tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12182789852509251952024-03-13T14:56:49.565-04:00Liberty RoseSharon Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12727465629467715112noreply@blogger.comBlogger373125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218278985250925195.post-3665812120152469372014-02-10T08:08:00.001-05:002014-02-10T08:08:44.036-05:00New BlogGood Morning<br />
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I have decided to try something different and start a new blog. I had a friend spend hours trying to get rid of this demon from my blog with no luck. Every time she thought she had gotten rid of "IT", "IT" came back. So I will try a new blog with this same provider. If this doesn't work out, I'll have no choice but move to some other provider. <br />
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Sharon Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12727465629467715112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218278985250925195.post-76517770280615294622014-02-07T12:39:00.002-05:002014-02-07T12:39:20.572-05:00Fun Weekend in VermontAnyone ready for a fun getaway weekend toVermont where you can stay at a beautiful Inn on a working farm? Where you can work on three new wool projects designed just for this weekend and make home baked bread and visit several beautiful quilt shops and antique shops and more wool applique and more eating and need I say more? Then click on the link below to see where yours truly will be teaching in May. I would love to have you come spend the long weekend with me!!<br />
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What a busy Super Bowl Weekend!! I had class most of Saturday and then the kiddos came in the afternoon to spend the night. We had lots of fun with the kids, eating dinner, listening to Joshua say the sweetest blessing ever (wish I could have recorded it!), watching a wee little bit of TV, playing games, baths, showers, and then........................BEDTIME!!!! </div>
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Joshua decided he wanted to sleep with the girls and climbed right in the middle and slept there all night. Cracked me up but he was determined to hold his spot in their bed. At 5am he woke up coughing and at 6am Reagan came and asked if I could please remove Joshua since he was waking them up. I put him in bed with me and right back to sleep he went for a few more hours. They are always so much fun and make us laugh so much when they're here. </div>
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So as we're cleaning up yesterday afternoon after the kids have gone home, I was picking up a bunch of crayons Joshua had dropped on the floor. Now imagine he didn't pick those up!!! Which led me to my next thought process........a couple of years ago I bought the girls a Crayola crayon maker and we never used it. I think we got it out once but didn't have the right bulb or something. So as I'm picking up Joshua's crayons, I remembered the crayon maker and decided I would root through his crayons for broken crayons and go find the crayon maker and try it out. That way, if it worked or if it didn't, I would have figured it out before sharing it with the kids. </div>
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So as I'm waiting for the delicious home made pizza Mark is preparing for our Super Bowl dinner, I get out the crayon maker, read and re-read the instructions, find the right light bulb, get it all set up, put my crayons inside and watch and wait........ </div>
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will it work? is it working? wait.......................looks like something is happening.....I think they're starting to melt...... </div>
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As I'm patiently waiting on melting action, I decide I'd better start peeling the paper off the other crayons because I know I'm going to want to try this again.....well, let me tell you, this was the hardest part, getting the paper off. Mark finally gave me a knife so I could score the paper to peel it away. Just a tip in case you're going to rush out and buy your own crayon maker! </div>
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And look, it's all melted. Cool!!! The next step is to pour the melted wax into some "crayon shaped" forms and let it cool. And wait..................... </div>
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While waiting, I finished peeling off the papers and now have a nice, colorful assortment of crayons to play with.</div>
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And look, new mixed-up wild colored crayons. When you color with them it's really cool. It's sort of like using a hand dyed floss where the colors change as you stitch. I have now packed these new crayons and will deliver them to the children when I see them this afternoon. I think they'll be tickled to try them out! And perfect timing, the pizza was done just as my crayons were "cooling". </div>
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During the Super Bowl I worked on stitching down a quilt binding for a very special quilt for a very special person. And I was also able to test out the warmness of the quilt as I stitched. I stayed very toasty warm during the game! </div>
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<br />Sharon Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12727465629467715112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218278985250925195.post-38302682138254405922014-01-29T10:21:00.000-05:002014-01-29T10:21:42.255-05:00SNOW DAY!<br />
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Don't you just love a snow day where you know you're stuck at home and no one can get to you and you get lots and lots done with no interruptions..............that's today for me!! We had about five inches of snow over night and for those of you that don't live in the south, that's a big deal for us! So I'm all snuggled inside, working on paper pieced carrots this morning, with lots of other class projects to try and get to today. <br />
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Can you see all the little birdies hidden in the butterfly bush? There have been dozens of birds taking refuge in the bush. Glad we didn't trim it back yet.</div>
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And lots of birds at all the feeders. And apparently some deer are hungry too. Look at all the tracks! </div>
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Don't you just love snow on a pine tree? I do. It looks so beautiful and graceful. </div>
