Llama Yarn

I was lucky enough to score llama yarn made from the two in the picture.
Well, maybe not the exact ones, but the llamas are from Homestead Gardens and so is my yarn. I can't wait to knit some scarves for presents. So I found a large tube of the dark chocolate yarn and a cake of the golden brown - all for $7 at the thrift store. Yippee!!

Swiss Embassy

I went to the Swiss Embassy last night and wore flip-flops! Of course, they matched my 3-piece suit.

The embassy is located in a beautiful section of DC - 2900 Catherdral Avenue. The home is very modern and decorated sparsely.

They were playing the horns at the entrance.

Go RAVENS

Monday night football - pre-season game - RAVENS vs the JETS - be there - go Ravens.

This is a picture of the pillowcase I made AJ. It is a custom fit for his snore pillow. How do you like the crab sheets? They were a Christmas present from Texas.

Black Duck Update

Remember my black duck and her

mallard boyfriend

Here is what happened - lots of black ducks. She was swimming with her babies the other Sunday. One has a white spot on its chest. I don't know what happened to the mallard.

Baby Ducks and Fish

Are these baby ducks just the cutest!. They were swimming around our pier Sunday morning when I got back from the sand bar. I cannot believe how tiny they are. The mother duck must have hatched a 2nd batch.

Sunday morning, AJ went out to work on his crab boat. He has been installing a new depth finder/GP device. He has left the little gray boat in the water over night. A fish was laying in the bottom. We think it must have jumped out of the water and landed in the boat. Our next door neighbor says it is a mud shad. When I took Scrappy for his after dinner walk, I saw another fish, same as this one, up on some rocks.

I remember eating shad and shad roe when I lived in Lancaster, PA.

More Quilts

Here is the quilt I am making for my sister. It is a BOM that I bought each month in 1998. I just need to add the borders to make it queen size. I am going to have Della quilt it on her longarm.

This quilt is part of my scrap therapy. All the greens are from my stash.

The only fabric I had to purchase was the background and backing. I plan

to quilt this one myself.

The blocks are hanging from my flannel back plastic table cloth. I love it and it only cost @ $5

I am planning a mini quilt retreat at home this weekend to get some of my project finished.

Stay tuned for more....

I Do Quilt!

Here is a picture of the quilt hanging in my living room. You may recognize the pattern: Underground Railroad by Quilt in the Day.

I took the classes from Eleanor Burns - her signature is on the label. Note my ship in the last row is sailing the wrong way. I have trouble with flipping my pieces so some of my blocks are quite original :)