Fun while it lasted!

February 2, 2013February 2, 201326 Comments

This morning, for an hour, it snowed with abandon…

(Please click the first photo to view in a carousel)

: Throwing clumps the size of tennis balls down to earth…

: where they plopped and left patches on the ground.

: The chickens didn’t appreciate it so much, as they ran for cover. Did I just hear one of the red hens saying, “The sky is falling” ?

: And this little bird didn’t seem to care for it either.

: However the geese didn’t seem to mind one way or the other! Snow collected on their backs as they continued to graze.

By the way, Frellnick and Polly are now inseparable, and doesn’t Frellnick look proud? I guess their little honeymoon in the back yard did the trick…

He doesn’t take any guff off of Georgie now!

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OK: I fixed that picture!

January 31, 2013August 16, 20145 Comments

Sorry, I posted so quickly this morning that I didn’t realize that the picture was so dark. It looked viewable on my computer’s screen. 😉

Revised original post: A deadly encounter <—- CLICK

A deadly encounter

January 31, 2013August 16, 201468 Comments

It is 6:27 in the morning and I just got a call from Bob on his way to work. This is very unusual. He was very upset; I could hear it in his voice.

He said he was traveling through a local wooded area and saw two deer on the side of the road. At the very last possible moment one of them bolted.

He just walked through the door. He is OK, but his spirit is damaged.

I am sad for both of them.

Dimples must be related to a TIMEX. She takes a licken’ and keeps on ticken’.

Over the past five years:

Rear end collision (not at fault (NAF)
Rear end collision – second in one week! (NAF)
Golf ball and Tangerine sized hail damage!!! (Car is named Dimples after that.)
Hit a telephone pole hydroplaning at Dead Man’s Curve!
Hit a deer. 😦

How Does Hitting a Deer Impact Your Insurance? (allstate.com)

Fits and Spurts

January 29, 2013January 30, 201342 Comments

I have been busy working on several projects in my studio. All of them working up my courage to complete a project for a dear friend. You see, the perfectionism gene I inherited from my father would not even let me begin this project unless I could make it perfect…

It is sad really, this letting myself stress and hold back, when the very thing that would make my work better is to dive in and GO FOR IT.

“Enough stalling!” I told myself.

The job is now complete, I am not perfect, and though long overdue on a promise…

Here it is!

Julie’s apron!

I chose the fabric for her because it reminded me of peacock feathers and mandalas. A mandala is a circular emblem, often with spokes in its design. It can be found in many cultures and its designs are infinite.

It is said to:

“[Represent] the universe itself, a mandala is both the microcosm and the macrocosm, and we are all part of its intricate design. The mandala is more than an image seen with our eyes; it is an actual moment in time. It can be can be used as a vehicle to explore art, science, religion and life itself. The mandala contains an encyclopedia of the finite and a road map to infinity.”

Quoted from The Mandala Project, and found HERE.

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I hope she likes it.

The pockets are fully lined,

the hem is deep to cover the raw edges of the blue stripe, and it is invisibly stitched. The waist ties are extra long so they may be tied in the front or back and the little stitching at the waistband is also invisible! I added a bit of quilters batting into the pocket bands, and the waistband to help give them a bit of substance, and for flair I added some beading on the pocket bands and to one of the mandalas!