Nesting

What a perfect tree to build a nest.  This dove is the same color as the tree.

She is very protective of her nest, like all good mommys are. 

Isn't it amazing how momma birds make a comfy cozy place to have her babies.
I watched her for a few day flying back and forth gathering twigs, sticks, and branches
to build a home for her soon to be family.

She was NOT happy that I was so close to her. 
I am so anxious to see how many eggs she has.

Just another reminder  that spring is on the way.

Ladder Matters

When I told my husband that I wanted an old ladder for Christmas he sent his

his elves on a mission.  He couldn't understand what in the world I would

want with a rickity, broken,chipped, old ladder, but he knows me well

enough to not question my "vision" of old junk. 

I gave  it some love.  A good scrubbing, a good sanding.  Take a wrench and hammer to it.
I was going to paint it but I love the look of the old wood and chipped paint.
TAAAA-DAHHHH
"my vision"  (humor me please)

Here is what you end up with.  A QUILT RACK.
How cute  is this.
I love it.

Ready or not, here it comes.

 This is the view from my kitchen window. WOW, such a beautiful,

sweet greeting I have every morning.

The whole earth is full of HIS glory.

I am not sure what plant this is. I love it. It just popped up in my flower bed
last spring.  I was going to pull it out because I thought it was a
weed.  So glad I didn't, it has tripled in size and is so cheery.

The tree in my neighbors yard. Hard to believe that spring is just a few weeks
away.  What happened to winter?  There is a time for every season under heaven.
Thank you, God, for the season of spring.

My cute bee spin-y thing.  I cannot look at one of these  and not
think about my sweet grandson.  He calls these "round-rounds".
They make me smile because they remind me of him.
I hope that springtime does not pass as quickly as winter.

Thrifty Finds

 I have driven past a thrift shop where I live so many times.

Each time I see it, I am tempted to stop, but am usually

on my way to a certain place and never take the time to go in.

Today and did and am I happy I did.  These treasures followed

me out the door to my car.

I didn't know I was so in love with jars.  I could not walk away from these.
They just had to come home with me. 
The yellow tray just screamed my name.  Who on earth would put this cutie in a
thrift shop?  It will now live at my house. I am not sure what I will do with the jars
they would be cute with candy don't you think?  It really is true.  One man's
trash, is another man's treasure!  SCORE.

Pizza and Valentines Day

I am not one to get worked up into a frenzy over Valentines Day.  This is about as good as it gets.
It's the thought that counts.

Nothin' says lovin like somethin' from the oven.

FLOUR  POWER
Today I baked up some valentine L O V E.

The cute lemon from my lemon tree became a part of the love.

O little lemon, you served me well.

Sweet heart cookie cutter.

These measuring cups are not only cute, but very useful.

A plate-0-love.   I hope I won't have to wait a year for another lemon on my tree.
LEMON SHORTBREAD COOKIES  --- I  HEART YOU.

I. AM. A. FARMER.

  Lemon tree very pretty

and the lemon flower is sweet,

but the fruit of the poor lemon,

is impossible to eat.

I planted this little meyer lemon tree about a year ago. I had hopes that it would
survive my not so green thumb..  I nurtured it, talked loving to it, I even covered it up with a sheet during
the cold month. Went out today and to my surprise a LEMON  was
waiting for me. I picked it before I got my camera because I was so excited.

Here she is in all her splendor.

I even put her on a pedestal.  Lovely little lemon.

Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers

Leave it to me to make a simple project more difficult than it should be.

I was asked if I would make a crib bumper.  "SURE, I said, NO PROBLEM."

I have a very limited knowledge of sewing, but this didn't seem like it would be any big deal.

I bought the pattern, took out the instructions that were 15 pages long and printed in french and spanish and english, I guess for the bi-lingual sewer.  I studied the english direction which made no sense and then thought that perhaps the french or spanish directions would be clearer. NOT.  I immediately called my bestest friend who can do anything in the world. She came to my rescue and talked me though it.  Together we cut, sewed, ripped-out and stuffed until our project was complete. I love how it turned out, just hope the new parents will also.  

Here is the start of an easy project that I made really difficult.

The fabric selection that my daughter in law choose,  cute huh?

The cute yellow quilting pin from which I pricked myself  too many times, I lost count.

Here is Nellie, (yes, I named my sewing machine). She did all the grunt work.

Tools, tools and more tool, Notice I have 2 seam rippers.  I used them both, because I usually make twice as many mistakes.

What is a good seamstress without an iron and spraystarch? One with many wrinkles. (The fabric, not the seamstress.)

More sewing stuff.  I really do need a cute sewing basket. These plastic containers do the job, but UGLY to look at.

The nearly completed project.  I just have the hand sewing to do.
Sewn with love for my newest grandbaby.