Get R Done Friday

It's time again for Get-R-Done Friday over at ClassyChassy, so be sure and go by and check out the other great projects and tell Classy thanks for hosting this for us.

OK, I am going to make a statement that I am ready sad to say...I should love what I had to do for Sat night, but for some reason I just can't get in the mood to paint, I am either burnt out or could it be because I just have no where this year to sell my paintings. Have tried Ebay..did real good last year but since the Election and the failing economy, I just can't sell anything. And what does sell, sells for less than I have in it and I'm not going to spend my time to not make anything.
The lady where we usually have our Christmas show has decided not to have it this year, she has moved to a large show at the Trade Mart in Jackson, and I just don't want to fool with spending hundreds to get into that show only to make just enough to pay my expenses. So I just can't get into the painting mode....sad.
But anyhow my Get R Done project this week took 3 weeks to do when it would normally take a couple to 4 hrs...
Our Church is having a Fall Festival Sat night and asked for some of us to donate gifts for door prizes and I volunteered to paint a tray with a hen on it and also a set of 4 frosted ornies for the Christmas tree.
I did a bunch of these ornies and sold them last year and thought that this would be a good gift. I painted them much the same way I painted the snowmen faces on the snowmen wine glasses, you can go here to see how they are done....these didn't take long to do, did them in between doing the platter and setting it aside...
This next item took me too long to do, I already had the 16" charger painted red so all I had to do was transfer my pattern and paint, I transferred the pattern the Sunday evening after the Preacher requested the door prizes..pretty good start
That's as far as I made it that day...then Tues, I decided to do a little more and got the black back ground painted...whee I'm getting to be speedy Gonzales...lol and painted some of the leaves...

well I got side tracked the rest of that day,,,hummm don't remember what I did but I know it had to be important...like watch TV or play on Computer..you know, important...giggle
The next Sat it rained so I decided to do a little more on the plate..couldn't do anything else, took several hours to get the hen done, just kept finding reasons to do something else...Well a whole week past before I decided to go back in the paint room and work on the flowers and remaining leaves......sigh...time is running out...got to get busy...
I didn't paint anymore untill 2 weeks later...and I knew I had to finish it because I had to take it to Chuch Weds night for Sat night Festival..so Tues I set down and made myself finish it...painted the centers of the flowers and all the little finish work...The finished project and it got delivered to Church Weds night on time...This is one Get R Done project I was beginning to think wasn't going to get done....Got to get to painting have several Christmas gifts to finish, it's a long time to Christmas...not...

Wordless Wednesday...Awwww, ....... tired

Good morning Y'all it's Wordless Wednesday again over at Dixie's place, but while Dixie is taking a break Heather at Simply Heather has agreed to host it for her, be sure and tell Heather how much we appreciate her doing this for us. And be sure and check out all the other blogs....for their Wordless Wednesday post.

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Outside my window...it is still dark, and it is cold, a typical MS Oct. morning….

I am thinking ..what a full week I am going to have this week , I sure miss my boys being little and dressing up and going Trick or Treating, times has changed so much since then.

I am thankful …..for all of the wonderful gifts God has given me, I am thankful that Ronnie was able to attend Mass yesterday, just 5 days after surgery, that Kryk got to go home from Hospital…he is still on bed rest with oxygen, but the clot is dissolving.

From the kitchen...for breakfast it’s hot coffee, smoked pork chops and biscuits
Supper will be hummmm, I’m thinking a big pot of home made chili would go perfect with our cold weather, add a few Fritos and cheese on top…with a big glass of milk…..sounds like a winner to me.

I am wearing…pink flannel night gown…haven‘t gotten dressed yet, it‘s still not day light out.…….

I am going…to be very busy this week, Getting ready for fall festival (what ever happen to just saying Halloween party) Sat night. I love the Halloween season and all the little ghost and goblins running around. I know they aren’t allowed to dress up like that at Church any more….but some still come by the house.

I am creating...gifts for door prizes for the “Fall Festival”

I am reading...Beth Moore’s study of Daniel. We will study the prophets this week.

