Whippy Wednesday

 

First up is Viola Martini.

This is where I left last month.

I continue to work on this piece

for my heritage wall on Sunday's.

Finished adding in my paternal

great grandmother's names now.

Now if you have an eagle eye,

you will see that my dad's grandmother's name

reads Rosemary Husson- Husson.

Her maiden name was also Husson.

She was the cousin to her husband,

my great paternal grandfather.

True story.

We had to do our family tree in school

when I was in middle school.

My teacher gave me a "D" because

he thought I got lazy adding in my

paternal great grandmother's name.

Well thankfully it was parent-teacher's

conference that same night.

My mom took my paper and told my teacher

that what I had written was correct.

He then gave me an "A".

Am almost at the finish line.

I am 85% certain I will add in the border,

even though it was not in the pattern.

Me thinks it will give some definition

to this piece...the other 15% of me

wants to get this to the framer.

Who will win?

Next up is Strawberry Faire.

With Easter over, I am over

stitching on bunnies now.

Wanted to get back to my strawberry stitch.

This is where I left off last year.

Last week worked on the strawberry a bit more.

I really hate this strawberry.

It is why I gave up last year.

Am determined to finish it though this year.

Sarah Casey Unwin is another

pattern that is taking quite awhile.

Last time I had the middle flower completed.

Now I just have most of the right top done.

Lots of color changes in this one.

It is going to be a biggin.

I had finished 

the First Day of Christmas.

Partridge in a pear tree.

Two Turtle Doves is now finished.

These still need the beads added...

but will wait and do that once

finished with all of them.

Also once I have all 12 completed,

will turn them into stockings

to have on my Christmas tree.

In other news,

my daughter Michele celebrated 

her 44th birthday yesterday.

We are going out to dinner 

next week to celebrate. 

Michael's doctors would not release

him to go back to work.

It was discovered he has two broken toes...

and his tailbone still needs to heal more.

Maybe next month he can go back to work.

His attorney stated that suing the drunk driver

would probably be a waste of time

as she already has many garnishments

out against her for non-payment...

and no job. Go figure.

Am I  surprised...no.

I had a great vacation.

Mom and I spent lots of time together.

We ended up going out to lunch a few days...

and dinner a few days.

Stitched mostly at night while watching tv.

Well off to work.

Cannot believe April is almost over already.

Wednesday Blessings To All!

Janice

 

April CupboardScape

Good morning Friends.

Happy Easter Eve.

Today is my April CupboardScape.

Hope you enjoy. 

 

The basket of fabric eggs

from one of my previous posts.

A vintage Children's quilt.

My favorite chocolate box filled with faux flowers.

Some ceramic colored eggs I found at

Hobby Lobby years ago.

My newest bunny to an already

extensive bunny collection I have.

She is from Ann Clay,

My Primitive Home.

She lives in a 1700's home

filled with period furnishings and a bit

of whimsy.

This is one of her original pieces that she sells.

Since he is carrying eggs, I thought he would

look perfect here this year.

Who knows where you will find him

in years to come.

I love how this display turned out.

 In other news,

to clarify the savings a bit for our

Comcast (Xfinity) bill.

We were being charged monthly for a phone

we never used nor knew we had.

This should be a crime.

It was added in a previous bundle and when 

that bundle expired...they just kept charging us...

 I was told it was previously taken off.

Partially my fault as I do not look at my bill.

It is online now and I forgot the password.

Then we just went to a different plan,

minus Fanduel which Bob said 

he never watched either.

The drunk driver who hit Michael,

was driving someone else's car.

That person cancelled their insurance 

back in February, so there was no insurance

on that car. 

Michael is basically screwed now.

His attorney stated there is not much they can do.

She went to court and only received

two misdemeanor charges.

I just don't understand all of this?   

The kids will be coming over later today.

We will be having Easter dinner with them

and my mom.

Now I can relax tomorrow before heading

back to work on Monday.

Vacation is over. UGH

I hope everyone enjoys their Easter weekend.

Remember the real reason we celebrate.

Mom and I watched Quo Vadis the other night.

I love Robert Taylor movies,

however this one was rather sad.

It was about the Roman Emperor Nero

and what he did to his Christian citizens.

I had taped it and we watched 2 different evenings

as it was a rather long movie.

Anyway, hope everyone enjoys their Easter!

Easter Blessings To All!

Janice

Spring Living

Hello my friends.

Today's post is some Spring decor.

Unfortunately we are unsure today if 

we will get more snow, freezing rain,

or rain today. Am hoping for the latter.

Hope you enjoy these pics. 

One lil Spring display in the bedroom

my mom stays in.

She will be back tomorrow,

and will stay thru Easter Sunday.

We plan on going out again one evening,

and then enjoy some home cooked meals with her.

In other news,

My granddaughter Mikayla finally chose

the college she wants to go to.

Michigan State University.

Or MSU to us Michiganders.

She wants to major in Forensics,

and they have the best classes here

of the 11 colleges she applied for.

She was accepted at all 11 by the way.

Now I will be honest...we have always

been a Michigan University) U of M Family,

so this is going to be an adjustment for us. LOL 

They are the rival colleges here in our state.

Bob and I went up to Port Huron

yesterday to do a bit of shopping.

I went to Hobby Lobby to pick up some

stuff for a Christmas project...yeah I know...

complaining about snow yet I want to 

make something for Christmas.

Then we went to Kohls for a few things.

Finally went to Comcast...our cable provider.

We got our monthly bill lowered by 75.00.

That's $900 for the year.

So glad my son told us to go.

