Blackberry Creek Home Arts

Sisters Supper

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Joanne, Ramey, and I had a wonderful supper last night. We ate until we could eat no more. Then Joanne went home and Ramey and I settled in for an episode of "The River," which was a bit lame in our estimation, and an episode of "Justified," which, in my own opinion, went too far afield. Maybe it's just that most of the interesting characters have been killed off, mostly thanks to our "hero" Raylan. Oh well, it was a great evening. Thanks sisters, for being my bookends.

Skipper and I dropped Miss Sophie off at the groomer this morning. I instructed the groomer to be easy with the clippers this time. Last time, she almost shaved my girl.

I had an epiphany during the night as to how to add my "Mama" photos to my "Through the Looking Glass" challenge quilt. I'll give details on Friday when I give my UFO Progress Report. And now, it's off to the sewing room to get started.

Happy Sadie Hawkins Day (Leap Day), everyone.

Maxine Says...

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This reminds me of the day I found the neighbor boy's razor scooter lying in the driveway and decided, since nobody was watching, I'd give it a spin. Half the neighborhood came running when the thing went out from under me and I cracked my head on the pavement.

One Small Treasure

After church yesterday, Ramey and I made a rather lackluster trek to our favorite thrift store. The place looked like some mad hoarding person had come through and cleared the shelves. There wasn't a lot of treasures to comb through. I did get this little Schnibbles pattern though, for a mere 35 cents. I have never made a Schnibble; I hope to make this my first one.

When I got back home, I finished watching the first season of "Downton Abbey." I have to confess that the series started out slowly for me and I wasn't sure I was going to become a fan. But I'm hooked now. I can't wait to get to into Season Two. The doings of those Granthams and their servants and relatives have captured me. I especially love Granny Grantham, Bates, Anna, and Mr. Carson.

Tomorrow night Ramey and I are getting together as usual at my house to watch the next episode of our very favorite tv series, "Justified." This time, we're going to do dinner too. I'm cooking a pork loin, baked beans, coleslaw, and cherry pie. Ramey is bringing the bread and vanilla ice cream. I think I'll invite Andy and Joanne to eat with us. Don't know if they'll want to stay and watch Raylan and the Harlan, Kentucky, bunch, but they might.

Sophie is bothering me to scratch her, and I'm finding dog-scratching and typing to not be compatible activities. So bye for now. Hope everyone is having a fine Monday.

Pinterest Pinks

Been cruising Pinterest this morning--again. I guess you could say I'm Pinterest addicted. Do you pin?

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And so, as I often do, I'm linking with Beverly's Pink Saturday Blog Party. Go take a look.

UFO Progress Report: Week 8

I haven't done much in the way of UFO busting this week. I did fiddle a bit with my "Through the Looking Glass" challenge quilt with Mama's photos that's on my design wall, but no sewing on it.

But look what I found in the box of fabrics and stuff that my good buddy John H. brought to me. There are about 40 of the hand appliqued heart blocks. Recognize any of those fabrics? I've seen all of them, I think--calicos from the 1980s.

A few of the blocks have embroidery and other embellishments added. I think these blocks are destined to become some kind of service/charity quilt for one of our guild programs--unless Andy wants it. I've been promising her a heart quilt for ages. But for now, they're another UFO.


And look at this pretty thing. I forget what you call this kind of handwork. Some kind of embroidery, I think. It was popular back in the 70s and 80s, I recall. Always done on gingham. Anybody remember?


I might make a pillow from it, or maybe even a wall hanging.

Below are photos of Blogless Barbara's UFO progress for the week. They are part of a block swap that Barbara took part in. "These blocks with borders will be hung in turn from the same hanger in my entry hall when their time comes on the calendar," she explains.

I'm very sorry that I'm so late this morning getting this posted. I started early, really. But I had so much trouble with either my internet connection or with Typepad, not sure which. Could not get photos to post. Lost my post a couple of times. So I finally decided to give up and go downstairs and have some oatmeal. When I came back, things seem to be working just fine. (Fingers crossed.)

Some of you asked for more information on the journal pages I posted yesterday for Shelia's "By Hand" journal. This is what our hostess Beverly is calling a Circle Journal. You maybe know it as a round robin or collaborative journal. There are 10 of us taking part. Each month, we receive a new journal to add to, and on the first of the next month, we mail it to the person listed after us on the list of participants. "By Hand" is the first one I've worked on. The project will continue until everyone has added art to each journal, then we'll get our journals back--in October, I believe. You might recall that I posted photos of my "Heart to Heart" journal a little while back. That's my Circle Journal.

