Mr Coffee gave up!

Mr Coffee quit! He gave up and no amount of cleaning would start him to perking again! So New coffee pot for us!...But wait I had this stored in my garage....But how does it work...several tries and some internet research later and I had some weak but drinkable coffee....(think I may need some help with the stove top  Percolator..)







However, after several calls to parents on how to make it work they had this beauty stored away...Works like a charm! No filters..(bonus on frugal  side :)...It is a original Percolator and brews HOT coffee in nothing flat..Thinking I may never buy a new "traditional coffee maker" again!! So not only did I save on buying a new coffee pot I learned several new ways to brew coffee today...(I may never sleep tonight!) ..May you never be without your Cup of Joe in the morning! 

Not Your Ordinary SALSA!

Remember these...and the "Cats" that dug them up?

Green tomatoes....We wrapped most of them up in newspaper and some have already ripened...A neighbor gave my parents some more and .....

HOT peppers...along with some other peppers we collected along the way... We put our crafty minds together my Mother and I and created this...

No it is not Green gruel...How about Green Tomato salsa...IT IS YUMMY!!! 

13 pints of the stuff...... PLUS we put up 6 1/2 pints of Jalapeno Pepper Jelly!...Good Eats Indeed!

What da Heck!....I think I am in a dream..

Must have met my Kitty catch for the week...Late  yesterday Animal Control came and picked up the traps...they said they would bring them out again on Monday...BUT..Over night our Guest was back...so we will have to wait and see what happens over the weekend...In the meantime we found a Mouse in the House last night...I think I am turning into the Little Old Lady who lived in a Shoe who had to many ANIMALS she did not know what to do! HA! Well as least I still have a sense of Humor...(Maybe at least one of Cats should have stayed...Hmmmm? Maybe not!)

Day Two of the "Skunk"?!?!?! Capture...

Nope...Day two it is another Kitty....I think we are on Kitty patrol here in the Panhandle?!?!....Well they are coming to pick this one  up and set another trap...lets see what tomorrow brings

Skunk or Raccoon??

That is what they are telling me at Animal Control....Yep! It is going over my Fence and then the portable gate and digging up where Garrison left off... Not only that... it dug up my tomatoes and squash...Now  I have about 10 to 15 pounds of Green tomatoes trying to ripen in the garage in newspaper... Needless to say I have only caught this...


And she is Mad and WILD!!!....Waiting on Animal Control Now..Sorry Kitty but you have Pooped in my Yard for the Last Time.. ( YES!!! I pick up after my dogs EVERYDAY!!!! I have seen her around for a while and have been picking up after her as well!!!) But I am having Animal Control re-set the trap because after she was caught something still came in last night and dug up even more in the garden....But for the record!!!! We called Animal Control Because we thought it was a Skunk and right now in our area they have found SEVERAL skunks with Rabies..so Kitty must go and be checked anyway... Lets see what the traps brings in tomorrow or else whatever it is will have dug a tunnel under my house by tomorrow

Other ways to use an Old Utensil

We were given a box of old Utensils the other day...We picked out a few items that we wanted and we were going to send the rest of the box to the donation store...BUT...Hubby had an idea.....boy was I surprised!...Remember  the signs that we are donating to the Creative Arts Center in efforts that all proceeds keep it running for the next year? He thought this would work better than hangers on the back of the signs and boy do they...

WoW!!!!! I loved them! You could use them for cool Plate holders as well.....He even made these cool "Coat" hooks out of spoons...

Well off we go...back out to Santa's work shop..Who knows what we will create today.....

Two for $20.00 or Were They????

Two for $20.00 at an Estate Sale...I only needed one Chair to go outside in my new painting area.....How about $10.00 for just one?....One was in pretty bad shape...it needed some TLC...I just walked away and thought about it..As we where paying for our other treasures ( two frames $1.00 and a  butcher block  $1.00) She says how about both for $5.00? Ok! You got a deal!

So with a little elbow work and $12.00 later.....We got these Beauty's....

The not so good one has New Cross bars, and is drying with a new seat, cleaned and oiled and ready to use some 12 hours later :)...

The Better of the two will be my "New" sewing chair and the other will be my painting chair...Not Bad for a days work!