Then we came back home,

let Tundra out for a bit...then went 

to the meat market and grocery store.

Mailed out our checks to both

the IRS and the sate for our taxes yesterday.

It hurt writing those checks this year,

since we owed double the amount from last year. 

Today I am going to just sit and stitch

while watching some tv.

Bob has to work the store so I will be solo.

Mid April Blessings To All!

Janice

Friday Finish

 Hello my friends.

When last I showed you Mary Jane Kerr,

this is where I left off.

This pattern I was stitching in remembrance

of my grandmothers.

This was the top of the sampler.

I replaced the bird with the chicken.

Changed the flowers from purple to blue.

Kept the dog the same but chose my own colors.

Once again had it framed at Hobby Lobby.

However this time did have to go back

a second time.

Did not like how it was laced...

lots of highs and lows and just not straight.

When I went back two days later,

it was then messed up at the bottom.

Since I live almost an hour away,

I asked the girl if she could fix it while I was there.

It was not Debbie whom I usually work with.

She obliged with no hesitation...

and agreed it was not good.

After about 20 minutes, it was perfect to me.

I even made it a point to tell

the store manager that I love the framers.

It now resides on my cupboard and I

finally hung Mary Catherine

This one was for my maternal grandparents

with their parents.

It is at the top second to right.

On to the finishing Viola Martini,

which will be for all of my great grandmothers.

Am already planning  on my next one 

 Just have to order the floss, as I have

the pattern and linen already to go.

In other news,

Thursday we woke up to snow once again.

Spring showers are suppose to be rain...

not snow. EGAD Mother Nature.

Tundra was just loving it though. 

He was laying on the ground taking it all in.

Bob finally made him come in.

He was a very wet dog...and when Tundra

came in I told him it was daddy's fault he

ruined your fun in the snow. LOL

I am on vacation next week.

Looking forward to some relaxation...

sleeping in a bit and not having 

to get up before the birds do.

Michael's MRI did not reveal anything wrong.

His doctor said he most likely broke his tailbone.

It will have to heal on its own.

He goes back to his doctors next Friday.

He is hoping they release him to go back to work.

Believe it or not he is stir crazy at home,

He wants to get out.

A big thank you to everyone who wished him well.

I have the best blogging friends.

One more thing.

The bunny from my last post was a pattern

from My Primitive Saltbox.

She use to have a blog years ago,

where she sold her patterns.

You can find her now on Etsy,

however the patterns are now PDF.

Well have to get to work.

Hope everyone has a marvelous weekend.

No More Snow Blessings To All!

Janice

Maker's Monday

Hello my friends.

Hope all is well with you 

in your neck of the woods.

 

Bob pulled out a bunch of

bins from the garage for me...

and in one of them I found these

bunnies which I had stitched, 

painted and coffee stained.

They were not put together...

so I did that.

Kept one and put the rest in the store.

Isn't he just adorable in his sleeping position.

Then I decided to get out my crochet hook.

Crocheted these eggs with the 

yarns I had leftover.

I had fun crocheting these.

I only had enough blue for one egg though.

Both these items will re-appear

in my Spring displays.

Stay tuned.

In other news,

Michele took Michael to ER on Saturday.

He had developed a very large bulge

in his stomach area and was hard as a rock.

It was found that he had a hematoma.

Am sure his many bruises from the accident

caused this internal blood clot.

He will be alright...but once again am mad

that this drunk girl who hit him is probably

going about her business, while my grandson

is still feeling the affects.

Over the weekend I also saw my tulips

popping out of the ground.

YAY Spring is finally here.

My neighbors Forsythia is also starting to bloom.

My mom will be here on Wednesday.

She is bringing soup for her and Bob 

to eat for lunch.

I am taking both she and Bob to their

eye surgeon appt. on Thursday.

My mom will stay with us til Friday,

so we will take her out to dinner

both Wed. and Thur.

She wants Chinese, so that will be one dinner.

Well my friends, have to get ready for work.

Hope you all have a marvelous week.

Monday Blessings To All!

Janice

Splint Baskets

 Hello friends.

Today I wanted to share with you

the various splint baskets I have.

You may wonder what the heck is a splint basket.

A splint is a thin strip of wood.

These splints were mostly made from 

oak, ash and hickory trees.

Native Americans in the Eastern tribes

first brought these well made baskets into fruition.

They came in all kinds of sizes.

mostly square, but there are some round ones.

This is my biggest one.

This one someone whitewashed.

This one has seen better days...

but I still love it.

Large splints.

Smaller splints.

I love them all.

In other news,

Carla asked about my daughter.

She has not even mentioned 

her headache issue to me lately

 since Michael's car accident.

Maybe her focusing on him has made

them go away.

I will have to ask her.

Bob put the antique store up 

for sale again.

He had an offer....a dumb one.

This guy wanted to purchase our building,

have Bob sign a 10 year lease and continue

running the business.

Say what?

Why would we do that when we dont

pay rent now, we own the building 

with no mortgage and we want to sell.

The nerve of some people just amazes me.

Yesterday morning we had freezing rain.

Bob told me to come home because it was

getting bad...so I left work before lunch.

Drove in it for a few miles,

but by the time I reached home it was raining.

Thank goodness.

The thunderstorms rolled in the evening,

and then another round early this morning.

Sunday night out towns tornado alarm

went off just before a thunderstorm arrived.

We were not sure why because it was

really not that bad....I have seen worse,

and also been in a tornado before.

Crazy weather.

Well  have to get ready to go back to work.

April Blessings To All!

Janice