It is Show and Tell Friday again so sit back and enjoy.

Some of you know I have a small junk/antique shop, but do you know I also help out at the Strawberry patch in the Spring?

And it is that time.

It all started 9 or so years ago, Dad ( Jerry D) retired, sat in his chair for almost 6 months. We had started to get worried, but one day he got up, went to the store and stopped to visit a old friend. This friend ( Jerry M) has a farm and stand to sell his crops. They talked and talked. Dad came home and told Mom, I think I am going to help out alittle at the farm, this Spring. That was the start of a great adventure.

We all help out.

Yesterday we opened the Strawberry Patch for the season.

So if you have the means and like strawberries, they are ready in North Alabama.

Buy Produce from your local farmers.

On the funny side, I go over to answer the phone and deal with the customers. I was named after my Dad, Jerry. And the man with the farm is Jerry M.

Phone calls are interesting, to say the least.

Wordless Wednesday

It is time for Fun Monday

This week's Fun Monday is a really simple one:
FIVE PICTURES - FIVE WORDS PER PICTURE.Any 5 (FIVE) pictures, any subject, and any 5 (FIVE) words to describe and/or explain each picture.

Check out everyone at

http://www.nekkedlizardadventures.typepad.com/

My idea is: I have 5 people in my family. So I am honoring them today.

1. Grandson #2

Wacky, Wonderful, Loud, Hugs, Persistent

Grandson #2

Quite, Caring, God loving, Hugs.

3. Dear Daughter

Busy, Mother, Hard Working, Loving

4. Hubby

Workaholic, loving, Busy, Soft spoken, Mine.

5.Me

Mom, Wife, Nanny, Tired, Busy

Project of the Week

I took this CD Box with the golf motif, and created a treasure box, for Jennifer's son Dawson. He has 2 sister and I told him that this box was a place to keep his treasures, from his sisters. It now sit in his room, proudly.

It is time to Show and Tell and it is getting harder and harder for me.

But today I have a picture of a tree.

It was a ordinary tree, a pine tree. And very common everyday pine tree in Alabama. And I wanted a not so ordinary tree in my yard. I wanted a tree that people would ask questions or at the very least take a moment to think, " What was she thinking"?.

So take a look, everyone else does. Now it is not a ordinary tree, she stands out. She has her jewels, adornments, bling bling, if the sun hits it just right.

We do live off the road, and most of my family and friends know how I think. But I do wonder what the Power meter reader or the UPS man thinks.......

Working Wednesday

Checking out my blogs this morning, started at this one....

http://raisedincotton.typepad.com/raised_in_cotton/

Went from Raised in cotton to this blog, checking out the Texas Sale.

http://www.heatherbullard.typepad.com/

Drooling all over the screen. Got a idea, e-mailed Jennifer and she came to help.

She took pictures, so check out her blog.

http://dustbunnyhostage.blogspot.com/

Thanks you Jennifer

It is Fun Monday over at Jo Beaufoix and this is what she wants me to try and remember.

“I want to know about your first ‘celebrity’ crush. You know, the one you fancied from that band, or that film, or who read the news, or who won Gold at the Olympics.
Did you have their pictures on your wall or in your locker?
Did you dress like them, style or colour your hair like them, follow them, meet them, marry them? (It could happen.)
Photos of THEM would be good, photos of YOU at the time you liked them would be even better.

Boy, this is alot to ask, I read the challenge a hour or so ago and it has been tough coming up with something. So here is goes.....................

Chad Everett in Medical Center 1969- as Dr. Joe Gannon

I can remember being on the phone talking to a friend about how cute he was. I was 9, a preteen at the time and a on the verge of becoming a women of the world.

And then there was Bobby Sherman, Donny Osmond and Davis Cassidy. All the Tiger Beat articles I read and all the little pictures I cut out and hung on my wall. Oh, I just knew one of these hunks was going to get stranded in Cleveland Alabama and fall head over heels in love with little ole me. We would jet off to Hollywood and live in the spot lights. He would hold me at night and sing to me, ME ....flashback.......

New Project

On Friday, it was raining and yucky, and I needed something to do. So I looked around the shop and found this frame. From the 80's ( didn't we all have them or maybe still do). I know I still have one with my wedding pictures in it, behind a sofa or in a closet. Maybe I will give new live to it.

I think it turned out great and Grandson #2 was tickled to have more pictures of him on my wall.

Sorry for the glare, this was my best picture.

Show and tell Friday

It is that time again, so sit back and enjoy.

I LOVE buttons! I won't pass up a jar of buttons at a Estate sale or Auction. And it all started, when my aunt was downsizing and she gave me a jar of buttons. She said there was some in there from my grandmother. SO this started to obsession with buttons. I have jars full, separated in colors, of course. I don't have alot of mother of Pearl or diamond studded buttons. It is the ones that came off of a work shirt and there is still a piece of the shirt attached, that I like. Where the lady of the house has cut the buttons off the shirt before putting it in the rag basket. Grandson #2 is 3 and when he comes into my studio and wants to play, I open a jar of buttons and he can entertain his self for a few minutes anyway. And then he is off to find something else to get into.

