Where did the summer go????

My my my...not sure what happened but I think I missed something. Fall seems to have creeped right in. I know that what little summer we did have I so enjoyed.

 

We had the pleasure of having family "cousins" spend time with us. Hubby and I enjoyed

getting to know them and for me to re-connect. Something we've missed for so many years.

Hopefully now we can spend more time with them.

It was so nice to introduce them to our little part of the world and have them enjoy it

as much as we do.

We feel so blessed.

 

What have I been up to!

Well I did get around to finishing the white cotton ragland sleeve sweater for Miss O.

My intention was for her to have it for the summer...but I sort of slacked off...but now its done.

Sorry, no pictures.........yet.

 

I did make a little red corduroy skirt for Miss A..hoping she would like it for school.

When she was here I showed it to her and Wow! she exclaimed....".Memere, I love it!!

But do you think you could put pockets on it...cause I LOVE pockets" she asks.

"Of course I could Honey...how about if I put heart pockets on? " Needless to say she was more than

excited.

 

So there you have it....fini, with heart pockets and all.

Now I'll be making another for sister Miss V.

I bought them each a cute little white jersey to go with it and I'm thinking white tights

would also go well.

 

QUILT

That's right I put a quilt together with a charm pack that I had purchased. I loved the colors.

But now that its done I'm thinking that I want to add more to it cause i'd like it a little bigger.

Not sure what to add though as I don't have any more of the fabric. My thought is to add some white

and then a few more fabric colors  around the border.

So if you have any suggestions I sure would appreciate the help.

 

 

 

EMBROIDERY

I'm working on a couple of needlework projects.

the first one is a wool applique wall hanging of a mermaid.

the project is created by

Suzanne Bruno Eace your inner Mermaid

 

Not sure if you can see this clearly.

It's designed as either a tea cozy or a pincushion but I'm making a wall hanging.

I plan on putting it in the cottage.

This is going to be an easy project.....just what I like....instant  gratification

.

My other embroidery project is a seagull on a beach.

Pieces are all cut and placed on background fabric.

This kit was purchased @ CampWool in Kennebunk, Me.

 

 

I really like this one....and again I think it will go in the cottage.

 

 

 

Well, don't tell anyone but I'm signing up for a rug hooking class! Now don't say anything...I know I've been trying to avoid this as I really don't need another "craft" but I've been

really taken by some of the work I've seen and heard about.

It's all your fault.....you know who you are!

 

Last of all I want to say how thrilled I am to have hosted a family get-together.

I can't express how it made me feel to have my Aunts, Uncles and especially

my cousins join us for the day. I was thrilled beyond belief.

It truly was the best part of my summer.

Cousins, I love you all.

 

With that I will leave you for now..........

Bon Soire

 

A bientot.

 ps...don't forget I love your visit and look forward to your comments.

All would appreciate more "followers"

 

Here I am again......................

Yes, yes, yes I'm back! Not sure what the heck was going on but I didn't feel as though I had anything worth while to blog about.

I have been busy though

First of all we've finally completed the cottage up-grades.

Remember a while back I posted some pictures of the start of the project.

Now we are ready for vacationers and family.

I think everything came out really nice and very happy with the results.

 

 

We are especially happy with the bathroom...a much needed improvement..

and also the back sitting room with the glass slider.

It is now so nice and bright and can take full advantage of the view in the back.

I never tire of that view!

 

Also this week my two oldest granddaughters graduated from pre-school.

How much I love those two.

 

 

 

So cute and I was happy to be able to share it with them.

 

My husband finally made it to Washington DC this Memorial Day.

something he's been trying to put together for about 3 yrs now.

He rode his motorcy

cle and did the run with Rolling Thunder.

He also did see the Viet Nam Wall

a very emotional trip for him.

I'm so happy he finally got to take this trip.

"One and done" was what he said when he got back.

 

I also want to let you in on a new blog that I found....

and I just love it.

www.craftsandsutch.com

they have a great little project that I can't wait to try....like I need another one!!!

Check it out.

 

 

Gotta run...

till we meet again......

 



Works in progress.......

Here we are another stormy weekend...

When will this end? And now they're saying another

storm mid-week.

Gotta love living in New England.

 

Had a nice surprise visit from the kids and my favorite little "twinkies".

It was like a storm blew through here but I love it.

I think you've heard me say before I just can't get enough of them.

 

Here is a picture that little Miss "O" staged.



 

 



 

She got both Baby and Teddy together and said " Memere need take picture."

A buddy photographer.

She's quite the gal.

 

 

 

My Works in Progress.

Sometimes I think I'm a little ADD cause I get antsy with a project

and then get on to something else.

 I've been working on a couple of things...

an embroidery design for one of my little girls.

I plan on framing it, maybe a little white frame so they can put

it in their room.

I really like this little girl. This is actually my second one,

the first one I ruined after all the work went into it.

And absolutely cannot use it.

Also making my little "Buddy" a sweater.

I love this pattern.
If you're interested it's from
YankeeKnitterDesigns pattern #21.
I've also started on the Easter Bunny Wool Mat.
The pattern is from
Wool & Whimseys.

I don't mind telling you....that's a lot of work.

It took me most of the morning to just cut out all the pieces

and place them on my wool.

 

 

I really like the colors .

As you can see this is only one half.

I get to do this all over again for the other part.

 

 

I'm a little anxious to get on with the embroidering part.

I like that part as it's starting to come together.

Any thoughts on this is welcomed.

 

Family visit!

I'd like to end this post by saying I had a great little visit

with a cousin this week. I know I go by his business

fairly often and don't take the time to stop in to say Hi!

but this week I was determined to do so.

It was great....

How did we ever get so busy that we don't take the time for this?

I'd like to change it.....and I just might.

