HOW TO ADD AN AWARD

I never thought that it might be helpful to know how to add an award. I forgot someone walked me through this the first time. I've had a few people ask so here are some instructions for those just learning and if you have any questions, email me at: lrick4444@yahoo.com.

1. Go to my post where the picture of the award is.
2. Right click on it and go to SAVE PICTURE AS...
3. put which file you want to store this picture in, personally I just put it on my desktop so I can find it.... just make sure you can find it where ever you put it...
4. Go to your blog, then to your dashboard, then to layout.
5. Go to add a gadget, go to picture, and click browse on your computer.
6. Go to the folder or desktop and find the picture of the award, double click the picture. It should automatically download. When finished click SAVE.
You can also type in a title or comment in caption or title.
I hope this helps...... best of luck and email me if stuck!!!

DRAGON'S LOYALTY AWARD

This award represents a loyal reader (because dragon's are loyal!)
I want to thank Debby from Just Breathe for this award. I love reading her blog. She has such a kind and genuine heart. She's just interesting to read. Reading her blog each day, is like calling a best friend just to say hi, how are ya? and she is one of my loyal readers as well. I'm just so lucky to have such fun, wonderful, loving bloggy buddies. Be sure to check out her blog.

So now I am supposed to list my loyal bloggy buddies. My "Sisters-of-the-Blog". These are people that read my blog regularly and comment. I have tons of people reading (as shown by my counter and traffic feed), but few comment. So this award can only go to the ones that comment since I DON'T KNOW WHO THE OTHERS ARE...

Sharon at Sweet Repose, dear close friend in blogworld and realworld.

Piper at Friends Candle Shed , my P.O.C. ! check out her blog.

Mary at Cohagen Chronicles has become a dear friend through the blogworld.

Jeannette (?) at ButterRum, she does excellent tutorials re: cooking, baking, love her.

Colleen at Main Street Memories All I can say is she will put you in a good mood and make your day just by reading her blog. Oh, be ready to laugh out loud!

Penny at Little PenPen I love her posts. Be sure to check her out.

Kathy at Glass Artist... a mentor in glass world... love ya Kathy. Her work is so awesome...

Debi at Life in my Studio Love what she does...

Lovella at What Matters Most what a sweetheart.. and a beautiful blog

Jan at Summer Sundays Always has something to share, and her arrangements are beautiful. Check her out and her place at Leola's.

Kitty at What Now? She visits me all the time... thanks!

Barb at Simply Iowa Love her!!! If we lived physically close to each other, we would be dangerous together. She flies all around the MidWest with her cute lil' blue truck.

Life is Good (Sorry. Don't know your first name) but a devoted follower and leaves the sweetest comments.

Debra at Common Ground the coolest decorating ideas and leaves dear sweet comments.

Joan at Anything Goes Here the neatest ideas, quick tutorials, great adventures in the world of estate sales... thanks for the comments.

and last but not least, Cher at The Texas Woman, my Tuesday entertainment... go to her blog and see. Love ya Cher, Mohawk Woman...

THANK YOU ALL MY DEAR BLOGGY BUDDIES,,,, I love you all.... You are the ones that keep me posting because of your comments, kind hearts. It is a friendship like none other!

Now collect your awards and pass them on to your best readers....

This post just took me forever... So if you don't have forever to spend on this project, I understand, it's okay.... I know I missed a bunch of people, I am truly sorry... but this little clock was going off in my head and all I could hear was tick, tick, tick,,,,, so time to go!!! LOVE YA ALL and thanks for commenting, I look forward to reading more....

MWAH TO YOU DEBBY, WEARING HATS TODAY

See that new award I just got!!! Look over there, on the right, see it? Thanks Debby from Just Breathe...I am soooo excited, but honestly, I have no time to type til tonight. I'm just sneaking this in while waiting for DH to call me.

Yes, I am "taxi woman" this morning because it is the first day of picking and that means being on call for anything (since I am retired, this has become my job of sorts).


The first day of picking means alot of adjustments so I wear many hats; tool finder woman, lunch packer woman, good listener woman (sometimes I need ear plugs for this role), taxi woman, to name a few... oh, there will be a few more hats in there, I just can't think of them right now and my phone is ringing, guess who it is?... yup, DH (dear hubby)... I'm out the door... type to everyone tonight,,,, see ya!!!

FUN FUN FUN...

Okay, so I have been playing with this glass on glass thing. I am having a blast, but have become a real recluse whenever I have been home, which is okay because we are going into our harvest season and I become a picker's widow each fall.... and when he isn't pickin', he's fixin' (the broken, not workin' equipment-of-the-day).