I am hearing...total silence except for the clicking of the keyboard and the humm of the modem…every once in awhile a lone car going by.

Around the house...really got to clean up kitchen, defrosted freezer and got it organized Sat. Watch out I’m on a roll, just might organize the blog before it’s over with. Also need to fold clothes and wash some more…

One of my favorite things...the still of a cool crisp Mississippi Oct. morning…and the sound of a Whipper Will.

A few plans for the rest of the week:
Monday…clean house good. Go to town and talk to insurance salesman…(I hate this job) but will be losing my GM insurance starting Jan 1, so have no choose. ...

Tuesday…go to Wally World and buy candy for Sat night, some for our little Ghost and Goblins that come knocking every year….and some for the Fall Festival and hay ride at Church, plus get stuff to make a cake for the cake walk.

Weds….finish painting door prize and take to Church when I go to Bible Study tonight.

Thurs…hopeful get the grass cut for the last time this year. Yep you read that right, getting ready for Halloween by cutting the grass, “only in the deep South”…lol….

Fri. …need to go visit Niece who had spine surgery last week. Boy the Drs love my family this month…lol, but..I am just Thankful all is doing ok and they were able to get help, so many in our world today can’t afford to get the help they need.

Sat…make cake for tonight....It's the big spooky Day..lol..Halloween, getting ready for the Hay Ride and FF.. fun night with friends.

Sunday Church and then if it‘s pretty DH and I plan to do a little back roads driving in search of old long forgotten cemeteries. I love to read the old head stones and take pictures.…..

Here is picture thought I am sharing...I received this in an email, and I really have to admit sometimes I feel like doing the very same thing to some of the folks I know ...lol...

Hope everyone has a great week and relax, enjoy the week, enjoy the Holiday, it is just a fun day, don't try to make it anything else...give folks credit for knowing right from wrong... we all take life to seriously some times, just remember none of us is going to get out of this world alive, have a blessed week. I am planning on having a blast passing out candy to the little ghost and witches and goblins, then will also enjoy the "Fall Festival"

Sunday Favorite Re-runs

It's time again for Sunday Favorite Re-runs, a new Meme hosted by Chari over @ happytodesign http://happytodesign.blogspot.com/ It is so much fun to go back and re-run some of my favorite post.

My post today is a story I posted on March 27, 2009, about my life on the farm, it's about a turkey we had...