Now below is Mr. Linky for all you Little Green Quilters who would like to post your blog links for our viewing and reading pleasure.

"By Hand"

I finished up my spread for Shelia's "By Hand" journal yesterday. It was fun. I used lots of fabric, buttons, some cross stitch pieces I've collected from thrift stores and yard sales, and a photo collage of some of my quilts. Hope she likes it.

Dollhouse Addition

Look what sister Joanne gave me for the Little Yellow Dollhouse. Ramey came over last night for our weekly get-to-gether to watch "Justified," and she brought this little bench and watering can that Joanne had sent me. They're just the perfect size.

Ramey also brought me CDs for Season One of "Downton Abbey." I've heard so much talk about that show, so I've decided to see if it's as good as everyone says. I'll start watching this afternoon.

But for the rest of the morning, I'm going to work on Shelia's "By Hand" journal, my current project for the Circle Journal round robin. I started my spread yesterday, and got a little done. 

My friend John H. came by yesterday and brought me a quilting frame that some member of his family had left behind and also a big box of fabric scraps. I can't wait to go through the scraps and see what treasures lurk. John and I had a nice long visit. I've known John since elementary school, and it's always nice to be able to spend some time with him to reminisce.

Wishing everyone a peaceful Ash Wednesday and Lenten season. Are you giving up anything? Not me. I've found that giving stuff up hardly ever works. Instead I'm resolving to pray and meditate more.

Happy Birthday, A

I want to wish my daughter Andy a very happy birthday today. She's had a rough year in some ways but a great year in others. Se became a homeowner and adopted two precious kittens, for example.

My wish for you on your birthday, A, is for more of the good times and none of the bad. I love you, love you, love you, love you!

Note: The photo of Jesse and Andy is a few years old. I chose it because I love those sly, mischievious looks on their faces.

Weighty Matters

Vann's pottery and vintage scale

First of all, I have to make up my mind to slow down. It's like I'm in a race to do everything right now before time runs out. I think Vann's death got me in this mode, and it's just hard to get out of it. But I must, or time might run out before it has to.

Second, I have to get on some kind of exercise program. Skipper is such a pain to keep on the leash, that I have almost stopped walking the dogs entirely. I don't think we've had a walk in almost a month. I either have to start back walking, with or without the dogs, or what I'd like better is to get into a water aerobics program. There's one not far from my house.

Third, I have to get back on my healthy-eating program. Since my unfortunate episode, combined with several recent opportunities to indulge, I have drifted away from fruits and veggies and back into bad carbs again. Just this weekend, I had Fritos with my Santa Fe soup, a chicken biscuit for Saturday breakfast, rice for Saturday lunch, pound cake for Saturday dessert, and a small slice of lemon meringue pie for, I don't know, a snack I guess.

So those are my goals for this week--to get myself back on track, healthwise. Wish me luck. In addition, I plan to work on a UFO or two this week. 

Happy Monday, all.

Scenes From the Weekend

The Leeds First United Church Women's Spiritual Renewal Conference was a rousing success. Below are some scenes.

Extraordinary Praise Team


 Beautiful Claudia

Leah Faith, a woman with an angel voice


 Loribelle and her friend Connie


 Our speakers were excellent.


 The food was delish!


 Inspired sisters


Joy!


Cailyn shows a table mate some moves.

 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
--Isaiah 40:31 

Slowly Finding Saturday

Thrift Store hoop art

I have to go get ready for the second day of the Women's Spiritual Conference at church. I'm late already and still in my pajamas. But I'll make it by 10:00 or so. I had thought I might just stay home today and get some rest. But now I think, I'll start resting this evening after the conference is over.

Last night was a super kick-off to the weekend. Our dance ministry (including my beautiful niece India) was awesome; the voices of the praise team uplifted and inspired us all; Rev. Vickie's talk was calming after a week of cooking and running hither and yon; and the Santa Fe soup (including mine, which made it to the church without mishap) was excellent. Gotta go now. Have a great Saturday, everyone.

