Can I make a request?

Good morning all,
Can I make a request?


I love looking at all the great pics that everyone posts, but one thing has been bugging me.


Could you PLEASE not put the name of your blog across OR in your photos?

I understand the feelings of they are "your photos" but its really distracting. I am assuming that it's done for copyright issues but the words can be "erased" by anyone with photo editing/airbrushing skills.
Maybe it wouldn't be so bad , if you could enlarge the pic and therefore the things in the pic would stand out more than the blog name. Since most of us post a bunch of pictures in one post , they can't be "clicked on" to make them any larger than what they are.
I do have vision problems and try to enlarge the images to really see all your great goodies,beyond the name, without any luck.
I find it mostly on the primitive decor blogs. Martha Stewart doesn't even do it and she is famous :)
Maybe it's just me that feels that way, I don't know.
You can holler at me if you disagree , its okay. :)

More Thankful than You think....

Hoping it was a great day for everyone.
We had dinner twice today and brought home some leftovers. :)
I have been ready for bed for at least an hour now. lol

I want to leave you with this.............please feel free to pass it on to those that may grumble about what they have to be thankful for.....


I am thankful

For the wife
Who says it's hot dogs tonight
Because she is home with me
And not out with someone else.

For the husband
Who is on the sofa
Being a couch potato
Because he is home with me
And not out at the bars.

For the teenager
Who is complaining about doing dishes
Because it means she is at home,
Not on the streets.

For the taxes I pay
Because it means
I am employed.

For the mess to clean after a party
Because it means I have
Been surrounded by friends

For the clothes that fit a little too snug
Because it means
I have enough to eat.

For my shadow that watches me work
Because it means
I am out in the sunshine.

For a lawn that needs mowing,
Windows that need cleaning,
And gutters that need fixing
Because it means I have a home.

For all the complaining
I hear about the government
Because it means
We have freedom of speech.

For the parking spot
I find at the far end of the parking lot
Because it means
I am capable of walking,
And I have been blessed with transportation.

For my huge heating bill
Because it means
I am warm.

For the lady behind me in church
Who sings off key
Because it means I can hear.

For the pile of laundry and ironing
Because it means
I have clothes to wear.

For weariness and aching muscles
At the end of the day
Because it means I have been
Capable of working.

For the alarm that goes off
In the early morning hours
Because it means
I am alive.

And finally, for too much e-mail
Because it means
I have friend who is thinking of me.

by Annick Morris

Pre-Thanksgiving Day

Good Morning,

I have been busy finishing up some swap projects and cleaning. Thanksgiving is tomorrow and I am looking forward to a great day with family BUT, I am sooo ready for Saturday to get here. We are getting our new flooring that day!! It has been a long time coming!


I changed out the curtains in my living room; still not sure if I want to keep them as they are. Definitely a more simple look though.

Anyone going shopping on Friday? We are not. Its too crazy to be at the stores that day.

Speaking of swaps, make sure you check out Char's blog, The Pickled Pepper Patch. She posted a pic of the ornie that I sent her from the Christmas ornie swap at "primitive & rustic" group/Delphi forums. It is my first pattern. :)

Happy Thanksgiving to all!