Rainy Days

An embossed velvet wine bottle bag; a clutch purse; a pansy pillow (or giant pincushion); a Sitting Lady and a tote bag. The least favorite of mine is the clutch purse - the remainder all have varying degrees of - yes, this was fun and I'd do it again.

Another day - something new

I learned how to piece an eyeglass case and a pansy pincushion. As I made the pincushion I kept thinking of my mom because pansies were her favorite flower.

I had forgotten how much I once enjoyed embroidering!

Fleece Hats & Chickens!

Busy day while Larry helped prepare taxes. I made three fleece hats and 2 poultry pin cushions. I also washed and ironed what seemed like hundreds of yards of fabric!

The fleece hats were a snap to make and came out quite nice. The pin cushions were made by piecing together fabric scraps --- going to have to get some more little buttons for the eyes if I'm going to continue making these things!

More Cold Weather Projects

Amazing what one can get done when there is rain and more rain. A chicken pin cushion, a log cabin pieced purple apron, a log cabin apron in multi colors, a manly apron for G and a crochet hook case for Susan.

Little projects that are fun to do.

We have already been out on our bikes during February. Tomorrow we are off to Yolo County for brunch and, hopefully, an awesome motorcycle ride.

Chilly Day Pursuits

I will admit to being tired of the cold...and what little rain we have had.

That being said I have not remained idle! I've been doing lots of cooking
(freezer is filling), sewing and crocheting.

For the sewing projects I have chosen aprons - one type has a twill "skirt" with color cotton gusseted pockets (the blue with flag design). The other type is a log cabin pieced apron. Of the two I really enjoy the creativity of the pieced apron.

I've crocheted ditty bags and extenda bags from the Pattern's by Dot website. These are so easy to make and are finished in no time. The "extenda" bags are the ditty bags with an interior flap that comes up if you need more space or is folded like a liner when not needed. This has been a good project for using up little extra yarn balls.

I think I'll tackle the "bling" dog collars shown on the Martha Stewart Living website next.

December and January

Christmas visitors. Quiet times. A trip to the emergency room.

Christmas saw Loren, Daren and Kristie with us for dinner. A lovely day for all of us. Unfortunately Daren & Kristie had to eat and run.

We drove to Sacramento so we could provide Loren a ride to the airport for his flight east to return to work. We used the opportunity to visit with friends!

The first Sunday in January saw us making a trip to the emergency room at 5 a.m. - Larry experience his (and hopefully last) kidney stone. All is well, but the process was excruciating.

My brother returned from his trip to Australia and New Zealand and is off looking at property in Nevada.

It has been a little too nippy for us to ride, but we are hoping for a change soon!

We miss Lucie. Don't have any desire to have another dog right now, but it seems that at every turn there is a reminder of our gentle friend :(

Our Lucie

Today we gave our Lucie the greatest gift - peace.

For the last 5 months Lucie has been suffering with renal failure. She was actually doing quite well until yesterday. It seems she knew when the time was right.

She will have a very special place in many people's hearts!