Happy Easter

This year we ended up with brown eggs from the farm. My girls were not very happy when they sat down to color eggs and saw they were brown.

After a little whining, they decided to make the best of it and challenged their creativity.

I think they turned out pretty cool.

Hope you had a blessed day.

Grateful

I am grateful for the many blessings in my life.

I am grateful for moments that make a day special.

 Hope your Christmas was filled with happiness, peace and love.

Time With Family

Thanksgiving weekend was spent with my children and their families, which always fills my heart. 

One special day was spent with a trip to the local tree farm to pick out a Christmas tree where we also enjoyed a tractor ride, candle making and hot chocolate. 

As my grandson proudly helps carry our special tree home, he says "This is the best day ever!" 

My son-in-law cut a few extra tree stump pieces for us girls (and grandson) to make into keepsake ornaments.

The bear represents a new grand baby on the way.

I did very little stitching during these past several days, but I did manage to find a home for my satin stitched initial.

11-12-13

We got our first snow fall last night.

It always seems weird bundling up for that first snow fall walk…..

Checking my boots for spiders that have made them their home and sorting through the hats and gloves that I only put away a few short months ago.

What I love about Winter walks: 

the fresh, cool, crisp air

the bare trees

sounds of nature

the birds seem to sing in a different tone

the sky is a deeper blue when the sun is out

i feel more at peace

they are my favorite 

Time For Healing Mixed With Tradition

It seems the days pass by so quickly, yet when one is dealing with a health issue, time seems to slow down.

My 8 month battle with an off and on severe skin rash is due to a wheat/gluten sensitivity. During that period, I saw three conventional doctors who insisted I had contact dermatitis or didn't really know what was causing the flare ups, and thought there was nothing wrong with me being on steroids for the rest of my life. That was not going to happen! 

Then finally, I went to see an alternative doctor, and he muscle tested for a food allergy which turned out to be wheat/gluten. Since I have been on a gluten free diet for the last three weeks, my rash has gone away.

 Finally! A doctor that was able to help me. 

You will probably hear more about my new gluten free lifestyle in the future.

Meanwhile…...

During this time I became depressed and crazy at the same time. My mind wasn't clear enough to allow creativity to take place, yet I still needed to keep my hands busy. 

I started this quilt piece…...Grandmother's Flower Garden.

I'm always drawn to traditional quilt patterns every time I see them in person or in magazines. I even have several in my quilt collection. To be honest, I'm not sure if I'll ever finish this as I will probably get tired of doing this tedious pattern over and over and over again, but it seemed like the right thing to do at the time I started it.  

I chose to do this in reproduction fabrics. Below are a few antique quilts from my collection.