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I think the cars show the amount of snow in inches best. </div>
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And I have snowmen inside to remind me of what's outside!! </div>
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If this company were around here, they would make a fortune today. All the kids were trying to find sleds yesterday. I heard the stores were all sold out.......my kiddos managed to find some soft of "vehicle" that would hold two people. Can't wait to hear about their adventures. This will be little Joshua's first official snow. I can only imagine the fun he will have.</div>
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Several of you have been waiting on me to post Christmas pictures. Too late but I think the following three pictures will sum it up!</div>
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Started cutting out the pieces for a little spool quilt this afternoon. I've been working on class projects for so long I decided to take a break and do something quilty. One block done and many more pieces that need to be cut out. I decided to go with a scrappy red design for my "thread" blocks so far. These will turn out to be little 3" blocks. Love them!</div>
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Well, I think with the temperatures they're calling for here tomorrow we won't have to worry about finding old Frosty in the freezer......he'll do just fine outside! Well, that is if we had any snow to make a Frosty with!! </div>
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Sharon Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12727465629467715112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218278985250925195.post-54688633838930231102013-12-24T23:09:00.000-05:002014-01-02T10:02:32.951-05:00And the stockings were hung.....................<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My husband and I took a quick trip to Virginia last weekend to celebrate my baby brother's 50th birthday!! Hard to believe he was turning 50 which means I'm much older!!!! But nonetheless, we headed north into what might have been some icy weather. Luckily the weather Gods shifted things a little north and west and they only got rain which meant we didn't have to drive like banshi's to get there to beat the storm. Which meant we were able to take a little accidental detour to visit a quilt shop a friend had told me about. </div>
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The shop looks very small from the outside but I swear it grows once you get inside!! There are three floors of fabric in that little building! </div>
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Love this sign! I sent my hubby outside to take pictures while I looked inside. I thought that would buy me a little time. He did a good job and took pictures of everything I would have taken pictures of!! But he wasn't out there very long before he was back in again. I asked if he got pictures of everything and he assured me he had and that it was cold out there. So, of course, I had to hurry a little faster because he was pacing up and down the stairs!</div>
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A nice picnic area to take a break from shopping. And listen to the babbling brook while you eat! </div>
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How can there be three floors in that building? I think it's magical inside and grows while you're there! And beautiful fabrics. On every floor I had stacks of fabric to be cut. Ideas were flowing!! </div>
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I recently visited a friend and her husband, with camera in hand. She asked why I had the camera and I said I was going to take pictures of her decorated house. Nothing like putting a person on the spot, but she was a good sport and I walked around snapping photos. I've shared my house so many times I thought it would be fun to look at someone else's house!!</div>
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Pat stitches beautiful redwork pieces. </div>
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Pat and Jim and their beautiful home.....thanks for sharing! </div>
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I was ready to "snitch" her choir boys to add to my collection. These belonged to her mother. </div>
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Love the cardinals on the mantel. These were some that we made in a class last year. I had great plans to make a whole tree full!!! My tree now has two! </div>
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And I know this was a new purchase recently. Love it! </div>
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This piece was from a class a couple of years ago. Love to see things finished and being used! hint hint! </div>
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This old quilted guy has been around a long time. Pat bought this from my old store back in the 90's. </div>
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Can you tell Pat has a snowman theme going on this year. I loved visiting their home and seeing all of her beautiful decorations. Thanks for being a gracious host and letting me take pictures (as if you had a choice!! haha).</div>
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My oldest granddaughter, Reagan, had a chorus performance last night. Now, to me, going to any elementary performance is great fun. The kids work so hard at preparing for their great debuts and you can tell there are some nervous butterflies going on, but in the end, it is always so much fun. A great way to start the holiday season. And tonight we have a music production at our church which, I am sure, will be beautiful. Make sure to take a little time for the "fun" things during the holidays!</div>
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Standing room only crowd.......little Joshua had the best seat in the house. Not sure about my son's shoulders though! </div>
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Reagan is the "bear" in the upper right corner with the green and white apron. I think she was the Mommy Bear. </div>
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The three bears did a solo song together. Reagan took front and center stage! </div>
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Now where can you go find the three little pigs at Christmas time? The middle pig was one of the teachers!! </div>
