My sweet babies ~

I'm so proud of them!!!

Our chickens are really getting busy!

I finally had enough pullets (baby eggs) that I thought I'd cook some cheese eggs

and give them a little taste....

they were absolutely DELICIOUS!!!!

A little salt, a little pepper, a sprinkle of cheddar cheese

and we're talking just wonderful!

I couldn't believe how strong the shells were and

how yellow the yolks are!!!

Emily and Brent were strolling 'round in the back thirty behind our house

and found our pear trees....

they're just now putting out fruit ~ not quite ripe but so beautiful!

I can wait :)

Pears are heavenly, don't you think?

My big accomplishment today?

Cooking a big ol' batch of pinto beans with a yummy ham steak in my crock pot,

add some cooked collard greens, chopped vidalia onions and then homemade

cornbread cooked in my iron skillet.....it was A GREAT DINNER!!!

And the best thing...all the boys, Emily and Clara were all here

except my sweet son, Brad ~

Mama's always want all of their babies around!

Have a great Wednesday dear friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

Very honored ~

I love this photo ~ I took it way back the beginning of the year I believe....

some of my very favorite things to collect!

Yet another repeat baby....so sorry, I need to go shopping!!

I received a beautiful magazine in the mail today.

I'm so honored that Stampington added my Advent calendar to

this current issue of Handcrafted!!!

This issue is a gathering of past published artwork using

tons of different mediums...from sewing, to sculpture, to collage and more.

I found a few close-up photos of this labor of love calendar...

It was quite a doozy to create!!!

I loved using so many trinkets and treasures as little ornaments ~

I've had a few folks asking about the different glues I use ~

Below are my basic favorites!

I use Fabri-Tac for EVERYTHING!!

The matte gel medium is what I use to collage papers to surfaces.

I have several more goodies that I've acquired over the years

but these are my stock items!

I hope you're staying cool and comfortable during these

terribly hot days of summer ~
I am SO thankful for air conditioning!!!

Have a great Tuesday sweet friends,

hugs and love,

Dawn

Front porch goodness ~

I have to share this amazing photo that my son David took yesterday!!

He has a new photo app on his Droid phone that offers tons of editing options SO

I asked him to take a photo of our front porch with the "dreamy" setting....

What do you think???

I just love our front porch!!!

Right now it's tricky going out there....it may be 90 or more degrees but

sometimes....when the breeze is just right....it's HEAVENLY!

Of course, come Fall, it will be absolutely perfect for me all the time!

Here are a few photos of the sky he took too ~

Our view across the street from the house ~

And this one? It looks absolutely AMAZING to me!

The view from the end of our driveway....we are only about 500 feet from the train tracks,

can you see the gravel built up to them?

 I also have to share a few pics my sweet niece Adrian took this weekend:

Noah and Clara!

She's such a big girl!
It makes my eyes water just thinking about how fast this baby is growing.

School starts today for Noah....he's going into the eighth grade now!

And don't you feel sorry for him a bit because his school's starting so early.

They get a week or more off EVERY six weeks!!!

I love their schedule because just about the time everyone's fed up,

students AND teachers,

they get some time off...

And their first week off is in September!!!!

He has washed TONS of clothes, himself (YAAAAY!).

He's folded them, hug them up, etc.

just getting ready for the new school year.

We've been shopping together getting all of his supplies ready.

Sooooo...I've not been so creative lately ~ just getting my baby ready for school.

He's probably grown six inches this past year

and is growing into a wonderful young man.

What happens to the time?????

I hope you have a wonderful Monday and first of August precious friends!!!

hugs and love,

Dawn