I just love my buttons!

Button Button who's got the Buttons, that would be me......

Thursday 13

What will I choose.......

1. I started taking pictures of my buttons,

and thought they would be better for Show and Tell Friday.

2. I took a picture of the running water in the tub- subject -13 things that relax me. There is not 13 things that relax me. The bath counts as one and I couldn't think of 13 different kinds of booze .

3. I got out my notebook. Subject- 13 friends. No, I can't do that, it will hurt someone if I left them out. Scratch that!

4. Next page- Subject- 13 saying. Like Hunky Dorie or Lickey Split. That is the only 2 I came up with. Next page.

5. Got it! 13 things I have created lately, well, that won't work, I am in a slump.

6. 13 thing that make me happy......well lets see.......I am not happy! I am frustrated trying to come up with 13 things.......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7. I still have my camera....Let's see. I can't take pictures of the 13 customers I have had today cause I didn't have but 5. Moving on.....

8. Thirteen items I really like in the shop. Oh, who am I kidding. If I liked it I took it home already. Next please.

9. My favorite 13 snacks. 1. Chips 2. Sour cream and onion chips 3. BBQ Chips.

Do you see where this is going......moving on....

10. It was time to go pick up Grandson #1 @ school, and I saw a really cute car....Convertible, I have got it. 13 cars I would like to own, if there is no payments. Reality set in and now I am moving on....

11. Grandson curled up in a chair for a nap, he looked so relaxed and cute. Don't they all look cute when they are asleep. Grabbing my camera, No, I can't take 13 picture of him, no one but Nanny would want to see them.

12. DD had picked up Alvin and the Chipmunks yesterday. Maybe 13 movies I like. Did we do that already, I think we did.

13. By this time, I was at home with my feet up, watching Alvin and the Chipmunks with grandsons. And I have nothing. So this morning as I sit at my computer ,

I still have nothing, maybe next week I will participate.

Happy Thursday!

Wordless Wednesday

I tend to look at items, treasures in a different way, lately. Earrings, especially costume, blinging ear bobs are great for center of flowers. So are buttons, bottle caps, game pieces, small pebbles, push pins and so on. The items I use in my projects have changed in the last year or so, although I have used vintage paper in my scrapbooks for years, bloggin is the way to see how others have used these unique items in their art. Above is a altered canvas I created to be auctioned off for Autism Awareness, at CKU Nashville last summer. Do you see the ear bobs ? ( as my granny would say) The trading stamps? And the old letter. There is even a piece of a dress pattern.

It is going to rain today, and I won't have many customers, so I think I will alter a canvas. Won't you join me?

It is show and tell Friday again, so grab a cup of coffee, a tall glass of ice tea, or a stiff drink and sit back and enjoy!

I started collecting the little forks first. I think one was grandmothers. A odd piece, a pickle fork, I believe. Then I liked the cute little shapes and sis boom ba, another collection had been established. Then came the spoons and the Butter knifes, now I just pick them up when I find them.

Did I mention, I like odd things. So at a estate sell, a year ago ( of my x-sister in laws grandmother) I found Yogi Bear. Had to have him, childhood memories and all. So the collection has continued for several years, not all of them are silver and it doesn't matter, it is the funky shape. And the memories. Happy Friday!

Spring/Easter Bunco

Door Hanging

Centerpiece for the food table

If you have been around me the last few weeks you know Mom and i was to host Bunco this month. I had been going crazy trying to create something that would "WOW " the ladies. So the pictures below /above are what I did. And they enjoyed it all. Thank goodness it is over and you only have to host once a year. I have joined Teresa Mcfayden - Bellatoria Art zine again this month and most of the ideas came from it. Have a great Monday.

It's Good Friday!!!!

Many things come to mind of good Friday.

My grandfather use to say the garden needed to be planted by good Friday,

I bet this year would have been an exception.

We were out of school .

Mom was finishing up her last minute shopping.

My pretty new dress, hat, gloves, purse, and shoes were all bought for Sunday.

We always tried to lay a trap for the Easter bunny, like a sheet in the floor. We had plans to be awake and capture him/her in the sheet. And we spent hours coming up with this plan and then, we fell asleep .

But as I grow older this day means so much more.

Take the time today,

to remember.

Wordless Wednesday

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St. Paddy's Day Fun Monday
This week's host is Nikki!

