Merry Christmas...

Merry Christmas to all...

Jesus is the reason for the season...

'Til next time,

Love ya,  Jean

My Girls...

My girls are ready for the big day...

Are you?

Don't panic yet...

There are still 6 days left before it's here!

Lots of time to do those 

little last minute things...

'Til next time, 

 Love ya,  Jean

Modes of Transportation...

As promised...

My "Modes of Transportation" 

Christmas decor ~

outside by my front door...

Cute bicycle...
sitting on a "patch of snow"...

(It's really the plastic sheet
that I spray painted the bike on.
I didn't want the bike to get dirty.)

My Grandson's Tonka truck...

Floral arrangement on handlebars...
made from a milk carton base...

Floral arrangement in my 5 gallon crock...
just to add some interest...

Ice skates...

My old cross country skis...

And a big candle to light it all up at night...

I will be looking for a small sled to add in the future...
I like this little grouping...

'Til next time,
Love ya,  Jean

Another fun project...

Found on the side of the road for free... 

After I used a can of spray paint on it...

And added some embellishments to it...

I am adding this to my "modes of transportation" Christmas display outside by my front door.  Pictures to come when completed...  
Stay turned...

'Til next time,  Love ya,  Jean

Charmin' Chatty...

Hi...

Remember me?  I was found at a neighbor's yard sale and went home with this sweet lady,  who gave me a bath and fixed me up.  Here I am when she found me!  But it's OK... because I received a LOT of love from my previous owner.

Below is a closeup of my hair...

Here I am today!  

She fixed my hair 

and gave me some brand new clothes!

Below is a picture that shows 

what I looked 

like when I was new from the store...

I am so happy with my new owner...  she gets me...

and I love the "new"  me!

'Til next time,

Love ya,  Jean

Halloween fun...

My little neighbor boys 

and my great grandson (on the right) 

getting ready to start "going out" for Halloween...

So cute!

Devil Dog... don't let the hound out!

Harry...

The Gathering...

The walkway over to Harry...

Enter if you dare...

Ahoy!  Maties!

Officially the largest costume!

So,  this is the best neighborhood around and kids and parents came in droves!  Our street looked like something out of "The Walking Dead"!  haha  So much fun and the kids had a blast!  I'm so glad that we are able to do this for them! 
We got so many compliments on our "decor" 
and "thanks" from the parents for making it so much fun! 
We will do it again next year, 
God willing!

'Til next time, 
Love ya,  Jean

Fall decorations...

I love Fall and Halloween...

They are reversible,  

so I can use them for Thanksgiving,  too!  

So cute!

'Til next time,  

Love ya,  Jean

All Dressed up...

My girls are ready...

Mindy is a Pink Princess...

Sadie is so cute in her bee outfit!

Evalani is just waiting to cast
a love spell on everyone...

Are you ready???

'Til next time,
Love ya,  Jean

My Fall garden...

Warning:  Picture Heavy...

(Click pics to enlarge)

It is so pretty out there...

Pictures do not do it justice...

The maroon flowers are Autumn Joy Sedum...

The white ones are Sweet Everlasting...

Marigolds...

Coleus...

Overall view of the center garden...

My grandson's Tonka truck...

Another interesting coleus
that I grew from seed...

I just got the weeds out of here
and I added bark mulch to this area...

My little pond viewed from the street...

Next,  

I will be getting ready for Halloween...  

Stay Tuned...

'Til next time,  

Love ya,  Jean

A little progress...

I fixed her hair...

A big improvement over what it was...

I'm working on her clothes and I'm not quite done yet.  I decided to make her look like she was originally.  Some things will be substituted as they are really hard to find.  Her shoes,  for instance.  Saddle oxfords...

More pics to come as I make some progress...

'Til next time,
Love ya,  Jean

Dolls are finding me...

Here is the latest one!

She was at a neighbor's yard sale.  I passed up on her the first day...then thought about her the whole next day...  I went over to the lady's house that night and asked if she was still available.  Yes,  she was still there.  The lady was thrilled that I wanted her and gave her to me for free.  Said it was her mother's favorite doll and that she would love me to have her.  So here she is.  She needs a lot of love and attention-- hair and clothes wise...  I'll see what I can do.  She is a 1961 Charmin' Chatty Cathy.  24" tall.  Her mechanism that makes her talk,  doesn't work,  but that's OK with me.  I would need to completely take her body apart to fix it and I won't do that. So I will enjoy her as she is...

Love her cute little,  mischievous smile!

I smile when I look at her 
and that is a wonderful thing!

'Til next time,  Love ya,  Jean