tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78252524741039097632024-02-24T23:29:32.915-08:00My Red CapeEdythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02691023552149059460noreply@blogger.comBlogger509125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825252474103909763.post-52582481862699627742023-12-22T16:33:00.000-08:002024-01-25T14:57:14.647-08:00We pray for Peace and Good Will.<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTPR9lLbIMcZ2hnmRIKQD8Oao4ypccFkUr5Q31jjDqpDunix0HQXdESr5sncAMBeMJdkPt1TJLYjYJk_oBl_g26ASRJ8DEI-QjVMb7aNK-qrK_IU7YxtZvQ-YYW28a5EgODG5gG7l57rZgZIuXPpRYOvfFmI65r8-kNkPgxH8umhkAEVJmGCxQAw9gWc/s2048/IMG_1905.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTPR9lLbIMcZ2hnmRIKQD8Oao4ypccFkUr5Q31jjDqpDunix0HQXdESr5sncAMBeMJdkPt1TJLYjYJk_oBl_g26ASRJ8DEI-QjVMb7aNK-qrK_IU7YxtZvQ-YYW28a5EgODG5gG7l57rZgZIuXPpRYOvfFmI65r8-kNkPgxH8umhkAEVJmGCxQAw9gWc/w640-h480/IMG_1905.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4JCBl7m7cBXy2Bm8YndhTr0yCSddg1lKOpd6vkemkEAaIifuxXz52XD8ijNFWGWJF9udIdaKpJ3R903u3n2SZ1nAHtZ2Da6moSvMjqk34d69JgbamQtn8P0g_3JZ9Q4JAjnMSSY_mM_gpzM6LOVby7JDcrZS70RUC8Bus5afpVigE6FaUPucJQoBihs/s2048/IMG_1846.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4JCBl7m7cBXy2Bm8YndhTr0yCSddg1lKOpd6vkemkEAaIifuxXz52XD8ijNFWGWJF9udIdaKpJ3R903u3n2SZ1nAHtZ2Da6moSvMjqk34d69JgbamQtn8P0g_3JZ9Q4JAjnMSSY_mM_gpzM6LOVby7JDcrZS70RUC8Bus5afpVigE6FaUPucJQoBihs/w640-h480/IMG_1846.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thanksgiving in my house began with a gift of bittersweet from friends in Connecticut.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIWM5IdwG-NX5IP8R7UdahLS1hF8TPvPnhjvJK0NxCCWT86apdSmmGMAwXs1S0gmJFrbeGR-sp57xGqkHKnyU6ZvdOmCeVGb6C5cs4BWgMlNh1j3T5VmmvUDa54BITYkMss5VXvo0NnAQbXeoLsD-aFFVTy059a7AedwUSg03uE40WR-BdVnpIRTMFSM/s2048/IMG_1829.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIWM5IdwG-NX5IP8R7UdahLS1hF8TPvPnhjvJK0NxCCWT86apdSmmGMAwXs1S0gmJFrbeGR-sp57xGqkHKnyU6ZvdOmCeVGb6C5cs4BWgMlNh1j3T5VmmvUDa54BITYkMss5VXvo0NnAQbXeoLsD-aFFVTy059a7AedwUSg03uE40WR-BdVnpIRTMFSM/w300-h400/IMG_1829.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Gus in his favorite spot at Daughter Beth's and her husband Gary's house where we gathered for Thanksgiving.</div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO4mao7_VP0H1T0tM8kVwqjkAQ5eHXPVRJkBHOrMhN5etUGXWeunGndt8OPmMFiQskHgipJhhPCdoW2ofqmSaFSV_dcaMbCYJQGWKGKx4GFH_ycgdPdIAdiYK12XT_a-xdcXLL5-y4SYMhx-oGLchQy4zLWaFrbnd4mpBdraQIBSgCe7dWMFxuGiY-FlI/s2048/IMG_1832.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO4mao7_VP0H1T0tM8kVwqjkAQ5eHXPVRJkBHOrMhN5etUGXWeunGndt8OPmMFiQskHgipJhhPCdoW2ofqmSaFSV_dcaMbCYJQGWKGKx4GFH_ycgdPdIAdiYK12XT_a-xdcXLL5-y4SYMhx-oGLchQy4zLWaFrbnd4mpBdraQIBSgCe7dWMFxuGiY-FlI/w400-h300/IMG_1832.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihWS9Dz6awWEhr8ZsTUCPA1o87FilelKJPvnqEuz6ZKa0vD4gIn7b7ZA2eHjnM0xejnI7iWBTS3QLv5e2RY8vN5taU-On71ZQkFKwS-SVV7tRiv6yqetN3jkIIf7zKKE9wCyVry3rgcp2pumA2dtXQ0IU99aqEFLCSAkLS6s5hUXLaFEeu5hLbeZ3fG8Y/s4032/IMG_5010.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihWS9Dz6awWEhr8ZsTUCPA1o87FilelKJPvnqEuz6ZKa0vD4gIn7b7ZA2eHjnM0xejnI7iWBTS3QLv5e2RY8vN5taU-On71ZQkFKwS-SVV7tRiv6yqetN3jkIIf7zKKE9wCyVry3rgcp2pumA2dtXQ0IU99aqEFLCSAkLS6s5hUXLaFEeu5hLbeZ3fG8Y/w640-h360/IMG_5010.jpg" width="640" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ten at the table for Thanksgiving. Christmas already in the cupboard behind us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXSglGf4VXkCMkd7VzNvTKhC99oibth_AwIjSkFCl7qrreb8QTi53C1lApzPx-kqonQjqhoGs6Qt1sXmMrRE5wMrGDqviK9KM25o0oNZwU21f9YkT_6zPutocrjB2JiW6ZgVStb7Vwb9A0U3Sh6-VjTLomnyGJpePGElpW_21o5xThQ-NUq9pXuQyX1w/s3088/IMG_4990.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="1737" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicXSglGf4VXkCMkd7VzNvTKhC99oibth_AwIjSkFCl7qrreb8QTi53C1lApzPx-kqonQjqhoGs6Qt1sXmMrRE5wMrGDqviK9KM25o0oNZwU21f9YkT_6zPutocrjB2JiW6ZgVStb7Vwb9A0U3Sh6-VjTLomnyGJpePGElpW_21o5xThQ-NUq9pXuQyX1w/w225-h400/IMG_4990.jpg" width="225" /></a></div>My Granddaughter Sarah</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSccg5nbG9fjB1f6V1Y3ICmZ32C4RSRchhHQ4PfVIP5HNyVC_cpl_2ZJeL7lQUcDVh_QiTv7fGwi6UOrHUdy_9S8vrAeGxEBfG9UHMsJ95I4ffNq4mXyYh3mGM6_HyBSDcl5xEY9jSxGuiNY4u_ejg5_wdUdJQ0Lq9YPkptkuSbfkhW7QZOjrNTPhrxaM/s2048/IMG_1904.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSccg5nbG9fjB1f6V1Y3ICmZ32C4RSRchhHQ4PfVIP5HNyVC_cpl_2ZJeL7lQUcDVh_QiTv7fGwi6UOrHUdy_9S8vrAeGxEBfG9UHMsJ95I4ffNq4mXyYh3mGM6_HyBSDcl5xEY9jSxGuiNY4u_ejg5_wdUdJQ0Lq9YPkptkuSbfkhW7QZOjrNTPhrxaM/w480-h640/IMG_1904.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>At my house only the small tree this year, I could not manage the 9 ft one. Next year I will line up more help!<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihYkVRC-qwvQkLcQeBQoSrevB4BykpIax2YsyyAMAZxyQT22IN_x0cG7mQM2NCm3hsdbsGgjiooEBz-8mKDZkiDJgImOMI8UQku8FBsc1SyEDEplhHeFkXtYH6ML-WYyc2rlPJjnoYjjMf-WUzO9yhPtdXIKp40IjYjLvmdEnKrNqZXGH_5qGrRwz9nmQ/s2048/IMG_1903.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihYkVRC-qwvQkLcQeBQoSrevB4BykpIax2YsyyAMAZxyQT22IN_x0cG7mQM2NCm3hsdbsGgjiooEBz-8mKDZkiDJgImOMI8UQku8FBsc1SyEDEplhHeFkXtYH6ML-WYyc2rlPJjnoYjjMf-WUzO9yhPtdXIKp40IjYjLvmdEnKrNqZXGH_5qGrRwz9nmQ/w640-h480/IMG_1903.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Under the tree are two books of Arabian Nights that belonged to my father when he was a young boy, over a hundred years back now. My sister has kept them safe for years. Last year I bought library tape and helped them to a stronger state.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2WvDmkwmsJuQHoHrykOTHf6oc55HXhlfcfesIIifnhyphenhyphenRWFi4la0TtEq6Y5QkI_-ZADT-J636p12_G24cWW7oXMvmGWPDmCcmKDLybjHvAB7Lnb10kvami5CLNzMiV0hZW0UxrjUVC0WEkP9zA4pYErQdz1jL5Nq2Jr-LcxCgVM2W9DBSKsVzdH0DsbGg/s2048/IMG_1863.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2WvDmkwmsJuQHoHrykOTHf6oc55HXhlfcfesIIifnhyphenhyphenRWFi4la0TtEq6Y5QkI_-ZADT-J636p12_G24cWW7oXMvmGWPDmCcmKDLybjHvAB7Lnb10kvami5CLNzMiV0hZW0UxrjUVC0WEkP9zA4pYErQdz1jL5Nq2Jr-LcxCgVM2W9DBSKsVzdH0DsbGg/w480-h640/IMG_1863.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A little wax doll of about 1850. This type is called Mad Alice for their perky expression.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWl7c_tV9U7fLQSneBwMnSymE9rspvkfPwajrBD4u4wwmCscNH-YbwEuPp_frr4TrhsrQWu0ksuXkBpGWkoYQuumBTL4eJLuWWguUt__BJbZgyoIB2z4t_WvDlDUPMQkvxK7psKsNEk7DE8I6Kzxt2lKl08jyi9qF19kZRwEdJt-cH4vGZBuSk8rXqeNk/s2048/IMG_1900.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWl7c_tV9U7fLQSneBwMnSymE9rspvkfPwajrBD4u4wwmCscNH-YbwEuPp_frr4TrhsrQWu0ksuXkBpGWkoYQuumBTL4eJLuWWguUt__BJbZgyoIB2z4t_WvDlDUPMQkvxK7psKsNEk7DE8I6Kzxt2lKl08jyi9qF19kZRwEdJt-cH4vGZBuSk8rXqeNk/w480-h640/IMG_1900.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>I made wings for her of cotton batting and old tinsel garland. and she is happy on the top of my tree. Many of the ornaments on this tree are of batting and scrap, some old some new.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNWe1QPNt-kKOi1NI3D2TOlPnUf_ypk2uKhtqGkyAplWe7UeueAQ6LZrSwxAyCJUz3MCe6c_As3RG2Kw52cw-AZl3oyTq6_xzsgXD3d821wUN208wAQiMf1HdLhVoPApe7txgwdIwOdmCoVhWjRSpRpg303v6e1Qv6sMc8p9h92PFID_kzeoKRKhXV10/s2048/IMG_1898.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWNWe1QPNt-kKOi1NI3D2TOlPnUf_ypk2uKhtqGkyAplWe7UeueAQ6LZrSwxAyCJUz3MCe6c_As3RG2Kw52cw-AZl3oyTq6_xzsgXD3d821wUN208wAQiMf1HdLhVoPApe7txgwdIwOdmCoVhWjRSpRpg303v6e1Qv6sMc8p9h92PFID_kzeoKRKhXV10/w640-h480/IMG_1898.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtv0rgy7F3nY1kQgYJhgwNPbegevlMmnvFJ-ctBgJ5bTX2xRHC4pQUX_f0Fpu94h7bnnvfCghtTtvcmBEuoUQErcGgaxydPzIZzdfZ2PeVThbp_DeeNB9ct7_zr6XrryCpfzVpR4eIyOYWTEb57FL_d5Fwi2qV2vD5gN4HQwtRe3RHEuuwUYDQVbfHcI/s2048/IMG_1897.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHtv0rgy7F3nY1kQgYJhgwNPbegevlMmnvFJ-ctBgJ5bTX2xRHC4pQUX_f0Fpu94h7bnnvfCghtTtvcmBEuoUQErcGgaxydPzIZzdfZ2PeVThbp_DeeNB9ct7_zr6XrryCpfzVpR4eIyOYWTEb57FL_d5Fwi2qV2vD5gN4HQwtRe3RHEuuwUYDQVbfHcI/w300-h400/IMG_1897.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Y3LS1nSr-vQYrtUMfnB0-HxPxrOnJupcPcQwAw-v9oEqDVUoiT3uj2FG5sYYBwrIYLQ2PY_o8T3WJWexLfa1maKzuVragyHTLIkb89sDbX1BKvW8KCb8g70Px9SfSB8RFT1xu0OEHgXZYc3YiYPoKll0uEEiEQf4hRzwoHXfW7luDsl5N89UvH4SRUI/s2048/IMG_1896.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Y3LS1nSr-vQYrtUMfnB0-HxPxrOnJupcPcQwAw-v9oEqDVUoiT3uj2FG5sYYBwrIYLQ2PY_o8T3WJWexLfa1maKzuVragyHTLIkb89sDbX1BKvW8KCb8g70Px9SfSB8RFT1xu0OEHgXZYc3YiYPoKll0uEEiEQf4hRzwoHXfW7luDsl5N89UvH4SRUI/w480-h640/IMG_1896.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRzPh-Zretq-pF_E5GhgISH4I9wUgfolbkaRmZaktSqDPqwQEkok4T77vylNj8HdINSz_M7bjL_RiZIZlwNyL-mCEEf1Ys9DU8yVfDOSrRPIs0GWHmuxonv5IIdqJdDT1V2Kt1Yc5bo2_OMOco9pZFwKDjHIrPu4tGEpc9nzAyt5_OV7N3G1lc9jyqsw/s2048/IMG_1910.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRzPh-Zretq-pF_E5GhgISH4I9wUgfolbkaRmZaktSqDPqwQEkok4T77vylNj8HdINSz_M7bjL_RiZIZlwNyL-mCEEf1Ys9DU8yVfDOSrRPIs0GWHmuxonv5IIdqJdDT1V2Kt1Yc5bo2_OMOco9pZFwKDjHIrPu4tGEpc9nzAyt5_OV7N3G1lc9jyqsw/w480-h640/IMG_1910.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>The sled was on the dining table for a little while and then the old goose took up there. The goose is usually high on a shelf where I do not get to enjoy him enough. 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I decided to make some inspired by her rugs for my Greiner dolls. For the shapes I am using old tin Cookie cutters, also typical of Pennsylvania. I am attempting to copy her style but not her exact rugs. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRP8Ztk31mj56fGvVcusCeZBHpcWmmwKiBlDarUFlq8BZ5QwmsaMHCZ8kMWC1NZ3ZcmBecKxopGHY01zd0NQPJTn_U65jS2PwjdoLAn35JcXI5IUOUuGxras9Mo5USyz7DIzYZs-Y0AVdtoNwfDGqVmkfuBSGGImZjjBgHxfQFHtzTcto1KDld1TMNczQ/s2048/IMG_1696.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRP8Ztk31mj56fGvVcusCeZBHpcWmmwKiBlDarUFlq8BZ5QwmsaMHCZ8kMWC1NZ3ZcmBecKxopGHY01zd0NQPJTn_U65jS2PwjdoLAn35JcXI5IUOUuGxras9Mo5USyz7DIzYZs-Y0AVdtoNwfDGqVmkfuBSGGImZjjBgHxfQFHtzTcto1KDld1TMNczQ/w640-h480/IMG_1696.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2K0r-8EUvfRfcCd5Y6G6eKx5T4EXLeTTMPeaq0f-ZlXAQxl4lVNMek0axtba3wzIQbXbey2usTp-SnNfNXiHTApUY81N9oNlD1Y-nMY_2khchXrV-7TnLZKfXZ-4FJd8oWROv1dO-uMqAa5svGAe7KfOSGBqXYgbZr5Y3ouQGIvGlG9NeRVZpyHlOW0/s2048/IMG_1698.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2K0r-8EUvfRfcCd5Y6G6eKx5T4EXLeTTMPeaq0f-ZlXAQxl4lVNMek0axtba3wzIQbXbey2usTp-SnNfNXiHTApUY81N9oNlD1Y-nMY_2khchXrV-7TnLZKfXZ-4FJd8oWROv1dO-uMqAa5svGAe7KfOSGBqXYgbZr5Y3ouQGIvGlG9NeRVZpyHlOW0/w300-h400/IMG_1698.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWJFHrKQYrdixvs33zcoTg2EmOe9LB2bJ3rYRtw4-C_QqELSnadChAqSvHhzmapIXxHQdd5_Xd34YVkd-NvSfkR3JsU2ybpW4SqPPAmSpi_eh4upb6qeSbje9s8fr7GssGUALd12F0Gs12ZO4DELzMq4An5-eu68KvXkXnbnN5AD5ecKDedOUs7bzlIk/s2048/IMG_1699.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNWJFHrKQYrdixvs33zcoTg2EmOe9LB2bJ3rYRtw4-C_QqELSnadChAqSvHhzmapIXxHQdd5_Xd34YVkd-NvSfkR3JsU2ybpW4SqPPAmSpi_eh4upb6qeSbje9s8fr7GssGUALd12F0Gs12ZO4DELzMq4An5-eu68KvXkXnbnN5AD5ecKDedOUs7bzlIk/w640-h480/IMG_1699.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BRHNmSoTLeE3Y77C-IpWjtzkCnmcHv6-P33zm4AiL6xjJOnYk_8Dg-DHfxKHbLhjsEthAx11QnPMW2J3rNB3IRzxZbWL_oXnE8xs2gQJV7scXQS2VujjXT65owlX-K_zN4G4C6LTfrUaIjTZrShEmas52qHGzNhk97bGk4KYyVQpcxe1_glD3F2rW9U/s2048/IMG_1712.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BRHNmSoTLeE3Y77C-IpWjtzkCnmcHv6-P33zm4AiL6xjJOnYk_8Dg-DHfxKHbLhjsEthAx11QnPMW2J3rNB3IRzxZbWL_oXnE8xs2gQJV7scXQS2VujjXT65owlX-K_zN4G4C6LTfrUaIjTZrShEmas52qHGzNhk97bGk4KYyVQpcxe1_glD3F2rW9U/w400-h300/IMG_1712.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCwW2P3bmSg9WmJvPs5Hg9wJvCxJSgax2viQNTIIF30gm1dkabZL6sUeUMhfDgp31qUcxhSGqhjzEr17spZnRq6nf35s_WcqV91Gwxw92hoAj7SV82oy3dkT4NLByigYYKnXJZgmKW4J_mi1UalSf2UhvpeY9PFa8LOtJu8NqjzEhh3jmoQzRkGz9Edkk/s2048/IMG_1719.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCwW2P3bmSg9WmJvPs5Hg9wJvCxJSgax2viQNTIIF30gm1dkabZL6sUeUMhfDgp31qUcxhSGqhjzEr17spZnRq6nf35s_WcqV91Gwxw92hoAj7SV82oy3dkT4NLByigYYKnXJZgmKW4J_mi1UalSf2UhvpeY9PFa8LOtJu8NqjzEhh3jmoQzRkGz9Edkk/w300-h400/IMG_1719.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Horse rug above at top, hooked all with yarn, too solid to be pretty to me. A better collection of yarn would solve this.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfLf84b6YIZABCwiJYLQJKwWa74tAwTJEVPU1ctikvNrW2CwenHwWQcsWgyNcTWCxNPQ8t7jbjNPgoaz5JJ6yIFVTDvfcESFBW8dg0IGfhyHRoSU2aAa6AP2uKpiFkCQ4_wXrETo-Q8j_8t6K4avjmwdnbpfGzFL8POIr2PJXcWB9x7QTEYI87pQ6mNw/s2048/IMG_1725.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAfLf84b6YIZABCwiJYLQJKwWa74tAwTJEVPU1ctikvNrW2CwenHwWQcsWgyNcTWCxNPQ8t7jbjNPgoaz5JJ6yIFVTDvfcESFBW8dg0IGfhyHRoSU2aAa6AP2uKpiFkCQ4_wXrETo-Q8j_8t6K4avjmwdnbpfGzFL8POIr2PJXcWB9x7QTEYI87pQ6mNw/w480-h640/IMG_1725.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>My sister sent me the dear chair, from a Houston estate. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Uqg-8JopUqTHUgF73UQAg0bKiAUA7w-Og3lAsqAQq54iOiCSvdiXTlBpGfqxhV4ObMNehINAIg26AViMkWEu0x2y2gI5Gd_otAq9TGsdSpi4yG3GuZ7kqcQLWfypGSv0pAu35gDvjnwZkL5iU7AW7DCgof3RBEWt8DGQ8ubhkxukrboQCsl786JlCXE/s2048/IMG_1727.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Uqg-8JopUqTHUgF73UQAg0bKiAUA7w-Og3lAsqAQq54iOiCSvdiXTlBpGfqxhV4ObMNehINAIg26AViMkWEu0x2y2gI5Gd_otAq9TGsdSpi4yG3GuZ7kqcQLWfypGSv0pAu35gDvjnwZkL5iU7AW7DCgof3RBEWt8DGQ8ubhkxukrboQCsl786JlCXE/w480-h640/IMG_1727.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>Making accessories for the antique doll family has always been something Jack and I have done. See the sweet little horn book he made long ago.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhXUtgg73SCeyGWiYoB2Tecd4xmd-Lm_SFHAlNMRQvA5_AXeKSwT_Q_Vq6xQOseYWZlB7imkcgFuc3n3C6-OyNirikyhhgEYOzKncogaV1e8Am9V_XSngROFZUFCv9cDkgG9pw01N6-BE6I9NssOyAGcVzDOJl-e0ZkzQRssbuXRxAxtxXTGL5wpA2mU/s2048/IMG_1729.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhXUtgg73SCeyGWiYoB2Tecd4xmd-Lm_SFHAlNMRQvA5_AXeKSwT_Q_Vq6xQOseYWZlB7imkcgFuc3n3C6-OyNirikyhhgEYOzKncogaV1e8Am9V_XSngROFZUFCv9cDkgG9pw01N6-BE6I9NssOyAGcVzDOJl-e0ZkzQRssbuXRxAxtxXTGL5wpA2mU/s320/IMG_1729.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5rk6y6kEZoUWF3GEY2kNH29E-Ull7HHBPn36DBmmPF7DHNZukbTtN5Av0uYnYxrW73BO7uuIV6AtpllChHl3NPwzYqnNoiDQvqueG4cQaGdXjvhgqZrGD6c6lc3J1WH4wlFjoellVqb-PnqhgNkGDn9yvGN22bprhSvJUhx1J6INjSUtjoiuM3I-hSI/s2048/IMG_1730.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ5rk6y6kEZoUWF3GEY2kNH29E-Ull7HHBPn36DBmmPF7DHNZukbTtN5Av0uYnYxrW73BO7uuIV6AtpllChHl3NPwzYqnNoiDQvqueG4cQaGdXjvhgqZrGD6c6lc3J1WH4wlFjoellVqb-PnqhgNkGDn9yvGN22bprhSvJUhx1J6INjSUtjoiuM3I-hSI/s320/IMG_1730.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFw39c3WDOORka9Yjawj1ZWQGkf_F01UFTahMBYo87vq-PDRtJ2nEJPNohGCGoFF6aLhOVSw9_DA6svXQqO7To8RGgrxPyfCayes9pHviIIFyyn4Dk0ygxSHBJBJ4t7F2SDd1ccEW1W270qtnrbXdexLTnYYXrchRR_2UfEr0RmywrZbLosUJ3FKb-maw/s2048/IMG_1731.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFw39c3WDOORka9Yjawj1ZWQGkf_F01UFTahMBYo87vq-PDRtJ2nEJPNohGCGoFF6aLhOVSw9_DA6svXQqO7To8RGgrxPyfCayes9pHviIIFyyn4Dk0ygxSHBJBJ4t7F2SDd1ccEW1W270qtnrbXdexLTnYYXrchRR_2UfEr0RmywrZbLosUJ3FKb-maw/s320/IMG_1731.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzz7hk83am5PL3jPpNne3g2-CQUELpUiVDg63kSB4J8HRZC6pnQDRqzQhOOf1qdrdEBoTgoheM6EA5B-yZQr7sWuleny7drl-iezMNS93ZaPqJ4S8eTIMad58bfCxy8KiVY_-0VtNAyztMkOnCeYTzxxaLNihCXaXiWIQ63DAkq8sVlrvC_5qDu21X9Y/s2048/IMG_1732.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzz7hk83am5PL3jPpNne3g2-CQUELpUiVDg63kSB4J8HRZC6pnQDRqzQhOOf1qdrdEBoTgoheM6EA5B-yZQr7sWuleny7drl-iezMNS93ZaPqJ4S8eTIMad58bfCxy8KiVY_-0VtNAyztMkOnCeYTzxxaLNihCXaXiWIQ63DAkq8sVlrvC_5qDu21X9Y/s320/IMG_1732.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>One of my full size chairs also has a hooked mat I made showing a horse.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZaSCJVFqsSyvueYPsyBQW-ofwA4ggbuGlAgIJiqkt7qPbxu775XKGmdKl2_U_fB1Zy4oXhKcKdthdT-Rt0TQnH9_5m06CXqU4aVIqUmNEZ1_N1nLCSG3cslGltYCyPCC1FqdyRXFS1wieaG5VjlP-8XSEKNSdTVRNwrxZEMnuznNWo1_fa5j_jPmRUI/s2048/IMG_1735.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZaSCJVFqsSyvueYPsyBQW-ofwA4ggbuGlAgIJiqkt7qPbxu775XKGmdKl2_U_fB1Zy4oXhKcKdthdT-Rt0TQnH9_5m06CXqU4aVIqUmNEZ1_N1nLCSG3cslGltYCyPCC1FqdyRXFS1wieaG5VjlP-8XSEKNSdTVRNwrxZEMnuznNWo1_fa5j_jPmRUI/w640-h480/IMG_1735.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFQYLuG33KR-6TU3KuLtwN_WOgi-01ETjKEMcmpExjOZcmSpEL4oj7GKSsJcWMLiJPFZsgqkJP9EzJV1k73tduIG1H2CQ30-LhnoJSsHwTj00KXdtgCYXYVup2Icpm3gcuNRq0m6NMNRd8PAmVcDILUGVt5ywMBzqP0j3o_0c0-si_P8WOtjpiUq1bqg/s2048/IMG_1736.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFQYLuG33KR-6TU3KuLtwN_WOgi-01ETjKEMcmpExjOZcmSpEL4oj7GKSsJcWMLiJPFZsgqkJP9EzJV1k73tduIG1H2CQ30-LhnoJSsHwTj00KXdtgCYXYVup2Icpm3gcuNRq0m6NMNRd8PAmVcDILUGVt5ywMBzqP0j3o_0c0-si_P8WOtjpiUq1bqg/w400-h300/IMG_1736.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p>I am having a good time at this, as I have loved Pennsylvania folk art for over 50 years. I hooked part of the horse rug with yarn but it was too solid so I switched back to regular wool fabric strips. Yarn is so much easier on hands! I can't do much rug hooking now, but the small pieces are marginally doable.