tough.  I love the snowballs, they don’t melt.  But I
like the Santa with his list too.
 
7. Other places where you can be found (Ebay, webstore, blog)
        www.wilmaswimzees.com
        http://wilmaswimzees.blogspot.com       
http://willmaswimzees.etsy.com