Merry Christmas

Wishing you all a blessed Christmas

From me and all my bird friends

Love my woods

Love the bare branches of winter. 

The colors of rust, sienna and shades of brown.

With Christmas approaching it is getting busy.

Counting down to the week after Christmas.

Than I will have 4 months to create in my studio.

Happy Artist.

I love winter.

Hoping to get snowed in.

Circles of Women

So true my friends, 

Finally I am getting back to you.

Seems like all my time was spent on the bike,

climbing stairs ( up and down) and stretching.

Nothing has been done in the studio.

Hopefully this week it changes, 

Love my pine trees 

especially with drops of rain on them.

Life at Cedar Ridge

Well we are ready for winter.

2 new exterior doors, 3 new vent stack collars

 replacing the ones the squirrels chewed off.

all garden pots in the garage or turned over.

leaves and pine needles picked up. 

Irrigation blown out. water pumps drained.

Takes a lot in the Midwest to prepare for winter

Winter is my quiet place. 

I tried to make a fleece jacket.

Big fail. Made me look bigger than big.

So Saturday my daughter and grand daughter

came over. I filled 2 large black leaf bags

with all the fleece plus any thing plaid

( did I mention it was the plaid fleece)

winter fabric in the bags. Plus 6 containers

of yarn. My frozen hands make knitting and

crochet impossible now.

Sunday morning my son in law sent me a photo

of Kathy and Liz surrounded with the containers

planning what to do with the yarn and fabric.

Made my heart smile.

New project

I saw this flannel quilt by David at Crimson Tate

in Indy. Called David at the shop and ordered it

and some additional yardage.

The back is fun also.

I may make this one for me.

Or my grandson who is building himself 

a house. Yes with his hands with a few friends.

I got a brown sofa I want to wrap with quilts.

Than I saw this shawl and thought .

I could crochet this onto a piece of wool 

flannel or acrylic.

I have been thinking of stopping my blog.

What ya think.

Will face book be enough or Instragram?

Fall

My favorite time of the year.

Fall. 

Wishing you a glorious fall this year.

5 weeks post surgery

What do you do when you have to sit with

 the ice and compression on your leg.

Search the Internet for great ideas.

Love this jacket.

I do. 

Found this peaceful scene with my favorite verse.

Love the cabbage and the colors 

A great idea and color scheme for a quilt.

I am getting more flection each day.

I got a bunch yesterday when my office

chair seat went down to 12 inches off the floor.

OUCH.

Could not get up.

Had to send the great grandson upstairs

for the quad cane.

He decides to play pogo stick with it.

Finally he arrives and I got up.

Kids.

Turkey Trot

September is here.

My past 3 weeks has been spent in recuperation

from knee replacement. 

The flock of 3 hens and their chicks kept me

entertained. They scratched through the flower 

beds looking for bugs and seeds.

They gave me some ideas for some art quilts.

So glad I am on the mend.

That is one brutal surgery.

6 more weeks of therapy than

a few months of being good.

Butterflies and Blooms

This weeks entertainment.

Watching the butterflies go crazy

for all the blooming bushes in my gardens 

Amazing markings on the side of this one

The softest blue and yellow

A perfect morning walk. 

Summer fast fading.

I am frantically getting myself and my house 

ready for my second knee replacement.

Amazing what needs to be done.

Gardens weeded.

Meals in the freezer,

Exercise,

WOW.

Wordless Wednesday

Missing in action

The flowers are blooming and I am enjoying them.

Been extra busy getting my ducks in a row. 

Weeding, finishing last minutes projects,

Doing pre - op  exercises. 

Cooking salt free meals for the freezer,

and just rushing about.

Once I have my surgery I will have more time

for the computer. I promise.

Minatures

My miniature succulents.

Will be bringing these in shortly. 

Love my plants.

Not sure my husband can keep these alive

for me after my knee replacement surgery. 

Don't you love the old table they are on.

Found at a garage sale last year. 

They will make me walk around the house more

taking care of them. 

A walk around the farm

Love Steely Girl's rusty dragonfly.

Flowers in the garden

The pond on Cedar Ridge.

Newest project.

Last week I finally got this project done.

Been on my list since last summer. Now on to 

Hunters college quilt due last May.