Mill, Cards, Cat, Reason

Busy Day-Today I went with Tim to the doctor. I pray the medication he got will work well for him.
After the doctor we went to the library, post office, garden center, drug store, had lunch then went to The Old Mill for bird food.
Check out the mill's history.

WILSON FEED MILL
The Wilson Feed Mill was originally built and operated as a grist mill by Andrew and Robert Alexander in 1855. Following the construction of the OHIO & ERIE CANAL in 1827, the grain and feed industry in the WESTERN RESERVE grew exponentially. Able to more easily ship their products along the canal, grist mill owners like the Alexanders had access to larger markets for their product.

The mill was built in present-day VALLEY VIEW, Ohio, on Lock 37 of the Ohio & Erie Canal and was primarily used to grind grains for local farmers. Thomas G. Wilson purchased the Alexanders' mill in 1900 and began milling and selling flour, scratch feed, and shelled corn. The name of the mill was changed to the Wilson Feed Mill to reflect the change in ownership.

In 1913, the Wilson Feed Mill survived a major flood that destroyed much of the canal. Around this time, the railroad surpassed the canal in shipping, but the mill continued to lease Lock 37 to power its operations. The advent of the automobile in the 1920s allowed the Wilsons to easily sell their flour to commercial bakeries and restaurants in nearby Cleveland, Ohio. Despite this new market for their product, the Wilsons responded to an overall decrease in demand for flour by focusing on the manufacture of animal feed and the sale of farm and garden products.

Further changes to the Wilson Feed Mill in the 20th century mirrored changes in business and technology at the time. In the 1940s, the Wilsons added two electric mixers to the mill. By the 1970s, the mill was completely driven by electric power. In the late 20th century, the mill also ceased much of its production and switched to retail sales. Currently (2015), much of their product is purchased pre-bagged and pre-mixed from large animal feed companies like Buckeye and Purina.

As of 2015, the Wilson Feed Mill is still owned and operated by the Wilson Family and sells feed for pets and livestock, as well as farm and garden supplies. Located at is original location at 7604 Canal Road, it is the last surviving grist mill in Cuyahoga County. It was designated an Ohio & Erie Canal National Historic Landmark in 1979.
Jennifer Graham, Western Reserve Historical Society


Our challenge was to show ice so I drew some icicles and covered them with shimmery crystal effects and hung them from the top of the open window. I colored the image and placed it behind the open window. I added 'snow' to the window sill. I added brown sugar ink to the front by pulling the ink pad across the paper. I added the sentiment with dimensionals.

  Our challenge is to make a mostly blue Thanksgiving card. I cut out the white circle with a die. I stamped colored and cut out the squirrel. I stamped, colored and cut out the leaves and acorn and put them around the squirrel. I did the same for the stump he is standing on. I sponged clouds and grass on the white circle using daubers.
I added the sentiment then added my white circle with the squirrel and leaves.

 Here is the inspiration for my card.
I checked Susan's blog and found this.

I loved the cable knit on red so I kept that the same. I also kept the polar bear and added the penguin by using a different stamp set. I sponged the clouds and added grass to make a background. Susan didn't have a background. I didn't add any type of accessories.

This is a woven star that Louise taught me to make using this video.  It is very important to use double-sided designer series paper.  I used the designer series paper called, Feels Like Frost from Stampin' Up.

This little double-pocket purse was featured on Splitcoaststamapers website as a tutorial for Falliday Fest 2019. Here is the tutorial for it.

I've spent the last few days stamping and making cards for the Falliday Fest that Splitcoaststampers is holding. Here is a picture of my desk area. I can only stand it like this for a little while, then I have to clean up and start again. 

 I've posted pictures of Chloe hiding behind the curtain. She's getting better at hiding. When I come down the stairs from the second floor, she runs ahead of me and hides behind the curtain. I don't know why, but she does.

 Where's Chloe? You can hardly see her but she's there. This makes me laugh each time she does it. With winter coming we'll have a rug by the front door. Both cats like to run into the closet in the hopes that we'll move the run and they can grab it from behind the door.

 Yesterday it was sunny and mid fifties. Tim and I winterized the garden. We cut the plants down and cover the strawberries and the roses with leaves and pine needles. Tim took mesh and small garden stakes, and covered the mulch over the roses, so it wouldn't blow away.

It was such a beautiful day we also put up Christmas lights! No turning them on until the day after Thanksgiving.

Verse of the Day:Psalm 27: 7, 9-10

This is a great song to remind you God is always there with you. It is a song that is encouraging. Give it a listen. Maybe dance while you're at it!


Blessing of the Day: Tim and I got a lot of errands done today and even had a nice lunch together.  It's nice to go to lunch either between breakfast and lunch or between lunch and dinner. Then it isn't crowded and loud.

Sunday we saw Ben, Rachel and the Grands. It was so good to see them. We had lunch together and had a little party for the youngest who turned 4 yesterday. Oh how I love being a grandma!
I will be sad when these kiddos go back home.

Thanks for stopping by.
Blessings,
Bensarmom