Walking the Trails

Some people might call this hiking but this Texas Gurl just likes to walk the trails. I think of hiking as a set destination in a certain amount of time, so I take my sweet time and stop to smell the wild flowers God has put in my path. My trails are pretty and well taken care of except for the trash some inconsiderate people leave behind, this makes me mad!!! My trails take me deep into the forest, (not really) you can see the road almost the entire time you are on the trail. I came upon this cute little bridge and then I noticed through the brush another bridge on the other side. They are so cute and I imagine water runs under them once a year, other than that we are in a drought. They remove most of the fallen trees but then you have the trees that grow right in the middle of your path. In the third

photo you can see the deer on the left side of the picture back in the woods. As I walk along the trails they have benches so you can sit and rest or take in the beauty. Some trees have grown side ways and you have to duck to pass them. The trail sign says no bicycles but you can clearly see bicycles have made it down the trails, I feel sorry for the cyclist who turns the corner and this tree is hanging

across the path...bam!! But there is another cute bridge just past this tree. This walk took approximately one hour and when the trail does get more into the thicker woods there is no breeze, whoo it can get hot. I came upon some tree vines and I imagine someone could swing on these and if I had a little buddy with me we would have tried it but I think I'll wait this time. These trails are so cute, even the trail

sign is hand painted with some bluebonnets painted on the post. I took a hat, a bottle of water and my cell phone in case I try something like swinging from a vine, falling and breaking something (my pride). It is a good idea to have a hat that has a rope so when you get hot you can take it off and hang it down my back and not have to carry it. If you look at the last picture you will see a feather I found on the

trail. Now I know I'm not supposed to leave or take anything in nature...Leave it like it is, but I needed this feather for another project. This would be a great scout project, walk the trails and pick up all of the trash left behind or just a good deed...Pass It On. What a beautiful walk...My Cup Runneth Over!       

   

Hello Kitty Apron

I made this apron for Payton and Paxton's friend who likes Hello Kitty. I even gave Hello Kitty a jeweled necklace. What little girl wouldn't like to help her mother cook wearing this darling little apron? How about baking classes for little girls? I read the other day of a woman who gives cooking lessons to the kids in her neighborhood, WOW, how fun would that be? I know kids can be messy and cooking with them is hard to do but they are our future. Play with kids and your cup will runneth over.

Betsy Ross Costume

I love costumes. When you put them on you can be anybody you want to be. Jenny (my sister) is Betsy Ross today for History day at Alivia's School. Doesn't she look cute? She's got the cap, shawl, apron and skirt for the time period. The cap is just a 24" circle that I had sew two inner circles and ran ribbon through. The shawl is two long pieces tapered so she could tie it in the front. The skirt is two pieces of material sewn together and a ribbon draw string waist, so it can be pulled tighter or loosened. If its to long just roll the waist band, the apron should cover it anyway. The wearer must provide the shirt. What a fun way to learn about History. They also had a puppet show (set up in the back ground). She posted the picture on Face Book and asked who am I? Oh, Oh, Oh, I know, pick me, pick me. That was fun to see how many people would guess. Two cheers for Great Teachers!!

Mexican Hotdog

These hot dogs are dog gone good!! Take a hot dog and slap a piece of bacon around it. The recipe said to cook these in a skillet, which I did but I think on a grill would be good also. In the skillet I used a toothpick on each end to keep the bacon on. If you want to use toothpicks and grill them, try soaking the toothpicks in water first or you might end up with toothpicks on fire >>>HOT dog. I like mine with cheese but you can add anything you like at this point. Yummy good!

Can you say Glamorous?

There is a certain three year old girl who needs a fur cape, fingerless gloves and a BIG tulle bow for her hair. I saw a little girl with this huge tulle bow in her hair, it was as big as her head and I knew I had to make one just like it. This is right out of the Princess book. And she lived happily ever after. Pearl beads are optional!   

Garden Apron

I took a pair of jeans that were pretty worn out cut out the back side of the jeans and made myself the cutest little garden apron in town. It can hold my garden tools, cell phone and gloves. It is really cute with the pearl neck lace too.