Tolentreasures

These are in the order they happened.  Garren does not like Kamden,  hence the gap on the right.  It's Ok, Kamden doesn't know he is not liked.  This was also the best picture.  The photo shoot deteriorated from that point.  Garren is now glaring at Kamden.  Kamden is quizzical,  Wyatt, impatient, Kendall and Gracelyn, fine.  Tyler and Logan see the fun in the confrontation.  Everyone is still kind of OK here, although Wyatt has had enough and Garren is shrinking into Wyatt.  Everyone on the left is squished.  Kamden still has lots of room.  Wyatt is gone, he has had enough, the troops are restless.  Kamden is still happy with life.  The gap is growing and Tyler is almost over it.  Kendall is bored.  Gracelyn, ever the cheerleader is still good with everything!  Logan is in pain Kamden is chillin'. Kamden deci...

I saw this tapestry and knew that I had just the right place for it.  A bit of auction fever bidding and I own it.    Not my normal style, but it looks nice in that bedroom. These planters were picked up at Goodwill with my  senior citizen discount.  Hey, I am embracing the age!  Candlesticks that will go to the booth.  The candles may head to the dumpster but I have to do that when JWS is not looking.  For some reason he likes them.  A couple of small crocks for Shawnee. And a couple of finished orders to pay for it all! 

Ok,  so in my search for another dishcloth pattern this morning, I ran across this potholder pattern.  http://www.crochetkari.com/2012/09/potholder-pattern-and-tutorial.html And, I am really tired of making dishcloths. And truthfully,  I don't even like them or use them.  But some of my family does... so I persevere.  If you go to read the pattern and want to jump right  into making one, here are the changes that I made to the directions.  I did not go into the back of each stitch,  but went into the whole stitch.  I think that they are heavier that way, but you do lose that ridged look.  Also, I used an H crochet hook with  Sugar and Cream cotton yarn and  Lustre Sheen together  And honestly, I made this in the time that it took my  Grape Nuts  to  soften in my yogurt! And....to my sister,  if you are reading thi...

Three Prayers for Three very young patients today.  Leonie will be at Children's Hospital today for blood testing  for jaundice.  Safe travels and  healing. Laken in the words of his brother.  Well tomorrow morning at around 10:00 my 6 year old brother Laken will be having surgery to remove a lesion from his brain. The surgery should take about six hours to complete. We would greatly appreciate your prayers during this time and ... over the next few days. God is the only one that can truly heal someone, and we are asking him to do just that. Psalms 30:2 says, "O LORD my God, I called to you for help and you healed me." James 5:15 says, "And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the LORD will raise him up." These are two promises from God that I am claiming for Laken over the next few days. Again, we covet your prayers, and we thank everyone that has supported us this far and  Zeb Zeb is ...

Ok, sometimes I just get carried away.  The beadboard was bought last September. A Thanksgiving project in mind.  It was set in front of my car in the garage.  I looked at it every day. All winter.  It was time. A different project.  In my healthy fear of saws,  I finally managed to get  JWS to cut it for me. I might have just got a little carried away.  I mean after all,  I just wanted one set!  Of Five Forty four or so signs later,  I was done.  The really funny part?  I am not really fond of birds!  And this... Is the one I used to have.    Primitive?   No... Firewood now!  I mean after all, it is fifteen years old!  I sure hope it doesn't take JWS another six months to make the stakes! 

Silky has been around since birth. She (I have given her a gender) goes everywhere with Kendall and she was a mess.  Everyone has repaired her. She was looking so bad.  Kendall agreed to give her up for a night.  I made her a Mini Silky.  I was nervous.  Would she like it? This is Silky before!  Now she is a  Mini Silky and Kendall is Happy!  

...when the golfers come back! And back they are.  Look at the form! Look at that swing... Cover your head!  Check your homeowner's policy  for glass breakage!

After the Suwannee Quilt Shop,  we were directed to  Newberry, Florida, where the nice people directed us to High Springs, Florida, and then on the way home, all on our own,  with the help of a little signage we found.... drum roll, please... Micanopy, Florida! I have decided that I have spent way too much time in my 55 years visiting the  EDGES of the state of Florida!  What a fun day exploring the inside of Florida!  All the towns were very nice,  with great shops and  friendly people.  Micanopy, by far had the most shops and  looked so historical.  We ended up there late in the day and it was Monday and some of the shops were closed.  I would love to go back  and spend the day there just exploring.  This was a display of pottery in an artists co-op  in either Newberry  or  High Springs I am not sure which now....

Let me start by saying,  I have been in my share of quilt shops.   I am sure, not as many as real quilters, but I would venture to say that  I have seen more quilt shops than your average  non-quilter. IN LOTS  OF  STATES. This shop was by far THE BEST! Quilts,  Antiques, A Soda Shop Food Desserts and a  LOT OF  FABRIC!  A ton of fabric!! Everything was so artfully arranged!  Mom loved it also!  A whole room of Christmas! A room for fall. And then,  Everything else so  beautifully arranged!  Kid's rooms,  Orientals, Batiks, Civil War Prints,  Food Prints,  A room to browse books and patterns.... If you are anywhere close... make sure you visit, or make the day trip to see it.  The food was excellent and there is a lovely tea room  and  antique shop next door....