<span style="text-align: center;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjSuUi8xV2IaVtk50LGNcvo1YucFbdQCwsuHNUc0E_fb20YI_U8Sa4kmzD8af1SNSA_fOwmVfcuyhroMFITy7VXtdkDZB5znjEevB5l56tcLGe-ahn9KB_8Tp4gqCtcnOI2c_xuSiVAqBgb0-EAeTTO6VctBZzr2htC45ZFmaGldo9OWm_CQvYyZH_N3o/s2048/dix%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjSuUi8xV2IaVtk50LGNcvo1YucFbdQCwsuHNUc0E_fb20YI_U8Sa4kmzD8af1SNSA_fOwmVfcuyhroMFITy7VXtdkDZB5znjEevB5l56tcLGe-ahn9KB_8Tp4gqCtcnOI2c_xuSiVAqBgb0-EAeTTO6VctBZzr2htC45ZFmaGldo9OWm_CQvYyZH_N3o/s320/dix%203.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Here is a third little rug, using an eagle cookie cutter belonging to my friend Dixie, it has a more faded pastel look with some soft blue. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9wt9XdQQCSOL1SP18U_nRHXX0a0hwf4XLWXDgtPtqNlcgrATPcq08oNUFwV-5RYK3EKyTwOQVbfLF2KxF5Ek94nf9ZTjfR9ujpz0T5AZILTxiLAHPW5CysHPxlwINwY-o759IE4yHwX6cFWZ4rbwD9Ceg760nElXZF8BYSjTI2vZIhu-VTkdW-O2NE8/s2048/IMG_1751.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX9wt9XdQQCSOL1SP18U_nRHXX0a0hwf4XLWXDgtPtqNlcgrATPcq08oNUFwV-5RYK3EKyTwOQVbfLF2KxF5Ek94nf9ZTjfR9ujpz0T5AZILTxiLAHPW5CysHPxlwINwY-o759IE4yHwX6cFWZ4rbwD9Ceg760nElXZF8BYSjTI2vZIhu-VTkdW-O2NE8/w640-h480/IMG_1751.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWe-tngY9MSDoMYuAylPG-Wh-OKtkLqRpwTnJ_8sRGks9i-ETbfm7N-5XMSznWyVk0jKrhz3oOLaNLllOpGMFGowCq9o9SAMIUp9vH1DDfows7j7hTNPxvJXM8G7IxFa04HlnJTsB2SqS7th-Q-mB4XUtAGs06BA37weNOtg5lnWWE9oP7Or-NEXtlr4/s2048/IMG_1737.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfWe-tngY9MSDoMYuAylPG-Wh-OKtkLqRpwTnJ_8sRGks9i-ETbfm7N-5XMSznWyVk0jKrhz3oOLaNLllOpGMFGowCq9o9SAMIUp9vH1DDfows7j7hTNPxvJXM8G7IxFa04HlnJTsB2SqS7th-Q-mB4XUtAGs06BA37weNOtg5lnWWE9oP7Or-NEXtlr4/w300-h400/IMG_1737.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>I have been guided in making the little rugs by this wonderful book about Magdalena's life and her rugs.<br /><p>Soon it will be time to write "30" here. There have been more than 500 posts in this journal. e</p></div>Edyth ONeillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258522501347895113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825252474103909763.post-6026714183159408252023-04-02T16:18:00.004-07:002023-09-21T15:00:41.114-07:00playing with rag dolls still<p> Cloth dolls like Izannah Walker's dolls made in a cottage industry to sell, have as cousins one of a kind dolls made by and for family members. Both are very popular at present. I watch for another Izannah I might be able to add to my doll family, meanwhile enjoying other hand made cloth dolls. </p><p>These three are thought to date 1885 to 1900. Their faces are oil painted cloth, flat without shaping.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUp47esGg5hehgihYqesGZTBj9eYsTTYgzE2Jndyp15TckvXvD3WamqtJ3C17Axn5KcXKsQrBQ7e0DgstEgQEqtM6F0yrpzu1_AZelq9q08KOxdIf5NBtfB-ZmOW8-eT8k-xkdispNAFmCSK5gkMvhZggIgTHIRsX6_h_9X93ATasPm-7kDvR12a50/s2048/IMG_1557.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUp47esGg5hehgihYqesGZTBj9eYsTTYgzE2Jndyp15TckvXvD3WamqtJ3C17Axn5KcXKsQrBQ7e0DgstEgQEqtM6F0yrpzu1_AZelq9q08KOxdIf5NBtfB-ZmOW8-eT8k-xkdispNAFmCSK5gkMvhZggIgTHIRsX6_h_9X93ATasPm-7kDvR12a50/w640-h480/IMG_1557.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Very worn rag dolls have a charm of their own, my friend Joy Harrington is writing an article for a future issue of Antique Doll Collector magazine titled "Dear Survivors." in it the question is asked "What is worth keeping?" For many of these humble cloth dolls are almost played to death, patched over and over. Sometimes an old doll body will show evidence of having had a china head or other manufactured head. Once the fine head was broken, the doll was given a homemade head with a pencil drawn face of perhaps a painted one. The make do was a wonderful companion for a small child. Others were intended to be cloth dolls from their beginning. <div><br /></div><div>A well-known early cloth doll in the collection of Colonial Williamsburg was made about 1770 for Clarissa Fields, a little girl born blind. Clarissa named her doll Bangwell Putt. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLTs_VaUp2eLo2yVFwbxbSeMsX97XrOacBtOg2owYGgfXX0wzkyYBUOIQKW6_Eqo-MkCpJRpZVZOfZU69QVNvPlShUGgJdUu4O47dqSNdXp20BVFKO-5QOYEtnAhTVpInaQFkJKuQo0ftGBEyoySeWqP1XOKO0oQhMouAxaU3SctunQq42KGCc7Y-/s768/image-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="457" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLTs_VaUp2eLo2yVFwbxbSeMsX97XrOacBtOg2owYGgfXX0wzkyYBUOIQKW6_Eqo-MkCpJRpZVZOfZU69QVNvPlShUGgJdUu4O47dqSNdXp20BVFKO-5QOYEtnAhTVpInaQFkJKuQo0ftGBEyoySeWqP1XOKO0oQhMouAxaU3SctunQq42KGCc7Y-/w238-h400/image-6.jpg" width="238" /></a></div>Having decided I would like to have a basketful of something similar, I am putting together some cloth dolls myself. <div>The one below<span style="font-size: 14pt;"> in brown and blue is a current project. The old body has been under
my bed, headless for a long while, and having stains and patches all over. The
lower legs were replaced at some time back in her story. The upper torso
has been recovered and shows glue and patches that tell of multiple heads. One
arm was leaking sawdust, I patched that. Her beautiful </span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">old hands</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;">are dear</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">. Today I have given her a cloth head. Who is she
really? I think of my own long life, it has had such varied chapters, at
one time or another I have had many different roles.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> The doll in very old blue
and white is done for now, the one in pink needs arms, maybe today and she will
be done. There are more bodies and clothing stored away, but I want to stop here
and make bonnets. This doll in brown and blue would enjoy a shallow
bonnet from the brown printed quilt fragment pictured with her in one image.
How does one get sepia ink, would it not run? I may lightly add some facial
features at some point. So far, I have ruined 3 heads trying with paint. I
want some different head shapes, lollipop for one at least. At least one must
have an apron. </span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQH510lFZsKv_5vgy_V2N0WfSLfg-LZmkGlLP6WLxk7mpkmuWJJTThBaTJlpN12qq-8BHI49gTTnWFafvADbOUf9KpVjSp81TUsQEhaHdKoeHFRarvGSIAXWdnMxfeEvFbzfLNbHBuxgcWkGTNMjzSBUOwh5UjkHkR4uin92-l6l61Ee93QpVL95NQ/s2048/IMG_1584.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQH510lFZsKv_5vgy_V2N0WfSLfg-LZmkGlLP6WLxk7mpkmuWJJTThBaTJlpN12qq-8BHI49gTTnWFafvADbOUf9KpVjSp81TUsQEhaHdKoeHFRarvGSIAXWdnMxfeEvFbzfLNbHBuxgcWkGTNMjzSBUOwh5UjkHkR4uin92-l6l61Ee93QpVL95NQ/w480-h640/IMG_1584.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnFTQP7ltVEaxAxNZFKORUhOkgrVpIHRpfJYRDuxGxLZR8jsX4U7coMX40irM7ZOZgOiekRSSA19Xk2lDDV3WlGrA0RRN8v1ZNLFAclmPHDQwSGPcVE6TLlmYoyoX7CUUcQZ1VC3dK7OUf3SVfjd0aBz5Z0ErYwct1bVY0gtNmHFkpFvntoE8FJkJU/s2048/IMG_1585.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I am working now to set up one a little differently and have found my way back to my blog today. Texas is emerging from a dramatic three-day ice storm which has left many without power or heat still. My own home was touched only lightly because I had only light rain to freeze, but most of central Texas looked like this: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio44L8HYrOgCD-AW1izQ1f4u3GMtCAT59YMhWa6QNTUMQ92F2J4FfDUtoKvW0cU9Ynh-IkVADg75o8b6lFgS9w5dyyE4D67QTvi5qk6lhTgBepybw5ZpN_wMPsRFzG-EJMpPZGta13kJS6usWC-MzALp4wx-vBbmb7eHBJRBdWLYvT6j5Q8QmZ2Chf/s1080/feb%201%20alamo%20springs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio44L8HYrOgCD-AW1izQ1f4u3GMtCAT59YMhWa6QNTUMQ92F2J4FfDUtoKvW0cU9Ynh-IkVADg75o8b6lFgS9w5dyyE4D67QTvi5qk6lhTgBepybw5ZpN_wMPsRFzG-EJMpPZGta13kJS6usWC-MzALp4wx-vBbmb7eHBJRBdWLYvT6j5Q8QmZ2Chf/w640-h480/feb%201%20alamo%20springs.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Heavy ice will take a while to melt, but as for my yard, today I am thawed and have stepped outside a few minutes in shining sunlight. I stay indoors mostly and am grateful for hobbies.<div><div>Added to the doll family here, a late 19th century cloth doll with oil painted face. Homemade dolls like this have a charm and personality from being one of a kind, made one at a time. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">"Angel", has come to me from the collection of Dixie Redmond.</span></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXgI8gKa0klgaHRVhLS6ErOTaoWb6M76Fqm_NESq9B7j9Hw_J79nq3c3vLYgPW1CJ3y2WlAB1vG3peefGf88SgpZLmnSLQAL1IVUDhznvAjMmTLJTjLp6OpgwEiXxKIbS2TGuhwZAmNM6WGJubBvkCo-JGwYDp78FWJBDD2WU_vxRL_HHVLQ42ACZ/s2048/IMG_1424.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXgI8gKa0klgaHRVhLS6ErOTaoWb6M76Fqm_NESq9B7j9Hw_J79nq3c3vLYgPW1CJ3y2WlAB1vG3peefGf88SgpZLmnSLQAL1IVUDhznvAjMmTLJTjLp6OpgwEiXxKIbS2TGuhwZAmNM6WGJubBvkCo-JGwYDp78FWJBDD2WU_vxRL_HHVLQ42ACZ/w300-h400/IMG_1424.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>Angel badly wants clothing, there will be other pictures when she is dressed.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvsEAATlDR0ps7UucP_PvUomvT6G_5Oxlpwl5PKX5ne0w0S9NY1fsyqiqQKu-qWNbLmzrHvgggVERsGOoAJad_IGu4UkBwELmYr3zmxoUe2_VqITXWesyp6fJPi9MgnE0NDw9UmufG9c1J9p7QEuRI84X6zB8JOgXQk0D6BwTO8DVn-i8Xqs-3yvV8/s2048/IMG_1426.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvsEAATlDR0ps7UucP_PvUomvT6G_5Oxlpwl5PKX5ne0w0S9NY1fsyqiqQKu-qWNbLmzrHvgggVERsGOoAJad_IGu4UkBwELmYr3zmxoUe2_VqITXWesyp6fJPi9MgnE0NDw9UmufG9c1J9p7QEuRI84X6zB8JOgXQk0D6BwTO8DVn-i8Xqs-3yvV8/w640-h480/IMG_1426.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Angel has her name from the circle on the top of her head, the unusual seaming reminds me of a halo.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFNjcLi3lo6rzaoIV414KuE4SWP43NSng6lccbJuVqKZmUG4ex_JP2V_84jQPxhaJaiED_-Sy9oZmOba3y25dN-zZQK5OJawfboE1JgD1k8Q5nz4XtdlobtVmXLnpJvzucw_ypk6geq1GlmDD9UA5GuwTKwINECrq-fuX6IFvxPXhOrO1Wcv3_-Km/s2048/IMG_1419.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFNjcLi3lo6rzaoIV414KuE4SWP43NSng6lccbJuVqKZmUG4ex_JP2V_84jQPxhaJaiED_-Sy9oZmOba3y25dN-zZQK5OJawfboE1JgD1k8Q5nz4XtdlobtVmXLnpJvzucw_ypk6geq1GlmDD9UA5GuwTKwINECrq-fuX6IFvxPXhOrO1Wcv3_-Km/w480-h640/IMG_1419.JPG" width="480" /></a></div>Her head and hands are oil painted, nicely done. </div><div><br /></div><div> Thoughts and prayers for those friends in northern states facing an onslaught of deep cold. e <br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Edyth ONeillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07258522501347895113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825252474103909763.post-47793755627414636242022-12-28T12:08:00.000-08:002022-12-28T12:08:14.443-08:00looking back at where we were years ago, and on into that new year.<p> <strong style="color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="color: #990000;">Fall 2005 Remembered </span></strong></p><p>After fire took our beloved red cape these were two of my posts to readers here. I will be 92 in January and my sweetheart Jackie has been gone ten years today. Life changes for us all, but I am fortunate to have a different but good living situation at present and much to look forward to still in 23. </p><br style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><div align="left" style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"> 2005 Starting over in a new house. After several months of searching for a house that felt warm and cozy and welcoming to us, we compromised mightily and purchased a new one in a pretty subdivision of Fredericksburg. After living with 240 year old New England pine floors and wide chestnut beams overhead in the farmhouse, white tile and white carpet along with arches and coffered ceilings seemed hard to accept. At the same time we knew we were lucky to have a good safe house, again comparing ourselves to the people who lost all in Katrina. Our situation is lovely compared to theirs.</div><br style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><br style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><div align="left" style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></div><div align="left" style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Jack and our daughter Beth and son in law Gary worked six weeks to simplify the new house, sheet rocking to level the arches. taking out extreme green countertops in favor of slate gray, removing Italian grape wallpaper, and replacing ceiling fans in the major rooms with candle style chandeliers from Moses Willard. A flying saucer or something like one covered two large florescent fixtures in the kitchen. It was removed and neat can lighting went in. Gary put dimmers on most of the lighting, including the over counter lights in the kitchen, saying "Mom now you have candle light". Changing nearly all of the light fixtures made an unimaginable difference through out.</div><br style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><br style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><div align="left" style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></div><div align="left" style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">We moved no walls, nor made any major changes which might compromise the integrity of the house. Rather we are warming the interior with our collection of earth colored stoneware and red ware, the pewter and delft and newly upholstered furniture, crewel over some of the windows, and the beginnings of a library of books again. It is a comfortable house, with large spaces and ample seating for people and activities. There are guitars and a banjo standing in a corner, and big speakers to sound our favorite records.</div><br style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><br style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><div align="left" style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></div><div align="left" style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Here is a note to my brother during those weeks: Never become involved with wall paper if it can be at all avoided! We are doing the small bathroom this weekend and just suffering death in there. Beth and Gary will return for another shift of it soon and we should be done by tonight. Gary does the plumbing and unplumbing and Jack and Beth hang and cry and I cut paper and match and measure and ring my hands when it all goes wrong and won't stick to the wall which is the worst of it. Someday we will laugh about all this, just not yet!!! Have a great day. Love, Sis</div><br style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><div align="left" style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">The first thing our friend Helen said when she saw our new house was "Of course you will replace the front door!!!" It was leaded glass and very fancy and we replaced it with a paneled door painted the green of the house trim color.</div><br style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><br style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><div align="left" style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"></div><div align="left" style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Jack has made a space for his woodworking tools and is beginning to do woodwork again. I have set up an easel by a north window so I can start back to painting, and have a space for sewing and for rug wool. The early furniture is shocked by its new surroundings, but the crewel swags help over the windows. The new house is surprised at us too, it never expected hooked rugs and baskets of wool and a large spinning wheel, but now has them.</div><br style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><div align="left" style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Greatly missed are the twenty oriental rugs lost. We are thrilled to have a large one now for the living room and three small ones to scatter about and cover some of the white floor.</div><br style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><br style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><div align="left" style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><strong><span style="color: #990000;">December 2005 Our Christmas Letter</span></strong></div><br style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" /><div align="left" style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Dear Friends, Now that this year is ending, I look back on many changes for Jack and myself. Among the most heart warming of this year’s events was the tremendous response from friends and family after fire struck our home. Your loving support made the difference. Jack says he does not know how we would have made it through the worst days without the people who came to help us. Thank you also, who wrote to us after the fire with your messages of comfort. At two times this year we suffered serious computer glitches and lost all email and addresses and each time some of your warm letters went into space and were never answered. Many of the letters in snail mail were read and enjoyed but some also went without the full response I would like to have given them. Please forgive me when the correspondence is more that I can manage, I love to get them and do read over each several times. Email is always the easiest for me. The new address is <a href="mailto:joneill816@austin.rr.com" style="color: #215670; text-decoration-line: none;">joneill816@austin.rr.com</a></div><div align="left" style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;">Life has many storms, and Jack and I have endured our personal one this year. We think of the thousands of hurricane victims and their suffering and continuing displacement, and give thanks that we were not taken out of our very community. Now that we have moved into a clean new house in town, we are unpacking and sorting papers and books and trying to put our lives in order again. The heartbreak of loosing our old house is still fresh but we will hold dear the memory of those years in the little red cape for all of our lives. We are grateful to have a house again, and plan to fill it with grandchildren and friends and music and books and paintings and pumpkin pies and happy memories so that soon the new one will be home to us. This week there is a Christmas wreath on the front door and sleigh bells on the inside so that they sound each time the door is opened. Let us all open the door of our hearts to the ringing of bells and the possibility of joy in the new year.