What I really wanted to do tonight was post a "Happy Birthday" to Kristina. But I have spent the last 1.5 hours trying to figure out how to get a photo I wanted out of my Adobe Photoshop and post it here....and I am so frustrated that...OH well just forget it!
I guess it is time to invest in a great camera and just take great pictures to begin with and forget trying to fix them on the computer.
So instead here is a newspaper article that I have had for years. It is tattered and yellowed. It is good, makes me smile, and I still believe...

"I've heard it said that the world's a dismal place. But, I know better...for I have seen the dawn, and walked in the splendor of the morning sun...blinked at the brilliance of the dew and beheld the gold and crimson of an autumn landscape."

"I've heard it said that the world is sad...I can't agree...for I have heard the cheerful songs of feathered masters...heard the low laughter of the leaves, and the everlasting chuckle of a mountain brook."

"I've heard it said the world's a musty, sordid thing. It can't be true...for I have seen the rain...watched it bathe the earth, the very air...and I have seen the sky, newly scrubbed and spotless, blue from end to end...and I have watched the winter's snow drape tree and bush, to look like nature's freshly laundered linen hung to dry."

"I've heard the world is evil. But they are wrong...for I have known its people...watched them die to save a freedom, bleed to save a life...spend of themselves to stem disaster, of their wealth to ease distress...and I have watched them hope, dream, and pray, side by side."

"I've heard them say these things. But I would disagree...because for every shadow, I have seen a hundred rays of light...for every plaintive note, I've heard a symphony of joy...for every penny weight of bad, I have found a ton of good...good in Nature, in People, in the world."

Grammy

My Grammy is no longer with us. I wanted to write how much I loved her, but just can't seem to find the words. She taught me to love the simple things in life. A life she lived each and every day. These are things she taught me (mine are in color hers are in black/white). These pictures say it all...

gardening

kitties

that is my Grammy on the far right.

I am so lucky to have had her in my life for almost 50 years.

I miss you Grammy.

Love, me

Fuzzy Edge Quilt

This is the "fuzzy" edge quilt that I made a few weekends ago. There is 3 layers of flannel. Identical on the front and back with a thinner white flannel in the middle. You cut them out in "sandwiches" and sew all the squares right sides together. After you sew the blocks together you cut the seams down to almost the thread, and then wash several times. This makes the seams "fuzzy". It was one of the funnest quilts I have ever sewn. The color choice is not my "typical" colors, but it is how the kit came, and because it is different that made it even funner.

Cow Tongue

No reason for this post...

Crafting

Every so often my creative juices just flow.
When it does here is what happens:

Cranberry Honey (yum)

Corn/Rice Warmers

Mouse Pad

Beth made Pumpkin Choc Chip Bread + Minestrone Soup

YES- I even made my own gift bags!
(forgive the background I took this pix in my office).

Job well done...Happy Crafting :)

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