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.

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Barely caught a glimpse of a rainbow

 Barely caught a glimpse of a rainbow...




 

 

Monday, April 06, 2026

Sunday, April 05, 2026

Look at those Easter bonnets

 Look at those Easter bonnets! Me and my cousin, Linda, (may she rest in peace). We sure had a lot of fun together, especially when we were kids!


 

Happy Easter from me and my mom from waaaaay back when

Happy Easter from me and my mom from waaaaay back when...

 


Saturday, April 04, 2026

Happy Birthday

 Happy 20th birthday to my grandson Caleb Phillips today! Hope you have a great day!


 

Friday, April 03, 2026

Bill went fishing, so........yum!

 Bill went fishing, so........yum!


 

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Steampunk items I made this week

 Here are a couple of things I made for my craft booth this week. Pesky customers keep buying my handmade steampunk items. just kidding. I'm actually really grateful for all of you steampunk fans out there! Have a good evening all!




 

Monday, March 30, 2026

Sunday, March 29, 2026

A beautiful moon this evening!

 A beautiful moon this evening! Hope you have all had a great day!


 

Monday, March 23, 2026

Happy Birthday, Lucas

 Happy 17th Birthday to my grandson, Lucas, today! Hope you have a fantastic day! Love you bunches!


 

Sunday, March 22, 2026

And now....hail and 46°.

 And now....hail and 46°.


 

Wild temperature changes in Ilinois

 We have spent the last few days outside, including today. We knew the weather was making a drastic change. It was 90° at 5:00. The wind and cold came in like a rocket, within 30 minutes Temps went from 85° to 64°. The wind is averaging 24 mph, gusts are around 30+mph now! Glad we enjoyed the hot days, going to be cool again for a while...

Friday, March 20, 2026

Thursday, March 19, 2026

An eveing with the World Color Press ladies

 Had a wonderful time with these friends and co-workers this evening. We spent many years working with each other and becoming like sisters It's always great to see everyone!


 

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Trail cam photos

 Checked the trail cams this morning, and the young buck is at it again, trying to show off for the ladies! Also, just a couple of interesting photos too. It's always fun to see what's happening in your yard in the middle of the night! Everyone have a great day, warmer temps are on their way!


 



Friday, March 13, 2026

Red Hat St. Patrick's Day

 It was St. Patrick's Day with the Red Hat sisters today! Thank you, Debi Champion for all of the fun games, decorations, glasses and beads. Thank you to the ladies who brought prizes also. It was such a fun time!

 













Happy Friday the 13th!

 


Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Happy Birthday, Garret

 Happy 20th Birthday to my first born grandson, Garret Yandell today! We love you so much, have the best birthday ever!


 

Mr. Squirrel gets a surprise

 ADVENTURES FROM MY SWING..I can't believe I actually got this shot of this squirrel when he was surprised I was sitting in my swing about 5 feet from him!..


 

Friday, March 06, 2026

A few trail cam pictures

 Not many interesting trailcam deer pictures this week: a curious deer, a cat getting snowed on, rained on or hailed on..I don't know and some deer in the fog...that's all I got.


 


Saturday, February 28, 2026

A little February weiner roast

 It was another gorgeous day, warm and sunny, until it rained on us....for 5 minutes... We roasted some hotdogs and made hotdog Swiss cheese wraps for lunch. We listened to oldies and had a wonderful 8 hours outside on this last day of February. We are so grateful to have these gorgeous days in winter. Also, I found some interesting trees...


 






Friday, February 27, 2026

A beautiful day for the end of February

 What a beautiful 70 degree I day! I spent hours out in the sun and think I got a sunburn..anyway, saw this beautiful bluebird getting a drink. There were a lot of them around today, but we see them all through the winter too. Caught a daytime picture of the moon. We are expecting rain and maybe snow next week...that is all. Everyone have a great evening!



 

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Steampunk crafts

 Here are a couple of things I crafted this week. Sometimes it takes a lot more work than you can charge for an item. If I posted each step there would be 50 pictures on here, especially the rose mixed medium picture, since I had to decorate the frame as well as create the final picture. I added a few pictures of the before steps, if you are interested. Have a great day!