Weekend Puttering

I hope that everyone had a great weekend! Ours was spent puttering around and getting some things done around here. On Friday it rained most of the day and was a great day to finish up on this little bucket tote bag that I started a month ago. I used vintage ticking, an old pair of jeans, vintage rick-rack and buttons and the cutest cowgirl and cowboy Michael Miller fabric.
The inside is lined with red gingham fabric and I did free form rope-like machine quilting to add durability. A ticking pocket provides three areas for storing keys, I-Pods or a cell phone.
Red blanket stitching up one side and along the bottom between the ticking and denim.
A stacked button closure with coordinating buttons.

Doogs and I took a break on the porch to watch the rain. A little blurry...I think from the raindrops that landed on my camera lens.
A cozy peek inside the window to our kitchen.
My husband made a copper trellis to frame the window to the garage. He has trained Pyracantha to grow on the trellis - he is soooo handy and clever! This year we have lots of pretty berries all over it.

My husband was out in the cold yesterday morning cleaning out the car. I must have been sending some strong "help me, please!!" signals to him to clean it. Thank you honey! Poor thing has to do the heavy things around the house being as I am not physically able to. Of course, Doogie is "supervising!" He loves to be right in there whilst you are doing things!!
Doogie says, "Ok, we are done cleaning out all of my dog hair...can we go for a ride now?" How can you say NO to that face? So, we went for a short ride to the foothills. Some real weekend putterers! I love these old cars - even if they move at a snail's pace.
An old cemetary in the country close to our home. We have driven past this for years and never stopped. We took a stretch break and walked around to look at the old tombstones. What was really amazing is most of these graves were from the late 1800's and early 1900's and most were Irish immigrants. I wonder what brought them to California back then. Our little wee one is a big dog stuck in a little dog body. He is fascinated with cows and horses and everytime he spots one in a field, he will sit up and go to radar alert status! Cracks us up!

I would also like to thank Lisa for giving me the "You Make Me Smile Award." YOU make all of us smile, too! I am so glad that you are blogging and sharing with all of us your charming home and precious treasures! ((HUGS))) If you have never visited Lisa, just click here. Lisa is a collector of so many adorable things and sells her wares at an antique shop in Oregon.