Moved...

I think I will be here for a bit, please come visit thanks so much!

Update on refashion wardrobe... and some muffins!

A little dress embroidered with my quilting/walking foot. I had a lot of fun trying that out for the first time.
The last of my linen table cloth.
I think it will be a hit...


A little baking going on..... !
These pumpkin muffins are really dense, I used whole wheat flour and flax seed... they are really good!

Speedy Recovery, love and warm wishes

From ruptured appendix to excrutiating pain
confusion, pain
hoplessness, fatique
lost days, confusion, pain
A million walks to the bathroom, mean nurses, crappy pain medicine, tights up to one's nether -regions, boots that cut off one's circulation, every 2 minutes...
 
 
 
 

dry mouth, sleepless nights, did I meantion pain? Diary of a ruptured appendix patient named Mom....
I doubt I can correctly describe her days of agony after her appendix ruptured, but I hope you get the drift. It has been a long hard road for her and her family. What a surprise it was. No one was expecting that sort of thing.
Sending warm wishes and love, and praying for a very speedy recovery..
love, your daughter.

A fall festival at school brought out our fairy. She had a lot of fun despite the rain and cold that has descended upon our town. It is yucky out there. Not a problem for the fairy. She danced and twirled all around, granted wishes and ended up with a bucket of candy. What fun!

In trying to be a good steward for the enviornment...

I recycle and I support my local thrift stores. I love a bargain and I like to find creative ways to reuse and re-purpose things for my family and myself. Here are my latest finds...

Check back later to see what I make with the cool sheet!

a warm fall day....

A sunny front...
front porch view
little girl in wild jungle ....
birdhouse
birdbath..

We had a really warm and sunny fall day today after a great soaking rain last night.
No hummingbirds in several days.. I think they all have finally left for good. I will be waiting to see them in March. Off to Mexico, lucky little birds. I will surely miss them. Godspeed little friends..

I am joining in this wonderful challenge. Check it out! I love this idea and I have kind of dabbled in this sort of thing for about a year. I am now challenging myself on a deeper level. The idea of reusing, recycling, and re-purposing is really important to me. I do not like to waste and I do not like to spend a fortune on things that I don’t have to. I think it takes courage and creativity to be open minded about new beginnings. Want to try?

Fall, fall where are you?? It is so hot here, and dry.
We are still quite high in our temps. No rain in sight. So, here are some fall memories from last year.. and some pictures from early Spring.

Pumpkin garden scene from 06.

Garden rose Hybrid Musk "Prosperity"


Little bird wanting his water bath... from Spring.


Knockout rose from this Fall.


A little grove of trees at the end of our cove.



Hope your Fall is cool, pleasant and full of beautiful color!

Good news!!!

GOOD NEWS! posted here, I am still trying to decide which site I prefer.

I am so happy for my sis and soon to be brother-in-law! This is good news for our family and a new beginning. Sometimes that is just what we need~ to continue to grow and live. It only takes a spark to light our way.

On that note....
Late evening marshmellow roasting bonfire..!


Being a kid is so fun!
Yum!!

quick little update on previous wip...

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Quick little update on my embroidery attempt. I used the embroidery work and created a few borders of stash fabric to create a pillow. I backed the pillow in a chocolate suede type fabric leftover from a previous project.





Loving fall right now!

Surprise lilies popped up after our last recent rains..


This rose is Martha Gonzales, showing her pink self~ usually she is a deep red, must be the weather?!



Possibly the last fall tomatoes ... I will surely miss these!


Playing with "Wolf"...

Trying embroidery....

Because fall is upon us and to me that mean leaves will soon be raining down upon the garden. I choose to not bag my leaves instead I use them for mulch. I love leaves and so do the worms! I believe in feeding the soil and so in honor of what is to be I am attempting an embroidery project of maple and oak leaves~
Practice run of maple leaves courtesy of Turkey Feathers (PatternBee is her company.) Here is her blog link I am practicing on a square of an old linen Cotton Maid sheet. I traced the pattern and you can see I am going to do one more leaf before deciding what to do with the piece. It is a work in progress no doubt as I have to work on technique, but it is so fun. Love this project and it is instant gratification as well.

Simplicity 7279

I am feeling the love for these pants! I like the skirts I have made from this pattern, but I think these pants rock.. This pattern is so easy. I had alot more fun making these pants. It has been forever since I have tried to sew pants. I had several mishaps. I cut the pattern on the fold, (stupid), but an easy fix. Then I went blank on how to sew the legs... (Duhh!) Finally, I got it.
Here is the finished product.. Man I am ready for fall... note the jacket. Yeah right, 90 degrees still. Oh well, I am ready when it gets here!

Belated blessing's Friday...

this post got me to thinking.. What am I most grateful for? Right now it is truly my children. It is so hard to adequately describe how important and precious they are. My heart is full when I think of them.










I am also thankful we still have some little hummies passing through. I know they are making their way to Mexico. I wish them a safe journey and I will be waiting patiently for them to return. It is amazing to me how they can be so strong and smart.

I am thankful for the upcoming chance of rain over the next several days. We have been in a severe drought this year and we have lost many many plants. I am thankful for the recent rains we have had and for the rain yet to come.

Blessings to you!
Thank you for reading my post.