It's June already!!

I can't believe it's June already. I hope everyone is having a good summer and staying out of the heat. It's getting hot here, already up in the 80's. I'm a Fall and Winter person, but as long as I have crafts to work on, I'm good. :) I'm working on another red and white afghan, here's one I did before for a Christmas present.

This is the one I just started, simple granny square and I love red and white together.

My next one will be another red and white ripple I put a red ribbon edge on. I used Attic24's ripple pattern.

I was also looking in one of my craft drawers to get a kitchen towel to put another iron on and embroider, my others ones have gotten a little shabby and I want to do a summer theme. Here's a link to my other ones and a photo... http://soundinthemulberrytrees.blogspot.com/search/label/Embroidery

So anyway I saw some fabric I love and haven't used yet, and was thinking about doing some yoyos for a quilt. Have you ever had fabric you just loved so much and didn't want to use it so it doesn't grow old looking? Well, I guess it's time to take it out of the drawer and do something with it, maybe pillowcases, not sure.

 Another project I had in mind for the summer is doing some more painting on little wooden boxes. You can find them at thriftshops, but you can also buy some unpainted ones at Michaels, just paint them, modpodge a couple of coats, modpodge some photos, scrap paper pieces, or cut out cards, modpodge the whole thing again. Here's one I did a long time ago.

November and Fall...

I'm so in my element with Fall, a chill in the air, wrapping up in a quilt, drinking cocoa and crocheting. Okay so in between all of this, in the last week, the hot water heater got a leak in the bottom, which is bad news, and the heater wasn't putting out warm air, which is more bad news. The only good news is we're renting while looking for a house, whew, and today we got a new hot water heater and they're putting in a new heater. YAY! Hey, I love wrapping in a quilt, but not because I'm really cold. LOL

Luckily I had a big roll of plastic to put down on the floor, because  otherwise it would be a big mess. Remember that when you have to have any work done such as this, not all companies require the men to wear shoe covers, or bring their own plastic or dropclothes to put down. Have some old rags on hand. So I'm told it will take part of a day to do the heater, that's a whole new mess to clean up. Make sure you move all things away from the area they'll be going in and out, because men are like bulls in a china shop and somehow think the inside is the same as outside. :)

Anyway, I'm almost finished with the hello kitty backpack for my granddaughter and working on doll clothes to fill it up.

We went to the pumpkin patch, had fun with the hayride and just everything there. Pumpkin butter and honeys, mm, I love pumpkins and now that I've seen so many pretty carved pumpkins people are doing I want to get a bigger one and carve it. There's nothing more fun than going to the pumpkin patch, and shopping in a little area where they sell honeys, pies, apples, preserves, jellies, jams and a bunch of other little things. It's something we look forward to every year. 

The first thing we always do there is go to the stand where they sell apple cider and apple cider donuts. I love apple cider and the donuts.

When I was a kid we had these little angel candle chimes where the heat of the candle causes the chimes to go around and the little pieces hit the chimes that ting everytime one hits them. The little candle light was for my birthday and I got it at my favorite restaurant Cracker Barrell. I love going there, love the food, and esp the little shopping area with all the old time things you can't find anywhere else. 

Fall has arrived... :D

 

So it's upon us, my favorite time of year beginning, and I can hardly believe the summer season is over. Didn't it just begin? School was out, grandkids hanging out with me, the park, going to the beach, the apple orchard, movies and starting life with a new grandson. Life just keeps flowing like a river, with the changing of the seasons, and time doesn't stop, make the most of every minute. 

One of my granddaughters that I've watched since she was born, just started school this year. Her brother was going into 4th grade, so it wasn't like my son wasn't used to having a child in school. However, it's his baby girl, that was hard for them, it was hard for me. Now they have one at home during the day, the dreaded twos and I'm watching him some during the week, along with a new grandson that just turned seven months. Seems like the two year old was just as little. Seems like the granddaughter was just that little. Seems like my kids were just that little.


