Hello everyone

So much has happened the last few months. We are all doing fine and now living in Arkansas and mom and dad have just bought me a new house with the biggest yard! I will write more in a few days when I have my big computer set up, typing on a laptop is hard for paws.

Tracks Quilt Progress and Those Chickens

My little rotary cutter will cut thru a stack of three flannels.
Background all cut. I love the little pine cone print.
First Bear Paw block, 23 more to go.
In the middle of all this I threw together a breaky casserole and (frozen) bisquits.

Squaring up the big panel. It wasn't going to be easy until I decided to fold it in half. Turned out darned near perfect.
Taking a break from the house, it is a nice warm afternoon.
Dottie had taken her daily dirt bath. She surprised us all with a good shake out! Cough! Cough!
Jeeves the big Cochin roo cares for the group he was raised with.Jeeves and Elvis mostly ignore each other.
Elvis watches over "his" hens, the original group raised last year.

Chicken delicacy. Poms on our tree are splitting open and the hens can reach lower ones.I usually break the split poms for hens anyways.

A Walk In A Park and Just A Few Skyscrapers

Strolling through Central Park.


Some of the trees were just starting to turn.


One of the many statues.



A Game of Chess anyone!



Kids playing at school in a fenced in yard made of asphalt.



Everywhere you look lots of tall buildings.


Filene's Basement....floors and floors of shopping. Didn't buy a thing!


The Garment District...now that's a big needle and button.



Look at all those windows...wouldn't want to do windows on this one.





Everything is big in the Big Apple just look at the size of that plate.



Straight ahead the famous Flatiron building.





Moving right along time for your choice of dessert.....



Anyone need a giant Pez "Elvis"?????


Did a tour on the double decker bus.


And one of the most broken laws of NYC....everybody honks!

Happy Trails....Ginger

Goodbye City Life.....

Farm Livin' is the life for me....yes I like my land spreadin' out so far and wide!

Well what a trip we had. We spent an entire week in New York City and did we ever see some sights. It's going to take several post to show you some of what we saw....so here goes!






From the our quiet country home you rarely hear a siren but in NYC...it happens every few minutes. Police were every where and I'm not talking 2 or 3 lets just say there were many on each block...walking, riding horses, in cars, on bicycles, motorcycles and the list goes on.



We did a lot of looking up....with all the lights and so much going on you wanted to take it all in.


A portion of Times Square...notice the sign not to remove seating for a souvenier...now where are you gonna stuff a seat especially with all those officers everywhere????



Had to go in the big Toys R Us....just look at that big ferris wheel right as you come in the door.




Someone was wearing a sign on their back advertising a dating service of course Jenn had to have a lil' fun with that.




Next we were off to a party! Lots of stars were there...did you guess where at?


Madame Tussauds....lots of silly fun.



That's me I'm a spice girl :)



Danny and Marilyn


Ohhh wonder what they are thinking!




Your fired!

Well enough said on that.



Let's head on over to the M & M Store....


I totally agree!



Just some of the many cylinders of M & M's to choose from.


I got Sloan his favorite color...yes orange it is!



Went to a street fair....with blocks and blocks and blocks of vendors.



Found some tasty treats.

Then the very last booth....Look a MoMo Hat.

Yes I had to have one.

Well that's enough for now and yet it just scratches the surface of what all we did. I'm anxious to stop by your blogs and catch up with all of you. We have a baby shower and a Fall Church Dinner coming up out here at the farm so the next 2 weeks are sure to be full days in cleaning and cooking.

Hope you enjoyed just a lil' bit of the big apple through the eyes of some country folks.

Happy Trails....Ginger

Starting New Quilt Project

My DH has asked me to make a quilt for a friend who is retiring. Needed something great but quick and found Troy Fabrics "Tracks Along the Trail". I purchased a kit on line and below are the fabrics for some bear paw blocks, borders and the central panel. Directions are sketchy at best (to me) and it has taken a while to understand how to cut and construct this top. (((sigh))) Will sew a test block tonight before cutting these warm woodsy fabrics.

Center panel.
More girls from out back moved to front. They stayed cooped for a week so the others could get to know them. It worked, just a couple little spats and they are all free ranging quietly now.

Needed a quick egg laying nest for the girls. Brought home an extra large kitty litter box. Stuffed it full with hay and wood shavings. With-in an hour there were four eggs! LOL they love the litter/nest box. It's a keeper for them.Tonight we move the last two hens from back to out front. The sick roos are so much better thanks to the tylan injections. When they have no symptoms I'll put them out back where it will be only roosters. Do not want my laying hens with the roos that were sick in case the roos are carries of the illness. State inspector did come by to test the sick roos and now I'm waiting for results.