Coming and going

We've been all over the place the last few days..Austin, College Station, Wichita Falls, Bowie....

The Scoob when with us on the 'down South' trip..he was a good traveler and was always willing to hang out the window when it was open..

Sunday we headed to the flea in Bowie Texas, it's called Second Monday..it was hot! Let me tell you that~

After taking these photos, I put the camera in the bag and took on some serious shopping..Didn't find any goodies to alter though..but did find some goodies for the house..We picked up a Huge Huge Tim Cox print in an amazing frame..I've seen these in the stores for over 500$..got it for waaay less..that went in our bedroom..found some old licenses plates, we are going to use them as a kick plate on the screen door..found some galvanized stars for the walls, and local honey, hot sauce and peaches. Ate an amazing Chicken Fried steak for lunch then headed home..I'll be going back there...

We've got over 20 signed up for Paper Cowgirl! Come join our fun!! I was hoping to find goodies for vendor night, at the flea market..but not this time..I do have some canning jars full of goodies and packets of ephemera gathered up!

Hope your Monday is good..

t

Nothing to say until:

So, today was pretty uneventful...I couldn't get going this morning...but I did get out and ride the Harley into town to do some errands, and that was fun. Hot but Fun..it's been OVER 100 here for the last week and a half! It may be in the high 90's by the weekend..woohooo coldfront..whatever...

But then we came home this afternoon to this:

Not Good..we almost had an accident on the highway because of some rubber neckers in a little white car..so if your reading this,little white car: "your stoopid to just stop when traffic is behind you!"...then finally made it up to the Shop Shack...Ran in go the camera, hub got out the Razor and we were off to see what was going on.
Remember this barn? I wrote about it a few months ago:

This whole pasture was on fire, a farmer lost some hay and some other out building burned but we have not heard what else..they think it's arson.

This was really cool to watch..they were just so smooth and precise with it..but I did notice the Sheriff's car had been doused too..

Hub has to call his friend to see what all happened, it was her land, she owns 77 Ranch and this was part of it...
I would like the thank all the Volunteer Fire Departments that came out, several of the areas trucks were here to help.
I took a ton of photos, too bad blogger is being cranky tonight..
see you tomorrow..t

Big Daddy Cantelope

He's already married, to me! These little babies have been coming out of the garden lately!

If you follow me on Twitter, you would know that yesterday I got nothing done in the studio.

I worked out in the shop all day, it was 110 degrees yesterday..what a day to work in a tin building....But, I'd made up my mind and was going to consolidate all the boxes from our move, LAST YeAr...We have boxes of stuff I don't want to use in the shop shack. But, I'm going to use when we get the real house built, so it's going to have to stay in boxes and the boxes have to go somewhere..and right now they are in the middle of freaking huge shop and there is not any room for anything else. So I pushed, pulled, dollied, and emptied boxes and re-stacked boxes in a corner, now we have more open space.

It didn't seem hot until I found a thermometer and hung it up, eeeewww shouldn't have done that..I got the biggest part of it done, it was hot, I was dirty, but it got accomplished. For the most part.

Big Daddy was impressed with my work when he came home..he even went out there after dinner and did his own work...but it was too hot~to do much more..Then the buttermilk pie was ready and we both had to eat a piece of that while it was still hot! yummy..I'd not made a buttermilk pie in along time, it was good~

Other than Paper Cowgirl stuff, this is on my table in the studio waiting on me:

This is a big version of what I've done on the dominoes...I did a faux finish to the background..collaged on the papers, painted the goodies and shadowed it... I would say it's about 12x8, it still needs something, and so far it's not let me know what that something is....

These 2 pictures are on a Formica sample:

That's copper on the back, I'm not happy with that, and rub-ons are still giving me fits..I'm happy with the front..

Thanks Shannon for letting me know about my spelling error yesterday :) as you said, I'm not a COLLEGE prof...lol..you can see I do COLLAGE alot more than I did college..lol..

Andreea! Don't forget about our challenge!!!remember??

Errands and cement work are on today agenda. The rest of the week the Grands are visiting..

Thanks for all the fun comments on yesterday's post! I love my faux work, and I'm glad I can do something that makes me happy and pays the bills!

Ya'll be good today!

t