Proud Mom

Part of the Heroes and Heroines exhibit at the U of O's Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art.

Ethan was one of few who were selected to have their work shown at the exhibit. It was pretty neat to have his art work at another show.

Lucy's Almost Finished

Well, my Lucy quilt is almost finished. Here it is all laid out on the table. I got all the pins in the first go round. Now to unclamp and close the pins so I can shift and pin the remaining sections. It shouldn't take to long since it's not quite a big as my usual Lap Quilts. I wanted it a little bigger but ran out of the 9 patch squares. It will be big enough to cover my leggs while I'm watching TV at night.

You can't see the back but it a furry piece. I had intended to get a piece of fleece but it all was very childish or the wrong solid color. I finally found a piece that's on the pink/flesh color that goes really well. The picture doesn't show the actual color. Furry on one side and smooth on the other. I'm putting the furry inside instead of batting. It will be heavy enough and will keep me warm.

Here's the turkeys again. The one on the right is a little blurry but you can still see them. There must have been the whole flock, looks like about 40. Most of the time it's only about half of them. The other picture is of two that were off by themselves. They seemed to be the ring leaders because every now and then they would run over to the others and chase them around. It's fun to watch them when they are around.

Here's a picture of the cemetary in the daylight. It's a sight even in the day time.

We live across the street from a cemetary that at Christmas sets up lighted luminaries all over the grounds. This year the weather was good and it didn't rain. This is a picture from our front porch. It's really a sight when you look up the hill.

Freezing Weather

This last week had been pretty cold. Down in the low teens at night and only up to the mid 30's during the day. I know for some that's still pretty warm but for us to have so many ice cold days in a row is rare. Ben is a runner and takes our Tootsie with him all the time. This past Tuesday (the 8th) at 18 degrees was no exception. He later showed us the pictures he took of her when they got back. Also know they are only out for about 20 to 30 mintues during the week.

Also note that Tootsie is an all Black Lab. The difference is that she has ice all over her from their run. Ben said she still wanted to go more.. She has a big heart when it comes to running. She wants to be out front and running full on..

Almost finished

This is the, almost finished design. Only half of it is sewn together but I like the looks a lot better.
Since this was taken, I've added two more rows to the top and bottom, small border and soon a larger border. I'm trying to decide if I want to add a fleece backing or the tradiditional batting and back. Guess it will decide on what I find at the store in the way of fleece.