Ahoy there! Thanks for stopping by to visit. This fine fellow smiling at you welcomes me rubbing his ears when we meet while walking in our neighborhood and I am certain if you were to meet him he would welcome you rubbing his ears as well.
One of our neighbors has these sunny flowers growing in front of their unit. Aren't they cheery?
The sun cheered me as well as its light caused the trees' autumn leaves glow one afternoon when I walked toward the green space on the east side of our neighborhood.
Heading home from a walk one day I spotted this scarlet wonder near my unit and had to stop to document my discovery with this photo.
After several cloudy rainy days, I was rewarded one afternoon when I crossed the street by my unit and turned to look back at my unit. Just above my rooftop, I got a peek of the peak of Mt. Hood covered with a fresh cap of snow. It is a thrill to me every time Mt. Hood comes into my line of sight!
After the seeds I planted in the planters on my patio grew, I learned that Morning Glory vines blossom at the end of the growing season. Once the vines began to bloom we had two windy rainstorms. The trellises blew down twice, but the vines were still able to produce these blooms. The blooms don't last for many hours, but in my opinion, they are glorious!
Helen Philipp's new book I bought arrived in the mail not many days ago, and I was so excited! For years I have enjoyed reading
her blog and admired and been enriched by viewing her amazing use of color in her stitching projects. Her clear directions for following her patterns encourage me to stitch a project soon!
In this cute and practical tin is a magnetic button to hold needles to keep them handy while working on a hand stitching project. My friend Taci from her
Etsy shop TACIStudio sells beautiful handcrafted items. This busy bee magnet is headed as a gift to a family member who enjoys stitching.
Last Wednesday morning one of the ladies from our church preemie blanket making group contributed this pretty crocheted blanket. The teacup is a gift from a dear friend in our group who recently did not survive open-heart surgery. We miss her and are so grateful for her friendship and our shared faith in Christ and the hope we have of life forever with Him.
As the temperatures get closer to freezing I have been using my little electric fireplace more. I filled a bowl in front of it with the knit pumpkins and gourd I made years ago for the harvest Thanksgiving season, and there is a cute green grasshopper my friend
Betsy sent me perched on top.
The preemie blanket I am knitting with acrylic Lyon brand yarn is almost complete and I have loved the colors in this skein in all four seasons of Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn...a slow but satisfying knit.
While my blog is a type of online journal about my crafting days, I have various paper journals as well. Recently I joined a small group, eight Christian women committed to praying for our country, the church, and our families, communicating with each other mainly by texting and online Zoom meetings. Two women live in South Carolina; one lives in Florida; two live in Delaware; one lives in Illinois; one lives in Georgia; and one lives in Oregon. I started collecting papers, a card, and information from the group that I wanted to keep in one place, so I started another journal. I am using a lined composition notebook. On these two pages, I attached items with glue/clear tape and then used washi tape around the items to frame them...so much fun!
Do you journal?
Have a good day!
Gracie🤗
Ahoy there! Thanks for stopping by to visit. This fine fellow smiling at you welcomes me rubbing his ears when we meet while walking in our neighborhood and I am certain if you were to meet him he would welcome you rubbing his ears as well.
