Love
is
wished
to
all
my
friends
Happy
Valentines
Day
Dearies
...
Makay
Counting Lucky Stars
Thursday, February 7, 2008, 09:24 AM [General]
One thing we've always done, is respected the weather, We keep an eye to the sky at all times.
And with the weather that went through the area a day or two ago we are still counting our lucky stars. This rash of storms tore through Arkansas, Missouri and Tennessee, I think Kentucky got part of it too. To those whose lives were shaken by this event we send blessings for hope and healing. This is what we saw of the storm. 
this photo is as we were going to the shelter at the court house in Mtn Home.
It's taken toward the north sky at about 5pm. We stayed in the shelter elbow to elbow, standing in the basement of the courthouse, as long as I could stand it and then we made our way to the car to go home. It was still raining hard but the blunt of the storm had passed Mtn. Home over.
We went home and listened to the radio reporting damage from neighboring areas. Gassville took a direct hit. Here are some of the photos from that area. Gassville is 9 miles away from Mtn. Home.
The next day we drove through the area this is what we saw. 
There was two deaths and some were missing but they may have been accounted for by now. 
Our hearts go out to those folks.
Blessings All
Makay
Egg- citing
Saturday, February 2, 2008, 08:51 PM [General]
Oh I know I'm jumping the gun a bit , but if you are going to craft something you need a bit of time to do so. Crafting keepsake eggs was going to be one of our crafts for Imbloc. We didn't get to meet so I made a few for ideas and examples. I found one thing out. I'm not the nimble fingered crafter I used to be. They were fun to make the drying paint took the longest. With rub ons and stick on flowers and some razzle dazzle you can make some cute cutouts. Here are a few of my first attempts.
I took blown washed eggs and painted them.
Decorated to suit me and threaded a ribbon through secured with heartshape bead.
Foam shapes and stick on flowers make it easy.
I put rub on stickers inside the eggs, and made a dangle out of a butterfly charm, topped with flowers made it cute.
I went around the opening with paper cut from a doily.
This one in front has fish stickers on a painted lake.
Hope you like them.
blessings
Makay
It could be worse than Stifled Verse
Wednesday, January 23, 2008, 09:43 AM [General]
My hand holds fast the pencil
Tired eyes stare at the page
This mind is in a turmoil
Does wisdom come with age
There's no profound announcement
That awes the readers mind
My mind a sponge, it seems all thought
Evaporates with time
I pledged a lofty legend
With a smile tucked in the mire
My mind like hardened lard awaits
The mornings warming fire
And in the melting process
The mists shall pass away
Words to the page take form and live
But alas to my dismay
The chords hold no true tones
The music's minor keys
Hold my mind within it grip
With haunting melodies
With piles of paper bout' my feet
Erasures ruined my page
Ten times ten I start again
My anger threatens rage
When at last my wits end
My head held in my hand
From inside a giggle comes
To make me understand
Its not so much the content
That falls on others ears
But the fact, we try again
To entertain our peers
........
)O(
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never give up-never surrender
....
Blessings All
..
Makay
And We Have Heat!
Wednesday, January 16, 2008, 01:02 PM [General]
This is the new heating and cooling unit.
It's finally functional
It's finally functional
And we are warm.
My grandson Stephen was called away to Texas this afternoon. His other grandma is just ready to pass over. I'm lighting candles for his grandma and for him.
Blessing All
Makay