Friday, February 10, 2012

Happy 1st Birthday Authentica Classics - Gifts of Thanks!

"No one who achieves success

does so without the help of others.
The wise and confident

acknowledge this help with gratitude."
~Alfred North Whitehead

The past year has been a busy one,

learning about Facebook, Blogger, digital cameras,

photo editing and of course Pinterest ~

and all the while trying

to get a new business up and running.

As impersonal as all the technology is,

I have met some of the most warm,

gracious, truly giving friends through the interactions of the world wide web!

You have held me up, given me pep talks,

laughed with me

and even commiserated with me!

It is YOU who make it possible!

In honor of YOU dear friends,

with gratitude and appreciation ~

I say THANK YOU!

HERE WE GO ~ ARE YOU READY?

This Give Away is only available to residents of the Continental United States.

Each person can only win one gift.

Winners will be drawn on Valentines Night -

and must contact me via message

or email within two days

or a replacement winner will be announced.

I ask that you please take the time to stop by each of the below listed sponsors'

websites, blogs and facebook pages

and join them in their creative journeys.

HERE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT RULE:

I will post a GIVE-AWAY photo album on FACEBOOK -

Each sponsor will be high-lighted

under their gift photo...

YOU MUST COMMENT UNDER EACH GIFT IN THE ALBUM

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT GIFT.

Let the sponsor know

that you have "liked" their pages and blogs.

Share this give-away with all your friends!

Shown below are all the wonderful birthday gifts!

Don't FORGET go to FACEBOOK to ENTER!

http://www.facebook.com/AuthenticaClassics

TextileTrunk.com

http://stores.ebay.com/Antique-Vintage-European-Textiles

http://magazinebyfolk.com/

http://americanfolklife.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/WEAREFOLK?ref=ts

http://simplybungalow.blogspot.com/

http://www.facebook.com/simplybungalow?ref=ts

http://www.rebekahblocher.com/

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rebekah-Blocher-Designs/134460123245423?ref=ts

http://segretofinishes.com/

http://www.facebook.com/segretofinishes?ref=ts

http://segretosecrets.squarespace.com/ (blog)

http://www.facebook.com/AuthenticaClassics

http://authentica-itsaboutbeingreal.blogspot.com/

Thank You Again for all your Support!

My new website,
AuthenticaClassics.com,
should be up and running
in the next couple of weeks!

So stay tuned!

Live Your Authentic Life ~ Be The REAL You!
Blessings,

Martha

Saturday, February 4, 2012

The Road Less Traveled and the Cow Conundrum

Early Fall ~

the leaves are still green,

the sun is warm.

Traveling down a less traveled road,

beauty fills every glance.

Barbed wire fencing and remnants

of an old water trough decorate the road side.

Once around the curve in the road,

a scene of tranquil beauty opened up before me.

Open spaces, rolling hills

and cows, lots of cows.

There were momma cows, baby cows, and bulls,

white cows, brown cows and spotted cows ~

As I turned to look to the other side of the road,

I saw this strange tool

hanging from the barbed wire fence.

I stopped to take a closer look.

And then I met the nicest,

mild mannered, young man.

He explained that the cows

had gotten loose earlier

and were meandering down the road.

The fence needed repairs.

He was gracious enough

to let me snap a few photos.

That big tool is called a fence stretcher.

He had another tool held tight between his knees that looked like a giant wrench....

that is what he used to crimp the splice.

The splice holds two pieces of wire together.

Well, you don't say!

You learn something

new every day!

Fix your Fence in 3 Fast & Easy steps.

Put a fence stretcher on the wire you want to repair. Cut the slack wire with the Splice-It Crimp 'N Cut tool.
Cut off excess wire, leaving enough wire to extend past the splice 1/2" on either side. Put ends of wire through splice.
A plier works great for tapping the splice through the wire. Crimp the splice 3 to 4 times with the Splice-It Crimp 'N Cut tool. Remove the fence stretcher.

All the escapees were herded back in the fields

and all was right with the world ~ again!