a blast from the past ....

Recently I received a package in the mail from my kid sister.  She said that her youngest daughter, K, had been looking through her cedar chest, which once belonged to our mother, and found these at the bottom.  My sister thought I should have the card since it was signed by my dad along with my name and my late brother's name.  She had no idea about the flowers.  The flowers were mom's corsage for her wedding - they were yellow tea roses.  My parents were married in 1943 and theirs was a life long love affair.   The card, which has a padded front, is likely about 65 years old and was still in it's original box.  I treasure these.

And now you know how old I am!

Super Bowl Sunday!

The temperature has warmed up considerably and the sun is shining although more snow is in the forecast.  The groundhog seems to be as confused as we are about the weather .... spring will arrive or will not arrive in 6 weeks.  The calendar tells us it will arrive in 6.5 weeks and with any luck Mother Nature will cooperate by supplying the appropriate weather.

Today is Super Bowl Sunday and this is what I'm planning to work on whilst watching the game ......

A knitted shawl, crocheted edging on a baby

blanket, and a x-stitch design.

just snowin' around .....

Here's what happens with the snow when there's far too much ...

snow, snow, and more snow

I am fed up with all the snow we're getting - enough already! 

Have a look .....

The wind has sculpted the snow into waves on the fields.

This is looking from our deck.

This is at the bottom of the driveway looking towards the 

house - see the snowbanks?????

 

This is at the airport where we take Little Dog for a run - those snowbanks are taller than I am!

 This is the man of the house shovelling the front walk today - the snow is coming down as quickly as he can move it!  Look at those snowbanks!!!     And see his favourite toy to the right?

dresden blog hop

You'll find delightful Dresden projects at the the Dresden Blog Hop here.  Enjoy!

I love the Dresden Plate and wanted to make a candle mat using it.  It turned out a bit large  but works quite well as a table topper .... all was not lost.  I used a vintage doily for the centre and was pleased with the effect.
I don't own a Dresden ruler and have to draw my own; for this one I rounded the 'blades' to look more like petals. 

a couple of finishes and a thank you ....

A couple of finishes to show off share ....

I stitched this one at the cottage last summer.  Often I'll stitch a design that I really like but with no purpose in mind.  I don't call them UFOs  ... it's nice to have a few of them on hand to turn into a gift bag or whatever; this one was calling out to be a candle mat or wee table mat.

This is the first needle book that I've made since 4H and that one was made entirely from felt with the 4H emblem outline stitched on the cover and blanket stitch around the entire edge.  The wee mouse pincushion has a yoyo and a sweet button to sit on - I was thrilled that my fussy cut actually worked out for her face....sometimes I succeed! 

I'd like to thank Joanna for the delightful Proud Canadian Blogger button ... it's so spiffy!

a peek and winter

 This is a peek at what I'm working on ....

 
 
And here's winter in my neck of the woods.