I THINK ITS JUST ABOUT READY but WHERE ARE THE LOBSTERS AND CLAMS?

The two sisters with their older cousin are inseperable!

katie,sarah,megan and bethany finding their own spot.

LOOK AT THAT HAPPY FACE!

THINKING--DO I REALLY WANT THIS?

PART OF THE GANG ENJOYING THE FOOD!

THE CORN AND EGGS.

THE 120 LOBSTERS!!

My brother is the one tending the lobsters,(in the blue shirt w/shorts). THEIR DONE AND DON`T THEY LOOK YUMMY?

A PRIMITIVE PLACE MAGAZINE"

IT IS HERE!!! GOT MY COPIES TODAY IN THE MAIL AND WAS ALL EXCITED TO SEE WHAT MY HOME LOOKED LIKE IN A MAGAZINE OF ALL PLACES!!! AT FIRST I ALMOST DIDN`T DARE OPEN THE COVER SO I STARTED FROM THE BACK OF THE MAGAZINE. WELL, I DO THAT A LOT ANYWAYS BUT THIS TIME I WANTED TO SNEAK IN THE BACK WAY HOPING I WOULD JUST STUMBLE UPON IT AND HAVE TO SEE WHAT THEY DID. WELL, THAT`S WHAT HAPPENED AND WOW!! IT LOOKED GOOD!! I LOVED THE FULL PAGE PHOTO OF THE WALL IN OUR NEW ROOM ADDED TWO YEARS AGO. THE WALL IS PART OF THE OLD 1860 SHED. WE ATTACHED THE ROOM TO THE EXISTING OLD SHED. I THOUGH THEY TOOK A REALLY NICE PICTURE OF IT. ANYWAYS THE WHOLE MAGAZINE HAS BEEN DONE UP VERY PROFESSIONALLY AND ALL THE STAFF WHO HELP PUT IT TOGETHER DESERVE A ROUNDING APPLAUSE. THEY ARE A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE FOR I HAVE COME TO KNOW THEM THROUGH THEIR APP FORUM THAT I BELONG TO. IF YOU LIKE PRIMITIVE AND LIKE PEOPLE THAT IS THE PLACE TO BE. SO MUCH INFO AND YOU MAKE INTERNET FRIENDS. ITS FUN!!!

I WILL HAVE COPIES OF THE MAGAZINE AVAILABLE ON MY WEB SITE: WWW.LIZZIESRAGGS.COM

A PRIMITIVE PLACE MAGAZINE IS READY!!!!!

THE MAGAZINE WILL BE GOING OUT STARTING SATURDAY TO ALL WHO ORDERED "A PRIMITIVE PLACE". BY THE END OF NEXT WEEK IT WILL BE AVAILABLE IN YOUR PRIM SHOPPES. CAN`T WAIT TO SEE THE PREMIER ADDITION OF "A PRIMITIVE PLACE". ITS SOOOOOO EXCITING! IF YOU HAVEN`T ORDERED ONE AND WOULD LIKE ONE I HAVE THEM AVAILABLE ON MY WEB. WWW.LIZZIESRAGGS.COM . OR GO TO WWW.APRIMITIVEPLACE.ORG YOU WON`T WANT TO MISS IT!!!

Jack-o-lin is already for that Fall Decorating. He is handmade by me lizziesraggs and can be purchase from my website: lizziesraggs.com

NEW AND EXCITING PRIM MAGAZINE IS COMING OUT THIS AUGUST. I HAVE HAD THE HONOR OF BEING ASKED TO SHOWCASE OUR HOME IN THEIR FIRST ADDITION. I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS. THERE WILL BE FIVE HOME TOURS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN SEEN BEFORE IN ANY OTHER MAGAZINE. PLUS CRAFT IDEAS-STORIES ETC. I CAN`T WAIT FOR IT TO BE AVAILABLE. IF YOUR INTERESTED IN SUBSCRIBING OR GETTING ONLY ONE MAGAZINE AT A TIME GO TO: WWW.APRIMITIVEPLACE.ORG. YOU WILL LEARN MORE ABOUT THE NEW MAGAZINE AND BE ABLE TO PURCHASE YOUR FIRST SUBSCRIPTION.

WENT STRAWBERRY PICKING TODAY WITH MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDSON. HAVE BEEN PICKING STRAWBERRIES FOR OVER 45 YEARS AT THE SAME PLACE. USE TO GO WITH MY MOTHER AND WE WOULD COME HOME WITH THREE OR FOUR OF THESE TRAYS. HULL THEM TOGETHER AND THEN MAKE JAM AND FREEZE SOME AND OF COURSE SAVE OUT SOME FOR STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE OR JUST CREAM AND STRAWBERRIES WITH A SLICE OF BREAD. PICKING TODAY WAS GREAT! NO SUN AND SO IT WAS NOT TOO HOT. I JUST LOVE PICKING BERRIES. WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG ONLY 7 I WOULD WALK UP THE ROAD TO A FARM AND PICK FOR MONEY. CAN`T REMEMBER WHAT WE GOT FOR A QUART BUT IT WAS FUN WALKING WITH MY SISTER AND BROTHERS. WHEN WE GOT THERE WE ROAD A HAY WAGON OUT TO THE FIELDS TO PICK. I WAS YOUNG SO I DIDN`T GET THAT MANY OR MAKE A LOT OF MONEY BUT IT LEFT GOOD MEMORIES. TODAY I WILL MAKE JAM AND FREEZE SOME AND OF COURSE HAVE STRAWBERRU SHORTCAKES FOR SUPPER. HAVE A GREAT RECIPE FOR SHORTCAKES IF INTERESTED JUST EMAIL ME @ LIZRAG@AOL.COM.

