My "Baby's" Birthday!

Hello Bloggers!

I hope you have had a wonderful day! I am still waiting for Spring to arrive! Cold and rainy here today.Oh well, it can't be too much longer till warmer weather can it?

Today is my baby's birthday! He is 20!!! I can't believe it. Where did those 20 years go? He has been such a joy. I tell him all the time that he is my favorite son! (He is an only son!) I must admit, when I found out I was pregnant I was less than thrilled!  I was 42, my hubby left a job of 25 years for a new one. We were in the middle of selling our home, building a new home in a new town and here I am...pregnant!Whew, not only am I pregnant...my oldest child  was 25 and my youngest was 7! We have three daughters and I was convinced that the baby was another girl! I had girls names picked out too. Well, let me tell you, when the doctor said "it's a boy" I was in shock!  Oh, and the kicker... my second daughter that was 22 at the time was also pregnant! So my grandson was born two months after my son! So now we had a son and a grandson!

I have so enjoyed having a son finally! Raising a boy was a whole new experience for my husband and me. We were used to dolls and all the girly stuff. Now we had to shift gears and figure out  what little boys actually are made of! He has turned out to be a fine young man and we are so proud of him.

So Happy Birthday son! Love you!

This is a picture from our trip to New York in November.We take all the kids every year...so much fun!

Well that's enough of my rambling, thanks for letting me share.

Have a terrific week!
Wanda

Almost Spring?

Hello Everyone!

So sorry that you haven't heard from me for so long. I promise to try to be a much better blogger.

I don't know about all of you, but I am really weary of winter. We have had a couple of nice days, and now we are supposed to have a few rainy,cold yukky days this week.  I am a warm weather girl . Give me 85 degrees and sun and I am a happy camper!

I am trying to get some things done around this house that really need some attention too. Hubster and I went to Lowes the other day to get some paint for the foyer, staircase and upstairs hall.  Should have left him at home! We have this ongoing battle over paint. He wants all white walls. I am sick to death of white walls. I want to warm them up a bit. I did manage to get him to paint my living room a really nice cream. I love it. After threatening to leave him at Lowes, I did manage to get my cream paint for the foyer and hallway. We did get WHITE for the spare bedroom! I guess that was fair.

We also went to my favorite shop in the world to order ottomans for the chairs I bought last year. If you are ever in the Central Pennsylvaina area you HAVE to visit this shop. AMERICAN HERITAGE CRAFTERS  in Milton PA. All I can say is you will be drooling the whole time you are there. It is in an old shoe factory. They have evolved over several years to what the shop is now and all I can say is WOW . It is so beautiful you won't want to leave. Brick walls, wood floors, huge space, beautiful furniture, Johnson Benchworks, Martins chairs, Irvins tin. Very rustic. They are owned by Kuhns Brothers log Homes. They also have a huge area of salvage building supplies. So If your hubby is a do it yourselfer, you could lose him in there for days! I am getting off track here... they have a buy one get one free sale on the Johnson Benchwork special orders twice a year. I bought my chairs last year and didn't think I wanted ottomans...... Well, I decided I really do want ottomans so I ordered them .  Here are my chairs

I love these chairs. I'll take more pictures of the living room now that it is finished. I am pleased with the way it turned out. I need to hang some samplers that I stitched but I'm not sure where to hang them yet.

I finished some other stitching and a hooked rug since Christmas. I am determined to finish up some UFO's that have been hanging around for way too long. Next project will be to finish up some of the quilts that I have started. Here are some of the stitching and the hooked table runner I finished.

The colors in the table runner are nicer in person. This was one of my first attempts at hooking!

Well , I have rambled on long enough. I hope you all have a wonderful week.
Take care,
Wanda

Sweet Meadows Farm Giveaway!

Hello Bloggers!

Hope everyone is ready for Christmas! I have a few more things to do and I am done!  Wanted to let you know I am a new Grandma again! This makes #4. Little David Alexander was born Thursday at 11:25am.We are all excited since our youngest grandchild is 18!
We wern't sure we would actually have anything else except "grand dogs"!. No pictures yet. I only have cell phone pics and I haven't figured out how to upload them to the puter  :o( 

Now on to some more good stuff!  Maureen at Sweet Meadows Farm is giving away a pattern of your choice every month for 12 months for one lucky follower of her blog! I love, love her patterns!. I think I already have just about all of them, but I still want to WIN ! LOL. So hop over there and take a look!
That's all for now!
Have a very Merry Christmas!
Wanda

45th Annual Marietta Candlelight Tour of Homes

Hello Bloggers!
Well as promised I have some pictures of the house tour I went on this past Sunday. I must tell you that if you live close enough to attend this tour, it is well worth the trip! You won't be disappointed! I have gone on this tour every year for about 10 years and I wouldn't miss it for anything! Marietta is located along the Susquehanna river just off RT 441 between Middletown and Columbia. (It's midway between Harrisburg and Lancaster) Marietta is a very old town(early 1700"s) there are some absolutely beautiful homes in the town and lots of Bed and Breakfast. Anyway here are a few pics. I always take a lot of pictures of the doors that are decorated.They have a contest in town for the best door decorations.

