The Last Hurrah

Here are the last of my Autumn displays. 

At the end of our hall.

The one quilted candy corn on the left

 I purchased.

The others I sewed up. 

I always like to do a display

on the side of the bed in our guest room.

Just for my mom.

One of my dolls and faux pumpkin.

This hanging cabinet is from the 1700's.

This wall has my great aunt on the left.

A hooked rug I did.

My mom's parents wedding picture.

The antique iron bed my mom

sleeps in when she comes to our house.

This is a 3/4 bed.

Which means it is bigger than a twin,

but smaller than a queen.

You have to special order mattresses 

for these beds.

We opted to just use twin mattresses.

Bob had to cut a piece of plywood down

to fit the opening.

Then we placed the mattresses on top

of the plywood.

I use twin sheets, but a queen comforter. 

In other news,

Bob and I went to dinner last night.

There were quite a few trick or treaters out.

We got home around 7 and it was still in the 

mid 50's. Good night to trick or treat.

Hopefully tomorrow will be good for those

who do it then too.

Dont forget to turn your clocks back tonight.

I wish they would stop this...

but at least next Spring I wont be at work

when they do it again....

and I can sleep in. YAY

Well off to the grocery store.

Bob wants me to make my pumpkin dip,

so going to get some of the ingredients.

We eat it with molasses and windmill cookies.

Making beef stew for dinner.

November Blessings To All!

Janice

October CupboardScape

With October coming to a close,

Here is my October CupboardScape.

You may see a theme here once you see 

one particular item.

Had to add in my cabin for this one.

Can you guess the theme?

If you said pheasants you would be correct.

With the feathers.

Grass

Plus our departed stuffed pheasant.

 In other news,

mom is refusing to eat in the dining room.

She is refusing to go to the bathroom

early in the morning...

which is causing a mess for the aides.

Both my sister and I told her if she is

going to continue to do this,

then she wont be going home...

plus she might have to be transferred

to another facility.

My sister cannot change sheets every day.

She cannot worry about her mattress

getting ruined.

We have placed a waterproof mattress pad

on the bed along with 2 other pads.

She wears depends and still...

well she is being lazy,

so if this is what she wants, its her choice.

The town where our store is

has cancelled Halloween until Saturday

because of a football game on Friday.

The athletic director for the school

could have changed the game to Saturday.

Shame on him.

Halloween is Oct. 31st each year. 

Some folks are still doing Halloween 

on Friday while others Saturday.

We will not be participating at all this year.

Just nonsense if you ask me.

Have to get to work.

Getting colder in the mornings.

October's End Blessings To All!

Janice

Friday Finish

 

YAY

I finished my 

Prairie Schooler October.

My mom liked this one as well.

It also reminded her of the pheasants

that use to be on her parents farm.

I so love these funky pheasants!

Prairie Schooler patterns do not disappoint.

Turned my stitching into a pillow.

All the colors of Autumn in this one.

Back side fabric I chose was this brown.

In other news,

They kicked my mom out of the therapy place.

Should say insurance did.

We scrambled to get her into another facility.

I had a feeling they were going to kick her out.

I went Tuesday night after work

 to start the process.

Was exhausted by the time I got home.

The next morning they called to say

she no longer could stay where she was.

So glad I started the process.

Just had that feeling she would be kicked out.

Then my brother, sister and I had to move

my mom in yesterday.

She is now in a one bedroom 

senior living facility.

We had to provide everything for her room.

We all brought things from our homes.

Bed, sheets, comforter, blankets, chairs,

kitchen & bath items.

We had to bring everything in.

She will be here for 2 weeks...

then go to my sisters home.

We had to place her here because

my sister is going back to North Carolina.

Below a few pics of her new space.

We had to pay the two weeks up front.

Meals and therapy will be included,

with 24/7 aides to assist her with

anything she needs.

Last night they had trick or treat.

All the residents lined up along one wall.

We bought candy.

The facility took everyone's candy and

divided up with the residents to pass

out candy to the kids.

300 kiddos came trick or treating.

It was a long day for my mom.

I think she will like it.

Wish we could keep her here...

however it is a very expensive place.

She had to pay.

They do not accept insurance.

This is just a temporary.

Well have to get to work.

Hope everyone enjoys their weekend!

Friday Finish Blessings To All!

Janice

 

Makers Monday

Good morning friends.

Another early start before I get to work. 

Today I want to show you what I created.

I had this old gray sweater 

that had seen better days.

I decided I could make something

from the two sleeves.

Drew up a kitty pattern.

Grunged him up a bit with

a coffee cinnamon bath.

The sweater sleeve fit perfectly.

I stitched the bottom so as not to fray.

Rolled the cuff at the top.

Then I sewed up a pouch for him

to hold his catnip.

AKA Sweet Annie.

Am keeping him here in the kitchen

until Halloween.

The Sweet Annie smells good

as you walk past.

I also made another kitty from the

other sleeve.

Will sell that one next year.

In other news,

We finally got some much needed rain.

It rained all day yesterday and I was so

happy it did.

Tundra on the other hand 

was not a happy dog.

He hated it.

SIL is still in the hospital.

She has been very anxious.

Still hallucinating,

so they moved her to a quieter room.

Hopefully this will help so she can get

the rest she needs to get stronger

so she can go home.

Mom started therapy again

with the covid restrictions lifted.

Not much else to report.

Have to get to work.

