Hello everyone,,It's that time of year to start thinking about recycleing new and old  things for this time of year.. What will you be recycleing for fall , winter and holiday projects ???

I have some left over porch post and decorted things you put on a porch,,I will be making an angel out of it to place on my shed,, Then finding old items to plant mums in,,I like to find weird things to show off my plants in the front and walkway..,,So hope you have some great ideas to share here for everyone to check out and maybe try for there yard..,, And pictures are good to..  So like they say,,Lets get busy and strut our stuff and have fun doing it... Hope to see your results or plans..have a great day,,weekend and Holiday everyone..

Juliana,,where ya be,,I know you have great ideas to share..lol..

Hi Linda...I am here and way to busy outside on my day off.Well I need a new computer after a visit today from David [young retired airforce veteran] son off my friend Jane.Daniel going to take computer classes while I am at work.So next month I am going to have a new computer and David is going to help me so I can show my picturers...plus Face book.Never a dull moment around here..we way to busy...life goes on.

To create something is so much fun and adictive....you know what I am talking about it...we have to be nuts...and that at our age...we girls just want to have fun..so I feel like dancing...with a cup of coffee...

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Good Afternoon Ladies,,I wanted to get over here incase I won't get back until tomorrow..lol..

Juliana,,sure we can all dance and sipping on our coffee,,And girls just want to have fun,,hahahaha..Hope you have the weekend off..

Marcie,,I still haven't gotten to go to the auction yet..I hope you find some goodies..I will help my land lady on a clean out of a tenent,And she said she didn't want nothing,,So I will be looking for things to plant things in ,silverware,dishes,,And what ever else I can find..And lots of furniture,,Told Paul we may as well get that to and take to the flea market and sell..If not,,these things will go to the street for who ever wants it..lol and later trash pick up.lol.. Good luck at the auction tonight,,

Hope everyone has a nice relaxing holiday weekend..And stay safe all..

Juliana,,,I have used a bag or purse for a planter,,I forgot about that..It was for my silly garden..Just punched some holes in the bottom and filled with dirt,, Thanks for more ideas,,I need to get my thinking hat on..

An old can,,or tin cans the tomatoe sauce comes in (it's all metal,,label and all) makes cute small planters for cuttings.. Keep giving us your great ideas,,lol..

Seedpods ...I have a stamp set of letters[from Harbor Frieght] for my copper or metal tags I use for plant names..I worked this weekend and I am of the next 2 days..

I got 7 [free] benches from work 5 of the benches line the wall in my garage..I can use for all my plants that I have to bring in for the winter and I can use for sitting down when we have a cookout with my tables....2 benches on the porch serves my potted plants very well.

I am thinking to get 2 big tables from work[all those end up in the dumpster] ...those I can put in Daniels shop...he thinks I am nuts heeee.

Today I will dress up one female manequin on a stand...it be fun thing to do.

Remember every day is a good one...rain or shine...or snow...

Good morning to you all.

Linda.. yesterday I rested a little bit..the only thing I did is dressed up a female and male store manequin...I was able to place the female glass head on...I wish I had a male head no luck yet...going to dress up 2 more manequins.

What is everybody else up?

Good morning crafters..

Juliana,,I like the idea of the manequins..lol..You have garden folks to keep the birds away.And can dress for any season..And the benchs,,I sure wish I could get some for my plants,,You keep getting those free items you are getting,and think of me when you take them home..I think all our DH's think we are crazy..hahahaha,,The big tables,,good you can put them in his shop,,Never know when you might need them for work or play..Got to make a trellis today for my starjasmine,,Now just hope it don't rain..lol.have a great day..

Rise and shine.

Linda did you made the trellis?

Wellswillow...did you get anything from the barn auction?

Here is the trellis I made yesterday..

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See I told you I like funky things..lol

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Linda.nice and funky like us..your climber will love it...

Marcie...what tools did your husband get....what kind of gardenbooks did you get...

I better get going[off today]moving the rest of my plants out of one gardenbed....cleaning it up so I can grow more veggies...off I go....be back later...

Good Morning Ladies,,Thanks,,I picked up one of those concrete planters too yesterday for $10.00 I was a happy camper,,

Marcie good ya'll found some things,,Hope you find more at action tomorrow night..,,So glad the rains decided not to get you today..have fun with the Meals,,,,and hope you can get out and play in the dirt later,,

Juliana,,When ya get thru there with the shed,,come on down south,,I have a shed you can do also..lol. Trying to get things transplanted,,moved,,and ready for the long cold winter..hahaha Juliana,,did you send the thing you were going to send me ?? Will be looking for it.

