tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273929842024-03-07T21:05:38.322-05:00Sharon StitchesSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311671076235870750noreply@blogger.comBlogger331125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27392984.post-15052886126129781192012-02-19T14:36:00.000-05:002012-02-19T14:36:55.282-05:00Hey Happy Sunday to all, Its such a nice day out, I can see out my window the sun is shining and not a bit of snow which is just so crazy for this time of year. I had a busy morning and I just started baking a red velvet cake for the family for dessert and I can't wait to eat a piece smothered with cream cheese frosting. I guess I am few days late for it to be for Valentines Day.<br />
I was in a Valentines Swap with a friend and I received a lovely package from her. A beautiful project bag made with Blackbird Fabric. Check this out:<br />
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Well, I better go frost my cake and eat a piece while I can. Happy Sunday everyone, love to all of you. <br />
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Sharon xoxoxSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311671076235870750noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27392984.post-83613624313495477402012-02-02T10:07:00.001-05:002012-02-02T10:21:24.270-05:00I never planned to be away for so long. Somehow the days just seem to get away from me. Here it is 2012 and I never even said Merry Christmas or Happy New Year to all my dear blogger friends. For that I am truly sorry. I had some health problems, was really not feeling my best and to make matters worse, I ended up in the hospital right after Thanksgiving for a back problems. That was the worse. I have had some repair work done on that and so far so good. I am walking around very carefully and back to work trying to take one day at a time. Still have some other tests and things I need to get done but like I said one day at a time. <br />
Here it is a new year and a new start of all things for me. While laid up I couldn't help but think about all the stash I had and all the money I had spent on stuff that I had not stitched, stuff I just had to have, now <br />
I have been trying to reorganize and weed out some things that I know I will never do. I had quite a few UFOs that I knew I would never ever ever finish so I closed my eyes and tossed them. It wasn't as bad as I thought. The first night I tossed and turned a bit but I have gotten over it and I actually feel good about it now. <br />
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Last year I started crocheting again and this of course started me off on a whole new stash of Yarn, hooks and patterns. Now I have this to keep under control as well. While going through my things I really got very ashamed of myself. So I am trying very hard to get these things under control and to make use of the HUGE amount of stuff I still have. I have started to crochet scarves for the children at school and its probably the most fun I have ever had with crocheting. They are so appreciative, it makes you feel so good. The other day a little boy who I had made my first scarf for handed me a box of raisins. I told him oh no you eat your snack and he said I did this one I brought for you. I didn't want to take it but something in his face told me I had to and he was so thrilled that he gave me a gift. How sweet, what a blessing. I am not so ashamed about all the yarn I have bought this past year now, I feel like maybe that was the reason I bought so much of it in the first place. <br />
I also am going to be a Grandma again this year. My daughter Katie is having another baby. She is due in June and having a little girl. They are naming her Aubree Rose. I love that name its just so pretty and feminine. I am so excited I can't wait to hold that new little one in my arms. Anthony will be a big brother and he is just 3 but he is so excited about a new baby. He already put aside some of his toys to share with his new baby sister. He is such a sweetie.<br />
I am back in a stitching mood too, going through your stash will do that to you. I had gone about a month without stitching but thats behind me too. My goal for 2012 is to work on that CHS Village and I did a little, a strand here and there. But of course i had to start something new so I started a design that I have wanted to stitch for a few years called Island Fun. It appeared in June 2008 issue of Just Crosstitch. It makes me smile and reminds me lots of me and my honey. He likes it also. So I think my choice for my new start was a good one.<br />
Will post more pics in my next post that will be soon.<br />
Love to all, SharonSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311671076235870750noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27392984.post-44362763562794850442011-11-12T14:37:00.000-05:002011-11-12T14:37:43.780-05:00Halloween is over and I realized I never shared these pics with you. Those Cupcakes were delicious even if they were a bit creepy. The frosting was filled with mini chocolate chips which made them even better. <br />
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a little closer peek<br />
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Here is a picture of a very sad Superman (my grandson) I think someone was trying to take candy out of his Trick or Treat bag or he was mad because he had to wear sneakers not his traditional boots. LOL Either way he did have a fun time and got loads of goodies. <br />
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Here is my Victoria with her snowman in front of our home. <br />
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A nice pot of hot creamy corn chowder is one nice way to warm them cold bones. <br />
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Keep warm and everyone!!<br />
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Sharon xoxoxoxSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311671076235870750noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27392984.post-46199612693269314542011-10-25T08:59:00.000-04:002011-10-25T08:59:03.740-04:00More Halloween StitchingI just finished putting this cutie together. I have to laugh when I read it. I just love the saying. I have included it in a package for someone special for Halloween. (My son) he doesn't read my blog because he is SOOOOO busy at work so I know he won't see this. He just got his own office at work and he is so very excited about this new job. We are so very happy for him. So since he won't be home for Halloween I am sending him this little Halloween treat package to his job. I have included the stitching and a package of his favorite cookies. Also, some candy from his favorite store near by. I hope he gets a kick out of it.<br />
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Sharon xoxoxoSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311671076235870750noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27392984.post-51919568346886971332011-10-21T09:16:00.000-04:002011-10-21T09:16:01.857-04:00Thank you all so much for your sweet comments. I really appreciate them. I thought for sure my friends had forgotten about me since I took such a long break. Wow was I wrong. You guys are great. This weekend I plan on sitting back and catching up on all your blogs and I can't wait. <br />
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Here is another finish of mine. The pillow Eek it was so much fun to stitch.<br />
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It was fun decorating and I have so much more to do. Every year I hope to get trick or treaters but we never do anymore. So we have our own little celebrations with our grandchildren. <br />
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I am definitely going to be making cupcakes with these decorations:<br />
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Have a great day. <br />
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Sharon xoxoxoxSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311671076235870750noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27392984.post-31638719424960861962011-10-19T08:46:00.001-04:002011-10-19T20:40:31.689-04:00Salem RememberedI can't tell you how many drafts I have written these past months. I just never seemed to complete a one of them. So I am going to try to finish this one and share with you my newest finished piece. <br />
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I enjoyed stitching this piece so much. A tribute to those who were accused and killed for witchcraft. As much as I love the past and find it so interesting I thank God that we live in these times. It must have been awful back then. <br />
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Our area up here was hit very hard by Hurricane Irene. We have friends and neighbors that lost homes, farms, animals, vehicles and have so much damage. We were so very lucky, our road was washed out and we had to stay indoors for a few days but that was a small inconvenience compared to what others had to bear. Our school became a shelter for so many. School Opening was delayed because of all the road & bus damage. All of it was devastating but thank God we are alive and isn't that what matters most. <br />