</div><br style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;" />Edythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02691023552149059460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825252474103909763.post-77120541581884137442022-10-11T15:16:00.020-07:002022-10-29T11:51:59.752-07:00September's doll<p> Two nice Izannah Walker dolls in worn but original condition are the favorites of my doll collection. I will add another if I have the means and the opportunity. Meanwhile a very rough little waif showed up on Ebay and then came to me. I set about to try to bring the much patched and poorly overpainted doll to a better state, here is her story. A huge box arrived! The packing would have befitted a princess! Layers and layers under was the doll, in what I believe to be her original dress and three pieces of unders. The perfectly fitted red dress is entirely hand sewn, the unders some and some. Beyond mending, the dress is melting as is the petticoat, both will be kept in a protected plastic sleeve. Pictures tell the story. I am lucky enough to have an old dress that fits Evangeline, also completely hand sewn. I am happy to have a third old Izannah Walker doll, patches and paint not withstanding. She danced away her original feet long ago. Even the replacements have given way, showing she had a long life as a play doll. Her dark little hands show a life of much work. 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Now I have an IPhone I enjoy. Looking on line at the dozens of hard leather bags there, both for over the neck or over the shoulder, I did not see one that seemed to be for me. Having studied ladies' antique pockets and sewing rolls and little bags to keep embroidery scissors at hand, a variety of pretty little keeps filled my head right away! A pretty phone bag could be made of crewel embroiderd upholstery fabric. Or one of the little oriental rug copies that used to be given with tobacco products. How about one for rug hookers or a bag trimmed in wool applique? As a lover of old quilts, I started with quilt fragments.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ydcxCirC0nmXoAmBE3GvcGjz6JRrUtBg6A2UCF0FN2DSoknK42HLL6pWRYzR8BwuB1e8ePyK-X9-x7xKdm6_Chr2jyWilSKcoXw83vsCeosRWFy4lFrYgRIhKdmyoc8B7ZGZS3f3-u736fdpPtxQAg4BZRWuX5-0FDjtu7r1F8W7uYqGb2QxCg/s1818/IMG_0990%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1818" data-original-width="1415" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ydcxCirC0nmXoAmBE3GvcGjz6JRrUtBg6A2UCF0FN2DSoknK42HLL6pWRYzR8BwuB1e8ePyK-X9-x7xKdm6_Chr2jyWilSKcoXw83vsCeosRWFy4lFrYgRIhKdmyoc8B7ZGZS3f3-u736fdpPtxQAg4BZRWuX5-0FDjtu7r1F8W7uYqGb2QxCg/w498-h640/IMG_0990%20(2).JPG" width="498" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG05SeMpigDEyeUM0xb6f7blsun0WV-6Ab1Hdg2T7WbpH-qkE4HJ8IUcOztdvTDgQNvQPbqPxTkncb_1OMMUxWQ-auZ8iZ6VOwx8H440FARKkAdUTP6lLxhudax6BQdQePAf-kjLgh6jEh1CRLA2XPCPaArLW3MApZ8PGUXh8vv6bIDJ59soVR8Q/s2048/IMG_0975.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG05SeMpigDEyeUM0xb6f7blsun0WV-6Ab1Hdg2T7WbpH-qkE4HJ8IUcOztdvTDgQNvQPbqPxTkncb_1OMMUxWQ-auZ8iZ6VOwx8H440FARKkAdUTP6lLxhudax6BQdQePAf-kjLgh6jEh1CRLA2XPCPaArLW3MApZ8PGUXh8vv6bIDJ59soVR8Q/w400-h300/IMG_0975.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitwMK9J3LeBC4DAjlPuQmx5Az1QrCN0S3kEkJ6q8l4lVMzB-VbjQT8w3ktjDBx7fqwRrYvUOXb6BpIMVW3aZx4k4jA10Sti_Ry7WrUBsgkknKQ8cFpt-sgzUB1WuwW0pr3XushVdrSUDu4OM9_yGrT9paprPCUJphMsBnHujD0lZUP2bf1RTmUQQ/s2048/IMG_0974.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitwMK9J3LeBC4DAjlPuQmx5Az1QrCN0S3kEkJ6q8l4lVMzB-VbjQT8w3ktjDBx7fqwRrYvUOXb6BpIMVW3aZx4k4jA10Sti_Ry7WrUBsgkknKQ8cFpt-sgzUB1WuwW0pr3XushVdrSUDu4OM9_yGrT9paprPCUJphMsBnHujD0lZUP2bf1RTmUQQ/w400-h300/IMG_0974.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have finished two patchwork phone bags. I wear them around my neck, not cross body. The pink one is snug enough that the phone does not jump out of it, the slightly larger log cabin one has a brown button and a loop at the top. </span></p><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">For my next one I have turned to southwestern inspiration.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3tlKrgqj3T0-0-8dM1lPb3mgm5DrqCausp3GYRXGNByQnEiW26djNIOjVhzYAX86V6s3q45Osho0uQIwdQdrXW3w_w99ynmPrRWYaBEXzZwli2GoDYTSbUYkp9Tc-FHNVKfoWtd6U_eca6Vd_Ijz0eyGkXNgx_9srgWN7GGobRwZGTMcQ7yhEQ/s2048/IMG_0996.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV3tlKrgqj3T0-0-8dM1lPb3mgm5DrqCausp3GYRXGNByQnEiW26djNIOjVhzYAX86V6s3q45Osho0uQIwdQdrXW3w_w99ynmPrRWYaBEXzZwli2GoDYTSbUYkp9Tc-FHNVKfoWtd6U_eca6Vd_Ijz0eyGkXNgx_9srgWN7GGobRwZGTMcQ7yhEQ/w640-h480/IMG_0996.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p>Denim and silver are almost a uniform for me. I enjoy the southwestern jewelry I grew up with and have loved all my life. So I naturaly turn to the American Indian's medicine pouch or the mountain man's possibles bag. The medicine pouches are mostly smaller than I need and the possibles bag is slightly larger. Many people wear the leather possibles bag cross body as a purse, or for shooting supplies which it carried in earlier times. A hunter might hold it over his head when crossing a creek, Keep your powder dry! (and patches and dried food stuff.)</p><p>A pretty medicine bag made by a Taos craftsman is typical of newer ones.</p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhSppUzqlIfKNtfEHx-NkYprQgwjWpl4dxfPuphuWan1_gCC-dlIyCpCyNRLyNW51EnhSemRLXuOf9_AmwKN7aS7vS_5cYTLN-4cBTssglbV1b4En-xTItbXmpN5uei1pIj9HOp2MqvaW2WsFpPO0F3LZn5uDTOcbYg_ezjBTHsq841BugEVtZg/s2048/IMG_0973.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYhSppUzqlIfKNtfEHx-NkYprQgwjWpl4dxfPuphuWan1_gCC-dlIyCpCyNRLyNW51EnhSemRLXuOf9_AmwKN7aS7vS_5cYTLN-4cBTssglbV1b4En-xTItbXmpN5uei1pIj9HOp2MqvaW2WsFpPO0F3LZn5uDTOcbYg_ezjBTHsq841BugEVtZg/w300-h400/IMG_0973.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One with a painted pony was made by my daughter Cheryl and me, and one with a claw on it by contemporary Espanola craftsman Lynn Canterbury.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-oucn829RxMKy8Ld1Yqqe6hSvejVPuKggywvSc1vEKeBMo0W5pdMIvhhPpMdURFNOoXXVxNWk5UriUZslcm-ZPtVhjwEBCe3doMFHA7U9aFd0qLHtaH1R_lRIDpTFgrmP6BDNfkbpE2lANVKxsNEBYBzQjI3kHz1ypQmFgAg67PPKQ13W2rUwg/s2048/IMG_0968.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw-oucn829RxMKy8Ld1Yqqe6hSvejVPuKggywvSc1vEKeBMo0W5pdMIvhhPpMdURFNOoXXVxNWk5UriUZslcm-ZPtVhjwEBCe3doMFHA7U9aFd0qLHtaH1R_lRIDpTFgrmP6BDNfkbpE2lANVKxsNEBYBzQjI3kHz1ypQmFgAg67PPKQ13W2rUwg/s320/IMG_0968.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLyBGhLMELBRxoehPhnpFv-qpvv6TB8n061Q-ioROo_Rn8RXqRUmo-upaHu7AQz5wKXYEn4wV3saCddON61Er8f8cIsDRwXW2BYt_BE1ka0KeuPA-4-20aMBZxAzLVsDW_0qeoVUXYLl7DKDa0VctuEZWeJQ2hpKKQ6ghqa9OF7t4GV-3h6lbVQ/s2048/IMG_0969.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLyBGhLMELBRxoehPhnpFv-qpvv6TB8n061Q-ioROo_Rn8RXqRUmo-upaHu7AQz5wKXYEn4wV3saCddON61Er8f8cIsDRwXW2BYt_BE1ka0KeuPA-4-20aMBZxAzLVsDW_0qeoVUXYLl7DKDa0VctuEZWeJQ2hpKKQ6ghqa9OF7t4GV-3h6lbVQ/s320/IMG_0969.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiarzm9XEoGgEzN3mhiyyyA5HVbC-A0WQ01I6DRif5-M4qCwS4amxXuT4KZGVTcS3fl4r-LsISamcc-mO7nF5btqUEqlId2sMyYS3yXakHTM0asts2TJlVDyyTjIaNaznyambUS-2-7S5sLPveXhHIzfK_gcyW5DcIRg7igBgyqpALHTLR1ke2TzQ/s2048/IMG_0970.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiarzm9XEoGgEzN3mhiyyyA5HVbC-A0WQ01I6DRif5-M4qCwS4amxXuT4KZGVTcS3fl4r-LsISamcc-mO7nF5btqUEqlId2sMyYS3yXakHTM0asts2TJlVDyyTjIaNaznyambUS-2-7S5sLPveXhHIzfK_gcyW5DcIRg7igBgyqpALHTLR1ke2TzQ/w300-h400/IMG_0970.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><p>On this velveteen bag the ornament is an Apache prayer stone, mounted in leather by a contemporary Indian artist. Among early trading goods prized by Indians, fabrics ranked high in exchange for beaver pelts. Velvet was worn with deer skin and broadcloth and soon, calico. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyXIQKrgSadJQPLWGzipo_9b9Oo0gOXXRVRMtTCkEYezHBYGcoOSQn9SiQgf-rXerLlpIVsvdpUc7ZivNQsFdijnsWALfr1b3OzHy698imab_H-9BOfKB5sNO3G12cHRJFh4FT1zqw724Gl6IvyLdvzJe-yadDAPEfRiWgzTCZMsgcI7gM_9wd9A/s2048/IMG_0999.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyXIQKrgSadJQPLWGzipo_9b9Oo0gOXXRVRMtTCkEYezHBYGcoOSQn9SiQgf-rXerLlpIVsvdpUc7ZivNQsFdijnsWALfr1b3OzHy698imab_H-9BOfKB5sNO3G12cHRJFh4FT1zqw724Gl6IvyLdvzJe-yadDAPEfRiWgzTCZMsgcI7gM_9wd9A/s320/IMG_0999.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfR7SBOnV0vaCiSP5S8tk5yOarazX_0oaql6k0cUsGyg0NN7ESWA6XPity2m7QmPQvyKpdgHITfuHeMHhcPUtmoCaB8HrJ-WURKVgI3-H2ZS7F2IbYtcJc1XY2xG2he4azi1oiYnQALANKu9sdQCc8hSrFwSVT47U-0RMof27mAFh5gJCEmqOjwA/s2048/IMG_1000.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfR7SBOnV0vaCiSP5S8tk5yOarazX_0oaql6k0cUsGyg0NN7ESWA6XPity2m7QmPQvyKpdgHITfuHeMHhcPUtmoCaB8HrJ-WURKVgI3-H2ZS7F2IbYtcJc1XY2xG2he4azi1oiYnQALANKu9sdQCc8hSrFwSVT47U-0RMof27mAFh5gJCEmqOjwA/s320/IMG_1000.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkzMXoe4e-egoWDzmcNkybsSBpHNtjdxAB4QKX-k7pLzxKsEvDCHg5CGfxmMmGZ1BfOv1eCGuNjrpZQXEYVYzhSQW_kRKOP9WSOQJr1mYb5vNb5_tLwYAGye90m-x-ZR7jU3h6tPoZI1nSlr1u4j2tqykRw_WSlv2Sv65wBz_PieybCnjbVtxvfw/s2048/IMG_1003.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkzMXoe4e-egoWDzmcNkybsSBpHNtjdxAB4QKX-k7pLzxKsEvDCHg5CGfxmMmGZ1BfOv1eCGuNjrpZQXEYVYzhSQW_kRKOP9WSOQJr1mYb5vNb5_tLwYAGye90m-x-ZR7jU3h6tPoZI1nSlr1u4j2tqykRw_WSlv2Sv65wBz_PieybCnjbVtxvfw/s320/IMG_1003.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">My brother says "An ancient-styled medicine bag with 21st-century
technology. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Wonderful!" e<o:p></o:p></p><p>
</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Edythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02691023552149059460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825252474103909763.post-80432432314040165652022-07-03T18:12:00.002-07:002022-10-11T00:29:21.490-07:00Blue Corn, just dreaming of it so far.<p>Fall decorating will be with us before I can blink, a painting takes me a while to work out and
execute and dry and make little changes .. so I have wanted to do some fall
still lifes for years and never manage it!
Christmas overtakes me while I am still just thinking about
pumpkins. So yesterday I began to
imagine what I might paint, I love the
blue corn of Taos, actually have some seeds from Robert Mirabal but never
planted them. The fun of corn husks is unbounded, it can be whatever one imagines! I have a Taos flute, and a wonderful small
drum made about 40 years ago by Red Shirt, a Taos Pueblo drum maker of note. Tonight I have sketched a possible arrangement.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I need a huge
cardboard box, or some hinged cardboard pieces like the side of a box,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to contain the light and make nice shadows
and set up a clip-on light. Then I will have to work in a slightly dark room
with a light above my easel and my chair and paints and on and on, setting this
up in a front bedroom, have to move in a long white work table and shove the
sofa over,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>keeping paint off the bed coverlet and little
sofa with plastic covers, and so forth. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is how I have done my big still life
paintings in the past, and why there have not been many for years<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDsk-YGL9_OK25Gw_D0Kj_ue3I9IunJn7Sc1CLgXRST-UpF_-r7Qpxnqkk7H7reDfCNSMzKALky7MM_nP8HNPF4Hiam9bj9wuWVUw_s59gEdPy6XL95gT7oX4C3_GsVuRcNFtuYL-431hgovY95DuKWKvzMkIaYDYlBgvPOuFVIZKSDOY5LBIJGw/s1600/file%20003%20a.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDsk-YGL9_OK25Gw_D0Kj_ue3I9IunJn7Sc1CLgXRST-UpF_-r7Qpxnqkk7H7reDfCNSMzKALky7MM_nP8HNPF4Hiam9bj9wuWVUw_s59gEdPy6XL95gT7oX4C3_GsVuRcNFtuYL-431hgovY95DuKWKvzMkIaYDYlBgvPOuFVIZKSDOY5LBIJGw/w640-h480/file%20003%20a.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMI0tJhrIKEu7_gQMDM5dRNSpRSBm4KfBFqPXlqsXvpfl398ZyZO_aM3AYCji0YfSOHLQsfQLnsL-ILmb9RAszJPw4-ge9VwdDrzug3sb-osFMmzCvFMIt4pqFZ2qEDjQ04t_Y8pnjSAbGSoa8URq15Cmi6R7J5_H3Nkx9_M8hz9Q6s3ICkif-Uw/w640-h480/file%20003%20c.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Appologies for dull coloring on these images, the paintings are more vivid and colorful in reality.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnjQGsMxylOaqAPm4NyJGd38iaYAYOvo-9OmixItr63qgStbRcwz6feWyAcHmwTd8jgdrhJsOkazk6bJSjEs5cr7r93j8rUvaC53sgoZqKdDn0JOunF9ZjIAd_icvv_unSe4GSXwA9bYealAhbUvQPi-3QR9Ya4L_1ENhfs7flIddhoGuqJbg-A/s1600/file%20004%20b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnjQGsMxylOaqAPm4NyJGd38iaYAYOvo-9OmixItr63qgStbRcwz6feWyAcHmwTd8jgdrhJsOkazk6bJSjEs5cr7r93j8rUvaC53sgoZqKdDn0JOunF9ZjIAd_icvv_unSe4GSXwA9bYealAhbUvQPi-3QR9Ya4L_1ENhfs7flIddhoGuqJbg-A/w640-h480/file%20004%20b.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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tiny and crowded library where I normally paint from pictures on a screen is intact
and ready to use at all times, wonder what I can do to bypass the difficult set
up described above.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Photos never catch
all the precious reflected colors in the shadows, and reflected light off nearby
objects, nor allow one to slightly move this or that over without messing up
the shadows. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Still I may end up setting
the box up at night on my back porch and taking pictures of it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then paint off my monitor instead of much
preferred <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>life. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5moHV2nVuEqUP6VungZgfwIpKbOZEYzpvx5-jZtqI0iJdMKJMN3f8-WvHOebOJ2YVGxr9q9bwGkZ6bEtjlTg33F6cHVYAESvqQS5e47Ys-cPRlXmTlN-rz-mB0WaCfzGtQFhY-E8lkSLMbcKYkk4oVPmbn_ncxGmd8-LDDFILj_tW9pzNjphRw/s1600/file%20023%20b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5moHV2nVuEqUP6VungZgfwIpKbOZEYzpvx5-jZtqI0iJdMKJMN3f8-WvHOebOJ2YVGxr9q9bwGkZ6bEtjlTg33F6cHVYAESvqQS5e47Ys-cPRlXmTlN-rz-mB0WaCfzGtQFhY-E8lkSLMbcKYkk4oVPmbn_ncxGmd8-LDDFILj_tW9pzNjphRw/w400-h300/file%20023%20b.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiErXA2pmeVu0jKcQm428L_f12dGOIA32eGMQgMIbUdgB3wpv2lYsn3xkkMpa4J20wOKK_pfpbfGdSN0-3yhoNNYRJLrZjndicnCwLF42eMxGIHmZ2TkuLFevRlgBAupKBUI6HOFJ7KOL8ub4DsuAlSOY8uzE0w3xJSbUO1aNWX3PKgYKYjDpbDg/s1600/file%20023%20c.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiErXA2pmeVu0jKcQm428L_f12dGOIA32eGMQgMIbUdgB3wpv2lYsn3xkkMpa4J20wOKK_pfpbfGdSN0-3yhoNNYRJLrZjndicnCwLF42eMxGIHmZ2TkuLFevRlgBAupKBUI6HOFJ7KOL8ub4DsuAlSOY8uzE0w3xJSbUO1aNWX3PKgYKYjDpbDg/w400-h300/file%20023%20c.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nq8hTsLnALDbIuJr9VER-lP78mTnpXaeV51-ZEqdpsX9MAYBy_mMAvdD1Rnbd-n5oMN-YXtAZUX24LwCE7FIqdECWodtf0MqZNPUj0LarYQywX97XxcppEKEKd4uX2jhoyqQhQxgs2tiXAL8N1zjFTqIgHHT-RWhMlk_usn8UsIecli3CiLdAQ/s1512/file%20024%20b.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="1512" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4nq8hTsLnALDbIuJr9VER-lP78mTnpXaeV51-ZEqdpsX9MAYBy_mMAvdD1Rnbd-n5oMN-YXtAZUX24LwCE7FIqdECWodtf0MqZNPUj0LarYQywX97XxcppEKEKd4uX2jhoyqQhQxgs2tiXAL8N1zjFTqIgHHT-RWhMlk_usn8UsIecli3CiLdAQ/w400-h314/file%20024%20b.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzZ6u1aoneQgPR0VG6ShI0MVyOtrOM8JAelHGhxRgBxuvz1n1bZmCnBkz7vYiwlvHwy_tZ6hS6H7v-TqL_lxYZ__SIXQpOyPUIjs85M58TKTTB2f6ZJWVBOPtEGyEaLcI9LDnX8DBXGfx6NmQTB8-h3tBc7ETiBWyNq2pJQoAhWUbjFDwLoSgnw/s1600/file%20024.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzZ6u1aoneQgPR0VG6ShI0MVyOtrOM8JAelHGhxRgBxuvz1n1bZmCnBkz7vYiwlvHwy_tZ6hS6H7v-TqL_lxYZ__SIXQpOyPUIjs85M58TKTTB2f6ZJWVBOPtEGyEaLcI9LDnX8DBXGfx6NmQTB8-h3tBc7ETiBWyNq2pJQoAhWUbjFDwLoSgnw/w300-h400/file%20024.JPG" width="300" /></a></div> My usual painting area is so small there is no room
to back up and see the painting as a whole as I work on it. Jack thought I would clear out his
bedroom with its marvelous north light and make it my painting space when he
was gone. Instead I have kept his room
very much as he left it. All the pewter
and pottery in the cupboards throughout the house are where he placed them. I just
dust them and keep them in place. He has
been gone 10 years this coming Christmas.