Hope everyone enjoys the new week.

Monday Blessings To All!

Janice

Halloween Display

Well I decided to do one

Halloween display this year.

Its a small one, but nonetheless

here it is.

This antique horn.

Antique paper mache pumpkin.

Doesn't he look spooky?

Vintage cookie cutters.

Bob brought me home this 

antique pumpkin a month ago.

Love him.

Added in my handmade witch.

My vintage book I had as a teen.

This is not a vintage or antique pumpkin.

I still love it though.

One year I sold these witch shoes.

The left side of my display.

The right side.

 Mixing in newer items,

vintage and antiques you can

still get the vibe you want to create.

Dont be afraid to be a mixer.

It will work.

In other news,

I was hoping to add in a pic of 

the Halloween house,

but they have not put up a display yet.

Am wondering if they chose not to this year.

The covid restrictions have been lifted

at the rehab facility my mom is at.

YAY

My SIL had heart valve surgery Tuesday.

Her heart stopped for 15 seconds.

The surgical team had to perform CPR.

The surgeon also decided to put

in a pacemaker.

She was on a ventilator for 24 hours.

Not sure how long she will be in the hospital.

She is weak and frail. 

Please say a wee prayer for her if you can.

Thank you.

Well have to get my butt to work.

Its almost the weekend.

Hope everyone enjoys theirs.

Pre Halloween Blessings To All!

Janice

  

 

Sunday Starts

Cannot believe it is almost

 mid October already

Where has the year gone?

For my October starts,

decided on these.

First Oswald by Notforgotten Farm.

I actually got this much completed

in one evening of stitching.

He is going to be adorable!

 

With limited time for stitching,

I decided on just a few smalls.

This pattern is called Slightly Spooky

by Little Robin Designs.

Am hoping I can get all three 

completed this month.

I started on this one first.

Figured if I did the black one first,

it would be outta the way for the others.

I finished the row of kitties 

plus the top border in one evening. 

Will stitch all three on

32ct Steel linen by Fiber On A Whim.

This linen is gray in color 

with green undertones.

I wanted a more spookier fabric color

than stitching on a white like

the pattern called for.

Am happy thus far.

Well I changed my mind and decided 

to start all three.

I stitched the top border of BOO & these ghosts

looked sad to me.

Even Bob could not see they were ghosts.

Back to the drawing board.

Started again with a darker orange.

The third pattern is Oct 31st.

This is my one evening start on this one.

Day 2 of Evening stitching.

Taking one evening to stitch one pattern. 

That was a total of 3 nights worth of stitching. 

Day 2 I was only able to get

 the one EEK word accomplished 

Day 2 for Boo.

I first had to frog out all of that other orange.

Then had to re-stitch.

At least I can tell these are ghosts now.

Day 2 working on Oct 31.

One ghost and another pumpkin.

In other news,

my mom had a follow up appt.

with her surgeon on Friday.

He told her he had to do a

reverse shoulder replacement surgery.

Her shoulder was broke in several

places with many bone fragments,

She is now in the early stages of healing.

It will take anywhere from 4 months

to a year to completely heal now.

At least my sister has now stepped up.

She will take care of mom when she

gets released from therapy.

The days she needs to work late,

my brother will go and stay with my mom.

He lives 10 minutes from my sister.

She called me and said that I had taken

care of mom before and it was their turn.

Even though the covid restrictions

are not lifted until Thursday...

I did stay and visit with my mom 

for an hour yesterday.

No one kicked me out and there were

a few that saw me in her room. 

Well of to find me some breakfast.

Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend.

Mid October Blessings To All!

Janice

 

Whippy Wednesday

 It's that time again where

 I show my stitching progress.

I so love the animal characters in this piece.

I finished the log cabin.

Am almost to the finish line with this one.

This is the only one I have been 

stitching on nightly after

taking care of mom.

Feniscowles Hall is my next WIP.

I chose Poblano Pepper and Mint Jubilee

for that massive grass.

For the house am using 

Baking Tin and Onyx.

Plus DMC 413

Am loving my progress thus far.

If you remember I chose all my own colors

for this sampler.

Am loving my choices.

This sampler is my Sunday stitch.

Finally,

Sarah Casey Unwin

Started on this massive red house.

From this pic you can see I have

a long long way to go.

Once finished it will 

be a great accomplishment.

I only work on Saturdays for this piece

when I have the time. 

Finally with Halloween coming up,

I brought this pattern back out

which I started last year.

I currently stitched the tombstone

and the cat on top.

Continued the border on the right

to the top.

Not sure if will be finished this month,

but will continue to stitch when I can.

Once again I chose my own floss colors

for this pattern.

In other news,

we finally got some rain yesterday.

Its been so long that I do not even

remember the last time we had some.

Monday morning driving to work,

the harvest moon was in its full glory.

The way the clouds were forming around

that moon, it looked like the head of

a bald eagle and the moon was its eye.

It was so cool looking.

Yesterday I went to see my mom.

At the entrance of the rehab place

a chipmunk came up to me with 

his cheeks full of food.

He was so tame and just walked past me.

Wish I had my phone to take a pic,

but left my purse in my car.

Bob came with me, however he did

not come in due to the covid situation.

Since covid hit,

my mom has not had therapy.

We are again worried she may 

stop walking again.

We dont need her to go backwards.

Heigh Ho

Its off to work I go.

128 days to go until retirement.

Harvest Blessings To All!

Janice