Red Geranium Cottage

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

We had a great day. Went to my sister's house this afternoon, had food and drink, then waited for all the little trick or treaters.  What fun handing out candy. And today is my nephew's birthday too.  Even more fun. 

Wanna see my costume?? Do ya???  HUH???  Are you ready?? If your on Facebook you may have already seen. If not here goes. 

My brother in law kept saying the picture was turning out too bright. Well DUH because there is a big yellow chicken in the photo!!!!!! I'm just sayin.

What? You never seen a chicken drink wine?   Well in Missouri they do. I think that's hwy they call it Organic chicken. 

My little sister.  Aka the black cat.

Are all cats THAT skinny?? 

The chicken looks dazed and confused. 

Cody the birthday boy and his two best friends.  Do ya see the one on the right? He's an LA LAKERS fan.  Doesn't look too happy about that does he? 

He's trying to chop off the chicken head. 

Wilster and his momma bird.  He must be so proud.  What? You do think he's proud don't you??  

I found a gingerbread guy.  Isn't he cute?    

And I found Santa Claus.  Christmas must be coming soon?

Just a lonely chicken by the tree. Ohh do you see my new car??   I know it's not red. That is a requirement in my family but there were no red ones in the lot.  So I allowed white into the family this one time. 

Birthday boy got lots of candy!  Time to share with his aunt.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! 

Achooey!!!

Well the old nasty flu bug bit me and it bit me hard.  I'm not sure which one of those little cute kids infected me but they didn't mess around.  I went to bed Tuesday night last week thinking........uh oh I've got something. Wed. morning not feeling so well but went to work.  By the time I got home that night.......not so good. Thursday I couldn't lift my head off the pillow. I still have not went back to work.  Going back on Monday.  Let's hope I've paid my dues and I'll be well the rest of the winter. 

Kitchen is getting closer to being finished.  I'll take more pictures this week.  I did cook in there twice so far.  It feels good not having to eat out anymore.  We still don't have a microwave but at least we have a new stove that works.  Hunka did buy  a microwave and it was the biggest thing ever and yes.... it's going back!!!  Not sure what he was thinking.  But you know men, the bigger the better.  Thanks for all your nice comments and suggestions about the paint.  I think I'll put my stuff in there and think about it for awhile.  You know I'm in no hurry to do any painting. I hate doing that.  I'm about to bust into the Christmas cookie baking.  That sounds like so much more fun. 

I did take a few pictures of my sewing room. I'm getting it organized a bit.  So here goes.

I love having the fish pond right outside my door. I get to listen to the waterfall while I'm sewing. 

 

Hunka was trying to hang curtain rods and flipped my little raggedy ann thing above the shelfs.  Unless we had an earthquake.  Oh wait, wrong place.   Must have been hunka.

I got to get busy and make my curtains. Hunka is making shelfs to go around my ceiling so I can put stuff up there.  It's all a work in progress still.  I've not spent alot of time down here lately.  I've not got that creative feeling yet.  I'm hoping to get it soon. 

LOOK my annie swag is hanging back up again. 

I was happy to have this closet right outside my sewing room bathroom. But I filled it wayyy tooooo fast. 

Lordy what a bunch of kits.  lol   Do you think I'll ever make half of them?? Nope, me either. 

This is the view to the stairs that goes upstairs to the house.  The pictures I've shown are only half of my sewing area.  I haven't got the other half done yet. 

This is at the bottom of the stairs. The quilt rack used to be in the hallway at our other house in Ca. I'm not crazy about that wallpaper but do not feel like ripping it out now either.  So I'll live with it for awhile. 

This is the view from the bottom of the stairs.

This is looking to your left at the bottom of the stairs. That's Daisy's room over there. Yep she has her own bedroom.

I made up a couple little fall table toppers to lay around.  I started a Christmas runner that is going to my sister and I did a fall bag.  That's about it for my sewing lately.

This is the bag I'm making out of a towel.  I've still got to make the handles then it's finished.  I loved the brown towel. It looks like velour.  But it's terry cloth.

The top one is the table runner and the bottom one is a little table topper. I'm stitching little blocks to go in the open white squares. 

