Patchwork Quilt & Rack

This is another of those "reminds me of Kentucky" displays. The rack is from a thrift store, while the lap blanket was from a yard sale.

~At the office, I paid bills, Ms. Jeannine came in for edits to the bulletins. I got the 8am ones done, but never received the music for the 10:30am ones. I will have to go back in on Saturday to finish them up.

~I made Mike a chicken bacon cheese wrap for supper. I had Zesty Santa Fe Style chicken soup.

~I added buttons to the Monet Little Tweed Bag & made a 4-round granny square in Monet.

~We watched The Siege of Firebase Gloria. It was not real good, as far as acting. I'm sure a documentary about this true story would be much better.

KY style

These little cross-stitch quilts remind me of KY! I got them on the Valentine 1/2-price anything with red in it or on it(they came in a bag with a red tag) sale at the Family Thrift Center.

~The office was busy when I arrived. The counters were there & the Hunter's were there with a rep going over products. I sold 2 Butterfly Pinafores (the cream one & brown one) to Pam. I actually got all done today I wanted to!

~I made a Sweet Skullcap in Red with Black trim & a Black star flower centered with a silver heart.

~We had omelet wraps for supper.

~Mike had a meeting to attend.

Recipe Box

A gift from Mom-Keepsake Chest made in Boston, KY. I use it to hold my recipe cards.

~I stopped at Big Lots (multi grain chips & ink pens) before heading up to the church to help load bags at the Food Pantry. I work on the newsletter & printed out a rough draft. I got a skein of Yarn Bee Hushabye in Chocolate brown.

~Back home, I made a pan of fudge brownies.

~I designed a pattern for Flower ink pen covers & made four of them.

~I made Mike a meatball sandwich for supper.

~We watched The Last Legion.

Decorative Plate

Another gift from my Mom, this one from an indoor flea market here in Albuquerque. Wrought Farberware from Brooklyn, NY, aluminum plate holder in Morning Glories pattern with Limoges Imperial Victorian plate from the 1950's-1960's.

~The AC guys called early, so we headed up to the office around 8:15am. It turned out to be a $400 repair! I worked on craft show stuff, printed bulletins & worked some more on the parish list. We gave away 20 bags at the food pantry.

~Date Nite: Randy got caught in traffic, so Mike & I ran warm-ups. We then did timed two to the body at the 7yd line. I was 1.7. We then did the whole night of strong hand/off hand drills, which included Class-3 malfunctions, which I had never done with the XDm. My Kahr I could never lock back with my left hand, but this was SO much easier! The first drill, I was first done, the second time, second done. I am so happy!

Thrifting Genes!

Thrifting must run in the family! My mom found this tapestry bag (another of my collections) for me at her KY Goodwill store. Both my sisters also thrift.

~I attended Daughters of the King.

~I made a Butterfly Pinafore in Baby Bee Hushabye Baby Sage with vintage caramel buttons in size 1. It is adorable! I really like this yarn. I also made a Soap Sack in Ocean thread, a Sweet Skullcap in Red Heart Lustersheen jade with a Pansy lavender flower pin & miscellaneous 1-round flower pins in scraps of Lustersheen.

~I made Mike a ham/cheese wrap with Sunchips & a sweet pickle.

~We watched the first 2 hours of Streets of Laredo. It is okay, but not near as good as the original Lonesome Dove.

January-Tea Tree

January is Hot Tea Month. I left up my little tree (thrift store) from Christmas. I added an embroidered napkin (yard sale) for the "skirt" then added the teapot topper (gift), infusing balls(thrift shops, yard sales, gifts), petite four sticks with glass tea pots (gift), teapot/cup stick pin (gift), Miss Priss (yard sale) & tea cup/saucer ornaments (gift).

Ms. Priss wanted her closeup so you could see her silver spoon (thrift store)

~Mike drove me to work early, where we folded/taped/stamped the newsletters. Norm came in to pay bills. Ms. Jeannine came in with edits to the bulletin. I got them printed/folded/inserted. I did some more work on the annual report, with Ms. Jeanine calling in with some changes.

~I made a special-order Purdue Boa Scarf in unknown Black/Lion Brand Fun Fur Champagne & finished the edging on the Fire (shades of red, orange & rust)granny square lap blanket.

~We had pepperoni & cheese omelet wraps for supper & watched the last 2 episodes of Firefly.

Happy Birthday, Jesus!

Little Tree(thrift shop)-Top to bottom:Brass Angel Bell(Goodwill), miniature perfume bottle(was Mom Dee's), Granny Square(I made), Little Lamb(yard sale), Heart(I made), Silver & Gold bells(Dollar Tree), Candy Canes with our names(Mom), Red bulb(from an old string of lights from Mike's childhood), Nativity ornament(Goodwill), Basket(gift).

~We attended 9:30 Am mass where Mike ushered & I was Crucifer, Acolyte & LEM.

~We had burgers for lunch & spent the afternoon watching the last half of first season of Terra Nova. We must have missed recording the first half!

A Taste of Home

How interesting to find a clock made from a whiskey barrel top from KY in a NM thrift shop! I saw it for $10 but didn't buy it. Thought about it for a week, went back & it was $5! It was wired with an old cord, so we removed it & put a battery-operated works on it.

~At the office, I went through the online Ethics training class. Ms. Jeannine came in with edits to the bulletins. I got them printed/folded. We gave away all 20 bags at the Food Pantry in 15 minutes. I converted the stewardship brochure from Publisher to Word & sent it in a parish-wide email.

~Date Nite: mom & Dad came down to the range with us. After warmups, we did the whole night with reloading drills. I need to really slam home the larger mag as I had 3 failure-to-seats. My reloads were good, though, & first shot times. Mom & Dad shot during the break, the first time Dad has ever shot a hand gun. He liked it!

Real?

I got these "pearls" for $1.99 at the Family Thrift Center for my "Pretty in Pink" costume. I don't know if they are real or not. They were heavier than the obvious plastic ones & the clasp is old-style. Either way, I like the graduated size & would wear them again.

~Mike took me to work. I got the bulletins done & 250 more labels on the church pamphlets. We gave away 20 bags at the Food Pantry. Mike watered the trees.

~Date Nite: After warmups, we did timed shooting. I.5, & 1.7,respectively. I do better if I slow down & go over it in my head(shoot 2, reload,shoot 2). I need to adjust my stance a bit to get my sights on target sooner. It's always a good night if I learn something!