A BREAK IN THE RAIN

 Chippy decided it was safe to venture

out this afternoon. 

Notice some 'mud' in the background? 
This is where I decided to add on to this flower bed.

I just didn't know it was going to rain for days before

I could get it planted and mulch down.

 This is the new bird condo Neil made the other day.

Had no idea a couple blue bird families would

decide to move in and be neighbors!

 This is the backyard.  As you can see the woods and hill are turning

quite green.  Also the grass is growing fast and needs mowing.  That round flower

bed needs planted with something good this year.  Not sure what I'm doing  with it yet!

This was taken a couple days ago from the front porch. 
Many times in the last few days this 'lake' has come and gone.

It is hard to see the road over there with the creek on the other side of the road.

Usually this is a quiet creek but with all the rain it has been a roaring river

most days.  We are lucky even though the road out front as been closed a lot

we can go the other way to get out to the main road. 
I will be glad when this rainy season is over!   Hope our driveway

doesn't wash down the hill before we can work on it.

Oh the joys of country life! 



FAST FOWARD A YEAR (JANE THIS ONE IS FOR YOU)

BABY BEE ENJOYING A FEW MINUTES OF SUN

I know I have been missing in action as far as blogging goes.   It  has been a year that many times seems to be crawling by and then it speeds up so fast I'm not sure what is going on.


It has been a year of many new adventures.   Living in the country and suddenly Neil is retired is a 'whole' new adjustment.   He did get his dream workshop built last summer and then worked most of the winter getting it all set up.  Big excitement out there today.........he now has a working toliet!   In fact I'm a bit jealous of his bathroom in the workshop as it is SO good looking. 

REALLY BIG CHANGE 

I'm a Nana

This little precious arrived in March.

Kaylee Elizabeth White

Here she is just a few hours old and it is a bit freaky to be holding such a tiny new one.

Since I've never been around little babies I'm wishing her life away but I can't wait until she is able to play and learn all sorts of fiber type

of things.!

I spent most of the winter knitting.   My wool room is set up.   I'm not very happy with how it looks so it still needs lots of tweeking...........which I think has to start with paint!  Several groups of hookers have been over. 

Just hope we get past this rainy season.   We have a lake now at the bottom of our hill and the road out there has been flooded for many days.  We can still get out going the other way which is a good thing.   Just as long as we don't slide down the hill we will have it made.  

MOVED

I'm finding out it is taking much longer to unpack that it took to pack. And I can't seem to decorate until I look at lots of things to decide where they should go. This house doesn't have very many walls to hang things and it smaller than our last house.

The cats moved really good which is a good thing.

I'm hoping to find the camera so I can take some pictures soon.

This move has been a huge change. And one thing that is driving me crazy is NO tv. Or should I say NO local channels.....which means no 24, NCIS, NAscar, or House. We have 100+ channels and nothing to watch. I know this is crazy but I really miss local news!
AND the 'outside' noise is driving SO loud! Did I say I'm not a country girl!

I'm sure it will all work out but right now I feel like I'm in a different country......but then again with all that has happen in Washington a different country could be a good thing!

MOVING UPDATE

WELCOME

TO THE CABIN

These were taken last fall so it isn't green at all now.

But new things are starting to green up!
This wonderful tree is the view from the front porch!

And I have an 8' porch ALL

around the house!
Wonderful views from all sides.

Do you know how many of us can

gather

to

hook and knit

and spend hours visiting!

The moving truck is coming Tuesday the 16th

to move the big stuff.

We have been moving smaller stuff for weeks.

It has been a long time since we closed in January

until actually moving in and I'm more than ready.

A new an exciting adventure I'm sure!
Just hope I don't freak at being in the "country"!

Our new neighbors have been telling us all

about the wildlife we will see.

Lots of turkeys, deer, racoons, squirrls and

the best is lots of bobcats if we

watch carefully for them.
This is where a family of bald eagles live about

2 miles from us!

We saw them once.

This is a railroad viaduct in the background.

It is 3/4 of a mile long and built in early 1900's.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Where has December gone?
As I watched it snow today it really got me a Christmas mood.

The snow didn't last amount to anything but

it sure looked pretty while it was coming down!
I've spend the last few days knitting...

working on a few quick presents

that I didn't decide to make until last minute.

But I work so much better under pressure.

We are waiting for our closing date,

which they are saying is January11th.

It seems to be taking forever.

Just can't wait for it to be ours and then the moving will begin.

Now that part I can do without!

I want to wish all of you a very

Merry Christmas!

WHERE AM I

This is such a good question.....

We moved and had to be out

of our house November 21st.

And between the time we sold our house we

bought a house/log cabin

in southern Indiana.

We are renting a house

until we close on the new cabin

and move.
MOVE again

I think it might kill us!
We are way too old for all this work!

Right now everything is stacked to the ceiling.

Nothing to do around here but that will change

once we get into the new place.

We have LOTS of plans

and

work for it.
Even though it is great shape we want

to make it ours.

This is a view from the front porch!

And the porch is like this on all four sides!

Right now it looks like it will be Janurary before we move again!
Plenty of time to get rested and ready!

MOVING

I know I have been MIA but this fall has FLOWN by!

Come to think about it

we have hardly had any fall weather.

Past few days have felt like end of November

not mid October!

Neil retired September 1st

and live around here is 'different'!

We sold our house 3 weeks ago.

Now we are homeless!

Since it had been on the market for months

and nothing we had quit looking at houses.

Now we are looking everywhere

but so far nothing exciting

that we can afford.

Above is just ONE cabinet FULL of STUFF!

I freak thinking of packing and moving.

But there is one good part of all this.

Sorting and getting rid of things we don't need.

And the wool room is getting packed for who knows

how long.

I'll try to update more often.