Category Archives: This and That

When The Going Gets Tough…..

……the tough go shopping….thrift shopping that is….my favorite hobby when much is weighing on my mind. This weeks finds pretty much centered around my garden projects. Here are the treasures I hauled home with me this week. Yes, everything in this photo is a thrift shop treasure from this week. The rack will be a [...]

Contemplating the New Year Ahead

Although I have a post for the New Year rambling around in my head I thought that I would give you a preview of what’s on my mind for 2011. If you are curious just click on the images to right under “Just Saying”.

A Lost Art

I know that what I am about to write here will undoubtedly fall on deaf  ”ears”. However, since working on my family history, I am beginning to believe that we as a nation are missing out on much of what is real and true about who we are. I am forever grateful that my Aunt [...]

Help ~ I Have Fallen Into A Pile of Photos and I Can’t Find Myself

Now that I have scanned every document in our family history that I have in my possession ~ I have now begun the project of scanning all the photos that have been scattered in too many boxes to count. Once all that is accomplished it will be a matter of putting together all of the [...]

My Life According to Facebook…2009

Facebook has a great application called My Year in Status. It really is rather fun to read. Here is how mine read: Danielle is…. trying a new recipe while taking the fire alarm down so it won’t go off developing a catalog for my photo cards, drinking a cup of chai coffee and eating a [...]

“Pet” Peeve

So there we were taking a leisurely stroll through Gander Mountain. Looking at fishing rods, lures and “big fish” supplies. As we circle around the “light spinners” to the “medium spinners” we were met by a DOG!!!! A DOG!!!! Doggone-it!!!!!! Not just ANY old dog. But a Pit Bull. Did y’all hear me??????? A PIT [...]

Been Busy…..

Organizing ALL my scrapbook crap essentials.

Treasure Hunting

One of my favorite blogs to visit is April over at Whimsy. I positively drool whenever she comes home from her thrift shop excursions and uploads her fabulous finds!! Now that it is summer, I made the time to stop by a few thrift shops of my own a few days ago. Although I did [...]