Have a good day,Will be back later,,The lawn mower is calling for me to play..lol

Hi Magg, I am from the gulf coast of Tx..Moved to KY 2 years ago,,And I do miss the beaches,,walking after storms , and finding all kinds of good treasures on the beach.. I bet your sand jars are pretty,I like to glue the shells to dull flower pots,Or use shells around the rim..Thanks for adding your shells and sand art..If you have pictures,,Would like to see them.. Tell us more about new projects you make..

Juliana,, Have you made any thing lately,,????

Marcie,,have you found some new goodies at the actions or garage sales.????

I hope all of you have a great Monday..get out and get those hands dirty..

Well if you do some recyling ..you save money plus less to put in a landfill ..just something to think about.

If you have wood panel fence and some old mirrows remove the wood[it will rot over time]to hang the mirrow go and get some mirrow holders that looks like a L shape that will hold it in place.

A old piece of a iron fence makes a good trellis...take a small white tile drill one or two holes... take a black maker and write on it the name of the sweet pea vine or plant some red Glads or sunflowers you can tie them to the iron trellis...plus you can plant on both sides.  

I have a candle holder that I stuck on a pipe..

Our recyling station has a place on the side ... you can put anything there people can use..our son got a Lion head there when a Lady droped it off when he took the trash that day...lucky me....you just never know when you come across something that you can incorperate among your flowers....

Today I have to take the truck ...getting two more benches..heeeee...plus 2 more days of work and I be off for 9 days.....

good morning.....

i just love all the ideas.....

i have not gotten brave enough to yard sale down here....have been wanting to go to the flea market in brownsville....it looks HUGE...

have a great 9 days off juliana

Good morning Ladies,,

Juliana,,I need to go check out our recycle place in Hopkinsville,,I know you can find good stuff people just get tired of being in there yard..You lucky girl..Good thing your son had to recycle that day..lol I have an old chandelere I hung over my sitting area back at the other place,,It was nice at night when I lit the candles..I have some old rod iron fencing back in Tx. And hope I can bring them back with us on the next trip..Paul hasn't felt real good lately,So may have to pospone the long drive for awhile..I like the mirror idea,, Are you going on vacation again..I know you will enjoy yourself..You deserve the time off.. Are the benches from work,,I wish I lived alittle closer,and tag behind you on your great finds,,lol..Oh I forgot to tell you ,,April said the baby has started moving..And says it's a busy little thing..lol..Hope we will know what it will be on the 28 of this month..Kermit won't be here tho,,He's at Ft.Polk for a few weeks.lol.

Dawn..We used to go into Loredo and Newavo Loredo (sp).They had a huge market place there,,But some people got drunk they said and burned the place down by accident,,lol.This was back in the 70's..lol ,Maybe you can get your mother n law to go with you,,She should know where to go..lol.Did kitty #4 ever come back..Hope the gator didn't get it..

You gals have a great day..Might get some rain here,And sure do hope so..See you crafters later..

Oh Linda please call Paul and tell him to bring you back some Taso seasoning meat [its a small piece of meat]  ..its great when you cook beans soup ..you will love it..plus let him bring you some Boudin balls or just Boudin..

Well ...its time for a cup of coffee... its after 3 in the morning...

If you got a old basket fill it with rocks...lay a few smooth rocks on top and write with a black marker on each rocks that says..HUGS or LOVE or PEACE or MUSIC..or the names of your kids or grandchildren...or anything you can think of...you can put a small clay pot in the middle ad a tea light place on your outside table..when sitting outside in the evening relaxing after a days work. 

Well... home is where the heart is.

Hello Juliana,,Are you on vacation,,I hope so, And hope you have a wonderful time playing..The basket filled with rocks are a good idea..I have been coming cross some flat flag stone looking rocks, That could be put on the top,With names,and saying..You come up with some great ideas..I hope to get back to working on my big wind chime..And a few more trelles.lol. have a great time on vacation,, And try not to work to hard,,

PS,,I am calling him today tomorrow night to see if he can get me some of the taco meat, and other things..Sure sounds good.lol..
Linda z6 KY.