Leeds First United Methodist Church Dance Ministry

UFO Progress Report: Week 6 & 7 (2012)

This doesn't really qualify as a UFO, but at least the idea is a carryover from last year. You might recall that at some point I was pondering what kind of wall art to use in my sewing room. I have a very long wall on one side, and right now it's bare. I had once planned to put together a bunch of quilt-themed jigsaw puzzles, mod podge them, and frame them for the wall. I got so far as putting together a whole bunch of puzzles, and mod podging some of them. But my search for thrift store frames for them proved futile. Just couldn't find any that would work that weren't truly expensive. So I sort of put that project on hold--or, more specifically, in the basement.

I really like the easier idea of embroidery hoop art--framing pieces of some of my favorite fabrics in embroidery hoops and hanging them on the wall--like this...

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...or this:

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So every time I have found some embroidery hoops for a good price at the thrift store, I bought them. So this week, I started hooping the fabric. And there it is. In the first photo. But I have a long way to go. I figure that wall will hold at least 100 hoops of various sizes. But I might use some other art (miniquilts, etc.) along with it.

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Little Green Quilter Blogless Barbara finished this great little UFO this week (photo above). Of it, she says, "This 12" center was found in the book "Favorite Christmas Quilts from That Patchwork Place" (1999), page 93, and in that book it is called Twinkling Star.  I made it as a test block before making a similar block for a seasonal 12" block swap with quilting friends in TX.  I chose border fabrics months ago and even cut one of the two, but sewed them on just today."

Below are two more UFOs that Barbara has completed during the past two weeks.

A Schnibble entitled "Mon Ami"

Barbara's Wallhanging Progress

Below is Mr. Linky. If you have UFO progress or anything else you'd like to share with us, please add your link.

 

Overbooked

Okay, I gotta quit piddling around on this computer (Pinterest is soooo tempting.) and get going on some tasks.

Before I knew I was going to have a major health scare, hospital visit, and very good reason to rest and relax, I promised to do a bunch of stuff. And it's all coming due this week. 

I promised to help with dinner tonight for our women's Bible study group. I'm making baked beans, mac and cheese, and cole slaw. Then I also promised to make two pots of Santa Fe Soup for tomorrow night's kick off of our annual Women's Spiritual Conference. And I agreed to bake a hummingbird cake for a door prize.

Everything is set up and waiting to be made for tonight's and tomorrow night's dinners. But I only just now remembered the hummingbird cake thing. That will require yet another trip to the grocery store. I went back yesterday to get the things for the dinners and by the time I got home and put them up, I was totally wiped out. I did rest up enough though to make it to Ding-a-Ling (handbells) practice last night. I think I'm getting a little better. Only messed up a couple of times.

So toodle-loo, y'all. I gotta go cook!

Rednesday!

 

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I haven't celebrated Rednesday with the folks over at Sue's It's a Very Cherry World! in quite a while. So that's what I'm doing today. Don't have a lot to talk about today, so just enjoy all the fantastic redness I've discovered on Pinterest lately.

 

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Wha' Happen'?

February 14??? Valentine's Day? Already? Well, that snuck up on me. I had plans to make handmade valentines for family and friends. I guess that won't happen.

Sorry, family and friends. You'll just have to make do with the photo, I guess. I found that stuffed heart at Hobby Lobby recently marked down to 50% off.  Don't you just hate how Hobby Lobby has just about everything marked 30%-70% off so you can't use your coupon. I am convinced that they mark all that stuff up 30-70% to begin with so they can put up all those mark-down signs.

Well, anyway, it's a cute heart.

 Clothesline Art

 Had a great time at yesterday's quilters guild meeting. Most of the guild members read my blog and knew about my unfortunate episode of last week. So I got lots of hugs and smiles and "glad to see yous." I love my quilting buddies!

I didn't stay for the program. The subject was leaf-pounding. I've seen the demonstration several times and tried the technique once (made a mess), so I left and did my grocery shopping instead. (I'd rather be pounding leaves, actually, but at least that dreaded task is done.)

We had oodles of show-and-tell. Below are photos of most of it. I might have missed a few shots as I was photographing during the actual show-and-tell presentation, and people kept yelling at me to get out of the way because they couldn't see.

I love a room full of quilts and quilters.


Don't remember who made this. I was too busy trying to take pictures and stay out of everyone's line of sight to get much information. But it sure is pretty.

 
Sweet little girl dresses made with 30s reproduction fabrics

 

 Rebecca P. made this beauty from some of the October Blocks of the Month that she won.


