Bits & Pieces

 Hello Friends

Life is full of bits and bobs, different little things that need to be celebrated.

I know that sounds a little corny, but it really is true.

I have so many small things that happen or things that I do throughout the week 

that must not be overlooked.

The front porch looks so pretty, I don't overdo it but I like to have a little fall color.

These mums are so full and just gorgeous, I buy them in support of Liz's sons soccer team.

I have a knitting friend in Washington D.C. 

that buys them also and then gifts each of us knitting girls a few since she is so far away.

I love that, many thanks "sassykaren" she did it last year also.

This candle "sweet farmhouse" from

 Vida Life Style NY

has the BEST scent, even when it is not lite. 

I purchased this last year at The Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool Festival and have still not burned it...

I know I must but I love it so much, even without lighting it.

Vida Life Style NY

 is a great website to purchase yarn, soaps, bath bombs, body butters, oils, lip balms and so much more.

Each time the hubs and I go on any kind of trip, we try to purchase postcards that we send to ourselves.

We each fill one out, including what we enjoyed most about the trip, where we ate, 

information on how the weather was...and so on.

We mail them home and receive them here a few days later...they are really fun to read and collect.

I wrote a blog post about The postcard Collection Book, if you are interested in putting one together.

Since I started my blog in 2010, I have tried to transform it into a hard-cover book every three months.

I recently printed Volume 3 and 4.

I had to change companies...the company I was using stopped providing that service.

I'm not sure why I started with Volume 1 when I changed companies, but I did.

I wrote several posts about printing the books, you can view those posts here and here.

The new books are really beautiful, I am using Pixxibook and I am very happy with the first 4.

For some reason I had a really hard time putting together these last 2 volumes 

and their customer service was excellent.

The quality of these books are superior to the service I used in the past...this post is not sponsored.

Cupcakes from Simonas Bakery.com are always a treat.

These are Blueberry with white chocolate and in my opinion, they are the best.

My KC Chiefs lost on Monday night...

they played well and at one point they were winning 14 - 0.

Patrick scored a touchdown here in the first picture and celebrated in the second.

What a bummer to see them fall to a 2 - 3 overall record.

The hubs picked up this Teriyaki Stir-fry Udon at Costco...enough for 4 servings, this was really good.

Closing with this fun graphic created by my friend 

Denise at An English Girl Rambles

I love this...thank you Denise for sharing this with us!