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Ta-da!! We're done, stick a fork in it, YAY! Now off to grab a late dinner and celebrate with my fans!</div>
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Can you keep a secret? It's almost time for Christmas, just as soon as we eat this veggie turkey! </div>
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My son and his wife hosted Thanksgiving dinner this year and they did a bang up job. I was most impressed with the turkey veggie platter my son prepared. You almost hated to eat it! Adorable!! </div>
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Right after Thanksgiving dinner Charlie the elf made his first appearance of the year, dressed in a "Wolfpack" jersey. The kids look forward to Charlie's return each year and can't wait to find where he is hidden each day and what mischief he might have caused. Charlie is new to Joshua this year and I think he is getting into the fun of it all pretty quickly. </div>
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My camera has been broken for several months and I recently got it fixed. Thus one reason for no blog posting. Also there is still the hacker problem which I can't seem to get straightened out. So these pics are from my small camera or the iPad and hardly the best quality. But at least there are some pictures. The above picture is from the alcove in my dining room. I haven't taken any other Christmas "house" pictures but will after this week is over with my "fixed" camera!! Right now I'm trying to get through 10 classes in 9 days!! Isn't that a song title or something??!! </div>
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I did find time to make three loaves of banana bread (my husband's favorite treat). One plain, one with nuts and one with chocolate chips (his very favorite). It's beginning to look a little like Christmas....... </div>
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Joshua comes to my house every Friday afternoon and last Friday just happened to be about 80 degrees outside. So we played on the porch and enjoyed the beautiful weather. He's reading to me about fishes and sharks I believe. He loves this little board book with pullouts. Can you believe 80 degrees in December? We've had some up and down temperatures, but this is certainly not normal. We'll take it!</div>
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Take my picture in the wheelbarrow Mina!! Oh look at that great smile! NOT!! He's getting to be such a big boy. And talks so much now. Like non-stop talking! So cute and sweet and innocent and all BOY!</div>
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We had a huge class today for recipe card and then we had a cookie exchange and played Dirty Santa and then a wonderful Potluck lunch. Hard to tell from the above photo, but there were eleven wrapped gifts in the middle of the room and we each took turns picking presents or stealing presents. </div>
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Joan had #1 so she got the pick of the litter. And unfortunately, she didn't get to keep her original gift. </div>
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And Tricia didn't get to keep her original gift. </div>
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And Bonnie didn't get to keep any of the ten gifts she picked!!! Poor Bonnie! </div>
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And Elaine picked the heaviest package! </div>
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And Donna definitely didn't get to keep the gift she chose. She fought a hard battle, but I'm afraid she lost! </div>
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And Sandra is stealing from Donna in a very nice way!</div>
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And then I stopped taking pictures. Darn! It all got too exciting and frenzied and there was stealing going on left and right and then it was over! Everyone went home with a beautiful handmade gift and something to treasure for years to come. I just have to get used to having my camera back and taking more pictures! </div>
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I hope you've all found a little time for stitching during this busy holiday season. I have been stitching on gifts and new class projects and need way more hours than there are in the day. But in the end, it somehow all gets done (elves maybe!) and life is good. </div>
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I want to say a special thank you to all the ladies who were here today (and a couple who weren't) who gave me a very wonderful gift. You're all just the best and my life wouldn't be the same without each and every one of you! So thank you from the bottom of my little heart!!</div>
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So what follows are just some random pictures because that's sort of how my life is lately. Lots of classes and grandchildren and sewing and shopping...........................</div>
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My husband thought I was a nut when I took a picture of this beautiful salad he made me over the weekend at dinner. I just thought it was so pretty and colorful I had to share! </div>
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Even in the south we can get some cooler temperatures so I have brought all my plants in from the back porch where they thrived this summer. Now my kitchen window looks like a jungle. I'll be cutting some of these things back so if anyone wants a start, let me know. A lot of these plants were replanted from a plant I received when my Mom passed away. I just have to keep them alive if you know what I mean. And the aloe plant was given to me by a very sweet "student" who I believe had gotten hers from her Mom's plant. So it's important that we keep these "Mom" plants going. And the Norfolk Island Pine was given to me by my father-in-law earlier this year and it has grown a bunch and is thriving also. Thanks Dad! </div>
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A funny story about this pillow, well to me anyway. I bought this peely paint high chair for my grandson a year ago. He knows that's his chair and calls it "Joshua's chair" when he's here. He moves it up to the table and climbs in. I had put the turkey pillow on there for a decoration when we're not using the chair. Well, the other day he was here and he climbed up in his chair and ate and eventually he said "where's Joshua's turkey?" I didn't know, at first, what he was talking about. I finally figured out that he had laid claim to my turkey pillow. So I guess the rule is anything that sits on Joshua's chair belongs to Joshua! Funny what goes through a two year old little brain! </div>
