Good Morning sun!

This is what we woke to this morning. About 2 inches of snow and very cold. The trees are all frosted and the roads are black ice. So winter is not over here in parts of Idaho….my part!!

 I put together 4 inch squares into a 9 patch, then put the 9 patches together. Then I put the batting between the flowers and the squares . So it is is now ready to stitch together. It will take a while because I do hand stitching, but it is on it’s way to being a quilt. Do you have a quilt story. I know Cat makes quilts. I will be watching the snow melt today as I continue the quilt. But there is more snow coming.

February 14, 2011

I have heard more than once that we should make everyday a Valentines Day. I don’t think I need all that chocolate, but we all need the love. I hope that the comments we leave each other is a little Valentine. We share so much of ourselves here, you are all very special to me.

Today I want to say thank you to Kitten, a life long friendship that was lost and now found because she could forgive me… A Valentine for my heart each and every day. I heart you everyday:)

     

Baby Quilt for G Granddaughter Kayla and her Baby bump!

The appliqué of all the flowers is done.The blocks are ready to be put together. I will machine sew the squares together. The the batting will go between the appliqué’ side and the blocks. I will hand stitch the quilt. LB does not like his bath. But he was a really good Boy. What he does like is the towel drying and play that goes with it. Good Boy!! Happy Valentines Day to you all. I am doing some special things for Arney. Sweet little cupcakes with lots of chocolate.Sweets for my Sweetie!!!

Scribbler

I am the consoler on the far right with the red hair and white T-shirt. For many years I would come to our church camp on Cascade Lake. For 8 days I would enjoy the company of high school youth from all around our region. I would have the responsibility of a selected group of girls picked at random, And co- teach the boys with a male consoler. It was a wonderful part of my summer. I thought it would be fun to share a few stories of my camp days.To be continued……….I was in my late 30’s when I started doing camps as a consoler.

It was not my idea to be a camp consoler,our Minister said that I had a way with the youth and wanted me to think about it. I was teaching Jr. High kids at church and really enjoyed them. I had a lot of background growing up with and around my grandmother.

I was so nerves about doing the camp. Kids that I would not know and worse yet that they would not know me. The girls were easy, but the boys were not. On my third day after a few tears…feeling that I was just not the right person for the boys..I went up to the dorm and wrote each one a note.

And at the end of the note, I ask if they needed any clothes washed. The morning came and they got their mail and read my notes. As the morning was coming to a end, I see coming down the hill about 6 boys with arms filled with pants, shirts, socks. As I washed the clothes in the old wringer washer in the kitchen, the boys and I became friends, they even helped me hang their clothes. I learned in those moments that it is personal, they just needed a reason. I believe that God lead me to doing some mighty dirty clothes…No more tears:)

The Joy of Quilting

This is a brown and pink baby quilt.I am making it for my granddaughter Kayla’s baby girl due in May. One side of the quilt will be the flowers you see and the other side will be squares. Kayla and husband Dolan live in Washington State.

I will share my progress as it comes to life as a quilt.The little buttons you see are little Yo Yo’s that will go into the center of some of the flowers.

I am off to lunch with the girls….I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Wear Red today for heart health!!

Cold Winter Day

I have had this old mirror forever. Back when I was a seller and collector of collectables. I painted it green when everything I did was green. On this winter day I looked at it and thought that it needed to be hung again with a new color.

I thought about painting flowers on it, what do you think?

 

Knee Deep in the Civil War

If you have ever done any family research then you know it is hour after hour of looking through documents and lists….So that is what I have been doing the last few days. And this is just a few notes.

Hope your weekend is filled with adventure…Hugs Mary

Click on pages to read.

I am here!

This is a picture of my Grand mother in 1935. A gentle  lady with a very giving nature. Ethel Alice Miller 

I have missed being here with you. I still do not have a project to share. But I will soon. I have had a bad ear since i was a child. I spent time in the hospital because of it. So without notice it will show it’s ugly face. My ear is still ringing, but the pain and dizziness is gone.

Now to go look at all you have done while I was away.

       Big Hugs, Mary

 

2011

I wish you every possible good thing in this New Year!!!
I am taking a little brake to catch up with life after very busy holidays.

A little HO HO HO

 This is our Foodie Tree….candy inside of tree!   

Cory with Bronco Santa Hat…He is Santa for the giving of the gifts…HO! Our second son.

Avery on the right (Cory & Kristie’s)4th child and our friend Annika.

 

 

CJ and Treyton….Cory & Kristie’s 1s and 2nd children.

Kristie holding Our new granddaughter Halle. Alexis is #4.

 

   

 

 Newly wed…Kayla my oldest granddaughter (Trevor & Terri’s daughter) and husband Dolan. Baby coming in 2011.

Uncle Trevor with his new little niece Halle. Our oldest son. Trevor’s wife Terri

 

 Halle taking care of Grandma

 

Jenny (our daughter)with Summit) Husband Doug.

Aunt Jenny and Halle

Carol and Randy came to be with us all for Christmas.

They are parents to Doug and Clay. Grandkids…Summit, Kylee, Shavannah, Camille,  Annika. And Max, wife of Clay and Mother of the 4 girls. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you one and all for a very Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

My little sister Sharon and I on Christmas morning 1954…Christmas memories.

Painting my bathroom

LB came in out of the cold with really cold feet. He loves to be covered up…sleeps under the blanket. I made my own little Boxes this year. I went on line and found a someone to show me how. I loved doing this. I could pick what paper I wanted to us…and they didn’t cost me a bundle.  This is one of those big plastic containers that we all fill for storage….I am filling it with candy…almost to the top right now. These little treat’s will go on our Christmas tree. Then at the end of the evening the kids will fill their stockings with all the Foodies. I still have cookies to make.

What you see hanging on the hall tree is the adult stockings. I put little silly things in them just for fun. As you can see they are over 3 feet long. And the kids are getting these to. They will use their stocking to fill with Foodies off the tree.

I have not finished decorating….so much to do. Today I am painting my bathroom. I have put it off long enough. With 23 coming for the evening, I want everything to look spit-spot.

          Merry Christmas to you all, and love and Joy everyday!