Tolentreasures

Please keep in mind when you look at this that I normally paint flowers and sunshine. I sew cute little dresses, I quilt with colorful, fun fabrics, I knit with pretty colors of yarn, Watch my grandchildren, Clean my house, (who am I kidding?) Garden, Plant nice little flowers, My craft rooms are full of Lace, Ric-Rac, Happy things everywhere and then this.. . . . . . . Get ready for it. . . . I mean really ready.... It is dark! Shocked? There is a story behind it. At Christmas, I bought daughter and son-in-law #2 a pencil tree. At the store there was a sale and you got another item for 1/2 off so I found this framed picture that I really liked and thought that they would like. In the confusion of Christmas, Dianna only read Travis' name on the tag and handed it to him and he thought I had painted something for his garage. Dianna told me that he was disappointed, he didn't show it though, but I decided then that I would paint something for his garage for him. He has a tru...

Yesterday morning was spent at the Peanut Butter Festival...well so was part of Friday Night. There is a Smuckers plant in New Bethlehem, Pa and the Festival is a yearly event. Fun, small town event, I love those! This is the welcoming sign as you drive into town. We were there early for the 5k Run yesterday and after the runners took off, I walked to the creek with my camera and got this shot. All of the downtown decorates with peanuts. All the businesses have peanut displays in their windows and I was fascinated with these light up peanuts. Just where do you go to shop for light up peanuts? The midway of the festival was not really open at the hour of the morning. Landscaping in town and the bridge over Redbank Creek. John is finishing the run. He took almost three more minutes off the time of his last run. Some of the craft booths just beginning to open. And the view at the creek again once the fog cleared. This is the little restaurant in Hawthorn, PA where we had a...