Jack told me he wanted me to
continue to write and paint and keep on doing things. That seems to have worked
well till lately, I am getting lazy. The extreme heat and higher than usual
humidity are a factor I think. So let’s think about fall. e<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Edythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02691023552149059460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825252474103909763.post-82238247478952948632022-06-17T11:21:00.015-07:002022-06-26T20:53:35.652-07:00<p> </p><p><span style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: calibri; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">A rug hooking friend,
Barb Carroll passed away last week, she is the one to whom I sold my rug
designs. She had long since sold them on to Katie Hartner, A Nimble Thimble in Tyler Texas. Barb Carroll was a pillar of the rug
hooking community. Her enthsiastic use of color was unbounded by convention and her work was marked by exuberant color. She was also a warm wonderful human being beloved by so many of us.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: calibri; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="font-size: 11pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"> I remember the day we met, my friend Virginia
Munroe told me of a class she was taking, and said I must drive to San Antonio
to meet that teacher. I went, and at the lunch break Barb came out in the hall
to sit down and share her sandwich with me, and we were good friends for
all the years after that. She is the one who gave Old Spoon the blue
checked dress of what I believe is real home woven fabric. The word ‘homespun” is tossed about
freely, but this is the real article, as evidenced by the uneven checks.
Sometimes the weaver would put a little more of one color or the other before
changing her weft.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: calibri; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbBXCPBSG_vd25u0dTw66wgiVAFGX-yip0Pi3Oejij_oiwOxxS4Wrm5wM60R_P0zoCswkf2kwE8M4C0k7jdEwwDxzwm9I9iUOPGeKx0_hgMtNfcWspbTUv-JjZTimvIf2HGki_lO3FHpiuRraGariyrkGUcicXoS3wvU5mNE9PtP3OGEzn5LLkCQ/s320/spoon.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbBXCPBSG_vd25u0dTw66wgiVAFGX-yip0Pi3Oejij_oiwOxxS4Wrm5wM60R_P0zoCswkf2kwE8M4C0k7jdEwwDxzwm9I9iUOPGeKx0_hgMtNfcWspbTUv-JjZTimvIf2HGki_lO3FHpiuRraGariyrkGUcicXoS3wvU5mNE9PtP3OGEzn5LLkCQ/w300-h400/spoon.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: calibri; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: calibri; font-size: 15.4px;">Old Spoon was made, signed, and dated in June of 1983.</span><span style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: calibri; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: calibri; font-size: 15.4px;">She was one of more than 75 cloth dolls I made in the early 1980’s.</span><span style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: calibri; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: calibri; font-size: 15.4px;">Only three were</span><span style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: calibri; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: calibri; font-size: 15.4px;">of this pattern, the rest had faces with a center seam making a nose. I love Spoon the best, as her features rely on paint alone for her features.</span><span style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: calibri; font-size: 15.4px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: calibri; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: calibri; font-size: 15.4px;">At Thirty inches tall and firmly stuffed, she is a substantial doll with an interesting three part head..</span></p><div class="separator" style="background-color: #e1d5c3; clear: both; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px 0px 13.33px;"><span style="font-family: calibri;"><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>This doll was sold to a local friend who wanted an old fashioned rag doll for her grandchildren to play with.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Spoon played enthusiastically with all the children and has many stories to share now if she could speak to me.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Around 2010, the grandchildren were all grown and scattered and Spoon came home to me, soiled and disheveled but undaunted. There is a tire track from someone’s tricycle across her throat and stains of unknown origin on her stockings and her once sweet antique real child’s frock was torn and needed replacing.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Her white unders were also unusable.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Rug hooking friend Barb Carroll loved Spoon on sight, and sent her a fine blue<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>checked dress from Pennsylvania, made of homespun fabric.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>The doll enjoys clothing for small children of long ago and has several frocks but her favorite is the blue check from her Aunt Barbara.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Spoon has retired now from rough play and gives new meaning to “Hanging out with friends” as she hangs on a wall in my bedroom among other cloth dolls and old samplers and sewing rollups.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span></span></div><div style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px 0px 13.33px;"><span style="font-family: calibri;">A painting came to life last week when my sister and brother in law visited and brought their beautiful Sheltie, LanSir, along. He is just an armfull of love! And he accepted me in a friendly way immediately , after Judy coaxed him to jump up on the couch to get at my level. At first I said I will get down on the floor to have a picture made with him and they all said at once "No! We could not get you up!" I laughed and said true. LanSir has been to school and has beautiful manners in every way and is a much loved member of the family. I have painted LanSir twice from Photos. I would love to have such a dog in my life! I could not care for one at present. But I can love this one.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBx-Qe4EjqpdsmbauoUe5mBlXajn0fp9wjdYSPTjOhj3DpW0nUh_i9oD9qcQPp7VstN_Sw4PAaERR453I99Ni6d47tg1OfPXFfVpHquiJiJ6hH-ntwzK288nXSbtmBp-_nj7nMlM6u8kT-oRIYfJl_6FayVzN5C4yPNojwDDfO7oNTKhN3o4f8w/s2048/dog%204.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyBx-Qe4EjqpdsmbauoUe5mBlXajn0fp9wjdYSPTjOhj3DpW0nUh_i9oD9qcQPp7VstN_Sw4PAaERR453I99Ni6d47tg1OfPXFfVpHquiJiJ6hH-ntwzK288nXSbtmBp-_nj7nMlM6u8kT-oRIYfJl_6FayVzN5C4yPNojwDDfO7oNTKhN3o4f8w/w300-h400/dog%204.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwQmG9ow-NVK8vQlvkF5ow66BnIt03DvDTiMEF4mq1xnhIQFhQQiUvRof_rvBt8TkxoRKqvduoFeE8F9UuVZDJDD9L6JLhGRy4Xux71FQbNNdlb0BNGC5ET84RYAJsSJanuq9bHMTvAxsJ4mSHoVsOrcWXqmdDWtIsjs2Etl9keVu0XgF-vMWPtw/s1481/dog%201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGNMGvY0EkDC4Q8TOUXKq0B4vXJbc5L9ZzzyuEZhZd8uToz_30kYBdVrk2XFQTCkRHEYewdpPeQ_jxg1_70zpkyzcFfQioNn8cV39qb-ZAzn6me9P-Bk5gvK2wXZdmzeUbh__VqMBQqhTybj6Khs-kbWQLujU9Uk_Jxj2xhsgOXE11Ifmf0-xAw/s640/IMG_0027.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGNMGvY0EkDC4Q8TOUXKq0B4vXJbc5L9ZzzyuEZhZd8uToz_30kYBdVrk2XFQTCkRHEYewdpPeQ_jxg1_70zpkyzcFfQioNn8cV39qb-ZAzn6me9P-Bk5gvK2wXZdmzeUbh__VqMBQqhTybj6Khs-kbWQLujU9Uk_Jxj2xhsgOXE11Ifmf0-xAw/w640-h480/IMG_0027.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Part of a painting of a bison shows above me, that is one my artist daughter Cheryl painted some years back.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahMloeyiSfQaWv3ocoVFkWZBYXo0a_ELal1d1rghRG_gXWSQ7-3asUuTKk88ygMK1mFAmgLd9mXOh0s-Vm10jcuU6ZLx3j9CRWehIu_3Dstb7C0YWsDd48Ho3fkYXBghpHsZFVJ3xCyzELXBKdxG-uLCHvI0JqeARuNbQqgk6Dub8k9cCnfpSYQ/s640/IMG_0025.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiahMloeyiSfQaWv3ocoVFkWZBYXo0a_ELal1d1rghRG_gXWSQ7-3asUuTKk88ygMK1mFAmgLd9mXOh0s-Vm10jcuU6ZLx3j9CRWehIu_3Dstb7C0YWsDd48Ho3fkYXBghpHsZFVJ3xCyzELXBKdxG-uLCHvI0JqeARuNbQqgk6Dub8k9cCnfpSYQ/w480-h640/IMG_0025.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1e8kmGlIQ4Ea0c_UD888E2y0kwiXN8UFFrlvj4LTzvSIKSb478rBo4rCvo240feobnnsyl2s83qCPH_u2P3Lt6IG-GPjxi-FNGcSw2tc1FllTMisDqwizBeTSdtcLZx8-Yn0Xl5-jEE3dqEwj4iRRbnwgekm0muHt-KBm_MzozcGM5uZcwNCfNw/s4032/IMG_0022.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1e8kmGlIQ4Ea0c_UD888E2y0kwiXN8UFFrlvj4LTzvSIKSb478rBo4rCvo240feobnnsyl2s83qCPH_u2P3Lt6IG-GPjxi-FNGcSw2tc1FllTMisDqwizBeTSdtcLZx8-Yn0Xl5-jEE3dqEwj4iRRbnwgekm0muHt-KBm_MzozcGM5uZcwNCfNw/w480-h640/IMG_0022.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a different gorgeous Sheltie I painted for a friend lately. They seem such intelligent wonderful companion dogs. In years past I have had several great German Shepherds, and loved them much. I could not handle and train or bathe such big bears now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7v2yZHkZJlluhmBrAQEhlS1BnB7XgTtB1x4QYeHWI-SSNsz2DJn6VMdy2pG65OvEtYF9mqAT4_BTOWdGkMIq_khZeSvw--fTQTEzIBtA3_j2f5eM0L4rCWTIKC9JPBLE1yvERtrxu1xAe6t7kx1lodMB5wFBi9n6xHaeVrwM3xF31WLEZE31eQ/s1824/IMG_0910%20(2).JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1824" data-original-width="1454" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7v2yZHkZJlluhmBrAQEhlS1BnB7XgTtB1x4QYeHWI-SSNsz2DJn6VMdy2pG65OvEtYF9mqAT4_BTOWdGkMIq_khZeSvw--fTQTEzIBtA3_j2f5eM0L4rCWTIKC9JPBLE1yvERtrxu1xAe6t7kx1lodMB5wFBi9n6xHaeVrwM3xF31WLEZE31eQ/w319-h400/IMG_0910%20(2).JPG" width="319" /></a></div> e<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: #e1d5c3; color: #063e3f; font-size: 15.4px; margin: 0px 0px 13.33px;"><span style="font-family: calibri;"><br /></span></div>Edythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02691023552149059460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825252474103909763.post-9651496911877371892022-05-18T12:26:00.002-07:002022-05-18T12:26:42.876-07:00A doll party in Fredericksburg<p> Friends Dixie Redmond and Elaine McNally were here for a wonderful visit, Dixie has written about it and taken a stack of pictures. So instead of trying to write it all for readers here, I invite you to see her post: <a href="https://www.northdixiedesigns.com/?fbclid=IwAR02DcSnX8QAS7WgvPUp56CPdWyDRJbLKzB3ne4EnneW7mi7do72aF__ujM">Northdixie Designs</a> Within that post are several other links, also follow those for background.</p><p>Antique Izannah Walker dolls are the inspiration for much of our doll making for all three of us. Here are three old ones we studied closely, comparing construction and painting. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-ZZM8HEH3qawZHz5kQ18M02QoKORWWro6L-_MCuvRjQD1g6YmGMnhykVtCIsuYgAJCBYMP3qazkksP9GM6hV_rmyB3zyJwMRmf7cu0qkvW4X9c6wIT9SA_VSOoZ4umbcJZL7lIjUIspzpZWn1Tp5dxbun-0uyfqd2oaFstbOPvpuSPa0ibDTBQ/s2048/IMG_0831.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-ZZM8HEH3qawZHz5kQ18M02QoKORWWro6L-_MCuvRjQD1g6YmGMnhykVtCIsuYgAJCBYMP3qazkksP9GM6hV_rmyB3zyJwMRmf7cu0qkvW4X9c6wIT9SA_VSOoZ4umbcJZL7lIjUIspzpZWn1Tp5dxbun-0uyfqd2oaFstbOPvpuSPa0ibDTBQ/w500-h376/IMG_0831.JPG" width="500" /></a></div><br />..<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr82tWgpKhqbpvOqJbDGTM8rvznW4ykRvcK5v4uF3w617O9-dlLlXeondyoPE2w0z5sf9o6i2PMwXXZUrCsoc7Drp_cEHOVeRL7OodDw4fBhPjQ9OBEVerL6qEo0vAiE7h9YlNHMoYZyJ7dAQ6jrpsRag-WZsHjz4bUYAfZeNAtBU2hQIdia-fPA/s1115/279729261_10224946766448880_1865978697334687768_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1115" data-original-width="843" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr82tWgpKhqbpvOqJbDGTM8rvznW4ykRvcK5v4uF3w617O9-dlLlXeondyoPE2w0z5sf9o6i2PMwXXZUrCsoc7Drp_cEHOVeRL7OodDw4fBhPjQ9OBEVerL6qEo0vAiE7h9YlNHMoYZyJ7dAQ6jrpsRag-WZsHjz4bUYAfZeNAtBU2hQIdia-fPA/w484-h640/279729261_10224946766448880_1865978697334687768_n.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> Because of Covid, I try to avoid having people inside my home, but the sunporch with big windows and an exhaust fan has such great circulation of air it is almost like being outside. We had two wonderful afternoons. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DL_bSzOQOOQDYILnxCLm2zPAYF77lNqJF4W-kGozJNnx4_jZhINJn3T6ODO142SEffjd50YQZRZ7iTB2QiIdiMoaP4avMLUaOmKAkol8wylNsRbgAv79QFlcDvhwyECOWMl5XW9gnvql9HBKJ34npExpPuHRk1NhPGll-_zsDiHUTG7zyvJMSQ/s2048/278833388_10224955581989263_4482737801838398805_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1432" data-original-width="2048" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_DL_bSzOQOOQDYILnxCLm2zPAYF77lNqJF4W-kGozJNnx4_jZhINJn3T6ODO142SEffjd50YQZRZ7iTB2QiIdiMoaP4avMLUaOmKAkol8wylNsRbgAv79QFlcDvhwyECOWMl5XW9gnvql9HBKJ34npExpPuHRk1NhPGll-_zsDiHUTG7zyvJMSQ/w400-h280/278833388_10224955581989263_4482737801838398805_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWu2QrTXzLP8Eg5LtwrDuCGvY7w1ygEOJQeIJ0J5doOzBsfT_jsQ0MaJdQkUsx2-W1NhiKsf6jh_kv_9EP8WugQzyWyUVkuq2JDQl0eAGmD4fVJsnGGu2TOmMErybFSacqaNhNfJevjx22jqxEL2nQmpBzJle5tbZNnVo6oJ7UT4cUfGZjVdN3XQ/s2048/279853916_10224955495147092_2211935537484844398_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1734" data-original-width="2048" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWu2QrTXzLP8Eg5LtwrDuCGvY7w1ygEOJQeIJ0J5doOzBsfT_jsQ0MaJdQkUsx2-W1NhiKsf6jh_kv_9EP8WugQzyWyUVkuq2JDQl0eAGmD4fVJsnGGu2TOmMErybFSacqaNhNfJevjx22jqxEL2nQmpBzJle5tbZNnVo6oJ7UT4cUfGZjVdN3XQ/w400-h339/279853916_10224955495147092_2211935537484844398_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibr-zVeYptUDMf21uwQv9Tk1_G2cc2t_ynhGYYhLgJzBkUwLSeItpb32jTVXPU-icJ29vbBbPQLAUm0b6SBqCF2tdh6CWtMop1Qp8Gk_Qe-RaPJsB8Ckqo6O7Sa--9LxlEP24ONcVT_9StNQMAfEqUWQMO_LzXzFAnwg8fhUhSZgPWPOl2oJRuRA/s2048/279919968_10224955497427149_8908419396635632544_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1516" data-original-width="2048" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibr-zVeYptUDMf21uwQv9Tk1_G2cc2t_ynhGYYhLgJzBkUwLSeItpb32jTVXPU-icJ29vbBbPQLAUm0b6SBqCF2tdh6CWtMop1Qp8Gk_Qe-RaPJsB8Ckqo6O7Sa--9LxlEP24ONcVT_9StNQMAfEqUWQMO_LzXzFAnwg8fhUhSZgPWPOl2oJRuRA/w640-h474/279919968_10224955497427149_8908419396635632544_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfbgRkl31M6HEKBQZ5ymJtLNdocOtc45T72pUft7NAHk8snyRVbeL0Q8hp7QNPRxd43fK_dX4boGYzPqsOTExRwCoUk9g8zyzsYxTW3BIAogeWoTgvE0ek0qz2WaeFp7Rf0xQVmjCAWhFEqOBYFMghWb_xdm3zJ9JWCfOHepCjvyYfR9REtb5FA/s2048/IMG_0838.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfbgRkl31M6HEKBQZ5ymJtLNdocOtc45T72pUft7NAHk8snyRVbeL0Q8hp7QNPRxd43fK_dX4boGYzPqsOTExRwCoUk9g8zyzsYxTW3BIAogeWoTgvE0ek0qz2WaeFp7Rf0xQVmjCAWhFEqOBYFMghWb_xdm3zJ9JWCfOHepCjvyYfR9REtb5FA/w640-h480/IMG_0838.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <div>e<br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div>Edythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02691023552149059460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825252474103909763.post-85242990620170357032022-04-13T17:42:00.002-07:002022-06-26T21:00:32.706-07:00Company is coming all the way from Maine! <p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p></o:p></p><p>So, I have cleared away my sewing clutter to enjoy this beautiful table runner, copy of an antique one. This was the last large piece I
tried to hook and when it became apparent my hands were not going to finish it, a sweet friend, Debbie, took it home for
a few months and brought it back as a splendid echo of an early American folk