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I have been stitching a few fun Fall things that I am putting together and will share in my next post, which I promise will be soon. In addition I am stitching a Christmas stocking for myself. I am using Lizzie Kates Angel stocking pattern that I have had forever and finally started. I need some Christmas cheer and its a happy stocking and a fun stitch so far. I think I should have made it much larger though. You know to make room for all them goodies that Santa undoubtedly will bring me. LOL LOL.<br />
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Have a happy Autumn Day<br />
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Sharon xoxoxoxSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311671076235870750noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27392984.post-43086016747688720162011-07-08T17:22:00.000-04:002011-07-08T17:22:33.008-04:00My JaimeJaime is my oldest daughter. She was 35 years old on July 6th. I can hardly believe 35 years has gone by already. <br />
She lives in Virginia so we had to do our celebrating by phone and Skype. Happy Birthday sweetheart. I wish I was there to eat some birthday cake with you. We will celebrate when we see you again which hopefully God willing won't be too long. <br />
Here she is just 2 years old, not the best picture I have of her but I love it. I remember taking it like yesterday. She was crying and fussy that day and I tried to make her smile by taking her picture but you can see it didn't work. LOL <br />
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I have not had anything framed in a very long time so I am so excited about this piece and to have it just in time for the 4th of July. Almost like getting a birthday present. Hope you like it as much as I do. I think the framer did a great job.<br />
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I haven't had much time to blog or do much of anything in the way of fun. Life has been very busy and trying. This will be the first summer that I am not working and I am taking a much needed summer off. My vacation started off with a bang, a very big bang. Our much loved pool is no more. The other day while 2 of my grandchildren and my sil Donnie were in the pool, one side of the pool collapsed. 15,000 gallons of water all over the yard. It even destroyed a little playhouse of my granddaughters. Wow that water was strong, it moved our lower level deck stairs. Thank God no one was hurt. My sil got my grandchildren out of the pool so fast, thank God. <br />
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This is Tyler right before it broke:<br />
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I contacted our insurance company and an adjuster has been to see the wreckage but we still have no idea what will be the outcome, we are waiting to hear from them and I do hope it's with some good news. We have been pricing new ones and they are outrageously expensive. <br />
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My newest addiction is crocheting, I can't seem to put that hook down. I am working on a few different projects. It is so easy and almost mindless to just sit and do some crocheting. So much fun. <br />
I have made a promise to myself to put a few strands of floss on my CHS Village every night of this summer. I am having a SAL with my friend Pat who is also working on the same piece. We have to check in on Sundays to see how far we got. So this Sunday I will be posting a picture of what I have done so far and hopefully some stitchy crocheting too. <br />
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I will close this post with something very sweet. Something that reminds me of summer also, hope you like it too. <br />
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Till next time,<br />
Sharon xoxoxoxSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311671076235870750noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27392984.post-18598270238158064462011-02-28T17:31:00.009-05:002011-02-28T18:40:53.923-05:00I was determined to post today, being the last day of February. I am sitting down here with a nice large cup of Dunkin Donuts coffee and enjoying the warmth of it. i am soooo sick of the cold. I know we have more winter still to come but it does seem like its been so very long. Non stop snow and ice and freeze your fingers off temperatures. Brrrrr!! We have had so many snow days I am sure we are going to lose some of our summer vacation because of it.<br />I have been stitching a bit and want to share what I have done this month.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHnkrDQMUeaD7mkmklvC3avmfAaH9ntCh04-FCjTo_Hg2Y5NeC8pX0OSasl4D4D0onEjZC63o1fkYMQGt9rzgb5seLNfb5LR5BKSqk-sZ1Su6BiJN6nkWARV7uthSmUNly9oI/s1600/116_0027.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578881872065727970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhHnkrDQMUeaD7mkmklvC3avmfAaH9ntCh04-FCjTo_Hg2Y5NeC8pX0OSasl4D4D0onEjZC63o1fkYMQGt9rzgb5seLNfb5LR5BKSqk-sZ1Su6BiJN6nkWARV7uthSmUNly9oI/s320/116_0027.JPG" /></a><br />Not the greatest picture but this design is just so cute.<br />I plan on having a basket full of little pillows with birds on them. I think this red bird which is by Blackbird Designs is just so sweet. I just ordered the new BBD book and I am so anxious to get it and see what goodies its filled with. Barb and Alma sure know how to put some wonderful designs together.<br />This past Valentine's Day I stitched this Little House design for my husband Ray for a gift. I am putting it inside a mirror that I bought from Sudberry Designs. It fits perfectly but I haven't finished stretching and pinning it yet. Yep I am framing it myself. Daring aren't I? LOL I need to pick up more pins this week so I can get it done. I will be sure and share a picture whenits all framed.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExJZNQfJCimJ_QDmxWSY2LUqfaVCE5ky5Cz1AfSWF2Ey4BWZcxF5218j6eEnjrDh1NOoHrTDcuE5IukoM1yQWqlrsrjGMPEI-IBnYV1M8GqPhjKfEfXILLJ_9GnSoILQY7Nwx/s1600/121_0016.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578884874453512834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExJZNQfJCimJ_QDmxWSY2LUqfaVCE5ky5Cz1AfSWF2Ey4BWZcxF5218j6eEnjrDh1NOoHrTDcuE5IukoM1yQWqlrsrjGMPEI-IBnYV1M8GqPhjKfEfXILLJ_9GnSoILQY7Nwx/s320/121_0016.JPG" /></a><br />My husband liked it a lot and he was happy to see me stitching so much this month. I had lost my stitching MOJO for a little while there but its back and I am so glad.<br />I still am doing my crocheting, I made my girls all pretty little washcloths that I have to say are the nicest to wash with. They are called Spa cloths and they came out so nice. I added two little heart shape soaps. I need to take some individual pics of them but this was how I wrapped and gave to my children. Aren't they sweet and valentiny looking. :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIBdYsQfviRYDkrGrD5XSHL26fzlAoi1MSCax9rya0FIOksSX9xYtnqhuiHhtUnarkF6EeRMkCEXI59Y3MZ00rP25StthDx4XPQR6hZuKCJsHUk4ioxgoSDTEpwiEm9kGkCJL/s1600/121_0007.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578886614642933538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLIBdYsQfviRYDkrGrD5XSHL26fzlAoi1MSCax9rya0FIOksSX9xYtnqhuiHhtUnarkF6EeRMkCEXI59Y3MZ00rP25StthDx4XPQR6hZuKCJsHUk4ioxgoSDTEpwiEm9kGkCJL/s320/121_0007.JPG" /></a><br />Here is the view from my sewing/craft table. Wanted you to see my very pretty snow filled trees outside of the window. We planted those trees when they were about 2 ft high, now they are huge and so very pretty, especially covered with snow.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBYyjUX674460kmNmjPQ0jaPEnRPWLMsMT1nrRp5bWCeKo1FEQpCn_qGjsTvPHv0miXWVyL3xpb_C5UaQ0ZuBZppOffcdscdb21bUJ3AOVY3FDYsNphWq01v1oDUJf3Ns-0Lst/s1600/121_0019.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578887629424526994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBYyjUX674460kmNmjPQ0jaPEnRPWLMsMT1nrRp5bWCeKo1FEQpCn_qGjsTvPHv0miXWVyL3xpb_C5UaQ0ZuBZppOffcdscdb21bUJ3AOVY3FDYsNphWq01v1oDUJf3Ns-0Lst/s320/121_0019.JPG" /></a><br />Goodnight for now. Sending all my readers, hugs and many thanks for visiting my blog.Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311671076235870750noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27392984.post-17500908586210901962010-12-31T20:54:00.008-05:002010-12-31T21:52:33.661-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdpUbOJwsld1rqZXOTljGhVtk841EdQ1GoOUiZOzP-XYWccuGHlzSkjs54xOxmNZUfN_ON_Ep65usrjoh5Py-nJoSh9ZawfOYWkRyvk7vUA7YjcHjjWKPn-oT-a9qCc7_1ANn/s1600/happy-new-year-2011-2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 297px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5557037434481519554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdpUbOJwsld1rqZXOTljGhVtk841EdQ1GoOUiZOzP-XYWccuGHlzSkjs54xOxmNZUfN_ON_Ep65usrjoh5Py-nJoSh9ZawfOYWkRyvk7vUA7YjcHjjWKPn-oT-a9qCc7_1ANn/s320/happy-new-year-2011-2.jpg" /></a> <div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt2A5Ey8KMPe2luz9sBXSIIXYUCl4GmRIG4x8utnkrO5OexTK6duL-DSfOhuHd_6nA0jeMxT4upkqkloHE_KgbO7lIENHxd0foKwtGR93h51QPBEHBelstqzxhK-Iu9lpoLcxo/s1600/340099856_9c655d8cab_o.jpg"></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Couldn't let another day go by without wishing everyone a very Happy New Year. </div><div> </div><div>All evening I have been thinking of something interesting I can blog about or some pictures I can post but I just can't think of anything really special right now. The past months have flown by, so many things have happened that have kept me busy and away. I have read somewhere that whatever you are doing on New Years Eve at midnight, thats what you will be doing for the rest of the year. I plan on sitting down and bringing in the New Year with some crosstitching in hand, so if there is any truth to that saying 2011 will be a great year of crosstitching for me. I have not been stitching much but this past week has found me working on CHS Village once again. I am determined to get it done in 2011. I have been crocheting a lot too. I made quite a few gifties and had so much fun with them. I have never enjoyed crocheting as much as I have been, I have been learning to read patterns. I honestly never could understand a crochet pattern and it seems I just wasn't being patient enough. I just love it now. I have so many ideas for things to make in this new year and I can't wait to share them. </div><div>God Bless all of you and Peace and Happiness for the New Year</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Sharon xoxoxox</div><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311671076235870750noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27392984.post-38412148587696965152010-09-22T07:45:00.007-04:002010-09-24T20:24:59.887-04:00Tis The Seasonfor pumpkins. I love them. They are everywhere. I found this pattern the other day on <a href="http://www.gazette94.blogspot.com/">Gazette94</a>. So many great ideas and designs on that blog. I saw this and I knew I had to stitch it right away.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXky5DUaMZV0SUqDIzEGm1g8f2vBNepu4_36Wn-Lr3OUg6Z9RrBxA_UhbZSpEiFL0kGnBwaPINUZkCTfDxHEeTr8lp4nmBSUiC_fxAtv-5dFT6S1RJ7cNtSnbQaloFY74BlzHT/s1600/HPIM3850.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520454384583578402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXky5DUaMZV0SUqDIzEGm1g8f2vBNepu4_36Wn-Lr3OUg6Z9RrBxA_UhbZSpEiFL0kGnBwaPINUZkCTfDxHEeTr8lp4nmBSUiC_fxAtv-5dFT6S1RJ7cNtSnbQaloFY74BlzHT/s320/HPIM3850.JPG" /></a><br />it's really a little sweet pumpkin.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfdxuvV08CV7CSq_pVnkFwQqRKFBr9z5C5HAJ99OJxk_38HZn5ncO6NIP7MQ3mO0ykkxw4yfG6MPu6r_WLGuvqqyY0X2wginWrZniMZd_pRtO1bDT3rcwAeNrqnLyYdNZfF-5e/s1600/HPIM3860.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 232px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520454394294481058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfdxuvV08CV7CSq_pVnkFwQqRKFBr9z5C5HAJ99OJxk_38HZn5ncO6NIP7MQ3mO0ykkxw4yfG6MPu6r_WLGuvqqyY0X2wginWrZniMZd_pRtO1bDT3rcwAeNrqnLyYdNZfF-5e/s320/HPIM3860.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7bBoSSLA8QEUnrkjXiCcpAaSJGTaNRzpl46ipYNu0eQxOOYXATo3sXpJgs20WWDHLl8Q_s5cbGtbF-5oGVWEq_c6Bv6C1z4iJWqcYa1TsqLQrFbnXHG9wgMPE0FQKiA3p2bdr/s1600/HPIM3862.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 199px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520454387071989794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7bBoSSLA8QEUnrkjXiCcpAaSJGTaNRzpl46ipYNu0eQxOOYXATo3sXpJgs20WWDHLl8Q_s5cbGtbF-5oGVWEq_c6Bv6C1z4iJWqcYa1TsqLQrFbnXHG9wgMPE0FQKiA3p2bdr/s320/HPIM3862.JPG" /></a><br />Work has been great. The past couple of days I have been waking up earlier and feeling so much better, and that needle is back in my fingers "look out world". Thank God, I have been in a creative funk for a long time but I think it has passed. I realize I just have to <span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color:#cc0000;">STAY OFF</span> <span style="color:#cc0000;">FACEBOOK</span></span>. LOL Oh my goodness that is a time suck. Then I wonder why I dont have time to make all the things I want to make and I have lots of plans. I am so hooked on that Treasure Island. First it was fishville! Good Grief, I need to stop. <br />This past week was my husband's birthday, we didn't celebrate it yet, we are going to celebrate tomorrow. (Saturday) which just happens to be my granddaughter Tori's birthday. We are having a barbecue since the weather is still so nice and having friends and family over. It should be lots of fun. Tori is so excited that she is going to be 7. Oh to be 7 again. I walked through the toy department at Walmart and I swear I was taken back in time. What fun. I was a big time Barbie Girl. Really if you loved Barbie as a child, you need to check out the Barbie Aisles. They have all new stuff, all new fashions, more handsome looks to Ken. A swimming dog, OMG I couldn't stop oohing and ahhhing. Finally my daughter had to come search for me and drag me out of the Barbie Aisle. My granddaughter likes Barbies but not like I did, she likes a different type of fashion doll. From Monster High, some new show that they have dolls that look like barbies but are supposed to be a little scary. LOL One of the gifts I got her is a set of dolls from Monster High. Will take a picture of them tomorrow to share, they are a hoot. The girl is named Cleo De Nile daughter of the Mummy and the boy is Deuce Gordon Son of medusa. They are like KEWL monster teens. I know she is going to be thrilled with them, she has one already named DracuLaura. They actually just looked like teen dolls dressed up for Halloween. Crazy!! <br />I have no plans for Sunday except for maybe some more stitching and maybe taking a nice ride through our area to enjoy the leaves changing colors. They are just so pretty and I love taking pictures of them. I will be back soon. Thank you for being patient with me. <br />Have a good night everybody. <br />Love to all,<span style="font-family:lucida grande;"> Sharon</span> xoxoSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311671076235870750noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27392984.post-28215743022294219622010-09-03T22:40:00.009-04:002010-09-04T01:18:26.435-04:00I've Been Hexedand here is the proof...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZBnwycEV8qsHAFQD-hPffyRYMVLCDBzMvYfO-U1TFT4TN4ZHFbKaDMYVB_RCzwVDOjflSBioQM4hIdDtA1BQqE8SKUtyIljOsphnXxqUae2otV1mhyofYAEfmkJaIvt4XHYg/s1600/HPIM3817.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZBnwycEV8qsHAFQD-hPffyRYMVLCDBzMvYfO-U1TFT4TN4ZHFbKaDMYVB_RCzwVDOjflSBioQM4hIdDtA1BQqE8SKUtyIljOsphnXxqUae2otV1mhyofYAEfmkJaIvt4XHYg/s320/HPIM3817.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512885329290419202" /></a><br />Aren't they cute? <br />Well, like everybody else I am complaining about the same old thing, the summer went by way too fast, it was way too hot, or not hot enough. What happened to it?? It is already September for goodness sake. Labor Day weekend. It is back to work for me this coming week. I am looking forward to it, I have a couple meetings to go to before school starts and they are having a welcome back breakfast this coming Tuesday, it will be fun to see everyone and to see the children too on Wednesday which is the official first day of school.<br />The best part of the whole summer was that I got to spend some time with my dear sister friend Siobhan and her lovely family. We had a wonderful time together but as always it went way too fast. We did have fun, we always do, we did lots of yakking and catching up on things, we went out to eat to different restaurants. But the best was just sitting and chatting in Dunkin Donuts, we could sit there for hours and talk and talk. It is wonderful. I miss her so much already, and I am already counting the days till we can get together again. We rode all over Pennslyvania and Delaware. We visited some great Quilt stores. Siobhan has quilted quite a few beautiful quilts and she has convinced me to start one. OMG Okay I said it. I am quilting and I don't even think I know what I am doing. LOL But she did show me how to start so I think I got it. Of course next year she will have to show me how to finish because I have no idea. I found some great vintage children fabrics that reminded me so much of when I was a child. Aren't they sweet? I am in love with these sweet designs. I have so many more to make but that is okay, I love making them. I am already dreaming of other hexagon quilts I will make. <br />I also had to add to my crosstitch stash and yarn stash, we visited the Strawberry Sampler and spend a little time there with old friends. That was fun and we went to this yarn store in Old Forge that was wonderful. I never saw so many beautiful yarns I just wanted to dive in to all of them. Of course I had to buy some. <br />I bought this chart "I've Got your Love to Keep Me Warm" while at Strawberry Sampler and I have started it. This November my husband and I will be married 36 years, and I swear I was a child bride. :) so I am stitching this in honor of our anniversary. As I stitch it I can hear my mom singing this very song, she was always singing while working around the house. Now I am singing it while stitching. