i Heart Faces Completely Candid

This is my first contribution to i Heart Faces. I'm certainly no photographer, but I love taking pictures! This is my friends daughter and her best friend. They didn't know I snuck up behind them to get their picture!




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Georgia Floods

The rain just will not let up! It's pouring as I type this. These are some pictures from the local news. I think four people are confirmed dead, one being a toddler that was swept away.



My son is on the road heading south out of Atlanta. Praying he makes home soon!

Heirlooms

Today is Marie's heirloom party! I have so many things that have been passed down and mean so much I didn't know what to include. I narrowed it down to some of my favorites. A lot of stuff that my dad gave me that really mean a lot are down in the cabin and it's raining, so maybe next time!

This grandfather clock belonged to my husbands mom and dad. His dad is no longer with us, so of course this has special meaning to him. I've often thought of painting it, but he doesn't seem to keen on the idea.


I love this little kitty tea pot. It's one of my favorites. It belonged to my grandmother on my dad's side.


This cute little bread bowl belonged to my Gran Gran, my mom's mother. I love how it says buns, biscuits and rolls.

Love this white picture from my grandmother.

And this old butter dish!

This green mirror was in a previous post. It was my father in laws. It's an Army issue mirror that he had hanging in the barracks.


Thanks Marie for hosting this. I love heirlooms!

Coleslaw and Kings

What a lazy weekend. I found a couple of yard sales, nothing great. I did find a really big flower pot for 3 bucks. I think I'll put some fall mums in it.

I feel like we cooked and ate all weekend. We cooked baby backs out on the wood burning grill. They were so good. My mixer was going a lot too!



I made Charlotte's Honey Bun Cake. It's right up there as one of my favorites. Although mine didn't turn out as pretty as hers! We had Houston's coleslaw with our ribs. Here are the ingredients.


In a small bowl whisk together 3/4 cup of mayo, 3 tablespoons white vinegar, 2 tablespoons sugar, and 1/8 tsp of salt.

In a large bowl add a head of chopped cabbage, 1/2 cup chopped green onions (only the green part), 1/2 cup of fresh parsley and 2 tablespoons of sweet pickle relish. Mix together.

Pour dressing over cabbage mixture, add 1/2 tsp of celery seed and mix well. Chill at least 4 hours, better if overnight.

Hope you like it!

Did anyone watch the VMA's? I just have to say that Kanye is a jerk! That was so rude what he did to Taylor Swift. Also, The Kings of Leon should have won. Love them!!

Fall Touches

I've been trying to add a few touches of fall around the house. It's still pretty hot here so it's hard to get in the mood. I'm going to wait until October to do the outside. I got some really tall corn stalks from my aunts garden this year that will look good by the front porch.

As you can see, I didn't have four matching pumpkins.


I wanted to use these tall candle holders somehow, so I threw a couple of pumpkins on there!


I made Corn Chip Tacos for dinner. They were so good!

I just browned 1 1/2 pounds of ground beef, drained, added a can of tomato paste, some water to thin it out and salt and sugar to taste. The sugar takes the twang out of the paste. I usually add enough to also give it a sweet taste. I like sweet and savory. Layer the corn chips in your plate, top with meat, cheese, pico de gallo, letttuce and sour cream. Fast and delicious!

I have a question. I haven't been taking pictures long, I'm still learning as I go. I have a Canon Rebel XS. I take the picture, it looks great, but when I resize it usually 640 x427, then change the html code so that they look bigger they seem to pixelate or blur. I followed instructions for big pictures over @ Between Naps on the Porch. (Thanks Susan) Great tips, I just don't know what I'm doing wrong. I'm such a novice.

I'm off to bed. My husband started a new job that requires him to get up 2 and half hours earlier. Guess who gets to make the coffee?

We Will Not Forget

This weeks Mclinky Blog Hop is Remembering Sept 11th. I was at home with the boys just starting our regular morning routine, getting breakfast ready. I always have the news on in the background. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. My husband called from work to see if I was watching. We were both speechless. It's a day that will always be etched in our memories. Politics aside our former president said it best.....

“Time is passing. Yet, for the United States of America, there will be no forgetting September the 11th. We will remember every rescuer who died in honor. We will remember every family that lives in grief. We will remember the fire and ash, the last phone calls, the funerals of the children. “
– President George W. Bush, November 11, 2001

Weekend Sales

I had no intention of going to any yard sales this weekend. I was busy and just thought I would take a break. So of course I see tons of them on my way to the grocery store! I just had to stop at a couple.

These things look metal but they are plastic. I thought I would paint them and hang them over the doorway. I have a lot of projects adding up! These were only $1 for both.

You can't tell in the picture but these earrings have (fake) sparkly diamonds. They will be cute for the holidays.

I loved this bracelet. It's one long thingy that wraps around, with earrings to match!

I'm going to put this glass vase thing in the bathroom with soaps in it. $1

I've been feeling left out with all the posts about mirrors being transformed into chalkboards. Now I can make my own! 2 bucks!

Cute little napkins rings for 1 dollar!

Christmas pillow for 25 cents.

Halloween towel 25 cents

This is the biggie of the day, I can't believe I stuffed this in my 4 runner! This chair and ottoman was 10 dollars. I couldn't believe it I thought it was a mistake. It's in such great shape too. It's not the pattern I would have chosen if I had a choice, but the more I look at it, I love it. It's different, and quirky and homey! I may never slipcover it!

What a Great Day!

Today is my parents 43rd wedding anniversary! They aren't much into going out. All they wanted to do was hang out at home and have some low country boil!
We hung out at the "yard cabin" and cooked all evening, opened a bottle of wine and just talked until late into the night. My mother has a twin sister and originally my dad was supposed to be introduced to her. He said he walked into church and took one look at my mother and that was all she wrote! They knew each other for 2 whole weeks before running off to Alabama to tie the knot! Here's my handsome daddy back in the day.

This is my mother as a happy newlywed!


My dad was reminiscing tonight and told us that when they woke up after there wedding night the song "Almost Persuaded" was playing on the radio. (I don't know how they remember that) So when my mom got up this morning he had Conway Twitty (mom's favorite) playing that song.



He has always been so sweet like that. After my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and began treatments. She was devastated when her hair and eyelashes started falling out. Well my dad gently took her in the bathroom and shaved her head for her. While she sat in the living room and cried, he shaved his own head AND eyebrows. When he walked out like that we couldn't help but laugh until we cried. That my friend is true love and I am honored to have witnessed it first hand. After all these years they are still lovey dovey too. I captured a few sweet hand holding moments.




I am honored to be your daughter and thankful for such a loving family! Happy Anniversary!

The Wino and I Know

My husband surprised me with wine! I love everything about wine. The bottles, the labels, cooking with it, how good it sounds to say you are going to relax with a bottle of wine. The thing I can't get used to is the taste, and that's kind of an important part of wine! So, Chuck went online and researched wine for virgin palettes like mine and this is what he came up with. The first one I tried was the Riesling. It was very sweet and smooth. Loved it. Next came the Pinot Grigio. I didn't like it at all! I'm so disappointed! I haven't tried the Syrah yet. I so want to find a couple that I like, I have new wine glasses! I don't want to resort to putting sweet tea in them and pretending! Also, Williams-Sonoma has this cool wine journal.
You use these neat laminate sheets to take off your label to put in the journal. I love this idea.

If anyone has any suggestions for a great wine (for a wimp like me) I would love to hear them!