Author: velish23
Retired corporate executive, farmer, vet assistant and office manager--in that order. In retirement, I am pursuing my passion for growing my faith, making art, researching my genealogy, and enjoying photography and design while living life with my best friend and husband, and our little Yorkie mix, Gibbs, who has rules and disciplines very much like his namesake from the television show NCIS.
Chocolate…Not Always a Good Thing!
Chocolate...I love it...too much! If it is in the house, it calls my name. So, I don't buy it. But my dear husband does and he did last Friday. He went to Publix for me to pick up some BOGOs that were too good to pass up and decided to purchase another special...24 full sized … Continue reading Chocolate…Not Always a Good Thing!
Sunshine!
Winter is still here but we are finally having a few sunny days here in Georgia and even though it is still brrrr cold, I am a happy girl! I can handle cold and sun but I do not function well in dreary! Maybe the crazy groundhog was right (only a 39% success rate) and … Continue reading Sunshine!
Silent Sunday – Isaiah 55:8-11
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Fingerprint Friday – Friendship
I am sitting here at 4 a.m. unable to sleep. I haven't participated in Fingerprint Friday in a while because I usually work on Fridays and never seem to have time to get one done in advance. So I took this insomniac moment to prepare a Fingerprint Friday post. As I was going through pictures … Continue reading Fingerprint Friday – Friendship
Giveaway from The Funner Life
Aren't these just the sweetest bobby pins you have ever seen? There are more where they came from at Sweet Heart Studios on Etsy.com! The best part of all is that they can be yours. That's right! It's a Giveaway over at The Funner Life to celebrate Libbi's 16th birthday! Entries accepted until February 16, 2011. So … Continue reading Giveaway from The Funner Life
Window Shopping in Pink and Gray
The snow has finally melted but the dreary days of winter are still upon us. So, I've been doing some window shopping on Etsy and ArtFire. One of my favorite color combos is pink and gray. Somber,cool gray with warm, happy pink,,,,sort of a yin and yang thing! So I went on a shopping excursion … Continue reading Window Shopping in Pink and Gray
Snow Day…Maybe Snow Week
We are having snow in NW Georgia and it is so beautiful! Sub freezing temps may turn this into a snow week! We received about 5 inches of the white stuff! Love, love, love it! Just a few photos around the farm:Last night about midnight.Another one taken last night. Yes, I did ask for the snow!!Today...Container … Continue reading Snow Day…Maybe Snow Week
Living Your Faith
Sometimes when life is hard we tend to push our faith away; thinking that God doesn't love us or care for us or He wouldn't allow bad things to happen to us. My husband and I are in a difficult financial position right now. We still have debt from our farm that we took out … Continue reading Living Your Faith
Barn Owl Primitives Giveaway at Little Miss Momma’s Blog
Little Miss Momma is hosting a giveaway and the winner will receive a $75.00 shop credit to Barn Owl Primitives! I love BOP's wonderful typography signs and I'm sure you will too! Go check it out HERE...there are lots of ways to enter. Contest ends Monday, January 10, 2011 at 11:59p.m.
VElish Art Studio 