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbbtfBbUFQnRn-mzwyOy6ioowAZEnTRx5n1u-nrlWdtrRxc6vpiuzC28ApLpZRNqTQwjz45LLnGad2qOP7wZkWMDWd5CZukdoPpqT2G0bfEFzY7V_gX8legR9xgorv92l09Fo/s1600/HPIM3813.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbbtfBbUFQnRn-mzwyOy6ioowAZEnTRx5n1u-nrlWdtrRxc6vpiuzC28ApLpZRNqTQwjz45LLnGad2qOP7wZkWMDWd5CZukdoPpqT2G0bfEFzY7V_gX8legR9xgorv92l09Fo/s320/HPIM3813.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512894441694064818" /></a><br /><br />Here are a few pics of my grandchildren enjoying the last days of summer.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErhho7_M_7DXnM2igtdxceanI8jEc9z8u12ax1DKj-5qATMWSCUvpOiOhWiGYFjZ0Hs_RvWPPUW5Ma-bvj9uuvUIX3LdolCNf3WxLz11tcoKxejiHgRibuAcDvb1BGjlp00oe/s1600/tyler.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjErhho7_M_7DXnM2igtdxceanI8jEc9z8u12ax1DKj-5qATMWSCUvpOiOhWiGYFjZ0Hs_RvWPPUW5Ma-bvj9uuvUIX3LdolCNf3WxLz11tcoKxejiHgRibuAcDvb1BGjlp00oe/s320/tyler.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512895726433211122" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDpG0bOVrG0TtNTZXFb4VYok6B2M5vMfSPKHjr6NucwNIKHFramh4xpWRbWZIzET7LmNh2hSHEVoOtYXyxvU1beZG0GTBEi3OF9GyamKRZSabtA7YQ7KRkqg3jVe_YWnqFNlO/s1600/DSCN4790.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBDpG0bOVrG0TtNTZXFb4VYok6B2M5vMfSPKHjr6NucwNIKHFramh4xpWRbWZIzET7LmNh2hSHEVoOtYXyxvU1beZG0GTBEi3OF9GyamKRZSabtA7YQ7KRkqg3jVe_YWnqFNlO/s320/DSCN4790.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512921372978599570" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzmXk2hqEUmP7W5s004HtKNWF_vrmLyUa2fRBb0bWY1TFyrIt5nzYqYJ232ScTbtGCk18TWhv1NzFw0nPZwUxcXgC9bYRcD5r55DzmRrzz8TW341AIy-p8IYPb-I4RKN9zUIr/s1600/untitled.bmp"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzmXk2hqEUmP7W5s004HtKNWF_vrmLyUa2fRBb0bWY1TFyrIt5nzYqYJ232ScTbtGCk18TWhv1NzFw0nPZwUxcXgC9bYRcD5r55DzmRrzz8TW341AIy-p8IYPb-I4RKN9zUIr/s320/untitled.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512923009831388354" /></a><br />Happy Labor Day weekend to all of you!!Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311671076235870750noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27392984.post-32361268287337999532010-06-27T15:22:00.013-04:002010-07-04T15:49:04.588-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSTECRShSYODB_LrqP5JrBDobG2sJiHkWdepmJzqfkg_1S_1Uq0KYbkdK32YL8pJgf7Er-TrKOWVKKs1CsGKXQ0kFcFlR6LpDRzA4fp2Yby1Tm520Bg7I0vHFnHT2N_-otIsH/s1600/Santa+Sam.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSTECRShSYODB_LrqP5JrBDobG2sJiHkWdepmJzqfkg_1S_1Uq0KYbkdK32YL8pJgf7Er-TrKOWVKKs1CsGKXQ0kFcFlR6LpDRzA4fp2Yby1Tm520Bg7I0vHFnHT2N_-otIsH/s320/Santa+Sam.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489711104738207826" /></a><br />Hi everybody, and a HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY to all of you.<br />This has always been a favorite pillow of mine that I stitched a few years back so I thought I would show it again to share with everyone. School ended a week ago and I have been trying to enjoy the week off I have in between jobs. Now here is it the 4th of July weekend already. Monday I go back to work at my Summer Recreation job. <br />This past Thursday my granddaughter Victoria finally had her tonsils and adenoids removed. It was difficult since they were abcessed and she is recovering now. She is on medication so she is not in too much pain, and antibiotics and she has had a mountain of ice pops and ice cream. My little lambchop she is resting right now and still feeling very poorly which is understandable but we are so relieved it is over. God willing this will help improve her health. <br />I have been having so much fun with my new passion, cotton yarn. OMG I can't stop playing with it. I have been making all sorts of things. One of my favorite items that I made were swiffer covers. I love that swiffer especially good for the doggy fur that tends to fly around everywhere, I swear my dogs shed enough to make more dogs. Those little cloths are very expensive. Now even the store brands are getting high in price. So I crocheted me a swiffer cover and darn if it doesn't work wonderful. I used the poor thing so much, flipped it over used it again, and now its in the laundry basket waiting to be washed. I am going to have to make myself a bunch since I use them every day. I wish I took a picture of it first. I did a demonstration for my daughters and now they all want them. LOL I also covered some sponges with crochet and they are wonderful. They clean so nice. I made a few more washcloths too. What fun I have been having. I still have loads of cotton yarn and still got some more ideas of things I want to make. My daughters said that they have a feeling one day I will be dressed in a crocheted cotton outfit from head to toe since I am having so much fun with it. LOL I am thinking of making little packages with a sponge a swiffer pad and maybe a washcloth or two for little gifts for friends. Maybe a bar of homemade soap as well. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNYj7tpZU1_2pZ52Xg9Ojbb1VjMM7vv9mIvDlvnBfgucf_EzXKjrL_RZJiySj8Wq5MxvsjDG_cSBbOnifaxZREjkd71BfnEtDJe3zwzfx3SZ-h7lvVmJYoaca4eV5nOW5F1IkH/s1600/DSCN4634.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNYj7tpZU1_2pZ52Xg9Ojbb1VjMM7vv9mIvDlvnBfgucf_EzXKjrL_RZJiySj8Wq5MxvsjDG_cSBbOnifaxZREjkd71BfnEtDJe3zwzfx3SZ-h7lvVmJYoaca4eV5nOW5F1IkH/s320/DSCN4634.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487814824362877186" /></a><br />Then to make a perfect closing for the week, I received a lovely package from a dear friend <a href="http://gulfskye.blogspot.com/">Melissa</a>. What a special treat it is. The package was just a "Good Mail" package as she called it. Just so I would get some good and happy mail. Included was a handwritten letter which was so nice to receive. In this day of email and texts, how wonderful that she took the time to write me a lovely long letter. It was so nice. The filled with lots of goodies. Here is a picture of everything minus the bag of candy which is gone already. :)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQmqJRProLOWzr3jMZinT_VmjLeoBcR4SZSGvLNwXPkrmn_hBzlqPCZWBr4v2gT22EAiG5AjYna5IMGq9ZXstupsMIxoAEzlGgYEam7ezQU5RbiqiRqdYYAfbUGWa30FMaEM3/s1600/DSCN4628.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkQmqJRProLOWzr3jMZinT_VmjLeoBcR4SZSGvLNwXPkrmn_hBzlqPCZWBr4v2gT22EAiG5AjYna5IMGq9ZXstupsMIxoAEzlGgYEam7ezQU5RbiqiRqdYYAfbUGWa30FMaEM3/s320/DSCN4628.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487815980922818450" /></a><br />Here are closeups of my stitched gifties, aren't they nice?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA2hsmX7Yhi94nnSOlKETSd3JmdfWRt1rpjWxY0k0Z2tV6ZSTuCYVWcVOahwlnNcH9hiU24KHCa1xbKlI9VdtjsX-UDDEqONo5H9B_DUc_DWGqriXUDgeoRa-lfcfAXJyzKjlT/s1600/DSCN4631.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA2hsmX7Yhi94nnSOlKETSd3JmdfWRt1rpjWxY0k0Z2tV6ZSTuCYVWcVOahwlnNcH9hiU24KHCa1xbKlI9VdtjsX-UDDEqONo5H9B_DUc_DWGqriXUDgeoRa-lfcfAXJyzKjlT/s320/DSCN4631.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490139856179044754" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNB53P1sEllUZtFcAOUJJ73C-Dkz5UuXDaKmg65_dwDlG0gw2-Cs_djBVpEpopK32YoW2IVBy72e_AwxQOoPUp-2btQ88eXytpI-oJXGHkf93n1jlL8g2tG0eM4FRZ-RF9SSfX/s1600/DSCN4632.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNB53P1sEllUZtFcAOUJJ73C-Dkz5UuXDaKmg65_dwDlG0gw2-Cs_djBVpEpopK32YoW2IVBy72e_AwxQOoPUp-2btQ88eXytpI-oJXGHkf93n1jlL8g2tG0eM4FRZ-RF9SSfX/s320/DSCN4632.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490139841046955138" /></a><br />Have a Happy weekend everyone, and I hope you are all doing things that you enjoy. I plan on sitting down and doing some patriotic stitching to honor the birthday of our wonderful country. Tonight our town is having a fireworks display and we will be attending that. Can't wait. Take care all.<br /><br />Sharon xoxoSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311671076235870750noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27392984.post-652563973113262152010-06-21T22:04:00.001-04:002010-06-21T22:06:37.571-04:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Just 1 more day of school and my work is done. YIPPEE!! Well, done for 10 days then summer recreation starts. Our summer recreation is growing, so many more children joining and we are happy about that. I have been spreading the word about all the fun we have and what a great program it is and lots have been signing up for it. <br />
