October 31st Is Tomorrow...

and besides it being Halloween, it's also update night on the Merc!!

I'll be offerin' Aversa the Maple Leaf. She's in the latest issue of "PRIMS" magazine.

So tomorrow night why not grab yourself a handful of Halloween candy and visit us on TDIPT Mercantile!
You can chomp on a Snickers bar and see all the wonderful offerings we have.
Chocolate and Primitives. It's doesn't get any better than that! Well... chocolate, primitives and Hugh Jackman feeding you that Snickers bar.
Yep, that would be better.
See you then!
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What the?! Snow Is In The Forecast For Tomorrow..

As Darla cozies up to the wood stove,

Steve is racking his brain wondering,
"Where the #@*$ did I put my long johns?!"

Stay warm everyone and enjoy nature.
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Get Your Bidding Finger Ready...

I listed the last of my 2011 Halloween Firewood Folks on eBay!!

Just click on the "My eBay" button to go directly to my page.

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"People See God Everyday...

they just don't recognize Him."
~Pearl Bailey

♥

It Was A Picture Perfect Autumn Day...

Great to do some leaf peepin' along the trail behind the ol' Countryfolk homestead.

I can't tell you how thrilled I was to see these girls just riding horses and not talking on their cell phones too! Yippee!!!

This lil' fella greeted us but then had no interest in us whatsoever. Maybe if I had a pocket full of Whiskas Temptations he'd be whistlin' a different tune.

The Canada geese were flying high... and North. Uh-oh. Looks like someone could use a TomTom.

What Would Jesus Do? Well, I know He wouldn't deface someone's private property like this.

Finally, a perfect photo to end a perfect day.

I'll be back with more photos during the week. Remember to enjoy nature.
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I've Been Doing A Lil' Decorating...

(I made a band for the witch hat that appropriately reads,
"The Witch Is In." ((giggle))

And doing a lil' leaf peepin'...

But I'll be back in another few days with more photos to share.
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An October Sneak Peek...

Here's my latest offering on TDIPT Mercantile.

He will be available tonight!
(Rebekah H. Design Studio pattern was used.)

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When You Grab The Latest Issue Of PRIMS Magazine...

Be sure to check out my maple leaf dollie.

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Happy Monday...

This weekend I celebrated being on this planet another year. I won't tell you how old I am, but let's just say if I had to buy an anniversary gift for the same number of years, it would be "Optical Goods." Which really works out well because I can't see anything up close anymore. Either my readers need readers or I need 9 foot arms. At this point in my life, I'd take either or.

So being another year older, I "look forward" to more crows feet and more wrinkles in my knees. Where I used to have bags under my eyes, I now have luggage. Try as I might, I can no longer suck in my stomach and at times when stepping out of the shower and looking in the mirror, I swear it smiles back at me.

But all in all, I am extremely happy and grateful. I may be wrinklier, chubbier and blinder but I feel truly blessed with my life. ♥

Yesterday I had one piece of birthday cake left with a candle in it. But when I went to eat it, it was gone. Hubs said he didn't eat it and I sure as heck didn't.
Then it dawned on me. Steve was MIA all day...

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"Delicious Autumn...

My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."
~George Eliot

Smile.
It's autumn.

Enjoy nature.
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"Happiness is...

not the absence of problems but the ability to deal with them."
~ H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Kick all your troubles in the shin and have a terrific week!

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Can you Guess What Today Is...

It's Constitution Day!! YaY!!

So if you don't have one of these...

Get one of these.
Your very own pocket Constitution.

We're never too old to learn.
♥

As Steve frolicked and played in the tree...

far away from his home, he became paralyzed with the dreaded thought:

"Did I leave the iron on?!"

Enjoy nature.
But remember to shut off all small appliances before you do.
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"Things which matter most...

must never be at the mercy of things which matter least." Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Simplify.
Enjoy nature too.
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They were...

husbands, wives, mothers, fathers, daughters, sons,

sisters, brothers, grandmas, grandpas, aunts & uncles.

They were...

someone's family.

Never forget them.
♥

Still Looking For Noah...

Man, we are waterlogged here in Central New York!

These hurricane and tropical storms have dumped unbelievable amounts of rain on us. Heck, we live on a hill but we still had water in our basement. Our county is now in a state of emergency. Some folks had 5' of water in their basement.
Wish there was a way I could pipe it to everyone in Texas!

It was so bad last night, I saw Steve the Chipmunk in a scuba wetsuit and flippers.

But this morning I was so happy Bob the Woodchuck (who lives under our old brooder house) make a brief and soggy appearance.

You can't tell from this angle, but he's wearing nose plugs. He plans on practicing his cannonball dives.
He mentioned something about being on the Marmot Olympics dive team...

Steve was finally able to put away the scuba wetsuit and flippers. But is now being considered for a role in the new "Sea Hunt" movie. He would replace Lloyd Bridges in the role of Mike Nelson, the ex-navy frogman.
Ummm... make that ex-navy "frogmunk."

I heard about it on TMZ.

Enjoy nature.
But bring an umbrella and your own ark.

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Uh-oh...

Steve got wind I made an apple pie yesterday.

He's plotting how to break in and open the refrigerator with those tiny chipmunk paws.

It may be too late to get an ADT system...

Enjoy nature.
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