Happy Easter!

Celebrate the Risen Savior.

Merry Christmas

Shepherd wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas! And so do I.

See you in 2009!

Happy New Year

Okay, one more post before 2007 goes. A few more pics of our trip to Washington DC. These were some of our favorite places:

A very cute panda (at the National Zoo)

great architecture (at the National Archives)

a fabulous and very cool cafeteria (at the National Gallery of Art)

and a beautiful waterfall (looking out from the cafeteria)

All in all, we just fell in love with the place!

Oops, almost forgot a picture of the Metro....(yes, we liked the subway! We're from Arkansas, people...these things impress us greatly.)

See you in '08!

Road Trip

Whee! We just got back from a great road trip, and came home to a happy dog. We used a pet sitter for the first time, and it worked great. She took care of Shepherd and the house, and we didn't have to put him in a kennel ( I just don't think we could do that anymore, it's just too heartbreaking). He got to stay in his home, on his bed, with his things and his routine. And it certainly made it easier for us to enjoy our trip!

I got a few granny squares made while we were travelling, and read the magazines I'd saved up for a few weeks. The weather was great, we had a few cool days, which were wonderful. I love sweater weather! And managed to bring home plenty of treasure, which I'll give you a peek at later this week.

We were up in Ozark country and it certainly is beautiful. Mountain View and Eureka Springs, Arkansas and Branson, Missouri. Yes, Branson. We love it there. We don't go to many of the "shows", but we always go to Silver Dollar City and historic downtown Branson, and the new Branson Landing is fabulous. We stay at a great B&B in Mountain View called Country Oaks. It is a fabulous place, and the best breakfast in the world!

September

I love September. I love how the light changes and the temperatures cool and the air gets drier. Course, around here, "cool" means 80's. But that's still better than 100's.

September is also our anniversary month. We were married on September 8. And we're usually gearing up for a vacation this month or in October, so there's lots to look forward to.

The picture above is a recently completed washcloth, using my favorite crocheted washcloth pattern. It's just a simple half-double crochet in the back loop, with a scalloped edge. Simple but pretty. Jimmy said the colors looked just like the cup of tea I was drinking. Tea and milk, good stuff.

Happy September!

8 Random Things

I was tagged by Karen at Simply June for the 8 Random Things meme. So here goes....

We have to post these rules before we give you the facts.*Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves.*People who are tagged write their own blog post about their eight things and include these rules.*At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged and they should read your blog.

1. I'm 100% deaf in my left ear. I lost the hearing in it when I was 14 and got the mumps. It's really hard for me to hear people talking in noisy restaurants and places where there is a lot of background noise. One on one I'm just fine. It comes in handy sometimes, actually.

2. My husband and I have not watched TV for the last 4 years. I mean, we have a television and can watch DVD's and VHS tapes, but we don't have cable, or satellite, or an antenna. It's amazing how much our society revolves around television and "celebrities." There are whole gobs of shows and celebrities we know nothing about, and it's interesting how many people think we're insane because we don't care about that stuff!

3. I do not own a cell phone, nor do I want one.

4. I'm crazy about fall, it's my favorite season. The colors, cooler temperatures, apples, cinnamon, leaves...yum!

5. My husband and I sit down to a hot, cooked breakfast every morning.

6. With hot tea. We are avowed hot tea lovers. Our favorite brand is PG Tips from Great Britain...delightful!

7. I get in painting kicks. I'll paint several rooms in the house over a few months. I'm kinda at the beginning of one now, since I just painted my sewing room closet and new shelves. Now I want to paint the utility room, Jimmy's music room, and the kitchen.

8. My eyesight is terrible, but I'm too cheap to go to an eye doctor and get an exam and get prescription glasses. So I just keep buying stronger and stronger reading glasses at the drugstore. I really need to stop that.

I don't know who to tag since I've seen several folks who've already done this. So, if you haven't done it and would like to, consider this your tag!

Tomato Harvest

Our tomato plants gave up the ghost in the dry, dry, dry and hot, hot, hot (well, they probably loved the hot, but not the dry part) weather we've been enjoying (not) around here. So we picked what we had and pulled the plants up to get the bed ready for cooler weather and lettuce.

We lost the first crop of tomatoes to the squirrels. Then we made a fortress and saved the tomatoes...until the dry, dry, dry. You get the picture. Gardening is hard work, don't let anybody tell ya any different!

On a different note, I was tagged by Karen and I'm still pondering what to say about myself. It's hard to think of odd facts about yourself, because they don't seem so odd to me. Usually.

Enough Already

Okay, it's been about a month of 100 + temperatures and NO rain. I mean not a drop.

Enough. I'm thoroughly cooked, and so is our yard.

I am sooooo ready for fall to start showing signs of life. So, maybe a gentle nudge in that direction with my blog header will help things along. I hope!

Anyway, I'm looking forward to fall. It always gets my creative juices flowing, so hopefully (if I can get my act together) you'll be seeing some of my recent and upcoming projects appearing here. I'm still working on the charming bags. Naturally, I'm making a fall version. Plus lots of other stuff: I've gotten the knitting and the crocheting back out; finished a quilt; done some painting around the house, and various and sundry other things.

All shall be revealed forthwith. Now, where is that camera?

Summer Vacation

I'm taking a summer vacation (a little late, I know) from blogging. We're just having too, too much fun playing outside (kayaking, swimming, gardening, badminton, etc.) and I'm not getting anything accomplished in my sewing room these days.

I'll be back in September with lots of projects to get finished!

But in the meantime....It's a beautiful day!

Happy Independence Day!

A safe and happy holiday to all!

"Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"

Happy Easter!

He is Risen! Hallelujah!

Happy New Year!

Good wishes to everyone for a happy and healthy 2007! I am excited to see what the new year holds, and I hope I feel this way every year. See you next year!