Happy Birthday...

Today my mother would have turned 79 years old. She was a rare combination of funny, generous, kind, and tender-hearted. She had a heart for those in need. She was part Cherokee Indian and loved to knit, crochet and sew.

She loved roses.

So many times I've missed you

so many times I've cried.

If love could have saved you

you never would have died.

Your precious heart stopped beating

your twinkling eyes closed.

But never a day goes by

that your not in my heart and soul.

                                                                      unknown

1932-2008

Have a happy week!!!

The Candy Caper...

Here's how it went down:

Last night we took Moondaisy to see a community play and returned to find this.

   I had made her a bed on the couch so she could lay and read.

 I'm sure when Piper jumped up on it she never intended to eat the Reese Cups. She probably even tried to talk herself out of them.

The minute I made the discovery she knew she was in trouble. She peeked out from behind an ice chest, ran to her crate, looked at me once and refused to make eye contact again, but I'm guessing it was well worth it.

Hope you have a super Sunday!!!

Grandparent's Day 9-16-11...

  I love Grandparent's Day.

 A card from Crazy Hair.

 First grade and a wonderful tour guide.

 Then on to fourth grade. 

 Brown Hawk.

Have a great weekend!!!

Shadows...

Today is the Weekend Shadow Blog Link Party over at Crafty Sue's.

This is a true story. I was sitting outside taking pictures of  Fuzzy on September 7th when I noticed he had discovered his shadow. He would look at it then move to another spot and look at it again. I took these pictures and that very night I saw that Crafty Sue was having a Shadow Photography challenge. What are the chances? What a coincidence. 

Follow the link on over to Crafty Sue's for more Shadow pictures.

Have a nice day!!!

Easy Baby Quilt...

You can make this quilt just by looking at it. I did. Decide how large you want your quilt to be. Cut your squares and half squares large enough to achieve that size. Arrange them according to the picture. My squares and half squares are 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches.The dog torso is a rectangle and two squares with appliqued ears, head and circles. You will need to draw the ears, head, and circles and embroider the tail. I used two long and two short rectangles around the dog.

I saw a much smaller version in a magazine (that I can't remember the name of) and worked up my own pattern pieces (I don't know if that qualifies as fair or not). I just played with it until I got it the way I wanted it.  

I had this one machine quilted, but it could easily be hand quilted and would quilt up nicely. I would probably quilt along each seam-line (in the ditch) on the blocks and the dog. The white around the dog would be nice done in cross-hatch.

This quilt makes a great shower gift.

As a fun finishing touch to your gift you might go on ebay or etsy and find this vintage pup at a reasonable price.

Have a wonderful Wednesday!!!

Safe Haven...

Early this morning I opened the wooden door to let the dogs out and right there on the porch directly in front of the glass door was this beautiful dove.  I grabbed for the camera as Fuzzy knocked on the glass. The second time he knocked she flew up into the tree. Needless to say I didn't get the picture I wanted, but thirty minutes later she was still in one of the trees.

It's dove season in Texas, so she was probably glad to find this little boy's house in town where she could feel safe and watch him play and she wasn't leaving.

Have a terrific Tuesday!!!

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