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Forwards and Backwards

Sum Total of all our ancestors.
Life is lived forwards, but understood backwards.

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It's nice to be loved by artists!

Ma Chien, Sookie
a portrait by
Elise Birnbaum
her blog here

Cookie Making Dream
by
Elise Birnbaum

I think I can
by
Bill Connelly

Odds and Ends

My sampler pillow.
I made this in a class at The Black Sheep.
Their finisher turned it into a pillow for me!

My Erica Afghan.
Block one.
I am taking a block of the month class at
 Sip and Knit. 
Stay tuned for for more blocks and
My Lisa Afghan!

Though the generations wander, the lineage survives....

I'm not a queen, but I've been going nuts working on my family tree.
I'm making progress and having fun on ancestory.com.
(image from here)

Sewing with Friends

Girlfriends Day

Today I am spending the morning with Karen
and the afternoon with Cindy and Jean.
Tomorrow its Friday Friends with Karen et al.
Sookie will have girlfriends day at Happy Paws.

Aren't we two lucky beasts?!

Dog Knitting

It's fun to knit with a friend!

Sewing Classes and Classy Sewing!



What a lovely way to spend the day.

wind your bobbin here

Today I took a machine quilting class at Wandering Stitches (right here).  The teacher was Mark Sherman, an award winning quilter from Florida.  His work can be seen here.

I got to see this quilt,

and this quilt!

!!!Lucky me!!!

There's no place like home

click your heels here

Treasure revealed!

I found some good, great stuff at the Extravaganza yesterday.  If I had been looking for furniture and had a truck, I could have filled it!  Stephanie found loads of silverware to work her magic upon. 

Treasure Hunting Today

here

RENNINGER'S Mount Dora

Antiques Center &

Farmers & Flea Market

Mount Dora, Florida

Today I'm off to the antique extravaganza with
Nick and Stephanie. 

I hope I find some treasures! 

I'll keep you posted.

My house, museum of me.

here

Now I know how to express the way I feel about my home. 

Amen

from here

Eri had a little lamb

These pictures were taken when I was 12 and 13 years old.  My friend Janet and I raised sheep for 4-H and for the pure love of the animals.  We took care of Mr. DeYoungs sheep and heifers for the room and board of our pets.  We also increased his flock by our loving care of all the wooly beasts. 

In the second picture, we can be seen bathing and grooming one of our flock for the Walworth County Fair.  Imagine our surprise when we found out you don't prepare the wool breeds by washing out their essential lanolins and other indicators of quality wool. 

As a knitting want-to-be, I now wonder if it is possible to felt wool while still on the animal!

I hope you enjoy these beautiful pictures found in cyberspace of  these wooly, timid creatures.

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Thank you, Jeremy!

My friend, Jeremy, sent me these pictures today. 

The first quilt was made in Celebration, Florida.  It is a nine-patch variation. 

I first met Jeremy while living there.  In addition to being one of my favorite people, he is a very good friend of my son, Nick. 

The small light bordered quilt and the bottom quilt are triple Irish Chains.  Irish Chains are my "go to" quilts.  I love making them and often find myself making one simply because I enjoy the process. 

I promised several years ago to make Jeremy an art quilt and will post a picture when finished (or when started)!

Thank you for the pictures Jeremy.  I hope you are always kept warm by your quilts and the bonds of friendship!!

Calling all quilts!

I have often been asked how many quilts I have made.  I honestly do not know.  I am embarking on a Quilt Documentation Project.  If I have made you a quilt, could you please send photos? 

Sunday Dinner Surprise

Happiness is a grilled cheese spaghetti sandwich with your sweetie!  The rest of us enjoyed a spaghetti dinner.  Guess who loved his sandwich?

Happiness is a being a dogs best friend

here and here

Read me a story

from here,here,here and here

So far this year, I have been listening to audio books while doing other things.  What an enjoyable way to whistle while you work.  Another good use for an i-phone!

Be grand

via here

“The world is like a grand staircase, some are going up and some are going down.”

The world inside my skull is working overtime.

from here

Because we are...The Three Amigos

My beloveds!

I have some work to do!

via here



A heart is not judged by how much you love; but by how much you are loved by others.

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