Oh Linda..you go girl..after cooking with that small piece of Taso meat  you will love those beans and you cant stop just with one bowl  you want a second helping.

Today I came across a bouncing frog with a violin on a stake...he is serenading the female manequin in my big container now...

You would never believe what gift our female cat Prissy gave us today..2 Hickory nuts that had grown together...she got that from the woods behind us...did any of you had a cat that did that..

Hey Juliana,, kermit says he will try and get some taso meat..They haven't got to get off base yet,But hope to before they leave.lol..

And that was so nice of your prissy to bring you the hickery nuts,Thats so weird she did that,But she knows you love to garden and thought you needed it to add to your yard.lol..A double one,,Thats cool.lol..

And your frog..hahahahaha..serenading your girl,,hahahahaha thats so funny,,You got to get a picture and show us here..hahahaha.I can see it now..hahaha..paul wants a manequin so he can dress it up for halloween and christmas..hahahaha..

Enjoy your vacation,and don't work to hard,,and remember to stop and enjoy your flowers ..lol.

Linda we have some more mannequins at work upstairs where everything is stored..I will ask if I can have some more...tell Paul I would give him 1 female and 1 male..dressing them up Holloween and Christmas be fun...heeeeeee..I was looking up some Opera dresses that I could make ...on Saturday I got a nice old sewing cabinet from our recyling station that is now on the porch I can put my sewing maschine on..it fold out on both sides so it gives me plenty of space...my Pfaff sewing maschine is from 1975 [PX Hanau Germany]we paid $400.00 at that time...I had only one repair done after we moved to SC in 1993.

There are so many things out there you can use other people trow out..go for it...

Still have to clean some more bricks [50] thats all..its raining here right now so that stops me from working outside right now...so I just work inside.......there is always something to do..

Hey John! 

Nice to see you back!  A bunch of us are over in the "Everything but gardening" section, under the Garden Gang posts.  We use it like a chat room everyday.  Come on over and drop in anytime.

Diane

Good morning Juliana,John and Diane..

Juliana,,you were lucky to find the sewing cabinet,,I still have my moms sewing machine since the late 60's,,I think it needs cleaned up, But Paul got me a new one years ago,So I just use it instead,But might just have a man look at the old machine.It has all kinds of buttons,and fancy thread designs,,lol.

PS..I cut back some old flower head on my mums,,They are dry,And looks like seeds,Have you ever planted any mum seeds..??? I have never noticed them until now.lol. Let me know.Thanks.

Oh that would be good if you dressed up the maniquin for the holidays..Let them meet your guest.hahaha. Paul would like to have some.lol.He loves Halloween, And likes to decorate spooky for the kids.lol He's still a kid at heart.lol.. Let me know what you find out,,Have a nice vacation..And hope it stops raining for you..

JohnPa, it has been awhile since I have seen you post,,Welcome back and the Garden Gang is where alot hang out, And the Weather Watchers also,, Please go and join in..

Hello Diane,,Hope your weather has gotten better for you.

Everyone,have a great day ..

Hi John ..please drop in we love to have you...I send you a message.

Diane.. I am glad you droped in come back anytime.

Linda...the frogs name is Kermit now..thanks..heeeeeeeee

I has been raining here so I have dessert in the oven right now...just a few more minutes to go ..the coffee is brewed and the whiped cream is on standby...

On the radio was a catch song..Sunny side of life...if you touch the eggs they will hatch...the bread was hard it looked petrified..Sunny side of life..and so on ..it made me laugh  made my day.

Well it is time for dessert....

Good evening Juliana,,Oh what radio station where you listening to..I like that song..Sunnyside of Life..I have it on my Oh Brother Where Art Tho CD..Got a few good gospels on there..And Kermit will get a nice chuckle on the frog..lol..April had a big fat frog and she named him Kermit....

And the desert,,sounds good with the whipped cream..And you have to have the coffee..I might just brew me up a cup in a minute..hahaha

I really hope the rain stops for you and you can get out and play ..have a great vacation..But I know you will..lol..

Good evening juliana,,I hope you had a nice vacation..And you deserve to sip some wine and relax..hate to hear it's back to the grind stone for you so soon..I will be able to start moving my plants into my green house soon..How do you heat your green house..I am looking at several options now..It has rained everyday this week, So my transplanting has been on hold until I hope Sunday.lol

I have been thinking about making some wind things out of coke can, Cut the top and bottom out..With tin snips,,cut some small pieces out of the tin,,then with swivel things you use when fishing,, connect them to the top and bottom ot the top and bottom..Then when the wind blows,,it will make the tin go in circles..Just jotting it down for now..I like movement in my garden .lol..

