Wednesday, November 11, 2009

In memory of Miss Dottie


My dog Miss Dottie has passed on. Last Wednesday I had to make the horrible decision to have her put to sleep. She had developed an infection and needed to have a hysterectomy, to which she might not have made it through. She was 11yrs old and had cancer, so, it would've been really hard on her to recover.
My house now is far too quiet without her and Miss Gin-Gin sits at the back door trying to look 'under' the door...I think expecting Dottie to come back in .
This is really hard...so I'm going to finish up this post with....I will be forever glad that I got the chance to be her mom.

Monday, November 2, 2009

It's been way Too Long


I really can't believe how long it's been since I've written in my blog, but painting walls and putting in wood floors will do that to ya. Something you think should only take a few weeks...at most...for most people....took me... a few months. I've only to put up a base-board...and finish the kitchen and front door 'transitions', and my living-room will be done!


This is the only picture of the floor I have at the moment....it was taken when I was taking a picture of one of my 50th Birthday's present's. (I'm in heaven), It's a 32" Kromski Rigid Heddle Loom.
See..... It show's the floor...sort of. (grin). - (sorry the picture is so shaky).


My birthday was very, very low key. My mom drove up from California. So that was really cool.......We had a great time while she was here. -

Over on the side here show's another one of my Birthday gifts. Months ago I had handed over my fabric 'wish list'...never.... ever dreaming that I would get it, but look...look at all that fabric. I'm so happy. This will be a great winter. What to make?, What to make?....and how far can I make it last? New fabric is so hard for me to cut into.
(big smile). I want to put up more shelves just to stack it up and stare at it for a while.


Also for a 'quick fix', I did do a little sewing in between all of the above. I made a little cosmetic bag from a Amy Butler pattern, it's the "Stash & Dash" bags. I really think I could of been a little more creative in picking the fabric out, but it was just too easy to use what I did. I also finished a pair of pajamas that have been laying on the back of my chair for a few months. - I still have to put the buttons on.




And......last but not least, I did pull out a few more pieces of Aunt Jane's vintage fabric...but I'll be posting them on my Flickr page.

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