Sunny WON! ..A family trip...

Thank you for those of you that voted for our dear bird Sunny on Facebook. He WON the contest! YAY!!!
The wonderful artist Bill Muck will do an 11 x14 pet portrait of our bird for us to hang in our home. We are so excited! He does amazing work, what a talented artist!
I will be sure to post a picture of this finished piece when we receive it. :)

Our family took a 3 day trip away up to the Carolinas this past weekend. The weather was just perfect! Not sure where God will place us to live yet, (North or South) we have a lot of thinking and praying to do ..but know wherever it will be, it will be where HE wants us to be at that perfect moment. We already looked at some homes . The Carolinas are really beautiful. Lots of flowering trees at the moment so the scenery was really pretty!

As we drove around I took lots of pictures to share with you...These are some old houses ..not houses we looked at to buy! Just some houses that were very old looking. I just happen to see these houses as we drove around and thought you might like to see them too :)

 

Pretty streets we drove down:

 Flowering trees:

Clovers for Saint Patrick's Day!! :

A WONDERFUL quaint restaurant my husband and I dined in just the two of us for a candle light lunch! "The Jasmine Cafe and Gift Shop" This is the restaurant from the outside....

 

and....photos of the inside!

So beautiful and so quaint! We really enjoyed ourselves. My husband had a reuben sandwich and I had a salad with grilled chicken and raspberry vinaigrette dressing. It was delicious!
One of the houses that we DID look at, and was absolutely beautiful and amazing was this one....

So very pretty, on a cul de sac, and the landscaping was just gorgeous! It is lots of fun looking at homes!

We have lots more searching to do, not only homes, but for a hometown! We may have changed our mind again as to where we actually want to live. With my husbands job relocation and with him traveling, we can sometimes be a little bit flexible.

I hope you all had a wonderfully Blessed and Happy Saint Patricks Day...the day wouldn't have been quite the same without seeing a leprechaun...so, without further ado...here is what we ran into on our trip! ;)

Thank you again for voting for Sunny! With your help he won the contest! :)

So very thankful to all of you,

Louise

A request from fellow bloggers on Facebook

 I have a request. If you would please, it would mean so much to our family. There is a wonderfully talented artist on Facebook, his name is Bill Muck. He has a facebook page, "Wildlife Paintings by Bill Muck". He has a contest going on right at this moment and we have entered. I entered a picture of our dear bird "Sunny" that passed away in 2010. Most of you know how much this bird meant to our family. He was 24 years old when he passed away on Saint Patrick's Day in 2010. We purchased him when we were first married. This wonderful artist will do a free pencil sketch of our bird if we win! The only thing we need help with is for others to go over to his page, click "LIKE" for HIS Facebook page, and then "LIKE" AGAIN for the picture of our dear bird "Sunny". So, that would be two "LIKES" when you get to the page I will post the link to. Thank you so much for those of you that can do this. I would love to give this to my husband as a birthday present this year for his 50th birthday! :)

Just click on the link if you would like to vote for our dear bird who meant the world to us!  (Don't forget to click "LIKE" for Bill Muck's page also. 

Thank you so much, I hope there is a chance of winning this for my dear husband.

CLICK HERE

Blessings to you!

Louise

Surprise Mail Today!

I received a wonderful package in the mail today!
I recently entered a milestone giveaway contest from Belinda of Blue Ribbon Designs
I was so surprised when I won!
What BEAUTIFUL gifts I received in the mail today!
When I opened up the box, I couldn't believe my eyes! The gifts were so wonderfully tied with raffia and ribbons.
She had sewn up the most gorgeous tool pouch out of the very sought after Blackbird design fabric. The pouch is softly padded and even serged inside. A beautiful red zipper compliments the pouch perfectly.
I want to just put it out to admire it! :)
She also let me choose a chart as an added bonus to my winning. If you take a look at all the beautiful Blue Ribbon Designs, I am sure you will agree, you will love them all!
I chose "Pointsettias And Pines", such a pretty design!
If you look at the picture you will see, Belinda even autographed the front of the chart for me. I am super delighted, and feel so honored!
What a talented designer Belinda is, with such pretty designs.

Belinda, thank you for being so good to me. Thank you for your kindness, and for all your beautiful designs.

I am so glad I won your contest! :)

Raggedystitches,

Mystery Surprise!

I was so excited to open up my mailbox today!
There was an envelope waiting in there for me with special goodies inside :)
I had entered a contest on the blog of Dip Diddly Designs
and I won a mystery surprise...

Thank you so much Jolene! I LOVE everything!!

This is the beautiful package I received today in the mail:


First, the cutest little note card with a little brown bunny on it, so adorable!
A beautiful fob kit called "Liberty Scissor Fob" by Sheperds Bush
A gorgeous pair of putford scissors by Kelmscott designs in a black matte finish.

What a wonderful mystery surprise to receive in the mail!
What a sweet treat!

Raggedystitches,