Don't work to hard and have a good day and weekend..

Today its back to work uhhhhhh plus it is raining and that is a good thing after all that transplanting I done just in time.I am off tomorrow and from now on its going to be cooler here in my neck of the woods.My plants for tomorrow is to compled the Patio...the sun be out and it be around 70 something...not to hot and not to cool.Linda all my plants go in the Garage...almost all my benches be full of small and big pots along the walls...its not time to bring them in yet have to keep a eye on the weather from now on.Linda go and make it and you can show us again....I have to wait till next month to get the new computer for me to show my picturers...go and make spinner and you will find out when the wind blows how it works.

Well I better get ready for work....puff I am gone..

Hi Juliana,,Sorry I haven't gotten back to you,,For some reason,, I don't get some of my notifications..And was having trouble just getting the post to come up.But is working tonight..lol..

It has gotten cool here to , but not to bad.I have put some things in the g-house because they don't like the weather under 55-60 degrees..Before you know it,We will be putting all the plants into the garage or house..And I am afraid it will be real soon..lol..Hope you get the patio done,,and other projects you want to do..I haven't had time to work on the can whirly thing,,But hope to get to it next week,,Been so busy with getting the green house finished,,going to the Dr. with April,,,,,And she and Kermit will be having a baby girl,,,, and getting my house started on a deep clean for when my oldest son and wife come in Nov..Where does all the time go..lol..Need more hours in the day..

I hope you enjoyed your vacation time,And I know Daniel likes you being home with him..have a good rest of the week and have fun when you can..

Just droping in to see what everybody is up to...I know time is flying and fall is here and Thanksgiving is just around the corner....father winter will arrive soon and snowflakes will display there cool dance for us free   .

Well I got 4 nice looking metal chairs free from the recyling station I removed the sitting part and replace it with tile..it be on the other deck and come next year I place potted red geraniums on each chair..good for Hummingbirds.

Today I did no work at all...we went to Greenville[Fall for Greenville]  sampled some food and listen to some music had some coffee and after 3 hours we went home...I had one hour nap woke up at 4 o clock ... Daniel had made some coffee for me...well that was my day off...tomorrow its back to work..uhhhhhh...

Hello Juliana,You are so right about the changing of the seasons,,Where did time go ??? Seems like we were just in the spring months,,planting flowers and starting seeds,,Sounds like you had a good time with Daniel,,So glad ya'll did,,And the chairs,,Thats a great idea,,The red geraniums will be so pretty,,and the hummers will love them..I do alot of reds in my gardens and things,,My tree swing is red,, lol..We went to a fall festival Sat. And had a good time, Got some gourds,pumpkins,scarcrows,and a black elephant ear..So hope it will be ok in the greenhouse..Wore Paul out and he was taking it easy today..Don't take much for him to get tired.

Here is some pictures I took of the greenhouse we have been working on..Its getting full of plants now, I took the pic's before paul got his tools out,,lol.I was so glad it was finished.lol.

And it is nice when the coffee is brewing and waiting for you..Daniel is such a sweetheart,,Tell him hello for me..

Have a great week,don't work to hard, and take care.. Linda

Good morning to you all..its raining here and thats alright.

Linda you wore Paul out neverless you spent time together thats what counts.I love your big Greenhouse you needed for all the plants you have...its not cool here yet to put my potted plants up...keeping a eye on the weather.Well its time to go to work so off I go...

Hi Juliana,, Yes Paul has been busy,,I have to remind him to slow down..Went to the VA yesterday,For some reason his blood sugar is up more than it should be so they did blood work and he will see his regular Dr.Thur. You know men,,They won't slow down .lol.

I have alot of plants in the g-house, I have a fan out there when or if the sun comes out,And it keeps it nice during the day. Got to get my lights and heater out there to warm it. It was hard work,,working on the g-h, But it was worth it,,We spent around $75.00 total..I recycled everything I could,,The plastic and outer bottom boards is what cost..lol.

Don't work to hard,,Hope you have a good day and weeks end..And getting out and playing in the dirt as much as possible..(will you retire from your job)?I enjoy being home now and not punching the time clock,lol. Take care,,

Good morning Linda..it has been raining and temps are in the 40 something...took my plants in yesterday in the garage and in the house.

