What's That Noise?

Shh, I can barely hear it...

OMG! I think it's silence!

It's been so long, I wasn't sure what is was.

All three kiddos went to oldest kiddos

and all are tubing down the river today

along with more friends.

Then they are staying the night.

So I have 2 days and 1 night by myself.

(doing the happy dance)

Now don't get me wrong.

I LOVE all my children.

It's just once in a while....

it's kind of nice to be alone.

What to do, what to do?

Let's see I could....

craft

watch tv

play on the computer

read

craft

just sit

sleep

garden

craft

So many things,

so little time! LOL

Well, I'll tell you what I know I will be doing......

It's Margarita Time!

It's 5 o'clock somewhere!

(thank you JB)

Yep I have a bucket of Margaritas made.

Yes, I said BUCKET.

We stopped in at a fairly new party store a few months ago to check it out.

They had buckets of drink mixes.

WOW!

My son grabbed the Margarita mix.

It's really cool.

It comes with the mix and all you add is the Tequila.

We've gone thru a couple buckets so far.

We've been using the bucket but adding our own

mix and adjusting the Tequila to our own taste.

The bucket has a spout on it so if you'd like your Margarita on the rocks you can.

Or if you like them frozen you pop it in the freezer.

We like them frozen...especially in this heat wave.

It doesn't freeze all the way due to the alcohol.

The ice is a little different from what we're used to.

It's more Snow Cone like than slushy like.

What I love the most is that if you just want one

you can open the freezer and scoop it out.

No more making a big blender full when it's not needed.

Ok got the Margaritas...

need something to eat, what goes with Margaritas...

mmmm Nachos!

Don't you just love the tea towel?

It's by Shirley of Shirley Stitches.

I was lucky enough to be her swap partner

awhile back but she has lovely items in her

Etsy Shop



♫ Heaven, I'm in Heaven ♫

singing fades into the Sunset.....

Farming...It's in Their Blood....

Last weekend  Brandon and Tanya got home from their Honeymoon

so we took Lily home and had a BBQ with Tanya's family.

The "back 40" needed to be mowed so C and T volunteered.

Yep, hat and all.

Looks like a pro, huh?

LOL

yeehaw!

Next....

Yes, I know this isn't farming....

but it's as close as they'll get

now that my parents have passed.

mmm BBQ chicken

Lily is patiently waiting for something to drop ;)

We had a great time with great food and great company!

The Apron

The History of 'APRONS'

(Notice that a "Medium" is a size 14 - 16)

Remember making an apron in Home Ec?

 I don't think our kids

know what an apron is.

The principal use of Grandma's

apron was to protect the dress

underneath because she only

had a few. It was also because it

was easier to wash aprons than

dresses and aprons used less

material. But along with that,

it served as a potholder for removing

hot pans from the oven.

It was wonderful for drying

children's tears, and on occasion

was even used for cleaning out dirty ears.

From the chicken coop, the apron

was used for carrying eggs,

fussy chicks, and sometimes

half-hatched eggs to be finished

in the warming oven.

When company came, those aprons

were ideal hiding places for shy kids.

And when the weather was cold

Grandma wrapped it around her arms.

Those big old aprons wiped

many a perspiring brow,

bent over the hot wood stove.

Chips and kindling wood were

brought into the kitchen in that apron.

From the garden, it carried

all sorts of vegetables.

After the peas had been shelled,

it carried out the hulls.

In the fall, the apron was used to

bring in apples that had fallen from the trees.

When unexpected company drove

up the road, it was surprising how

much furniture that old apron
could dust in a matter of seconds.

When dinner was ready,

Grandma walked out onto the porch,

waved her apron,

and the men folk knew it was time to come in from the fields to dinner.

It will be a long time before someone invents something

that will replace that 'old-time apron' that served so many purposes.

REMEMBER:

Grandma used to set her hot baked apple pies on the window sill to cool.

Her granddaughters set theirs on the window sill to thaw.

They would go crazy now

trying to figure out how many

germs were on that apron.

I don't think I ever caught anything

from an apron - but love...

Butterfly and Insect Clip Art

Enjoy!

Etsy Cottage Style Colors Party

ECS Colors Party for July is Red, White and Blue!

When I saw it was Red, White and Blue I didn't have to go far to get to them.

I headed for one of my Grandmother's old radios where I have a little Patriotic Vignette.

It includes a twig & red berry wreath along with red, white and blue wooden star boxes and an old red candlestick. These were all from yard sales or thrifts.

The doily was made by my other Grandmother.

The vintage inspired star box I love! Inside are 5 smaller boxes.

It along with the handmade mirror and patriotic basket were also from thrifts or yard sales.

The little electric prim light I found on eBay years ago.

The red,white and blue mason jar I painted.

It was one of my Mothers and when I saw it had a star on it I knew it needed to be r,w,&b.

And, in my opinion, the pis de resistance is the red and white stripe half apron

that was my Mother's, which works beautifully as a "scarf".

Be sure to pop over and see everyone's colors!

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