Ron's Rustic Birdhouses and Potting Benches, too!

WOW!  What a Horoscope!   My horoscope in the paper today read  “The changes you make to accommodate a special relationship will be so worth your while.  This will take time, and you will have to go out of your way, but you won’t regret what you do for love.”   Oh, I got paid back in spades!  Thi...

Serendipity Sunday   I was contemplating what to write about.  And, then the forecast came on the radio…..Snow is predicted for later in the week.   Then, cue the old-fashioned light bulb.  You know the one that isn’t a curlique?   The garden will be toast….or I should say an ice cube when it sno...

The Crow River Senior Center Pig Roast is fast approaching!!!   Don’t miss the event of the fall!  The Crow River Pig Roast is one of the best deals in town, and you get all this for only $9.00 per person!  It will be held on Tuesday, September 16th from 4:30 to 8 pm.  And, the tickets go fast!!!...

My gratitude runs deep for the love of my mother and grandparents.     My mother was left with two children when her husband left us.  And, she worked....hard.  She worked two jobs, and she raised two children under six.   Her husband's mother and her husband (I called him grandpa) took us in aft...

I have been a little slow in the blogging department recently.  Yesterday, I just posted one, and that will be the case today.     I am swamped with work, and that is great.  Plus with the Antique Shop closing in about two months, there is a lot to do there to price things to SELL!   So, my grati...

Ron’s Rustic Birdhouses Presents….the Crate Table   I happened upon this crate on the curb set out for the garbage truck, for goodness sake.    Who would throw a great crate with rope handles in the trash????   At any rate, I cleaned it up a bit, turned it over and put legs under it.  One leg has...

You probably all know that I am a real aficionado of old cars and trucks, and on Saturday from 10 to 2, you will find me at Sturges {ark in Buffalo Minnesota for the Classics by the Lake Car Show.    I actually saw one of the old cars today with a trailer it was pulling that I had seen at the Map...

Hello, Rainers.   I think I am back in business again.  I couldn't post anything yesterday because I kept getting an error message.    So today, I will say that I am grateful for the ActiveRain Help Desk and Teral McDowell ,  Susan Emo , and Tammy Lankford .Teral, Susan and Tammy tried to help me...

Serendipity Sundays- ActiveRainFriends   Debbie Reynolds reminded me that it was Serendipity Sunday.  Thank goodness!   I wanted to thank one ActiveRain friend for giving me a huge laugh this week. Sharon Tara, The BEST Stager in New Hampshire, sent me this in a comment.       Rub-a-dub, dub, thr...

LABOR DAY at the Minnesota State Fair – The Last Gasp –Kids Day and Joan Jett   Well, if you haven’t made it to the Fair by Labor Day, this is your last chance to check out the Sky Glider, the Giant Slide and the best fair food in the WORLD!   Giggles’ Campfire Grill has a log cabin building and ...