Thursday---progress on rug

This is Emma Lou's  Antique Floral runner---I've had it for years and decided it would be a good winter camping project.  The flower was hooked in #8 cut and the leaves in a 8.5 cut.

The runner is 8 feet long---I have a long ways to go.

Their is a potluck dinner tonite at the campground.  I am cooking Chicken Chili and it smells wonderful.

Back to hooking!

Wrapping up week one

Well, week one has come and gone.  We are still figuring things out.  We have another cold day today (39-45) and then we are supposed to start warming up.  I just heard on the news that it is 5 degrees in Kansas City---brrr!  I really want to go fishing, go to the beach etc. so hoping that will start taking place soon.  Today we are going to tour the Fu;ton Mansion.

I started hooking Emma Lou's Antique Floral Runner last night.  Now that I am started I hope to get some hooking done every day.  Yesterday I went to my Sister's shop in Corpus Christi called Gatherings.  She is sending me home with lots of Antique stuff to sell in my shop in Greenwood.  They are remodeling a section of their shop to expand and create a new home for their Pandora Jewelry and other compatible lines.  It is a lot of work but it is going to be wonderful.  If you are in the Corpus Area be sure and check it out in February.

Chelsea and Noah are back in Oakland and are trying to get things posted on their ETSY website.  Be sure and stop by and check it out.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ourhousevintage

I made the best Oyster Chowder last night---I love having all the fresh fish choices here.  The local fish market is just down the street.

My left knee is bothering me but I am hoping to do an easy run this afternoon...trying to do more stretches and using my foam roller more again.

Tomorrow night there is a Potluck dinner in the campground.  I'm going to check it out and try to meet some people---who knows---there might be another hooker here.

Well, I think I'll hook for awhile---Doug is still sleeping and it is still dark outside.

I will take pictures today of my progress on my rug and post tomorrow.

Have a great day.

Anita

Checking in again

Well we are now settled in our home away from home.   This morning around four thirty it rained, hailed and the wind blew hard.  I haven't looked at the outside of the truck and the trailer yet---I wouldn't be surprised if things were dented.  Last night I got to see my sister---we had some great seafood---shrimp, oysters, soft shell crab---yummy.    I am enjoying my first cup of coffee and thinking about going for a run.

I have my hooking unpacked and hope to get hooking soon.

Here are a few pictures from our trip here.

  

This was taken in Victoria Tx where we spent one night.

This is our spot in Rockport.  right now there is an empty spot on one side of us and I'm hoping it stays that way!

This is the bay area across the road in front of us.  It was really windy yesterday when I took these pictures.

Well time to get busy---have a great day.

checking in

We are almost to our final destination---it has been an interesting trip.  We have had some problems with the trailer but have gotten some temporary fixes from the manufacturer.

I am not a good passenger---get nervous with my hubby pulling a 36 foot trailer down the highway.  We will be at our final destination by noon tomorrow in time for potential tornados Saturday night.

I have not hooked yet but plan to soon.

It was 75 degrees here today---love it!!!

I will check in again when we get settled.

Starting a new year---2011

Well, here we are---three days into a new year.  It has been quite eventful around here.  We had a quiet New years eve, with dinner at home and playing games.  New Year's day brought my 40th wedding anniversary with a celebration prepared my kids for a group of ten and what a feast it was.

This was the menu for the dinner.  We also had swiss fondue, and assorted crudites as well as some delicious red wines and coffee and dark chocolates.  They served it course by course---the Steak Diane was flamed with brandy---yummy!  doug and I had Steak Diane for dinner on our wedding night.  We were innocent 20 year olds and ate at the top of the Tower in Kansas City---the dinner in 1971 was $7.50---I can still remember  Doug saying, "it will be a long time before we spend $7.50 for dinner"---now you are lucky to get a hamburger for that!

Here are a few pictures from that night.

Easy does it!  This is a jeroboam---equivalent to 4 bottles of wine---not easy to pour!

My California kids left this morning to go back home---as always I shed a few tears!  They spent yesterday packing all their thrift store and flea market finds---4 boxes for the plane and 2 big and 2 small to ship home at the post office.  Last night we fed them their last supper---Jack Stack BBQ---my favorite in KC.

Here is my dog Fred---he is wishing everyone a very happy new year!

Today will be a busy day as we get ready for our trip to Texas.  I am heading downstairs to pull wool to hook a rug while I am there---it will be weird not to have my whole studio at my fingertips...it will be a good lesson and make me realize what my students go through when they have a  more limited selection to hook from.

2010 coming to an end

Well it is hard to believe 2010 is almost history.  A lot has happened this past year, both good and bad,  so I am hopeful for a great year in 2011.  Yesterday was a working day for me as I had an open studio day for students who needed anything before I leave for Texas to drop by.  I worked on finishing the cupboard frames, Chelsea drew lots of Cupboard patterns for me, and I continued to recover from my dental woes...mouth is still sore but the pain is not horrible so life goes on.  I will be glad when it is all over---about 5 months for the final implant.

 I have been doing a little hooking but need to start planning what to take with me to Texas...I am considering taking Emma Lou's Antique Floral runner---I have had it for over 5 years but put it aside because I had been color planning so many of them for students that I felt like I was "over it" but now I think I am ready to tackle it with a new set of eyes and wools.  I am so used to having all my wools around me when I am hooking and to have to make choices to take with me---it will help me know how a student feels when they have a limited amount of choice...this might be good for me and educational as well.

The 40th anniversary party is approaching---the kids will be doing the cooking and serving at the party for 10.  I don't know what all they have up their sleeves but I am sure it will be wonderful.  They are both good cooks.  Today is some girl time as Chelsea and I are getting our hair cut.  New Year's eve promises to be a quiet one at home...probably celebrating quietly with some music, games and watching the celebrations around the world on TV.  I think the kids plan to do some of the cooking for the next day as well---prep work!

The studio has now been taken over with all the stuff the kids have bought for their etsy store...they have found some great things---now to figure out the best way to get it back to CA...what goes in carry on, what get in checked baggage  and what get shipped home.

I hope everyone has a happy and safe New Year!  Cheers!

Sorry no pictures today...soon!

Christmas Day

Merry Christmas everyone!  I hope everyone is having a joyous Christmas season.  I am happy to have both of my girls home this Christmas.  We had a wonderful Christmas Eve dinner last night and opened presents so it has been a quiet morning.  I am about ready to go wake the girls up to get ready for church.

Santa was good to everyone---everyone liked all their stuff.  I even got a paisley shawl from Chelsea and Noah that they found at an estate sale in Oakland CA.  Sarah got me the meat tenderizer that I have been wanting---it is great.  I can't wait to flatten out some chicken breasts!

I am not looking forward to Monday morning and my trip to the dentist's office.  I probably won't feel up to eating for a couple of days---so the extra food I ate last night and that I will eat today won't be as hard to get rid of.

Okay, it is now 1:30 and I am back from church...everyone has filled their tummies again...the Christmas music is playing in the background.  It is cold with snow flurries today.   Brrrr!  I think it might be a good time to get my hooking out.

Here are a few pictures of Thrift store Tuesday.

We sure had a good time.  They are in the process of cleaning it up and hope to do some posting on their etsy store.  Check their store out.
www.etsy.com/shop/ourhousevintage


Have a great day!