Welcome.....

To my world of the weird, the strange, the unexplained......... no, I'm just kidding, this is a happy place......OK, maybe I am just a little weird.

Saturday, June 27, 2026

New trail cam pictures

 A few trail cam photos from the last couple of weeks. I know they aren't very detailed, but that's the night photos for ya. There is a beautiful buck that has been here for a while. The deer have mostly moved to the other side of the yard eating the apples and it looks like there are baby raccoons...
















 

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Refurbished Jewelry Box

 Here is a jewelry box that I refurbished and re-decorated that a sweet friend gave me. The hinges were broken, the inside lining was ripped and it was pretty beat up and just dark wood. The latch and lion head pulls were already there. I just added some clay pieces that I made and many layers of paint. It was fun, but fixing the torn red lining was a nightmare. However, I love a challenge!


 


Tuesday, June 23, 2026

 Remember all those green bananas Bill brought home last week? Well, they are getting ripe..there's still more..(Does anyone still make this Banana Breeze pie? It was really popular in the early 70's. My grandma Westman made this a lot. It was her favorite pie. Her crust was crushed Corn flakes though. This one is graham crackers.)




 

He had it comin'

 

So Bill tells me this morning that my new hair cut makes me look younger and I said "How much younger?" And he says" Oh, 15 or 20 minutes." If he comes up missing, I didn't do it. This is my life......everyday! I 'm sitting here thinking about the song from the Broadway play Chicago...."He had it comin', he had it comin'....."

Monday, June 22, 2026

New Me

 You just can't get a good picture when your glasses reflect every speck of light, but I got my hair cut, so time for a new profile picture.


 

Saturday, June 20, 2026

Good Night

 It's about time to go in, it's getting dark out here and the fire is about out...


 

Our own backyard Stonehenge

 Halterman's Stonehenge...every year on this day the sun is setting in this exact same spot between the forks in this tree when we are sitting in our swing. I know the Summer Solstice is tomorrow, but it starts at 4:00 a.m.or so, so it's close enough.


 

Thursday, June 18, 2026

So many tornadoes in Illinois this year

So much damage in the town of Effingham, IL, just 30 miles from us.  There were tornadoes all around us here in Kinmundy. Here are just a few photos publish to the public.