Here's the first one I have done. Pretty prim lil' crow..

WHEN YOU PUT THESE IN A WINDOW, THE LIGHT SHINES THROUGH THEM.

Also working on Christmas presents for the Iowa people....

(As always you can click on the pics to blow them up)

So are you thinking about Christmas presents already, like I am?

When you are in craft mode for gifts, gotta start early!!!

Got some fun ideas? Please share with us bloggers....

JARS

I wish I could get more into decorating these days. I used to put out tons of decorations for each season, each holiday. Heck, one year I even had a little Christmas tree in the bathroom
(I know,,,, WHAT.....who does that?)
But year after year, my decoration desire is deminishing.....
So, this is my fall decorating... just this little corner....
See that jar?

Well, Piper painted these jars and has them at the Shed. They are just so cute. You can put a tea light in them or maybe candy, whatever.
I just added mine to the fall decor.


She also has Christmas on her mind. I didn't want to say that too loud, it might start snowing and as much as I don't mind snow, I don't want it to start too soon.
So she painted a bunch of snowmen.
They are just cute as can be. Again, you could use it for any purpose, but they shine so cute with a tea light in them. There are polka dots on the front and stripes in the back that allow the light to shine through.

TODAY, START PUSHIN' OUT THE GLASS & A NEW BIRDHOUSE

So I haven't been to The Candle Shed for 4 days or so and needed to take some things in there and see what fun things Piper dreamed up while I was gone. This birdhouse was sitting on the corner of the counter. Isn't it just the cutest thing!!! I tell ya, she just gets better and better on ideas and painting. She said she has 8 more sitting at home to finish painting. If 6 months ago, I would have said, Piper, by September you will be knee deep in painting birdhouses, she would have said, WHAT?????

I don't think she ever knew how popular her birdhouses would become. She was even featured in the local newspaper!

Piper also asked me if I wanted to take a bunch of stuff to a show in LeClaire, IA the weekend of October 10th & 11th. At first I thought, noooooo, but the more and more I thought about it, I started warming up to the idea. Now I just have to revvv up the engines and get a bunch of stuff made. So that's what I am doing... I will show ya stuff as I go along. This is going to be a push, cuz I don't have much stuff at this point, but I also have 2 weeks..... so I might not be blogging alot!!

Gotta go!!! Boy, am I glad it is supposed to be raining for the next few days. That will help keep me chained to my room, cutting glass!!! If you get a chance, check out Grasshoppers, LeClaire, IA. I guess that's where we are going to set up!!!

DAY TRIP

We have always been spur of the moment people. I think it goes along with farming life because you never know when you are going to have a day off and when you do, you just go! Farming is a 24/7 occupation if you are self-employed and if you have livestock. I know all you farm wives are shaking your head yes....

So yesterday, I am doing my routine, coffee (always first), read blog, read newspaper, put in a load of wash (Monday is wash day for me)...... DH (dear hubby) says, "I think I want to take a ride today and check out some equipment (who knows at this point what equipment means! I don't ask, I just go along with it), maybe swing by and see Tracy. That's our daughter,,,, she lives 75 miles from us. For some reason, I'm thinking to myself, that's not just swinging by, but okay, I can play this game (cuz I didn't take Mind Reading 101 in school).

I said I could be ready in an hour and by his pacing, I'm thinking.... make it sooner. I announce that I am taking a shower quick (after all, a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do). I decided to do everything; shower, hair, makeup, get dressed in super warped speed because we girls CAN when necessary!

and off we went!!!!

I decided, as we head into Iowa, to maybe do a Barn Theme picture taking blog. I quietly mention this to DH and he just smiles at me. By reading his mind this time, he's thinking....HUH????

I just have to keep myself entertained with my camera otherwise, I am telling him how to drive and that is one thing that just boils his blood.... so I just snap pics out the window... it is safer that way!

So these pics are me entertaining myself for what ends up to be a 200 mile trip to look at equipment and see our daughter...... left at 10:30. Got home at 6:00.

This flag is HUGE on top.

old corn crib

Alot of barns through out Iowa area have put what I call quilt patterns on their barns. You see them especially going towards the Amanas and Kolona. I like 'em!

This barn is kinda a landmark going to Columbus Junction. I have always liked it for it's grafitti. Kids have been known to drag their photographer out here for senior pics.

All in all it was a very enjoyable trip. We ate at a place in Washington, IA... Frontier Family Restaurant. Excellent food and packed with people.


and we stopped in Amana. I got to visit Sharon from Sweet Repose's new place.

I'll share those pics in another post.

Time to go... time is up.... I have been on this computer all morning and just need to MOVE ON!!!