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I don't remember if I shared pictures of my new kitchen shelves or not but here they are (part of them anyway). They are a whole wall of cubbies so I can store dishes, etc. and have it all at easy access. Also helped free up some cabinet space for other things. I love, love, love these cubbies. A local fella made them for me and he did a great job. </div>
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I have been trying to get some bindings stitched on in the evenings. Laura has quilted a few things for me and I've just been stockpiling them, waiting for the perfect free time to stitch the bindings. Well, I realized there is not going to be any perfect free time and I just have to squeeze them in when I can. So that's what I've been doing this week. I got the above piece done which is now on my kitchen table and the below runner is on the dining room table. </div>
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This is the piece I'm working on now. It is super long and will be used as a runner at Christmas time. I love the flying geese and of course, red is my favorite color! Did anyone not know that??!! </div>
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My husband and I started a little Christmas shopping yesterday. We visited a local mall and I was surprised to see these giant candy canes lining the road. They were so festive and definitely helped start that Christmas spirit. </div>
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And of course we had to go to Barnes & Noble and of course I had to visit the magazine section!! While I was perusing the magazines there was a woman sitting on the bench next to the magazines just talking away. I thought, at first, that she was talking to me but then I realized she was talking to herself. She had some very lively conversations including the death of JFK among other things. She kept me entertained. </div>
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We were going to be celebrating a birthday after class today so I started gathering the ingredients to make an Apple Cake (WW recipe). I have never made this particular recipe so I hoped it was going to turn out ok. The original cake I was going to make had 683 calories for one slice so I decided I had better scale it back just a bit! </div>
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And here's the cooked cake. It looks and smells good at least. I hope the birthday girl likes it! </div>
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Hope you all have a great day and get to do a little stitching. I'll have the last November recipe card class here today so that should be lots of fun. They are a wild and crazy bunch of ladies!Sharon Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12727465629467715112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218278985250925195.post-17787112288589698692013-10-31T10:39:00.000-04:002013-10-31T10:39:22.458-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Well, the month has come and gone and I say where did the time go? I have been super busy around here with classes and working on models and preparing for November and December classes and spending lots and lots of time with the grandchildren. I haven't taken many pictures in class but have some to share of the kiddos, of course!!! </div>
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Reagan, Raleigh and I made a trip to Build-a-Bear for their grand re-opening of the Raleigh store. The girls made adorable bears and left with two new outfits for their bears. They had a great time and I had a great time watching them enjoy themselves! </div>
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Attended Reagan's tournament volley ball game.......they had three rounds of games and lost in the very last game. I think she has found a new sport to love. With her height I think she could be good at this game. </div>
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All three kids and I went to a local corn maze which stretched over six acres. We made it through all the mazes and completed the card they gave us at the beginning which was quite a feat. I didn't know if little Joshua would make it the whole time but he hung in there until the very end. I had to carry him out!! </div>
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After we left the corn maze there was a playground and some other things for the kids to do. Didn't realize when I was taking this picture that Joshua had stuck his entire head through the hole. Well, it got stuck and I had to run over and get him out. Needless to say, he wouldn't pose again! He's new at this sort of thing I suppose! The girls are old hat. </div>
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I do believe this giant wooden truck was Joshua's favorite thing. He kept running back to it. </div>
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A face only a mother could love!!! </div>
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Well, look what Joshua found. A wooden cow to milk. Imagine! </div>
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Right after the corn maze we all had to run home and shower because we were taking my oldest son out to dinner for his birthday. Well, poor little Joshua just couldn't hang on any longer. He konked out with his head on the table in the restaurant. It was a quiet dinner! </div>
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The birthday boy celebrating the big 35! </div>
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A family portrait making silly faces! The girls had put on their costumes to show us. A peacock and a Madam Hatter. Can't remember what Joshua is going to be. </div>
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Spent several hours with little Joshua yesterday afternoon. He was showing me the pumpkin he and his Mommy carved. I cannot get that child to smile for the life of me. It was his nap time and he was patiently waiting to go to the playground. </div>
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Look at me Mina......... </div>
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Three ladies have completed their hexagon pieces. We met this week to put them all together. That turned out to be quite a feat but we got it done. </div>
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Another birthday celebration.......Joan turned 35 this month! Happy birthday Joan! </div>
