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In the last few weeks we have been making gnomes, bowl cozies, and dolls for craft fairs. Hubby has been down stairs cutting Military Plaques out. Then our new “Hobby” Target Shooting. We joke that we see each other only for meals, but it got close to being like that, so we decided to doContinue reading “A Week In Process”

Independence, Missouri has been celebrating the beginning of the Santa Fe, California, Oregon Wagon Trains. This is where the people would gather to meet up with the Wagon Trains to go West. The celebration starts on the Friday of Labor Day Weekend and ends on Monday evening. There are craft booths, LOTS of Food vendors,Continue reading “Celebrating the starting of the Santa Fe, California, Oregon Wagon Trains”

Today is one of those rainy days that all you want to do is curl up with a good book, some chocolate candy and listen to it rain. I love those days. I think today instead of reading (my 2nd favorite thing to do) I will do some baking. Bread and cookies. We are meetingContinue reading “A Rainy Day”

This last week I’ve started working on making Gnomes. I would like to introduce Jerome The Gnome….. From the top of his head and the round bottom he is 17″ tall and weighs about 5lbs. I am having fun making these. Then today finished up these 2 little guys. Chef Gnomes… These are only 11Continue reading “Gnomes All Over”

We’re back. Yes the last month is one that this family doesn’t want to have a do over. We had to take an expected ,but unwanted trip to Texas. We lost my older brother to COPD and went to say goodbye. We decided to add a few days and stop in Arkansas and then Galveston.Continue reading “Bet you thought this crazy old lady was gone from the Blog world….”

This week has been good. Not a lot of sewing but lots of time just Hubby and I. We’ve decided to take up target shooting and am having a great time. We will be leaving Aug 1st to go to Texas for a quick trip, but will be back down for Thanksgiving. So tomorrow IContinue reading “A wonderful Week”

I have finished the 6 quilts. All have been mailed and I hope delivered. Made 2 of these. These turned out a lot better than I thought it would be. While making these hubby got pneumonia AGAIN. This is the 2nd time this year. I’m glad he got his pneumonia vaccine. This time he didn’tContinue reading “What a month”

Yesterday was the first fair we were a part of since Covid. We were ready for it, but the heat wasn’t helping. The temperature was 95 with a comfort index of 3 didgets is what the TV said last night. Even though we had a great time and all came home a few dollars toContinue reading “Finally a Craft Fair”

I’ve been making Memory Quilts. The lady wanted 6 and sent me the clothes. This was last month. Yesterday I put 3 in the mail to her and crossing my fingers she likes them. We did. I have several pairs of hubby’s old jeans so will cut them up to make one for us. ReallyContinue reading “3 Down 3 to go”

The last couple of weeks has been busy. Microwave goes out and had to replace. Refrigerator making noises and instock choices limited so we bit the bullet and got another one. Got 3 quilt tops made and 2 of them quilted. And teaching Granddaughter to embroider. She wanted to hand sew so she drew aContinue reading “The last 2 weeks working”