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Thank you to Cindy Burke for creating this lovely fall treasury. Check it out and visit Cindy's Shop to see a great collection of beaded jewelry! Fine and Fair for Fall by Cindy Burke Originals Rust, brown and red are the usual colors we think of in the fall. But taupe, tan and cream have their own appeal! Enjoy!! Simple Mother of Pearl LEAF ... Bumhemian $17.5 Crochet Motifs and Knitted B... earflaphats $149.99 Cute Anchor Ring - Silver //... CreaMellow $10 antique feathers & lace skir... poemaByHannahL... $289 Mokume Gane Earrings - silve... AnneWolfMokume... $50 Colorblock Stripe-Beige,Infi... IMORIAH $16.5 Your Choice...

Grand Opening Giveaway!  Over the summer I have been working on getting my new website filled with all of my favorite things. It is now ready to go with a variety of unique handmade jewelry. Something for everyone I hope! To celebrate I am hosting a giveaway of my favorite pocket watch. To enter the giveaway just stop by Char's Favorite Things and create an account. You will then be registered in the Lion Pocket Watch giveaway.Drawing will be held on October 15, winner will be listed here on October 16. Enjoy!! Lion Pocket Watch

It is that time of year again when the bees are out and about. They are so fun to watch, especially the bumble bees, but many people are very allergic to them and have a serious reaction to a sting.  I found out my new puppy is in the very allergic group. I am used to seeing my animals get stung once in awhile in the summer time. They swell up and need a bit of benadryl, then they are good to go.   That is not the case with our new Boston Terrier puppy Roscoe. Yesterday he was out in the...

About five years ago we finally planted four blueberry bushes. I was so very excited to get this done as we had been talking about it for years and blueberries are my absolute favorite berry. So it is silly but it was on my bucket list to have my very own blueberry bushes.  The first year I patiently waited and was so excited when the little bushes started to bloom. Counting down the days until the little blue nuggets  were ready to eat. There were not many on the bushes and I was a bit disappointed that there were not more berries but when they...

This past year my son got a game cam and has been setting it up out in the woods and checking it out  once a week or so. He has managed to get pictures of some cute raccoons, deer, a house cat, and some birds. This last week he got a big surprise when he checked out his web cam. He had several good shots of one very big bear. He must have been out looking for lunch or dinner with all the berries that are now in season. Enjoy!!