All of this has been on my mind this month, because of all the changes. My DIL was so sad, she posted on facebook about her baby girl growing up, but as I read that I looked over and saw my own baby girl, a 19 yo teenager. I messaged my DIL and told her it's just beginning, you have so many years of being her best friend, all the laughter, the talks, the passing on of what you know to her. As she grows and you have even more of a relationship with her, you'll discover so many things about her she can express that you never knew. I still have my older daughter calling me when she gets off work everyday. :) You never stop learning about one another.

I used to be so sad my kids were grown, with just one left at home. One day we had a family get together, I looked out and saw my "kids" playing ball together, my grandkids on the playset and running everywhere. I got that I didn't lose anything. I gained so much more and life became more of an adventure to take in, instead of feeling like you lost something, and it was over.

The two year old turns three this month, the seven month old just got a new tooth. You don't stop being a mother when your kids are grown, you become "Grand" mother. Jump in and live it over, (the fun part is you can enjoy them, and hand them back over at the end of the day.) LOL

So back to Fall, Oh the Starbucks Pumpkin Spice coffee, creamor, candles, and anything pumpkin spice I can get my hands on. The apple desserts, gingerbread, molasses cookies, and filling my kitchen with more baking at this time of year than any, besides Christmas. It's getting a little chilly of the mornings, so we're pulling out sweaters, and I'm starting to make Christmas presents, so far babydoll, barbie clothes, and a cupcake scarf.

I put out some of my fall things, garlands, candles, handmade this and that, then once again thought...Didn't I just do this? :D

So Molly and I hung out enjoying the cooler weather and see what Trixie was up to now. Trixie Belden my favorite book series and it never gets old. I don't know how many times I've read these books over and over. I do more reading and crafts when September starts and that cozy nesting in feeling comes.

   

Twinkie Chan also has an adorable snowflake scarf I'll be making, that's her scarf pattern above I'm working on.

July almost over...

Wooeeee!!! I've had such a busy summer, mainly watching grandbabies and that's a handful, but I love it. One son has three, another a new baby, having so much fun being with them. It will quiet down when school starts and I'll only have two here. Anyway, I've starting working on the Sisterhood Crochet Blanket... http://doyoumindifiknit.typepad.com/do_you_mind_if_i_knit/2009/05/crochetpatterns.html It was so awesome for them to share and I know many have worked it.

I'll be going to the orchard soon, peaches are out, but ready for the apples to come, also. I know once I go I'll be all excited about making jelly and pies. I'm mostly excited, because it's almost August and next will be AUTUMN!!!! I can't wait, my favorite time of year. This summer has flown by. I'm also crocheting Barbie doll clothes. I bought a Barbie with just a bathing suit, because one of my granddaughter's presents will be a box with the Barbie and clothes for Christmas. :D

Father's Day...

We're having a good Father's Day, he got to sleep in, which was his best present. :D He got french toast and bacon for breakfast, which always makes the house smell so good. He wanted to stay home, because it's crowded out there, hot and he gets tired of driving thru the week. So sometimes the best time is just hanging at home.

I made these cupcakes for my daughter who makes cupcakes and I wanted them to look like her's.

I'm going to crochet her some of these above she did for a boy's birthday party. I also took a photo of her kitty, Lilly. She's so cute, loves to hide up in her curtain, on the cedar box, and look out the window. 

Also, my younger daughter is still dressing up her Molly, yesterday it was a Princess Fairygodmother. LOL The little glass tealight holders are the glass slippers. :)

Then she got tired of it and started to take it off...

What I love about the summer is my rose bushes and this one started getting tons of buds. I started grabbing some today to dry. I love to dry them out, put some petals in jars and just hang some of them up. 

Well, have to get back to Father's Day to hang out, watch a movie and daughter will bring over Red Robin take out, can't beat that. :D 

Why did the chicken cross the road? :)

January

Wow, I can't believe it's January already, the holidays are over, love them, but Whew! People can actually start saving some money again. :D We have a grandson to be born in February, just had the baby shower, love those, so much fun. I made the two baby blankets and some little things, along with a baby book that has a little boy looking like my son as a baby.

I love this card making free online thing, it's http://www.blyberg.net/card-generator/  You just write it up and it comes up for an image to save that looks like a library card.