Shorter Days and Lemonade Stands

The days of August are going by quickly. Trying so hard to slow them down and savor each day but the days are marching on. Let them be filled with the last of all that Summer offers--warm days and cooler nights, fireflies and bbq's. We had lunch on our porch yesterday. This week included walks through a beachy town and icecream. Simple days and quiet nights. Billy and I have sat on our porch many nights this Summer in our rockers enjoying the evening. We watch Caitlin do her cartwheels and feed peanuts to a blue jay who knows how much we enjoy sitting sitting  outside. He visits us every night. I always look forward to my favorite season Fall, but I have enjoyed this Summer. It has had its share of troubles with my Mom's health and my son's stomach disease but overall a very nice Summer. Thank you Lord! You always coax me to see the positives.

And who could resist buying drinks and snacks from these two? Not many because they made $43.00 in three hours! That's my Caitlin in the pink and her bff Jackie. They sold drinks, popcorn, chocolate chip cookies and rice krispy treats! All .25 each! So much fun!

Everybody needs a bff, right? I have a few. One of them, Cheryl, brought me over this lovely bouquet of flowers all from her garden and look what she put them in? One of those special Coke bottles with words and this one says "Friends"....

Really touched me...but I'm sensitive like that. 

We visited Michaels the other day...oh my goodness, there were such good sales and so many craft projects I would like to start. I was so happy to see they are now stocking some miniatures! How nice it seems that more and more people are crafting again because I noticed such a large variety of new craft ideas and oldies brought back. Perhaps because our weather situation has changed dramatically over the last few years where we get even more snow and our cold weather starts sooner that people are thinking of nesting? Crafting on a long cold night? Who wants to leave their cozy house when the wind blows when you can stay home and spend a nice family evening and make something special? It's just my guess. Even Walmart by us is back to stocking a full craft section and they brought back fabrics and materials last year. They had been missing for a long time. Hurray! I'm so happy to see that. From long range weather predictions, we should be having a very cold September and may even have our first snow by Thanksgiving!! I would like a very chilly Fall..more excuses for hot apple cider and pie...You now I'm right :)

I picked up this mason jar with the tea light candle suspension in the lid from Michaels. It also has a little chalkboard on the front so you could write something. I filled it with some mini pumpkins.

 

More fun things I picked up were these wooden signs to paint. Caitlin and I each got a few. We picked up some Martha Stewart Craft Paint too to make them Halloweenish.

I had a couple of other things to show you that I took out from the attic....

My swan received a new neck ornament complete with Fall leaves....and my friend Mary had given me these adorable little shops. They are musical and what is in the "window" revolves.

 The pet shop plays "How Much is That Doggy in the Window?" and the Sport Shop plays "Take Me Out to the Ballgame"

Mary said she started purchasing these when she first got married in 1982. She would find them in card shops. She said she has some more for me. She's downsized all her collections. 

Have a great day friends!