Teacup Birdfeeders

I found a great tutorial on the  Stone Gable blog for these teacup birdfeeders.  I bought everything I needed to make them at Home Depot except the teacups which I bought at  yard sales.  I'll put water for the birds in the cups instead of birdseed since I have so many squirrels in my yard.

There are several tutorials on the Stone Gable blog as well as  fantastic recipes.

Lily Has a New Outfit!

In spite of the fact that Lily has been rained on every night this week, she's still looking poised and beautiful in her new outfit.  One thing I have learned from shopping for her, if you wear small or extra small you can find some great clothes at Goodwill.  Her jacket is Jones of New York and the fabric is mostly silk.   It was $8 and reduced to $4.   

                                          

And look who else showed up in the garden after all the rain.  I spotted this mushroom and had to run and find a small gnome to put under it.

Hope you're having a great weekend!

New Corgi Puppy!

My friend, Donna, at Brynwoodneedleworks has a precious new corgi puppy.  His name is Tag and he joined her family on July 4th.  Read all about him and see lots more pictures on her blog.

Don't you just love this little freckled tummy?

Bird's Nest Giveaway

My one year blogiversary is coming up soon and I'm giving away one bird's nest pendant like the ones in the picture.  I also make a nest that has blue/green eggs like robin's eggs.  This pendant is made of silver wire (not sterling) and looks great on a silver chain or a black necklace cord.

To enter, all you have to do is comment on this post. Of course, I'd be thrilled if you mentioned it on your blog so more people could participate, but that's optional.  July 19 will be the last day to comment and I'll post the winner on July 20.

Happy 4th of July!

Lily (the garden lady)

Please Help!

I am reposting this from  Annesphamily blog.  This is such a great way to help!  

Please help out.

Box top drive to rebuild our schools!!!

Location: Nationwide for Minot ND All you have to do is MAIL THEM!! 15 Vista Dr. Minot, ND 58703

Minot has had six schools destroyed by flooding. This is the simplest and easiest way to help out. Thank you for sharing with everyone you know.

Arabelle



Miss Arabelle all dressed up in her red bandana!



I decided this week to take Arabelle to the assisted living center to visit our friend.  She hasn't had training to be a therapy dog, but she is very sociable.  The plan was to have a short visit with our friend and deliver the candy sundae I made for her.   However, when we arrived, most of the residents were outside for an ice cream social and  Arabelle got to visit with lots of folks.  She did quite well!  Maybe because Hanna is so much older, she's willing to sit for a while and visit with each person.  Not Arabelle, she wanted to say "hi" and "goodbye" in the same sentence, but they loved her anyway.

This was made with buttermints I found at Michael's.

We had a great visit and I'm sure I'll be taking Arabelle again.  Also, I'm sure Heidi won't be going.  She hates wheels and bites the lawnmower when it's running.  Needless to say, I don't trust her around wheelchairs!