Tom Turkey and the tom tom drums
We moved back to Brookhaven in the late Winter of my first grade year, Dean was in the 3d, but for some reason the Brookhaven School system decided since we moved from another state….(mainly that sinful city of New Orleans …lol…Brookhaven was a real prude city back then)…, so late in the year we would have to repeat those grades again. That wasn’t any fun but at 6 yrs old I did’t pay as much attention as Sis did, being in 3d grade. But we survived, we had each other.
We had fun during the summer and ran free and did all the things kids did for entertainment, back in the 50’s and a few things other kids didn’t do…lol…we’d catch lightening bugs, made animals out of Maypops, ( thanks Penni for reminding me of these) have you ever spent hours making your own toys to play with. We had a whole farm yard full of maypop cows…lol…as much fun as making clover necklaces….
Granny had an old Tom Turkey, Oh my he loved to strut and let everybody know who was boss… that barn yard was his, hey that was fine with me, he could have the barn yard, but he decided he wanted the whole 90 acres along with front and back yards with the front lane thrown in to boot....we called him Demon and man that sucker would make the Devil himself run for cover, he was bad, mean, evil, sneaky and cunning Even Granddaddy’s old English Bull dog that loved to hunt snakes ran for dear life from this thing, he was huge, he had to stand 7 feet tall, ..lol..in a child's eyes he stood that tall...his eyes were red and his talons were like switch blade knives, and a good 12 inches long, You walk outside the safety of the front yard and you’d hear those wings flapping and those giant feet stomping the ground , have you ever hear a turkey stomp the ground, not a pretty sound.... sounded like war drums, boom, boom, boom, you wasn’t sure if it was Tom beating the ground or just your heart beating from fear and your life would flash before your eyes and the first words you’d scream was OH CRAP RUN-N-N-N-N-N-N and you could hear the ping of those talons popping out like a switch blade knife and cold chills went up your spine…all you could do was run for the picnic table in the front lane and pray you made it before he did…I still carry scares on the back of my legs were I didn’t run fast enough…Dean’s theory was all she had to do was out run me…this was one bad dude, the only person he didn’t scare was Granny and that was probably cause she was as mean as he was…now when I said his eyes were red, I wasn’t joking, he was solid white with beady red eyes, first Albino Turkey I ever saw. Granny had to keep him locked up in a stale next to the corn crib most of the time and when you had to go in the corn crib to get some corn to feed the pigs you better make sure you didn’t get close to the left wall cause he was going to get you with them switch blade claws, through a crack in the boards.
He was so sneaky, we would ease outside and look for him, ahhh, he’s nowhere to be seen, breathing a sigh, thinking he’s locked up, ok, lets go play and when you got just far enough away from the front porch to not have a snowballs change in heck to make it back to the door, he’d ease out from behind the corner of the house and stomp those big feet and the chase was on….once we made it to the table, he'd strut around and around it, with those tail feathers spread and gobbling all the while, like he was daring us to run, well now our Momma didn't raise no fools, we weren't going no where, neither was Spot who usually made it to the table with us. Granny would have to come shoo him away so we could get down, as long as she was there he wouldn't run us, oh but he wanted to, you could feel those beady eyes staring, hoping she'd leave while we were still far enough away from the door... she should have baked him for Thanksgiving, but as ornery as he was he'd probably been to tough to eat or gave us all food poisoning....Lord I hated that Turkey and didn’t grieve one bit when he passed in his sleep, I couldn’t help but laugh, I wonder where the Devil was hiding when he came through Hell’s gate and started stomping those big feet….ping..ugh oh there goes them claws...lol...

Old Demon live for many years, too many. And he never mellowed with age if anything he got worse. Sometimes I wish we’d took a picture of him….Na, he’d probably scared the camera to death. This picture is of Momma and Dean on the old picnic table. LOL..Momma looks like she is hunting for Demon...

Next time The passing of a great man and sorrow at the farm house, we had to say good bye to our beloved friends.

To prove Christians have a sense of Humor....

I received this in an E-Mail and just loved it....

They're Back! Those wonderful Church Bulletins! Thank God for church ladies with typewriters. These sentences (with all the BLOOPERS) actually appeared in church bulletins or were announced in church services:

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The Fasting & Prayer Conference includes snacks and meals.

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The sermon this morning: 'Jesus Walks on the Water.' The sermon tonight: 'Searching for Jesus.'
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Ladies , don't forget the rummage sale. It's a chance to get rid of those things not worth keeping around the house. Bring your husbands.

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Remember in prayer the many who are sick of our community. Smile at someone who is hard to love. Say 'Hell' to someone who doesn't care much about you.
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Don't let worry kill you off - let the Church help.
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Miss Charlene Mason sang 'I will not pass this way again , ' giving obvious pleasure to the congregation.
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For those of you who have children and don't know it , we have a nursery downstairs.

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Next Thursday there will be tryouts for the choir. They need all the help they can get.
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Irving Benson and Jessie Carter were married on October 24 in the church. So ends a friendship that began in their school days.
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A bean supper will be held on Tuesday evening in the church hall. Music will follow.
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At the evening service tonight , the sermon topic will be 'What Is Hell?' Come early and listen to our choir practice.
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Eight new choir robes are currently needed due to the addition of several new members and to the deterioration of some older ones.

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Scouts are saving aluminium cans , bottles and other items to be recycled. Proceeds will be used to cripple children.
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Please place your donation in the envelope along with the deceased person you will want remembered.

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The church will host an evening of fine dining , super entertainment and gracious hostility.

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Potluck supper Sunday at 5:00 PM - prayer and medication to follow.

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The ladies of the Church have cast off clothing of every kind. They may be seen in the basement on Friday afternoon.