 Vasha made this sweet cuddle quilt from some of the BOM blocks she won last month.

The Krotzers made this (mostly Betty) from a group of Blocks of the Month that they won several years ago.)
 

But Roy did the showing and telling, one of his major talents.

 

Several folks had taken "Divide and Conquer" class with Peggy R. The brown quilt behind Becky B. (left) and Suzie B. is one that was made in the workshop. Not sure if it's Beckky's or Suzie's or someone else's.

Diane A. shows her small quilt. Behind her is another Divide & Conquer quilt.

A lovely red-black-and-white Divide & Conquer

Judy C. shows us her amazing handmade notebook cover.


Cover Close-up

Another group took part in a table runner workshop.

Tea cup miniquilt

Our 2012 Opportunity/Donation Quilt


A Quilt of Valor


This pretty crocheted chenille hat caught my eye, but I can't remember who the lady is under it.

That's all folks. I want you to know that, because of internet problems this morning, I had to create most of this post twice. I'm aggravated and tired, so I think I'll do some relaxation exercises before I start working in my sewing room. I have several projects I'd like to make some headway on today, but not with the attitude I have right now.

Happy Valentine's Day to all. May all your hearts be strong and true.

Super Saturday

What a great day I had yesterday. First Andy came with flowers from her yard and cupcakes. (Can't show you a photo of the cupcakes; we ate them.)

After the cupcakes, I made us big mugs of vanilla-creamed coffee and we rented "Dream House" on PPV and watched it. Good, scary movie.

After the movie, Andy went home and Jesse and his cousin Joey came to see me. I hadn't seen Joey in quite a while. The three of us had a happy visit with lots of talking and laughing.

Jesse (left) and Joey

I can't believe how much better I'm feeling now. I believe that the afib attack had maybe been going on for a while and just wasn't bad enough for me to realize that the problem wasn't just the old fibromonster. The two days in bed have even improved the back pain considerably. Praise the Lord, huh?

It's very cold here, so I had planned to not go out to church this morning. I'm still tending to be pretty gentle with myself, not wanting to do anything to bring on another episode. But then I got a call that a dear member of the family has passed away. I'm sad, of course, but the heart is ok. So I guess it can take a shock pretty well.

Happy Sabbath to all. Take care.

Life Is Good!

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I'm sorry I forgot the UFO Update post yesterday. So much happening, I guess my brain isn't firing on all cylinders either. If it's ok wih everyone, we'll just pick up next Friday and post for both weeks. So save your progress report and photos. Or if you've already posted, you can link back to that post or post again, or whatever way you want to do it.

I want to thank you all SEW much for all the comments with good wishes and prayers and encouragement. You all mean so much to me, and your messages of cheer really do the trick. I read everyone of them and say a silent prayer for each of you. Thank you, thank you.

I'm still doing good and feeling much better than I did before the two days in bed at the hospital. My back problem is even better.

Before I go, I have to tell you what my sister Ramey said when the dust had cleared and we all knew I wasn't in danger of dying: "All I could think of," she told me, "was if you die then I'll never get my fox scarf." Ah, sisters. What would life be without them? Right now, I'd like to publicly thank both of mine, Ramey and Joanne, for their caring and love. Thanks, sisters!

Just for fun, and because the above sign, which in addition to being very true indeed, is also pink, I'm linking to my friend Beverly's PINK SATURDAY blog party. Happy weekend, everyone.

"I've Shot People I Liked More for Less"

If you've been pondering my whereabouts for the past few days, I'll tell you where I was: In a bed at Trinity Hospital. Here's what happened.

On Wednesday morning at about 4:30, I awoke with a nagging pain in my chest. I diagnosed a case of indigestion and got up to get a soothing drink of water--which didn't help. My chest pain continued. And I was also becoming aware of a weird feeling in my chest, sort of like a little bird fluttering to get out. And I was light headed. Better take my blood pressure, thought I.

So I got out my blood pressure monitor. At first I wasn't able to get any BP at all. Just an "error" message. I thought the machine wasn't working so I looked for new batteries, but couldn't find any. Meanwhile, the chest pains and the fluttery little bird continued, and the light-headedness was getting worse. I tried the BP monitor one last time and this time got a reading--in the stratosphere.

I called 911--the first time in my life I've called them for me.

