March Memories

Google told me that 17 years ago today I was taking pictures of this rug. The close up you see is the strips that I cut and latch hooked onto a base that I crocheted to make the rug. It is heavy and washing machines don't always handle it well. I need to pay attention to what I wash with it to help maintain balance during the spin cycle. I love this rug, I made it, I am still using it in my home and will from the looks of it keep using it for a very long time. It will very likely outlast me and then my kids can figure out what to do with it when they have the chore of cleaning out mom's things. At that point I won't know or care.

In other grand news, it is raining to day here in the desert and it is so wonderful! Rainy days are so rare here and deserved to be enjoyed whenever we are blessed to have one. The patio is completely wet now and it is still raining. I can hear the drops hitting some of the windows and I love that sound! How do you feel about rainy days? I suppose it depends on whether you live in Phoenix or Seattle.

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Take care and stay cozy!

Below you can check out one of the affiliate posts I put up on Blue Sky yesterday. I like the look of this sweatshirt and it has pretty good reviews. I did notice however that in the product title it says 4 leaf clover when the image only has 3 leaves. Maybe they need to check their content better.

A question for you...

Will you be wearing green on the 17th or do you just not bother?

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Mine Now

As you can see from the small picture with my name on it, I painted this in 1997. At that time, I was part of a group of crafty women that I enjoyed very much. Most but not all of us worked as teacher's aides with the Title 1 program at an elementary school. We rotated the home we met at once a month. I have lost touch with those ladies over the years, and I miss that. 

One of the crafts we did together was tole or folk art painting. A couple of us, including me had scroll saws to cut out the wood we painted. So, I got this pattern from a book, cut and prepared the wood and then painted the design.

I gave this to my mother after it was finished. For all the years after, except on holidays when she had other decorations, it hung at her home just outside the front door. Her porch was shaded and protected from the weather so it has held up very well.

When she passed away, I took it back to bring to my home. It now hangs on my front door. I took these pictures of it at her house 2 years ago today. The house has been sold and it it my understanding that the new family is updating the kitchen, which is needed, before they move in. I hope they build a beautiful life there creating many fond memories like we did.

I want to keep it in good condition so I will need to keep an eye on it. I hope the Arizona heat and sun aren't too damaging to it. What I know so far is that I need a way to anchor it better to my front door. When the wind blows it bangs on the door a bit reacting to the gusts. That should be simple enough.

So my questions today if you choose to comment...

So, do you have anything in your home that comes from the home of a loved one that has passed away? Do you keep it in a place you can see it everyday to bring you comfort? All relevant comment are treasured and very welcome. Or just say hello, I'd love to hear from you.

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Take care and stay cozy! 

Handmade in my Home A Ship for Grandpa

Last week in this post  I started a series about the handmade things the surround me everyday in my house. All of them, like all handmade things, have stories. Stories about where they came from, who chose them, who made them and what they mean to me when seeing them each day.

Today the item was made by grandkids with some help from mom and dad. It was a gift to my husband who spent 20 years, 3 months and 1 day in the United States Navy. He keeps it in his office where he can see it all the time. I mostly just dust it but I am glad the ship and Jim are here.

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Handmade in My Home Jim's Paperweight

I have been meaning to do a series about the handmade items that surround me in my home for a long time. I started this idea on another blog that I merged with this one last year. This is mostly to document these things for myself but I don't mind sharing them with you all as well.

This is a paper weight I made more than 30 years ago for Jim, as you might have guessed from the picture. I made it during a visit at my cousin Jacque's house around Christmas time one year. She made one for her husband's office too. We filled a child sized high top sneaker with plaster of paris first. Then we painted accents and names on them.

Looking at it and taking the picture today reminded me of how long ago that was and the pleasant times we used to have visiting at her home. In the funny way families are her children were my age and she was more like an aunt to me.

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