Had to share this picture of the cherries from my cherry tree. They are just yummy and this was the first picking. We have been getting a basket daily from the tree and leaving some for the birds too. We also have a bird feeder in the shape of an acorn that has hung there for about 3 years. A bird has made a nest in there and the babies are just so sweet. While we were picking cherries mama bird came back and gave us all heck. Oh she was so mad at us, so we stopped picking so she could go and take care of the babies. So now we pick when we are sure she is done feeding so we don't bother her and her little family. Wish I could get them to peek their heads out for the camera so I can share a picture with everyone. </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrOyywZaLMDYeueV4o2ePAWXV9HPZ10B4_cuO8FGeeKz7AitBJAbPMPDCWAk3-OXhNxMNYpds94bAtp9LtG5V3cxMNz8zmqvNnxx2aj1MBop3ba7ckrLVRkFn26DZVIukdngR/s1600/DSCN4613.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrOyywZaLMDYeueV4o2ePAWXV9HPZ10B4_cuO8FGeeKz7AitBJAbPMPDCWAk3-OXhNxMNYpds94bAtp9LtG5V3cxMNz8zmqvNnxx2aj1MBop3ba7ckrLVRkFn26DZVIukdngR/s320/DSCN4613.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">I started a giftie for someone special with that yarn I bought. I love how its coming out. It is going to be a shawl and I am loving this yarn. I am so glad that I got it. I went back and bought the last 10 skeins they had so I can make myself one for the autumn too. I was so sorry that I didn't pick up more when I first got it. They had it in all sorts of colors on clearance, but someone got to it before me. I guess I was lucky to get what I got. Anyway would love to hear your opinions, what do you think??</div></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRpUgZvpmQeqLR8XSkdlg0WNeIB7Jfj-vOSeIInU53LCGzjVCaytKG3NuuYYjE3kswI-HP9UtXP-OaBGvWlZ_8y61ePAUxu9p4vA4FUR0pDjRZzJvsssqcUDZ_KVC-Z5F9dnb/s1600/DSCN4619.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHRpUgZvpmQeqLR8XSkdlg0WNeIB7Jfj-vOSeIInU53LCGzjVCaytKG3NuuYYjE3kswI-HP9UtXP-OaBGvWlZ_8y61ePAUxu9p4vA4FUR0pDjRZzJvsssqcUDZ_KVC-Z5F9dnb/s400/DSCN4619.JPG" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: justify;">Just for the fun of it yesterday I stitched on some more wash cloths and came up with these 2. Aren't they cute? I love how bright they are. I gave them today to my friend Roseann who loves bright colors like this. They are just so summery and cheery.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-xKKy60M6dESMi72hmr4JaTVRJD_hDvTZvFTpsZihovp7SbjKaAz41HIty_07ODi6Tm2JHo5Y6yVCmmiiWLeLqOsZznl76n8Uan5-GUU-zt2AsEyRlnUe9aGELpdMMu3Hu68/s1600/DSCN4622.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" ru="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-xKKy60M6dESMi72hmr4JaTVRJD_hDvTZvFTpsZihovp7SbjKaAz41HIty_07ODi6Tm2JHo5Y6yVCmmiiWLeLqOsZznl76n8Uan5-GUU-zt2AsEyRlnUe9aGELpdMMu3Hu68/s320/DSCN4622.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: justify;">I have been having trouble with blogger. Can't add pictures like I use to, I changed the editor to the old way but it still won't work so I had to get a picasa account, and then upload these pics to Picasa. Not too bad but I sure wish that it would be fixed. I am sure there must be an easier way but I just have not figured it out yet. Love to all, Sharon</div>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311671076235870750noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27392984.post-18043849108636432442010-06-14T07:59:00.009-04:002010-06-14T10:42:36.010-04:00Catching up...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYD2wDsRxYQ_QNj4p-eiwXOKj4L1vW-IDsB7jH2tlHjETE43CR2UZvU-VCiTOXQBg6lzDPNOtM8wOAuqRtozDh4T7TilqyJdldf0IblveZSyayz-BjbrTn9Y52Zsv5-gLDFcfJ/s1600/Picnik+collage.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 121px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYD2wDsRxYQ_QNj4p-eiwXOKj4L1vW-IDsB7jH2tlHjETE43CR2UZvU-VCiTOXQBg6lzDPNOtM8wOAuqRtozDh4T7TilqyJdldf0IblveZSyayz-BjbrTn9Y52Zsv5-gLDFcfJ/s320/Picnik+collage.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482637451496460882" /></a><br />Happy Flag Day everybody. Couldn't let another day go by without posting. I have missed posting more often then I do lately. Hopefully with the summer just around the corner I will have a bit more time to do that. <br />I just got back from a wonderful few days with my daughter Katie and her family. I had the most wonderful time. I got to spend lots of time with Katie and baby Anthony while Tony worked. I wish I could have stayed longer. We did lots of stuff, we worked on some Christmas gifts together. Katie and I are planning some handmade gifts for Christmas and we had lots of fun working on those projects. We took a ride to Vermont and we went out to eat at a nice restaurant named Carmady's. The best of it all was that we were all together and I enjoyed that so much. Baby Anthony is just so sweet and loving. He says a few words, not many but he is learning sign language very well. I am learning it too. We watched a video together that helps with learning sign language. But before the weekend was over he was calling me Nonna and I was able to sign eat, thank you, more, no more, and a sheep and a cow. LOL Do you think I need to learn much more?? LOL My heart would melt whenever I would hear Anthony say Nonna. What a doll baby he is. I can't wait to see him again. <br /><br />I am in big trouble....<br />I have become hooked on crocheting. I don't know what has happened to me but I find myself dreaming of yarn, skeins of yarns, all sorts all colors and textures. I am longing to learn to do more then a double/single crochet stitch. I started working on a granny square blanket, a very colorful one. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1PMr26zZT2TLImAL6kEz16RUw-4v5nVPX60G0BxE376NyNRgQBX53iDvaiahaYilu9s7G3rPGhb50nCGIyEVgs2kdfPz61DFiIdH7CmuOzM94Ull1ZPdEuW71XNmDoUE4Zge/s1600/DSCN4590.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ1PMr26zZT2TLImAL6kEz16RUw-4v5nVPX60G0BxE376NyNRgQBX53iDvaiahaYilu9s7G3rPGhb50nCGIyEVgs2kdfPz61DFiIdH7CmuOzM94Ull1ZPdEuW71XNmDoUE4Zge/s320/DSCN4590.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482620279087785810" /></a><br />I need to make lots more of those squares but I think this is a good start. Don't you? Now when I say colorful did I exaggerate? LOL I love them though. <br />I think I need some more color in my home. Maybe its my minds way of letting me know I need more color surrounding me. I went yesterday afternoon to AC Moores in Latham, NY and OMG they have a few rows of yarn that are just heavenly. I found myself like a kid in a candy store. I have an idea for a wrap I want to make for a gift. The yarn I was going to use was going to cost $120.00. So I decided to look for something that was less expensive in case I goofed up on this new adventure. I found a great looking yarn called Artisano and it was on clearance at $2.00 a skein there. So here it is, isn't it pretty, I hope I can make it the way I want. Wish me luck.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VaAO4D5cZL-wqYlArSB53jT2Qqu5aB1hSFoSRFRJHlCRJbJ8YViINV58aicTku8HyFpfUrBWqCu0UjJxQPpqljwLUtvwjJbwYLTMhmPC0LNVx8YTnujNaZzPrJ1lpLjgmO-I/s1600/DSCN4593.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7VaAO4D5cZL-wqYlArSB53jT2Qqu5aB1hSFoSRFRJHlCRJbJ8YViINV58aicTku8HyFpfUrBWqCu0UjJxQPpqljwLUtvwjJbwYLTMhmPC0LNVx8YTnujNaZzPrJ1lpLjgmO-I/s320/DSCN4593.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482623221560910034" /></a><br />You know I need to stay out of craft stores. I need to stay as far away as possible. It was actually good that I went when I did because they were getting ready to close, so I didn't have too much time but I managed to get the yarn, get new needles, pick up a couple skeins of dmc that I needed but then I saw these stamps. Now I have not done any rubber stamping in a long time but I saw these and I just had to have them. I am such a weakling. SIGHHHHHHH, aren't they so cute. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcNqdJ5g-3LrCYGsD31aPcZKpRSCRhgfjNltHGi997UiTnvzYrToWc49zEiB-eg_RsHsJM0pordqkqPYtS5qxAaKt-A8rIQUat4AqselvQeMffz2M6xdlzFnNOy9rbF4ejzTV/s1600/DSCN4595.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkcNqdJ5g-3LrCYGsD31aPcZKpRSCRhgfjNltHGi997UiTnvzYrToWc49zEiB-eg_RsHsJM0pordqkqPYtS5qxAaKt-A8rIQUat4AqselvQeMffz2M6xdlzFnNOy9rbF4ejzTV/s320/DSCN4595.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482626307551293234" /></a><br />I have no idea what I am going to do with them, but I had to have them. I think I am going to make some cards with them. I can't wait to color them, that is going to be fun. <br />Enjoy!! <em>Sharon</em>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311671076235870750noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27392984.post-15391189047514220492010-05-31T11:05:00.003-04:002010-05-31T11:55:32.678-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjYbdwbedhzxgEvxGRSm0PzSey6V98GAozN9gpq7QDeBIc-k6yrCM_CJzECto0Efq5X5iFqcuB0yMKsvmAL_HOIZ2HzTrwVJdOizYNssrWHO6_eUjnZ5jw9c1enYPjukHSpNG/s1600/CWINDOWSTEMPnsmailD4.