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The Last Acorn

I think the last acorn fell today.....

..... and of course it hit me on the head

Hope your weekend is colorful and warm.

Marianne

Yes, Yes, I'm still here. There has been quite a lot of activity here at RuffHaven.
So much that I have not had time to post this week.

The biggest event was "the storm" The DC area had a few storms roll through on Sunday and again on Thursday. I won't bore you with the details. But do you remember the bright and shiny new fence we had installed last month? Well.... Honey get your chain saw.
Mother Nature in all her glory decided that not one, not two.... but FOUR trees needed to go.
So she knocked 'em down pretty as you please, right on that shiny new fence.
Call the fence guy...because he has to repair the fence in FOUR places. heavy sigh.
Oh she also decided that we needed to save money so she knocked our power out too. Hard to go online without electricity and the generator is for more important things like, well......air conditioning and the fridge.

So what else has been happening you might ask.

I was driving down the road the other day.... and I spotted this:


What is that?

I get a little closer.........hmmmmm.......I slow down.....

Still............What is that?

OK ! I'll pull over. What IS that?

I am always pulling over because ...........well ..........

I find a lot of good "someone's junk could be my treasure" stuff.

You know you do it too.

I got out of the van
( yes, I drive a van, it's usually full of dogs, and it's good for picking up treasures )

I looked both ways, because heaven forbid if anyone should actually see me digging around in a corn field and picking up junk off the side of the road, and taking pictures of it no less. I'd be locked up for sure.....

I pulled this poor damsel in distress out of the corn.

I am quite certain she had not intended for her life to end up on the side of the road.

She was in good shape despite someone trying to disrobe her. I am sure she put up a good fight before being tossed out. Look at the poor thing.

Her dress was ripped in several places and her left boob was practically hanging out.

Cover that up dear.

So she will come home with me. I'll clean her up and get her some new clothes. She can live in the studio. She's very thin....I'll bet she doesn't eat much at all.

For all you crafty types....you know you haven't seen the last of her.

Yes I think she will be a fun trash to treasure project.

Have a wonderful weeke.........n.........d....

Oh I almost forgot the sneak peak ......just a little something.
Yes, I am still working on the tree collage ( art cannot be rushed ) .... I did say I am an ADD crafter.... There's always more than one project in progress.
I don't usually do "cute" but here is a preview of a quilt I am working on.

That's all for now.

So what are you working on this week?

Around the web and back again

Prompted by the many links shared by all the folks I've met online, I feel like I have been to the end of the interweb and back again. Facebook, Twitter, Flicker, Picassa, E-courses, Webinars, Blogger, Typepad, Etsy, ArtFire, BigCartel, SquareSpace, GoDaddy, Inspirational blogs, crafty blogs, artist blogs, business blogs, blogs about blogging, blog designer blogs, ...................
......well you get the picture. ( and no, I am not going to link to all those places... ugh )

small 4x4 collage created in 2008

I have been having SO much fun spreading my wings and flying head on into the most populated place on this beautiful earth....The Internet. Holy Moly...to me.... a newbie....it's like a crazy overcrowded city. Add my inability to focus, and my easily distracted muse to the equation and you have the equivalent of a puppy in the toy aisle at PetSmart for the first time. Each click of my mouse has me changing direction, changing my mind, going in circles.
Along the way I have met the most wonderful people.
And since they are not literally bumping into me on the street.....I will stay.
I can handle this type of crowded street.

So here you are, you have met the last person on the face of the earth to enter the web.
Yep....that's me.
It's all quite a bit intimidating. But at least I can close my laptop....... and instantly I am back home.