Fourth of July

THIS IS HOW WE CELEBRATED THE 4TH AT CAMP LOOKING AT THIS SCENERY. WE SPENT 4 DAYS WITH OUR SON AND FAMILY, FISHING, BIKING, CANOEING, WALKING, KAYACKING , SWIMMING AND OF COURSE EATING! WE ARE SO BLESSED TO HAVE THIS CAMP TO GET TOGETHER WITH FAMILIES . HAVE OWNED THE CAMP FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS AND WE AS FAMILY WOULD GET TOGETHER MOSTLY OVER THE HOLIDAYS A ND SPEND TIME AT THIS CAMP. IT HAS BEEN SUCH A FUN TIME AND WE HAVE HAD AT TIMES 20-22 FAMILY MEMBERS CAMPING . QUITE A TIME! LOTS AND LOTS OF MEMORIES MADE OVER THE YEARS. IN THE WINTER WE SNOWMOBILE . WHAT BEAUTIFUL VIEWS FROM THE MOUNTAIN TOPS. THERE IS ONE AREA GOING ACROSS A NARROW LEDGE ON A MOUNTAIN TOP THAT I AVOID IF I CAN. IT JUST DROPS RIGHT DOWN INTO THE VALLEY AND I WANT TO STAY UP THERE. I HOPE YOU CAN JUST ENJJOY LOOKING AT THE FEW PICTURES I WILL POST.


This is the view across the pond from camp.

This is my Grandson Jesse putting a worm on a hook.


Bailey and Taylor feeding the ducks.

Brusier welcoming Dan back from kayacking.

Danny our son Kayacking.

Bailey and Taylor kayaking.

Its a good place to rest and enjoy the view if you don`t mind the bathing suits.

My Hubby Canoeing.

This is me at the bow of the canoe.

Danny and Wayne enjoying the quietness together.

Would love to hear from everyone! Please Leave a comment to let me know you have been here. I probably don`t have the comment section set up properly. If you think I don`t maybe someone could help. Thanks.

planting flowers at cemetery

A PRIMITIVE PLACE MAGAZINE NEW THIS AUGUST

LEAVE A COMMENT IF YOU LIKE AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THE NEW MAGAZINE COMING OUT THIS AUGUST.  A GROUP OF WOMEN HAVE PUT THIS TOGETHER ORIGINATING THE IDEA FROM THEIR FORUM CALLED "A PRIMITIVE PLACE".  I HAVE MET TWO OF THEM FOR THEY CAME TO MY HOME IN MAY AND DID A PHOTOSHOOT OF MY 1860 FARM HOUSE.  I CAN`T WAIT TO SEE THE MAGAZINE AND WHAT MY HOME WILL LOOK LIKE.  IT IS QUITE EXCITING TO SAY THE LEAST!  YOU CAN ORDER IT ON LINE AT http://www.aprimitiveplace.org/.  BY GOING THERE YOU ALSO WILL LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MAGAZINE.  ENTREPRENEURSHIP  AT ITS BEST!

SPRING AND SPRING CLEANING (MAYBE)

What a nice Spring we are having!  It has come early in Maine . Yes , we have had a few cold days lately but overall we really have nothing to complain about.  The grass has been mowed once for me but probably several times for others.  I love it when the trees have their leaves.  Everything is coming to life after a long winter.  Its good for the soul.  Our grandkids are in baseball, softball and track.  That in itself keeps us quite busy.  We sometimes try to juggle two events in one afternoon.  That can be interesting.  I have been busy also making dolls, crafting and re-organizing my home.  That is an enless job.  Who Sping cleans like they used to years ago?  I try to maintain a clean home but I can remember when my mother would take everything out of the cupboards , drawers, wash the windows, re-paint woodwork, paper walls if need and also do ceilings.  She even would go through the full size attic in our old home and clean and re-organize.  Take the mattress off and turn them over.  I don`t think anybody does that one anymore or maybe I`m wrong.  Let me know if I am.  All this was done consistently EVERY  spring.  Oh, and she had a full time job as manager at the school  food  program.  What can I say! 

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY 2010

I JUST WANT TO SAY "HAPPY MOTHERS DAY" TO ALL YOUR MOMS.  MAY YOUR DAY BE UNHURRIED, PAMPERED AND FULL OF LOVE!   THIS IS MY 46TH MOTHERS DAY CELEBRATION!  MY HUBBY SURPRISED ME WITH A BEAUTIFUL BOUQUET OF ROSES.  A BEAUTIFUL LAVENDER ROSE FOR EACH OF OUR 4 GIRLS , A YELLOW ONE FOR OUR SON AND A WHITE ROSE FOR ME. I JUST LOVE THEM THEY ARE SO PRETTY!  WE HAVE A FROZEN CUSTARD ICE CREAM SHOP NEAR OUR HOUSE AND IT IS A TRADITION FOR ALL AROUND TO GO THERE ON OPENING DAY, MOTHERS DAY.  THEY HAVE ONLY 3 FLAVORS. VANILLA & CHOCOLATE REGUALLY AND ANOTHER FLAVOR THAT IS REPLACE EVERY TWO-THREE DAYS.  IT IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE SAME FAMILY WHO LIVE RIGHT BY ME . A WONDERFUL DIFFERENT KIND OF ICE CREAM.  EVERY MOTHERS DAY OPENING THEIR 3RD FLAVOR IS ALWAYS RED RASPBERRY. OF COURSE THAT IS A FAVORITE TO SAY THE LEAST!  OUR FAMILY COMES VISITING LATER IN THE DAY GIVING ME MY FLOWERS FOR THE SUMMER.  I LOVE THAT!  HOPE ALL YOU MOMS OUT THERE HAVE THE BEST MOM`S DAY EVER!