Sunny Flower Monday Mosaic

A little mosaic fun with the sunflowers this Monday...

Have a perfect day, my friends!

Be sure to check on the other great mosaics

over at Mary's Mosaic Monday party!!

Sunday Snapshots

So glad you stopped by...

Sending happy thoughts your way!

Fresh and Sweet

Mmmmm...

Grab your salt shaker and a stick of butter

and 

get ready!!!!

It's sweet corn season

in the Midwest!

We ventured over to our buddy Brian's

farm to load up on some of 

the best sweet corn in the area!

We like to freeze it 

and have enough to last 

the whole year!

First we shuck it,

 then load it into our turkey cooker!

It's the biggest pot we have

and cooking outside

saves on heating up the house

when it's 85 degrees outside!

A quick boil (3 to 4 minutes)

then into the kitchen sink 

full of cold water and ice.

After it's blanched

I cut off the kernels with my electric knife...

no picture of this action

because by now my hands

are covered with sticky corn

(along with my shirt, my hair and the kitchen floor)

Now the corn goes into a mixing pot

where we add some sugar

(it depends on how sweet the corn is

as to how much sugar to add)

That's it!

We put two cups in a quart size freezer bag...

just enough for a meal for the two of us.

Stack'em in a cake pan and stick'em in the freezer.

(after they are frozen, you can separate and stack'em anyway you like)

In the middle of winter, this is the next best thing

to corn on the cob!!

Mmmmmm,

don't you love summer picnics...

hamburgers, hotdogs,

baked beans 

and

corn on the cob!!!

Just remember

to seat Aunt Marge across from the little kids!

(they won't mind)

Have a dandy weekend friends!

State Fair Bound

Last weekend was our counties 4-H achievement days...

many of our "little" neighborhood friends are just 

getting their feet wet in the whole agriculture show production...

I was not raised on a farm to be part of it all,

so I decided to take the camera to the show barn 

and see what goes on...

Much to my amazement,

things were hopping!!

Horse trailers and pickups everywhere, it took me awhile to find a parking spot!

Then it was-watch your step on the way to the barn,

 pooo everywhere!!

Farm animals all over the place...

tied on leashes, penned up, 

traveling corrals set up with animals just 

waiting to take their turn in the show ring...

The Sinkies were busy getting their cattle

in pristine condition...

hair dryers, clippers, hair spray, fans

good grief, Matt has a regular bovine beauty beautique on wheels!!

Dad (Matt) is teaching all of his girls the art behind showing cattle.

I can see it takes a lot of patience and a true perfectionist is the likely prize winner!

Inside....

A gentleman was rattling off tips and how-tos and what-nots

over a loud speaker...

there was one of our little friends along with 4 other kids her age

all holding onto a sheep.

Some were struggling to keep it still, some had a firm grip

around it's neck making it stand just the way they wanted...

They walked around in a circle,

 then the gentleman with the loudspeaker

announced a winner and a runner-up.

All of the girls were super cute in their jeans

and 4-H tee shirts...

proudly showing off their animals

to me and the judges...

I'd like to be one of those judges...

Do they have a ribbon for the cutest?

I better have a lot of those!!!

See you at the fair girls,

and GOOD LUCK!!

I can't believe it's almost Fair time!!

Where's the summer gone?

Blue ribbon hugs,

Whatever Floats Your Boat

Not too many vehicles come down our lonely road...

the mail lady...

the fuel truck...

and the grain trucks (during harvest)

and,

every other Tuesday

 our favorite...

the ice cream truck!!

It is such a welcome

sight in the heat of the summer!

Definitely something to crow about...

there is something about 

a root beer float on a hot summer day

that just makes my heart sing!!!

Cheers!

and

Have a happy Tuesday!

Reelin'em In At Big Bend

Sall and his buddies

have been getting up early

to catch fish out of the Missouri River!

Catching fish before sunrise,

telling stories,

competing to see 

who can catch the 

most and the biggest....

Good Fun

Good Fishin'

Walleye for Supper...

Life is Good!

Have a Great Monday!

linking with Mary at Little Red house

for mosaic monday...

hop on over and join us!

Vintage For Sale

Vintage For SALE

Remember that old rockin' chair?

Well, I've gathered up more "Vintage" stuff

for a booth at the Farmer's Market

TOMORROW!

When I agreed to baby sit 3 days this week

I figured "NO Problem, I'll have it all ready by then!"

NOT!!!!!!

Today was down to the wire-

you're not even close to being ready-

what were you thinking- day!

I started at 6 a.m.

here it is 6:30 p.m.

and I have the van loaded and

just a few little details 

to finish up!

PHEWWWWW!!!!

Posters have been up around town

all week, so I'm hoping plenty of 

 people  shoppers will come tomorrow

and BUY...

and I'm not just 

twiddling my thumbs,

sittin' in that rocking chair by myself!!!

this is another of my finished furniture pieces....

night stands like this 

are so fun...

the possibilities are endless

and I hope I can find 

more to redo!

I've done some Uppercase Living projects too....

some were right out of the catalog (easy,peasy)

and others are my own creations

with old barn wood and paint!

Do you recognize water boy?

Sorry no time for a better picture now...

he got a bronzed finish and looks amazing

(if I do say so myself)

the girl is still in the shed waiting for her new look.

Here is a canvas I had a lot of fun with...

You probably recognize some of the photos 

from our blog!  I printed them and decoupaged them 

on canvas, painted a border and added a quote!

I'd like to do this more on a custom order basis.

Oh, and see the bright red framed chalkboard?

That used to be a mirror with an ugly brown frame...

red paint, and chalk board paint and 

now it might have to hang in my kitchen!

More fun vintage stuff we've enjoyed collecting....

I picked a bunch of cat tails and sprayed them for bouquets...

Fill up your shopping cart 

with awesome vintage items

from Sall's Country Life....

See you in the park 

tomorrow morning!

(wish me luck!)

This Week's Busyness

It's wheat harvest time here in South Dakota...

The farm family that I baby-sit for 

needed a sitter for their 4 "wild ones" this week,

so off I went!

Three days with the kids

while Mom is at a convention

and Dad is harvesting in the fields....

They kept me hopping

every minute (as usual)!

I think it would be easier 

herding nine little baby pheasants,

than it is to keep all 4 of these rascals

happy at one time....

Melt downs happen quite frequently around here,

but we did manage to have lots 

of fun in between the meltdowns!

his parents and now

the baby-sitter too,

is exhausted!

When I wasn't with the kids this week,

I was busy getting ready for a sale!

Stay tuned for some pics of my projects....