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Took these photos yesterday, to show that it is greening up here in eastern Maryland and that we do have some variation in elevation locally (and sources for good building stone:). Gorgeous flowering trees exploding everywhere outside today but no time to photo -- moving at near-light speeds today. ;)
I have been awarded this prize by Penny of Penny Quilts, much to my amazement. I pretty much keep this blog for my own memory purposes (god knows I need the prompts!:) and am astonished to know that anyone else even notices. (grin) Yes, I do occasionally get comments on my posts (which also always surprise me:) ... but I guess I take some convincing. ;)
I do read other people's blogs -- by a selection that is peculiar to me (I expect) and not necessarily scientific at _all_. First I mostly read blogs by other people who like fiber working (as I do) and who use lots of photos in their posts (I find that I am very visual and I crave a view into other folks' lives:)....and sometimes I follow other blogs just 'cause the lives of the writers are so very, very different from my own. :)
The award comes with some obligations:
The rules for accepting the award are:
1. Put the logo on your blog or within your post.
2. Pass the award to 12 bloggers.
3. Link the nominees within your post.
4. Let them know they received this award by commenting on their blog.
5. Share the love and link to the person from whom you received this award.
I'm going to have to think carefully about who I will pass this one to ... there are some blogs I follow with great delight and others that always inspire me. <hmmm>
Thank you, Penny!
:) Linda
The daffodils at our front doorstep opened today (rained all day yesterday:) and Spring has officially arrived, chez Schiffer. :) So lovely (happy sighes)!!
I'm an in a rush (more than enough to do:) but I want to tease you a bit with a photo of my Swarovski cupchain project in progress. ;) More on this later -- I'm taking photos as I go along -- I am going to the AQS quilt show in Lancaster, PA on Friday and Saturday this week with my friend Patty S. :)
Another Domestic Ninja finish. :)
This is the 'Five Hour Baby Sweater' I knitted for baby Alex B ... it hasn't been washed and blocked, yet. :)
I woke up this morning laughing! I was having a long involved nonsensical dream that included lots of laughing people -- the kind of giggles that turn into belly laughs so intense your muscles ache. :) I don't remember _ever_ having this kind of dream before. I _hope_ it means my brain is settling down and enjoying spring weather. (grin) Most of the dreams I actually remember after I wake up are 'downers' ... so this one is encouraging. :)
My daughter and son-in-law bought their house in March so I decided to start on a house gift for them -- these are the first two dishtowels I am embroidering for them. I got the designs for free from the Crafty Siblings here. I did adapt one of the designs to make the male cooking ninja (all the days of the week patterns in the Domestic Ninja collection feature cute pigtailed girlies:) ... my dear ones share the chores (and if they don't, they should:).
I've finally gotten the spring edition of the shop newsletter finished. (whew!!) I have to take it to the printer on the way home tonight and we can move on to the next phase of class production (making the sign-up notebook and the sample signage and the large print listing:).
I've been knitting still ... and I found a really cute new pattern for my newest great-nephew, Alexander Nicholas Bayles, born in December and cute as can be! :) I bought some cotton/wool blend denim blue yarn to make the sweater for him - quick, while he can still wear it. :)
My Mom and I are definitely going to Kansas in April -- I hope to be able to drive to Wichita for at least a day to see Andrew and wife and baby. :) Not to mention all my beloveds I want to see in Olathe!! My niece and her husband and two babies, my sister, my nephew and (pregnant) wife and baby, my ex-brother-in-law, my two other nieces (grown women, now). I am soooo looking forward to this trip! And, just to ice the cake, the Kansas City area quilt shops are holding their annual shop hop while we are going to be there. How wonderful! :)
That's the sound of time rushing past me! Usually when I don't make regular posts to this blog, I'm either sick or incredibly busy. :)
I have been sewing, but almost totally it is samples for my store. This one is a spring-themed table runner that is now on display in our front window. I loved working on this! Such pretty, happy colors. :)
I _have_ been knitting in the evenings at home. I"m almost done with my second little girl's sweater for my great-niece, Rae, but no photos to share, yet. Still have to plan a trip to the Brand X fabric shop to buy zippers for them. :)
This beautiful shiny stuff is Swarovski cup-chain. I didn't even know it existed until recently -- it sets off the dragon-ish desires in my heart. (grin!) I have been invited to participate in the Aussie Threads & Fibers March challenge -- to make anything I can dream up with this gorgeous stuff.
I already know what I want to make but have not had time to start yet (goodies just came Sunday -- well, they came in late Saturday's mail but I didn't get them until Sunday:). I'm really looking forward to playing with these. ;)
I got a very nice phone call from my youngest niece today -- she got home safely from her recent trip and sounded pretty happy. She's planning to start school with the coming summer session (she graduated from HS last May) and seems to be doing fine. I am still hoping/planning to go visit my entire family crew in early April (fingers crossed).
Now back to my regularly scheduled tasks -- currently I'm working on the Spring issue of the shop's newsletter (classes, mostly). ;)