somewhere in door county
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*Pick-ur-own* cherries down every highway turn, pirate tales and lore, fresh ice cream, fireworks in the park, (bearable) traffic in the village and little scenes like this everywhere you point your camera. My sweetie took this picture as we were driving up to the Washington Island ferry… I think he has a great eye for this kind of thing, don’t you agree?
In the spirit of *list-tossing* I have accomplished absolutely nothing I set out to accomplish in the last 2 days. The boys are presently in the front yard frantically assembling bicycles in order to catch the last few minutes of this sunshiny day, my littlest baby is sleeping (!) and I am free to finally get to work on my oh-so-important list. But nooo, instead I sit down to show off my very frugal, very fun, flea market purchases. I might even join in on this little UK contest over at Vintage Pleasure. But I’m not sure how to figure out the dollar/pound conversion and I’m too tired to google it. So for now, just the pictures…which, for some reason, are HUGE.
Okay, maybe a little commentary. This is my favorite find – an old yellow baby quilt with hand embroidery (lots of cross stitch) all over it. 12 Dollars!
Some little finds at the local quilt shop in Princeton, Wisconsin. The big piece of fabric was from the owners own *private stash* and I think she was a little bit sad I spotted it. She claimed it was vintage, sold it to me for under 2 bucks and I walked away with this little treasure. The bobbin was a result of our friendly debate over cotton vs. polyester thread for quilting. She swears by polyester and has been quilting for 30+ years. So I promised to try it.
Doll dresses, pillowcases and…
two vintage doll quilts. That was fun.
Now I’m off to dig for my list.
Sweet Kiva, over at Musings of a Southern Girl at Heart tagged me for this one. Which I’ve titled the favorite things meme, just because I always change the rules.
I’m never quite sure how to approach discussions of anything remotely serious on my blog. This little piece of my life is a lighthearted, fun, zany hobby. Not my real life, where I ponder issues of parenting, marriage, the health of the church in America, the temperature of American politics (depressing), the economy, education. Things, which, essentially would be incredibly boring (or out of place) to read about on a craft blog, right?
Well, this meme falls into that *serious* category for me. And I am so glad I got tagged! Some of the questions I’ve saved for a later time, when I can give them a proper answer. But here are the favorites…
1) Favorite worship song or hymn?
Be Thou My Vision
2) Favorite verse or chapter in the Bible?
Um, all of Romans. And, this:
“The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to go on the heights.” Habakkuk 3:19
Hinds Feet on High Places was one of the first books my mom ever *gave* me. I love the story, and this verse reminds me of God’s compassion.
3) Favorite Bible translation?
ooo. I use mainly my *spirit of the reformation* NIV study Bible. But I’m a big fan of the amplified as well, when I really want to see the 20 words it sometimes takes to properly explain one Hebrew or Greek word.
4) Favorite Hobbies? Surely there is enough information on this topic posted already…
5) Favorite Bible 1/2? New or Old? Generally favor the OT… but am drawn more regularly to the NT. So I guess it’s a tie.
6) Favorite date spot? Uh, what dates? Legoland maybe? Seriously, I love these lemonade slushies they have there.
7) Favorite place to travel? Prince Edward Island, if you please. Can’t believe I just typed that, but really, that would be fun.
Okay. Way too much personal information in one post, I know.
Hope your summer evening is warm and crickety… perfect for bikes and trikes.
almost finished. The pieces are ready to go together, and I’m hoping to finish it up tonight when all the sane ones are sleeping. This little project has been in the works since January. The baby girl it is destined for was born in December, so each passing month means I really need to make a bigger quilt to suit the growing baby. Right? So this one ended up about crib size. Just right I think. Good for dolly picnics when she’s older.
I’m still not sure about the mustard color I inserted at the last minute to spice things up… but with Amy Butler fabric it is hard to mess things up. I’m trying to resist the urge to make a few more log cabins for the back. We’ll see!
my tired firefighter…
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Still no vacation pictures, but we’ve been reliving the fun here at home. In full firefighter gear. In 90 degree weather. Ha.
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