Ok that's it for the tour.  The other half of the room soon.

 

Here it is!!!!!!!!!!!

We're just about finished over here.  The time really has flown by I must say.  Only this last week did we start to get a little over anxious.  The eating out is getting to us. It's always fun to think about but even me the fast food Queen does not like it anymore. I'm watching the Food TV channel all the time now preparing for my first meal to christen the new stove with.  And NO Cheryl we are not christening that big new island. It aint happenin.  And I am JUST SAYIN.   lol 

Pic #1 Ok so here is the old, no not the hold man, that's HUNKA.  The OLD cabinets. 

Pic. #2 Old lights hanging..........gone now.  New Pottery barn ones going in.

Pic #3 Such a wasted are with that little desk there. 

Pic #4 The island was so tiny you could barely use the cook top without burning whatever you had sitting on the counter around it.

Pic #5

 

Pick #6 ICK!!!  Noooooo, not him, the kitchen!  That's my hunka!!

Pic #7

Pic #8

No more dark cabinets and linoleum.  Now I have nothing against linoleum but this one was starting to rip up in places.  You know hard of a time I have walking when things are flat.  I don't need any sticking up pieces to help me go flying thru the kitchen.

Left side

Right side, island gone.  My new gas line waiting.  I hate cooking on electric.

This light is going bye bye too. 

Ok so let the construction begin!!!! This is where that little desk was in pic. #2.  Look how much longer the island is. It's 9 ft long now.

We did two different counter top colors.  The white in the middle and the darker on the outer sides. I love love love my plate rack. The microwave goes in that open area.

This is where pic #6 was.  The right of the window.

To the left of the window. That opening is the center is for my stove.

This is the new Pic # 1.  See how much longer the island is now? 

 

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Those little white shelf between the cabinets on the wall are coming off. They were there when we moved in. Barely hanging on. Back splash goes on this week and electric finished.

Look at the skinny one! I could just squeeze her. But I'm afraid I might break her.  Did I tell you.........she so damn skinny?   She couldn't wait to try out the new counter top. But of course it's strong enough to hold her butt.  You won't see me up on that. For more than one reason.  I'm just sayin...............Not that kind of cookin going on in MY kitchen.  Ohh and see my stove. They put that in on Friday.  We thought we could cook this weekend but the electrician had not run the electric to it yet. So no igniter's for the gas.  Damn it!  I was sooo excited. 

Sooooo now I need your help. What to do with the paint??  I like the lighter brown/beige color but does and is it going to look good with the kitchen? Im not sure what to do. It's the paint color that's thru most of our house.  And on that far wall behind Linda that connects right on into the family room.  So if we change the color where do we stop??  The tile floor is a light color and the backsplash will be the same exact tiles only small ones with that border I showed months back.  HELP! 

Hope you like!! I sure do.

EDIT!!!   I'm using red appliances, like mixer, food processor, etc. Curtains will be red and yellow something.  So there will be a lot of reds and yellow in there. 

 

  
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

More Branson

Here's more pictures from our trip.

Howdy partner! Who is this tall drink of water?  I kept talking about him and hunka finally says DO YOU want your picture taken with him?? WELL DUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sometime's he's so slow on the uptake. 

While I was hanging out with my new squeeze I put hunka in here.  Then I knew he'd be no trouble. 

Look here's his new "friend". He won't miss me at all.

I would loved to have taken this sign home.  It was huge.

Love the old furniture.

Nope, I sure didn't cross that bridge. 

Hunka found his dream workshop. 

I would love to have this in my front or back yard

This is a neat one room school house.

Is this not the cutest little building?

Do you see that RED quilt? Love it, love the flag too.  Heck I love it all.

Do you like my new place?

Hunka found a new friend.  His name is Jack.  As if you didn't know that. 

This really works, the guy uses it to have power to cut wood I think. lol  That's what I got from it.

He was making some cool birdhouses.

I couldn't get over all the neat carriages, wagons, etc that were around. 

Loved the gourds. 

Ok the line for this fried food was down around the corner.  Now some of it looks good but NOTHING is good enough for my lazy butt to wait in line for an hour for. I'm just sayin!!!

