More wedding pictures!!

The bride is gorgeous--and my sons are not too shabby!! (DH is kinda cute, too!!)

June finish

I just realized I hadn't posted a finish for June, even tho I had an apron done for a shop sample before traveling up for the wedding--so consequently, I have no picture yet cuz it's at the shop!! It will be a Christmas present for a friend who is the epitome of a outdoors guy.

I'm a Mother-in-Law!!

My eldest got married on the 20th of June in Wasilla at Heaven's Hayfields. The wedding was beautifull. My new daughter in law and her sister did a lot of work to make it lovely--and the guys provided the manpower. My youngest officiated (in Alaska any one can perforn the ceremony) and was best man. They wrote their own vows and when J said his, every auntie in the crowd sniffled and teared!! Mr. and Mrs. Heaven (owners of the place) arranged for them to be driven to the airport from the reception (about 50 miles!!) in this 1959 Rolls Royce. Nice, huh???

Lazy days of summer

are awesome!! I worked my buns off today:
Also bought some very beautiful planters for transplanting some house plants, but ya know, they would have gotten sunburned today, so hammock and iced tea sounded great!

An unwelcome gift

was discovered by DH. Any guesses as to what it is???
It wasn't there when DH set up the sprinklers this morning and one hour later---voila. A couple of days ago a bear ambled down our property line and left a deposit, now he's back. This was 30 feet from my deck--that's a little too close for comfort!!!

Here I go again

my, my--how can I resist ya?! Mama Mia....I signed up for another apron swap--I said I wasn't gonna --I was done for awhile, but Val tempted me with my current favorite movie---and I fell for it!!

Dudley Do-Something

is finished!!! Becca came over Wednesday and we did some more work on our turtles. I finished him last night with only one major glitch--I sewed the right side of his belly (correct) to the wrong side of his shell (incorrect!!) Oh, well--he is done! And very cute--now, what in the world do I do with him!?! He's huge--his shell is 30 inches across!!

National Wear your Apron Day

was uneventfull--no one thought it strange since i work at a quilt shop and make samples of aprons!! Everyone thought it all in a day's work. I wore the one I made like Becca's fiesta apron--

Vacation??? update

1) went shopping in Minneapolis--for the mother of the groom outfit--scored.
2) moved sister dear from huge house to normal size house.
3) enjoyed sister and her family and friends.
4.) went to Twins baseball game before heading home.
5) had a great time!!!

And of course the pictures are in reverse order!!

Fiesta swap apron

arrived while I was at my sister's. It is awesome!! Kelly made it reversible and the fabric is perfect! She included clips (I'm using for my chips!!), margarita glasses, a cloth and sponge in my favorite hot green color and three fantastic recipes. I definitely scored big time! Thanks, Kelly!!!!

I'm back

but pictures and stories will have to wait til I can devote sometime to it!! Went to work today and am now going to relax with DH--had a great time but there's no place like home--hopefully tomorrow I'll catch up.

Heading south

that would be me, not Florence or Floyd!! I will be visiting my sister for 2 weeks.
So today I am washing clothes, packing, stopping the mail, giving the house key to a friend so she can water plants AND I made an apron for a swap that is due this weekend, and delivered it to Becca!! What are the chances of me getting her as a partner for 2 different swaps at the same time!! poor thing, this time i wasn't so pleased with the results but she loves me anyway!! So I didn't take a picture as I ran it from the sewing machine straight to her house.
I will check in once in a while, I hope, but Kim will keep me busy! See you when I get back.

Spring Stroll

Join me on a journey in my neck of the woods!! The clump to your right is my beautiful bleeding heart---use your imagination!! The tracks in the snow lend a nice, warming touch.



The story behind Floyd and Florence Flamingo goes like this:: Floyd was tired of Florence' continual nagging and decided to take off for Florida for the winter and let her stew in the snow by herself. She would get very lonely and decide to treat him nicer when he returned. However, before he could implement his plan, a moose knocked him off his legs!! Of course, Florence couldn't help him cuz she didn't know he was buried under all that snow. Sadly, as the snow melted and she saw him laying there, legless, she hardened her heart and left the feckless, faithless male there!! The End.

For my sister

Thursday I made this Fat Quarter Apron for my sister who also has an apron addiction. (You will notice the stripes are vertical for the slimming illusion!!--actually that's just the way the FQ is cut!) I will hand deliver it to her when I fly down next Thursday---must get organized! Yeeks!!

Surprise!!

I got Becca but good today!! She was my fiesta apron swap partner. Here is a flat photo--she will post one with her in it. It was very fun to make it for her, since I know her so well!