A LETTER FROM CAMP GOOD BEAR

DEAR MOM AND DAD:

HOW ARE YOU?  HAROLD AND I ARE FINE.  WE MISS YOU.  HAROLD MISSES YOU THE MOST.  THE BEARSELORS SAID WE HAD TO WRITE A LETTER TO YOU AND SEND PICTURES TODAY BEFORE WE COULD JOIN IN THE FUN CAMP STUFF.  THEY SAID TO WRITE A COUPLE OF LINES BUT I HAVE ALREADY WRITTEN MORE THAN THAT.  I AM WRITING FOR HAROLD TOO SINCE HE CAN'T SPELL YET.  HE SAID TO SEND YOU A PICTURE OF JUST HIM CAUSE HE KNOWS THAT PEANUT IS REALLY MISSING HIM.  YOU CAN PUT IT IN HER DOG BED SO SHE DOESN'T CRY WHILE HE IS GONE.

AND WE ARE GOING FISHIN WITH OUR NEW FRIEND, WILBUR FROM AUSTRALIA.  HE IS GOING TO SHOW US HOW TO CATCH THE BIG ONES.  IF WE CATCH ANY FISH, WE WILL SAVE THEM TILL YOU COME ON BEARENTS DAY.  OH, OH, I ALMOST FORGOT.  WE FOUND A HUGE OLD STUMP TO PLAY ON.  YOU KNOW HOW HAROLD LIKES THE OLD STUMPS.

PRUDENCE IS HERE TOO, MOM.  SHE LIKES TAKING CARE OF HAROLD.  SHE ACTS LIKE SHE IS HIS MOM  ((((GIGGLE)))).

WELL, I SPECT THE BEARSELORS WILL WANT US TO WRITE A LETTER AGAIN NEXT WEEK.  GOSH...HAVEN'T THEY EVE.R HEARD OF CELL PHONES?

BIGGEST, STICKIEST, HONEY HUGS!
DANIEL AND HAROLD

P.S. PRUDENCE'S MOM IS PUTTING TOGETHER A CAMP GOOD BEAR PHOTO ALBUM.  IF YOU AND DAD WANT TO SEE MORE PICTURES YOU CAN GO HERE.

WOO HOO!!! WE HAVE A "CHRISTMAS IN JULY' WINNER!!!!

Before I announce the winner of the latest "Christmas In July" giveaway I want to send out a special THANK YOU to all of my friends for the beautiful birthday cards, goodies and emails I have received over the past couple of weeks.  I appreciate each and every one of you and thank you for remembering me on my special day.

OK...now for the giveaway.  I had 66 wonderful gals sign up for this giveaway but with the extra entries that could be earned that brought the total count to 118.  Mr. Wonderful was kind enough to pick the winning number for me today which was 62.  That entry belongs to KAREN of MY COLONIAL HOME.  Congratulations, Karen!!!!  I will get your package out to you once I receive your mailing information.  Thank you to everyone who took the time to stop by and enter.  I wish I had something for each and every one of you.

hugs~!
Carol

I AM LETTING MY INNER CHILD OUT OF THE BOX.....

Most of you probably don't know that I love bears and have been collecting them for years.  With that said, I have decided to join the fun with Joyce and Prudence of THE BEAR'S BLOG and send my two most favorite bears to summer camp.  Yep!!  That's Right!!    With that said, I would like to introduce you to Harold and Daniel.

I hope you will stop back by and join in the fun as these two attend their first summer camp with their BFF, Prudence.  ((giggle))   LET YOUR INNER BEAR (I MEAN CHILD) SHINE.

HUGS!!

~~MY "CHRISTMAS IN JULY" SWAP WITH THERESA OF DULANEY WOODS TREASURES~~

I joined in a "Christmas in July" themed swap that was hosted by sweet Wendy of RAVENWOOD WHIMZIES and was paired up with Theresa from DULANEY WOODS TREASURES.  First of all, if you have not had the pleasure to meet Theresa, I have to tell you that she is such a talented artist and just the sweetest person.  I know you are just going to love her!  Anywho.....her box of goodies arrived and it was so festive and wrapped so pretty that I hated to spoil it.  Everything was wrapped in Christmas tissue with colored raffia bows, balls and candy canes.

    

The first package I opened had the cutest prim Santa doll in it.  Look at the little doll attached to his jacket.  Isn't that adorable!  And he smells wonderful of coffee and cinnamon.  The detail that she put into this holiday piece is amazing and I just love him.

Next I found these awesome Santa and Snowman ornies.  They will be a cherished part of my tree decorations this winter.  I love the flannel that she chose for Santa and the tiniest little candycances that he his holding. And did you notice the little flag that the snowman is holding?  I am telling ya, I am a nut for detail and Theresa's work is full of wonderful detail.  She also sent me one of her  beautiful handmade cards with a sweet message inside. 

  

And that's not all....no, no, no.  There were three cross stitched ornies that are just amazing!!!!    Each one has a different reindeer and Christmas saying.  They are backed with a Christmasy type fabric and stained to prim perfection.  The hangers are attached with rusty safety pins and bells making them perfect little works of art.  Now I am not a cross stitch type person.  I do not have the patience for it but I LOVE it and these ornies will become a cherished heirloom for sure.