Now THAT is a pan of fried okra. I love that stuff but............again not standing in the line.

Farmer John is making some fried potatoes..

WITH bacon.............now I was tempted to stand in line for this.  But I think I spied an onion an you know me and onions do not mix. So I took my picture and kept on walking.

I think that's about it for the fried food.  I've still got more to show you.  Just a little left. Then I'll show you my kitchen pics.  It's almost finished. Granite is going in on Friday and next week they will finish up everything else.  We can not wait. This eating out is getting to us. The only vegetable I've had in weeks in lettuce.  Just not cutting it.  We've eaten at just about every food place we can think of.  Even started hitting them for the second and third times. I may not eat out again for a year.  Ok I take that back.  But it would be nice to be able to just heat up some soup of a cup of tea.  Can't even do that. 

My job is going awesome. I love it still. The kids are so adorable, what's not to love about it? Today was class picture day.They cracked me up getting there photos taken.  I loved being in the middle of the class photo with all of them.  Last week we went to the fire station..........now that was fun.  Firemen, what's not to love?  I even got to go twice because I have two classes.  YEEEHAW!! sign me up for a third.  Ok I'm just kidding, let's not get carried away here. 

Be back with more soon.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Can you believe I'm back again?

I think I'm on a roll here. I've got so much to show so I thought I best get going and do a blog post every other day at least.  I'm doing good so far.

Hunka and I took a little trip to Branson last week. It was just beautiful there. And the drive was awesome.  We had so much fun. Spent two days there.  I had not been for years. Used to go every year at Spring break with the kids when they were little. 

This is what the sky looked like in the morning. 

Not too promising but.........the sun came out and it was a beautiful day.

Too bad Marie and Donny weren't in town. I would have been there front row.

What a difference in weather just a couple hours make. 

This was the view in the parking lot.

 

 Inside the park was decorated sooooo cute.  Fall everywhere. 

Love these gates.

Look hunka found some new friends. 

 
There were a couple bakeries that you just want to sit down and feast at.

These were the size of hunka's head.  Honestly they were HUGE!!!

The busy little bakers. It smelled so good in here.

Can you smell that??   If you can't then your not SNIFFING!!!

Monica I found a little aqua blue house for you. 

I could have just moved into one of these little places.

Grandma was weaving baskets and her husband was the blacksmith. He made the handles for her baskets.

There's her hubby.  He made some cool stuff.  We made a few purchases from them. 

Ok you know there's lots more.  So come on back now woncha???  

Thanks for all your nice comments.  It feels good to be bloggin again. 

Thank you, thank you, thank you

Thank you for all the nice comments.  Unfortunately we found out today.......the car was totaled. We will be buying a new car now.  Not really what we had in our plans but you know what they say.................s*it happens.  I'm lucky I wasn't in the car and the good thing about that day is, I went back in the shop, met some wonderful ladies and will be taking classes there.  So there was a reason for me to be there.  Hubby didn't know it but he really wanted a new car.  lol  I feel bad that his is gone but...........I'm sure he'll pick out something cool.

Speaking of hubby, hunka came to school today. He was my show n tell.  I introduced all my little kiddies to Mr. Dennis.  He was dying to see what I do all day.  So he came and spent a couple hours with us.  I'm pretty sure that now he too will be begging for some grandkids.  Boys you've been warned. 

How about some beautiful trees changing there colors?  I am loving all the trees everywhere and the beautiful colors.  These are all in my neighborhood. Most on my street.

These are in my yard. They were already there but of course I had no idea what they were until it bloomed.  I love them. 

These came out of a tree in my yard.  I have several of them in the yard. 

Happy Fall!!!!

 
 
 
 

Do you own a red car parked out front????

Tuesday morning I decided to check out a wool shop in the area that someone had told me about.  I also had told my sister I'd be over to see her.  Made it to the wool shop, went inside,  found a new rug hooking pattern I want to make.  Decided to buy some wool and strip it so I could get started.  A gal walks in the back room and says, "does anyone own a red car parked outside?"  Ok that is not a good question to be asked. Especially when your answer is....why yes, I do. 

