Weekend Ideas

Besides being a busy weekend I found a few cute ideas to do with some of my vintage finds. You see I went to the rest room of this restaurant and found these on the walls. So I had to come back for my camera. I really did check to make sure no one was in there with me. You know I could have been labeled a kook. I can see the headlines, Women arrested for camera in a restroom etc!Now isn't this a cute idea to display old doilies and pot holders. I have so many that my Grandmother and Mom made. This was a basket tray they hot clued them to.


I will have to keep an eye out for broken handles to make a shelf like this. Some people are so creative.


I love this idea of the hooks and hanging some of my old shifters. Now only it I had all this wall space to do this.

The fun part of the weekend was granddaughter's birthday. She had a little Luau party in her backyard with family and friends.
Here is her little sidekick, isn't she precious? I think Ashley is pleased with bag.

Let's blow out all nine candles! How did she get this old? Time sure flies!

Grammie ended up watching all eight kids while the adults went out for dinner. It was a very early evening for them because they wanted to be home by 7pm to watch the U of O Duck game. But while they were gone it was makeup and raiding Aunt Lisa's shoes, heels to be exact.
Where do they learn this posing, I guess they watch TV. The higher the heel the better, even though you can't see them. You don't see the boys for they had serious game of football going.

It was a great weekend but this Grammie was tired last night. I think with Fall it makes me want to grab that blanket and snuggle in. Yawn!

Enjoy June

ROAD TRIP

I took a road trip to no mans land, or that is what I'm calling it! You see over a year ago a friend wanted to go look for some property she bought back in 1974. Time slipped away from us and here it is a year later and we decided to go. She had a plot map, also a letter from the county that said the neighboring property applied for a building permit. So with that she figure she could fine this new house and could knock on there door, ask permission to walk through their land to hers. So off we went! Let's make one note, I required more maps with highway numbers. I know that the closest town to her property is 222 miles from our starting location.

We make it to this little town of Paulina, OR all of three blocks of it! So we continue looking for the road. Well, after driving 15 miles out of the little town I tell her we have passed it. She still is convinced it is farther out. Well I see the mileage markers have change to a different county. So I pull off to look at the map myself. I get my handy dandy tape measure out, doesn't ever one have one in their purse! I use the scale on the map and inform her the road is only 5 miles out of town!!! So, turning around now that I'm 26 miles out we head back. Sure enough, 5 miles out of town is the road. Yeah!! I had also calculated with my handy dandy tape that her road to the subdivision was only a mile away. With arriving this is what we found!

Does sage brush as far as you can see come to mine?

Sage brush and more sage brush! Oh, wait is that a road?


The road, that is if you want to call it that lead to more sage brush. Apparently the neighboring owner decided it was to costly to bring electricity over a mile, dig a well and septic. Believe it or not there was a really run down trailer sitting clear out there. Let's just say this person was not visiting, Deliverance comes to mind also rattle snakes!!!!

It was a fun trip but I think it will be at least another 37 years before any civilization comes to this part of the state. Now for you that don't know Oregon, it has many diverse geographic. From coastal waters, rich fertile valleys, glorious mountain ranges and of course the desert lands with sage brush! I conclude my road trip with this thought, I"M NOT MOVING THERE!

Now on another note, Fall is her and with that comes baking. I have been in this crazy baking mood so last night I whipped up one large loaf of banana bread and three smaller loaves of banana, zucchini, chocolate chip bread. Now the BIG problem, who is going to eat all this - it is just me at home!!!!

So two ton Junebug is signing off - anybody got some Alka-Seltzer?

THE GOOD AND THE BAD

Well it is time I came back to reality. I had a wonderful 2 week vacation of pool, shopping and eating. Now it's that dreaded time to go back to work, plus my garden needs me.

First it is the bad, ugh!

Yes, these darn weeds grew like crazy! So now I do have my work cut out for me.

But there was some good!

My tomatoes finally started producing. They aren't very big this year but ohhhhhhhhh the flavor is wonderful.

I came home to orange pumpkins. I only had two plants but I must have at least six pumpkins growing and oh I love the color in the garden.

My girls were happy to see me. As I was walking in the garden area they kept following me around. Do you think they missed me?

So with the garden producing I had to do a little canning. I know I will get more pints as they continue to ripening.

I guess it is good to be home but will someone start pulling weeds for me!!!

Enjoy June

NEVER WILL FORGET

LET'S REMEMBER

GOD BLESS AMERICAN