art treasure. Thank you Debbie, love it! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-rZE2pj_m9PksPzN5Mpf_4Q0PCwqITqwgA06SnGTX-shnFAaXweYXTHnjahlsJnF_czI_Bd3kV9R3vbFky3Ffvc0qk7IO_FpwWto2qrDCbhZvipqGvDTq0z9TZvjenUluaa6elPHAixdIsupQzJ3dPcVVQrY7vWy_ewKqQV4oiBeR9Sq-Q0xHQ/s2048/IMG_0807.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-rZE2pj_m9PksPzN5Mpf_4Q0PCwqITqwgA06SnGTX-shnFAaXweYXTHnjahlsJnF_czI_Bd3kV9R3vbFky3Ffvc0qk7IO_FpwWto2qrDCbhZvipqGvDTq0z9TZvjenUluaa6elPHAixdIsupQzJ3dPcVVQrY7vWy_ewKqQV4oiBeR9Sq-Q0xHQ/w640-h480/IMG_0807.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Friend Trisha Travis worked one of the ships. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeY7I-OfLtp2NpbNsqk4LVDS9MR4vDYbUM4qpP80jak3mKYR4GFX2RBnYmLMrIoH8kFWlgmlrARqAla-qsxC9-h_A5eFXVjYl_I5mG0p4q3v6QefeKzZKQfdoYCLAtJAL-TBHXa8y-6551aPQuQ4-5SZIEix4D8r6gzyjgVPH6WSIXNwjrt__LQ/s2048/IMG_0806.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeY7I-OfLtp2NpbNsqk4LVDS9MR4vDYbUM4qpP80jak3mKYR4GFX2RBnYmLMrIoH8kFWlgmlrARqAla-qsxC9-h_A5eFXVjYl_I5mG0p4q3v6QefeKzZKQfdoYCLAtJAL-TBHXa8y-6551aPQuQ4-5SZIEix4D8r6gzyjgVPH6WSIXNwjrt__LQ/w640-h480/IMG_0806.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDoLvN6hz7AiIgkIFr_k3jNYANcmzGIpTUHqDgsckIPO-hM8whnBYrGEJ4nWzMfoEiAo-HCU_gZ8mDVekW8OazfOBW__NFlFVkER-WpxcFK-Csv4XJtJLkMFY000k9LaL3BkUVBlHlDUbghAbtbU5rqyZak_rqIIaXp4CIfbuxGHNNmZgQknO-iQ/s2048/IMG_0805.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDoLvN6hz7AiIgkIFr_k3jNYANcmzGIpTUHqDgsckIPO-hM8whnBYrGEJ4nWzMfoEiAo-HCU_gZ8mDVekW8OazfOBW__NFlFVkER-WpxcFK-Csv4XJtJLkMFY000k9LaL3BkUVBlHlDUbghAbtbU5rqyZak_rqIIaXp4CIfbuxGHNNmZgQknO-iQ/w640-h480/IMG_0805.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzTqUEqd5d8uT-iW5c3XWh_KkoOk1olkmK_P3Tk_ODfep2iAxGFxbYlDdsI_Z0Q_IioxcHf0RKVAMFN_naPpF4Uygod__A7pvshLVPy49htkTn0RHxNJQqGJ6ZAttlZBZbZBuUEubDWgyBVis8SIYihIHuJHe4t6gYX6v5XqiVkWLNbMqKMZ_PQ/s2048/IMG_0804.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzTqUEqd5d8uT-iW5c3XWh_KkoOk1olkmK_P3Tk_ODfep2iAxGFxbYlDdsI_Z0Q_IioxcHf0RKVAMFN_naPpF4Uygod__A7pvshLVPy49htkTn0RHxNJQqGJ6ZAttlZBZbZBuUEubDWgyBVis8SIYihIHuJHe4t6gYX6v5XqiVkWLNbMqKMZ_PQ/w640-h480/IMG_0804.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Jack made our eight foot table from two wide boards than once were part of the buttry in our 1768 cape from Connecticut.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3wTlsu0pOYfXGKL1bIh0SuCLtVYNJD12JKbNLCe-K8Ac-6j_zNgEM5rk46nzGQSGSfh4bnQMoB-Txq_KVlGUZ1iQpVysgH2FdSdQEVCXroP4FcRoL2U0e5XbdToLhFA1i-G_0iYDFqvXr4ejr6brqz7QlvgOQPBQWqbRibmQSgGdx6jo4IzSuAQ/s2048/IMG_0803.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3wTlsu0pOYfXGKL1bIh0SuCLtVYNJD12JKbNLCe-K8Ac-6j_zNgEM5rk46nzGQSGSfh4bnQMoB-Txq_KVlGUZ1iQpVysgH2FdSdQEVCXroP4FcRoL2U0e5XbdToLhFA1i-G_0iYDFqvXr4ejr6brqz7QlvgOQPBQWqbRibmQSgGdx6jo4IzSuAQ/w640-h480/IMG_0803.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> I am grateful to have this beautiful hooked piece, mine only because of the encouragement and help from friends. Barb Carroll printed a version of it and the linen to hook is available from Katie Hartner at Nimble Thimble. The shape of my whale and a few other small details differ a bit. e<div><p></p></div>Edythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02691023552149059460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825252474103909763.post-49681771909246848592022-02-19T14:19:00.000-08:002022-02-19T14:19:22.952-08:00Oh Canada!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbrlz7cp-E0Vkrv2f3jGLsaLKJF9ACtirJ7gRq5e4c27Hsb3Wu3kEuSXfGm4T-Hs51qVSEQSKANIdNTq_ga_L6F7kscOx7DZOkLz09sSWucln83IU-hBUuwTRF6doEf9xaNAibIus09cysjGILsU1v57D2SiQrrmaseBcdfHuSm_ehX69xF3Xq9A=s2592" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="2592" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbrlz7cp-E0Vkrv2f3jGLsaLKJF9ACtirJ7gRq5e4c27Hsb3Wu3kEuSXfGm4T-Hs51qVSEQSKANIdNTq_ga_L6F7kscOx7DZOkLz09sSWucln83IU-hBUuwTRF6doEf9xaNAibIus09cysjGILsU1v57D2SiQrrmaseBcdfHuSm_ehX69xF3Xq9A=w640-h478" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-nbqoMP746yESTmQeYdVeukSO5zyhZm9QkojxF2EBWbSX8mI5HKTJRXIYjR2z4KdPcKJy2bvqpJ7EU9VDRMcvV22oV-FkLL2j86xM2pt2FBlhaHXKptzLqxkzx2naZQc9y0h4zH5gjO4XYrMICnAXYU3aWPP6TdwreNOcsyDuxAUGHnL7-INFPA=s2592" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="2592" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-nbqoMP746yESTmQeYdVeukSO5zyhZm9QkojxF2EBWbSX8mI5HKTJRXIYjR2z4KdPcKJy2bvqpJ7EU9VDRMcvV22oV-FkLL2j86xM2pt2FBlhaHXKptzLqxkzx2naZQc9y0h4zH5gjO4XYrMICnAXYU3aWPP6TdwreNOcsyDuxAUGHnL7-INFPA=w640-h478" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Daisy loves hooked rugs too!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjG-Unlte-c-bHOXsEwRDoHLLfV8FE8JlOp99Yw4m8kobpkltTznmJXBR76h9y_VVpF_UN6henSBKnedtf-bET0TEDf8adenegqLpJ__qQkWrq_gM0pe7PrrMuYxi7dPgD2btdDiULleUzcTmMSi3iE6aEI27LfWF1vAuMRWV6-PHr0h2OjVof1Lg=s2592" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="2592" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjG-Unlte-c-bHOXsEwRDoHLLfV8FE8JlOp99Yw4m8kobpkltTznmJXBR76h9y_VVpF_UN6henSBKnedtf-bET0TEDf8adenegqLpJ__qQkWrq_gM0pe7PrrMuYxi7dPgD2btdDiULleUzcTmMSi3iE6aEI27LfWF1vAuMRWV6-PHr0h2OjVof1Lg=w640-h478" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Oh Canada! Hooked rugs are to love too! Marilyn L in Canada adapted my rug pattern "Sea Fever" to commemorate the tall ships of Canada in the Atlantic. She changed the flag and sails to reflect our neighbor's flag and maple leaf symbol. I still get email from many Rug hookers and enjoy them.</span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: Segoe UI Historic, Segoe UI, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">What a Lovely thing to be doing in this cold weather, thank you, Marilyn. e</span></span></span></p>Edythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02691023552149059460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825252474103909763.post-86422111887827589192022-02-12T18:06:00.001-08:002022-02-14T20:54:45.283-08:00Bonnets for the Dolls in this cold weather.<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I am on a bonnet binge. Here is a sweet old one that fits some of the Greiner dolls, too large for the Izannahs. I hope to make a pattern from it for smaller ones. It is a slat bonnet with places to insert cardboard stiffeners between lines of stitching in the brim. I use it without those. All machine stitched.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHQRhQl52wKSFVJobzmN5E_qBJMiUkWizOzM9NwwWBMhA4JsU21pHRggHQlwjUMgvgKZyApZu8WyL9phzBabdJc1rvh3-zo9tBGxWArRBwfpsM7N2npwMZsCCIgw9l_80n9_BmTTay1je0MV_YbUkEaIn98yvrcA-hLsVRDENbrjPPnkRB5442MA=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjHQRhQl52wKSFVJobzmN5E_qBJMiUkWizOzM9NwwWBMhA4JsU21pHRggHQlwjUMgvgKZyApZu8WyL9phzBabdJc1rvh3-zo9tBGxWArRBwfpsM7N2npwMZsCCIgw9l_80n9_BmTTay1je0MV_YbUkEaIn98yvrcA-hLsVRDENbrjPPnkRB5442MA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUcKAv1p7eEqn8TnuBBQnRue0jzJgtrgc5aganW-m_OZUX54Jhxec3u3iapmO7lZVF03Vnf2CM5MfEmqFT7ZpJI5DY7GLOWVLW4bUpzlEzhZsEVI66G5Vx6NZGkqkUPh83O8-dX7NmVF0nqL01LW_0Pc4FhLIhHYNbbnY1ZTgLl3sGGTIjDACcNQ=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUcKAv1p7eEqn8TnuBBQnRue0jzJgtrgc5aganW-m_OZUX54Jhxec3u3iapmO7lZVF03Vnf2CM5MfEmqFT7ZpJI5DY7GLOWVLW4bUpzlEzhZsEVI66G5Vx6NZGkqkUPh83O8-dX7NmVF0nqL01LW_0Pc4FhLIhHYNbbnY1ZTgLl3sGGTIjDACcNQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw0mDS4KI5UBRs61qvhpST-RevjPrrsE9z-rYOwd3SU9L4tXXtwA14NfIiqmOtj4hJKP2KbcNy8Yl78OOWvoyd4e2-HgQnBeq7bDrpiHeCjyjhVGzMuJQLDBb6S0iYZaizXz7LQKJ8Aq7p3G8X7ZtorBJgps3Qy4AdndzxNQrSBT9Rm8iPMVjB2Q=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgw0mDS4KI5UBRs61qvhpST-RevjPrrsE9z-rYOwd3SU9L4tXXtwA14NfIiqmOtj4hJKP2KbcNy8Yl78OOWvoyd4e2-HgQnBeq7bDrpiHeCjyjhVGzMuJQLDBb6S0iYZaizXz7LQKJ8Aq7p3G8X7ZtorBJgps3Qy4AdndzxNQrSBT9Rm8iPMVjB2Q=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2eTljYfXzuLctSa4PvL1ic8MDxWUKT3m51axkgyICgqtHCIPkNTv3ex4eRNlSnjXc699CG9cQ4rCFyXPDrBYlIxKUdJCm6BEI2HkgxLBlnFPB8leqgO4QQZnyLhn78xfTVpkC4PT8aavU6U9cYbiw6wdKMjNiiQcVcgkxeOjrmL466o296sjslA=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2eTljYfXzuLctSa4PvL1ic8MDxWUKT3m51axkgyICgqtHCIPkNTv3ex4eRNlSnjXc699CG9cQ4rCFyXPDrBYlIxKUdJCm6BEI2HkgxLBlnFPB8leqgO4QQZnyLhn78xfTVpkC4PT8aavU6U9cYbiw6wdKMjNiiQcVcgkxeOjrmL466o296sjslA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Here is a bonnet I made yesterday, from old quilt fragments. (No, I did not cut up the quilt you see!) The bonnet is modeled on a lovely doll made by Paula Walton in 2013. The fabric, indigo with tiny stars, is often found on quilts made in the time frame the old Izannahs were made. I have two quilts using this fabric. The front edge of the bonnet's brim was made from an edge of an old quilt to add a look of age. If I had had a larger piece of the fabric right at hand, I would have made the fall about 3/4 inch linger. All stitched on my fingers, thankful I can still sew some. The ties are tape from Burnley and Trowbridge dyed with natural indigo. </span></p><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnXKYPm3qx5WX2y2ycSTLodQikNzUYUQJvhPH1Hdq5eifUu19U7un7rRYfJ-k5fC0OwyQtv-Ibh9rwf0e-_yRGbVwMjlDrmXNdS0TI3PNN1tu7E9kvazDfu6UP69dlhGj25FFXf4ro3yr3G_t6DH4I_EzlDKte5bi4HUZJrCSIRXQxmX4rL_Wx0A=w300-h400" width="300" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuBSJojriC1uo2kkUTXpfTf5AwMUEhXBnBUHXcUsjbjOaNPHpLkz-3o6302Wzpkx4rs_AXxySBqH1O2m_1wRNRiI2RXZNsi7p6yLZmJ2_1gqZjt1tXNJ50MWsafW4iT6GVnCcJCODFQahjU_lywx5GUaUiQvw_Qfsa2jvIYtxpLZAj_SQ6S8jUEA=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiuBSJojriC1uo2kkUTXpfTf5AwMUEhXBnBUHXcUsjbjOaNPHpLkz-3o6302Wzpkx4rs_AXxySBqH1O2m_1wRNRiI2RXZNsi7p6yLZmJ2_1gqZjt1tXNJ50MWsafW4iT6GVnCcJCODFQahjU_lywx5GUaUiQvw_Qfsa2jvIYtxpLZAj_SQ6S8jUEA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmHjLCCCJzfCidDYytgDYaDDoIjfngkQZ6NRDYtu0yAZKCtBcl_xJcbeUlPI4tq9HjZexs60_D_BWaC298IB_hcOPmOjD7NnTfiTV0ec20Zp884SfhTS2fVqUP2qp5Gn4gGEcwGFg6-qp0Z0j7fNQeIJocbkMK8df-M4q899K8kLGzbn3nQNR2YQ=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmHjLCCCJzfCidDYytgDYaDDoIjfngkQZ6NRDYtu0yAZKCtBcl_xJcbeUlPI4tq9HjZexs60_D_BWaC298IB_hcOPmOjD7NnTfiTV0ec20Zp884SfhTS2fVqUP2qp5Gn4gGEcwGFg6-qp0Z0j7fNQeIJocbkMK8df-M4q899K8kLGzbn3nQNR2YQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNBfAuPeYua5dnBEABrjDJG0xj7jD5tdt4ZjtFFk-ezZiMo9w1RkVSaEzd533CU_IHcm2sv_SZ9BJF8BH7vW-AxmoDjKPXurHdrJeIjhW4m6_EXAAuCAC0GMw9GBVImx6L6vyQz8XipTf6s3_LFhgI_fbD-qnebl4jR64KP_e7TvQVBbRinO0-QQ=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNBfAuPeYua5dnBEABrjDJG0xj7jD5tdt4ZjtFFk-ezZiMo9w1RkVSaEzd533CU_IHcm2sv_SZ9BJF8BH7vW-AxmoDjKPXurHdrJeIjhW4m6_EXAAuCAC0GMw9GBVImx6L6vyQz8XipTf6s3_LFhgI_fbD-qnebl4jR64KP_e7TvQVBbRinO0-QQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh493wJl6VS41IAZBuy9CdE-LuRPnmJiUtqmTZYjSiCaps2Fj9_pmh6nzh7gy3KHyuvJubTkfDe1a4eHAp9Mk4LT4xj5wi0cLpN-00h6xCnGrlNhy4d0lopurGFc7lLLUZEvlyLj_xNyWsdZ_4AuN0KVXQRE9B6FkJnvM9NMBUoZ8ekU2zm4lwrKQ=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh493wJl6VS41IAZBuy9CdE-LuRPnmJiUtqmTZYjSiCaps2Fj9_pmh6nzh7gy3KHyuvJubTkfDe1a4eHAp9Mk4LT4xj5wi0cLpN-00h6xCnGrlNhy4d0lopurGFc7lLLUZEvlyLj_xNyWsdZ_4AuN0KVXQRE9B6FkJnvM9NMBUoZ8ekU2zm4lwrKQ=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div> <div>Remembering one I made last August and showed here. Also made of old quilt fragments. Different shape to the brim and no bavolet (fall).<p></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYbAsvcO_nVMwUUnhWDexA8nHNmwfc4t7R28SoatGK5NXQfsTeavczK0447Pk9kS6e5L5IQtbr7lj0MwTUBpm3RqW5zxwxd_u4HQaI0d1BAL74OwmO5NxUbs39_A4KYcCgSkQ7s4F74CwRwa6xb-USHLsGkY8R-LmM5QhGjoefO5q5Nf4c0H73hg=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYbAsvcO_nVMwUUnhWDexA8nHNmwfc4t7R28SoatGK5NXQfsTeavczK0447Pk9kS6e5L5IQtbr7lj0MwTUBpm3RqW5zxwxd_u4HQaI0d1BAL74OwmO5NxUbs39_A4KYcCgSkQ7s4F74CwRwa6xb-USHLsGkY8R-LmM5QhGjoefO5q5Nf4c0H73hg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sweet trifles to fill a cold shut in day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-4LIvb6tUcbccJgKKDLgNESu5EyxQ2wmRETjRPPNdKV2FiKX26VW68QxMa3rlGAfqjk5W5J3MCwIKlr-BRIW1xlUUbnc7inhgLhSl1m57F30EtURZHp6N_qTA3BbSVMcZVrhEME0MXy7mBNVek-_5t7tceWMPaoIBR0eXO2Zya49Po2AFRKMofw=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-4LIvb6tUcbccJgKKDLgNESu5EyxQ2wmRETjRPPNdKV2FiKX26VW68QxMa3rlGAfqjk5W5J3MCwIKlr-BRIW1xlUUbnc7inhgLhSl1m57F30EtURZHp6N_qTA3BbSVMcZVrhEME0MXy7mBNVek-_5t7tceWMPaoIBR0eXO2Zya49Po2AFRKMofw=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Old bonnets in my painting, "Whispered Secrets" oil on Canvas, 24 x 18. e</div><br /> </div><br /><div><br /></div>Edythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02691023552149059460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825252474103909763.post-56748789661707343572022-01-27T18:41:00.001-08:002022-02-05T18:32:33.185-08:00January, cold here for us.<p>January is my birthday month. As I am hiding out from covid, no indoor party was planned. The day was bright and pretty but too cool for sitting in the yard together, so a drive by birthday was the result. It worked out very nicely. I had four generations here, a fine showing of family stopping by for cake to go and the little ones sang happy birthday. Linda brought balloons and Beth made the cake and Debbie sent flowers. I felt well celebrated. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlP84OTPB_eKnj_yeEOHtVnvDciLtrDsDe33zPUCoHbL-_D5KqBZyPBFdwoQ2-5z_Ugu74dIoUgCJdryB4j4q4B9tPZ0_7W_dCEwyuJa2JzQs-wUD2uD7nd4DdoC_6xYr6d8DFiDJSwQHTL7UBqCRnyTLdEde9TXCAqKgZgJHvTJelWAi-5pSj2Q=s320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlP84OTPB_eKnj_yeEOHtVnvDciLtrDsDe33zPUCoHbL-_D5KqBZyPBFdwoQ2-5z_Ugu74dIoUgCJdryB4j4q4B9tPZ0_7W_dCEwyuJa2JzQs-wUD2uD7nd4DdoC_6xYr6d8DFiDJSwQHTL7UBqCRnyTLdEde9TXCAqKgZgJHvTJelWAi-5pSj2Q" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My beautiful Granddaughter Sarah.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1N4vZE0DgXxTqdoJFtwqwLuFIxQgGslkGFyzC57fjW4IZqCE_8DZutZYabNYEuUQQ2VzZalMmplUa9UC0YGgkbsqwEkaO10XSO9o2wt1A464MGJFnZIoMwrGkwD7OdKkYQxfC9STXeMvoqPAqBg155OGNO4ZcWvN9b6VO94HRjVc860OPJPFGJA=s1701" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1418" data-original-width="1701" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1N4vZE0DgXxTqdoJFtwqwLuFIxQgGslkGFyzC57fjW4IZqCE_8DZutZYabNYEuUQQ2VzZalMmplUa9UC0YGgkbsqwEkaO10XSO9o2wt1A464MGJFnZIoMwrGkwD7OdKkYQxfC9STXeMvoqPAqBg155OGNO4ZcWvN9b6VO94HRjVc860OPJPFGJA=w640-h534" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7enkBaeipednCRhhq6uJ3E94X0W84QtBCj2L7bzngFAlceMiGc0DpmLHWCGvOU8s2CVW-OP4Ml5WxPZr8MvC56IRohHAXFOprZpDCUi_N1LTD7reYqLpQGpVEH3BAF-MgiMNoXDZwIoGYNfEAbu4fv8UvR92F6Rt0naRrmv-fmQwG7XBYuXxg3A=s1673" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="1673" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7enkBaeipednCRhhq6uJ3E94X0W84QtBCj2L7bzngFAlceMiGc0DpmLHWCGvOU8s2CVW-OP4Ml5WxPZr8MvC56IRohHAXFOprZpDCUi_N1LTD7reYqLpQGpVEH3BAF-MgiMNoXDZwIoGYNfEAbu4fv8UvR92F6Rt0naRrmv-fmQwG7XBYuXxg3A=s320" width="320" /></a></div> My son Carl.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMXfi7g3OG2Ukya8BSvjST5zfvF0AVhKEIEs13WStAe-yS6clP7-T7vdBu-WYHmX7YiIiKOCe-lF7MhsJp7_M8SSp1vijPVGjREm-E66nEOjJxpCllrw2dUav6zT1xUtGIKWur7G4I0h_SQY94YjCmDSTi-Zjq-6Ja-spX6keAk1blSfTW8yFN4g=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMXfi7g3OG2Ukya8BSvjST5zfvF0AVhKEIEs13WStAe-yS6clP7-T7vdBu-WYHmX7YiIiKOCe-lF7MhsJp7_M8SSp1vijPVGjREm-E66nEOjJxpCllrw2dUav6zT1xUtGIKWur7G4I0h_SQY94YjCmDSTi-Zjq-6Ja-spX6keAk1blSfTW8yFN4g=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4f7DAOSn9PzJwQbWWdlPZVUfpobsLnVg96rYh9AeneFfUpaX_y0o3zo6riJCuBoghqpZmHKQPqJ0RDH_8I5mOie0A2ARlICJekY0UGm06-DZJ6p5wJzgr5UdjgzKJe15XWzAQYgY0cQ9PrKcArguxQ8QWIgnvafXiPQwkqC9szpV-5b399J_o7Q=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4f7DAOSn9PzJwQbWWdlPZVUfpobsLnVg96rYh9AeneFfUpaX_y0o3zo6riJCuBoghqpZmHKQPqJ0RDH_8I5mOie0A2ARlICJekY0UGm06-DZJ6p5wJzgr5UdjgzKJe15XWzAQYgY0cQ9PrKcArguxQ8QWIgnvafXiPQwkqC9szpV-5b399J_o7Q=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Flowers from a sweet long time rug hooking friend</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4e7cbUX_ay5_xxA7Xf1vJh3WJ5chHnLus0Kl0fa-EAUb1itReYetPm_TVq32gDSNseQ0eooo02-BUHfir2oZAcN18LR-6k6U6ab2A9aYdYYKh3N5obQU9woPpQOhbEO2IQksWkFqDnk1GPZM8TOWELAJzaligkLc7uRPsXHf3AMGOScnEu-4uLw=s1852" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1358" data-original-width="1852" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj4e7cbUX_ay5_xxA7Xf1vJh3WJ5chHnLus0Kl0fa-EAUb1itReYetPm_TVq32gDSNseQ0eooo02-BUHfir2oZAcN18LR-6k6U6ab2A9aYdYYKh3N5obQU9woPpQOhbEO2IQksWkFqDnk1GPZM8TOWELAJzaligkLc7uRPsXHf3AMGOScnEu-4uLw=w400-h294" width="400" /></a></div> A snow scene started a while back, getting closer to finished. On Cape Anne.