You would not believe the show of local emergency power that descended on The Yellow House. Ambulances, fire trucks, emergency vehicles, and enough paramedics to fill my living room and spill over into the dining room. Scared the pants off Skipper and pissed Sophie off.

At first, the paramedic guy wasn't able to get a BP either. Had to go to one of those many trucks and get a different monitor--which showed the same thing I had found--a BP and pulse rate in the higher realms.

I was strongly advised, in not so many words, to get my butt into one of those waiting vehicles and let them transport me to the hospital; and I did, albeit reluctantly. Daughter Andy met me there.

In the emergency room, where my symptoms continued, I was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, a condition, I'm told, in which the heart's atria begin the fibrillate. Yeah, I know. I didn't know what it was either. But it seems that the electrical impulses to the heart get all askew and the heart doesn't so much beat as it flutters, sometimes very fast and irregularly.

I was given an injection of blood thinner in my tummy (didn't hurt but scared me) and hooked up to an IV of corti-something--cortison maybe, or cortisol. I didn't quite catch that. In a half hour or so, my heart rate had settle down to nearly normal and my blood pressure too. And I was admitted to the hospital.

All day Wednesday, I was kept hooked up the corti-something drip and a heart monitor, stabbed with various hypodermic needles collecting my blood, and denied food and drink. Andy stayed with me, although I tried to get her to go to work. Nothing doing. She finally left in the evening when it became evident that I was lots better and no doctor was going to show up to talk to us.

The next day, the fun began. I had an echocardiagram and nuclear stress test, and I gave up vials and vials of blood from my circulatory system--and was finally given food. By darktime, I gave up hope that I was going to get to go home. But surprised, surprise! Dr. B. showed up at about 6:00 p.m. with an excellent report. He told me that all the tests showed that I had a strong, normal heart. No heart attack, no damage at all--and he just couldn't say what had brought on the afib attack. He said it might never happen again--but then it might. If it does, he'll think about putting me on blood thinners, but not now, thank goodness. He did increase my blood pressure medicine (doubled it actually) and put me on aspirin.  

And let me go home.

Sophie and Skipper were just too too happy to see my. Sophie actually cried, I think. Skipper ran and got Blue Toy and played me a tune. Ramey came and brought me a card (see photo above). That's Raylan Givens from the tv show "Justified." We watch that show together every Tuesday night. Raylan is very good-looking but tends to be on the non-compassionate, extremely violent side. We're considering whether or not watching Raylan in action brought on my attack.

So there you are. I'm here with what may or may not be a heart condition. I have decided that I will just go about my life as usual and cross that bridge if and when it becomes apparent. I choose for now to think that what I suffered was a one-time event that will never happen again.

Down; Not Out

Tried working in the sewing room this morning; didn't get far. Hands not cooperating very well. Finger cramps, hand cramps, arm cramps. BIG OL' CUSS WORD!!!!!!

I guess I'll have to join the muttsters in do-nothing mode for a while longer. Shoot shoot shoot shoot shoot!!!!!

Bee-u-tiful Handiwork

There was quite a variety in this morning's show-and-tell at our monthly bee meeting at Mary U.'s house. 

Here's Sally with some of her gorgeous fabric postcards.

And here's Sally displaying a sweet block, the pattern for which she found for free on the Sew, Mama, Sew blog.

This pretty bird trim is on an in-progress bag that Sally is making.

Martha shows us her fantastic floral quilt top.

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 Cyndi W. made this beautiful baptismal gown (photos above and below) for a friend. She used the fabric from the wedding gown of the baby's grandmother to make it.

An "organic"  batiks quilt that Cyndi made for her son. 

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I'd love to stay and chat, but I'm still feeling right poorly, so I think I'll retire to the couch with my heating pad and a dog or two. 

Crabby Pink Saturday Here

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Dropping in this morning to say "Happy Pink Saturday," visit the UFO Progress reports from yesterday, and read all your sweet comments. Then I think I'm going back to bed. I'm still not feeling too pretty good. Unusually rough fibro-flare as well as much trouble with the lower back problem. If this is not better by Monday, I'm finding a doctor, some kind of doctor, maybe a witch doctor--I don't know. But I'm tired of the pain, tired of being a whiner, and tired of not being able to do what I want to do when I want to do it.

Happy weekend, everyone. I hope you're all in a lot better mood than I am this morning.

