Sunday, November 29, 2020

tree farm ....

Looks like I've got a wee tree farm - pattern from Annemarie's Haakblog - I used a 3.5 mm hook with #3 yarn - the pattern is easy....



Made these package tie-ons from the same pattern - used #4 yarn and made them one layer with no stuffing - sounds a bit like a recipe, lol.  



This is Kola - she belongs to our 93 yo neighbour, J.  J brings Kola to visit us regularly - Kola knows where we keep the doggie treats and isn't shy about asking for one or two or .....  J is as sharp as a tack, totally independent - does her own shopping, cleaning, cooking, gardening, still drives, etc.  We consider ourselves blessed to have her for a friend - she tells the most interesting and entertaining stories - recently she told us about Christmas when she was a kid.  One of her stories was about how she sang loudly and knew all the words for the songs for the Christmas concert but couldn't hold a tune to save her life - how we three laughed - she went on to tell us that the teacher invited her to stand at the front and lead the choir but to mouth the words only 




if a family has an old person in it, it possesses a jewel


Monday, November 23, 2020

Christmas is out ...

 I put Christmas out on the weekend - I know, I know, it's early but this is a crazy year!  The décor, the lights, etc. brightened up our home and lifted our spirits.  Our only outings since we closed the cabin are for groceries so it's been rather dull around here. 

These are a few of the ornaments on the tree - the birds are designed by Downeast Thunder Farm and the stockings are by Michelle Palmer...

























always remember that your present situation

is not your final destination -  the best is yet to come


Saturday, November 7, 2020

still here ...

 I've been doing more of what makes me happy which is why I've been absent -  I've been enjoying it - here's a sample of what I've been up to.    I turned a couple of favourite quilt blocks into cushion covers ...







Another one into a table mat ...





I finished some cross stitch into tags - this is one of them ...


I love these robins  - I think this is a Lesley Teare design.  

This one is a Lesley Teare design ....




There is a bit of a Christmas theme here - I love everything about Christmas - it brings me pleasure and tranquility.  


happiness is not the absence of problems -

it's the ability to deal with them