Secret Pal Gift :)

Today's mail brought to me a wonderful box full of treasures from my Dear Jane Secret Pal:)  Every month she does such a awesome job of spoiling me, and this month was no different.  So many beautiful gifts!!!  The Jim Shore angel is so pretty, and the quilty girl socks, too cute.  But, look at that purple bar soap with the cat and ball of yarn, I've never seen anything like that...and it smells soooo good!  I would like to keep it right here in the sewing room, just because it smells so good!!!!  The cupcake pin cushion has found its way to my other pin cushions, I collect novelty pin cushions:)  And then there is the 2 pretty pink Fat Quarters, and the lotion that made my hands feel like silk:)

Quilter's are just the best!!!!  And I have one of the best ones as my Secret Pal.

Hugs & Blessings,

Terry

Don't forget to click on the pics to get a better view:)

This Year's Garden

My garden got off to a little bit of a late start this year,
and quite honestly I'm really amazed that is doing so
well...with all the rain we have had, I'm surprised it
isn't floating!!!!  Today after a little weeding, I decided
to take a picture or two:)

When I turned to go back to the house, I saw that I had

been being watched... Our resident raccoon, Missy, was watching me from the bush at the backdoor.  She was actually waiting to be fed:)

She is quite the little character.  As soon as she hears my voice, she appears, ready to eat.

Thanks for stopping by and visiting. 

Blessings to All,

Terry

After the Storm

First of all you are in the right place...I just did some blog updating and cleaning.  Found this background and loved it, so this is "Terry's Life" new look. 

Yesterday we had another one of our wind & rain storms.  Seems we are in the "let it storm everyday" habit.  I know that is par for the course in some places, but not usually here in Indiana.  My goodness it is so wet and humid, yuck!  After the storm yesterday it was a little eerie looking for awhile.  The sky had that greenish-yellow look, and then the sun started to come out.  That's when I got this picture...

And then this picture...

Still eerie looking, but pretty at the same time.  We ended up having a double rainbow, but the second one was so faint that I couldn't get a good picture.

Hugs & Blessings,

Terry

Sewing Projects This Month:)

This is a little sewing room wall hanging I have been piecing
and embellishing.  Now all I have left to do is sandwich and quilt.  Won't be too long I hope and then I can call it a Finish!!!!

These yummy blocks are for a block exchange on a quilt group I belong to.  The swap is titled Novelty Foods Block Swap.  I think these fit the description. LOL

Not a lot of sewing going on right now.  Been busy with card swaps and the garden, and of course the decluttering, rearranging, cleaning out of my house!!!!  Slow process, but I'm making some headway:)  Hoping to get to some sewing this weekend:)  Be sure to stop back by.

Hugs & Blessings,

Terry

Card-Making This Month

I have been pretty busy this month making cards and ATCs.  Since I have joined 3 Card Swap Groups, I am staying busy with the paper crafting:)  Love it, just another way to express myself.  Anyway I thought I would share some of my work.

  

Then I started working on some Holiday cards and ATCs (Artist Trading Cards):

And then I made some "just for fun" ATCs:

Hope you have enjoyed your visit with me and my card-making today.

Come back again soon!

Hugs & Blessings,

Terry

"Good Things" in My Life

Today's pictures are some

of the "Good Things" in life.

This picture is of some kind of Oriental Lily,

I think...the little identifying stick is

gone and I am terrible at remembering

the names of all the flowers *grin*.

Now I am pretty sure these are

Day Lilies, but I could be wrong. LOL

All I really know for sure is that I love the beauty of flowers

and it really doesn't matter to me what their names are!

And I saved the best for last....

My dear, dear grandchildren made these delicious snacks.

We have Reese's Peanut Butter cups with a dollop of

Cool Whip on them, and Mint Girl Scout cookies.  And no fancy

snack would be complete without the chocolate syrup drizzle.

Too much food channel being watched here I think *very big grin".

Thanks for visiting today.  I hope everyone has a wonderfully blessed day.

Hugs,

Terry