Chad and his family are in Louisiana and Chad sent me this picture. When I looked at it, my first thought was . . I have to share this on the blog . . for those readers who remember Chad in high school and college. He wasn't a BAD kid but he kept me on my toes and we butted heads probably daily for many years. I have to laugh, and thank God that he grew up to be the man he is. I guess many of us ...
The Kitchen Lab
Some days my kitchen does feel like a lab but a big part of what I have been working on happens partly in the kitchen and partly in the basement. I love having coffee extract but haven't made any in a good while. I was talking to a friend last night who also loves making extract and she told me she loves using tequila for her coffee and chocolate extracts. Vince said he didn't think we had ...
The Sheep Are Stitched
The sheep on This I Know are stitched - their bodies anyway. I hope to stitch remaining body parts today, then I can get started filling in the background. It's hard to see them but with the background stitched, they should show up nicely. Otherwise, all I have left to stitch is the bird's beak, a few stitches in the nest and the veins in the leaves. I'm hoping to have this one finished ...
A Stitching Hoop
I love my scroll frames and the lap stands that hold them but they aren't the best for traveling. Since I don't travel, I guess I should say . . they aren't the best for stitching away from home. When I was at my uncle's last year, he had a great little chair but it had wooden arms so I put towels over the arms so the stand or frame wouldn't scratch them. When I was waiting while Vince was in ...
A Cherry Tree!
Here's a funny story about cherry trees. Before we moved to Kentucky, I had always canned but mostly it was green beans, tomatoes, corn, potatoes - just the typical garden produce and that was when I lived in Louisiana. My grandma had peach and pear trees but she always made the jam and preserves for all of us. We moved to Kentucky and there was a big orchard, Reid's Orchard, just a couple of ...
Funny Little Cooper
Cooper is full of energy and mischief but he's the sweetest little dog. I've never had one that was this sweet. He loves to snuggle and be as close to us as he can get. He had been sitting with Vince is his chair in the evenings. I think he and Oscar like the reclining sofa and Cooper has moved over and he and Oscar sleep on the leg part of the sofa while I'm stitching. Last night Cooper ...