Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Well, I am Behind Again on POSTING!

I can't seem to keep up with everything...we worked 4 days at the lake house to get it ready to sell.....it is now up for sale.....included in the price is a Pontoon Boat, jet ski dock, zero turning radius lawn mower, freezer, frig, washer & dryer, couch, kitchen table and chairs, one gas grill and one wood burning grill, dishes, wall hangings, tables, lamps, out door table and chairs, chairs and tables on the the boat dock, sprinkler system and storage house and a beautiful outdoor kitchen.

Interested, go to Brazosland Classic Realty and look for House on Lake Limestone.  it is truly a treasure, but we are leaving the area and can't keep it.

Friday, August 31, 2012

Purple Goat Lady: WE ARE OFF TO THE BEACH!


We are headed to Crystal Beach to spend the weekend with my brother and sister-in-law. 

 Happy Labor Day to All!

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Waiting for Roy to see the Home!

I have been looking for a house for about 6 months in hopes of moving closer to College Station or another larger city.

After trying to find an old home, I was not interested in a fixer-upper, I finally gave up and found this gorgeous home with 18 acres just 23 miles from College Station. 

Roy has only seen the house on the virtual tour and has listened to my comments for hours. I will pick him up at the airport this afternoon and we will meet the realtors at 10:00 am tomorrow.

I am keeping my fingers crossed that he loves it like I do.

 

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The address for the house is Caldwell, Texas.

Anxious!!!!

Love, Barbara

Monday, August 27, 2012

BROKEN ARM/WRIST

My return to posting has been longer than I planned…..things get in our way, like…029

What other color did you expect?  I would like to say I was sky diving or on a ski trip in the Alps, but the truth is I was trying to shoot a coyote and my gun jammed and while I was trying to fix it, I backed up and step backwards off the concrete and fell.  NOW what do they say not to do…put your arms down to break your fall…oh well.

I am also on the hunt for a new home…not new in construction, new in location.  I started out looking for an old Victorian type home and soon found they are either cheap in need of years of repair or they are wonderful and in need of huge amounts of money.  In my search, I found a fantastic newer home, location great, house beautiful and price where we wanted to be…..

I am waiting for Roy to come home Wednesday and go see my perfect house for us.  He has taken the virtual tour and comment was “what do 2 people need with so much house?”   I have lots of stuff!

You can see I have been busy, but there some other pictures from other Painted churches I wanted to show you.

 

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This church had  a locked iron grill door, so I had to take these pictures outside the grill……it is way out in the country and only has Mass on Sunday, you can understand why it is locked.

If you live in Texas or are visiting, I would suggest that you take a day to visit these wonderful old churches before they disappear.

Happy Labor Day!

Friday, August 10, 2012

PAINTED CHURCHES OF TEXAS

Today is my husband’s birthday and we are off to Victoria, Texas to share this day with our son and daughter-in- law.

Tomorrow we are going to start toward home and visit the some of the Painted Churches, there are about 20 total, but we will probably see only about 6-7.

Several years ago I went with a group of ladies and would like to show you just one of these gorgeous churches.  I will show more later.

This is St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Ammannsville, Texas.

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It is hard to really see the total beauty of this magnificent church.

Hope one day some of you can visit these churches.

Will bring back pictures of the other churches we visit.

Have a great day!

Sunday, July 29, 2012

NUTELLA TRY IT YOU WILL LOVE IT!

If you have never had any Nutella, you are truly missing some good stuff.  I had never had any until about 6 years ago when we hosted our first foreign exchange students and the first thing they looked for in pantry was Nutella.  Since those first two, we have had 2 more and continued to enjoy Nutella. 


  I never thought about any recipes for it, but today while on Pinterest, I found my first recipe.  I will not retype the recipe here, simply go to My Favorite Recipes and you can find it there.  I am anxious to try it, it sounds wonderful and will be on the lookout for of the same.  

Hope you have or had a Blessed Sunday.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

New Blog Design !!!!!!!!



 Thanks so much to Kaye at WAHmaholic blog designs for this wonderful new blog design....if you are looking for one, please give her a try, she is talented and absolutely wonderful to work with.

THANKS, KAYE!   BY THE WAY WHERE IS YOUR BUTTON?

Friday, June 15, 2012

vacation rental

This is a picture of the couch and boat table in the living room of our lake cabin we are offering for rent.

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Friday, May 11, 2012

Napkin Rings……Easy but Fun

I have been making a few napkin rings, thought  someone might like to see them.

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HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

BARBARA

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Paradise Found on Lake Limestone

Attention all Fishermen!

We have a luxury cabin for rent by the week or weekend on Lake Limestone, the little known lake, with no crowds and great fishing.

Our cabin is one bedroom, bath, full indoor and out door kitchen, living room sun room, utility room and outdoor shower. 

The boat house and deck give you a place to fish or tie up your boat and a beautiful view of the lake.  If you are not a into fishing, then just enjoy the view and the peace and quiet.

Bring your tooth brush and a fishing pole or a great book to read.

The cabin will accommodate 2 couples, the living room has a hide-a-bed.  Sorry, we do not allow children or pets.

The cabin will be available starting May 21, 2012

Please call Barbara @ 903 626 6413.

PS I will be posting pictures within the next few days.