That pictures above is what I saw when I walked out the front door.  This guy lost control trying to avoid hitting another lady. Hit me instead. Now his insurance says, umm there not sure they want to take responsibility yet.  What the ?????  I see I was not in my freakin car but I caused this???  Not to mention a stop sign was just to the right of my bumper.  Uhh were we maybe going a tad bit too fast?? I dont know you be the judge?

An eyewitness said my car came up and into the air. Went down and landed on part of his car.  I was parked to the left of where his car is now.  He moved my car that far over. OH wait, but it's my fault.   Now we have a rental car which they are refusing to cover too.  Unreal huh?  Maybe they haven't heard of Karma.  Maybe they will be introduced to her. She bites hard. 

Needless to say I left the shop, my loot and all. Went back today and got my stuff and also signed up for a class.  I told them I'd forever remember there shop. And no I didnt park in that same spot.  lol  I parked up the street.

I've been doing a little fall decorating.  Not as much as I wanted to because part of the house is tore up still.  I'll be going all out for Christmas though.

A little girl down the street ran up to my front door, rang the door bell and ran!  I saw her thru the dining room window. I ran outside and scared the crap out of her!!  But while she was there she flipped my Trick or Treat sign upside down.  Grrrrr dont make me come down there! 

See the dish of potpourri with the candle in the middle? Our friends came over about a week ago.  Spark, Dennis' BFF  reached over grabbed a handful and ate it!  I looked at him and saw his face all wrinkled up,  his hand over his mouth spitting something out.  He tried to eat my stuff!!  He thought it was candy!!  roflol!!!  MEN!!  The rose hips looked like Boston Baked Beans to him. 

This wallhanging is not bright. It photographed bad.

 

  I hope your still there after all that.  Thanks for stopping by.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY POLKA DOT!!!

Today is Miss Polka Dot's birthday!  Cheryl and I have been friends for years and years.  I met Cheryl when she was working at a quilt shop. I walked in and she was so nice. I was new to the area and hadn't met many friends yet.  We just hit it off right from the start.  Like all friendships we hit rocky times but our friendship made it thru and today we are still best of friends and I'm pretty sure we always will be.  Happy Birthday to you Cheryl. I hope it's a great day.  I wish I were there to celebrate with you.  Shopping and some sinful for breakfast would be divine.  Big package heading your way.

I only have a few photos of Miss Dot because she will NOT ever let me take any.  Do you think it's because she knows where they will end up??? 

No, I'm not that big, she's THAT little. I'm just sayin.

Ok, she's gonna kill me!! But really there was something in that diet coke. That's probably the look she's giving me right now!  lolol 

What a great day we had then.  I'll never forget that brunch.  This was my last day in Ca.

I miss you and wish you the happiest of birthday's ever!!! 

Here I am!

I am trying sooo hard to get a regular blogging schedule here. Maybe I should pencil it in on my calendar?  That darn Facebook is taking over my life. But you know what? I love it.  It's so nice to talk several times a day with friends and family.  Nothing like it.  And then there's my two farms.  My oh my who ever knew I was such a farm girl?  I've even met new friends by doing that too.  Try it you might like it.  Plus then you and I can chat several times a day.  I post photos over there too.  Usually before I get around to my blog. Only because it's a quick thing to do.  Not that I'm ignoring you because OH NO you know I would not do that.  :-)

Let me see what's in my photo file I need to share with you. Lots of pictures I know.  I keep taking and taking them.

How about some of my loot I've been accumulating. But always forget to take a snap and post it. 

We have the best shops in St. Charles where you can find just about anything for country/primitive decorating any day. I love that they always have these dried flowers.

I love to change my light switch covers. 

These are adorable.  Very easy to make but for what I pay why make them?  I say buy them.  Support those shops. lol 

Love these charms and they were everywhere at that festival back in August. Do you like my new jewelry tree too? 

Signs, signs everywhere.  Take a look at that last one.  I swear it was so perfect the day I found it. I told the lady who was laughing as she read it at the counter........OHHHHH you don't know how true this sign is today.  Came home showed hunka.......didn't quite get the laughter I was hoping for. lolol

No, there not earrings,  charms.  Cute huh?

