a moment of still

The grandboys in a rare moment of quiet this week

My review/THE HELP

 The Help

The best book I've read in ages. I will read it again. Every character stepped off the pages. i would recognize each location if they were real. Amazing first novel for Kathryn Stockett...can not wait for the next. Oh wait...yes I can if it is as good as this!

Go toward the light

Don't know why this moth decided to fly into my ear at 2 in the morning but it took me almost 12 hours to get him out. I am very happy to see he didn't leave any parts in there.

breaking printing rules

I needed to make my signs more noticeable because the green and black just blended into the nature

Sweets for the sweet

so I'm not a big sweet eater , but when I want chocolate, it becomes an obsession. Here  is the easiest fudge recipe I ever found and it takes only 2 ingredients and a microwave! You can embellish the product if you are a crafter like me, or leave it as is.

1 bag of semi sweet chocolate chips (12 ounces)

 1 can  of ready made frosting

Melt the chips in microwave for 90 seconds  (I stirred half way though)

Add the can of frosting (any flavor will do)
Microwave for another 90 seconds
Stir well (I added a teaspoon of vanilla) and pour into a buttered pan (8" is good)

Refrigerate until set (overnight will make a nice firm fudge, but 30-45 minutes will allow it to be cut)
Take one piece and freeze the rest
Don't tell your friends

Love
Mari

leftover paint & stencil

Used my pazzles to cut a stencil and painted my picnic table with leftover floor paint...The table doubles as my craft table so it was a pretty sorry looking thing before (and probably will be again) but now I can use it for the Barbeque party :O)

done!

country floor

1/2 way

LOTS OF TAPE

sneaking upon the gnome

step 1&2

Trent's 4th Birthday

hot, hot, hot

I just walked down to the brook in back of my house, followed a deer path to the water and actually stood in the wet stuff...This is after 8 years of owning this property.. A safe path will be built for future 95 degree days :o)

NEW MURAL...I can move mountains

blank slate(aka tile backsplash

So after 7 years, my primitive roosters have flown the coop...I need inspiration and my kitchen penisula back...

prototype

Peter whipped this up this afternoon...tenants wanted

Home at Last

Sign for porch entrance

mouse hunt

This says it all

I made a new sign for the pergola