Something for Everyone

I was on vacation this past week

so Daisy and I took

a little road trip

to visit my

Mom and Dad.

 

 

Every time I travel home

I drive through

McMinnville, TN.

 I can't seem to stop

my car from pulling into one of my

favorite/unique spots.

 

 

It has been there forever and I'll be darn

but I don't have a clue

what the name is.

 

 

 

It's run by a Mom and Son team

and it has been there as long

as I've been traveling through.

If truth be told, I think its

been there since

the beginning of

TIME.

 

They not only sell statuary,

they are collectors as well.

 

 

What a crazy assortment they have.

Something for everyone.

 

 

They've got religious.

 

 

They've got cute.

 

 

They've got down right tacky.

I guess I shouldn't say that

after all beauty is in the

eye of the beholder

when it comes to

lawn art.

Am I right?

 

 

Anyway it's a great stopping place

and I love to see whats

new.

 

The owners are so friendly

and love to pass the time of day

with you.

 

 

If you ever need a pink pig for your front yard

this is the place to go.

 

 

Till next time

Happy Gardening.

 

 

 

SOUNDS OF A HAPPY DAY!

 

 

 

Sunday

First day of a week of vacation.

Second day of Fall.

 

 

 

What a great day to lounge in the hammock

and let the sounds of the neighborhood

lull you away to sleep.

 

 

 

I can hear the kid two doors down

bouncing on his trampoline.

Other children squeal with delight

as they play up and down

the sidewalk

out front.

 

 

 

It's quiet at the Pike House across the street,

I think the boys have a Rush function

this afternoon.

 

 

 

 

The birds are singing

the squirrels are playing chase

in the tree tops overhead.

 

 

 

A dog a block over is barking like

crazy at the

comings and goings

of his neighbors

no doubt.

 

 

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Oh! The Boys are back.

Guess it's time to

go in.

 

 

Happy Sunday!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE

 

This Friday much of the world will be celebrating

The International Day of Peace.

 

 

 

 

 

Some students at our local university,

 ETSU

 are getting involved.

This morning in the Johnson City Press

I read an article about some of

the events the students are planning.

One of the events caught my eye

and made me scream with delight.

 

 

 

Caitlin Cherry and a group of her involved friends

decided to make and disperse, among fellow

students, the "Origami Peace Crane".

They have hopes of creating awareness

of our world's status

and what we can all do to impact it.

 

 

 

  Caitland and her crew have been hard at work making cranes

but they were a little short of their 1000 bird goal.

Nanniepannie to the rescue!

 

 

 

For any of you that read my blog on a regular basis

you know I am a bit obsessed with making

origami cranes.

I was able to donate around 250.

The sad thing about it...

I still have an over abundance of birds

in my home.

 

 

 

 

What can you do

in your world

to foster peace today

and throughout the week?

 

 

 

 



Black Birds & Skulls

I've always loved Halloween.

Last week while Susan and I were at

the Norton Jewelry and Accessory Show in Gatlinburg

I stumbled accross these plastic skulls.

 

 

 

When I bought them, I was thinking I'd make

some gardening stakes,

but when I got them home

the wreath felt like a better choice.

 

 

I'm always looking for ways to showcase

my origami birds.

Who do you know that has a

Halloween Wreath

with skulls and "origami birds".

Nobody, I bet.

 

 

 

 

You can find it in my etsy shop

Nanniepannies.https://www.etsy.com/listing/109467636/creepy-burlap-skull-and-origami-black

 

 



RUNNERS, VINES & CLIMBERS

Early this Spring I purchased three packs of seeds

from "Renee's Garden".

 

 

 

They were all things that I had never tried before,

so it was an adventure waiting to

see what would happen.

 

 

The one I would buy again is this

Cardinal Climber.

I planted it around my hummingbird feeder

and have liked the effect.

 

 

Another pack I picked up was this

Painted Lady.

Not as many blooms as I would have liked,

but a very delicate flower

all the same.

 

 

 

Take a look at the pods the

Painted Lady has produced!

 

 

 

 

The third one is this Maiden's Feather Vine.

It has not yet bloomed

and I am awaiting with excitement.

I had no idea when I planted them that

none would bloom before August.

It has been quite a treat to have

such late bloomers.

 

 

I also have a Hyacinth Bean plant

 that is doing its own thing.

 

 

My purple Clematis has recently had

a second blooming burst.

 

 

The last thing I want to show you is not a climber

but the blooms on my asters are in full force

so I wanted to show them off.

 

 

Happy Gardening everyone!

 

Linking this week with:

Fishtail Cottage

Cottage Garden Party 

 

 

 

 



2012 Annual Tree Street Yard Sale

Well it's Saturday evening and our annual yard sale
 has come and gone.

 

 

Early Thursday morning I started hauling things

 up from the basement

 to be priced.

I set up a card table in the entry way

 and went to work.

We had lost some things in the flood 

a few weeks back and I was worried

we wouldn't have much.

 

 

When everything was said and done

we had plenty to sell.

 It went straight out onto the porch

waiting to set

 for the next morning. 

 

 

 

We actually had people

 Thursday night

come up on our porch

 to dig through our boxes.

  There are some serious

"Yard Sale Shoppers"

in Johnson City.

 

 

For the last couple of years

 we've sold on Friday

with hopes of getting rid

 of it early.

The big sale is not until Saturday

but we do a

" Bistro on the Porch" 

on Saturday

and it takes all our attention.

 

 

This year I put out some of my

Origami Birds...

 

 

Sold some,

 but not enough to say

it was a success.

 

 

No one wants VHS movies,

 at the end of the sale

I was happy to let all I had go

 for $5.

 

 

It was fun, but I'm glad it's over.

Now on to the next thing at

Buttermilk Cottage.

Our Holiday Show

is in nine weeks!