And last, in this box of pure pleasure, I found this wonderful Soy Candle in "Winter Spice."  The scent reminds me of bayberry and pine and is so inviting.  It will be hard to save it for the holiday, that's for sure.

So, if I have made you curious and you would like to see more of Theresa's work, I hope you will stop by her etsy.  You can go there by clicking HERE.

Thank you,  sweet Theresa, for all the detail and hard work you put into each of these pieces.  I will certainly enjoy them!

HUGS!!!   

THANK YOU, TRICIA OF HILLCREST HOME

WOO HOO!!!  The postman just left a box at the door today!!!  I was tickled to see that the box was from Tricia of Hillcrest Home.  I was blessed to have won her most recent giveaway.  OH MY GOSH...this box was so much fun to unpack.  You just would not believe all the wonderful handmade goodes that she packed inside.  Here are some pics of what I found:

A beautiful burgundy kitchen towel with "Live Simply" embroidered on the front.  And a note:  This towel was stitched by Linda over to Parkers Paradise.  Her work is simply awesome!

I LOVE, LOVE pinkeeps and she included two of the cutest... both handmande and prim perfect!

An Americana magnetic notepad that immediately found its way to the front of my frig.  I love having a notepad handy all the time for leaving love notes to Mr. Wonderful (heehee) or just keeping the grocery list updated. And is that all, you ask?.......No....there is more....

This darling Americana flag framed picture that is prim perfect!  I am an avid collector of Americana and this picture will stay out all summer on the farm.  And still more.....

This is just the cutest house shaped container for potpourri and is filled with rosehips and orange slices that smell awesome.  It has found the perfect home on a peg on my drysink.  And now, last but not least:

A battery operated wax candle in a prim wooden holder AND Mr. Mouser in his little shoe sporting his Uncle Sammy hat and amercian flag.  Now you all know by now that I have a soft spot for the little mousers and this one is no exception.  He is truly adorable.

Thank you my sweet friend for you generous giveaway.  It has been such a pleasure to get to know you. Tricia has a wonderful store just full of handmade primitive goodes.   So grab a cup of coffee, get comfortable and check out all that she has to offer.  You can be taken to Tricia's store "HILLCREST HOME PRIMS COUNTRY STORE' by clicking HERE.

hugs and smiles,
Carol 

HERE ON THE FARM, THINGS HAVE CHANGED...WE HAVE A NEW ADDITION TO OUR FAMILY

Meet our newest member...a 7 week old,  3.5 lb. black Cocker Spaniel named Peanut.  A name picked out by one of her biggest fans, my 17 year old grandson, Adam.  She is so dark it is almost impossible to get a good picture of her little face.  Ah....there is nothing that quite compares to the softness of a little pup.

I had completely forgotten what it was like to have a baby in the house.  Waking at 5:30 in the morning to go outside.  Peanut wasted no time reminding me of that.  ha!  She has been with us for almost a week now and is full of high energy and tons of affection.  The grandchildren adore her and she is full of lovin for them.  I am certain this will prove to be a very interesting journey for all of us.

 

Enjoy the rest of your day and thanks for stopping by!

hugs,
Carol

A NEW FIND, SOME GARDEN PICS AND A GIVEAWAY!!

Good morning sweet friends.  I think it is about time to shake things up a bit at the old farm and have a "Christmas in July" giveaway for all my beloved followers.  But before I give you all the juicy details, I wanted to share a couple of pics with you.  We were at Mr. Wonderful's parents farm and found this cute Roadmaster Trike buried under a pile of stuff.  Of course, I could not pass it up and felt a strong need to rescue it from a pile going to the dump.  No, no, no....not going anywhere but home with me.  We figure this little trike is from the late 50's/early 60's and ridden by Mr. Wonderful's younger siblings.  It is in GREAT shape only missing the rubber foot pedals.

We have been under an extreme heat wave and drought for our area since the middle of May.  The daily ritual includes numerous trips outside to water everything.  Here are a couple of pics of some of my flowers that are continuing to flourish despite the heat.  The first pic is my moon flower plant and one of my personal favorites and then the second is some of the wave petunias on our back porch.

 

Ok...now on to the fun stuff.  Since my birthday is this month, what better way to celebrate than a "Christmas in July" giveaway.  Here are the goodies that are included:

A 16 inch black Santa made from a TFC Folkart pattern.  His suit is red wool, the trim on his suit is antique white felted wool and his beard is  raw sheep's wool that has been needle felted to his cute little face.

Also included are 6 vintage style candy canes made using a pattern from The Wooden Nail.  This is one of my favorite patterns as I think these candy canes look  like a true vintage find.  And last, three of my own six inch gingerbread men finished with my own spice mixture giving them a just- baked look and a wonderful scent.

Here are the rules:  You must be a follower of my blog and leave me a comment on this post only.  As always, new followers are very welcome to join in.  That's it; very simple.  If you would like to earn additional entries then read on....

For an additional entry, add my giveaway to your blog sidebar and link back to this post.  For two additional entries, do an actual blog post with a link back to this giveaway.  Please let me know how many you do in your comment.

Please MAKE SURE to leave me your contact information if you do not have a blog or if this information is not available on your blog.

The giveaway will end on July 23rd and we will draw the winner on my birthday, July 24th.

Have a GREAT week and stay cool.

hugs,
Carol