Making Beads Again

You will have to click on this to be able to see any details....I just did not want to fool with more than one picture. I do not know why it takes FOREVER to download pictures. Well now that I have the complaining out of the way! The set on the far left is the only one that has a bracelet. It has cubed beads. The next one I made for someone that gave me the antique green beads, it was a real challenge since there was only 6 of them. The green one has some crystal beads that came out of an old rosary and some cloisonne that I bought. The orange ones I bought on e-bay, except for the big bead in the very center. Last the blue one is some more that I found on e-bay, the ones with little flowers, the other cobalt ones I bought in a bead shop in Lake City. So now you know what I have been creating.
Sweetie went to the vet this morning for her surgery, so she can not be a mommy any more.... they will keep her for the night. I received a call to let me know she came through it all just fine.My son in northern Illinois is going to take the last two kittens, that is if his older brother that lives in southern Illinois will come get them. We are praying this all works out.
Now I think I'll go see what some of you have been up to...........BE BLESSED

Don't You Just Love a Bargin?

My neighbor called me early last Saturday morning to see if I wanted to go with her to a near by little town that has a Market Day on the first Saturday of the month. Well of course I wanted to go, it is like a mini flea market. I hit the jack pot. I found these rubber stamps, never been used, a book, a bracelet, and this wonderful and unusual tea cup. All of this and I only spent $20. What a great time we had.
Now here is a kitten up date: Last Friday, the three of them got loaded into a pet taxi and taken on a trip to Lake City, about 45 miles from here so a lady could choose one. She picked the black and white male. They have named him Bootlegger, he is a lot like a cat that they had for years and that finally went to kitty heaven. So we are down to two little girls. My son might be making a trip down from Illinois and if he does and we still have them they may be going back with him to go to my other sons house. He lives up by Chicago, good thing they will be in the house!!!! Brrrrrr it is freezing up there. I pray that you be BLESSED beyond measure in 2008.

HAPPY NEW YEAR from the kittens

The black kitten is a Tom, he can really dish it out but his sister has no problem with holding her own. I know in these photos it looks like he is winning but trust me.....it is pretty much tit for tat.

This sister looks all laid back but she is just as rough and ready as the other two. Of course we have our quiet, don't I look sweet moments, and believe me that is just what they are, moments. I don't know if we will find homes for all of them or not but if we do not I may need to get a job, they sure can eat. So there you have the latest pictures on the kitties.
EVERYONE BE BLESSED AND HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Christmas Day and kittens

This road winds down to the river....We had company at Christmas and they wanted to see the Suwannee. The river is about three miles from our place so we all loaded up in the van and took off. They also wanted to see our town, Mayo, that took about five minutes. Next picture is the final destination.
Talk about a peaceful place. It was a great place to take some pictures. They took several of us and we took some of them and their dog. Everone had a fun time. Then it was back to the house to eat AGAIN!!!!! I think all I did for two days was cook and clean up. I really didn't mind as everyone gathered around to talk while all the preparations were going on.
This last picture is of two of the three kittens we have left, trying to get to their momma......I know sad huh? They are seven weeks old now and must be weaned. I have had good reports of the other two that found new homes, we also have a couple of prospects for these guys. Hopefully we will soon have an empty nest. I have managed to get some really good shots of them and I may put about four on my next post. If I do not get it done before the 1st. Everyone have a HAPPY and BLESSED NEW YEAR.

Winter in N. Florida

I'm sure if this picture is clicked on it will enlarge for more detail. This is the last area that I have finished. I am working on a walkway that steps down, each landing has bricks layed. Only two steps have been finished so I will wait until I have at least two more done before I take any more pictures. This is why people move to Florida I'm sure. Today the sun is shinning brightly and it is almost 70. We have three children still in Illinois, all the way from the top of the state to the middle to the south east. They have all had freezing rain, and snow to deal with......
Yuck, no thanks. For all of you that enjoy skiing, snow mobiling, etc. have a great time, I'll watch from inside by the fire with my cup of hot chocolate. I'll take working in the yard to snow activities any day.Kitten up date with pictures to follow in a day or two.
Hope everyone is ready for Christmas, if you are not ready by now, well you just might miss it.
My next post will be a picture of L. with "his" cat, she is wearing her Christmas hat, check back later, it is a hoot!

2 Babies Leaving Home

Tomorrow is a big day, this little guy will be going to a new home. Is he ever going to have it made. He will be able to go in and out of a new beautiful home on the river. He will also have four other cats to watch over him. His new "mommy" is going to spoil him rotten. He even has a name, it is Manxwell.......ahhh is that clever? The other picture is of the other male kitten and he is not leaving but his sister that looks a lot like him is. The big difference between them is he has the longest tail, about two inches, she has no tail. She will be going to keep a lady in a wheel chair company and to be played with by a little girl that picked her out for her aunt. They have name her Angel. So there you have it the latest on the kitties. 2 down and 3 to go.
ALL OF THIS MOVING IS WEARING ME OUT.

Yo Yos on the tree.

If you do not want to make a quilt or a pillow, put your yo yos on some ric rack and string them on the tree or hang them from the mantel. I wish I could take credit for this idea but I must confess I saw it on another blog. I also like the idea of covering a basket with them, like the one here. I'm sure some of you out there can think of some other ways to use them. I would like to hear them.

I've also been busy making more necklaces, maybe I'll post a picture later. Tomorrow will be the fifth week for the kittens, the time is sure going by fast. They are really showing their own personality. We still have not decided what we are going to do with them, I know we are being silly and to protective. We worry about them not getting a good home. We figured it out and if we keep them all it is going to cost about $400.00 to have them all fixed, not to mention food and flea medicine................WOW !