Scotties in Embroidery...

I found this black frame at a garage sale last summer.  

But I didn't care for the picture in it....so out it came and I embroidered a new one. 

I very much like Scottie dogs, so they had to make an appearance. =)

Winter on the plains...

...Front Doors Big Enough...

"It all comes," said Pooh crossly, "of not having front doors big enough."

"It all comes," said Rabbit sternly, "of eating too much.  
I thought a the time," said Rabbit, "only I didn't like to say anything," said Rabbit, "that one of us was eating too much," said Rabbit, "and I knew it wasn't me, " he said.

...Spiky Slush...

One snowy day, upon arriving home, I noticed this spiky pattern on our van's tires. 

Rather pretty, don't you think?  :)

Hand work

Last Friday we spent a delightful time at our friend's home having a delicious lunch and then settling into comfy chairs and working on hand-work projects while we visited. To me, this is one of the best ways to spend a cold winter afternoon!

Hannah's rug hooking project.

Miss Gulliver joined us. :)

I want to make a quilt like this, so simple and old-fashioned looking!

 

....Snowy roads home...

Traveling in weather like this makes me feel like I am on an adventure!  

...The Candy Quilt...

The quilt I've been working on for the past couple months is now finished!!

I love these fabrics and the colors are so cheery!  A friend said they reminded her of Starburst candy so I think I'll call this the 'Candy Quilt'.  :)

Vintage Advice: The kitchen

"The kitchen is your natural setting as a woman and you should look beautiful, not bedraggled, in it.  Take advantage of the opportunity the kitchen offers for expressing your wifely qualities in what you wear.  

Whatever the prevailing fashions outside you home, kitchen wear is timeless.  Pinafores, organdies, and aprons look wonderful, as to cheery cotton wrap-arounds that slip on over your dress while you make breakfast...  

Too much attention is paid to kitchen equipment and decor; too little to what is worn in this setting.  Why look like Cinderella's crotchety stepmother when you can be a lyrical embodiment of all that a home and hearth means!"   

From the book: Wife Dressing By Anne Fogarty 1959