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My friend and neighbor Sally stopped by to show me her Halloween costume. She was just in Vegas and decided to do a Wheel of Fortune slot machine. Very creative!!</div>
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Well, tonight is Halloween and I can't wait to see what all the little goblins and ghouls come dressed as. We always have so much fun talking to the kids and looking at some pretty creative costumes. Later on we'll see the grandkids and their costumes. </div>
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My new class schedule has been posted and lots of the classes are filling up but there's always room for more!! So come and visit!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, what can I say? Bad blogger. I don't do Facebook or Twitter or Facetime or whatever else there is out there. I do well to answer emails these days. And it seems that it takes me forever to get things downloaded for the blog. So just know that lots has been going on around here but I just don't have time (nor do you!) to load all the pictures or even remember what has happened in the past month. Mostly sewing and more sewing and classes and then more sewing with a quick trip to Florida to celebrate Mom and Dad's 60th wedding anniversary and then more classes and a little wool dying and some babysitting and visiting with the grandkids and more classes.......you get the drift!</span><br />
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Several of the ladies got together to do a rag quilt. Everyone came loaded with all their flannel fabrics and just worked the day away........ </div>
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Pat decided to do a smaller version to make a tablerunner......she knew she could get that one finished!</div>
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Great-Grandpa has three very eager students wanting to learn how to play the organ. The girls have always loved playing the organ when they visit but now it seems Joshua wants to learn too!! Great-Grandpa gifted the girls with a keyboard of their very own to take home with them. What a wonderful gift! </div>
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We were at the tennis courts one morning and I noticed, as Poppy and Joshua walked away, that they were dressed the same. By coincidence but so cute!! </div>
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Mina and Joshua playing cars while everyone else played tennis. </div>
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Happy 60th anniversary Pete & Irene aka Mom and Dad aka Grandma & Grandpa aka Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa!!! We love you both and can't believe you've been married for 60 years!! We were all so blessed to be able to travel to Florida to share this big day. </div>
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We brought little Joshua home with us so the girls and Mommy and Daddy could visit Sea World. It was such a long drive. He started out holding the cars Great-Grandpa bought for him and watched his favorite "Cars" movie. </div>
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But finally conked out for a little R&R!! Sweet baby...... </div>
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Well, lookie here......it's Tricia's birthday and all the gals showered her with birthday presents and we had a Coca-Cola Cake and helped her celebrate her "special" day! </div>
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Oh my, what a wonderful gift!!!! Thank you so much and I can't believe it!! Or something like that!! </div>
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A wee bit of Irish in the lassie! </div>
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Finished up lots of stitching on my Vermont projects and decided to reward myself with a little time at the sewing machine. I had picked up a couple of the mini charm packs of the new Midwinter Red fabrics and decided to whip them into a small table topper. </div>
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Well, I guess absence does make the heart grow fonder since I have been told numerous times that I need to update my blog. I've thought about it, wanted to do it, but there just hasn't been enough time for me to actually take the time to sit at the computer and figure out how to do the pictures, etc. So now is the time, before this day is over, to update my web site as well as the blog! <br />
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Life has been hectic, busy and then hectic some more. My sister was here for a little more than a month. We took her home last Thursday. I know she was glad to get home and I guess I was glad to get back to "normal" but I miss her so much. Even though we were both here together, usually both working, her painting and me teaching or working on class stuff, she was still here. We had a good time together and she finally got to put names and faces together for so many of you she has read about on the blog. She misses us too!!!<br />
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Lots of new fall classes on the schedule. Come and join me if you find some free time. The schedule is updated on my web site calendar.<br />
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Speaking of classes, Joyce has already finished (and gotten framed) her Frost on the Pumpkin piece. It looks great and perfect timing for decorating!<br />
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And my little over-achiever (just kidding) Joyce has also finished her Halloween Tree project. She really worked hard and quickly on this project. And again, just in time for Halloween decorating. Way to go Joyce......you're the first to finish! </div>
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We had a full room of ladies today working on "Thanks" mats. Unfortunately I let them all escape but these two before I remembered to take pictures. They are all beautiful and everyone left with all their pieces in place and lots of blanket stitching to be done! Love both of these and each is so different from the other. </div>
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A friend brought me this sweet little salt and pepper set the other day. I love surprises and squirrels and acorns and all things fall! </div>
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Well, today another friend brought me a surprise in a gift bag and lo and behold, it was another squirrel holding an acorn. Love it! Thanks so much to both of you for thinking of me!!! And by the way, are you trying to tell me something, like maybe I'm a little nuts?!!! Or squirrely?! Hmmmmm...........just thinking.........</div>
