Cradle and Quilt

The baby quilt is done…I finished it this morning.My hands are a little sore, but so worth it.

21 years ago our first grandchild was coming into the world. Arney found a pattern for a cradle made in the 1800’s and all winter long he handmade this beautiful solid Oak rocking cradle. It was a really cold winter here in Idaho and often I would take hot coffee to him to help keep him warmer. Made with love for Kayla Marie and all his grandchildren to come.

So now a new great granddaughter will be born and she will lay in this beautiful cradle.

There are no nails in the cradle. It was put together with wooden dells that Arney also made by hand.

Before it goes home with Kayla and Dolan, I will clean and wax the cradle. It will shine!

Made with love, Arney & Mary.

 

Winter Plans for Spring

A number of years ago we had 21 chickens. Some of them even had names. My favorite was Gerty, she would get out of the the chicken pin and sleep next to our back door. She did not believe she was a chicken…so she would hang out in the back yard. She was loved. The eggs were wonderful, and we could give them to friends and family. It was fun.

On a summer morning our phone rang. It was Miss Johnson our neighbor, she is a dear ole thing, we always make sure she get veggies from our garden. During the early hours of the morning the two Sheppard dogs that live down the road had killed every one of our chickens while we slept. It was awful. We do not eat the chickens, they are hand raised, so they are were pets.

Years have gone by and we decided that we would try again. LB our Beagle doesn’t bother birds that come into the yard. Right now the Robins are here..we have about 12 coming for the goodies they can find. I think they are sorry that they came, they are all up in the tree’s wishing they had a stocking cap and a nice wool coat. It snow and hailed today and then the sun shinned, we are so confused.” Me and the birds.”

I made a Pear Cobbler today…we had so many pears and it sounded really good…it was.

Anyway, we will make a really nice place for the babies in the barn and then they will have a warm nice place to live in the barn stall with a big tree in their yard. Yep! I like chickens. I love to give them left over’s from the table, no meat of course.

I am sore fingered, but the quilt is starting to really come together.

I am trying to stay away from the TV, we need just a little good news.

              The Egg and I

 

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