~ Feeding Feathered Friends ~

Hello and welcome to Friday in Wisconsin.

Another busy week has come and gone!

We are anxiously awaiting the news of our second

grandchild!

Our oldest son Nathan, daughter~in~law Becca, and 

three year old granddaughter Rachel who now 

live in California are expecting a new 

baby any day!

Becca's due date is November 18th!

They know it's going to be a boy, but are still

trying to agree on just the right name!

Can't wait to hear what they finally choose!

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For today I'm going to share another one of my antique

metal animal pincushions....

~ Peaceful Lion~

I love the old patina especially on its face!

The pincushion is a dark olive green velvet packed with my

favorite traditional sawdust.

This is a nice size pincushion that measures 5" long.

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~ FEEDING FEATHERED FRIENDS ~

This is the time of year when I get all stocked up to start

feeding my feathered friends in a little fenced in 

winter bird garden that I've created....

This picture was taken LAST winter from out my upstairs 

bedroom window....I've added the special effect of 

falling snowflakes!

My old rusty barrel will hold two 50 pound sacks of 

birdseed.

Nice fresh seeds!

One year I forgot to take the scoop out of the bottom of the barrel

before filling it.....I haven't made that mistake again!

These 50 pound bags are pretty heavy so I usually ask my

son Sam to fill the barrel for me :)

Now I'm all set to start enjoying my feathered friends again!

If the Suet is on sale I always stock up and buy a full flat 

of 12 packages....the woodpeckers absolutely LOvE

this stuff!

From this angle you can see how rusty this old barrel is.

I use three clay pot feet to keep it off the cold 

concrete porch.

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Last Sunday on our drive home from Eau Claire we 

passed this pretty stained glass window all 

lit up....

This is a little country church that is surrounded by an

old cemetery.

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This picture was taken in the parking lot of a local hardware

store.....an Amish man patiently waiting while his wife

loads up the car!

What a perfect looking Santa's beard!

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~ OUR FIRST SNOWFALL ~

Earlier this week we woke up to our first snowfall!

My rabbits look so quaint!

We didn't get a lot of snow, but just enough to remind us 

of what's to come!

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~ STUDIO NEWS ~

After releasing my winter pattern "Lady Rachel Ruth",

and my Christmas pattern "Joy to the World" (both available in 

my Etsy Shop) I'm now planning ahead to designs for

next year ~ 2015 ~.

I'm planning and sketching up designs for Valentine's Day, 

and SPRING (my favorite season)!

Before starting on Valentine's Day I think I'll 

do either a small sampler or pinkeep?

I've got so many ideas floating around in my head....hopefully

I'll have decided by next week :)

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~ WEEKEND SOUL FOOD ~

The words of the Lord are pure words:

as silver tried in a furnace of earth,

purified seven times.

~ Psalm 12:6...KJV ~

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Stay warm and toasty my friends.....take time to stitch!

Check back on Monday to see whats new at

Scattered Seed Samplers.

Country Blessings,

~ Kindly, Tammy ~