Our Sunday afternoon in the mountains

Today~~ our day to drive over to Young Harris, Ga. which is about 30 miles from here......30 mountain miles, so it took about an hour. We were going to look at Chichi puppies from a breeder. She also has a Pet Lodge there as well.
We did several other things which included going by our burial plot. This past summer we purchased burial plots (I know that sounds morbid) but it brought us peace and we picked out this spot right in front of 2 oak trees. The mountains are in the background and these white wooden crosses were already there right next to the lot.
Today, being the peak of the leaf season, we drove over to see for the first time how the oak tree will look in the Fall season.
Here are the wood crosses.

This is one of the oaks.

in this picture, it's pretty small but the biggest tree in the center is the tree.

I think of Forest Gump movie when I see this......but honestly, it was a perfect spot right in front of those oak trees. We also are going to put a little bench there beside the tree.

Mountains also on the other side view.

Ok, to a brighter note here, on the way to Abbie's house.

Was quite colorful and stunning.

we stopped for a snack and a Dr. Pepper like I was at the movies LOL

Body Guard was driving and I was looking at the beautiful colors!

Not a cloud in the sky today! Gorgeous!!!!! We are so lucky to live in this area.

And we feel especially lucky to see lots of different toy Chichi pups and this one picked us out.

Abigail Renee, and we will call her Abbie.

When we first got there, she showed us all the different pups she had and we decided on this long-haired white female with brindle markings. If you look closely, you can see the brindle light brown that is on both her ears. She has very thick hair and is the cutest little pup.

We will pick her up in 2 weeks, November 7th. She is weaning still from her mommy.

Full grown she will be 3-4 lbs. She is about 1/2 pound, if that, now.

Body Guard didn't have any qualms about this new puppy. He loved her too.
Then we went to Daniel's Steakhouse for their famous buffet. That's where my LNS, The Dogwood Patch is located now (soon to move to The Stitch Store in Buford).

Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, okra, salad, and they had THE best sweet potato souffle ever today. We had banana pudding for dessert.

So, it's been quite a Sunday!

When we got home, we had huge bird feathers, and alot of them waiting for us. Thomas gave us a gift. Don't you just love cats when they bring you gifts! LOL LOL

Time for some stitching now.........the weekend went by too fast!

Hope Cherishing Love print/vintage art

Good morning! It's a bright sunny day here! Waking up with coffee in my favorite coffee cup. It says here that says great things happen when you believe.


I've had many requests to this picture I showed on my blog yesterday. It now hangs in the stairwell. I used to have it in my bedroom before I moved up here to North Georgia. It is a special piece to me.

Harry R. Mileham is the painter. This is a poster print. The original artwork was from 1904. He lived from 1873-1957. With more history on this painter I found this blog http://dorsetsculpture.blogspot.com/
who is Harry Mileham's grandson and now famous sculptor. This is his blog site.
I can see all the talent that ran in this family. The Milehams are from England.


I loved the detail and expression.

This is the name of the painting. Of course, mine is a poster print. The original 1904.

Never give up hope is something we hear alot, but much harder sometimes to believe.

For me, I got this several years ago for less than 20 bucks because it instantly struck me with peace. I have had it in my house ever since and really didn't know much history about it until I googled a bit. I find that if I fret the slightest over my infant son that passed away years ago, I can just look at this print of the painting of Hope Cherishing Love. I know that one day I will be holding him again. It's like a reminder of a promise.

I collect angels, so at one time I had it near my angel collection. But now, it's near our family room.

Every year at Christmas, I put a new angel ornament on the tree in his memory.

Last minute thoughts before bedtime

Why are our troops having to use donkeys to carry US supplies?

Will Brandon ever write home?

Why are the guns jamming up in intense fights?

Even when they are keeping them clean.

Why are people so full of hate to burn our flag?

and hope that when Brandon is in this situation

he's as lucky as this guy.........saved by the helmet.