My comments about the yellow time of life

Here are just a few of my favorite yellow things...blooming daffodils, yellow quilts, Bitty with her yellow collar, vintage quilt squares, crazy rug quilts I made for the bathroom, yellow flowered shopping bag, yellow shawl to keep me warm on cold mornings, rugs made by Velma, yellow polka dot sheets, our wonderful chenille bedspread, yellow flowering trees, Bitty and her yellow-eared knit mousie, and Bitty's kitty blanket.

The Yellow Time of Life

Mushroom Barley Soup

Delicious soup from the Jeanne Lemlin cookbook page 48.

Weepy Pea Tree

Can you see the big bee buzzing around in our Weepy Pea Tree? The tree hums with the buzzing of bees when it is in bloom. That tree always reminds me of your folks. A couple of years after we bought the cottage I remember being at the farm with you and your dad was showing us his Weeping Cherry tree which was blooming profusely. I immediately wanted one of those for the cottage, however, they were all sold out at our local nursery so I settled for this tree. Initially, I was disappointed however, after the tree bloomed with these cheerful bright yellow blossoms I was in love. The blooms are something I look forward to every spring.

A treefull of knitted birds

I started knitting these birds the summer we lived in Ann Arbor. I made a couple of new ones recently and now they are all hanging merrily on our candle tree. The book is a gift from a friend, Connie, who I taught to knit. Connie is a bright and bubbly gal who just retired and is a new volunteer at the clinic. This is the second book by the author, Kate Jacobs. The first book was about a yarn shop owner that had a group of very eclectic knitters come in weekly for a group knitting session. I loved the idea of having a group to knit with so I am trying to encourage several people at the clinic to knit. I have taught Connie and Mahayla and they are doing really well - I am so proud.

What am I making?

This is one of several spring projects that I am working on. Can you guess what they are going to be?

Old potholders

Use it up, wear it out, make it due... I worked with an older fellow, Ray, at the factory and these were some of his words of wisdom for me. It came to mind one night when I was sewing and Craig suggested that I make some new potholders. I decided instead to revamp these old ones made by his great grandmother, Plo. The upper right potholder is made from old cowboy material (sorry for poor photo quality). Craig can remember having pajamas made from that material. Plo often used the kids old clothes to make quilts and other items - isn't that wonderful? The gold material is what I used to cover the old potholders. I always thought that the blue potholder was a crackup - it is so uneven! Plo must have been very old when she made it :)

A basketful of yarn

The Fifth Stitch in Defiance had a wonderful yarn sale a couple of months ago. I hope to make you something interesting out of one of the skeins. Our neighbor, Roxie, works at the yarn shop on Mondays and called me about the sale. Roxie gets paid in yarn - what a job.

A surprise - any guesses?

We have a surprise hiding behind these doors. Can you guess what it is?

Lady with a new hairdo

Lady on Easter Day at mom and dad's. She just had her haircut and was chilly so she was laying on a heating pad. She felt wonderful, almost like thick velvet.

Out with the old/in with the new

Last week Craig and our plumber removed our huge old tank water heater and replaced it with this itty bitty model - approximately the size of a phone book. The amazing thing is that it works and we have HOT WATER.