Fall Blog Party....

I'm joining the Hooked on House Tour Fall Blog Party on Friday, October 24th.

If you'd like to participate...go HERE.



I'm off to apply the finishing touches on my abode....see ya Friday!

Elk Grove...Part Two

Come browse with me thru FROM THE HOMESTEAD...

Elk Grove..Part One

So, on Saturday, my Mom-in-law, Darlou and I motored down to the Old Town of Elk Grove..our first stop was at The Red Door--with whom she's friends with the owners (who were out of town at the time)...

and filling in for the owners was Kelly a sweet gal I met online after she saw my feature in Vintage Indie...she makes beautiful vintage jewelry..(you can see some behind us)and more here....
and here's a closeup....her blog is Sweet Addie Vintage and she sells on Etsy, too!
Here are a few more pics of the shop--I haven't even shown half of what I took! If you want to see more--let me know! ;-)

Lou-lou Belle took me to lunch at a cute place called the Red Brick House..we feasted on grilled eggplant sandwiches and garden salad...YUM!
We had a lovely time--the weather was perfect for strolling about.

Stay tuned tomorrow for Part Two--another cute store!!

Trust and Peace Collages

I was dabbling around in my studio and came out with these two collages. The one above is called "Trust" with a Proverbs 3 quote on it....

And this one is called "Peace" with a quote from 2 Thess. I love both verses--a great reminder to me of God's promises.

I used scrapbook paper , stickers, and stamps along with vintage lace and buttons. They each measure 6 X 6 and have a hanger attached to the back.

If you are interested in purchasing them, they are $10 each, including shipping. Just email me if you're interested...Thanks!

I am off to spend the day with my Mom-in-law..she is taking me to Elk Grove to visit a shop her friends own called "The Red Door"--a vintage-antiquey kind of place. PLUS I get to meet a fellow blogger in person that I met online...she works there! I'm so excited!!

I'm bringing my camera!!

Have a wonderful day!

"He leads me besides still waters"....

When Steve and I took our little day trip last Monday we stopped at a beautiful setting called Oregon Creek. The sound of the water gurgling over the rocks along with the beauty of it all just took my breath away. Water, in brook, river or ocean form truly 'restores my soul'. I found myself thinking of the Designer of it all--how creative He is and how He delights in sharing His creations with us.
I saw the 'peaceful' part of the water...the pond and just felt everything within me relax...
I thought about all the references in the Bible about water--how it soothes us and nourishes us..we can't live without it.
...how Jesus called Himself the Living Water and if we drink of Him we will never thirst.



A quote from Ron Hutchcraft spoke to me as a wonderful reminder of how I am to drink of Him daily...



Spiritual dehydration is the shutdown that occurs in your walk with God when you let your source of spiritual strength start to dry up. And it can happen pretty quickly when you live in the kind of spiritual desert most of us live in - like where you work, where you live, where you go to school. We absorb what our culture pumps into our mind and it drains the spiritual life out of you. The way to battle dehydration of any kind is frequent replenishing of the source of your strength.
Which is why David said what he said in our word for today from the Word of God in Psalm 42:1-2. Remember, this is the man God called "the man after His own heart." "As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for You, O God. My soul thirst for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?" That ought to be the driving passion of every one of us who belongs to Jesus Christ - "When's the next time I can meet with my God?" Without those regular meetings, we will dry up spiritually - and we'll dry up fast because we live in an environment that is so spiritually dry.
And in the rush and the stress of your overheated life, it could very well be that your personal time with your Lord has often gotten abbreviated, postponed, or cancelled. Each day you're getting hit with so much that isn't God's perspective, isn't God's way - and you know you're going to get the stuff that depletes you spiritually. You've got to commit yourself to drink at God's spring each new day, or you will find yourself beat up, compromised, discouraged, detoured, and overwhelmed. Not because the sun is so hot, but because you didn't replenish yourself with the living water that God gives you.

A Giveaway Link!!

Miss Rhea over at Sweet 'n' Shabby Roses is having a Give- Away!! Post a comment on her beautiful blog to enter and check out her pretty, lovely treats--(all calorie-free) MY favorite part!!! ;-)

Have a lovely day!!

Tablescape Tuesday

My dad came to visit for a long weekend--had a great time with him and was away from the computer most of the time...Monday Steve took me on a day trip--we motored up to the quaint little town of Nevada City. We lunched at the National Hotel--and old hotel (duh) that was built in the 1800's...
We were the only ones in the restaurant and so I took the liberty of taking a few pics...then the thought occured to me--is it breaking 'the rules' if I used this as my Tablescape Tuesday? ;-)

It would have been perfect had all the kerosene lamps been lit. I was afraid the management would've frown upon me had I requested that, so I kept my mouth shut.

Steve and I had a lovely lunch there...then tootled around the town. We drove north on Hwy 49 and got 'lost', but found some great little mining towns that we'd like to explore another time.

Thank you, lovely ladies, for all your kind comments and sharing my excitement in being 'published' in Vintage Indie! This blog has been so much fun--and the best part is meeting such wonderful, supportive gals!!

Have a great day!