I missed posting last week’s Vintage Embroidery Monday. I’ll be honest and say that I was busy and completely forgot until later in the week that I hadn’t scheduled the post. For your stitching pleasure today I’m posting Geraniums in a Pot: Geraniums always remind me of my Mom. She absolutely hates how they smell. The story goes that when…
Last week marked the last of the embroidery patterns that I found in the seat that went with my Art Deco Sewing Machine cabinet. Fortunately I came across another set of vintage Workbasket pattern sheets for sale on etsy. The pattern sheets I found in the sewing cabinet seat were numbered from 82 to 85 while these are numbered 78…
Today our Snail is all dressed up in her Sunday best! This pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
Today Mrs. Snail has donned a pretty scarf for doing the weekly shopping. The Snail Shop Day pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
Mrs. Snail looks like she has everything she needs to get all of today’s mending done. The Snail Sew Day pattern is available as a pdf to download here.
Our oldest daughter, the one who is teaching in Shanghai, sent these pretty paper cutouts to hang on our doors for Chinese New Year. The top one is for the Year of the Horse, which begins today. And the bottom one with the fish is hung to bring prosperity. Our daughter shared this explanation with us: “Fish are a sign…
One of the things I enjoy doing at our winter home here in Florida is going to the year round farmers’ market each Saturday in Pensacola on Palafox Street. I’ve been able to source grass-fed beef and pork, local raw honey and of course, lots of fresh organic vegetables. And until the hard frost we got a week and a…
Doesn’t this week’s Snail pattern just make you smile! I wonder how many more shells she has to hang up. The pattern for Snail Wash Day is available as a pdf to download here.
The gifts for our son this year were made to co-ordinate with the colors he has chosen to decorate his apartment. His main furniture pieces are black or white or charcoal grey. He has accented those with pops of green and orange here and there. He has made some additions since we helped him move a little over a year…
When Dave and I were first married, I started out doing what all newlywed army wives did back then… I ironed his uniforms. That is until the first time he complained that the creases in his work pants weren’t exactly the same. From then on… he ironed his own uniforms. Maybe we should have hired Mrs. Snail to do the…