Love this railing planter.

This picture isn't great but I love this table!

Table display in one of the homes.

This home always has the nicest window boxes every year!

Love this door!

This is a home along Front Street, the oldest section of town. The doors are always decorated great!

This is the Union Meeting House  built in 1818. They have table displays inside that you can vote for the best one.

Table display I voted the best!Done by American Family Weavers.

Tombstones in the front of the Meeting house. The earliest one I could read was 1842.

Civil war Union Forces camping and recruitment in front of the Old Town Hall.

There are horse drawn carriage rides. There are also people walking around town in 1800's period dress.
That's it! I love this tour!
You can check out their web site .
http://www.mariettarestoration.org/

I am hoping to get to the Christkindl German Market in Mifflinburg PA on Saturday. This is the 22nd year for this event. Ther are over 100 vendors, great german food, lots of way cool activities. I will take photos if I get to go!
Stay warm!
Wanda

December Already? !!!

Hello Bloggers!
Hey . where did October and November go? Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I did my one and only craft show the beginning of November. We always do well at this show. We came home with very little. (This is a good thing!) Here are some pictures......

You can see more pictures at my picturetrail site, http://www.picturtrail.com/oldecrowmercantile

My family went to New York city last Saturday. We had a great time. I love the city! Here are a few pics.

                                                  This is Macy's! Of course it's my favorite store!

                                              
                                                       Times Square! Not nearly as crowded as last year
                                                       when we were here.

                               
                                   Naked Cowboy in Times Square! This is the first time I have ever seen
                                    him there! He's not really naked...has tightie whities on!

We did the Top of the Rock tour. This is from the deck of

Rockefeller Center. The city is absolutely beautiful at night.

It's very creepy being up this high! I don't like heights!

This Sunday is my annual trip to Marietta PA for their Candlelight House tour.

This is the most fantastic house tour you can imagine!! I will post some pics next

week.

That's about all from my little corner of Central PA.

Stay warm!

Wanda



Giveaway At Firecrackerkid Primitives

Hey bloggers!

I 'm still working on trying to get some things made for my upcoming craft show!  I just wanted to let you know about the terrific giveaway over at Firecrackerkid Primitives. How cool is this!

Hop over there and check it out! You won't be disappointed! I have one of her

Rolling Pin racks on my kitchen wall and I just love it! She really does beautiful work!

Have a great day!

Wanda

Stonegable Blog Wreath Giveaway

Hey bloggers!
Wow two posts in one day! I just found this beautiful wreath giveaway on Stonegable blog.She is celebrating her one year blog anniversary. It is just beautiful! I wish I know how to get a picture of it on my sidebar! (gerrrr) Anyway , hop over there and take a look for yourself...you won't be disappointed!

Click here.....Stonegable Blog Wreath Giveaway

Have a great day!
Wanda

Rainy Day Here!

Hello bloggers!

I guess Im not a very good blogger, since I haven't posted in a while! I have really been busy trying to get ready for a craft show in November. I just have not been motivated at all to make anything. So, I am forcing myself  to get started! I have made several dolls so far, and a few more in the works. I'll post some pictures when they are all completed. My partner Lisa is also in the same crafting "rut " as me, so we are a good pair! LOL I work best under pressure anyway, so hopefully we will be ready by November 6! It is really, really, raining here today, so this will be a perfect day to lock myself in the sewing room a sew, sew, sew!

There is a great giveaway over on The Rusty Thimble!! Just the cutest Snowman makedo!(I love anything snowman!) So click on the link to sign up for her giveaway ( but, I hope I win...... he he!)

The Rusty Thimble Giveaway!  click on this!

Well, I guess I need to get busy today, so till next time...take care!
Wanda

Heaven on Earth!

Hello Bloggers!

I finally have gotten around to posting. I have been downloading some pictures from the beach to my computer. I thought I would share some with you. I love the beach soooooo much! I never want to come home. I would be truly happy to live there year round. I am trying to convince my hubster that it would be a good idea. He is now retired and we have no ties to this area,so what's the problem? LOL

Sunrise!

 The sunrise is my favorite......Enjoy!
Wanda