Color My World Please

I'm Dealing with Mid-February "Blahs"

here on the prairie....

It's been a very forgiving Winter

this year and I'm not complaining!

But,

May is still 2 months away

and I'm going color crazy!

You know....

tired of brown, tan, and shades of gray!

What little snow we have is covered with dirt and dust,

even our blue skies aren't producing

any pretty white clouds to photograph!

I want some color in my life!!

So I'm reaching back to October

for some medication....

Calling out to our friend the Lapidary

(this is serious folks)

Want to join me for some serious therapy?

Okay, look it up first...

Lapidary ~ 1. A person who works at cutting, polishing, 

engraving gems.  2.  A dealer in precious stones or the art of working with them.

Now...

Last fall our friend came from Iowa

to hunt pheasants and brought his famed 

bag of rocks.

Well, when he dumped it out on my kitchen counter

I nearly fell off my rocker!

I had never seen so many beautiful stones

and natural rocks (what I call them) made into gorgeous jewelry!

Stunning!!

Gorgeous!!

take-your-breath away...

"Take a deep breath",

I reminded myself.

                                            

                                

                                           Necklaces.....

                                  Rings......

                               Belt Buckles....

                            Bracelets......

Every piece a one-of-a-kind....

unique and original....

something for everyone...

COLORFUL   Enough??....

How about Red Mediterranean Coral?

(looks like a mid-summer night to me)

Or a Kingman Seafoam Nugget

(I'm sure the Goddess of Sun had one like it?)

Are you feeling better yet?....

 "I am."

Of course one thing would cure me totally 

of the February "Blahs"....

and that is: something turquoise

in a sweet little box with a red ribbon!!

Are you Valentine shopping this weekend?

You could give our friend a call...

look him up here...

All American Lapidary

I'm sure you won't be disappointed!

and 

keep this post handy to

fight the February "blahs"...

did you know...

Jade opens and heals the heart, frees one from anger, selfishness and greed...

Garnet is great for strengthening physical and emotional energy...

Amethyst is wonderful for transmuting all forms of negativity...

I learned that all on his site!

Have a colorful weekend 

and stay warm friends!

Lisa

Linking with Nancy and Lisa
for Rural Thursday #2

Brand New Day

It's always a good day when it 

starts out with a fun package 

in the mailbox....

that cute little chicken

purse I ordered

from my sister's Etsy shop

is here ALREADY!

It's so cute and well made!

I'm thinking Ma Kettle would

love this little purse

to hide her egg money in!

(I've found some other fun

stuff for my

 2 year Blogaversary Give-Away

coming up SOON)

can't wait to share!

On my way back from the mailbox

I spotted Sall starting a fire...

"It's a little early in the day for Smores isn't it?"

Looks like Grandpa Sall 

is up to something again,

Birthday #2 is coming soon

for little Wyatt!

If you don't remember,

check out the post I did

last year on Grandpa's Surprise....

This year's surprise

involves a Fire Brand...

Little Wyatt's gonna love it 

and his Daddy is going to want one too!

(stay tuned for the reveal after Feb. 26th)

Hope your week is humming along nicely

and you're enjoying 

some mild winter weather

as we are!!

Is it ever too early in the day

for S'mores?

Hmmmm,

Lisa

What Are You?

Artistic...

Abstract....

Creative....

Painterly....

Challenger....

Curious....

Graphic....

Wanderer...

Be what you want to be.

Love always,

Lisa

linking with Tina for 

"A Piece of Heaven"

today...

Etsy, Anniversaries, and Purses

If I wasn't having so much fun

and wasting so much time 

on Pinterest

I would be getting 

my Etsy shop back up and running!

Oh well, 

all in due time, right?

Once again my ambitious sister

is way ahead of me and listing

all of her cute, hand-made

(how does she find the time)

purses

on Etsy

DakotaMaid isn't that a cute name!

I was just at her shop peeking around

and came up with a brilliant idea....

Someone...

a certain blog....

a certain Country Blog...

okay, Sall's Country Life

is gonna be two years old 

this March and I think

it's high time I do a 

give-away!

Hmmm,

am I givin' away too much info

too soon??

Maybe...

tease,tease,tease....

But, now that I found a cute 

little purse to give away 

I'll be hunting for more

country pleasures to add to

this little celebration give-away!

Stay tuned y'all,
and go check out her other stylin' purses!(here)

Lisa

Feline Frustration

Today's Horoscope

for Aries 

(me)....

"You may feel frustrated today

because you know what you want,

(more time to blog?)

yet others expect you to 

bury your feelings

and go with the 

group's consensus."

Since it's just me, Sall,

three cats and a dog

here at Sall Farm...

the only consensus

I know

would be....

to keep the bowl

filled....

at all times of the day...

to the rim!

Empty again...

Food Please!!

and yes, I am out-numbered three to one,

Cats Rule!

Hugs (and hisses),

Lisa

Sunday Snapshot

The perfect winter...

just enough snow

to 

make

a 

mini-Snowman

Super Hugs today...

"Are you READY for some FOOTBALL?"

(go easy on the mini-meatballs!),

Lisa

Destroying A Language

I learned some new slang today...

Apparently when hip dudes in 

Great Britain party, they refer

to it as "destroying" the place

they are partying at...

Unfortunately, for the two British

tourists planning to destroy America,

police greeted them 

and their party got shut down before 

they left the airport!

Maybe next time they will be a 

little more discreet and not 

announce their plans to "dig up Marilyn Monroe"

over Twitter!

Ha! I wonder what my old

English teacher, Ms. Grensburg,

is saying about that?

(Maybe she's the one that sent in the tip?)

"People should speak proper English"

I can just hear her

Apparently, this is the 21st century

and we do have to watch what

we say and do

and

PUT ON THE INTERNET!

Nothing

is private anymore...

Maybe....

It's just our old teachers...

Disguised as Homeland Security

and haunting us forever 

so that we use

"Proper English"....

???

I certainly HOPE so!!

"Attention, People"

thanks, Ms. G!

Wouldn't It Be Nice....

Saying "GOODBYE"
to January is never sad....

"So Long, Cold Month,

See You Next Year!"

February 1st is HERE!....

Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

VALENTINE'S  DAY is NEAR!!

Any hopeless romantics out there?....

Or (like me), sentimental fools?

May you find...

flowers,

sunshine,

romance,

and LOVE

everyday

{SIGH}

Wouldn't it be nice?

Happy Wednesday My Dear,

Lisa.