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On that note, off to grab some dinner with hubby and do some stitching. Hope you all enjoy the beautiful fall days (technically still summer) but close to fall and find some time to do some stitching yourself, especially all you gals that were here today!!!!!</div>
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I cannot believe how fast time is going by. I took the week off from classes to get caught up on some things at home. I have been so busy trying to finish up fall class models, getting the fall schedule together and lots of other paperwork type things that needed tending to. </div>
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Also, my sister has been here for a day shy of two weeks working on some orders she received after she arrived for a visit to HELP ME!!!! So, I have been plugging along doing my thing and she has been plugging along doing her thing and we have managed to stay sisters and share the space and all things are wonderful!!! Truly, she is such a talented person, it has been fun to watch her creations come to fruition. I have taken pictures of a few things either in progress or completed. She has done an amazing job and there are many more that I didn't show pictures of that are equally amazing. I think the ladies that ordered these pieces are going to love them!!</div>
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A progression of Santas all in various stages of paint completion. </div>
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A very happy HOHOHO! </div>
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Love this sweet little "witch" girl. Her face is so adorable!</div>
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Again, another video. I wondered what I was doing when the button wouldn't work right. Oh well, I'm still learning how to use all this technology!!! </div>
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The artist hard at work. Kathy has worked 12-15 hour days on all her beautiful creations. Lots of time and patience goes into each piece. </div>
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I just emailed the new class schedules. Let me know if I missed you. Remember, we have switched over to Windows 8 and nothing is the same!!!!</div>
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Don't you just love all the beautiful flowers that bloom in the summer time? I surely do and love looking out my classroom window at the beautiful garden in the back. All of the flowers in there I planted from seed late spring. It's hard to believe that such beautiful flowers come from a teeny tiny little seed. This morning the weather was beautiful and cooler and less humid so I decided to stroll around the yard before class and visit the flowers. Took a few pics to share with you. I would have taken more in the front but my next door neighbor was out and then a work truck showed up and then someone was walking their dog and I was in my pajamas so I decided to call it quits and get inside before too many people saw me roaming around the yard!! </div>
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Zinnias are my favorite summer flower. Remind me of going to my Mammaw's house all those years ago. She had the most beautiful flower gardens, all planted from seeds. </div>
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There sits that sweet little potting shed in the distance. </div>
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A side view of the potting shed. I still love it so much. And so do the ladies that come to the house for classes. Hubby did such a great job!! </div>
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My husband planted pumpkin seeds awhile back and now they're starting to flower. I hope we at least get a wheel barrow full of pumpkins for my front porch!!! </div>
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Red zinnias this time. This was a different variety. </div>
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As well as teaching lots of classes, I have been working on some new fall projects. Here are a few snippits since none of them are completely finished. I'm doing some wool and some fabric projects this time for September and October. </div>
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This is part of the Halloween tree that several of the ladies have already met and started creating. I still have a couple of groups to meet to put down their trees so not too late to join in the fun!</div>
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I hope you're all finding time to do a little stitching and enjoying the last full month of summer. Hard to believe how quickly it is going by. And we have been blessed with no 100 degree days so far!!! YAY!!!! I am longing for fall..................</div>
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I'm still here.............busy as ever with hardly ever any downtime it seems. But, even though busy, it's a good kind of busy!! I've had the grandkids quite a bit, lots and lots of classes and have even started working on a few new projects for the fall. Since I haven't posted in quite awhile I (with the help of my sweet husband) downloaded quite a few pics to share. We got a new computer with Windows 8 and I'm still trying to figure the blamed thing out. So I have a dear friend who tries to show me things when she is here and my husband also can usually figure things out enough to get me started. What used to be routine and easy is no longer!!</div>
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Joshua taking a break from who knows what. He loves to watch baseball, Nascar and the Cars movie on TV. </div>
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I took the girls to Build-a-Bear one afternoon after a Saturday class. What a crazy place Crabtree Valley Mall is on a Saturday. But we persevered and, as you can see, their sweet little bears are sitting next to them. </div>
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Heather and Debby brought this wonderful delicious dessert to recipe card class a couple of weeks ago. It was beautiful and so yummy!! </div>
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And I know my husband is going to kill me, but this is part of what was going on for us in July. He has kidney stones which caused us to cancel a trip to Florida to visit Mom and Dad. No stones passed and a pretty large one stuck in there, so lithotripsy for hubby. This is after the procedure when he doesn't know what's going on!! </div>