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 196px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjYbdwbedhzxgEvxGRSm0PzSey6V98GAozN9gpq7QDeBIc-k6yrCM_CJzECto0Efq5X5iFqcuB0yMKsvmAL_HOIZ2HzTrwVJdOizYNssrWHO6_eUjnZ5jw9c1enYPjukHSpNG/s320/CWINDOWSTEMPnsmailD4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477453305563660642" /></a><br />It's Memorial Day once again, and lots of family gatherings, picnics and barbecues are going on. The official opening of pool, beach and summer fun. I hope that you will take a moment to remember the soldiers who have lost their lives fighting for all the things we have and enjoy. I don't mean to sound so gloomy but it just seems so strange that so many people drink and party on a day that is supposed to be for remembering so much loss of life. Whatever you do today I hope you have a wonderful day! <br /><br />I don't have any crosstitching updates and that makes me sad. Has it been so long since I have crosstitched? I have been stitching but with a different fiber, lol crocheting. I have begun making granny squares for a happy blanket for my guest room. Yep, very happy. I have never in my life crocheted with such bright colors but I am enjoying it. I am craving color all of a sudden. I think it might be the results of such a long cold winter and a serious Vitamin D deficiency. All of a sudden I want lots more color in my home. Is there anyone else feeling like that?<br /><br />A little over a week ago, my grandson Anthony got his tonsils and adenoids removed and had tubes put in his ears. He is just 18 months old now. What a time it was for him and the family. We felt so bad seeing him going through this. He has lost a lot of weight from not eating. He cries all the time and has trouble sleeping. He doesn't want to eat anything, including icecream or icee pops, and getting him to drink anything has been so hard. Poor little guy. I hope and pray he feels better soon and gets back to being his sweet little happy self. Must be the season for the children of this family to have tonsil trouble. Victoria my granddaughter and Anthony's cousin has tonsilitis a few times already. This past week she had a bad bout of tonsilitis, so bad that when she went to see her doctor he sent her to the emergency room to make sure they were not abscessed. At the hospital they gave her IV medications to fight the tonsilitis and to hydrate her a bit. They sent her home with a prescription of a stronger medication to help get rid of the tonsilitis for once and for all and get them removed. The medication has to be the smelliest, nastiest stuff I have ever come across & needless to say we have done everything to try to get her to take her medicine and she won't. They added flavor to it and still and all its horrid. I am sorry to say but it smells like dog poop! Really its that bad and it cost $100.00 what a shame. So my daughter called back her own pediatrician and told him whats been going on. Its been a couple days and Tori still is not getting better and no antibiotics going in her, except for a few drops that we weaseled in before she upchucked it at us. BLECK!! The pediatrician was shocked that the ER Doctor gave her this medication and the strength he gave it to her was not even for her size,age and weight. It has some of the worse side effects too, so her medication was changed immediately. I can't tell you how bad we all feel and angry too. You just can't trust anyone, you really need to do your own research and thats so scary. Never a dull moment around here. <br /><br />I can hardly believe that tomorrow is June 1st. School will be over in just a few short weeks. This school year went by pretty fast. As most of you know after this job is over I usually work every summer for our local summer recreation program and I have been seriously thinking of not working this time. I still watch my grandchildren and the convenience of the Summer recreation is that I bring them along. But I have been kind of undecided whether to work there this year. I love being home too, and getting some work around the house done and lots of quality time with grandchildren, and stitching, and out in the backyard just living. Have to really give this lots of thought. <br /><br />Hope your memorial day is wonderful, enjoy the lovely weather. xoxoxoSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311671076235870750noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27392984.post-39605503560461578932010-05-31T10:44:00.000-04:002010-05-31T10:44:48.755-04:00MY OFFERING<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjK5QUtl_1I1HSrnWdj8jOJzreoXynY0XiwKUMbUqQdUFpGRVfQKb1_PFUbe6DSUver7EFjs5slWO0lpz6P8_5waUbJKOE3oBNBTJSTp8QMG7Hyb03fEGw7CLxCrdkPbsGnX-/s1600/DSCN4411.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466766635759338834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhjK5QUtl_1I1HSrnWdj8jOJzreoXynY0XiwKUMbUqQdUFpGRVfQKb1_PFUbe6DSUver7EFjs5slWO0lpz6P8_5waUbJKOE3oBNBTJSTp8QMG7Hyb03fEGw7CLxCrdkPbsGnX-/s320/DSCN4411.JPG" style="cursor: hand; height: 320px; width: 242px;" /></a><br />
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I am so happy that I have finished this piece. It took me a lot longer then I ever thought it would. I just love it and I am going to make it into a nice size pillow for my sofa. <br />
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This weekend the weather has just been so lovely. We got a visit from my daughter Katie, husband Tony and my sweet grandson Anthony. Anthony has been walking and running all over the place. <br />
Here is Katie and Tony watching their little guy taking off...<br />
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and here is Anthony with Tori in her Dori the explorer car. LOL That car is so cute, it even has a radio in it. <br />
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and here is Anthony and Tyler my oldest grandson. <br />
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The weather is still so pretty out even though its close to evening. I think I am going to go outback and sit and plan my next stitching finish. I have so many things started so I have to really work on those. <br />
xoxoxo love to all<br />
SharonSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311671076235870750noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27392984.post-57493652264045097232010-05-17T22:07:00.000-04:002010-05-17T22:07:57.615-04:00Another Post so soon...LOL I just had to share these pics.<br />
I know there are a lot of you that are know all about the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and lots of you that are Tombies, that just love Tombstones. I just had to share these pictures with all of you, they are of Sleepy Hollows Cemetery here in New York. These pictures were taken by my nephew and his girlfriend. I am dying, ugh no not really but very anxious to go there myself and see what other interesting tombstones there are. <br />
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Here is the tombstone of the very popular Katrina Van Tassel. <br />
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Good Grief, there he is the Headless Horseman, thats him actually roaming around the cemetery. I am glad that he didn't catch them taking his picture. I met up with him once before and he was every bit as scary as you can just imagine. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX3x1JSVUBzr1gq2erglwlonHZCyd5ecdUVafohBgKXskNxZlDGKtuJZfOsXdH5OOjCczljczyrR6F6hABRlD41BQgs498lFPAafkIAJW2XCJ8ft61zCYl1rnlMLfdLJliUljY/s1600/24561_1285567782478_1328642656_30745569_2305781_n.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX3x1JSVUBzr1gq2erglwlonHZCyd5ecdUVafohBgKXskNxZlDGKtuJZfOsXdH5OOjCczljczyrR6F6hABRlD41BQgs498lFPAafkIAJW2XCJ8ft61zCYl1rnlMLfdLJliUljY/s320/24561_1285567782478_1328642656_30745569_2305781_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472078999579800674" /></a>Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311671076235870750noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27392984.post-86984380441484270022010-05-13T22:26:00.007-04:002010-05-16T23:31:08.048-04:00I have been so neglectful of my little blog here, shame on me but <br />the past weeks have been very busy. There was Mother's Day, a couple barbecues, a birthday party, lots of company, some babysitting, a book fair, a concert, lots of working... and somehow in the midst of it all I managed to stitch a little. I have been stitching for a little while every day after work on my Village from CHS. Its taking me a long time to get that next block done but I am enjoying it so isn't that what matters. I just love the colors of this design and I am enjoying personalizing it. On the block I am working on now it has a name of a bed and breakfast. I am changing the name of it to one that friends of ours owns. Jill and her husband Mike own the Shinglekill Falls which is a popular attraction up here in the upper Catskills. Its a lovely waterfall and they have a bed and breakfast right by it. It has been in their family for years. I can't wait to personalize the rest of the charts for my little village here. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAMJjuF2bcGVmA7rZPFoanhUaRd1U9SUWlqd2XOwf5V4WAsg_XEsnUpp6dnATtZ09Ly4Qqrguu9tt-kI-wwKghP7G7pcq4U-FxQQbS8RxCeo8ITwF19fR9jqm3B085G8CtnGVK/s1600/DSCN4465A.