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This evening at 7 PM there will be a hymn singing in the park across from the Church. Bring a blanket and come prepared to sin.

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Ladies Bible Study will be held Thursday morning at 10 AM. All ladies are invited to lunch in the Fellowship Hall after the B. S. Is done.

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The pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the Congregation would lend him their electric girdles for the pancake breakfast next Sunday.
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Low Self Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 PM. Please use the back door.
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The eighth-graders will be presenting Shakespeare's Hamlet in the Church basement Friday at 7 PM.. The congregation is invited to attend this tragedy.
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Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at the First Presbyterian Church. Please use large double door at the side entrance.
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The Associate Minister unveiled the church's new campaign slogan last Sunday: 'I Upped My Pledge so up yours.'

Get R Done Friday

It's time again for Get-R-Done Friday over at ClassyChassy, so be sure and go by and check out the other great projects and tell Classy thanks for hosting this for us.
Well, I'm still cleaning and organizing,...lol..got started and can't quit. With this weight loss I've decided to clean out my closet and give some of my bigger clothes to the Missions drive we are having at our Church in Dec.

I forgot to take pictures before I took clothes out of closet but did take some of everything on the bed and floor....had to move the shoe rack out first....Clothes every where....top full of junk...so organized...lol...almost clean slate, my jackets are in left side, boots on floorhung purses on a hook over the door...organized pants and shirts in order...bag in left side is full of my special stuffed animals that I have saved since my boys were little, got to find some where to store them. Packages in top are Christmas presents I've bought and got in hiding...giggle.

Vintage Thingie Thursday

Hello my dear friends, first let me say how much I appreciated the sweet comments and emails I received after my post last week about needing time off. All of your sweet prayers and wishes were much needed.
Ronnie had his surgery again yesterday and is doing fine, even though he is in a lot of pain, the tare was larger and deeper this time. Since he just had the first surgery 2 mos ago it wasn't totally healed. I am slowly working out some of my problems, it is sad to work all your life so when you reach my age, you won't have to worry only to have it taken away by means behind your control, but, even with this set back I am totally blessed and will move on as usual.
I haven't took part in vintage thingie Thurs. in a while, but I just had to show you my new "old" dresser sets, that I found when Sis and I went rambling a couple of weeks ago.
The first set is an eggshell color with a pale yellow hand made lace trim and beautiful baskets full of pink flowers embroidered on them, there was only 2 of these, one center section and one side scarf. Sure wish there had been all 3 of them. The 2 pieces cost me $2.00; a buck apiece....I just love the delicate hand work on this pieces.

This next set is so different from what I usually like, but the black just seemed perfect with my black furniture and black and beige bedspread and curtains....this dresser set had all 3 pieces...ya...and it only cost $6.
See how nice it matches the bedspread?...

HOPE YOU ENJOYED MY VINTAGE THINGIES! SEE YOU NEXT WEEK!

FOR MORE WONDERFUL VINTAGE THINGIES VISIT COLORADO LADY

Wordless Wednesday...The River

Good morning Y'all it's Wordless Wednesday again over at Dixie's place, but while Dixie is taking a break Heather at Simply Heather has agreed to host it for her, be sure and tell Heather how much we appreciate her doing this for us. And be sure and check out all the other blogs....for their Wordless Wednesday post.

Enjoy

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FOR TODAY
Outside my window...It is a cold, and still dark, but clear.

I am thinking ..why does it have to be cold today and back up to 80 degrees Weds. Flue and cold season is here…praying Ronnie will come through his surgery tomorrow with no problems…

I am thankful …..that My God is always with me, he has given me another year….Ronnie is excepting his problems more now.. my little nephew is doing good.. The blood clot is still not completely dissolved….he is not out of the woods, but the Drs say he is getting closer to the clearing.
I am thankful God made the trip with him From Maine to MS…Drs said it was a miracle he made it alive.

From the kitchen...for breakfast it’s hot coffee, brownies with walnuts.
Supper will be Grilled steaks and green salad, Hubby is cooking for my Birthday today.

I am wearing…black and pink sweet suit..white socks…will put shoes on later…lol…….