UFO Progress Report: Week 5 (2012)

This week, aside from the Fox Scarf, I have worked on my challenge quilt for Birmingham Quilters Guild's June quilt show. The theme of the challenge/show is "Through the Looking Glass." When the show chairman was telling us about the challenge at guild, I immediately recalled that oftentimes when I look into a mirror, just for an instant, I see not my face, but my Mama's. So I decided that would be the subject of my "Through the Looking Glass" quilt.

What you see in the photo above from my design wall is not a finished product by any means. It's just what I've been playing with all week. The background is sewn together. It contains five UFO blocks (UFO #15 on my list)--four from a Elly Sienkiewicz workshop that I took and never finished. It was a block a week, or maybe a block a month--but anyway, after four blocks, I'd have enough Elly, I guess.

The center block is from another hand applique workshop that I took at Heart to Heart Quilt Shop in Trussville, Alabama--also many years ago. 

Some of the rules of the challenge are: must include a nine patch block (my entire quilt is a nine patch) and must have at least 2 square inches of blue. I think my blue birds in the top left block along with some of the flowers in the center block fulfill that requirement.

The pictures of Mama that are pinned on are still just paper. Later, when I know just what size I want them to be, I'll transfer them to fabric. And there will be a couple more photos. Some of the crocheted pieces (top center and bottom center) are hers. I don't remember where I got the crocheted hearts, probably at some yard sale. And I'm not sure if I'll use the hearts on the quilt or not.

Below are a few more shots of the quilt thus far.

Pretty Young Mama


Baby Mama


 Mama and Daddy in the '30s


 


 
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 Blogless Barbara's beautiful Friendship Star

Little Green Quilter Blogless Barbara quilted this little Valentine's Friendship Star that she says she "shamelessly copied from Nicole's blog a year ago, but my borders are much simpler than hers. It became a UFO when it never got quilted until now. As you may be able to see, I quilted it on the diagonal and edge to edge. I need to consult my stash to see about binding fabric."

Barbara is also looking for the fabric in the photo below. If you have any of this you'd like to part with, please let Barbara know.

Meanwhile, she has given us this site called Missing Fabric that she is using to help find this print. It might come in handy for one of us someday. 

I think I've been pushing just a wee bit too much this week. All I could find in my spoon drawer this morning was one old bent and rusty fork. (Those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, google "spoon theory.") I feel horrible this morning. And my internet connection has been so slow while I was posting this, that I've wanted to kick something. So I think I'm going to go and lie down for a while. Maybe read. Or maybe not. Maybe just stare at the ceiling. 

Below is Mr. Linky. All you Little Green Quilters be sure to link up so we can see what you've been up to this week.

Boogie Fever

This is Skipper, debunking that great groundhog Puxatawney Phil's prediction for six more weeks of bad weather. Don't believe it, says my hole-digging doggie. He's doing a "come on, spring" dance that he says is sure to work. Skipper has a combination of Boogie Fever and Spring Fever.

Last night I crocheted one fox leg and watched three more episodes of "Justified."

I also attended bell choir practice. I agreed to play with the group at this Sunday's church service. Pray for me that I don't make the whole group sound like a flock of dying geese.

HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY TO ALL

What Have I Started?

Ramey came over last night for our weekly viewing of the latest episode of "Justified." I'm catching up with the characters a little better now. I watched the entire first disk of Season One yesterday.

Ramey loves her hats. She even brought me a pattern to make her this scarf. I had seen it before on Pinterest and thought it might be fun to make. So now I have a reason. Have to go yarn shopping though. I don't have any fox-colored yarn in my meager yarn stash. I think Vanna's Choice yarn would be a good one for this.
(Find fox scarf pattern here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/81058783/pdf-pattern-for-fox-scarf-crochet 

And I also want to make this....

Rick Rack Baskets, by Glenna Hailey

Is that not one of the brightest, happiest, prettiest quilts you've ever seen? I'm putting it on my to-do list and hope I get around to it some day.

Miss Daisy Dog came to visit on Monday. She's staying with us while her folks go to Florida to welcome their newest grandchild to the world. She's being her typical sweet self. I wish Skipper and Sophie could learn a few manners from her. Except last night she did want very much to snuggle up to Ramey. But Ramey was not really averse to her snuggling, She's even more of a dog person than I am, if that's possible.

Got to be going now. I have to make a trip to the p.o. to mail my Heart to Heart journal off to Jeanne. Today is our mail day. Have a great Hump Day, everyone.