Easter Greetings!

Hope everyone is having a nice Easter! Since today was a very rainy, windy, & stormy day, we had all the Easter festivities yesterday. A nice time was had by all with a picnic lunch, egg hunt for the grandbaby, and in general relaxing amidst the blooming dogwoods, and lilacs, near the pond. The fresh homemade banana pudding was the yummiest of all the desserts! :)

Here's a little guy that we found flitting among the lilacs! Somebody tell me what is it?? He was smaller than a hummer, maybe 1/2 the size, but looked like some sort of moth? I've seen the big hummer-type moths before, but not like this one. He has 2 bands of yellow across the bottom. It was fun to see him close up. Please leave a comment if you know what he is. :)

My oldest "baby!"

This year, my oldest's 32nd Birthday fell on Easter! Yep, that's her in the photo at about age 3! She was a little tomboy and loved to play in the dirt! We didn't get to see her due to the bad weather, but plan a trip next weekend to celebrate!
Happy Birthday, Sweetie!!

One more thing to add today. This link was on Twitter via Ann Curry.
It will give you even more to smile about on this wonderful Easter.
Enjoy!!

Follow Your Dreams!!

Flea Market Friday II

Welcome to Flea Market Friday!

Here's an adorable toy sewing machine!

Remember when things were made of sturdy metal?


This little machine really works! It takes 2 "D" batteries, which are included. It has an on and off switch. I didn't actually sew with it, but the little light turned on and it seemed to run well.



It measures 6 1/2" across by about 5 1/2" high.



There's a spot of rust on the battery cover.



The words, "2 D Cell Cragstan Batteries" and "Japan" are on the battery door. Also the word "Crystal" is on the bottom.

This is another vintage sewing treasure that would be great displayed in your sewing or craft room. And small sewing projects would be a breeze!
$40 plus shipping will send it on it's way. I use PayPal.

Please feel free to email me if you're interested or have any questions!

Thanks for looking!

*Follow* ups! :)

Hi all! I just added a *follower* gizmo to the right. I wasn't too sure how this works. I plan on having a *Flea Market Friday* every week, so I thought it might help if all y'all *junkers* and *collectors* could have a little reminder.

So come on, stop by, and join in the fun!

If you have a Flea Market Friday, let me know and I'll post a link to your blog here!

Lots of great stuff out there!

Thanks a bunch!!

If you were around in the early 70s, you may remember the Pink Panther and Inspector Clouseau cartoons. The "followers" widget made me think of the Inspector! LoL! I loved to draw that bumbling, and funny guy!! I did lots of posters with him as the main character. I have photos somewhere at my dad's of the drawings. He used to take pics of my art projects when I was a kid. Thank goodness for dads that save stuff! :)

Flea Market Friday

Happy Spring Friday, All!

I can't remember who started "Flea Market Friday." (Somebody please tell me)This is my first time to put an item on here to sell. I decided this great find needs a good home. So, here ya go!

A Vintage Cloth Mannequin Head!

She's in pretty good shape for her age, no rips or tears. I'm assuming the cloth is a muslin or canvas type fabric. She won't need to be primmed up!

The base has a plastic rim around it in good shape. I believe there was a base it sat on at some point. The stamp on it at the bottom says 28 then 20 below that?

This is sitting on my sundial outside to get a good photo, so the dial is not included. LoL! This would be really nice tucked in with your antique sewing items. I can see her sporting a nice vintage chapeau and all fixed up for springtime!

Just email me if you're interested. 20 bucks plus shipping will send her on her way to you. PayPal only please.

Oh, I might add...coming soon...our new vintage shop on Etsy!!

I will announce the grand opening here!
We will have some cool vintage collectibles to use as decor or in your crafting projects.

Got Hummers?

Well, no, I haven't seen a hummingbird yet. But, by now one usually has dropped by to see how many feeders we have out. We are late this season!! They will be up and ready for the scouts by tomorrow!

Meanwhile these are photos from the Butterfly Festival at Mount Magazine Lodge in Arkansas taken in 07.

This is the gorgeous view from the lodge! It was overcast, but still wonderful!

One more photo of one of the many feeders at the Nature Center!

Here's a link to a great site about Hummingbirds:

Hummers Here!

Fun Site!

Happy April Fools Day! Hope it went well for everybody! No tricks here. Just found this gizmo on another blog and had to share. It's called *Image Chef.* I made the heart. Lots of options to make fun stuff for your blog. Check it out!

Earth Hour

This event is tomorrow night (Saturday,the 28th) at 8:30 pm. Still time to participate by just turning off your lights for one hour. Sounds like a good idea, saves energy and romantic at the same time! Check it out!



The Empire State Building will also be turning off its lights for one hour. Here's an article on it.
http://www.panda.org/?160441/Empire-State-to-be-Empire-Statement

Spring is Here!

Yeay! Spring is officially here! Sorry, NYC! I noticed it was snowing there this morning! It won't be long though! :)

Here's some pics of my "barely" blooms. Now this was from about a week ago, so I need to get back out and take some more photos. The daffodils are already gone!

The little bee (if you can see him) is my favorite! I can remember as a child there were SO many bees in the yard, you could not go out there barefoot! Yes, I got a sting or two! But I saw this lone little bee the other day working very hard going from flower to flower. Honestly, I did not see another one!! Surely there are more SOMEwhere out there! Our grass has not been cut yet, because what would be left for the bees...for now anyway!

And what would spring be without Baseball!! This is at Baum Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas! Everyone is wearing the green caps for St Patricks Day! Go Hogs!

Thanks for visiting! In the process of a blog makover!! More to come soon!!

Hope y'all have a wonderful weekend!

Wearin' O' The Green!

Whoa!! This is really the Wearin' O' The Green!! I just couldn't go another day with a Christmas Tree in my layout! I don't have a clue when it comes to adding new backgrounds. But I do know how to delete them, and add a standard template! A new fresh springy design is coming soon...when my DD has time to fix it for me. So meanwhile, it's St. Paddy's green!

Hope everyone has a great day! Wear your green, so you won't get pinched!

Eagle Cam...eggs!

Happy Sunday!

I love birdcams! Check out this link to the George Miksch Sutton Avian Research Center's Eagle Cam near Stillwater, Oklahoma. Scroll down a bit to see the video. The eggs are set to hatch around March 15th!!

Eagle Cam!

Enjoy!

Spring Yet? YES!!

I think it may be here! It feels like it anyway! Right now, at 1pm, it's 79 degrees! We've been out cleaning up around the yard. I remember now that we haven't done much in the way of exercise lately! Oh my, we both had to come in and take a break!

We have a pair of hawks in the neighborhood (the park is only a couple blocks away) They KNEW it was spring! They were flying back and forth, diving and calling to each other all morning. So fun to see all the birds busily making their nests,too.

Ok, I guess I'd better get back out in the yard. More spring *adventures* to come! :)
Is cleaning the yard an adventure?

OFG Spring Celebration!

Have a look at all the wonderful new Spring Creations by the Old Farmhouse Gathering Team on Etsy! Visit Etsy and type in OFGSC to see more items from our members...or just follow this link!

OFG Spring Celebration!

Happy Spring! It's almost here!