‘Time to put Jack the Scarecrow back in his box, and give his seat to Cubby the Bear
Nov27
Time to Swap!
‘Time to put Jack the Scarecrow back in his box, and give his seat to Cubby the Bear
‘Time to put Jack the Scarecrow back in his box, and give his seat to Cubby the Bear
Nov27
‘Keeping My Fingers Crossed!
My daughter’s friend, Cindy, is expecting a baby girl anyday now. Because she is using ladybugs in the nursery, I knit her a white cap (embellishments to be revealed later.) I always launder my caps before giving them, so I just threw this in with PJ’s wash since I’m still using “baby soap” in his wash. Well, wouldn’t you know, the cap stuck to an exposed piece of velcro on one of his bibs. To get it off, I had to really pull, and it made this fuzzy place:
I am using my sweater shaver to try and salvage the cap. It’s hard to do and keep your fingers crossed!
By the way, that’s Petula, my baby doll model, not PJ, wearing the cap!
Nov27
If You Love Thanksgiving, Clap Your Hands!
Here’s my grandson, Peter James, who thoroughly loved using his new tooth to eat little niblets from the Thanksgiving table! (Grandpa’s canes are always fun to play with, too!)
Nov27
I’m Still Stuffed!
My beautiful daughter and her handsome husband hosted this feast yesterday. It was incredible! I don’t like stuffing, except for my daughter’s! Here’s a link to the recipe she uses from Epicurious: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Sausage-Cranberry-and-Pecan-Stuffing-104261
Nov26
Nov24
Oh Boy! Thanksgiving Sale at Michael’s
Christmas ribbon is on sale at 60% off on Thursday. (They’re open from 5 pm-9pm!) I like to look through it and choose colors and patterns that don’t neccessarily look like Christmas. This is a stack of ribbons I bought for $1.00 a roll during the Veteran’s Day sale.
Nov21
Now that’s More Like It!
My red and gold project, after “Victorian” patching:
Nov17
New Silkies!
I printed up these 4 new silkies over the weekend. The photo in the upper right corner is my grandmother’s 1927 college yearbook portrait. She taught me to embroider and crochet so I think a crazy quilt pillow adorned with those two artforms and her portrait are in order.
The red and gold ones are from a book I picked up for $4.00 at the Ooops store in Myrtle Beach this summer. The little blue butterfly is a freebie from Dover Publications.
Nov14
Life is like a Crazy Quilt!
Once upon a time, I had a student named David. Like myself, he had the gift of gab! What a talker! He also had a gift that I wish I had, a beautiful singing voice. Sometimes in the middle of class, he would just blurt out, “Mrs. Hartzog, why don’t we all just sing!” and break into song!
Today, I’m home, sick, and turned on the TV for some “church.” Charles Stanley was on, but I decided to check the local cable channel. Sure enough, there was my boy, David, in the pulpit, introducing his song, “Great is Thy Faithfulness!” It was beautiful!
David’s gifts have come together in his life like velvet and silk, and I’m so proud of him!
Nov14
It’s official!
I am a registered member of the Cross-stitcher’s Club. That entitles me to the free pattern of the day for the last 5 days. Well, today’s pattern is beautiful so that works for me. However, if I want to become a premium member and use their photo software, that’ll cost me! ‘Guess it’s back to window screen photography for me!