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Bonnie and Pat finish another project at Busy Bee. I'm telling you, those gals are getting lots of projects completed at Busy Bee. It helps that they come to almost every Busy Bee group I have which gives them lots of dedicated stitching time. Come join us!! </div>
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Well, we have a new over-achiever!! Lisa has now finished her Round Robin project. Lisa is relatively new to the wool world and has done a fabulous job on this project. She is an inspiration to everyone, including me!!!! </div>
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Lisa has such creative imaginative ideas....... </div>
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OK ladies, I hope those pictures inspired you for your mats. I need to also take pictures of Joan's mat which I believe is finished also. Wait until you see her squirrel. </div>
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More Joshua. Hmmmm.........wonder what he's thinking about? I'll bet he's trying to figure out how to get to the candy dish without Mina seeing him! </div>
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I think these two pictures were of Lisa's mat with a little more stitching. </div>
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My husband and I decided to have BLT's for dinner tonight. So after class I ran to my favorite local produce stand to grab some fresh tomatoes. Well, I couldn't resist taking pictures of their beautifully displayed produce. I love the cart with all the fresh veggies. I asked to take pictures because I just had to share them with you. Aren't they wonderful!! </div>
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I bought a few ears of corn on the cob...... </div>
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and some fresh green beans.........</div>
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and some of the red potatoes to make potato salad for dinner....... </div>
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I went home with a few of these delicious tomatoes...... what a delicious summer meal we're going to have!!</div>
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Grown in North Carolina......love that it is fresh and local! And a beautiful stand to enjoy. And they also make fresh ice cream. </div>
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There were also big containers of lots of beautiful flowers all around. </div>
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our yard!!! We have had so much rain this spring and now summer and lots of rain showers and thunderstorms............that now, on a regular basis I look out the back window to see this.......</div>
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a creek running through our woods. We don't have a creek normally but here lately we've had so much rain that every storm that creek appears. </div>
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The other day I decided to grab the camera and take a few photos of the creek to show my husband. It's pretty amazing considering under normal circumstances it's a dry leafy area. I wish we could share some of our bountiful water with the folks out west who are battling the wildfires. I was thinking about them the other day when it was just pouring here and wishing our rainy weather could head west for awhile to help them out. My heart breaks for all the loss of lives and homes as a result of the fires. It's hard to imagine that is going on when we're sitting in the middle of a deluge of rainy weather. </div>
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But thanks to the rainy weather we haven't had to water our gardens very much this year and the plants and flowers are growing quite nicely!! </div>
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There's that cute little shed in the background. Still loving it!! </div>
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I didn't get a very good shot (since I was hanging from the classroom window upstairs) but there's a random squash plant that has blossomed in this large bed. My husband thought it was a weed and I kept telling him it looked like squash. After it started growing some he agreed it was squash. Now we have some squash growing (the lumpy bumpy kind) with lots of flowering vines. The only problem now is the deer have also found the plant along with other things and are having some midnight snacks at our expense. Those danged cute deer drive me crazy!!!</div>
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I have been working on my Halloween Tree model the past couple of days, off and on. I have now added quite a bit of wool that I am trying to get stitched down. I think this is going to be a fun project and can't wait to add more. My fingers can't stitch fast enough!!</div>
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I wish you all a very Merry 4th of July and I hope you all see lots of beautiful fireworks and eat lots of hotdogs and corn on the cob and potato salad...............hmmmm, can you tell I've been on a diet??!! It all sounds so good. Anyway, have a great 4th and find a little time to stitch.</div>
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I'm doing a happy dance right now because I finished stitching down my Halloween tree. I was going to work on this last week in the car on the way to Florida but our trip was canceled and finding time to stitch these days has just been hard. So this morning I was determined to get it done. Now I can allow myself to do the drawings that will decorate the tree. But for now, when the classes start, all the ladies will be working on is their tree. So step one done! </div>
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This is a nice group of ladies that met to do muffin tin pincushions and also to celebrate a special birthday for Stacey. I think everyone had a good time and we even got to eat cake! </div>
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Reagan wishing Stacey happy birthday. </div>
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Still working......almost done.....I see glue bottles.....that signals the end! </div>
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Another wonderful group of ladies working on creating their bases for a wool round robin project. Sometimes you have to do the not as fun work to get to the really fun stuff...... </div>
