What?! A Valentine tree?!

Welcome my blog reading friends. Grab a drink and get comfy,

coffee, tea or martini! Huh! See how I did that!

So I've recently returned from a rug hooking retreat in Freeport, Maine.

It was held at the Hilton Garden. What a wonderful venue. We worked together in this great banquet room. I got to re-unite with some old friends and meet new ones. Our Fearless Leader..."Queen Nancy" did a fantastic job of organizing it and all aspects of this gathering was perfect. Gifts were exchanged as well as door prizes given daily. 

(Gift Certificates to LL. Bean) and complimentary drinks. 

Below is the rug that Nancy is working on.

It includes "Waldoboro style" techniques. I is coming along beautifully.

 This cute witch is quite sparkly.

Lovely cabin in the woods..

Did you notice those 2 are the same pattern but hooked very differently.

This lovely piece is also done in waldoboro style also.

 

So as you can see I was among some extremely talented rug-hookers.

This is what i was facing when ready to head home....oh how beautiful was the ride home. 14* with very heavy snow blanketing the trees.

It was a wonderful few days.  Looking forward to our next year's retreat but

Now back to reality!

I was scheduled for a root-canal that I was dreading...got myself all worked up.

Wow! I was wrong...it all went rather smooth. I was the problem.

Over the weekend we were able to have happy hour with our friendly neighbors.

Great time and lots of laughs.

Well I hope you enjoyed this little showing of these beautiful rugs.

Let me know if you were here....I appreciate your comments.

A Bientot.

Finally some of that white stuff.

Hi! Welcome again. On this chilly afternoon I did decide to kick back...feet up with a cup of hot tea.  My tea of joice today is Yogi Honey Chai Tumeric Vitality.

It's yummy.

I woke up this morning a bit disappointed as I expected to see a blanket of white. On Instagram I was reading a friend's post and she had a beautiful view out her window of a wonderful field of snow. "Luloumakes" just lives over a couple towns so I was hopeful we would get some soon.

Yeah! We did! It started out slow but in no time there were very large snowflakes. Not sure that's what we'd call them! Lol

And right before my eyes and in record time.....voila

And then

About 4" were dropped. Just beautiful.

SUNDAY, Jan. 8th

I wish the grands were still here with me to enjoy rolling around and make snow angels! What?! I'm kidding....I'd have a hard time getting up!

Speaking of the little ones the youngest was so thrilled to try out my guitar. She did great...I think she may have her own in no time.

Now look at the finger position on the frets.

My family were here to spend New Year's Day with us

in shifts. That's ok.

When they all left we called our neighbor friends to join us for some apps and  cocktails.

So so many laughs and such a great way to start the new year!

Thanks so much TK,  Mk, DT and GT.

 One last note before I say goodbye. I've been in constant contact with a relative who lives out of state, she fell and has been in the hospital for about 12 days. She broke her femur and and had surgery on her right wrist. Limited movement right now. She will be starting therapy soon and then on to rehab.

As much as we tease each other I do want to say Love You CC

And pray for a speedy recovery.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Hope to see some comments!♡♡♡♡

The Start of something new!

Hello!

For those of you faithful followers, friends and family I would like to say how proud and honored I am to have you in my life.

A very Happy New Year!

 This saying below is so true and comforting.

How wonderful to sit among you and just be me!

Sweatpants & Coffee

(Or tea)

I look forward to sitting with some of you in the next few weeks.

Happy times.

Some of you know that every Tuesday from 12 to 4 we have a group that gathers to hook.

Share our time...share laughs and share ideas and tips for our rug hooking.

If there is anyone nearby that would like to join our little group...

Please come along. If you are not familiar to rug hooking we would be happy to show you.

Contact me for more info.

Are you thrilled to have 2022 behind you?

I sure am.

Now admit it...some of you were feeling this same way. Yes, that is in the past and was swept out

with 2022!

Plans are being made for another Day of Hooking..that may become more than one day. We had such a good time at the first one why not.

Lots of ideas.. A rug show with the introduction of the Artist

"Hooked Rugs and so much More"

Well I don't want to give away all my secrets. 

Stay tuned and check back soon and I will give you updates.

Again Thank you so much for stopping by. 

I enjoy your comments so be sure to let me know you were here.

A Bien tot.

What a nice surprise!

Hello...and welcome. 

Did you get your tea? I'm starting off with coffee so sit and enjoy with me.

 

I just love this little owl picture. I think it's a card but not sure. Do you think it would make a nice hooked piece. Will definitely give it more thought.

 TUESDAYS LADIES!

Yes, we've gathered a wonderful group of ladies that get together to hook, share ideas, help in color planning, offer tips that we found helpful.

We have about 6 to 10 of us that come on a weekly basis and a welcome anyone who is interested. Tuesdays from 12 to 4 and a $5 donation.

If anyone is interested please feel free to contact me for more info.

Icy cold water and snow in our future I noticed as I sat watching, this yellow tailed hawk sitting on our rail. He sat for the longest time. He would turn his head and look toward me as though he could see me. As I looked through my scope our eyes met. It makes me wonder what made him turn around to look at me from I side..

Happy to say that Mr M is recovering very well. He is loyal to his physical therapy and exercises and walks daily.

Yes he even got me to join him!

I enjoy getting lost in pictures like this!

So peaceful!

So here's the story. Mr M likes cornbread I on the other hand do not. Probably because I have never made it where it came out good. He found a box of Krusty's and decided to try it. I told him that he should make it. It turned out delicious. He may have just earned the title of Cornbread chef.