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDl77tB4vQMpmW1vF0-w6EOMW8InBz5sr1k5PLt9vLjeDbaDysS8QM-Cqrgik5dLnEEM_k88XBLc5U5yNrzZZpGw6BIXSvvg1H3DOxSjoetmeQLhbV8WbKFnDyJHJ8F3d67B-4kR0apj4QPbYFzVshpmswVxVn43VxfIN5dY5AkJL69k2OqCvKGQ=s1260" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1260" data-original-width="1133" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiDl77tB4vQMpmW1vF0-w6EOMW8InBz5sr1k5PLt9vLjeDbaDysS8QM-Cqrgik5dLnEEM_k88XBLc5U5yNrzZZpGw6BIXSvvg1H3DOxSjoetmeQLhbV8WbKFnDyJHJ8F3d67B-4kR0apj4QPbYFzVshpmswVxVn43VxfIN5dY5AkJL69k2OqCvKGQ=w576-h640" width="576" /></a></div>Selfie in guest bathroom mirror on my 91st birthday.<span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> The guest bathroom has over a dozen paintings hanging. The small room has a skylight, so it shows paintings nicely. Most of my Cape Ann paintings are there. I use a hooked rug with a whale for a bathmat. My daughter Cheryl painted the large ship, but not from life. e</span></div><div><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfnCWMkIxur6kDnJWTYHTfcFh3BcHOx4TPrh7foi0IVMJ2SuzMu7WKamsywH_hn9OV11cte3EIyg38nPy8lEWrUlQYzvUqoIDi-87yQCv7ITJdvRzxPI6uyayjrtPCjBT8mhW96jPxyVlDKC-KuSGnSMa1mUjL7gSBv2fuOC2vvzYckBmWmuCtOA=s1600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfnCWMkIxur6kDnJWTYHTfcFh3BcHOx4TPrh7foi0IVMJ2SuzMu7WKamsywH_hn9OV11cte3EIyg38nPy8lEWrUlQYzvUqoIDi-87yQCv7ITJdvRzxPI6uyayjrtPCjBT8mhW96jPxyVlDKC-KuSGnSMa1mUjL7gSBv2fuOC2vvzYckBmWmuCtOA=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Decorating our house and shop, indoors and out was big for me. No electric lights ever but rather ropes and wreaths and branches of natural greenery and fruits. Except for the young chidren, presents were never a focus. My first Christmas eve service here in 1980 was in one of the old stone churches, Zion Lutheran, entirely by candle light. The way in was lighted by candles in brown bags of sand, southwestern farolitos, called locally, luminarias. The Lord's prayer was spoken in German and the beautiful Silent Night was of course sung in German. A special blessing of the children was a sweet feature also. </p><p>Re reading the sentence above, I think how Jack and I marveled at our construction crew as they worked to build our tiny retail shop that December, the men would call out to each other in German, English and Spanish, illustrating the blend of cultures here in our little town. Although now more of a tourist's town than ever, it is still a sweet place to live. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgD_yApJYT0K6E85dXoWje7rEPoK8uzCnUu-ycGfCa5RLgrDdT89pUmpHm7mFQWxA7rWx2umKC3B4j8O1QiplS4vwWJkc-OWJiRwBFCkaQIesw8zScay2nD6i1W33XctXIQOrgnvVPEk94DR6Gj6sck1EH39JDqmfUVo3JGaEhB87QqDPrsjGyV_A=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgD_yApJYT0K6E85dXoWje7rEPoK8uzCnUu-ycGfCa5RLgrDdT89pUmpHm7mFQWxA7rWx2umKC3B4j8O1QiplS4vwWJkc-OWJiRwBFCkaQIesw8zScay2nD6i1W33XctXIQOrgnvVPEk94DR6Gj6sck1EH39JDqmfUVo3JGaEhB87QqDPrsjGyV_A=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQjajnEuzxwsxIN3AACfuRKFiezvJoTKQa3m28GRuR4wIdBZGQcdx2Ugf9bKyLzEpcRJLL3rdjQTH_IVeqDgZ73vbHuczijxl8Ua7tG6_lltQ-3Dz8xKsnHCfn8R9pZqTBLU4RLWQwpeUxTdoS1x4rKOHbrhV_c0-rKOzj0uGIZy4dGMDz2mNUlw=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQjajnEuzxwsxIN3AACfuRKFiezvJoTKQa3m28GRuR4wIdBZGQcdx2Ugf9bKyLzEpcRJLL3rdjQTH_IVeqDgZ73vbHuczijxl8Ua7tG6_lltQ-3Dz8xKsnHCfn8R9pZqTBLU4RLWQwpeUxTdoS1x4rKOHbrhV_c0-rKOzj0uGIZy4dGMDz2mNUlw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGJpdyl_NV8kD9cQKWicjnlLH1AbKB3-AHwRtI1tI07lTGhbgTeL1hW6jbYY_VjqFZgsMrgiKL8F2t4DO8bdgeaniio-zZASso-zuzJgAuOzJMiAu3oVmGfTcc4E8Vc-vv8rI6qyYFPY0WqcWrB5ZTbMSnz6WzAEmrEUnrk8cJG5EQYKhca8ZmEQ=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGJpdyl_NV8kD9cQKWicjnlLH1AbKB3-AHwRtI1tI07lTGhbgTeL1hW6jbYY_VjqFZgsMrgiKL8F2t4DO8bdgeaniio-zZASso-zuzJgAuOzJMiAu3oVmGfTcc4E8Vc-vv8rI6qyYFPY0WqcWrB5ZTbMSnz6WzAEmrEUnrk8cJG5EQYKhca8ZmEQ=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXY_lqZw4SUT0Bnk8zkvfEPaMQdptl2CM87YBSj1MyoIqsJEnDXttArxRAb_c8upJqZxE8ZAsdxMxmIcRp3haCIY7e0ZK2szfYe2vV4kMoDLyqTaXqrV2d37ZVhVZ2bKhPL9SkWa862Sbomt2bWwXZGvMg_W1YNrTnDMY1CyVmyaW5JGU22RW7Fg=s1917" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1523" data-original-width="1917" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXY_lqZw4SUT0Bnk8zkvfEPaMQdptl2CM87YBSj1MyoIqsJEnDXttArxRAb_c8upJqZxE8ZAsdxMxmIcRp3haCIY7e0ZK2szfYe2vV4kMoDLyqTaXqrV2d37ZVhVZ2bKhPL9SkWa862Sbomt2bWwXZGvMg_W1YNrTnDMY1CyVmyaW5JGU22RW7Fg=w640-h508" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>This second covid Christmas I have very little of the outward celebration visible, but am saticefied with keeping in touch with family and friends and enjoying the glorious Christmas music of Hauser and Bocelli. My kitchen table went from fall decor to December, and a little table top tree stands unadorned in the living room. Some of my many grands and great grands went to church in far away Dallas this evening and other family was here in our small Fredericksbug church. Some of the famly came to visit today and we sat outside unmasked in the fresh breeze, with amazing warm bright weather. Tomorrow will see our temps in the 80's! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOJZDf_ZuSoqP562aFcwkZdSgPpZwvf5RoVoOEoUWiaqh9hJYYs1CY9Ymj1vGVTHtnbYsvy0yoZQ2WuDvEExjb9tmJdesJi2E8IyiQOCfD082RuDeMyS5mGMKVN7xigOk4Sua6Hs1dgijV5QVcVxdQbUi9xxihXq2V8B5u8fAongczsIjKDFS_PA=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOJZDf_ZuSoqP562aFcwkZdSgPpZwvf5RoVoOEoUWiaqh9hJYYs1CY9Ymj1vGVTHtnbYsvy0yoZQ2WuDvEExjb9tmJdesJi2E8IyiQOCfD082RuDeMyS5mGMKVN7xigOk4Sua6Hs1dgijV5QVcVxdQbUi9xxihXq2V8B5u8fAongczsIjKDFS_PA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdHCk4gW59cXvnayhTLGm6qqDryXo_uKnvb3cIPQBGdxOKHALDbINsmBlA4vvb0iQSEPFTdTfoTPpWguv1OvH83TgIFwE7V7L7zwweVy7OzijVWta7t5gd4fFQVc9DYwuaLfdEr594vP0ubYI3KNjFyF33PsZ16CKBQZIMAsorcWBK3R7m1MrvVw=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdHCk4gW59cXvnayhTLGm6qqDryXo_uKnvb3cIPQBGdxOKHALDbINsmBlA4vvb0iQSEPFTdTfoTPpWguv1OvH83TgIFwE7V7L7zwweVy7OzijVWta7t5gd4fFQVc9DYwuaLfdEr594vP0ubYI3KNjFyF33PsZ16CKBQZIMAsorcWBK3R7m1MrvVw=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjG7aHpK_BPIHNvOLFqNrs48M_vUKkHJJi5KOa-4SqQiyINcyLnBcoLs1AZYvig82J4gGJYWldtd0kpTyCQkHFE79wAwEFoW7P2fuWK-utYQdd4LYhlOKq9P2-Ko-hC-vA-x7jV-xMZseIC_AWlSAgaSo6avqp-PINmlgNtPo5mBrkjvF5rAe37Jg=s1521" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1521" data-original-width="1259" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjG7aHpK_BPIHNvOLFqNrs48M_vUKkHJJi5KOa-4SqQiyINcyLnBcoLs1AZYvig82J4gGJYWldtd0kpTyCQkHFE79wAwEFoW7P2fuWK-utYQdd4LYhlOKq9P2-Ko-hC-vA-x7jV-xMZseIC_AWlSAgaSo6avqp-PINmlgNtPo5mBrkjvF5rAe37Jg=s320" width="265" /></a></div></div><p>My daughter Cheryl in Colorado sent a warm red nightgown for my Christmas. I managed two large batches of our favorite chocolate candy and distributed that. I also painted some family dogs and those have been fun to give. I am grateful for a safe warm comfortable home and friends and family I love. I am one month away from 91 years of age and feel grateful to have many things going well inspite of the challenges we all have this Christmas. Faith, Hope, and Love, and the Greatest of these is Love. </p>Edythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02691023552149059460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825252474103909763.post-48661764399998573492021-11-12T09:42:00.003-08:002021-11-12T10:06:51.202-08:00October into November<p>As others around me venture out more, I remain very isolated because Covid is different for people in their 80's and 90's even after a booster shot. The internet is a huge blessing in my life, I interact with many friends on line in special interest groups, painting, collecting dolls and sewing for them as well as enjoying Antiques. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcL4obXvBmXlNReB6VoVDg83GF-M4BSahuCosDqNGwGfQ1BLl4mIRGZtseN3Q0KWsnaOiGWSP86qMo97YInrfwjFgL3hKWH8JM43_dU10kUgyX28CjE5rMZUaRXI6EgcSpxpj-ILbtCA/s2048/IMG_0289.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcL4obXvBmXlNReB6VoVDg83GF-M4BSahuCosDqNGwGfQ1BLl4mIRGZtseN3Q0KWsnaOiGWSP86qMo97YInrfwjFgL3hKWH8JM43_dU10kUgyX28CjE5rMZUaRXI6EgcSpxpj-ILbtCA/w400-h300/IMG_0289.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsnJIcwqjNLZrtQSi8OwEESm6bj2AVCpK6p3FxZoH5xSr7OT8COoUZMWuU3TzIHilam1ZJpHAweLOLOGO6HNrCXJwx7qqFRgkqTw-v-MS5LKj3bDCfGy3jSnWzgxxsAB25Tlcv9M1sg/s2048/IMG_0290.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsnJIcwqjNLZrtQSi8OwEESm6bj2AVCpK6p3FxZoH5xSr7OT8COoUZMWuU3TzIHilam1ZJpHAweLOLOGO6HNrCXJwx7qqFRgkqTw-v-MS5LKj3bDCfGy3jSnWzgxxsAB25Tlcv9M1sg/w480-h640/IMG_0290.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">There are two outdoor seating areas in the yard, one in the front yard and this one beside the house in the little brick courtyard. There were more mums and pumpkins added after these pictures were made, but they show the pleasant setting. I enjoy company safely in the yard.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMdSTaZhVZP8K4szxtk86b5NVdlohaKievGsBvfpxywhVCcWN0VLFBfqTdj6T7wp2qf9D4n8bq9g32Xha4aoOz2fJRPFtwC5rxdLO8z2b2-bgNb6LxW-3fTVEIcIHMaA3AIPKrDhOQQ/s2048/IMG_0391.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMdSTaZhVZP8K4szxtk86b5NVdlohaKievGsBvfpxywhVCcWN0VLFBfqTdj6T7wp2qf9D4n8bq9g32Xha4aoOz2fJRPFtwC5rxdLO8z2b2-bgNb6LxW-3fTVEIcIHMaA3AIPKrDhOQQ/w480-h640/IMG_0391.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_AMdWpi1TTGkKpEUuL-ndolKrCbYUbmAQIjP_HdbR1ovkJBWez4EqoYO5EaxUU2L-vzF_20TKClayb9wE86NSTN-h51-kMLxV3QagMVuOY2Kwo3cgnPughy5c7K5UcXEJD-UW4Y7Ew/s2048/IMG_0393.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_AMdWpi1TTGkKpEUuL-ndolKrCbYUbmAQIjP_HdbR1ovkJBWez4EqoYO5EaxUU2L-vzF_20TKClayb9wE86NSTN-h51-kMLxV3QagMVuOY2Kwo3cgnPughy5c7K5UcXEJD-UW4Y7Ew/w640-h480/IMG_0393.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The breafast area of the kitchen is colorful for fall also, and it has a view of the atrium not shown. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcAN46zyk0To1qmbU3kvVJtdYCNRd2W2d9gwVrv3nTv_I5QoLVnSzkdhd670QDRm83LI6s39K5z6IdkjM3dWDCcYSRnpdWnphpZXGRjf-Fg-9JyQPAHI9F7a4074YFS7s0v3SIz-pCg/s2048/IMG_0327.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqcAN46zyk0To1qmbU3kvVJtdYCNRd2W2d9gwVrv3nTv_I5QoLVnSzkdhd670QDRm83LI6s39K5z6IdkjM3dWDCcYSRnpdWnphpZXGRjf-Fg-9JyQPAHI9F7a4074YFS7s0v3SIz-pCg/w400-h300/IMG_0327.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHkwePqLyHnESbSjHNYIy7jw8wczgCbWV8cjZKTMVVRwUlCE6MXMhI3Kvjuk8s4zt4sldGkkfJrHFz15-rit45OsgdUCpZYNJjQ9Op8RRUaEBNLiLobAYRdjdKBz426QS1btkTAxK2Lg/s2048/IMG_0329.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHkwePqLyHnESbSjHNYIy7jw8wczgCbWV8cjZKTMVVRwUlCE6MXMhI3Kvjuk8s4zt4sldGkkfJrHFz15-rit45OsgdUCpZYNJjQ9Op8RRUaEBNLiLobAYRdjdKBz426QS1btkTAxK2Lg/w640-h480/IMG_0329.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">This modern small house has so many interesting spaces to showcase favorite antiques with the varied ceiling heights. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfR55uCJiU-I5RcY-ffjrN9P8aLq7GXFDcYTUy3XBa0-knvFsAiM_hyYwH863ktzTbr0E0oaaJVB0UBPQ8qCf-KlRaDQFa2iblWBu2UwdhWv-UCiVUWHwFxqPzf5RLECwZM5nax9fcA/s2048/IMG_0331.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZfR55uCJiU-I5RcY-ffjrN9P8aLq7GXFDcYTUy3XBa0-knvFsAiM_hyYwH863ktzTbr0E0oaaJVB0UBPQ8qCf-KlRaDQFa2iblWBu2UwdhWv-UCiVUWHwFxqPzf5RLECwZM5nax9fcA/w640-h480/IMG_0331.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The red cupboard was part of our kitchen in the old house before the fire. All of the woodwork was like this, Jack built me the sweetest kitchen I was ever in. I have 6 of my big still lifes hanging in this kitchen. The subjects are mostly Jackie's pottery collection. I love to paint, why don’t I do it every day? Internet addiction, my bad. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ofkylYpKIbYBdE53SuIv2ba-a-fNkeWHkwlAY08DIO5nPJSHHSJS9Tnfa_n_FqmBegsz4B_GobKz-iKoG12rTLDdIJYg2rrldPgfL1C67Spdz3vFjEPghVcUMcFjj46C_C7WIvfFJA/s1480/IMG_0398+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1480" data-original-width="1213" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ofkylYpKIbYBdE53SuIv2ba-a-fNkeWHkwlAY08DIO5nPJSHHSJS9Tnfa_n_FqmBegsz4B_GobKz-iKoG12rTLDdIJYg2rrldPgfL1C67Spdz3vFjEPghVcUMcFjj46C_C7WIvfFJA/w524-h640/IMG_0398+%25282%2529.JPG" width="524" /></a></div><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Anyway I painted this week, have painted Bailey's little border collie Gus. I am thankful to have many interests, these fill the days pleasantly along with keeping up with grands and great grands, but at a little distance. </span><p></p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2-cmaixa6t47Co7aeMBqBjB6EeTR0Cb7R2EJnDSUpurJWMKUXReOPuP3PeelpZPwyo5xPLziFioeex9eJiKWat7qm-OUDe_U1Ern3KSC0dnokevUYKyXELZ0Ep8jXc5xv47zgocwOA/s728/IMG_5236+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="538" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2-cmaixa6t47Co7aeMBqBjB6EeTR0Cb7R2EJnDSUpurJWMKUXReOPuP3PeelpZPwyo5xPLziFioeex9eJiKWat7qm-OUDe_U1Ern3KSC0dnokevUYKyXELZ0Ep8jXc5xv47zgocwOA/w295-h400/IMG_5236+%25282%2529.JPG" width="295" /></a></div>Friends have asked how am I in this shut in time? Hanging in. Selfie at 90. e<br /><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div>Edythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02691023552149059460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825252474103909763.post-71778685873979586392021-08-25T19:14:00.000-07:002021-08-25T19:14:42.663-07:00August, ready for a change to fall.<p> Like all of us, I have experienced a wild ride this summer, weather events and world situations and family issues to help with have left me almost dizzy. The best I can manage is to lend a helping hand when the opportunity is near me, and send donations and prayers to some at a distance. From that pount, I find solace in the little ordinary things of my life, like my small yard and it's growing things, the beauty of nature like the sunsets God paints on an ever changing canvas, and the sustaining love of family and friends.</p><p>My paint brush is a magic carpet! So many artist friends are on the computer sharing our painting. And I have always had a work basket with a bit of handwork close by, like my mother before me. </p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjITfI8FG3QjyLOIx7qt3RneY75_0La2RsGUFSaBPmwTZ2MT1lEBGOZIInaWpDvmf0b_nqPY2vGB4ZUBFu65Dr8cwwx60C-fcfQfZy7ix0yeerLxPW2i6sLcj6-jebSrOx6TWKuGeYoHQ/s2048/IMG_0086.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjITfI8FG3QjyLOIx7qt3RneY75_0La2RsGUFSaBPmwTZ2MT1lEBGOZIInaWpDvmf0b_nqPY2vGB4ZUBFu65Dr8cwwx60C-fcfQfZy7ix0yeerLxPW2i6sLcj6-jebSrOx6TWKuGeYoHQ/w640-h480/IMG_0086.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Lovely pieces of raggedy quilts from Sarah Havener can lead to things like this. The doll Thankful's original clothing included an early Shaker bonnet. I used it as a pattern shape but not keeping it plain and simple. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4i1t6KcSFfCBfTbKEiz-9DZI0ZZOcEq1p_X7HAul6BicFaQbK4RIYSV71QuoKPYpf_VYAR8WhR6aR1xWNpy7OLhY1lAx_jLv0gfTC059j_nu17cA0Tmh8HhG-XuuoA1r79_VVPa7rA/s2048/IMG_0093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4i1t6KcSFfCBfTbKEiz-9DZI0ZZOcEq1p_X7HAul6BicFaQbK4RIYSV71QuoKPYpf_VYAR8WhR6aR1xWNpy7OLhY1lAx_jLv0gfTC059j_nu17cA0Tmh8HhG-XuuoA1r79_VVPa7rA/w400-h300/IMG_0093.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The top of the quilt became the lining of the bonnet. The pattern pieces are shown for anyone to use also. The pieces were cut out and individually bound in tape or ribbon, then sewn together by means of the binding. The old one has a fall as you see.</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-1nQynC4vGEj4mYWE-Sqn0GH1ETeeQDgzkUU7kg0KMow55MsuAb1vOBCGJpW-UhW20-IkreRORfCwYLdhXzzdbGIAggcRtsAc_kQVyI4M9Ye6w9F167tHdmlLAfuRGmQtXDDiBr_xg/s2048/IMG_0092.