Grandmothers Flower Garden

I was looking at Mette Robl's blog Erle Perle and she likes to use hexagons on her designs

It made me remember this quilt we have that was made by my husbands great grandmother.

It is beautifully made and even has the green garden path.

We are very lucky to have it.

The Tree

Here is our home.

See that tree in front of the window?

We bought it 18 years ago in expectations that it would grow bigger and shade the brick and the window.

It was really that size when we got it, but we thought it was young.

We bought it at a local tree farm, where the trees are still in the ground. 

It is a flowering crab.

It has a pink hue to it now because the buds are pink.

It has never grown any taller in the 18 years it has been in the ground.

A bit wider as it has gotten older, like someone else I know.

We have had to trim it so that we could mow under it.

We wait 365 days for this beautiful event. It is very, very full this year.

                         Then it gets little crabapples on it, that get all shriveled up through the winter.
                       One day every February, I look out and the tree is full of blackbirds or Robins.
                                          I would say at least 20-that's a lot for a little tree.
They are all jabbering to each other and making lots of noise.  That is just a great sound after it has
been a long winter.  They strip the tree of the apples.  Then it is ready for the new season.

This tree has brought me lots of pleasure.....as short as it is.

Ahhhhhh moment

A pretty sunset at the new house. 

Girl on a Bird

Before we went to the stamp show in Akron Ohio

we always stop at a store in Brunswick Ohio

called Hollos Papercrafts.

This is a place that just has everything.  Great papers, envelopes, art supplies, scrapbooking supplies

school supplies.  I got these papers and envelopes.

And then I got her...The Girl on the Bird!

I kept walking by her and just kept coming back.

Her face is fantastic!

The crow with the pumpkin is fun too.

Whoever made them put them on a broken candlestick holder. 

Clever!

I love this picture too. 

House Pics 04-29-2010

The house is just coming along so nicely.

This is just a days worth of work.

This will be the view from our bedroom and

right off the bedroom to the right is the sunroom.

We will have an equally nice view from the nook

and to the left it goes out to the outdoor room.

I said HOLD IT, you look so thoughtful here.

Thats my Tom, he has worked hard to make this all come together,

because tonight when we were looking at our new house

we were also on the phone negotiating

the sale of our current home.

ANDS IT'S DONE, WE SOLD IT!

A fun fun weekend

This last weekend my friends Theresa and Toni and myself  loaded up the car and headed to Akron Ohio.

After we have spent our money purchasing our treasures and go out to eat

We come back to our hotel room, watch movies and stamp.

Theresa made this beauty.

And this beauty. 

This is Toni.

And this is Theresa.

They are great fun to be with for sure.

There are booth after booth of fun new techniques and items.

House Pics 4-27-10

This was thurs. 4/22/10.  Tom finally drank a beer in his basement!

                             Tom and Kevin took the ladder down ta basement.....not me. This is the service stairs
                              off the garage area,

Here we are all hunkered down on the floor joists.

The basement is shaping up.

I love the smell of this wood.

The bar area.

The stairs going up.

Kevins closet and room.

                                                           

The outdoor room.

The floor is on.

The front porch.

School Year is Over

I just finished my last test for my U.S. history class this year, and it feels good!

It's been a busy last few days.

Be sure to stop back. 

I will be showing the treasures I got this last weekend.

Some new cards and also of course the house.

These next two cards I made from the same stamp.

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                                Here is a nice sympathy card, that I unfortunately had to use.