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAMJjuF2bcGVmA7rZPFoanhUaRd1U9SUWlqd2XOwf5V4WAsg_XEsnUpp6dnATtZ09Ly4Qqrguu9tt-kI-wwKghP7G7pcq4U-FxQQbS8RxCeo8ITwF19fR9jqm3B085G8CtnGVK/s320/DSCN4465A.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472064536452795730" /></a><br />We had a wonderful time on Mother's Day. My daughter Jennifer's, sister in law Tara came over with her husband and family, she is also expecting another baby in a few weeks. She brought me these lovely petit fours. Jen and I got up extra early and cooked lots of good food together, so that after it was all ready we could just enjoy ourselves and our families. <br />Yep these are every bit as good as they look. They were filled with raspberry filling and some with lemon and raspberry together. Wow they were yummy. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCfP4nU8Vdql8aUkpWONdIX-t1rlowAqFrggv3JHlv9ydPiOsRqMB9pUfcH6RPLIiv4cm5Cxj3tOUCtPfqjIv4wNR1_UqwHwjaq_IzC3FR3Jl046OyCFcQcqcize4hDuLxcQG/s1600/DSCN4443.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCfP4nU8Vdql8aUkpWONdIX-t1rlowAqFrggv3JHlv9ydPiOsRqMB9pUfcH6RPLIiv4cm5Cxj3tOUCtPfqjIv4wNR1_UqwHwjaq_IzC3FR3Jl046OyCFcQcqcize4hDuLxcQG/s320/DSCN4443.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472066707031984226" /></a><br />I asked my husband to get me one of the cakes from our local bakery, its filled with fresh strawberries and cream that is so heavenly. I thought it would be a perfect dessert for Mothers Day. Isn't it pretty??<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8BZosEcvahx9Bk_0PFpmlN_7jJ5U_k_J5gcRvNWVlF31a4sjvgV8a-mWgOSmetEkhasrHKIQ4M9kL_NOLvSuNsjbuWKlcS0-k-H8iUPyqbcohw1mvrQDTB1i432TCxVefkQcC/s1600/DSCN4444.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8BZosEcvahx9Bk_0PFpmlN_7jJ5U_k_J5gcRvNWVlF31a4sjvgV8a-mWgOSmetEkhasrHKIQ4M9kL_NOLvSuNsjbuWKlcS0-k-H8iUPyqbcohw1mvrQDTB1i432TCxVefkQcC/s320/DSCN4444.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472066715661391730" /></a><br />I mentioned a concert. My little Victoria and her first grade class put on a lovely Spring concert last week. It was very nice and the kids did so well. Here is Miss Victoria before the concert and with her classmates singing You're a Grand Old Flag. They all sang so nice and so sincere. What a nice concert it was.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy04liuD4BPUS3hHsINWkiiYF09JMw3h_MwS1qal_IfLXwAc79k27ALxP-iUhDo6emIhJq6icV3bGZ5Rlt0oeMOz1j0qdb988Sa6PHItYY-jPmw5cZ3pCJwDeBjOXcXwwmDHJw/s1600/IMG_0331+(Large).JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy04liuD4BPUS3hHsINWkiiYF09JMw3h_MwS1qal_IfLXwAc79k27ALxP-iUhDo6emIhJq6icV3bGZ5Rlt0oeMOz1j0qdb988Sa6PHItYY-jPmw5cZ3pCJwDeBjOXcXwwmDHJw/s320/IMG_0331+(Large).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472071298249856802" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflnAhDREH9M0pOK0hnlpyWiDXjMnuMq6p4hiKc0W3N_rPtMI-nmwAJkSTcd-g3O6yq0F5WymzjMTQwdiGM6n_Asce5nlIiAV-tULaSMclin_jUaG4eSBVWajUJD7d5vOFUCTS/s1600/IMG_0341+(Large).JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjflnAhDREH9M0pOK0hnlpyWiDXjMnuMq6p4hiKc0W3N_rPtMI-nmwAJkSTcd-g3O6yq0F5WymzjMTQwdiGM6n_Asce5nlIiAV-tULaSMclin_jUaG4eSBVWajUJD7d5vOFUCTS/s320/IMG_0341+(Large).JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472071303996481922"/></a><br />I had so many things I wanted to write about but I will save some for tomorrow. I need to skoot off to bed. <br />Good night all. xoxoxox<br />SharonSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311671076235870750noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27392984.post-82200428476346802262010-04-19T08:50:00.005-04:002010-04-19T09:51:52.007-04:00After a nice long 3 day weekend, (no work on Friday since there was a superintendents conference, and lots of much needed yard work, I was excited to think I would get lots of stitching time in and would finally be able to post a finish. Bah humbug, no finish at all but I did get some stitching time in which was fun. This one design <span style="font-size: large;"><em>My offering</em></span>, is just taking me forever. I sure got fooled by it. Everytime I think I am almost done, I realize I have so much more. HUH? this design has gotten me totally crazy, if I didn't like it so much I would hate it. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOs8WvLsj_bc12bSKEx_Fw7BLQZ-BHZ99EOtDnOcTXQ_gycwZxMyveNDk2Cj8mtHCakrFb6MILJ2sjmHuxbsKnZW8yj8z8kt4VEeXPI78ky_VgNi0E1MeUuTbKUVSnD1nv4Z4Y/s1600/DSCN4292.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOs8WvLsj_bc12bSKEx_Fw7BLQZ-BHZ99EOtDnOcTXQ_gycwZxMyveNDk2Cj8mtHCakrFb6MILJ2sjmHuxbsKnZW8yj8z8kt4VEeXPI78ky_VgNi0E1MeUuTbKUVSnD1nv4Z4Y/s320/DSCN4292.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461843498510638242" /></a><br />I was so tired of it the other night that I had to start something else LOL I found this adorable Hare design on Plum Street Samplers Blog, thank you Paulette, and I am absolutely loving these little Hares. There are quite a few that she has designed and I want to stitch them all. Wouldn't they all be so sweet looking in a basket together.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsX-05_3dV2t7P2lnw2BVytYzZmU-ub-E1clVdqygsQf9fcRiXhJ50M_nAcO3VuI17A-KaO_Bw3v20zMr36Vn-LbNHywjcDKC24wgnqLHJenqnNviIFVbU9tI4FmtxS-lkV2H/s1600/DSCN4294.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 235px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsX-05_3dV2t7P2lnw2BVytYzZmU-ub-E1clVdqygsQf9fcRiXhJ50M_nAcO3VuI17A-KaO_Bw3v20zMr36Vn-LbNHywjcDKC24wgnqLHJenqnNviIFVbU9tI4FmtxS-lkV2H/s320/DSCN4294.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461843493867721522" /></a><br />My weekend wasn't a total lost, I did manage to catch up on some mending, fixing and hemming. So did my granddaughter Victoria. I am always fixing dolls, bunnies,doggies all sorts of things that somehow find their way in Maya and Dingo's mouth. They like to play tug-a-war with Tori's babies. Tori will always bring them to me to repair, so yesterday I sat on my bed and started mending. Tori asked could she try and I was a little nervous about giving her a sharp needle. Any sewing projects she had done before were with a plastic needle but I thought well she has to learn sometime. I am happy to say she was pretty good at it and very careful. She made some tiny little stitches and managed to fix what was a monkeys tail there. LOL Look at those little dirty feet, hmmm. Well, I am so happy that she did a little sewing. I had bought her sewing cards before but she was bored with them, now I can find little projects for her to sew and now to teach her to crosstitch. Oh the possibilities. :) I hope she learns to love stitching as much as I do.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDlh_iVqLO5jbocDDua9Pq3UiGmDwpa2Y3plXvhmmlGQxIwDCbpSPDpKquZHcNj_GUTe2yZsE7o5jqX9YktRTOHhv1fme3nZYwNM7OUky39xkJjzbRmvLpIPvg-92XsD6GFPN/s1600/DSCN4289.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeDlh_iVqLO5jbocDDua9Pq3UiGmDwpa2Y3plXvhmmlGQxIwDCbpSPDpKquZHcNj_GUTe2yZsE7o5jqX9YktRTOHhv1fme3nZYwNM7OUky39xkJjzbRmvLpIPvg-92XsD6GFPN/s320/DSCN4289.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461843492236601634" /></a><br />Well, its off to work I go. Have a great day everybody. xoxoxo<br />Love to all, SharonSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311671076235870750noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27392984.post-78817933190158743102010-04-11T09:02:00.005-04:002010-04-11T09:25:29.079-04:00Good Morning, Good Morning!!<br />A week has gone by since my last post. I have the week off from work and caught up with some housework and spring cleaning. Did someone speed up the clock? I have never seen time go so fast,geesh, I need another week. <br />The best part of this week was visiting with my daughter Katie and her family. I got to spend lots of time with my little Anthony and spoil him a bit. What a doll he is. He is walking and running all over now. I have some new pics to share and will do that soon but I want to share a picture first of my granddaughter Victoria. My daughter Jennifer and her family are heading back home from Florida and they stopped to visit my older daughter Jaime in Virginia. Jaime sent me this picture this morning and I just had to share it. She is her aunts spitting image, and a glamour girl like her too. Jaime is queenie around here so I guess Victoria is after her crown. I love it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HmtWLnGGzawTQ1ezgIxyduL2YIKzACOXOW7CoBD7b-yXCjjTLOfGTWjRY93f0LSGFqVOPeFvSQ43cKhlALH2u8aiqHH0JCWnO0UQVxe9vGKPmazvpFv9qsFxBsZ0K8CstVST/s1600/24915_1299117194435_1125555680_30846942_3965154_n.