New Baby Quilt

The front....

The back...

Just finished making this baby quilt last night -- this one will go to the Pregnancy Help Center since it is too small to go to the orphanage in Cambodia. Since most of our fabric is donated we make a lot of scrappy quilts. This was made in an effort to use up a variety of small bird and animal scraps that were part of several donations.

Red Friday

No particular reason -- just because!

Savannah

During our recent loooong trip we visited Savannah, Georgia. Savannah is a beautiful city and we thoroughly enjoyed seeing the historical district.

I think there is a song that says, "I'm walking to (or through) New Orleans." Well, I was singing, "I'm walking in Savannah!" Even though we took a on and off trolley I still managed to walk quite a bit -- actually, made blisters on both feet!

There are several ways to tour Savannah -- the trolley, as we did, or on foot, by horse drawn carriage, by pedicab (powered by bicycle), or even by Segway (Is that spelled correctly?) Of course, one can also drive through in their own car but you don't get the history that way.

horse-drawn tour....

The Hampton Lillibridge House, believed to be haunted. Sweetie is a descendant of this family so this house was for one of his far-distant cousins. It was designed by a Rhode Island architect and is New England style complete with a widow's walk.

A lovely example of the city archicture -- the two stairways were for women on one side and men on the other (to prevent men from seeing the ankles of the women as they climbed the stairs.)

A memorial to the Haitian soldiers that helped defend Savannah during the civil war. Who knew? I sure didn't.

Crowds waiting to get in to Paula Deen's restaurant. The woman with the apron, triangle and ringer had just announced that the restaurant was open for lunch.

First African Baptist Church, built in 1859 by members of the congregation. The church was started in 1773 and is the oldest Black church in North America. There are tours available but we weren't there at the right times.

There is more from Savannah but this will get you started on your blog tour of this lovely southern city.

Hello,
Do you know about being well intentioned but not being able to follow through with things? Well, I have the best of intentions -- I'm going to blog regularly, I'm going to write wonderful, witty blogs with tremendous pictures. Everyone is going to love to read my blog.

NOT!

Meant to be that way but somehow, it just isn't working out.

Oh, well, I'll just keep on keeping on and write when I can and post pictures when I can. And when I can't, well, I'll have to forgive myself.

Now -- I've had a nice day today. My BFF and I went fabric shopping today and I loved every minute of it. When the clerk was cutting my fabric she asked what I was going to make with it. I told her I didn't have a clue -- I just liked it and wanted to have it. She laughed.
I bought three pieces -- one will be a fleece blanket for my Mom's dog, Zoe. Mom found her a dog bed (cost a quarter at a thrift shop) but it isn't padded like the one Gracie has. Mom put a little cushion in it but I thought I'd make her a little fleece blanket.

The other two pieces are just for fun.

After shopping we went to Souper Salads for lunch and some conversation. I always enjoy talking with her so it was nice. Then we stopped by Kohl's but she didn't find what she wanted and I found I didn't want anything.

After I came home and had a nap I started our dinner -- I stuffed some poblano chilies with a mixture of ground turkey breast, onions, bell peppers, and mushrooms. Topped with some cheese it made a lovely dinner. We finished up some left-over vegetables on the side.

Meanwhile, a crew was in the front and back yards cutting our trees. They had gotten so thick and heavy that people had to duck walking down the sidewalk in front and in the back one of the trees (red oak) was rubbing the roof of the house next door. Now the canopy has been raised on each and they are more open so we may be able to get some grass to grow in the back again. That is, if we can keep enough water on them. We water and water but this drought is just sucking the moisture out of everything.

I hope each of you had a really nice day.

Kicking it up a stitch!

This morning our PBS station had Nancy Zieman but not in her regular format. She did a special show called "Kicking it up a stitch." and it was so funny! It was sewing, food, comedy, and music. I loved it!

Good Reading

A "Sears" house!

During my road trip I've been reading a series of books written by Christian author named Lauraine Snelling. These books, part of the Daughters of Blessing series, take place in a fictional town named Blessing, North Dakota. I was especially interested in this series because...

They take place in North Dakota and my husband's grandparents came from South Dakota, not that far away.

They mention the building of a flour mill in the town -- Sweetie's Grandfather was a flour miller in the small South Dakota town where his father was born.

In a couple of books it is mentioned that the characters order a house from Sears Roebuck. The house is shipped to them via rail and then is put together, "like a puzzle."

During our visit to Savannah we were shown a "Sears house." I was thrilled to see a house that actually was purchased from Sears -- close to 100 years ago, and still standing. The tour guide mentioned that the windows had been put in upside-down when the house was assembled. They are still upside down 100 years later!

Day 7

We had an adventure today -- we went out in the Sea Wench, the boat owned by our niece's family... They told me that we would go to Peanut Island. I thought we would be going to the island, docking, getting off and finding a place on the sand to sit, sun bathe, swim, etc. Didn't happen that way -- we never docked, but we did anchor...

Putting the boat in the water.....

There were three boats in our group -- this is one of them. We went in at low tide and anchored. Lots of boats all around us. Then everyone (except me) got out of the boats and waded around in the water -- about waist deep on some. People walked around, talked, drank, ate, played catch, etc. For hours.

Sweetie and his niece.

Gradually the water got deeper and we could no longer see the sandy bottom. When that happened it was time to go home...

What a lovely day!

There is no place like this in Texas!