Jack in the box...errrr...sink.

Jack in the sink, watching the faucet drip

Another exciting night in the Robinson house...

A very brave girl

Lola has always wanted to hold Safou, but has always been afraid to try. Until now. This is her first successful attempt, but as you can see, she had her coat on with the hood up, and a towel tied around her arm where his feet are gripping her.

Hopefully over time she will be less afraid and need less layers between her and him!

Our Little Actress...

Lola was part of the chorus in her grade school play "Winnie the Pooh". I couldn't get close enough to get any good pictures of her in action on the stage, but take my word for it, she was Fantastic!

(and it's not because i am her grandmother or anything like that...)

Here is the singer/actress accepting flowers from one of her fans...her Daddy.

Busy,busy...

  I've been very very busy making hats, scarves, cowls and shawls for the little shop i sell them in, in downtown Troy NY. (Artcentric) Since the temps have dropped severely here AND Black Friday and Troy Night Out are happening on the same day/night(today/tonight) i put down my pliers and slowed my rosary production to a halt. But i did manage to add this sweet little chaplet to the shop.

It's a wire wrapped piece made with 8mm turquoise beads and antique reproduction bronze medals

The beads are stabilized for strength(turquoise can be fragile without stabilization) and they have some soft brown matrix veining in them...So pretty especially next to the bronze metal

The connector is a scrolled real bronze piece, with a little dove holding an olive branch in it's beak

The reproduction medal has Our Lady on one side

and St Anthony on the other side. This would make a nice Christmas gift. Check it out here

New posts about Thanksgiving, baking and a special Holiday play with a new budding actress coming soon!

mobile

full speed ahead!

Afternoon Naptime

 Stella and Polly sharing the futon

Night Sky...

 I love this time of year...Day time, Night time, it really doesn't matter.

It's all Beautiful

Put your feet up!

 Rosie takin it easy...

She knows how to relax!

Looking Up

Beautiful.....

Making a pie

 Lola and i decided to bake our first pie together. I peeled the apples we got from the Farmer's Market

 and Lola chopped every single piece of apple for the whole pie. Five whole apples!

 she also got the licking rights to the spoon and bowls

 Here's the pie before we put the top crust on

 and Lola got to decorate it any way she liked...

and it came out beautifully...delicious too!

Late Harvest

The last of the small crop here...some potatoes and eggplant.

Little Rocker

 Zoey has discovered the little rocker i have here.

 It was mine and my siblings rocker first, all those years ago. Then my own daughters took turns with it. Then it was Lola's rocker and now Zoey's. In between it holds some of the dolls that live here.

No matter who's sitting in it, i love watching them rock...

Been gone awhile, but i'm back.

I've been gone a while....Bill and i had a rough Summer with him being in and out of the big hospital here all Summer long. We missed the whole garden season. I have a lot of catching up to do! I still have not put my gardens to bed for the Winter. And all of my projects were put on hold for a while. But things are calming down and i find that i miss all of my blog friends out there. It may take me some time, but i will stop by for a visit! It feels good to be back...love, mare

Happy 60th Birthday Amma!

Rosie in the Window

 Rosie's favorite seat in the house

 She loves to watch the tiny birds sit in the burning bush right outside the window

 such a pretty girl...

The Princess

 Princess Lucinda in the laundry basket....

Surgery Update

Bill made it thru surgery just fine, due to all the prayers and healing energy beamed his way. They had to amputate a small part of his foot, but were able to remove all of the infected bone and tissue. If he makes it thru the night without any problems from the anesthesia, he may be able to come home tomorrow to begin the  healing process...Thank you to everyone for your prayers and positive thoughts. Love, mare

Prayer Request

Bill goes back into Albany Medical Center this morning for surgery on the infection in his foot. If you have a little time in your day when you can think of us and send out a prayer, i would be so grateful...