Katrina - All Grown Up!

What is this clicky, blinky thing, anyway? Oh, the camera!

Make-up!!!!!

Okay, I'm ready. But, oh, are you going to read to me?

Come on. You know you wanna read to me!

That was a good story.....I think I dozed off for a minute.

What else are we doing today? Yup, the table. I'm lying on the table. So what?

It's a great place for a quick bath.....

or a......ribbon.....

.......play with the ribbon.

Okay, this is getting boring.....

...no comment.....end of interview.

Bye. (Does this blog make my thighs look fat?)

And later that same day.....

Is it time for another photo-shoot? I'm ready. How's this? Does this floor make my thighs look fat?

Christmas Before and After....

Well, Christmas has happened. Just a few days ago, we finished another jigsaw puzzle. You'd think we had time on our hands, but, the truth is, it's a way to bring us together. And it works. This one was just 500 pieces (with one piece missing!). We got this one years ago and never did do it until now. It must be about 25 years old. It was fun!

Not many Christmas cards, these days. Lots of e-cards, though. We especially enjoyed the Jacquie Larsen Advent Calendar. I think this is the third one we've had.

I think I must have sent out about 15 Christmas cards by mail and dozens by email. If we ever lose power for any length of time around Christmas, those e-cards will be in danger of not arriving.

We had snow in our hearts, if not on the ground outside. Just a few patches remain from some a week or so ago. It was nice and cold, though, Christmas Day.....about 21 degrees F.

I made this bell about thirty years ago in our Relief Society homemaking meeting at church. I've meant, over the years, to make more of them for gifts. This one has been great as a doorknob hanger.

The angel was in place.....

.....the ornaments pristeen.....

....presents under the tree....aren't we lucky?

I think Santa left his hat behind!

Norman got a large, catnip, rat for Christmas. Does a rat equate with coal? Norman didn't think so. Hey, Normie, don't let that rat's tail burn up!

And Bodecia got a blue, frenetic mouse on a tether, on a blue stick, with a feather tail. You can see it in the upper left corner of the shot. But, just like a toddler, she's more interested in the paper!

What's next? The New Year, of course. We hope yours is joyful, safe and warm! See ya.......

End of the Week and New Patterns

I'm giving you all a sneak peak at some new patterns coming down the road.  It's the end of the week here on the prairie.  We got sunburned weeding the garden earlier this week, discovered a family of skunks living under our neighbor's storage shed, and managed to get some finished quilts photographed properly, for a change.  It's quite hot today and will be in the 100's by Sunday (humidity about 12%).

Here's the first pattern, for Christmas.  This is just the computer version of it but the yardage and cutting instructions are all done.  It's called "Santa Claus" (isn't that original?), for now.

And another pattern, for Autumn, called, for now, "Harvest Time".  This may be three patterns in one, what do you think?  Again, this is just the drawing.....not the finished sample, yet.  

I'm sorry to have to mess these up a little with the copyright.  I'm supposed to have a watermark on them but haven't finished the confirmation on that yet.  Should be done in a couple of days, though.

Time to stop working, though, and put the feet up for a while.  Thinking about what to fix for the weekend meals to keep everyone going forward and happy.  Hmmmm.......tomorrow, we'll cook something together, eh?  I've been thinking of a bean salad and/or maybe Chile Rellenos.