And her Fun Monday theme are the following; 1.) I don't know about you, but my family is great at creating strange words that only we know the meaning. Some were created when the kids were first learning to talk, others came about when our tongues were twisted and the word came out funny. Either way, the words stuck and we still use them in our daily conversations. What created words does your family use?! Please share the story behind the word if you remember. If you don't have a made up word then tell us about the unspoken way you communicate with someone. Do you and your significant other have a look that means "This party is boring, lets split" or do you have a look that your kids know means their butt is in serious trouble? Please share!! And a picture of the look would be very entertaining!

1.PIE- when DD was a toddler she wanted pie, I told her I did not have any Pie, but she had been to see my grandmother with my dad, she always had baked goods. Case closed- No, she kelp on wanting pie. We were at Dads again a week or so later and she asked for Pie, I told her sweetie there is no pie, getting really upset, I had been telling her this for weeks now. My dad got up and said, she is wanting water, that is what she call water. She had been thirsty for weeks, and her own Mom wasn't jive to her language.

2. Panti-tards- again DD had her own language. She wore leotards under her dresses, I wore panti hose- She called them Panti- tards.

3. Wing Wing- I will try and keep this PG* You know children name their body parts. Grandson #1 called his a wing wing. Thinking, that wing wing was not a good name, I told him he had a penis. He laughed and went running to everyone in the house, laughing so hard and saying, Nanny said I have a penis. Isn't she funny!!!!!!! Grandson #2 is more outspoken. He tells everyone even people at the shop, I have a wing wing! do you have a wing wing? Then he will go on to say nanny don't have a wing wing, but paw paw has a wing wing. Two year olds are a trip.

Well, I can't think of any more this morning , so 3 is enough for this week.

Let's remember that today is Palm Sunday. Take the time this week to reflect and

give thanks.

What is it?

UPDATE

The lady I bought this from said it was to clean you paint brushes and leave then to dry in the coiled wire.

It is time for another episode of Show and Tell Friday.

But I am limited on time so I am going to combine this show and tell with a What is it?

Can you? Could you? Tell me what this is!

We have an idea, but we are not sure.

So leave me a post and I will let you know what we think on Saturday.

Have a Happy Friday!!!!!

Thursday Thirteen

This is my first addition to the Thursday Thirteen on March 13th.

And I was thinking, which can be very dangerous, what 13 interest will I post. Well, this is what I decided to do, I have small, sometimes strange collections and so since my blog is called Jerri's Junque, here is a look into some of my junque.

1. I love the colbolt blue bottle. And when people know this they gift them to you.

2. I have a small collection of Dice. This started when I was creating projects with game boards. and I just put them in a bowl. Collection started.

3. The green glass is a memory of my grandmother Ida. So I collect them, when I can get them at a good price.

4.Sea shells and small sea shell boxes. Did I tell you I love the beach?

5. So there is also a collection of pink flamingos, to go along with the sea theme. Some are bells and some are Salt and Pepper shakers.

6. The baby on the toilet is a odd collection. I like odd things, mostly small things. Like a rocking horse and a couple of ducks. I can't explain this collection.

7. Handkerchiefs- collected them to make a curtain to go in the grandmother room, now DD is back home and this has been put on hold.

8. I love these little pot holders, with the red roses. I even have a pillow cover and apron.

9. Remember the little notebooks your grandfather had in his front shirt pocket. Well, this is also a collection. Some are blank and some are written in. Some men wrote everything in his little book.

10. White pottery, I know she has a little red on her, and it makes her stand out. And I like it.

11. The tray these items are on is also a collection. I love the old white, trimmed in red enamel.

12. It is hard to see but there is a little salt and pepper with a turquoise lid. This a also a mini collection. This means I only have 6 or so.

13. And #13 collection is packed away, because DD has moved back in, I collect Tutwiler Hotel postcards and paper work. Like menus, envelopes ect. This hotel was built in Birmingham many years ago in the 20's or 30's and was tore down in the 70's. I remember watching it on T.V.

So now you have slipped into the wacky world of Jerri's Junque. Not all of my items are strange, and most was started because I can't throw things away, or let go of them. Oh, there is many more and there always will be, I guess i am just a junque collector.

Wordless WednesdayJoin the fun over at Mariposa's place or WW Headquarters.

Tag! 123 Meme

http://jennstamps.blogspot.com/

Jenn you know the saying that paybacks are He!!

Thanks for the tagging Jenn.

Per Jenn:Pick up the nearest book of 123 pages or more (no cheating).Find page 123.Find the first 5 sentences.Post the next three sentences.Tag 5 people. It has to stop here, so I will not be tagging anyone. You can thank me with chocolate. Here is my book.

Well, let's see there is a dictionary, a cookbook, phonebooks and papers. Lots of papers. But no books. So I will turn my chair to the nearest bookshelf. Oh, here they are and closing my eyes, I pull out Miracles- poems by children-collected by Richard Lewis. Where did this come from? I don't remember this book, as I see the red Thrift store price. So looking for page 123, a poem about trees:

It shrinks, twists, sways

as it's nearly ready to fall,

till at last its time has come

for it hits the mighty ground.

