THE WONDERS OF NEW LIFE
Today was wonderfully warm......for awhile and then the blasted wind came up again. There is an old farmers tale that says if it is windy on Good Friday, then it will be windy for the next 40 days. I have been monitoring this for the past few years and it seems to be true. Mind you when you live on the flat bald headed prairie even a little breeze can seem like a big windstorm. Ah, summer will come and I will be desperate to feel a breeze. Funny thing human nature - we always want something we can't have at that moment.
Today was an exciting day for the extended family. We got to all go see the ultrasound of the new baby. Some were happy, others not so much. Granddaughter desperately wants a baby sister and yup she's getting another brother. What she doesn't realize is that she is six years older than the new one and she won't be able to play with him for a couple of years. Of course by that time she will just think of the two brothers as the pests who won't stay out of her room! She has fond memories of dressing her little brother in all her girly girl clothing and I think she looked forward to doing that again. Brother was more than happy to accomodate her, but now he is the ripe old age of three - don't think that's going to happen again any time soon. We do have some really cute photos of him that will be saved to be shown at some other more appropriate times - you know the ones - first girlfriend, wedding and of course to his children.LOL
Now as creative grandmom I get to make the quilt set. For granddaughter I made one in blues, yellows and creams. For her brother I made one with lions and tigers in blacks, bright greens and a bit of toffee colour. I was at a quilt show last week and could not pass up some fabric for the new wee one. So now all I have to do is decide what the pattern will be. For both of the other kids, I designed my own and I don't see anything changing with this one. I really like that everything is retro these days. I am also happy that I have kept most of my patterns, so let the sewing and stitiching begin!
On more of a stitchy note I have found a couple of new (to me) magazines. Both are French and I have ordered some Blefast Linen in a Victorian Red so that I can replicate some of the ideas presented in said magazines. Now you say, how are you going to replicate them if everything is in French? Well, when I was in Junior and Senior High school, I excelled in French. I managed to pull off 100% in it. Could it be that the teacher thought I should date her handsome son who by the way, went on to be one of the best Kidney doctors in the world, or was it truly my abilities? After school I did not get to use it at all either spoken or written. Fast forward 40 years and I end up with a position working with the military. I had to communicate with the bases in Quebec and Quebecers are just as stuborn as the "english" people in Canada so it was sink or swim. I managed quite well for the years I had that position. So it will once again come to my rescue and it sure helps that the directions are in drawn picture form. For those that do hardanger you will know what I mean. By the way the two magazines are: Broiderie Tradition and Creation Point de Croix. Now, normally I DO NOT DO cross stitch, but they sure have some cute designs.
No pictures today. Keep forgetting to charge the camera up.
Enjoy your day!
Blessings
Jean
Today was wonderfully warm......for awhile and then the blasted wind came up again. There is an old farmers tale that says if it is windy on Good Friday, then it will be windy for the next 40 days. I have been monitoring this for the past few years and it seems to be true. Mind you when you live on the flat bald headed prairie even a little breeze can seem like a big windstorm. Ah, summer will come and I will be desperate to feel a breeze. Funny thing human nature - we always want something we can't have at that moment.
Today was an exciting day for the extended family. We got to all go see the ultrasound of the new baby. Some were happy, others not so much. Granddaughter desperately wants a baby sister and yup she's getting another brother. What she doesn't realize is that she is six years older than the new one and she won't be able to play with him for a couple of years. Of course by that time she will just think of the two brothers as the pests who won't stay out of her room! She has fond memories of dressing her little brother in all her girly girl clothing and I think she looked forward to doing that again. Brother was more than happy to accomodate her, but now he is the ripe old age of three - don't think that's going to happen again any time soon. We do have some really cute photos of him that will be saved to be shown at some other more appropriate times - you know the ones - first girlfriend, wedding and of course to his children.LOL
Now as creative grandmom I get to make the quilt set. For granddaughter I made one in blues, yellows and creams. For her brother I made one with lions and tigers in blacks, bright greens and a bit of toffee colour. I was at a quilt show last week and could not pass up some fabric for the new wee one. So now all I have to do is decide what the pattern will be. For both of the other kids, I designed my own and I don't see anything changing with this one. I really like that everything is retro these days. I am also happy that I have kept most of my patterns, so let the sewing and stitiching begin!
On more of a stitchy note I have found a couple of new (to me) magazines. Both are French and I have ordered some Blefast Linen in a Victorian Red so that I can replicate some of the ideas presented in said magazines. Now you say, how are you going to replicate them if everything is in French? Well, when I was in Junior and Senior High school, I excelled in French. I managed to pull off 100% in it. Could it be that the teacher thought I should date her handsome son who by the way, went on to be one of the best Kidney doctors in the world, or was it truly my abilities? After school I did not get to use it at all either spoken or written. Fast forward 40 years and I end up with a position working with the military. I had to communicate with the bases in Quebec and Quebecers are just as stuborn as the "english" people in Canada so it was sink or swim. I managed quite well for the years I had that position. So it will once again come to my rescue and it sure helps that the directions are in drawn picture form. For those that do hardanger you will know what I mean. By the way the two magazines are: Broiderie Tradition and Creation Point de Croix. Now, normally I DO NOT DO cross stitch, but they sure have some cute designs.
No pictures today. Keep forgetting to charge the camera up.
Enjoy your day!
Blessings
Jean
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