Hello...

Well I hope this post finds you all staying cool, the rain has gone and the sun is shining..so me and my grandson max went to the beach today..besides a couple of mishaps we had a good time,,I could not get him out of the water and by 2 he was ready to go home..well I hope you all have a fun and sunny weekend,,till next time..
Devon

Lookie what the Postman brought me,,

Some of the goodies I got in the mail this past week,,
top left-The Strawberry Collection by Heartstring Samplery, when I first saw this pattern I knew I had to have it,,who can pass up strawberries..
top right-some WDW's for a Shepherds Bush ornament.
bottom left-Summer by Blackbird Design,,again it has berries.
bottom right-my new favorite pair of scissors,,how can you not love these..got them from Anita's little Stitches..

Well there you have it,,my new stash,,did you get any new stash this week,,if so please share it..well the storm Debby has past over us and we are having overcast skies,,but no rain thanks goodness..now they are saying we are having hot hot days to come,,which is fine with we,,as I am having major withdraws from going to the beach,,so here is to hoping the people that would love rain will get some and the people that want sunshine will be shinning soon,,till next time,,
Devon

A Wonderful Giveaway...

Here is a rather wonderful giveaway happening over here,,now scaddle over there and sign up...

New Author..

To me, I just finished this book, in fact I couldn't put it down the last half of it. Has anyone else read her and if so did you like her? This will not be the last of Ciji Ware that I read..

And the Winner is....

I had my grandson Max draw a name from the bowl..and he drew Terri,,congrats to you and thank you all for signing up for my giveaway,,stay tune for there will be more giveaways,,

Dont Forget,,

That I will be drawing the winner this evening for one of my Project Totes from my Etsy shop..as you all have probably heard we hare having major rain in Florida and I just want to know one thing,,where the hell is the sun,,I am having major withdraws from getting my vitamin D..and of course from my lovely beach..so in the mean time here are some pictures of my pretty flowers..well I hope you all are having a dry and lovely Monday..till next time,,keep smiling..

Devon

Its Official,,,and a Giveaway..

Today is the first official day of summer and what do we have here in NE Florida rain clouds threatening to get us wet..oh well my flowers look good..and in celebration to the first day of Summer I am having a giveaway..and who doesn't love a giveaway..I am giving away one of my Project Envelopes ,,now all you have to do for this delightful giveaway is go over to my Etsy Store and let me know which one you would like to win and the second thing is become a follower of my blog,,that's all folks..easy peasy..leave a comment in this post and I will draw the winner on Monday the 25th..well I hope you all  have an awesome and dry day..till next time keep smiling.
Devon

Monday, Monday...

Hello,
Where did the weekend go??I am hoping you all had a fabulous weekend,,mine was quiet, just the way I like it..I finished up 2 smalls and for being smalls they sure seem to take forever..I also finished reading a Teresa Mederios book called The Pleasure of your Kiss and it was good,,I love her historical romance books..I also started a new author for me the book is called The Cottage by the Sea by Ciji Ware and I am into about 100 pages of it and so far I really like it..well it is back to the daily chores today and I am hoping for some sunny weather this week as I would love to go to the beach for a day..well here are pics of the smalls hope you all have a awesome week,,till next time.
Hugs
Devon

I know I know..

You are suppose to make Plum Pudding at Christmas time,,but when I walked into the grocery store and saw these beautiful big plump plums,,I just couldn't walk right past,,and as I was looking up some British recipes I came across this lovely Sugared Plum Pudding one and well the rest is history..I am surprise how easy it was to make,,and man I wish there was a smell button on here because my house smells so good..well I hope you all are having an awesome day,,and well chat again soon,,I am off to have me some plum pudding...till next time.

Huggs Devon

Wordless Wednesday...

Whats for Dinner??

Here's to all my British friends,,a truely delish British dish,,Toad in the Hole..

Afternoon Tea..

Well I was suppose to have afternoon tea at my neighbors house, I was telling her that I was going to make these strawberry and orange scones and she suggested that we have an afternoon tea..so I made these beautiful scones and was already to take them over there and then it happen,,a major down pour ruined it for us..but there is always another day, sounds like a good excuse to make them again..like I needed an excuse to make scones..well here is a picture of how they look,,and a cup of my favorite tea Lady Earl Grey..well I hope it is not raining where ever you are..

huggs Devon

Man oh Man...

Hey Everyone,,
Nancy over at Victorian Motto Sampler is having one awesome giveaway,,,I am so hoping I win something,,now go over there and enter and if you heard it thru my blog please mention so..thanks here is the link,,

There you are sunshine,,

Yeah,,the sun is shining in the sunshine state again,,it has rained for the last 3 weeks here and it is getting down right depressing...so since the sun was happy today I thought I would put a little pep in my step and put out my sparsely patriotic decorations..this is my table in the entrance way by the front door..I will be running to Hobby Lobby and getting more pretties..in the second picture, the pictures on the wall are me and my husband in front of our roses in AZ,,seem to be the only thing we can grow there,,and below us is my mother at my younger brothers wedding like 23 years ago, she was know as the lady in the hat, she is from England and I think her British comes out in this picture(she borrowed the hat from a aunt that lived in England just for the wedding),and the big picture is a Paula Vaughn print and then my updated pictures of Marys Best,,I am still enjoying stitching this one,,I got some goodies this past week and that will be the next post..until then I pray that the sun is shining where you are and the there is a pep in your step today,,
Hugs Devon

I just saw this,,

L.A. Times summer reading list,,looks pretty good..go have a look and let me know if you would read any of them,,http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-0603-summer-reading-html,0,7303587.htmlstory

Look what I got in the mail yesterday..

I won this adorable little doll from Germandoll blog and it is adorable..I love it..thanks again for having the giveaway..

Good Morning Monday,,

I am really hoping this week brings on lots of accomplishments..and sunshine.  Yesterday was a nice relaxing day, I sat outside and listen to the birds sing, and I got a treat of seeing a monarch butterfly,a cardinal,a blue jay and a cute little grey squirrel.  I got some more stitching done on Mary's Best and I am really enjoying working on it.
I finally met some other stitchers, you don't know how excited I was to find a stitching group here in my neck of the woods, it pays to comment on other peoples blogs in your area..thank you Melody..and I found a EGA group to join also, so overall it was a very good weekend..
Well here s a updated picture of Marys Best, I hope you all have a productive and quiet week,,till next time keep stitching..

Devon

Guess who turns 4 years old today...

Today is my grandson Max's 4th birthday. Where has the time gone,,it seems to fly by with kids growing up to fast..he has had a busy weekend with birthdays,,he went to a birthday party on Friday at the pool and then another birthday party today at the pool then we are having a little family party for him tonight and then next Saturday is his party at Chuck E Cheese..so here is to your 4th Birthday Max,,hope you have a wonderful and fun day..love you bunches..

Call all Readers..

Here is a awesome giveaway, it sounds likes a great summe read. And she is giving away 2 copies of it, so go here to enter..good luck.
Devon