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-1nQynC4vGEj4mYWE-Sqn0GH1ETeeQDgzkUU7kg0KMow55MsuAb1vOBCGJpW-UhW20-IkreRORfCwYLdhXzzdbGIAggcRtsAc_kQVyI4M9Ye6w9F167tHdmlLAfuRGmQtXDDiBr_xg/w300-h400/IMG_0092.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;">The top of the old quilt is bright inside the bonnet.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7OfUOjG7qP6uYRY3bZ7PxbP_bce40ydppuDEABHtIMM7FufULKVQErY2G8n7Xex6enhOESZJY9tVH05O4tuYPzez6jaUGdRS89hf3a7SHk8YylhfmzWCT2w00uRJNdSHnllCWr2aVQ/s2048/IMG_0089.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7OfUOjG7qP6uYRY3bZ7PxbP_bce40ydppuDEABHtIMM7FufULKVQErY2G8n7Xex6enhOESZJY9tVH05O4tuYPzez6jaUGdRS89hf3a7SHk8YylhfmzWCT2w00uRJNdSHnllCWr2aVQ/w300-h400/IMG_0089.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCiVI9oaDc2FEX0hSUgLkRRqq9GJdec-3Kq1kduQaaUdtg21tMluu_wmwMzpiMhpXAJ5Wr-SRIt9gIbHek7zBCq738GiijPQx3kLkMrSpdGJadnTuHp8CZsrhkDL6gt2zo2g6OMT2BQ/s2048/IMG_0091.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGCiVI9oaDc2FEX0hSUgLkRRqq9GJdec-3Kq1kduQaaUdtg21tMluu_wmwMzpiMhpXAJ5Wr-SRIt9gIbHek7zBCq738GiijPQx3kLkMrSpdGJadnTuHp8CZsrhkDL6gt2zo2g6OMT2BQ/w300-h400/IMG_0091.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center; white-space: pre-wrap;">Below, Charity in the new bonnet.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5iU_S70tfYaANzHmUTlXRa715pIl_h_sL5z5F3WvIh13CmXJWUsiyQLW6oWhfxA3ZLUf4_L-zOJpB3KqwP_ra4Y9672-GJ3DdPMnZLj1NXGSheMuhNon1oBxUikhiBfkQMMlDd5qNg/s2048/IMG_0096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5iU_S70tfYaANzHmUTlXRa715pIl_h_sL5z5F3WvIh13CmXJWUsiyQLW6oWhfxA3ZLUf4_L-zOJpB3KqwP_ra4Y9672-GJ3DdPMnZLj1NXGSheMuhNon1oBxUikhiBfkQMMlDd5qNg/w480-h640/IMG_0096.JPG" width="480" /></a></div></div><br />It is time to think of Indian Corn and pumpkins. So inspired by a basket of favorite rug wool, I stitched these Pumpkin colored Pin Keeps made from rich wool plaids and lovely Paternayan crewel yarn. Besides being tuck ins or splashes of color in a basket, these little hearts are intended for years of use as pincushions. I offer them now on my blog shop under the banner ONeill's Antiques in the right hand column. Use mixed in your fall décor along with bittersweet and Indian corn and then as sewing needfuls or small gifts. The pin keeps are backed in various brown woolens and are about 5 by 4 3/4 inches. I have used one like these for over 20 years. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxaCGPGnWuqIHCbae2GibuSsbQIDWkjZR9XkdxzUQdtk2b3wrRQIml_Ss1pZML2eP8HjlAXV4gskf_e4vLvJXfR51UXFAyWm-E_BHFi27pfYA5itUd4MUNkF85zZkjV_5Q7gicYytAKg/s2048/IMG_0047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxaCGPGnWuqIHCbae2GibuSsbQIDWkjZR9XkdxzUQdtk2b3wrRQIml_Ss1pZML2eP8HjlAXV4gskf_e4vLvJXfR51UXFAyWm-E_BHFi27pfYA5itUd4MUNkF85zZkjV_5Q7gicYytAKg/w480-h640/IMG_0047.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlH7eNx7h7Q2qRhbDxoPpyR7iH5HdU2QKxtQTVi4l-paOWXH3mx7UwE8Dui0jQStXbfpKATOdJa7RBZsPa-CtxIowLI4PA0cfxZJf2vtS5MsSTzxrMRWLtz87zmtW-0n9c6KWP8jCiA/s2048/IMG_0049.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlH7eNx7h7Q2qRhbDxoPpyR7iH5HdU2QKxtQTVi4l-paOWXH3mx7UwE8Dui0jQStXbfpKATOdJa7RBZsPa-CtxIowLI4PA0cfxZJf2vtS5MsSTzxrMRWLtz87zmtW-0n9c6KWP8jCiA/w640-h480/IMG_0049.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvH2UGTXwlMW_EjUAxK-OP2SCMgvfiLtvw_xr_Pe8enmHacjxZ_iJGcr_sBJ1Gm8dOna_iI8wRrSNrSA0kZb5VywG-DAsxnWTkyEzsJ4flt3WPPyp9uLivcQfBOaxSAPs0CytNfMjajQ/s2048/IMG_0054.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvH2UGTXwlMW_EjUAxK-OP2SCMgvfiLtvw_xr_Pe8enmHacjxZ_iJGcr_sBJ1Gm8dOna_iI8wRrSNrSA0kZb5VywG-DAsxnWTkyEzsJ4flt3WPPyp9uLivcQfBOaxSAPs0CytNfMjajQ/w640-h480/IMG_0054.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHPwozfiw7EfiQ0QPRl0AeJkhyphenhyphenq9ehcK46sOBMGr1yDXuQXrVLlYET5OgYjUzsdGustYYKnAARqeut3kNSLyE3eRwACQ9nvvhwogQse0XxuLtxJzuGPtTt1vsbOOiBvs7vX_KVm7T8w/s2048/IMG_0044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQHPwozfiw7EfiQ0QPRl0AeJkhyphenhyphenq9ehcK46sOBMGr1yDXuQXrVLlYET5OgYjUzsdGustYYKnAARqeut3kNSLyE3eRwACQ9nvvhwogQse0XxuLtxJzuGPtTt1vsbOOiBvs7vX_KVm7T8w/w640-h480/IMG_0044.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let's try to turn the pages in the calendar to sweeter days. Thank you friends for reading here. Best, e</div><br />Edythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02691023552149059460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825252474103909763.post-29472192020835096552021-05-26T12:00:00.000-07:002021-05-26T12:00:00.200-07:00A bit more active on line<p>Go look if you like, <a href="https://oneillsantiques.blogspot.com/">O'Neill's Antiques & Art (oneillsantiques.blogspot.com)</a> accessible from the right hand of this blog page. The site will be heavy on smalls, mostly textiles and dolls that I can mail easily, continental US only. I also expect to offer some of my own paintings there, both framed and unframed for ease of Mailing. There are a few hard copies of my rug book listed there. Today I have listed a sewing roll up. </p><p>Pictured here are some from a few years ago at a workshop event:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfSfU181esqMz9g1NARBxAOVs1XvVnPNvkKkog7G3Dqp6YUywDhIS0xG3ce7sg9mw7X85exVprmuXSkp8n-lq9p6177paaizz0WrhUrdMj_hv2kEbOf_6zIqztMHvmzZR-DpMqms9Vyg/s500/795a5fabb58f7f2895294e29e7dd5002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="326" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfSfU181esqMz9g1NARBxAOVs1XvVnPNvkKkog7G3Dqp6YUywDhIS0xG3ce7sg9mw7X85exVprmuXSkp8n-lq9p6177paaizz0WrhUrdMj_hv2kEbOf_6zIqztMHvmzZR-DpMqms9Vyg/w418-h640/795a5fabb58f7f2895294e29e7dd5002.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The one I am offering for sale: </span><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IchK9qYTlnSD7bjQiFz3W8fcLmHUr9pz9TjXwrUiFe8CExdVyJNhtXppVV3AZ5FzIAephraLz7Yh0rgyvJQMzf-F584nwFeP72-OU61nZRLbCVSCVP8tQkBfJsCsHp_rYXgN7PN_Ng/s1599/IMG_5713+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="902" data-original-width="1599" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4IchK9qYTlnSD7bjQiFz3W8fcLmHUr9pz9TjXwrUiFe8CExdVyJNhtXppVV3AZ5FzIAephraLz7Yh0rgyvJQMzf-F584nwFeP72-OU61nZRLbCVSCVP8tQkBfJsCsHp_rYXgN7PN_Ng/w640-h362/IMG_5713+%25282%2529.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBIbmD3O0DZGPQIiT3gsHfyYYdK-C_tkv1uBgZK4PXKnPEpyPqeJemzjFKzO4kLfdjMvGA_A_spIWMoWpbSNiBtt0KwbYb-nl65D_yDXAsozFn0n5oAmKL8i05ndeo73E51_hWE80sQ/s1600/IMG_5716.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWBIbmD3O0DZGPQIiT3gsHfyYYdK-C_tkv1uBgZK4PXKnPEpyPqeJemzjFKzO4kLfdjMvGA_A_spIWMoWpbSNiBtt0KwbYb-nl65D_yDXAsozFn0n5oAmKL8i05ndeo73E51_hWE80sQ/w480-h640/IMG_5716.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlI9qTyv_U3ATYC4-OyeJHHSK4Z8pjdw_U5jnP_LiBEWUc1K2-Syy5a0ErlM0Qke5Lq4mTCWutLg3J3x9rLc_7dmv4j241kMHsKiue9Mr9VGkpRJXc4FV6jW9ICxS_LHMAGKcW4CUJTQ/s1600/IMG_5714.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlI9qTyv_U3ATYC4-OyeJHHSK4Z8pjdw_U5jnP_LiBEWUc1K2-Syy5a0ErlM0Qke5Lq4mTCWutLg3J3x9rLc_7dmv4j241kMHsKiue9Mr9VGkpRJXc4FV6jW9ICxS_LHMAGKcW4CUJTQ/w640-h480/IMG_5714.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8HnGDi7E_kOl95fuseMHiIxcoLRRlfW-6cV0ComxO48sX42LVagMBtuda7drDXEd1LGAMPjYRpbNeoSPshhWoZ43ie-IP0tHCsIC5mImYTBO5ZZVdVdwWTnP7WQ8da4d7cz_BghPmw/s1600/IMG_5718.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn8HnGDi7E_kOl95fuseMHiIxcoLRRlfW-6cV0ComxO48sX42LVagMBtuda7drDXEd1LGAMPjYRpbNeoSPshhWoZ43ie-IP0tHCsIC5mImYTBO5ZZVdVdwWTnP7WQ8da4d7cz_BghPmw/w640-h480/IMG_5718.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Thank each of you for reading here, e</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span></div><p><br /></p><p> </p>Edythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02691023552149059460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825252474103909763.post-66373148183790998312021-04-01T13:20:00.004-07:002021-11-12T10:10:01.279-08:00Sewing dresses for my Izannah Walker doll.<p> <span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> When I first started to collect antique dolls in the 1950's my mentor, in addition to my own mother who always loved dolls, was Stella Hart in Cleburne TX. Mrs. Hart collected and sold fine dolls and taught me so much. In her 80's then, she said she did not collect bisque dolls, as they did not seem old to her. Those were what she knew as a child. She had two beautiful old cotton dresses, both brown prints which I wished were in tatters so we could dress dolls in the fabric. Not so, they were nearly perfect. Years later while living in FT Worth, I saw the two dresses in the possession of Elizabeth Patton, another doll collector who was cutting them and I was able to buy small amounts of each. I used the prettier one on a doll and parted with her over time. But here in 2021 is a piece of the other dress still in my sewing stash and now right for an Izannah dress! It is the brown print pictured and will have an apron of an early red orange. I may bind the little apron with a bias of an early very dark brown print.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmm7izx0w9cCHRZgaOZLkIluIe1kUbkUjHJg5Hh0d7G9oRF0UIwaYIoliBa_a_dUTZlCrTX1nGj5_E_wwGsSXcrRKqNc1_mpSwzjSzkx_6mMkZC-XxG1eA0gsZmNmrEmJsh45bRSjzqg/s1600/IMG_5477.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmm7izx0w9cCHRZgaOZLkIluIe1kUbkUjHJg5Hh0d7G9oRF0UIwaYIoliBa_a_dUTZlCrTX1nGj5_E_wwGsSXcrRKqNc1_mpSwzjSzkx_6mMkZC-XxG1eA0gsZmNmrEmJsh45bRSjzqg/w480-h640/IMG_5477.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQTiZyNJRq-Dj7fd9GkWpnUcltntjJ7pA8Mzj8J8REeYNzvJ0wybU2La7-fWeCMqJypspJo_edBJzhCtadCmC1qc58jTO2MzRaeZygrCIv_HyT3GZ5MXxNT_QNzzRrDffROumh7BZGQ/s1600/IMG_5479.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQTiZyNJRq-Dj7fd9GkWpnUcltntjJ7pA8Mzj8J8REeYNzvJ0wybU2La7-fWeCMqJypspJo_edBJzhCtadCmC1qc58jTO2MzRaeZygrCIv_HyT3GZ5MXxNT_QNzzRrDffROumh7BZGQ/s320/IMG_5479.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh310cpJkfUGjb6CqifX08B0oQAk1Phe_6yNCde-l4SF0U4kvdRn51aLOwQrQ4cPSbi_ApLslOamjVQZn7BfBQ6C3Y5vmVoTf65SlrOIKA3n4m7Nv_ANKgbHwGYr1Jv30yDkksMTE2O4Q/s1600/IMG_5490.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh310cpJkfUGjb6CqifX08B0oQAk1Phe_6yNCde-l4SF0U4kvdRn51aLOwQrQ4cPSbi_ApLslOamjVQZn7BfBQ6C3Y5vmVoTf65SlrOIKA3n4m7Nv_ANKgbHwGYr1Jv30yDkksMTE2O4Q/w480-h640/IMG_5490.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHA8lSsR5iu70mh2ligb-a5eDFwbkjeQhsAmg5xZfCOFWJM61bVvFXYM3ngCz7Cbwxegaf2hXnbuMxyqwS-dAkJELqg2PBpcaBz__CkQ3RhiSDkg-ki-wjsg16dpB_JdUkTHljg8PqmA/s1600/IMG_5493.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHA8lSsR5iu70mh2ligb-a5eDFwbkjeQhsAmg5xZfCOFWJM61bVvFXYM3ngCz7Cbwxegaf2hXnbuMxyqwS-dAkJELqg2PBpcaBz__CkQ3RhiSDkg-ki-wjsg16dpB_JdUkTHljg8PqmA/w480-h640/IMG_5493.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /> </div><br /><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The dress below was finished for Charity yesterday. It is sewn by my tube dress method found else where on my blog. </span><a href="http://edythoneill.blogspot.com/search?q=tube+dress">http://edythoneill.blogspot.com/search?q=tube+dress</a> <span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">A beautiful piece of orange red calico was inspiration for this one. The wonderful old print was never used, it was only a small piece given to me years ago by Connecticut dealers Barbara and Don Ladd. The apron is just laid on her lap until I extend the sashes a bit to tie in back.</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoWMBCyYtaDhrHq88xxNxc9UYrUCXeryBGqNGvz8mIeZUJxThPn58WU6Eu4eM1K6Afez96nPY9dZ17mEAnVg7YFNXZCTmLxSvbfjYc75wNh0BKyxcsoxuwB7FQ5ZV7oZAOd-AldczHw/s1600/IMG_5471.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMoWMBCyYtaDhrHq88xxNxc9UYrUCXeryBGqNGvz8mIeZUJxThPn58WU6Eu4eM1K6Afez96nPY9dZ17mEAnVg7YFNXZCTmLxSvbfjYc75wNh0BKyxcsoxuwB7FQ5ZV7oZAOd-AldczHw/w300-h400/IMG_5471.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhmBNh62HZ5xYYauPMrbL13OdHMW0Mr26YCpn3s1RarCliu_E83kewA4j6kI6JyRc4GFa1Pr4h0Fr3ihcndePo-IMySsSPiZIFkH4_zQtziqbEt26PXxZlHuhiwC3k4KcnjNTj8M__hA/s1600/IMG_5472.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhmBNh62HZ5xYYauPMrbL13OdHMW0Mr26YCpn3s1RarCliu_E83kewA4j6kI6JyRc4GFa1Pr4h0Fr3ihcndePo-IMySsSPiZIFkH4_zQtziqbEt26PXxZlHuhiwC3k4KcnjNTj8M__hA/w300-h400/IMG_5472.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM6XSYcrEMR0aG4GHFCfT2E6fTgoqamKy4YmlfA5qV2jYza37iOD-FskpkbFBf0OlkKikO2AngXop4-5g3S4Smxwr5UP0QNIKr3vxt1ydh672Vcr36Z21WaPh3hMB4WuftP46oXgMeLw/s1600/IMG_5473.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM6XSYcrEMR0aG4GHFCfT2E6fTgoqamKy4YmlfA5qV2jYza37iOD-FskpkbFBf0OlkKikO2AngXop4-5g3S4Smxwr5UP0QNIKr3vxt1ydh672Vcr36Z21WaPh3hMB4WuftP46oXgMeLw/w400-h300/IMG_5473.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxaV5I3KwwUULuFXf75JqAd53E9G0d_MvKpAhALsWoEqjIKVikYH9ZC0o0GyobLhK-Sha2NhCZcPy2YAFqU8hIfreANjoXG-eHLl0qcVQXJXOQons5O_hd9oR7dCnmVLIBxPtvun5flQ/s1600/IMG_5464.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxaV5I3KwwUULuFXf75JqAd53E9G0d_MvKpAhALsWoEqjIKVikYH9ZC0o0GyobLhK-Sha2NhCZcPy2YAFqU8hIfreANjoXG-eHLl0qcVQXJXOQons5O_hd9oR7dCnmVLIBxPtvun5flQ/w480-h640/IMG_5464.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This doll loves her red dress!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pGaHjwLtgoaR3nH_kDMc192lOKpaexJwSBbNWtg4-se9P6R9BIy5jxVVgcPRHIXsOJpHrjm4ewOMqwZgpS9Misvbs_juDRMDzW5SR_fcDEzQT9oGUfNQV_x286UOxU9LWCVxjiZEfQ/s1600/IMG_5468.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0pGaHjwLtgoaR3nH_kDMc192lOKpaexJwSBbNWtg4-se9P6R9BIy5jxVVgcPRHIXsOJpHrjm4ewOMqwZgpS9Misvbs_juDRMDzW5SR_fcDEzQT9oGUfNQV_x286UOxU9LWCVxjiZEfQ/w480-h640/IMG_5468.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here she is again with that darling antique apron Aunt Dixie gave her. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyr675LwBzUzu2k5fSaVuGxI5zjs58vv7LtHI4WOd4iFCgfP71Y7wVdI1oRa8dXR2GsUOJUagFauabLFsDpsJ6sw5jraUulqbpLSRvHdGyoVj5dy0-hWU3sjr_zSAcPyxjDvi8kNuwgQ/s1600/IMG_5425.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyr675LwBzUzu2k5fSaVuGxI5zjs58vv7LtHI4WOd4iFCgfP71Y7wVdI1oRa8dXR2GsUOJUagFauabLFsDpsJ6sw5jraUulqbpLSRvHdGyoVj5dy0-hWU3sjr_zSAcPyxjDvi8kNuwgQ/w480-h640/IMG_5425.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> The above indigo dress is borrowed from a nice china head doll, and is made from early fabric bought at the Comfort Antique show quite a while back, about a dozen years. Each scrap of these old textiles is special to me and has a story behind it. This is so much more fun than the necessary things I should be </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">doing! e</div><p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p></o:p></p><br />Edythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02691023552149059460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825252474103909763.post-11759309535133670922021-03-13T16:06:00.002-08:002021-03-13T16:12:28.133-08:00Art has gone on line.<p> Visual Artists are doing their thing, painting, taking classes , attending conventions, and selling their work. I have signed up for a large on line convention next month. Each day's activities run from 10 or 11 in the morning till 9 at night. If you know me well now, I will fall asleep during some of that and wake to watch more of it as best I can. So I have put real thought into how to be present as much as possible. All of you watching who paint or want to paint, consider this and join me there.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAv6Ql2dltK7XPsyMuXQVdYBipQWmKoR_5Tyt_yljV8cNjmL3U8BfDBrGdGdvRwF5HnSglGxI_PSUIC8P-VajwIG3bsOuyPvdoHuAYlIG8gjlp6Nkizh_B4KaNzWxi27K24yDJ93TI_A/s901/158692996_2582627128696950_5661013259339835685_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="901" data-original-width="901" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAv6Ql2dltK7XPsyMuXQVdYBipQWmKoR_5Tyt_yljV8cNjmL3U8BfDBrGdGdvRwF5HnSglGxI_PSUIC8P-VajwIG3bsOuyPvdoHuAYlIG8gjlp6Nkizh_B4KaNzWxi27K24yDJ93TI_A/w400-h400/158692996_2582627128696950_5661013259339835685_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal">Anticipating attending Plein Air Live in April, it seems
ironic to buy a new outdoor paint box for this totally online indoor event!
