~Happy New Year~

Happy New Year, dear friends!!!

I trust you are enjoying your first day of 2019!

I just finished up this sweet little pillow that seems to fit this time of year perfectly!

Jack Frost, by Notforgotten Farm!

Though we don't get snow here where I live, it has been chilly and he fits right in with the 

spirit of winter!!!

I just love his sweet face, don't you?!

Another project I am working on is Alphabet Sampler, also by Notforgotten Farm

and I just love this color pallet I have chosen!! 

Valentine's Day is right around the corner, so it is not too early to get busy making hearts,

one of my favorite shapes!!!

With the colder weather here, soup is THE PERFECT meal!  This morning I made a huge

pot of Turkey Carcass Soup!!!  The name may not sound that good, but believe me,

this soup is AMAZING!!! 

It is loaded with carrots, green beans, celery, onion, corn, wild rice, and shredded turkey!

  I just wish I had a "SNIFF" button on my blog so you could smell it!!!

 We will certainly be enjoying it!!

We LOVE bread, too, and will also have this with it!!

Our local Safeway carries it and it is just wonderful with soup!!

Just heat it up in the oven and add some butter!!

What could be better???

To finish off the meal, we will also enjoy some dessert bread that I made!!

  It is really more like a cake and is actually made with YELLOW SQUASH!!!! 

 It is called Lemony Yellow Squash Bread, and it is DELICIOUS!!!!  TRULY!!!!! 

The lemon glaze on top really makes it yummy!!!

What will you be having to celebrate the first day of the year??

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I want to take this time to thank all of you who have followed along with me this past year, and have purchased many of my hand made creations as well!!!  Your kindness, friendship, and support has been a tremendous blessing to me personally, and I appreciate each and every one of you!!! Thank you for making 2018 so special and I look forward to sharing the blessings of 2019 with you!!!

I found this sweet prayer and thought how perfectly it sums up my feelings as we start this brand new year together!!!

Lord, as the New Year dawns today,

      Help me to put my faults away.

      Let me be big in little things;

      Grant me the joy which friendship brings;

      Keep me from selfishness and spite,

      Let me be wise to what is right.

A Happy New Year! grant that I

      May cause no tear to any eye.

      When this new year in time shall end,

      Let it be said: "I've played the friend,

      Have lived and loved and labored here

      And made of it a happy year."

~Edgar Guest (1881–1959), "Prayer for the New Year"

Wishing each of you Good Things to Warm the Heart and Soul this coming year~

Julie xo

~A My Primitive Heart Christmas~

Hello, dear friends!!

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas,

celebrating with family and friends,

making special memories together!!

It truly is THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!!

Each year, we bring out our treasured decorations and display them around our home

and this year was no exception!!

Sadly, my plans to share them with you did not happen 

BEFORE CHRISTMAS,

so I decided it is never too late to share,

and have added a new album to my 

Picture Trail called 

Christmas 2018!

You can visit it if you are so inclined by clicking HERE!

We hope you will take some time to stop by for a visit and we welcome you 

with open hearts into our home!!

Many thanks to all of you who visit my blog and take the time to comment!!

I appreciate it more than you know!!!

Wishing you a joyous week as you get ready for 2019!!

Heart Hugs, my friends~

Julie xo 

~Merry Christmas~

Santa Deer Punchneedle design by Lori Brechlin
made by me! 

Merry Christmas, dear friends!

May you sense and know the Wonder of this Blessed time of year!

May your hearts be filled with Love and Laughter!

May you enjoy each and every magical moment spent with those you love!

Wishing you all the joys and peace that this season brings!!

With Love~

Julie and Jeff

~Christmas Goodes Update~

Hello, dear friends!

Hope you are doing well and getting excited for 

THANKSGIVING!!

I can hardly wait!!!!!

My turkey is defrosting, and my pantry is

FULL, with all the delicious things we love to eat

during this wonderful time of year!

Did I say I can hardly wait???

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As hard as it is to believe,

it IS that time of year again for my 

Christmas Goodes Update!!

Here is a small sampling of what I will be offering!

I would love to invite you to come by my Picture Trail

Monday, November 19th, at 8 PM, EST!

You can visit by going to my sidebar and clicking on the picture!

The album will be closed for now so that I can get everything ready,

but will promptly open at 8 PM on Monday!

Hope to see you then!!!!

Wishing you a Blessed Thanksgiving, my friends~

Julie xo

~The Winner Is.....~

Hello, and Happy Thursday to you all!!!

It is a beautiful day here in Arizona,

with sunshine and temps in the mid 80's!!

It just doesn't get much better than that

and I will certainly enjoy each moment!!

This is the time of year when it really is a JOY to live in Arizona!!

It seems that I am NOT ALONE in my love of pumpkins

and so many of you shared some I have never even heard of before!!!

Munchkins, Long Island Cheese, Orange sparklers, Blue Hakkaido

Baby Boos, and Warty Goblins, to name a few!!

Who knew there could be SO MANY??

Photo Compliments of Pinterest

The white pumpkins, or Ghost, seemed to be a favorite,

as well as the Jack B. Little, Cinderella, and Warty Goblins!!

Orange is still the hand's down favorite, but blue and green

are close behind!!  

There were also a number of you that love the folk art fabric pumpkins

and all the many things that can be made from real pumpkin,

including breads, cookies, and pies!!!  OH YUM!!!!

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Thank you to all of you who entered the Giveaway!

There were 48 entries in all and I really enjoyed 

reading about your love of pumpkins, the type and color you love,

and how you like to display them for the holiday!!

Seems we ALL really do LOVE PUMPKINS!!!!

The winner of the little pumpkin pillow is:

Darlene L.

I have sent you an email and will wait to hear from you so I can get your 

package in the mail!!

Thanks again SO MUCH, to all of you who entered my Giveaway, for all your comments and emails and for following along on my blog!!

I will be back in a few days to share more with you about what I am working on so stay tuned!!

Wishing you Autumn Joys, my friends~

Julie