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And here we have our resident over-achiever (and no, it's not me!!!) who went home and started working on her appliques right away. Aren't they beautiful!!</div>
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I have had quite a few classes lately but I don't always remember to get out the camera to share what everyone is working on. I do try and take pictures of all the finished pieces when they come back for show and tell.</div>
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Little Joshua even found a place in the classroom to do a little artwork. He just laid down on the floor and started coloring. So cute and sweet. He reminds me so much of his Daddy when he was that age. So long ago.................</div>
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I am trying to get some things caught up around here the next few days. Lots of behind the scenes stuff that I have to do to make the classes happen. I also have about six or seven quilty type projects started that I would love to work on if I can get my homework all caught up! </div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have added a new blog on my site to follow in case you want to see something new. My sister has been working on an embroidery piece that she drew and designed herself and is sharing snippets of that project along with little stories. The piece is huge and I know just beautiful in person. Anyway, give her new blog a visit if you have a minute and see her beautiful handiwork! It's called "Drawn by a Thread".</span></div>
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I am about to go and put in the new class schedule dates on the web site calendar. The ladies in class yesterday reminded me I hadn't done that yet, and that is one of those "homework" assignments I need to tend to. Hope you're all having a great day and wish you a very happy and safe 4th of July!! </div>
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And as always, find a little time to do some stitching!</div>
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It's done, stick a fork in it, DONE!! My husband will be so happy to hear those words. My new tool shed is finally done, complete with me spending three hours this morning digging up all the grass that was around it and getting new soil down and a few things planted. I wanted to surprise my husband when he got home this evening to see that it was finished!!! I love it and know that it will be very useful for me to have all my gardening things in one place. </div>
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I have had the two children's shovels for years and found them in my husband's big shed and decided to hang them on my little shed. </div>
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My good friend Lou gave me this little "tricycle" thinking my grandson might ride it. I told her heck no, it was going in my garden. It is adorable. Lou is moving so I will always think of her when I see the little trike. </div>
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Took a few random pictures around the garden.....things are starting to grow and bloom..... </div>
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I grow yarrow really well!! Like it just takes over!!! Sure it has nothing to do with me and my skills. </div>
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Oops, here it is again.....couldn't resist one more picture. I love it and I think I have gotten my husband in trouble with some of the other husbands whose wives now want a "shed". Oh well.................. </div>
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Joshua checking out my flowers. </div>
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This is my new favorite picture of Joshua. I told him to say cheese and he struck this little pose all on his own. So adorable! And of course, a popsicle in hand....what do they say.....always have popcicles at Grandma's house.</div>
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Hope your day is delightful and maybe make a little time for some stitching!</div>
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Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's out there in blog land!! Especially Happy Father's Day to my sweet, sweet husband..................</div>
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and my son Paul who is Daddy to our three grandchildren and.........</div>
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my wonderful father-in-law who has been like a father to me for many, many years. Wish we could be with you!! </div>
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and last, but not least.............</div>
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our son Eric who is Daddy to two very sweet, adorable doggies, Bailey and Molly. </div>
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So to all you Dads out there, have a super special Father's Day, rest, relax, spend time with your families and take advantage of a little "down" time!</div>
Sharon Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12727465629467715112noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1218278985250925195.post-21319339671117699972013-06-10T19:02:00.001-04:002013-06-10T19:02:37.233-04:00Round Robin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">A group of ladies met yesterday to work on their Round Robin mats. We had previously met to create the bases (18" x 18") and finally got to the fun part of adding some applique designs. After passing around the table once, we decided to call it a day and meet again in a few weeks, after some of the stitching was complete. I think they're turning out great and will be beautiful when completed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Love the squirrel with his big fluffy tail!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Tomorrow a larger group meets to create their bases. I'm hoping these pictures will give them inspiration and something to look forward to.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">It's a rainy, rainy stormy day here in Raleigh. Lots of tornado watches and warnings, so we're keeping an ear close to the TV for any updates.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Luckily, my husband got the paint on my little tool shed so the wood is protected from all the rain!!! Maybe one day I'll get to go out and do a little housekeeping.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hope you find a little time for some stitching!</span></div>
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