Other art classes have worked well with a laptop beside a big easel in the
studio/library. But the idea of remaining in this stiffly upright position for
9 or more hours a day for three days does not appeal. Better to arrange
painting and note taking in a comfortable recliner.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I love the gear and have eight pochade boxes, the favorites
are Guerrilla’s. That is after parting with a number and does not include the Mabef French easel. My output of paintings does not come close to justifying the
collection of gear. This newest one is
the Ugo medium size, tried out today. It feels wonderful in hand. The palette
size is very small. This one could also work as a lap set up to paint in the front seat of my
van. For comparison the guerrilla 6 x 8 thumb box has an even smaller footprint
but is much bulkier. All the boxes have
different strengths.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">TV providers were long ago discarded here for the large TV,
which runs off a lap top by HDMI. On the left is an Ott lamp for the canvas in my lap. Also out of the way to the left on a small table are drinking water, phone, TV
controller, snacks and eyeglasses. A large junker towel covers my lap and both
chair arms. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnU2bTSO6wgLW4fywVfJaitr8dm5sRR9XxSXSvp_uhR7S5nIAlw-wwMiCIH3je1LlTQVq-6BlIODhmUj8xK80mXTpnXd_4XSFcgN0uP-DAJnPbiYzUy2aWaxhtCh3i_yHubzO0URWh1g/s1600/IMG_5409.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnU2bTSO6wgLW4fywVfJaitr8dm5sRR9XxSXSvp_uhR7S5nIAlw-wwMiCIH3je1LlTQVq-6BlIODhmUj8xK80mXTpnXd_4XSFcgN0uP-DAJnPbiYzUy2aWaxhtCh3i_yHubzO0URWh1g/w640-h480/IMG_5409.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">To the right are the laptop
and a jar of water for the water washable
oils, paper towels, and a note book. Having
the large image visually directly over
the canvas is a big plus. (camera makes
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Snow is unusual in Fredericksburg. We had a big snow once when we lived on Cherry road. </div>
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Our first shop on Cherry Road. We lived there 1980 till 1992.</div>
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When I was gone for a few hours, Jackie built a snow bear in the yard to surprise me.</div>
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Forty years ago. <br />
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Ice hanging from my backyard studio, a great work space!</div>
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Red houses are always pretty in the snow. </div>
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Our red cape in the country was beautiful in the snow also! Back door here.</div>
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I was about 65 here that seems young to me now!</div>
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My wonderful studio beside the red cape with a neat herb garden.</div>
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We loved our country life with room to plant 20 pecan trees and have a large garden and keep a few pet goats, they were white Cashmere and incredibly clean and sweet. The second spring we had six kids and were overjoyed with them! Raised as lap goats, they were gentle and friendly and we loved interacting with them through out the day.</div>
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The kids loved to climb in Jack's lap and cuddle. Any time he would sit down near them, they would run to him for petting and play. </div>
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When Maggie was born in an ice/sleet storm, her mother rejected her and kept only the larger twin brother, so Maggie was bottle raised, She was immediately understanding about house training and never one time made a mistake in the house. I made many many trips outside with her as with a new puppy.</div>
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I have never loved any pet more than Maggie, with countless fine dogs and many dear cats and a number of horses long ago.</div>
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Edythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02691023552149059460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825252474103909763.post-43486784197988762892021-01-28T18:19:00.003-08:002021-04-02T03:29:16.078-07:0090th Birthday <p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">90 is a big one! I had a nice cupcake party in the front yard, super windy so masks were relaxed a bit for a few close shots. My brother attended by face time, and gorgeous flowers arrived from my sister and her family , right in the middle of the party. I am alone so much because of covid, so a party was awesome.<br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPer3z-ip6gQj6QZuzt3rKLhRBRMBbUrVpGwavJGTvHIhF42bgNg_06z_-cQ4K7mTBmJIYZlFlpX2NhVcbU0tgeEzbugMSoTbCy4cXXpJhg-NWk67j-oCbSc_XmPOWGZSsV8bqTQtaQ/s728/IMG_5236+%25282%2529.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="538" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPer3z-ip6gQj6QZuzt3rKLhRBRMBbUrVpGwavJGTvHIhF42bgNg_06z_-cQ4K7mTBmJIYZlFlpX2NhVcbU0tgeEzbugMSoTbCy4cXXpJhg-NWk67j-oCbSc_XmPOWGZSsV8bqTQtaQ/w295-h400/IMG_5236+%25282%2529.JPG" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is a certain feeling of "I made it!" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTP1bBeApPrmNww2uCNo121AwMc2fy_afB_h1pTYAMNhRzXW3YVu9yZGawNeH7OMPRqmMXGO3y0YQbZmJRDQXwP9jSM0AqXP89g2TwgbuEK5BAjn6RKGO9U90h7GTwyw4vnQsP775NhQ/s2048/0125211245_HDR+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1578" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTP1bBeApPrmNww2uCNo121AwMc2fy_afB_h1pTYAMNhRzXW3YVu9yZGawNeH7OMPRqmMXGO3y0YQbZmJRDQXwP9jSM0AqXP89g2TwgbuEK5BAjn6RKGO9U90h7GTwyw4vnQsP775NhQ/w309-h400/0125211245_HDR+%25282%2529.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQV1KLGWQZQw7KBc-ETZwzo5y5m_GVg8TTXTOQqK9A-RxJuAZUAzrHf3MREVy3tEqsbh9RNmxath5UEE7GL8zbFIWQHLktzWci8v7ICpBNd2sxn8zQJMeiDulOOe9As4I9SKp_03EH0Q/s480/IMG951978.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQV1KLGWQZQw7KBc-ETZwzo5y5m_GVg8TTXTOQqK9A-RxJuAZUAzrHf3MREVy3tEqsbh9RNmxath5UEE7GL8zbFIWQHLktzWci8v7ICpBNd2sxn8zQJMeiDulOOe9As4I9SKp_03EH0Q/w300-h400/IMG951978.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Lovely Granddaughter Sarah who has given me 4 great grands. I have a very large family, only a few here for the birthday visit, but I heard from many of the rest. <p></p><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPDgCW4NdH99bdLZAEbe1-x4qe2VoXCoEGyQybeib8dcveiThektbC9eRzHAhf_2WAY7486PLnQPZUTkmByVdtEXFz7QVM3aZAqUn9UGhUZO-34C6vf-fdlqhzF5U01RlX_8mqDT-Jw/s1024/IMG_1983.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnPDgCW4NdH99bdLZAEbe1-x4qe2VoXCoEGyQybeib8dcveiThektbC9eRzHAhf_2WAY7486PLnQPZUTkmByVdtEXFz7QVM3aZAqUn9UGhUZO-34C6vf-fdlqhzF5U01RlX_8mqDT-Jw/w480-h640/IMG_1983.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Masks off just a minute for a picture with great grandmother. A strong wind was blowing, see our sideways hair.<p></p><p><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga9zitZKZm7MyzHNF6Qiw-MPOB5aCyUf7ch74Z-zZ7B8R3F0pp92eMQ1kakBPwaRzhlRr_Q8M0_DA0N4l0XO_mcac8Y8v52OoLnDcd5g-MI8ykAZNayJX8eVa-mTiYe6B_1JQ6mYvSVg/s1600/IMG_5241.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga9zitZKZm7MyzHNF6Qiw-MPOB5aCyUf7ch74Z-zZ7B8R3F0pp92eMQ1kakBPwaRzhlRr_Q8M0_DA0N4l0XO_mcac8Y8v52OoLnDcd5g-MI8ykAZNayJX8eVa-mTiYe6B_1JQ6mYvSVg/s320/IMG_5241.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4L_oW6QGqFKXZWduKfnTkPHuBReh3VDQh-hxTFF9flq9_NY3m7jLCnWyhHGuHx1APHe8h7PR_jyq2iQYsSPHfRhod84Z0Wh7N3kUxoNxQodQJIgmXObvrcTxjLKIo6LtKqcCuvdMoA/s1600/IMG_5243.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4L_oW6QGqFKXZWduKfnTkPHuBReh3VDQh-hxTFF9flq9_NY3m7jLCnWyhHGuHx1APHe8h7PR_jyq2iQYsSPHfRhod84Z0Wh7N3kUxoNxQodQJIgmXObvrcTxjLKIo6LtKqcCuvdMoA/w400-h300/IMG_5243.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWL47S4_jIBVL9ULpqxEBr-n0UkERXKZzrEoWBtL4WzTaneCfbmtxqS2ShOP7dsLYzD9lUz1Eb-77NPVw1VXdFJFwvdEmSfTOhzAqCJQWpxz_p6wsCG25GN7UlQbwkmsU5vVaxvFZxiw/s1600/IMG_5244.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWL47S4_jIBVL9ULpqxEBr-n0UkERXKZzrEoWBtL4WzTaneCfbmtxqS2ShOP7dsLYzD9lUz1Eb-77NPVw1VXdFJFwvdEmSfTOhzAqCJQWpxz_p6wsCG25GN7UlQbwkmsU5vVaxvFZxiw/w400-h300/IMG_5244.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxsVcwf7hnF-Dgy72c82wknxGwySK1AN77os20bQNR1Bh-ocuJfJXqhSxjTg4QH6pSwk8FP9hgFpN-m0s_hsPKEk_E9y8h__cILrB1hwMI_AOf2k048y-d-oIjkaHL9H568ngUEsPEg/s1354/Scan+bernie+%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1017" data-original-width="1354" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxsVcwf7hnF-Dgy72c82wknxGwySK1AN77os20bQNR1Bh-ocuJfJXqhSxjTg4QH6pSwk8FP9hgFpN-m0s_hsPKEk_E9y8h__cILrB1hwMI_AOf2k048y-d-oIjkaHL9H568ngUEsPEg/w640-h480/Scan+bernie+%25282%2529.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The man of the hour was here!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Edythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02691023552149059460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825252474103909763.post-67692439269448107362021-01-01T12:58:00.000-08:002021-01-01T12:58:35.480-08:00Same song different verse<p> A fresh year is starting off with bright cold beautiful weather here in South central Texas. Many of the same issues from 2020 will be with us yet a long time, so I am trying to re commit to making my own weather and experience good things as much as possible with friends and family. This does not mean my head is in the sand over environmental, racial, political and medical issues, I am passionate on all of these! So much I cannot fix, but that must not ruin what can still be good. So in that spirit I share here the daily pleasantries that hold my life together. May it be a relief from doom scrolling.</p><p>My small space of nature is a joy in every season. Yesterday for a few hours we had snow falling mixed with a much needed rain. Tonight there will be a hard freeze. With the house still lightly decorated for Christmas, I am enjoying all the sweet cherry tomatoes I can eat. This will be the last for a long while now, as I had drainage problems in the big pots on my sun porch, and the lovely big plants have now given out. In the kitchen by a bright window there are two green tips in water, which I hope will be tomato plants by February to plant fresh. This favorite variety is Husky Cherry Red.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_4fDdoHJj2HQQed9fIIiXOUT3tYmqXm5ERTIxga9onzsS3cOIhyphenhyphenZ92broQTmDdilhIaGKX-zNjPhPiSTrY_dv5s3i_rbVULPLgB2JpzIkM44DCmiJddrLGq0BnUD-sIYToloyCfbBDA/s1600/IMG_5179.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="590" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_4fDdoHJj2HQQed9fIIiXOUT3tYmqXm5ERTIxga9onzsS3cOIhyphenhyphenZ92broQTmDdilhIaGKX-zNjPhPiSTrY_dv5s3i_rbVULPLgB2JpzIkM44DCmiJddrLGq0BnUD-sIYToloyCfbBDA/w443-h590/IMG_5179.JPG" width="443" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Today I cut the first of my broccoli heads, crisp green and beautiful! Cutting out the head in the center, allows more florets to form on the sides as a secondary gift from the same plant. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEv-tLTHnLD_8RHTLZj5ydFUrA4D8O3AECrKNI5b8Rzj21jDuRQEyci2WbtHGe6cM-RU_wIHvE9jI2p6-wXZdLPBcNnH3jyHqGGaLYT7CZCAdfltv3VUtsDskXxGCrGm1W9sPppS07aA/s1600/IMG_5178.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEv-tLTHnLD_8RHTLZj5ydFUrA4D8O3AECrKNI5b8Rzj21jDuRQEyci2WbtHGe6cM-RU_wIHvE9jI2p6-wXZdLPBcNnH3jyHqGGaLYT7CZCAdfltv3VUtsDskXxGCrGm1W9sPppS07aA/w456-h342/IMG_5178.JPG" width="456" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div>Since I was alone on Christmas, being leery of even the most careful family gathering, decorating was kept to a few bright spots and one small tree. My newest Izannah Walker doll is compatible with the one that came to me earlier this year and the two</span><span style="text-align: left;"> little sister dolls are sweet together. I will leave this tree up a few more weeks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KQQcGbxeLm93Heug8obpvodbgqMOWdmh1-x03ZIIjJzuRcdtjKK9nhpD3Er5wiKOvifA4svtXv8OxYgWoqEHDzNtqcmuwLbqYhquQs8U-J_2iOBhCN69CUd9w-nf4cmY-WBx4LdVfQ/s1600/IMG_5097.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_KQQcGbxeLm93Heug8obpvodbgqMOWdmh1-x03ZIIjJzuRcdtjKK9nhpD3Er5wiKOvifA4svtXv8OxYgWoqEHDzNtqcmuwLbqYhquQs8U-J_2iOBhCN69CUd9w-nf4cmY-WBx4LdVfQ/w606-h454/IMG_5097.JPG" width="606" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfiweKCWOxGOBSVhLCbt5FhDaGEOwvaG3Obw3zaSzpDTv2qu0nX27SXRi6RD_iiBNJS4o44zfPsz246cCnw0aY7e7ZV5aww3ZvnjyVBeIvQ5IT_WPghAIL9v_iHp-NrunKqgBAVXzOYA/s1600/IMG_5153.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfiweKCWOxGOBSVhLCbt5FhDaGEOwvaG3Obw3zaSzpDTv2qu0nX27SXRi6RD_iiBNJS4o44zfPsz246cCnw0aY7e7ZV5aww3ZvnjyVBeIvQ5IT_WPghAIL9v_iHp-NrunKqgBAVXzOYA/w597-h448/IMG_5153.JPG" width="597" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4vYqRxfZYkW1FQs7bKXgQnrf0817wz3k5T2HPhO-fUaZeOQmyI0xw-wpHLush7QHbFPmyf7rr4MxMUBrvP3DN8FtqmXqW0o0_wdSG5HYhyphenhyphenLF924qp9o3cpXddmyXA__4Q5sTkmd27g/s1600/IMG_5170.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis4vYqRxfZYkW1FQs7bKXgQnrf0817wz3k5T2HPhO-fUaZeOQmyI0xw-wpHLush7QHbFPmyf7rr4MxMUBrvP3DN8FtqmXqW0o0_wdSG5HYhyphenhyphenLF924qp9o3cpXddmyXA__4Q5sTkmd27g/w583-h438/IMG_5170.JPG" width="583" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFEuSPdDZYDd5DIbrDkXL34KvKBZX97PXn903-X33KsxH7F0CmJ523vgXqJB-HQlV8K2SszSFNEghL77zsFGc2_rVkrpOGe6By3yTk7U500JrtWiat5X_Auo5BaO-q66MnsFVgNo1SA/s1600/IMG_5174.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="457" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFEuSPdDZYDd5DIbrDkXL34KvKBZX97PXn903-X33KsxH7F0CmJ523vgXqJB-HQlV8K2SszSFNEghL77zsFGc2_rVkrpOGe6By3yTk7U500JrtWiat5X_Auo5BaO-q66MnsFVgNo1SA/w609-h457/IMG_5174.JPG" width="609" /></a></div> And Bears just because they make me smile!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I flooded the house with music for the last several weeks. Two favorite Christmas albums of Pavarotti's rich voice rattled the rafters. My favorite tenor Andrea Bocelli played day and night. I even tried a little painting of him singing. I did not want to paint from another person's still photo so stopped a frame on a YouTube video to paint from that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vOZq_mLh4k-jiDgJ_eJoEX0ruw5N2cOPehAjTfdTyUzCQRtW4uzIzgFwHQ4qYz-BgrI3qAl_ZO3K0y6qg2fRZM_IZKVmr0aaf3-t-2BV3M3vtYSPAifXxqv2RkltgVtnkcdTgkMWrQ/s1447/IMG_5144+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1174" data-original-width="1447" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1vOZq_mLh4k-jiDgJ_eJoEX0ruw5N2cOPehAjTfdTyUzCQRtW4uzIzgFwHQ4qYz-BgrI3qAl_ZO3K0y6qg2fRZM_IZKVmr0aaf3-t-2BV3M3vtYSPAifXxqv2RkltgVtnkcdTgkMWrQ/w358-h291/IMG_5144+%25282%2529.JPG" width="358" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> My brother and I watched a Christmas special of Bocelli's streaming, Bro in Austin and me in Fredericksburg but feeling at least somewhat together in the experience.. My computer is my link to people and events. Now in 2021, my great teacher in Taos plans to teach painting by Zoom. I can hardly wait! e</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Edythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02691023552149059460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825252474103909763.post-72745219430329516722020-11-09T15:08:00.000-08:002020-11-09T15:08:08.483-08:00Mary Mary quite contrary, how does your garden grow?<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Children do not learn nursery rhymes anymore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My garden grows very well! It is nip and tuck now dodging the first killing frost, the average date for which is November 10th. The trees are dropping leaves, not a lot of color here because of drought. But afternoons are bright and in the 70's.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjt50dXpT0kxlsDsgk8YsL1iIV4OSKLi1Hrh9yi3CWVWC-qOtV0JP8qo0bDil3ECb9CF618rJVPncJrM_qriirlBooetzzYtg6mCuvm-freYyc5pUJx9oec1nih807_ZgIQ6vSOQhIsw/s1600/IMG_4960.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjt50dXpT0kxlsDsgk8YsL1iIV4OSKLi1Hrh9yi3CWVWC-qOtV0JP8qo0bDil3ECb9CF618rJVPncJrM_qriirlBooetzzYtg6mCuvm-freYyc5pUJx9oec1nih807_ZgIQ6vSOQhIsw/s320/IMG_4960.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Sugar snap peas are starting to climb, no blooms yet. That bare spot holds newly planted beet seeds. Boxes beyond hold young lettuce and spinach and then garlic chives. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKr5eN7tW11lFghqzWGy84PqnkZyyZX6W7Wpojil3J6sT8JZafAg6HVh1RYynYgQ2jnkx4iIlQ-Y3Dl5CTai9yvcjAWodSx5cCHOT8M2_3Wjrz8ORkoGyCW7eLsKyWU_g_5-4FMSTBMg/s1600/IMG_4962.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKr5eN7tW11lFghqzWGy84PqnkZyyZX6W7Wpojil3J6sT8JZafAg6HVh1RYynYgQ2jnkx4iIlQ-Y3Dl5CTai9yvcjAWodSx5cCHOT8M2_3Wjrz8ORkoGyCW7eLsKyWU_g_5-4FMSTBMg/s320/IMG_4962.JPG" /></a></div>I prepared this box today and planted it with beets also. I had some eggs that had gone past their date so I broke them and added them and other kitchen scraps to the soil as I was filling the container. The top layer is just miracle gro potting soil, which does well sprouting tiny seeds. How happy the roots should be when they reach the enriched layer below. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-5YOizmYoEGSezMc0h-1zOLV0eL6JI-i61HXh5GLJrT9TKp6xHnVd2y_LVWrw5oZChj1d87v9nb3llpf7ym1aV6ZxigvkLwg03raQSnkHXtV5VaZDDq1okBcLFDxYnyow1q0f8O55A/s1600/IMG_4963.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-5YOizmYoEGSezMc0h-1zOLV0eL6JI-i61HXh5GLJrT9TKp6xHnVd2y_LVWrw5oZChj1d87v9nb3llpf7ym1aV6ZxigvkLwg03raQSnkHXtV5VaZDDq1okBcLFDxYnyow1q0f8O55A/s320/IMG_4963.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>There are two large pots with tomato plants that were started late summer from cuttings, and they are full of tomatoes. These big pots will easily move inside with me to the sun porch at the threat of frost.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcOOlQfu_WO1jkAD27yY7jQ4fDQIaj_Te1zXpxBk1ehm3zCDAbon23h8Z6zHA3jU4-XljZRWdIsiqJ1-h2iUyEVl9yq_RUkL99nB65yas_ALAolv0BmleimzJwzSN0bBjyhUd-uiVjA/s1600/IMG_4964.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlcOOlQfu_WO1jkAD27yY7jQ4fDQIaj_Te1zXpxBk1ehm3zCDAbon23h8Z6zHA3jU4-XljZRWdIsiqJ1-h2iUyEVl9yq_RUkL99nB65yas_ALAolv0BmleimzJwzSN0bBjyhUd-uiVjA/s320/IMG_4964.JPG" /></a></div>Another view of these second season tomatoes by the rain barrel..</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLLyiKXxjPAo49DTJO7tBZvbSgPYjpYuba_ttyeOMOk03uMakC71aNPD6VlSEa_NMIY5k3luj5MXMTf02jBTPu9EmWUO6m-IHkIM9mmTY52NpKmyYYj-9YZicgiu4YJfI99PbNbLsFQ/s1600/IMG_4965.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYLLyiKXxjPAo49DTJO7tBZvbSgPYjpYuba_ttyeOMOk03uMakC71aNPD6VlSEa_NMIY5k3luj5MXMTf02jBTPu9EmWUO6m-IHkIM9mmTY52NpKmyYYj-9YZicgiu4YJfI99PbNbLsFQ/s320/IMG_4965.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These have been the three big ones, over my head now, still have a hundred little tomatoes that will not ripen by frost. I will blanket them a few times to hold off the cold as long as I can! Many of the ornamental bushes in my yard will stay green through the winter, like holly with berries for the birds, and my much loved magnolia tree, Little Gem. My small yard is so much pleasure now that I am mostly homebound due to covid. Penny called today to say she is planting strawberries in hanging baskets today. Maybe next year I will try that. e</div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p></div>Edythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02691023552149059460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7825252474103909763.post-20948035110948820132020-11-04T15:23:00.004-08:002020-11-14T12:33:23.606-08:00Staying at home these days.<p> I continue to enjoy my container garden these pretty fall days. I hope to paint more soon. But lately I have been sewing for some of my early dolls. This one is likely from the last quarter of the 18th century.</p><p> <span style="color: var(--primary-text); font-family: inherit; font-size: 0.9375rem; white-space: pre-wrap;">Many years ago in a pile of scraps at Brimfield, an early brown and white print fragment caught my eye and came home with me for $7. One sleeve was torn away from the funny short garment and the brown dye had eaten many holes in the fabric, leaving it fragile as a cobweb. Now I know it was a short gown, an unlined everyday cotton garment from maybe 1800 It had a charming pleated fan tail in the back. I have finally made a jacket or short gown for one of my woodens. Phoebe is pleased enough with it, though she would have liked it to be a little snugger in the waist. Hooks and eyes close it in the front.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zvqLH__1nhOFqdLntqQePLaQzkYnLYJjg4oEvjvKXIn_cKTEtDE87ZJITj5vREbyy4Xh9dbLlPMEvupYIuSTPteFNApLouyv7S2Hsjy0jc9vhC7FNee137goY_j9BTznRdeJeKbE3A/s1600/IMG_4946.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zvqLH__1nhOFqdLntqQePLaQzkYnLYJjg4oEvjvKXIn_cKTEtDE87ZJITj5vREbyy4Xh9dbLlPMEvupYIuSTPteFNApLouyv7S2Hsjy0jc9vhC7FNee137goY_j9BTznRdeJeKbE3A/w525-h394/IMG_4946.JPG" width="525" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A perfect early sampler used for her apron is softly folded over a draw string and not pressed, out of respect for this nice old textile.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Stay safe, edyth</span></p>Edythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02691023552149059460noreply@blogger.com