Dinner

 

I had tomatoes, garlic, basil, balsamic vinegar and some chicken

So decided to make chicken bruschetta pasta

Oh my.........

It is delicious

And i have dinner  all week

The planets must be aligned in my favor

Any easy good recipes you have????

Charcuterie boards

Obe of my charcuterie boards

Cheese n crackers tray

My other charcuterie

As guests waited for mom to be they were treated to charcuterie boards and either mimosas, bloody marys or a variety of sparkling non alcoholic drinks

Then we had a full blown brunch with eggs, sausage,bacon,home fries,coffee,tea,lemonade,cranberry juice,home made breads with flavored butters

And a yogurt bar

I made the homemade pumpkin,banana,cranberry, and lemon blueberry breads

With honey butter and a honey orange butter

Sooooo good

Guests were amazed at the spread and were raving about it

Of course there were games too so full bellies and fun were on the days plans

All had a great time

My poor niece who put it on for her sister had to.put down her dog that morning

I dont know how she kept it together

I gave her many hugs and kisses

Life always keeps us on our 

toes doesnt it

 

Oh baby

This is first attempt at a pepperoni rose for my charcuterie board

I think it came out pretty good

We spent all day decorating the sportsman club

9 to 3 and i was exhausted

Hunter is due in early May

We had it at the sportsman club

And of course a woodland theme

Bears of washcloths favors

Smores favors

Welcome entrance

Setting up tables

Lots of help

Lots to do

Charger plates at each chair

Table centerpieces

My brother cut all the wood

Even made votive holders

A tent near the gift table 

Woodland napkins

More animals

Even some stuffed on the wall ha ha

Gonna heat my ham there, set up 2 charcuterie boards and slice breads

Made banana, lemon b lueberry, cranberry and pumpkin

Hoping to post more regularly

Been taking care of me physically and mentally

Hoping to come out better as a person

 

King around here

 

Dunkins quilt

Another quilt of Dunkins...........

He chooses to take my tablecloths out of my credenza despite my blocking it

And he sleeps on my tablecloths

Crazy cat

Another project on the list

Tjis needs to be found and finished

I almost dont remember the cut sizes its been so long

I think i stopped because i had trouble transitioning the turquoise squares in

They didnt blend as i wanted

 

Blast from the past

I need to find this again

It needs to be made into a lap quilt that i can use

So many projects.......

So little time

 

I

Slash and stitch

Here is my creative start

I am slashing and inserting to make it a more interesting larger back

I kinda like the squares added in

A fun little diversion for the eyes

My machine froze up so now have to fix that before i can move on

But none the less i have moved it a little forward

Maybe tonight i switch out machines

And try again

 

 

No project always goes smooth

I added red borders to my topper

I like it with white cornerstones

But..........

The backing fits on one side and is way short on the other

So...........

Enter creative brain

I will do a slash and add a strip to the backing of greens. Whites and reds

It will widen it

And will make the back interestng too

 

 

Getting things done

This project took longer than i expected but not for the reasons i thought

I looked at the directions and went huh?

But the directions were more confusing than the building of it

What took long is i must have laughed a half hour

Why you ask?

Because as i was attaching the white bars Dunkin would walk under them like it was his personal limbo game

I was cracking up

Here its done

Tonight i have a second one to do

Hoping with wet and snow etc it will help save on dryer use

His placemat is finished but he thinks its a bed

I didnt have the heart to tell him it wasnt lol

I think this is the next small project

I kinda like a red border on it dont you?

A closer look.......

Hmmmm i like it

 And this for the back.i like the mimic if the block. Not exact but still cute

I have not had much of interest to show on here. Been busy organizing, fixing things, throwing out or giving away things

Hoping i can relax a little and sew more soon

Its been a really tough year for me. My Jacky i miss so much, of course i miss my husband, and my new friends just dropped off the face of the earth. No reason just we cant be friends. One day we were planning christmas dinner the next we cant be friends.

Not sure why. Said it was her not me so thinking there are things i dont know about but i feel more alone than ever. 

My sister in law is a godsend.she calls cause she knows i need to hear a human voice. I am thankful for her. I have become more independent. My freezer is full my pantry is full and so far i still have a job.all is well. 

God has blessed me in many ways and i am grateful.

Hoping to be able to work on the topper soon and get back in the saddle

Almost a finish

This was for Dunks for Christmas

But with everything that was going on here it didnt get done

So now its almost done

Just hand sewing the binding

And he will have a new placemat

Trying to keep the finishing momentum going

Have a 2 yr old birthday party in feb

And baby shower in mar

The baby shower i may need to help niece as her mom is not good at this sort of thing

She ordered 2 pizzas and a salad for a party of 40.......ugh

So auntie needs to rescue my twenty something niece for a successful showet

The theme is baby woodland

And breakfast brunch menu

I think we got this

 

Moms quilt

I found this beauty while putting away Christmas

A quilt my mom made

She has been gone since 1989 and this was about 5 or so years before that

Sunbonnet sue and sam

One niece wants it

She never met my mom but as a 2 year old would say to us Grammy says she loves me

I think she feels a conection to her

How cute are the blocks

Callicos from way back

Love the gingham too

She will have it cleaned as there are spots of an unknown origin to see if they can get out

A blast from the past 

And a niece that warms my heart

 

Finishes 2023

 

This was an old project in a baggie

I love how the way you cut it they look like different fabrics

I remember playing with this fab

Each block spurned on

 the next

So different

Yet the same

A runner was made

Now to find a border back and binding

And this just needed thelabel

Now done

From my moms stash

2023 is looking promising