Jul 31, 2012

Walking The Dirt Road










Maggie's House












Look Everybody ...Up in the sky!



It is Mickey Mouse's Hand!



Cooper come look at this



Here is another one






What is this?



more tracks






Fun Walk
Simple Things Are The Best!

   




Jul 30, 2012

And The Winner Is...

Winner Picked By Random.Org

Congratulations 
 Diane Kenyon
her blog: Lavender Dreams

I will be getting in contact with
David and he will get your book to you.
Book Giveaway Enter Today...Winner Announced July 30th
I am so happy for you Diane and
so glad you are a follower of 

A special thank you to David Morrell
Everyone David is an exceptional person, please check out his
He updates and responds to his followers.

It has been an honor to have you as our Hibiscus House Spotlight.
Dolly    



Jul 26, 2012

Spotlight David Morrell "The Father of Rambo"

It is such an honor To present
The Hibiscus House 
Spotlight of the Week

David Morrell

Jul 22, 2012

DoodleBug, DoodleBug.




We all love to gather at Mama's at any given time.  The family is so large and it is a little hard to get everyone together at the same time, but whenever we can we go and enjoy each other very much.


She has something special in her hand
Guess what it is?

Jul 19, 2012

Exciting Spotlight


Hibiscus House  
is so pleased to have as our Spotlight Story
next week

David Morrell
The Master of High Action Thriller
NY Times Best Selling Author

"David Morrell is a master of suspense.
He wheels it like a stiletto
knows just where to stick it and how to turn it."
Michael Connelly

I am also very excited because one of my lucky followers is going to get the chance to win
a signed copy of his book
David has graciously offered to do this for us.

Please watch video bottom of post below as David describes this book.

UPDATE
WINNER OF THE BOOK 
DIANE KENYON!


Rules for this giveaway:

You must follow here
Hibiscus House Blog
If you have a Facebook Account

you may want to follow on
Google Friend Connect
That is pretty easy if you have a gmail account

You will gain extra entries if you like the following pages:
2 extra entries:  Hibiscus House Facebook Page click Here 
3 extra entries:    David Morrell Facebook Page click Here 

If you already follow or now are following in these ways
 above come back here and comment that you have done so for your chances to win
Thank you and Good Luck to you all!


Fantastic Fiction David Morrell great site much info: here






Jul 17, 2012

Goodson's Old Ford Truck

   

 I saw a sight the other day that made me so happy. Granddaddy Goodson's old Ford Truck.

Jul 13, 2012

Spotlight Scott Harrell

Hibiscus House is Proud to Present
Scott Harrell
The Man Behind The Art

We recently showcased some paintings from
Scott Harrell
click below to see that post
Johnny Depp
We thoroughly enjoyed this


Now in his own words:


I would have to say first of all that my artistic talent is God given.  I started artwork by taking lessons at the age of 10, with my first love being faces.  I took lessons for 2 years, but did not become fully interested in artwork until the age of 16.

Most of my subject work at that time was mostly sports related.  Growing up in a sports oriented family gave me the desire to be the best at what I do.  Art was always just a hobby for me growing up, until 4 years ago when I decided to make it a full time profession.





My first memories of artwork, were sitting on my father's lap as a young child watching him doodle things like army men and cartoon characters.  My older sister and brother took lessons with me, and also share the same talent.

My desire to be the best at what I do led me to try various mediums and techniques.  It took a lot of research, trial and era to show me the different areas of work that I felt most comfortable with.  As I grow older I'm determined that art is a never ending lesson.  Never be afraid to try new things.  

In the last 4 years I decided to take the Sports Theme to a new level by trying a different canvas for my work.  My Sports Artwork is now being painted on jerseys, ball, helmets, and anything else that will accept paint.


Assorted Artworks Video Flipbook

Click to play so you can see other works of art.

Through that new canvas I have had the pleasure of working with several different professional athletes to help raise money for their charities.  I have fond memories of helping Troy Brown and Mike Bartrum.  I helped them raise thousands from 5 hand painted jerseys that were auctioned off at their charity event a few years back.


Mike Bartrum with Scott Harrell




Scott Harrell, Brown, Vrabel



Scott Harrell, Pennington





Milan Lucic Video Flipbook
Click to play

Hines Ward Video Flipbook
Click to play

Scott's intentions are to improve his artwork, share his God given talent all while trying to make a living for his son and himself.

Scott, thank you so very much for sharing your story and your wonderful art.
God has blessed you with a talent and I am glad you are not wasting it. I hope you all have enjoyed your tour of Scott Harrell Art as much as I have. Please stop by his facebook page and his website let him know how much you have enjoyed it.




