A Win, A Finish, A Meal & Oh No!

I Won! 

What a pretty apron too.

Michelle offered this great prize in her 

Hidden Objects Game over

on her blog (link here)

 Here is an example of one of the rooms.

As I was pulling into the drive my husband told me the package arrived

so I ran inside and tore open the envelope and there it was,

even cuter than I'd imagined.  I tried it on immediately

but had to snap the photo myself as the husband was working outside.

I had just lost my BFF (best feathered friend), Bird, my special needs chicken,

and I have been so very sad so this was really  nice.

Especially since it has chickens on it.

My husband has had some time on his hands

so he asked for a list of things I needed done.

YES- he ASKED for the list!!!

We had started to refinish my grandmother's old

china cabinet so I could display nicknacks.  The

 shelves were missing the posts that hold them up,

there were water stains, scratches, etc.

He used Briwax, which is a tinted wax rather than a stain.

Now I need to transfer everything over.

He pulled out the old rotisserie for a pork butt we had

in the freezer.  He slowly cooked it for around nine hours

and glazed it with raspberry chipolte sauce until it 

was  tender, sweet and spicy.

The damaging storms that hit last week started 

somewhere around here.  The temperatures had soared to around 80, which 

is really a bad sign at this time of year. They were just starting

to break up but we were still experiencing strong winds

estimated to be 60-70 mph gusts.

We had the windows open but I never dreamed the 

gusts would be enough to blow my planter out of the window!

Poor Mary and Baby Jesus! 

I still have the pieces but I think it's too far gone.

I fortunately rescued the other two pieces before they

were blown to the floor.

I haven't had  much to say lately.

Just beginning to feel better after Bird's passing.

 I've got pumpkins to bake,  quilting to finish and

final Christmas purchases to make so I better get moving!