Need a little smoking help . . . . .

For as long as I can remember, this little German smoker house has been in the family.

I don't know how it happened but when I married, I wound up with it.  I sat it next to a coffee cup so you can get an idea of the size.  Including the steeple, it is 5" high.  There is an incense cone sitting on top so now the house smells a little like gingerbread.  The roof assembly comes off to store the extra cones which I purchased recently at an import store in Hendersonville, North Carolina (great little town, by the way).

Dad has passed on (the German side of my family) and I tried Googling about it but with no luck.  Does anyone have any information on this kind of smoker?  All the Google hits I got were for new ones to purchase that were much more ornate.

Thanks in advance!

Blessings, Cathi

Starting a new collection . . . . .

I have collected many things over the years.

My biggest collection is my white enamel pots.  This is just some of them.

And brown bottles . . . . . . 

And dogs . . . . .

And kids . . . . . 

And old cheese graters (no picture) . . . .

And fabric (won't fit in one picture). . . . .

And quilt patterns (still won't fit in one picture) . . . . . .

And WOOL! Lots of wool . . . . . 

What I have always wanted to collect is PEWTER.  It was just cost-prohibitive. But two weekends ago, Dear Hubby and I went antiquing and found these two little pieces.

They are a little banged up but the price was right.  I am keeping them in a cabinet that Dear Hubby built for me.

I hope to have a collection some day that will mean he will have to build a new shelving unit for me!

Blessings, Cathi

The pool is open! . . . . .

With this 90° weather, I thought today would be a good day to get the boys pool ready.

Within seconds - literally seconds - Reagan decided he just couldn't wait!

Pawing at the hose seems to be the thing to do .....

And then Nelson had to kick him out to get a drink .......

Aaaahhh .... the beginning of summertime .....

Blessings, Cathi

Spring Cleaning . . . . .

While I have a little breather in-between shows, I thought I would do a little spring cleaning.

One of the little things that I decided to take down and dust really well (because who knows the last time I did that!) is this birdhouse that Dear Hubby made for me one Christmas.  I don't remember what year it was but somewhere close to 12 years ago.

It was totally a surprise ..... 

He came up with the design himself after looking at the stash of old wood he had laying around.

He can surprise me anytime!

Are you listening, honey?

Blessings, Cathi