Found this little cutie at Lowe's a few weeks ago.  It had to come home with me.

Homestead Hearth goodies.  I know I'm really late. For some reason I feel like I already showed this but I'm too lazy to go back in my blog and look for it.  So if you saw it close your eyes!!! I'll tell you when to open them ok? 

I got this little table and chairs from my sister's neighbor.  They were green and Boo helped me spray them white.  I may go red in the Spring. You just never know.

Then there was some goodies I got in the mail.  Sorry it's taken me this long to post them. I had good intentions of getting them right on here. You know how that goes.  This cute little envelope came from Miss Frannie.  You know the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. That creative mom of her's has passed on the talent gene to Miss Frannie. 

CUTE!!!!! I didn't want to open it but I was dying to see what was inside.

 
She sent this wonderful recipe book that she and her mom made.  It is awesome. I'll treasure it forever Frannie. Thank you so much sweetie pie!!

Hunka went to the store a couple weeks ago and came home with this cute little guy. He was so excited to give it to me.  Is that sweet or what?  Sorry about all those ugly cords hanging back there. 

Guess who this little bundle is from??  It's from my friend Polka Dot.  I get so excited to get mail from my friends in Ca.  I miss them terribly. 

LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Thank you Miss Cheryl!!  

What's this you say??? Why it's another nice gift I got in the mail.  It's from Kelly Ann.

Thanks Kelly Ann.  I gotta get in the sewing room and whip that together for fall. It's gonna be Winter if I don't hurry.  Thanks for the other stuff too. More on that later.  Appreciate it big time.

Looky here!!!   All these goodies came from Miss Sprinkleaka Cucaroo.  Love my cat. He's with my witchy she made me last year.  Thank you for my fall package Deb. 

And can you say delish????????????    Aloha Lettiesent me this package.  I did not share with hunka. I'm sorry but there I said it!!!   These are not meant to be shared but eaten all alone in a private corner with my love Diet Coke.  And that's just what I did.  Don't judge me!!! Don't you dare.   Thank you Lettie. Thank you for the other part of the pkg too that I can't mention just right now.  But you know I appreciate it.

Ok I think I'm done for today.  But wait...............there's more.  Just another day.  Thanks for all the comments.  I enjoy everyone of them.  I'm working on something for a give away right now.  Stay tuned.

 
 

 
 
 

 

  

 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Not liking the new Typepad at all!!!

Why can't they just leave it alone???  Just when all was working well they decide to make us go to the NEW and IMPROVED Typepad.  NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I do not like it at all.  Yes you better believe I'm going to let them know.   Just sayin.

Ok, so let me see if I can upload the rest of my apple picking photos.

As you can the weather was just fine. But why is Cody pulling that tail?

YUM Ham & Beans.  Gee if  had a kitchen I'd whip up some of those.

YUMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Love me some Kettle Corn.

Ice Cream!!!  Didn't have that.  But that lady in the door did. Just sayin.

I forget what this was called. But I would no way eat it anyway. It looks ICKY!  yes I said ICKY.  I think it might be called Succotash??? Am I wrong?? Help here.  My sister loves it.  Hmmm maybe that's why SHE is the skinny one?? I opted for a brat and mustard. 

Funnel cake anyone?? If she doesn't eat it all. How DOES SHE stay so skinny?

Ahhhh a mother son, funnel cake kinda moment. 

Do you see any muscles cause I sure don't.  But don't tell him. He's pretty proud of something there.

Nope, didn't do that.  No way was I getting lost.  We tried to get Cody to do it but he knew we were trying to lose him.  lol

Love me some Miss Piggy.  Isn't that view just beautiful?  I mean come on..........you know it is. 

How about some square dancing??  Grab your partner, round and round, dosey do.  YEEHAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!   You know I'm a farmer now.  OH you didn't know? Well yes I am.  I have two farms.

Again............love the view!!

 

Can you see the city of St. Louis in the background? You could even see the arch back there.

Thanks for going along on my apple picking trip.  I've got farming to do now. 

 

 

Thanks for going along with me on the trip.  It was one of the best days ever.  Honestly, I had a blast. I was like a little kid.