I am going…to do some painting this week.

I am creating...Christmas presents

I am reading...Beth Moore’s study of Daniel. It is getting so deep.

I am hearing...the news on the TV and cars passing on the highway.…hubby getting ready to go to the land to check food plots, deer season is right around the corner.

Around the house...already got the house cleaned, beds stripped, dishes washed, clothes washed and folded.…

One of my favorite things...the still of a cool crisp morning…

A few plans for the rest of the week:
Monday…going to Vicksburg with my Sis for my birthday…hubby cooking my supper tonight.
Tuesday…clean out closets and donate clothes to our Church’s Christmas Mission trip to WV………and waiting to hear from Ronnie after surgery
Weds….what ever needs doing to keep house straight and go to Bible Study Beth Moore is so good.
Thurs…Business to take care of.
Fri. …have a lot of odd projects to catch up with
Sat…
Sunday Church…..
Here is picture thought I am sharing...It was a cold, wet and muddy night in Richland Friday night, and the old Ranger was cheering the team on....and we did win. Check out the kid standing next to the coach in Gray sweats. Glad I don't have to do his laundry.

Get R Done Friday

It's time again for Get-R-Done Friday over at ClassyChassy, so be sure and go by and check out the other great projects and tell Classy thanks for hosting this for us.

I wanted to drop by and drop a note and show y'all my get r done project, it is not nearly through and I have been working on it for 3 months today, I am so proud of myself, I had let myself go and just ate what I wanted and didn't exercise or couldn't because of my legs and hips, but when I tried to go blueberry picking in July which is the first picture in the collage, I realized I couldn't keep going on like that, the second picture was made when we went to AL at the end of July to pick up my Granddaughter, I cried for a week after seeing these pictures, and made up my mind once and for all, it had to go. I ordered the Nutrasystem and it has being down hill ever since..which is good...lol...I made a picture every month on the date I started the diet, it has been hard, but you know, maybe because I finally made up my mind, it hasn't been as hard as I thought.I've still got along way to go, but so far in 3 mos. I've lost 36 lbs. I believe slowly but surely is the right way.

Up-date

My son just found out today he has to have surgery on his shoulder again next Tuesday, it did not heal right and the physical therophy  the Dr had him doing at home didn't help but made it worse. He will be out of work another 3 mos. or more and at a time like this, that is scary. Please keep him in your prayers and thoughts. I want to thank all of you for your sweet comments. I will be going up there Fri to help them get the house ready for an apprisal, to try to refinence to get his notes cheaper.
Love you all.

Need some time

I just wanted to drop by and say I am so very honored to have all of you as my dear friends and followers.
I have always tried to be up beat, honest and positive, but there are times when I just can't fight this feeling of sadness and blues, my middle boy shares this with me and he calls it the change of Season blues. I usually can over come, but there is so much going on in my world right now that I can't seem to cope to well. Mainly I would like to ask for prayers and remembrance for my son. He has just went through a bad surgery and has a lot of worries because of heath concerns and insurance and of course money. He is not handling the change well and I'm not handling his hurt or his way of handling it too well. I will not be around for awhile, I just don't feel anything but sorrow right now and will not bring you down by posting sadness. (ater this) I will post anything positive that does come my way.
I will be ok, I have put it in the Lord's hands but sometimes it's hard to let go. I just pray that my child will be ok. Please if any of my FB friends read this do not mention it on FB cause my son is on there with me.
See you soon.

Wordless Wednesday-Rain rain go away come again another day...

Good morning Y'all it's Wordless Wednesday again over at Dixie's place, but while Dixie is taking a break Heather at Simply Heather has agreed to host it for her, be sure and tell Heather how much we appreciate her doing this for us. And be sure and check out all the other blogs....for their Wordless Wednesday post.

Enjoy, see you next week.

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FOR TODAY
Outside my window...It is a cold, wet, dreary autumn morning, But this to shell pass.

I am thinking ..I pray my Baby boy and TT make it to Cancun safe, they have all ready encountered flight delays. They have had this trip planned for 8 mos. Please keep them in your prayers that they will arrive safe.

