"There Is A Privacy About It Which No Other Season Gives You....

In spring, summer and fall people sort of have an open season on each other; only in the winter, in the country, can you have longer, quiet stretches when you can savor belonging to yourself."
~Ruth Stout

Stay warm...

and enjoy nature.
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Another Flashback...

Who needs the HGTV's 2010 Dream Home when ya have this!

Check out the groovy livin' room.

Didn't Marcia Brady have a pair of striped pants like that?

The truth be told... As a young'un, my bedroom were these same colors. Yikes!

(You'd think that turkey would be done by now.)

Poor Barbie.
This is definitely not a Tempur-Pedic.

The back view...

No home is complete without a dune buggy and popup camper.
Although you won't get very far without a steerin' wheel.

Skipper nabbed Barbie's bike.
Not only is she a gymnast, she's a criminal too.

As I was diggin' through more boxes of toys the "earthy" Sunshine Family tooted as they drove by.

But aren't they bein' a tad hypocritical by drivin' around in a gas guzzlin' (looks to be a V8 dual exhaust) truck?

Maybe they're headin' to Al Gore's house.
*beep-beep*

Ahhhh... Now that's more like it!

They must have overheard me.
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A Peaceful Winter...

I know in another month I'll be cursin' the snow and cold but today I walked our property and thoroughly enjoyed the peacefulness winter brings.

We got a good two feet dumped on us.

As one of my furbabies enjoyed the beauty of winter along with me...

The other two sure as h*ll didn't.

Stay warm folks.
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Where Has The Time Gone...

Man, I can remember bein' a kid and thinkin' about how ancient I would be when the year 2000 rolled around. Well, here I am 10 years after the fact and I don't need a walker and still have all my teeth.

I'm in the process of a major room overhaul. Turnin' a spare bedroom packed to the brim with stuff and makin' it into a library/computer room for my hubs. Seein' I took over the whole house, that's the least I can do for him.

As I'm goin' through boxes and boxes, I came across many filled with toys from my childhood. I can't thank my mama enough for hangin' onto them.
My sister was the tomboy and I was the girly-girl, so mama had fun buyin' dolls for me. Since she grew up dirt poor, I think she made up for her not so great childhood she had.

Every box I opened brought me right back to another time and place. It even smelled the same.

I have too many to show but thought I would share some of my favorites.

I collected teddy bears. I love this one. He's called The No-Frills Bear. His plain brown wrapper bag reads "Lost in a designer world." (I know how he feels.)

This is Misha, the mascot for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow which the U.S.A. boycotted.

Here are my Barbie and Ken doll cases. Sadly, Ken and Barbie are MIA. Not sure what happened to them. I do remember my sister always chewed their toes off. So maybe she gnawed them into oblivion.

Here are two beauties my uncle brought back after fightin' over in the Vietnam War.

This lil' cutie still danced for me when I pulled her string. Daddy took 8mm film of me playin' with her on Christmas mornin'. Back then she seemed larger than life, now she's just a lil' bit of a thing with really bad pillow-head.

I always loved quirky, odd no name dollies. Especially this lil' redhead.

Unfortunately, my over 45 year old body now has this same profile.

Remember the Loudmouth 8 Track Player??

Even though I had a lot of Barbie stuff, my heart belonged to the earthy Sunshine Family. They were awesome!

Inne cute???

Finally, my Lite Brite was my all time favorite! I couldn't believe when I plugged it in, the lightbulb in it worked!!

Man, how I LOVED playin' with this thing!

Still do...

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Wishin' You And Your Kin A Happy, Healthy, Safe And Prosperous New Year...

Be sure to swing by The Humble Arts tonight to see our humble offerins'!

We'll leave the light on for ya.

See you in 2010!!
God bless...
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Don't Be Late, For This Very Important Date...

Comin' this February, we at The Humble Arts are havin' an Alice In Wonderland theme!!

Oh what fun! I've got all kinds of ideas swirlin' around this noggin of mine!

So be sure to mark the date on your calendar.

Oh! And don't forget to ring in the New Year with us! We'll have new Humble Arts offerins' on New Year's Eve!

So we'll leave the light on for ya along with a noisemaker and some confetti!

See you then...
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We Got Lake Effect Snow...

Enough to use "Bob" the snowblower! YaY!

I couldn't be happier!

Neither could he...

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Here's A Sneak Peek At My Humble Arts Offerin' for January...

Meet... Honest Abe.

We're comin' up on a brand new year and my Firewood Folks© have a new look for 2010!

Mr. Lincoln is my first.
I'll continue to wield my axe and work on many more fun lovin' and expressive Firewood Folks© in the comin' year.

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Christmas With Countryfolk...

I hope everyone had a wonderful time with kin, as much as we did this Christmas!

Christmas eve, we hopped in the car and headed over to my mama-in-laws for a delicious turkey dinner. Man, did I ever put on the feedbag.

I just love her sweet lil' Christmas tree...

Here we are Christmas day.
Man, ya gotta keep your nose hairs in check when ya snap a pic from this angle. Yikes!

Me and my precious Darla...

Hubs and our mamas.

Now its my turn.

Here's mama's house. We had another wonderful dinner and again I slapped on the feedbag!

Gee, I wonder who I get my "decoratin' gene" from??
I guess the (clutter) apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

My niece and her beau.

I got the biggest kick out of my sister's Christmas tree. She made it into a snowman! She's so clever!!

Comin' home on the back country roads we came across these cuties. You know that expression "Looked like a deer in headlights?"
Here it is, literally.

Now it's time to put on the biggest pair of sweatpants I can find to accommodate my expanded waistline, kick back and watch Christmas Vacation for the 100th time this week.

SQUIRREL!!!!
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