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4HmtWLnGGzawTQ1ezgIxyduL2YIKzACOXOW7CoBD7b-yXCjjTLOfGTWjRY93f0LSGFqVOPeFvSQ43cKhlALH2u8aiqHH0JCWnO0UQVxe9vGKPmazvpFv9qsFxBsZ0K8CstVST/s320/24915_1299117194435_1125555680_30846942_3965154_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458867359898306834" /></a><br />I am so pleased this morning, at 10'oclock is a very favorite movie of mine and my children. Hans Christian Anderson with Danny Kaye. What a wonderful movie. It will be on Turner Classic Movies. Its a fairytale and so wonderful. Hans Christian Anderson wrote some of my favorite childhood stories, Thumbelina, The Ugly Duckling, The Emperors New clothing, the Little Mermaid and so many more. To see Danny Kaye tell and sing these stories is so wonderful. Please watch it if you see this post. It is such a nice story for both young and not so young. At 10:00 am I will be plopped down in front of my tv stitching in hand, thats for sure.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCD4kAYWK_jivwBN2yon5ZKr6k6XuvhYlV-Jz4iY24mMCmMdWSxoxGSbjS6WbOPVhih_6LUhyZ2QfLcrBYljFMs1XJZI6y1jdGfgj33dg21mtR4xn6ul4LkwzYqPDDasiwymh/s1600/51FQM7WQ5VL__SS500_.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmCD4kAYWK_jivwBN2yon5ZKr6k6XuvhYlV-Jz4iY24mMCmMdWSxoxGSbjS6WbOPVhih_6LUhyZ2QfLcrBYljFMs1XJZI6y1jdGfgj33dg21mtR4xn6ul4LkwzYqPDDasiwymh/s320/51FQM7WQ5VL__SS500_.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458870180150060050" /></a><br />Have a great day today. I will write more very soon.<br /><br />Sharon xoxoSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311671076235870750noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27392984.post-65938102213490393712010-04-04T00:47:00.004-04:002010-04-04T01:47:05.713-04:00Happy EasterToday is the holiest day of the year for Catholics and Christians. The Resurrection of Our Lord. A day to renew our faith and celebrate life. What ever way you celebrate, I wish you all the very best Easter. <br /><br />Just a little collage of my Grandson Anthony having fun yesterday at the playground.<br />He had so much fun. I was playing around with my photo editing and added the little Easter stickers to the photos. I sent it to my daughter and she got a laugh out of them so I thought I would share the same collage with all of you. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwfx95-1z9K8E20ucRiCUQ-vEbmOHre0TARYf-TTvdfTAfYZXsYHgp-Qm76mcl600nLk9aqOjNZgGXfKPlcL_53nMMmqwN4yQaweddun2JhvmpCOcY56y6zzYS6hrpOp4hi8e9/s1600/7532984517_x3Vnn1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwfx95-1z9K8E20ucRiCUQ-vEbmOHre0TARYf-TTvdfTAfYZXsYHgp-Qm76mcl600nLk9aqOjNZgGXfKPlcL_53nMMmqwN4yQaweddun2JhvmpCOcY56y6zzYS6hrpOp4hi8e9/s320/7532984517_x3Vnn1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456140260891178882" /></a><br /><br /><br />Sharon xoxoSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311671076235870750noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27392984.post-76716290597371749542010-03-30T13:57:00.008-04:002010-03-30T20:35:43.060-04:00Are those flowers I see??<br />This past Sunday I drove the 6 hour drive to Maryland to meet up with my oldest daughter, Jaime and her hubby. They drove 4 hours from their home in Virginia. We called it Operation Daddy Pickup. He went home with them for a little visit. He is so happy to be going there. Our sil Armando and him I am sure are going to have a wonderful time. They plan on going fishing and having lots of fun together. <br />We met at the Maryland House and outside of it were flowers. I had to take pictures, what a joy to see flowers and green grass. It is still so cold and gray up here in the mountains. I am waiting patiently for some little signs of spring on my land. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP41-4noSlGLeHvLoZ9d_BkHKXVw7Qx9hKrVAq4MCGmQ7zjWe_U3DA-vmguNKiO4ZaQNSixN-ewR6LMuRApUNgt5RqaKDsidxygAEEAWMozPFSCRwBG1bVINv71B0UrgBgJwte/s1600/DSCN4209.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP41-4noSlGLeHvLoZ9d_BkHKXVw7Qx9hKrVAq4MCGmQ7zjWe_U3DA-vmguNKiO4ZaQNSixN-ewR6LMuRApUNgt5RqaKDsidxygAEEAWMozPFSCRwBG1bVINv71B0UrgBgJwte/s320/DSCN4209.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454494554339098514" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahsVvad914HVujVdnQJrJ2T1nSG_1TJPsmdmlsG080JTPlHRuqA2Oy5m8whAHyEl3EwVtyOMaN_e_O6p_PoY3sRHJydDP70xXzj4ukSsILZAwtUjfQYSmD7D805KcqM-PrZjz/s1600/DSCN4208.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahsVvad914HVujVdnQJrJ2T1nSG_1TJPsmdmlsG080JTPlHRuqA2Oy5m8whAHyEl3EwVtyOMaN_e_O6p_PoY3sRHJydDP70xXzj4ukSsILZAwtUjfQYSmD7D805KcqM-PrZjz/s320/DSCN4208.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454494543948566818" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikG1Cc7fiIM-VgWNwYygOs5B1Ihv5spN61ic3uDVSdXGCBtfN8cKdSus2m9QX1g4gVzTdz0cD7b0uYuFsIxQiFI1AxpK1jZ0YrnpiuDtOE2PBjWvIRSER5tjFKeirFirgPZN1_/s1600/DSCN4211.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikG1Cc7fiIM-VgWNwYygOs5B1Ihv5spN61ic3uDVSdXGCBtfN8cKdSus2m9QX1g4gVzTdz0cD7b0uYuFsIxQiFI1AxpK1jZ0YrnpiuDtOE2PBjWvIRSER5tjFKeirFirgPZN1_/s320/DSCN4211.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454494556922011186" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7kqhQV4014x_YMOdHVDcTw_iRnEy_Qz4wF49DvdASRmSGmpTK4OIiPatQlTicg8Cp1PJCZSUSTQc8ymYz9biMgRAB96iDkqk0bnfpX9wzAPr7xw_W08zBNqTo1rNjtS5gF2c_/s1600/DSCN4207.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7kqhQV4014x_YMOdHVDcTw_iRnEy_Qz4wF49DvdASRmSGmpTK4OIiPatQlTicg8Cp1PJCZSUSTQc8ymYz9biMgRAB96iDkqk0bnfpX9wzAPr7xw_W08zBNqTo1rNjtS5gF2c_/s320/DSCN4207.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454494535911835106" /></a><br />This past weekend was lots of fun in addition to the trip to Maryland on Saturday I went to a lovely baby shower for my friend Mary Ann's daughter who is expecting a little girl in May. It was at a restaurant and the food was fantastic. I sampled a lots but my favorite was chicken breast stuffed with feta cheese and spinach. OMG was it good. I don't even like feta cheese or spinach but I do now. YUMMY!! My friend asked me to make her daughter a taggy blanket since she seen others I had made and I did. I just love how it came out. I think it was my best one yet, it was so perfectly even. I know it was because of the scissors and lots of patience. I had bought a really nice gingher sewing scissors a long time ago and they disappeared. The other day my daughter returned them to me because she found them in her bedroom, oh didn't I remember she borrowed them. UGH!! Well I am thankful I got them back, I think I am going to put an alarm on them because they are wonderful. Like cutting through butter with them. So smooth. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpPShgD0qASBMf-6FKe7udmNnmBuynShozEum7EpLeNC28gYYmXDfFRw6RDJHLZUQrjSbKqqMKGg-gANE3C02E-qPWwaUar6jr9V1MpuS4HuJcoTUcPn6oARd6FlQay9uBGvLk/s1600/DSCN4176.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpPShgD0qASBMf-6FKe7udmNnmBuynShozEum7EpLeNC28gYYmXDfFRw6RDJHLZUQrjSbKqqMKGg-gANE3C02E-qPWwaUar6jr9V1MpuS4HuJcoTUcPn6oARd6FlQay9uBGvLk/s320/DSCN4176.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454491355474576082" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlvXOg-a4Mt3v3hotz_EBcA1TFlpNfnHqjm1i5r4xhuRs4s5aUghYf2bfYm9Nnz5jxdvP759WBDnJeHqLxq1Vhg6vxyT2w_-D293fo-S2ukHFMUkV4IlHtImEF7T3c4RowXfn/s1600/DSCN4174.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDlvXOg-a4Mt3v3hotz_EBcA1TFlpNfnHqjm1i5r4xhuRs4s5aUghYf2bfYm9Nnz5jxdvP759WBDnJeHqLxq1Vhg6vxyT2w_-D293fo-S2ukHFMUkV4IlHtImEF7T3c4RowXfn/s320/DSCN4174.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454491344426428306" /></a><br /><br />I just love this fabric and the cheerful colors. <br /><br />I recently found a recipe on a blog but I am not sure which one, so if you are reading my blog and this is your recipe, I just want to tell you, you get 10 stars from me because this was out of this world. I just loved them. They are not just yummy they are pretty too. LOL<br />Yep, those are fresh raspberry tarts, with a lovely cheesecake filling. They are just sooo good. I hope to make some more this weekend. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JGl8KR6ltv3EOZIjdc7q4PofB7FEtA6-gFxoyOK3AOOKgKWeij401lb4MX23qgJM1OfHILBMcEE9xIs8MoK7rymoPAECxdGGecJYIQ0sf7y5fPFyzTYa5ReeRSgqRGgaA71q/s1600/DSCN4172.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JGl8KR6ltv3EOZIjdc7q4PofB7FEtA6-gFxoyOK3AOOKgKWeij401lb4MX23qgJM1OfHILBMcEE9xIs8MoK7rymoPAECxdGGecJYIQ0sf7y5fPFyzTYa5ReeRSgqRGgaA71q/s320/DSCN4172.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454497753014707602" /></a><br />Here is a little stitching update. I finished one towel awhile back and the past couple days I finished another. My very first Christmas gift for 2010. I think I am going to give them to my friend Marie. Her favorite color is blue. She doesn't go on the computer or do any blogging so I can mention it without her finding out. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvK7KTEUgaz6F1p1T5XMKxv8hvkduJ90HI-MwMoUW1mQmR_5do1lruh7gMuGtf9w56Mzd6n2uI33c7OndRbClP3udTRURw5ccN4FYotEUQX8cCyTflctMkPto-1RXliLHK7yhi/s1600/DSCN4222.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvK7KTEUgaz6F1p1T5XMKxv8hvkduJ90HI-MwMoUW1mQmR_5do1lruh7gMuGtf9w56Mzd6n2uI33c7OndRbClP3udTRURw5ccN4FYotEUQX8cCyTflctMkPto-1RXliLHK7yhi/s320/DSCN4222.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454500660727515778" /></a><br />Have a great week, <br /><br />Sharon xoxoxoSharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11311671076235870750noreply@blogger.com6