I am thankful …..for how blessed we are, I am also thankful for the rain that we are receiving, because it insures we will have life giving water in the water table..

From the kitchen...for breakfast it’s hot coffee, hot cinnamon rolls.
Supper will be honey and blueberry glazed ham steaks, butter beans, fried corn, sweet potato casserole corn bread and sweet tea.

I am wearing…yellow T and lavender crop pants with white socks….

I am going…to do some painting this week.

I am creating...a chicken tray to give as one of the door prizes for our Fall Festival at Church on Oct 31st.

I am reading...Beth Moore’s study of Daniel. It is getting so deep.

I am hearing...the news on the TV and cars passing on the highway.…I love living in the country, the peace and quite is heavenly…

Around the house...dishes need washing, clothes need washing, drying and folding, and floors need a dust mop run over them….same every Monday it’s never ending…

One of my favorite things...the smell of my giant sweet olive trees…

A few plans for the rest of the week:
Monday…clean house this morning and go with DH to Dr this evening.
Tuesday…hopefully paint some………
Weds….what ever needs doing to keep house straight and go to Bible Study Beth Moore is so good.
Thurs…not sure yet
Fri. Friday is up in air right now, if things fall in place will be leaving to go to Ellijay, Ga. to the Apple Festival Sat and Sunday.
Sat…If I don’t go to Apple Festival will work at the Wesson Flea Market in our Church’s booth, painting faces.
Sunday if at home will go to Church…if in GA will enjoy the beautiful country and another day at the Flea Market..
Here is picture thought I am sharing..
This was taken about 5 yrs ago when our MooMoo was 3, she really loved her Molly goat, who by the way thought she was a dog, she was raised with a German Shepard, a Black Lab and a Basset Hound....MooMoo has always been an animal lover. Says she is going to be a vet.

Re-Run Sunday

It's time again for Sunday Favorite Re-runs, a new Meme hosted by Chari over @ happytodesign http://happytodesign.blogspot.com/ It is so much fun to go back and re-run some of my favorite post.

This week I'm doing a re-run of a post I did in June, I just love the old River city of Natchez and this post is about a day spent with my Sis and my little Rissa enjoying the summer day.

Natchez and a little junkin' along the way.

Last Weds my Sis and I took my little Rissa to Natchez and junkin' we had such a great time. We went to several Thrift stores and found several items both for me and for her. What we found is for another post. We toured the city and also went to Natchez Under the Hill......to learn more about it click here.....Natchez Under the Hill.
I took alot of pictures because little girl was so excited, she is extremely unusual for an 8 yr old. She loves just riding and looking at beautiful old homes and never gets bored.

This is she and my Sis, her Great-Aunt Dean

Of course the tom boy in her found a great old tree to climb...

Next are just some old houses that she had to have pictures of....

The one above is being remodeled and she just loved the wood work on the front....

Then it was on to the Natchez under the Hill area and the MS River...

She loves looking at the River, she just acted like she'd never seen it before and she has, she said that the river is ever changing and moving....

Signs in a Park above the River

A beautiful old home across the road from the park it is so lovely with the court yard between the main house and the kitchen...

You can just catch a glimpse of the River Gambling boat at the Dock, if you let yourself drift back in time, you can almost see an original old Riverboat that has just docked on it's way to Memphis from New Orleans, you can just see part of Natchez under the Hill; my the stories those trees and old buildings could tell.

A look at what is left of Natchez Under the Hill

The old Train Depot, it is now remodeled into up scale Condos. But they still allow the Carriage Tours to pick up customers in the same old stop that they have been in since the 60s.

And last but not least a view of the Mississippi River Bridge as we entered into LA for lunch.

We had a great Lunch of BLT's and ice tea, at a small place called Mickie's just across the river in LA.

I plan to show some of our treasure in the near future, so be sure and check back later.

My little Rissa is in Johnson City, TN with her Nanna and Grumpy now and I sure do miss her.

My real treasures that We received this day, where the treasure of memories that My little girl will remember for years to come and the joy I received for sharing them with her..