    






Jul 10, 2012

Winner of Book Unbridled

Thank you Tammy Hinton for the gift of your signed book
Unbridled
I thank all of you that entered on the post and on the Facebook Pages.


And
The
Winner
Is

Michael Day

Congratulations
Michael



Jul 9, 2012

Night is Falling at Hibiscus House



The most peaceful times of the day to me are early morning at sunrise and the short twilight time before sunset. The sky here over Hibiscus House is a work of art nightly. 
It can take your breathe away, because it is so peaceful and beautiful. God paints the sky. 
 I was walking one late afternoon and saw the most beautiful sights.  The white old fashioned roses that are so faithful and carefree. My sister gave me one sprig and no matter where I live those roses come with me. The white picket fence, and in the distance our neighbors across the road have their lights on.  
  You can hear the animals settling in for the night.  The roosters crow one last time the hens are cackling lowly and perching.  Behind the property toward the swamp you can hear wild dogs barking and the occasional coyote...birds of the night sing their songs...rabbits are creeping out to eat their nightly meal.... If you sit quietly on the porch you can see this and the occasional doe with her fawn gracefully walk in front of you.

Hibiscus House Gardens
You can see the neighbor's light in upper center of photo
photo is blurry I know but wanted to show anyway.

Jul 5, 2012

Spotlight Tammy Hinton

Hibiscus House is Pleased to Present
Spotlight of the Week


Tammy Hinton
A finalist for Western Writers of America 
and Western Fictioneers New Author for 2012

Author, Unbridled




And now in her own words:


I must say my life has been a roller coaster of events.  My father and former husband were career Air Force, which meant we moved from coast to coast, border to border, and to Japan and Okinawa.  Along these many roads traveled, I absorbed the local history and stored it away on my human data disc not knowing it would be put to use in the future.

Growing up I was not an avid reader.  That would have meant sitting still.  I was that tomboy running around the playground slapping her side, pretending to ride a horse.  I played cowboy and indians from dawn to dust, except on Saturdays.  On Saturdays I watched Hoppy, Roy Rogers, Annie Oakley, Sky King, etc. until my Dad was tired of it and changed the channel to golf.  That's all it took to shoo me out the door.  My sister and I then headed for the local movie house with our quarter and a Sugar Daddy, where we spend the afternoon at the double feature.

Although I never thought of it that way, writing has been a part of my life during my career.  Anyone who writes business letters, manuals, or presentations is an author.  The potential to write is there.  When I started reading romances I used to think, "I can do that."  Believe me it's harder than I thought.

About fifteen years ago I started doing genealogy.  My husband would say I became "obsessed" with genealogy.  While my family is typical of every American family, I thought their struggle in the new land would make an interesting story.  With these tales in tow I started writing.  I love to combine fiction and facts to write what I call "faction."  I enjoy talking to readers at book signings and hear what they found the most fascinating in what I wrote.  They also tell me their family stories.  These I store again on my internal disc for future reference.

I have a degree in history but that's not necessary to write.  What is necessary is the "fire in your belly" to accept criticism and still be able to go on writing.  I hope this inspires your readers to share their stories.  I can't wait to read them.

Tammy Hinton
Author, Unbridled

Webpage:           http://www.tammyhinton.com/

Twitter                @TammyHinton

Blog:                   http://www.tammyhinton.wordpress.com/

FB                       Tammy Hinton, author page

Amazon.com       Unbridled by Tammy Hinton

Amazon.com       Unbridled by Tammy Hinton  Kindle

Tammy that is such a cute endearing story of your life and interests.  I enjoyed learning more about you as a person and look forward to reading this wonderful book.  Readers you have a chance to own this book because Tammy has graciously offered to give a copy away for one lucky person.
Thank you Tammy.

Rules
Ok friends make a comment on this post to enter to win the book
"Unbridled" by Tammy Hinton
That is all there is to it, no gimmick, no catch.

If you have previously entered on any of my Facebook Pages please mention here
Good luck and thanks to everyone.


Jul 3, 2012

Catie's Trip Across Country


We have just celebrated our 235th year of independence and isn't it wonderful?  We are such a blessed country and people.  We are so blessed in fact until we tend to take that for granted. Let us stop and think about how God has and continues to bless us.
  
Catie had such a beautiful trip across country from Oregon to South Carolina.  She was lucky to have had this experience.  I would love to do that, travel through so many states. To see the snow capped mountains, the valleys, the flat lands, the desert, the monuments, the way of life how different we all are in different parts of the country and yet how very much the same we are.




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