It's nearly daybreak

and the tree is still there

as it gradually crumbles away,

till at last it is gone

and nothing has begun

for that lonely tree.

-John Hunter, age 12

Well, you ask for it, but to save the day , here is a pic of the snowman hubby built on Saturday. I wanted to play in the snow and hubby joined me. We were like kids again, if only for a few minutes.

Fun Monday is being hosted by I.T. Guy this week.

Here is his idea:Give me 5!!I need YOU (yes, the wonderful YOU!) to pick 5 memorable lines from 5 different movies (if you could tell us which character said it and to whom, would be a bonus)...and tell us to WHOM (who in the people in your life) you could have said those lines.

Fried Green Tomatoes*

We are older and have more insurance

Steel Magnolias*

Clairee: Hit this! Go ahead M'Lynn, slap her!

Divine Secrets of Ya Ya*

Why doesn't someone go to the bathroom?

It always makes the food come.

Bridges of Madison County*

Robert Kincaid: Don't kid yourself Francesca: you are anything but a simple woman.

Men in Black*

Jay: You do know Elvis is dead, right?

Kay: No, Elvis is not dead. He just went home.

It is time for

Show and Tell Friday!

And

I am a DON!

Daughters of the Nile and we are committed to supporting the important work of Shriners Hospitals for Children.

The members of Daughters of the Nile are proud of the record of generosity and are dedicated to their philosophy of “working together for the children.” By continuing our unwavering support of Shriners Hospitals, Daughters of the Nile are doing their part to help children lead better lives.

This picture is of a few of my fellow clowns. They were at the hospital, celebrating the 80th year of the Greenville Hospital. There was a carnival for the children And these ladies was getting ready

to paint faces.

We had a wonderful time but what was important, the children had more fun!

I have these ladies on my mind because, yesterday I had a young lady come into my shop, a regular and tell me she was a Shriners Kid.

I love hearing that we have helped.

This is why I am a

DON.

Wordless Wednesday
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Tag your it!

I have been tagged by Jeri over at

http://artfulgathering.typepad.com/

What if's?

1. What is I could meet someone in the art world to chat with? This is easy, it would be Tim Holtz, I did take every class he offered at CKU in Nashville last year. So I have meet him, but to chat in his studio and look over his shoulder would be #1.

2. What if I could have one wish granted to benefit all mankind? This is a hard one! I know world peace has been said so I have to say someone worth a Sh!# to run for president. Enough said.

3. What if I could travel anywhere in the world? All my friends would say, she is going to say the beach again. But I am going to surprise you and say Ireland. The more I read about Ireland and watch on T.V and on the movies. The hill are alive with the sound of music, no I think that was Switzerland. Anyway, I would pick Ireland.

4. What if I could live in a period other than the present, for 24 hours? I would have to say the 40's, I love the dresses of that era, the prim and proper . Can you tell I am a old movie freak. Give me a old movie and I am a happy camper. My fav is The unsinkable Molly Brown.

5. What if I could make over three areas of my body? My Butt, My Butt and tummy.

6. What if I could become an animal for 24 hours? A mermaid, I love the beach.( fiction) A eagle that can fly, free as a bird. (ha)

7. What if I could bring back someone to life for 24 hours? I have lost all of my grandparents, and believe me I would love to talk to all of them for 24 hours. So I can't pick just one. But a hug from my paw paw always made me feel good.

Now it is time to choose a couple of people to carry on this tag so

Tag your it Jennifer at http://dustbunnyhostage.blogspot.com/

and Jenn at http://jennstamps.blogspot.com/

I have been busy today, I think I have my creative groove back. I have been in a slump and I believe I am pulling my self out. This is a tag, I created using a free image on my friend Jeri's blog .

http://artfulgathering.typepad.com/

She is a amazing mixed media artist. You might want to check her out sometime.

Oh, I am so honored to have been chosen, I want to thank my family , my friends, and my god .
With out you I would be a blogger without this award. haha
No really Thank you Jennifer for thanking of me. And I would be even more thankful if your hubby never knew I was the one that got you started in bloggin. But it keeps us off the streets. And our families always know where we are, at the computer.
Now, I must tell you what we did on the most beautiful Sunday of the year, ( so far). We went to auction, almost in Tenn. Ric only has 4 auctions or so a year and he has items that are differnt. Alot of his items are brought in from other states and I have been in the hunting and gathering mood lately. Sorry, I do not have pictures, we took everything by the shop yesterday. But maybe tomorrow. I did get a few boxes of paper, tools, glassware and coke crates ect. Oh, it was a fun day. It has been awhile since hubby and I had a day alone. It was a good thing!
Have a great day everyone.