 

About this nice surprise that came in the mail on Saturday.

A wonderful gift from our neice. So thoughtful! 

2 bars of homemade soaps and candle. So pretty and beautifully wrapped with fresh flowers and eucalyptus leaves, oranges and cinnamon. Just fabulous. 

I decided to stage it and placed it all on knit cotton face cloth. I will hold on to the greens and try some echo dying.

Ok so thanks for sitting here for this lengthy blog post. 

Love your comments...so let me know you were here.

A Bien tot!

So much to be thankful for.

Welcome! Happy to be here with you.

Well, Thanksgiving has come and gone and I must say I have so very much to be thankful for. 

Family: my husband, my daughter with husband and twin grandchildren, my son with his 3 daughters. Love them all so much. 

I am thankful for this wonderful place where I live. Also for great friends that I've made in the 

"rug hooking" world. they are so dear to my heart.

Our Thanksgiving was like no other. It started with watching the Macy's Day Parade. Then kicked up our feet and watched plenty of football as i also worked on my knitting. We never changed out of our pj's till later in the day. Why? Not sure as we didn't do anything different. Hubby is now on antibiotics for an infection that's been coming on. He should feel better soon.

Can this be considered a Thanksgiving rug? or is it just a chicken rug...rooster?

Today hubby wanted to treat me..so this is what my lunch was. Yummy! Much Appreciated.

Well i will cut this short..Thank you so much for taking time out of your day and being here with me.

Be sure to let me know you were here...love to read your comments/

A Bientot!

Ps..

Finally working on a Christmas rug (gift) from last year. I am loving it!

There's a chill in the air!

 MULTI-TASKING 

 

Or is it that I have a hard time focusing on just one thing?

Sunday..fun day..football...baking...knitting...and with headphones on watching a YouTube on wet felting a clutch purse. If it peaks your interest head on over to wet felting a clutch purse. Very interesting and so many more projects.

Below are a few inspirations for hooked rug patterns.

Oops! Not sure what happened here!

Chill in the air for sure and that results in a pot of homemade chicken stew with homemade artisan French rolls.

Another idea for a rug mat. Yeah?

 

Who knew there were cranberry bogs here in Wells, Me. Oh wait I think it's actually on the line in Kennebunk.  What a great little store they have with a small meat market and lot's of baked items made on the premises by the owner. Cranberry breads, chicken pot pies and much more. Can't wait to go back and checkout their bogs. Who knew?!

 

These next 2 photos are a couple more ideas to ponder.

This is my favorite book. I love making bread and this has the best recipes. 

My daughter is hosting Thanksgiving and loves to have homemade breads and rolls. I will let this batch rest in the fridge for a few days. I will also make a loaf of anadama. (My personal favorite)

So, have I told you how I HATE holidays!?

If we could bring back holidays of the past with all the craziness.  But family all together! Need I say more!

Gotta run! Thank you for allowing me to vent.

A Bien tot!

I look forward to your comments.

Ps. Excuse this crazy blog post as I'm working on a new laptop.

check out these pages on Instagram listed under my Labels. on your right.

 Also #luloumakes is a very talented rug designer that I hope to meet some day.

Hope to see my fellow hookers on Tuesday...it's been a while.

Its been quite a ride!

Hey! Remember me?

53 Years and counting!

Welcome!

 I set my knitting down made a drink and now ready.  It has been a very busy summer with a lot of family and friends we spent quality time with. Don't get me wrong we loved every minute of it but not going to lie we were beat!  Of course, As soon as winter arrives, we'll be wishing they were around.

Mr. MR is doing great. He was released from his in-house pt and went to a couple of therapy sessions but after 4 they told him he didn't need them any longer. He is loyal to his exercise regime, when he over does it his new knee talks to him!! He gets a little impatient.

Hooking is going strong. I was able to organize a "Day of Hooking" at our local Senior Center. What a great time! My only regret was I would like to have invited many more hookers and truly apologize to those who were left out. Nex one will have a few more attending. Yes, we were able tie down a date for Oct. 2023!

At this point jump on over to Roomie's blog  Acornhollow.blogspot.com She mentioned this on her page with lots of pictures.

Wooly Witches of Wells! Great name don't you think?

My helpers.

Dayle, Cathy, Bonnie and me.

A couple of happy attendants

Plenty of goodies. Great idea from Mim to have a potluck and that way we could avoid too many of the same dishes. 

There was a wonderful display of hooked rugs by some very talented "hooker". You may recognize some of their names.

Grace Collette

Janis Ricker and Dot Bickford hooked the same pattern and how nice to see the difference.

Cathy from "Acorn Hollow" hooked the top one..Fox.  The others below from Rose Raymond.

"Welcome" by me. The pirate I like to refer to as Jonny Depp was hooked by Dayle Young. the next was hooked by Pat Laska....(I hope)

More from Rose Raymond

Hookers busy at work!

Now about the ride we've been on. This past Monday Mr. MR and I celebrated our 53rd anniversary. I don't even know what to say about that. It all started in a bar on a Friday night. Who knew that after knowing together for 3 months we'd be married. I know what you're thinking but you're wrong. There have been lot's of ups and downs on this road but I would not change one thing about it. Loved him the minute I layed eyes on him and love him more today.

Our week celebration ended with me having an acute reaction to an antibiotic that was prescribed that on Friday morning. I was transported to the hospital via ambulance after 2+ hours of vomitting. Today is Sunday and i am now starting to feel better.

Well thank you so much for being here with me.

I so appreciate your visit/

A Bientot!