Winner!

And the winner is.............................Bonnie from Ft. Langley. Please contact me Bonnie with your full name and address and I will send you your presents. I can't wait for you to have them.

Marsha

Birthday Giveaway etc.

This is what I won in the silent auction at Art in the Garden. I was so excited when I saw them. I have no idea what they were used for but if you follow BBD's blog you've seen one in a LOT of pictures filled with antique buttons. They come in handy by the sewing machine holding pins, seam ripper etc. So, here's the fun part. My birthday is on the 29th and I will give one of these lovelies away. You have to leave a comment so I have names to pick. Good luck. I'll include a few other goodies too.

I bought 6 ounces of wool to use for stuffing pin cushions.

Last Friday I went to a quilt show in South Lebanon. It featured the works of an elderly woman that lives in the area and has quilted a long time. A long hall way was filled with her work and some are pictured below. The gym area featured other quilters.

This woman did so much hand stitching on many of her quilts. It's a wonder the hours and hours of work in all her quilts.

I love this cathedral window quilt. It looks so different up close but soft and muted when viewed some feet away.

I'm partial to sunbonnet Sue quilts. My first quilt made for me by my grandmother, Hattie, was a sunbonnet Sue. I remember admiring it on my bed many times as a little girl.

My Mom has tons of hankies. I thought this was a pretty way to use them. There were actually two butterfly quilts made from hankies.

This yo yo quilt was so cool.

Last weekend Rich finished up repairing and renewing the blueberry house. The birds were already stealing them. Who knew snow could stick to bird netting, pile up and cave it in even pulling posts out of kilter. Sadly, we found out, or, Rich found out. He spent a good 4 days out there with a new improved plan - removable roof netting, more posts, larger area and the door moved. Thank you Rich - good work!

The blueberry house was repaired just in time. Here is my first picking.

My bread maker bakes a mean loaf of bread. The semolina bread is a favorite. It's wonderful toasted with home made jam.

I got a brand new camera delivered to me yesterday. Whoo hoo. A panasonic FZ35. I was trying it out for a minute after the batteries charged and before dinner. The pictures are nice and sharp. Can't wait to try it out on some stitchery.

Marsha

Edit: Yes, I will ship overseas, so please comment!

Augusta, Kentucky Art in the Garden

Gwyn, Cynthia and I had a wonderful Saturday. We drove out Route 52 from Cincinnati along the Ohio River. We parked the car and took a ferry boat ride across the river to Augusta, Kentucky. It was the annual Art in the Garden. Riverside drive was lined with artists of all kinds. We wanted something from every booth we visited. We meandered slowly from booths to gardens to chairs to shade. It had to be 90 degrees at least with lots of humidity. We had a little lunch, bought flowers, put bids in at the silent auction, went through the Rosemary Clooney museum and strolled through town. (we did not perspire, we sweat..........like pigs) I noticed dark skies down the river and by 4:00 it was lightning, thundering and pouring rain. My friends hung out in the wine booth enjoying a tasting. I hung out next door helping an artist get her paintings down and covered up. We gathered up our treasures and plants and rode the ferry back to real life. It was a delightful day.

One of the beautiful houses.

One of the beautiful gardens.

This has to be the prettiest garden shed/garage. A few of the flowers found in their garden.

We had our lunch outside on the balcony of the Beehive Tavern.

Just a street scene.

Later in the week I'll show you my silent auction win.

Marsha