So BEWARE Cousins..you never know who I'll

stop in to visit next!.

 

That's it for tonight..

Till we meet again.

 

Bon Soire et Bientot!

 

 

 

Sweets.........sweets........sweets.

Yes, today is all about

 sweets.

I had my little Valentine get together on Saturday

and my sweet little grandchildren

were here to celebrate.

 

I wanted to make it special for them so I got the decorations out

and got them set out.

I had some fun things ready for them.

 

 

 

Lunch was pizza that I formed into hearts and  let them

top their own.

It was a bit messy but they had a great time.
Lots of pepperoni and abundance of cheese!

 

 

So how sweet are those pizzas!

Oh yes and they had salad with little heart cucumbers which

they love!

After dinner we made some heart necklaces and

they did such a good job.

Of course they included one for Grammie and one for Memere.

 

These little people bring so much joy to my life

I can't get enough of them!

 

And now for the other Sweet thing!

OMG!

its the DuncanHeinz321cake

I now know that I did see it before on my girl Cathy's blog

but didn't know what it was.

Boy I sure do now and Love it!

If you're not familiar with it be sure to check it out on line.

 

The directions are

1 box of DH Angel Food Cake

1 box of any other cake mix

(I used Triple Chocolate Decadent Cake)

it also contained a pkg of fudge mix.

You mix both boxes of cake mixes together in a large bowl or plastic bag

then you take 3 tbs. of dry cake mix

2 tbs of water and mix thoroughly in a small ramekin or mug

and microwave for 1 min.

Soo good.

Because the other cake mix I used had some fudge mix with it

I added a teaspoon to the cake.

I didn't mix it or anything I just dropped it in there.

It was so good and gooey.

Can't wait to try this again.

I sure hope I explained it ok.

Just drop me a line if you didn't get it.

Now I'm also a real fan of Nutella

so I'll bet a spoonful of that would be scrumptious.

 

Well that's it for all the sweets for today.

Hope everyone is staying warm and getting your craft on!

 

Till we meet again....

Bon Soire  

A Bientot..... 

 

 

 

 

 

Hearts....hearts and more hearts.

I don't really have much to post today

but I did want to take this opportunity to wish everyone

a Happy Valentine Day.

 

Not sure what all this crap is about but...whatever!

I'm having the family over on Saturday so we can have a little

celebration...mostly for the kids.

I'm planning on having a pizza party for them.

Making the pizza out of the large english muffins.....that's because

Little Miss "V" has a food allergy and the muffins are what she can eat.

So I'll shape them into hearts and then they can add the sauce and toppings

of their choice.

 

 

 

 

Also going to make cupcakes and other goodies.

I'll cut out a bunch of paper hears and some straws and they can string them

 on yarn to make heart necklaces. I think they'll enjoy that.

Not sure what I'll make for the grown-ups to eat

I guess I'll have to give that some thought.

 

Both my children will be here with their families and I am soo

looking forward to that. The little ones don't get to

see each other often...so this will be a big treat for them.

 

Again I'd like to send out a big thank you to you my visitors..

you guys are the best.

 

 

I wish you all a great day.

So till we meet again.....

 

A Bientot!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storm clean-up..............................................

Everywhere you look....today is clean-up day.

This storm has really created a mess for everyone.

Gonna be a chore to get out the front door.

With this amount of snow at the cottage door

I sure hope it melts before the vacationers get here.

Hubby's been out there today since 9:30am and didn't come in till 2:30pm.

He said he'll tackle this tomorrow.

I think we're expecting rain on Tues. so we hope to get

most of this cleared up.

 

Me? Well I've been staying busy making ruffled skirts

for the girls. The first one is complete and now working on the second.

 

 

This is nearly done.

I also have plenty of fabric that I'm thinking I'll make

more skirts with. I like how I can really switch up the colors

and the patterns.

 

 

 

 

 

Princess "A" asked me if I could make her a skirt with

the fabric that has the "cupcakes" on it....I sure hope this is

the fabric she's talking about.

I think these combinations are so cute.

 

Before I say Good Bye...I'd like to thank

those of you that are reading my blog

AND

posting comments.

I so appreciate it.

 

Until we meet again...........stay warm.

 

We found Nemo!......................

For those looking to find Nemo! We now know where he is...right here in Southern Maine....at 6pm this evening with the temps at 14* and roughly 7 inches of snow the weather man is saying the storm has not even started yet. Yikes! Just does not seem right...way too cold for all this snow.

 

My neighbor and I have this on going "thing" about his snow-plow.

I can always tell if we're expecting a real amount of snow

or if we'll get just a dusting because he won't

put on the plow for just a dusting.

So on Thursday morning I went over and added some warning tape

across the front of it.

 

That was my way of telling him we don't want this snow

they're predicting.....

so when he got the chance he left me a little note as well.....

 

I guess it's out of our hands.

So NEMO has arrived.

 

So since I'm going to be stuck in the house I decided that I'd start

on a couple of ruffle skirts for the girls.

I have some really cute fabric....black, red and white

that have cherries on it.

 

I really like this fabric. I love the 3 layers together.

 

I also have this white piece that I think I'll add to the tiers. I have plenty

of all of these prints that I can switch it up and make a couple of them.

I also have some pieces that are pink and have cupcakes

and ice cream cones on  it. Little Miss "A" said she'd like

a skirt made with the cupcake fabric. Humm...that'll be

really cute. I do have a bunch of coordinating fabric.

Thank You so much "Marden's"

I found all of that fabric in Sanford.

 

The pattern that I'm using is from

www.refugeecrafter.com

She has a great tutorial for this skirt.

 

I also finished my embroidered cissors case.

 

That's it for tonight.

Bon Soire and stay warm.

 

Hope to hear from you!