My Favorite Things

Edelweiss

The Sound of Music

"And then I don't feel so bad."


"When the bee stings"

"Silver white winters that melt into springs"

"Snowflakes that stay on my nose and eyelashes."


"Girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes." by Sophie

"Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings."

"Doorbells and sleighbells"

"Cream colored ponies"

"Brown paper packages tied up with strings"

"Crisp apple streudels" by Michelle

"Warm woolen mittens"

"Whiskers on Kittens"

"Raindrops on roses"







I've been discussing a swap I did about 4 years ago. I only know the names of the makers of two of the blocks. The theme I chose for my Birthday Blocks was based on the song, "My Favorite Things" from the film _The Sound of Music_. Each swapper chose a line from the song and designed a block to match. I haven't finished the additional blocks needed for a few of the lines because I wasn't able to find anymore of the background fabric. I have a lead on a few pieces now!

Don't Forget Daisy!

This little girl can't keep her nose out of anything! While out taking photos of some flowers and Andy, she demanded to get in on the action. She is almost a year old now. She will be getting a friend soon, we have a kid waiting to leave her mama and join our menagerie.

Hollyhocks

I bought a package of Hollyhock seeds mid-summer of '07 and planted them between some tomatoes. They really took off this spring, most are over 8 feet tall now and bursting into bloom. The fuscia ones are particularly striking. I bought two more packages to fill in some more boring areas around the yard. They plants thrived through the winter and several frosts, never even turned a brown leaf.

Our Winner

As Big Brown races his way into hearts around the world http://www.bigbrowntriplecrown.com/ we join those cheering that he will become the first Triple Crown winner in 30 years. He's an amazing horse! Remember to adopt an off-track Thoroughbred, they are desperately in need of loving homes. Here's my champion, Awesome Dude 6 years off the track.

Summer Blooms

Here's one of the Mother's Day cards I made. I missed taking a photo of the other, and mailed it off to Wisconsin. I have hollyhocks growing in the identical shade as these flowers.

Spring Fling

Here's the dishtowel I appliqued for my partner in the Spring Fling Swap. My swap partner has a yellow kitchen, and since I have a great afficiondo for tulips, what else could I do?

The Frog on my Blog

I have long been considering going to the pond store and purchasing a frog for my pond. This spring, a frog just "showed up". This frog is quite shy, and difficult to locate. Sometimes a week goes by without a frog spotting. One night, the frog came out and enjoyed a rain shower. Tony managed to get this shot of him while he wasn't paying any attention. It seems the frog does not care for paparazzi, he hasn't been seen since!
The frosting frog is from G.P.'s birthday cake. He shares my humor and is always on the lookout for frog things with me.