Saturday, August 10, 2024
Something New!!!
Sunday, February 18, 2024
Cold, wet, rainy days
Sunday, February 4, 2024
Hello Again, Hello!
Hello Again!
(and yes, that is a reference to a Neil Diamond song...just love him and his music!)
I am going to give this blogging thing another try, lol. I can't believe it's been almost two years since my last post! A lot has gone on...changing jobs, heart cath for hubby (he received a stent in August and is doing well), rescuing an abandoned pit bull, trying to kayak and hang more with my friends, births, deaths, and traveling to NY to spend time with my brother and nephews. All the time trying to squeeze crafts in there and kayaking too. Whew...writing it down, it's an awful lot.
This is Gabbi, short for Gabbiano...yes, she's named after a bottle of wine, lol. She was left in a garage for 7 days with no food nor water when a friend of my son's broke her out. Gabbi is an absolute love, but hogs all the attention from Slash and Fiona. She also loves to chase cats. Sooo, we keep her on a leash and in the harness. We've found she doesn't like to be without her harness. It's her security blanket.On to the crafting front: I recently finished this table runner:
I found this kit on my latest shop hop with my friend Gayle. This is last year's all Florida Shop Hop fabric,,,the kit was precut, so it was a quick stitch. I'm trying to work on my quilting skills as I have two Quilts of Valor to make this year for a couple of guys near and dear to my heart. I probably won't do the quilting, I have a friend at the guild who has a long arm and does great work. Betty did the quilting for the first one I did for a friend of a friend.
This was fun to do, when it wasn't frustrating, lol. But when I saw Gary's reaction to the quilt I made for him, it was all worth it. I also arranged for Tim's friend Diego to receive a QOV through the guild. Whild I didn't make it, I'm so happy to have helped in his receiving one:
I was finally able to meet Diego's mom, Carolina, who is my FB friend and big supporter of my boys. She's an absolute delight and I'm very happy to have met her in person.
Sunday, April 24, 2022
Reggae, weddings and quilt tops
We went to a wonderful Propaganjah concert last night. These guys are absolutely awesome..and personable with their crowd., mingling amongst the audience during their breaks.
We were at The Shed at McCrae's of Homosassa, an outdoor tiki bar of sorts. It was fun. The other place we like is across the bay, Crumps Landing. They had a band as well, but it was nice not to be able to hear them over Propaganjah. There is an island in the middle of the channel called Monkey Island. "Bad" monkeys are on the island with a little house, ropes and trees to climb. Someone goes out twice a day to feed the monkeys. It's pretty cool to see and be entertained while dining. Unfortunately, I can't upload my video of Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" as the file is too large. It featured my oldest son, Jeff, on bass and was quite good, if I do say so myself! But if you search Propaganjah on YouTube and Spotify, you can give the boys a listen. I really do enjoy watching them..they have a lot of fun.Last Thursday, my friend Lori and I went to see Mike Love, another reggae dude, in Deland. My son Steven turned us on to him as he is usually on You Tube when we go visit Steve, Nicole, and Xander.
He's a lot of fun to watch, too.
It was so great to see my OK family. I last saw them all in 2019 for my soul sister Tricia's 50th birthday party on July 4th. They are still as fun loving, great cooks and as hospitable as they come. I truly miss being around their family. They all have such a great bond, it's wonderful and refreshing in this day and age to experience and be a part of! They had never met Bob in person, but from the time we landed in Tulsa, this wonderful family treated him and I as we are one of their own. We need more of THIS!!!!
Monday, March 21, 2022
Reggae, crafting and springtime
Good morning! It's quite a lovely day here. We had a fun weekend watching my son and his band Propaganjah at a VIP party on Saturday evening. Propaganjah is a local Reggae band that formed in 2017 here in Ocala. I'd heard of them when Steven and his band Skunkape would open for them in Gainesville. I never stayed to listen to them. Now my eldest son, Jeff, is bassist for them, so I am just now taking a good listen to them. They are pretty good. And all the guys in the band are fun loving, talented and just all around great guys. They are available on Spotify...give them a listen.
Jeff joined the band in January. He's very happy and having a great time with the group.
I've been making bridal garters for a wedding we are attending in OK in April. I usually make the bride two...one for a keepsake and one to toss at the reception. Here's my progress so far:
This is the fancy keepsake one...Wrapped in Lace by Kirsten Holloway. I love the fanciness of this design. It's relatively simple and will have flowers, ribbons and beads on it when totally finished. I hate that all garters call for elastic. I don't use that; instead, I use the ribbon to tie it onto the brides thigh. That way, the tightness is more controlled. I will post a pic when it is totally complete.Almost done. Wedding is April 9th and I want to mail them this week. I guess I'd better get going. But as most of you know, I'm the queen of procrastination, lol.
The above are some of the units cut from the strips. Now it's just to sew them together.
This is what the final pattern looks like with the units sewed together. I will post my pic when I've gotten that far.
Every year when I see them it makes me smile to think of Winnie the Pooh and Eeyore's love of the tasty flowers. These photos were taken closer to night time, so there weren't any bumble bees in them. The bees usually are buzzing around them during the day.
The sky was actually more pink than orange, but I couldn't capture it. This is looking west down my road from the top of my driveway. The picture does not do justice to the beauty .