Daniel is cooking right now so I can eat befor I go to work this morning....tell Paul that Daniel has the same problem he checks his every morning and writes down so when he goes to the VA apointment he gives his Va doc the info....he has to go for blood tests many times a year [Agent Orange]so may die of cancer now...so many we men have passed away.I want Daniel to be around for as long as possible.

Now need to get ready for work...later dear friend

Hi ttartt...no my husband Daniel is not ...he was in Vietnam and the blood tests are done on regular basis just in case something shows up...there is a posibility that he can end up with cancer...as he gets older...plus Veterans have have differant health problems from the war.

Thanks for asking...every day is a good day.

It is hard to loose a husband that way it is hard on any Veterans wife to go thru this...plus not just the health problems but the mental problems.

I belong to a group of women[female veterans and wifes]that helps now the young wifes and female family members of this war...we meet once a month for 2 hours at our Vet Center here in Greenville SC....a place to get some help and helped so many Veterans and there familys.You right there are still to many Veterans who should get help and do not...

I know that gardening helped me stay strong and realistic dealing with my husband.... all that life can dish out...my plants I grow and all I  create reflect that....I dont look back I keep on going.

Just remember...every day is a good day...sending a basket full of hugs and smiles...take one and share one.

Good morning to you all.

Here is what I like to get this winter is some bamboo[know where I can get some free] have to do the cuting myself...there are so many posibilitys I can think of ....later my friends

Linda..I got 2 female heads to put on the manequins...from the Beauty Supply store and those fit just perfect.

Good Morning Juliana,,and ttartt..

Well I am finally back home after the dr. visits last week..

Juliana,,we went to the Dr.. and it is almost a blurr from there until we got back home last night.Thur went to see his Dr,,.The Dr,,sent Paul to the hospitol in Hoptown Fri to run some test,,,,and from there he was sent to Nashville in an abulanse..Fri..They did some test there at St. Thomas heart hospital and found Paul had 2 major blockage in 2 of his main arteries,,So Sat. they had to put 2 stints in each of the 2 arteries,,One was blocked all the way and the other artery was bairly letting blood flow,,He did have a heart attack when we went to the festavel,,men,,oh so macho..I told him he ever does that again,,with pain and not tell me,,I will strangle him..Scared me , April and Kermit to death..They had wires all over him and I was starting to panick..Kermit was trying to be stronge for me and April,,But he told me later he was worried his dad wouldn't get well any time soon..But all in all,,He is better now,,strong heart beat now, And they finally put him on new meds,,and diabeties medicines..He has been telling them for years he needed to be on them,,And a civilian Dr.. got him on them now,,And the Plavix..Oh dear those pills are expensive,,hahahaha But he feels so much better now,,His leg still hurts alittle from where they ran the scope,,But he is getting there and his color is back to normal..I have been blessed for the Dr's at St. Thomas..in Nashville Tn..lol

Oh I hope you can get some pictures of the manequins,,I can't wait to see them..I do alot out side to to help keep my mind busy.The candle sounds so pretty like that..I seen a tree at the hospital and the leaves were falling and I got some of the leaves I want to glue to a vase or something,,They have alot of different colors,,The tree may be a jejuve ?? tree.I got some of the berries off of it and hope they will seed out for me..lol..And I told Paul he is not to do nothing until I think he has rested up,,Then we will start walking, And things like that..He was really tired last night,But said he feels so much better,,and more human now,,lol.Nice pink color to his face now,,hahaha..

ttartt,, Hi and welcome here..We chat about everything,,And like to see new people on here..I am sad to hear of your loss..And cancer is such a terrible thing,,I lost my G-mother,Mother and Sister to this disease,,And wish the cure was near..My D-hubby was in Germany,,But wanted Viet-Nam,,But he never went there,,I see so many at the VA. that was in V-nam and very ill..Did your husband retire from the service..My son has hit his 10 years, And will retire from the Army..And still being young,Hopes to get some type of gov. job..And good you still get the benifits..You deserve them..

Hope ya'll have a wonderful day and TTartt,,come back soon,,

Juliana..don't work to hard and hope to see you soon also,,

Keep coming up with good ideas,,winter is coming and we need to keep our hands busy..lol..

Linda send you a message.

Hugs to you..... Juliana