Happy New Year

Merry Christmas

Christmas Cookies

For Christmas this year, I decided not make a bunch of different cookies.  I went with the all time favorite "Chocolate Chip."  Everybody loves them, and I never seem to have enough.  So this year that's all I made!
yum yum!

 

 This one looks like somebody, just can't figure out who!!

California Liquid Snow

Here in California our snow comes in the liquid form.  But, the good thing is -- if it really snowed we wouldn't have roses in the middle of December.

Scarf and Cap

Just finished a new scarf made from a free Lion pattern.  The hat I just kinda made up.  I love the yarn -- it's Patrons Shetland Chunky.

Virginia Irene

It's hard to believe Virginia Irene is almost 10 years old.  She is still developmentally a little slow, and I think her diet has left her a bit underweight for her age, but we love her anyway.  She is showing off a new outfit she received as a Christmas present.  Maybe her Aunt Kathe will make her a little quilt to go with it.

Face of a little angel?

Winchester is almost a year old.  Or is it 7 years.....

Scarf and Headband

Just finished a headband and scarf I am going to give as a Christmas gift.  I kinda made up the headband, and it really didn't photograph very well.  The scarf is the standard spiral one that I have made before.  I sold three of them at my boutique.  Gonna have to get on to something new and different.  I have several more to make for Christmas presents.

Birds in Flight!

My little birds are about to take off for the Boutique on Saturday. 

Pattern is from Attic24 blog.  Thanks Attic

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Here are some photos I took while in the Great Smoky Mountains.  It is one of my favorite national parks.  I never seem to tire of going there.  Would love to go there on a snowy day, but so far no luck. 

Big Bear Lake, CA

Leaves just starting to turn

Sudden Thunder Storm (that lasted most of the day)

The Lake

 Me, Dottie, Sheila and Ann at the Tea House

Take a listen

 Found this group on one of my blogs I read.  Take a listen  ---- I love it........whata ya think?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05cJgEcIkvA

Get away

Spent 4 days in the sun....GREAT POOL!

What it is!

It's superman, it's a plane, NO it's a Bird!

Can you guess what this could be?

Poppy Watercolor

Finished my latest watercolor.  Not liking it too much, but whata gonna do -- play with it on the computer?

So here it is - I think I like the computer ones better!

This is original 

Computer!

 

can't remember what this is computer or original.....

Icord Bracelet

I saw this bracelet on the internet and decided maybe I could make one too.  It said it was made with an Icord.

What is and Icord?  Well I looked it up on You Tube and holy moley there were the instructions.....pretty easy.
  Don't know if I'll make any more, but here is the one I just finished.

The cord looks blue in this pic, but it actually black.

New hat and scarf

Finished a new hat to go with the scarf I finished about 3 weeks ago.  Tried to coordinate the colors, but now that I look at it I think I should have gone with a rust color.  Oh well, maybe next time.  Trying to get more done for the boutique (first Saturday in November).

Finished painting !!

I finally finished this @#$% painting.  It only took me a month, of course, I just worked on it now and then, but glad to say it's done!!  Now all I have to do is mat and frame it and give it a name.  Any ideas -- let me know.

Katharina's Carnation

Does she have a green thumb or what??  She grew this from a cutting, and they said it couldn't be done.

Green Tomatoes

It seems that our tomatoes just won't ripen.  Maybe not enough sun, maybe too cool.  Who knows.   Not as many tomatoes as last year.  My gardener son is on vacation, so I just hope I can keep them alive until he comes home.

Oops just found a couple of little red ones hiding.

Dave the tomato king or maybe not!!

New Hat Pattern

I finally finished a hat to go with my scarf.

Gotta Love Maxine

This is sooooo true!!

Winchester's portrait

He looks so sweet here, but there's another side to him!!

New scarf

Just finished my latest scarf.  Thought I'd show you how it looks on.  I think it needs a hat to go with it --- what do you think?

More Pics of our car trip to Seattle

http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/577950796ILbHEe

Lots of photos of Alaska

http://travel.webshots.com/album/577939153joIcRc

The Great North West

Giant Red Woods