As of late...

Pieces of your spirit...lying in the sand

rest in peace my feathered friend,

soar high above the land.

written by me ~ 09.24.14

And then there was this little guy...

And then this!

Happy Autumn!

love and peace always ~ Kathy

"with freedom, books, flowers and the moon...who could not be happy?" ~ Oscar Wilde

Pulled Pork, Feathers, Snow & A Freebie!

So someone told me that a blue feather is a sign of spiritual advancement.  Perhaps!  Sounds good to me, at least!  

 This is a shot from my studio window today.  We are having a pretty good dumping of snow!  I love to watch it fall, see it weigh down the limbs of the trees, cover everything in glistening white and then I love to see it melt and go away!  This snow should only be here a day or so.  Hoping it snows tonight, so I can practice some nighttime snow photography...pretty exciting! And, as a side note, I noticed several little nose smudges on my window pane...seems as though I'm not the only one that enjoys looking out of it :)

The pulled pork was awesome!  

All you need is:

1.  A pork tenderloin [mine was almost 4 lbs., since I love leftovers]

2.  Root Beer [I would use 8 ounces per pound of pork]

3.  Sweet Baby Ray's Honey Barbecue Sauce

4.  Hamburger Buns [I used Udi's - Glunten Free]

All you do is:

1.  Place the tenderloin in your slow cooker

2.  Pour the Root Beer over it

3.  Cover and cook on low for 7 to 8 hours

4.  Remove the pork from the pot, discarding the root beer.

5.  Pull the pork apart [it will easily fall apart]

6.  Stir in the barbecue sauce and coat the meat well

7.  Serve it up on buns with whatever fixings you like

8.  Enjoy!

I have to say...even my pig plate was impressed!  That was the best pulled pork samich I've had in a long time!

I've been busy making some new things for the shop...check it out when you get a chance.  These little tree branch earrings reminded me of White Birch Trees in Winter...so pretty!  Actually, they will be the next give-away!  Ozzy [or Lita, depending on who's in the mood] will be picking the winner Tuesday [February 12th]!  All you have to do is leave a comment on this blog post, or my facebook page.  Good Luck!

So I'm always writing little tidbits of poetry here and there and it seems like they always come to me with birds and feathers.  Wayne fixed up a new post for my bird feeder yesterday, so now I can wake up every morning to their singing ~ love my little birds!

Stay warm ya'll!  Love and peace always ~ Kathy

Namaste'

Happy Tuesday!

Love & peace always ~ Kathy

Tiny Flowers by Kathy Hardy:

Tiny flowers I've watched from birth...

until their petals scatter the earth.

One by one for all to see...

what is witnessed today may nevermore be.

Hey Ya'll!!!

Thanks for all the comments on my last post, everybody!!  I woke Lita up from her "nap" so she could pick the winner of the earring giveaway...I threw all the names on the floor...she just looked at them at first, but finally picked one up and it was [insert drumroll here] ~ DANA!!!  Yay!!  Congratulations, Dana!  You won those awesome earrings from my last post!!  Send me an e-mail with your mailing address and I'll have them on their way to you in two shakes of a lamb's tail!  I know you will enjoy them!!

The weather was awesome today!!  60 degrees and not a cloud in the sky!  So, Wayne and I took advantage of it and went on a hike!  We came across these beautiful horses, grazing in a field.  They were so friendly and sweet!  This one kept nudging my head and rubbing his nose on my face ~ I fell in love!

And then we came across this awesome tree "hugging a rock"...and it made me wonder...what was there first?  The tree, or the rock?  What do you think?

I hope you have a wonderful weekend!!  And I'll leave you with some words of wisdom...

 don't forget to brush your teeth!

love & peace always ~ Kathy

I wonder what you see…
when you look at me.
If you’re my friend, I’ll know it…
because your eyes will surely show it. ~ Written today by me

Happy Mother's Day!

I hope all of you had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend! This is the poem I wrote for my Mom {you can click on it to view it larger & clearer} to go along with this:A gorgeous "Mother/Child" leaf necklace from Elizabeth Scott ~ my Mom loved it!

We've had house guests all weekend and they just left this morning and then tonight we are having "music Monday" here {of which I can't wait!}, so this will be a short post ~ I just wanted to wish everybody Happy Mother's Day and a happy Monday. But before I go, I have to share this:the "Mountain Laurels" are beginning to bloom ~ soon my whole back yard & the forest will be a sea of pink. I love the Spring!
♥ & peace always ~ Kathy

"Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard are sweeter." ~ John Keats