Needlework
Mother is in My House — All Over I See Her!
I am not a decorator! I don’t have the knack, but love to have a beautiful place to hang my hat. When Mark and I purchased this house, Mother and Daddy came. I think Evelyn and Clyde Hasty also came. They brought may pretties to hang on the wall. One of the things for which…
Read MoreI Miss My Mother
As I sit here on the final night of my current stay with Daddy, I am missing my mother more than I have in past days. Perhaps it is the idea that Daddy will be alone for a few days. Donna and I have left his for short periods of time. I think I am…
Read MoreNot Too Early for Christmas Projects
Guest Writer: Beth Littlejohn I know, it is only mid-May, but for those of us who like to create gifts, timing is just perfect! Several years ago Donna presented me with a homemade Christmas present. I could not use it immediately, but I have used it every Christmas since! She gave me an machine appliqued…
Read MoreA Windy Knoll Update
Things here at the home place just keep moving along and the old couple struggle to try to half way keep up. About the gardening — we have the tackiest tomato plants you’ve ever seen — they have not had enough sunshine and they are spindly. I’m not sure the Better Boys are going to…
Read MoreThree Pigs Quilt
When I married in 1945 I made quilts because we had to stay warm. Then I got away from quilting for a number of years — worked and reared two girls. In 1972 I became interested in quilts again — not because I needed them, but because I liked them and enjoyed the art. I…
Read MoreRecent Needlework
Success and failure should be the title of this one. The colorful picture is one of the scarf I knitted some time back and it had to have oodles of knots tied in it and Beth did that. She enjoys it — it’s made of several strands of ribbon-like material. Now the red picture has…
Read MoreA Crazy Quilt Pillow
When needlework is in the blood there is no cure — one just has to deal with it. I came from a long line of women who did needlework of various kinds and I’ve indulged since I was nine years old when I embroidered my very first pillow top. I’ve made two crazy quilts —…
Read MoreA Windy Knoll Report
What a beautiful day and what a change from what we’ve been having. John and I survived the cold, snowy weather, but it wasn’t easy. As I’ve told you before, our house is like trying to heat a barn. We’re warmer in bed than anywhere. Today we enjoyed our homemade vegetable soup and cornbread on…
Read MoreSnow-ma-geddon – Conyers, GA Style!
Today, guest blogger, Beth Littlejohn, my youngest, writes about her adventures. On Tuesday the snow began in the Covington, GA area around 11:00. I must praise our superintendent, Samantha Fuhrey, for her wise planning and execution to provide safe transport for our students. My county is on a staggered start/end time. The parents and staff…
Read MoreNeedlework Projects 1995
Tedious – according to two dictionaries I have means wearisome and/or boring. I don’t necessarily agree. Some of the needlework I do is ‘close’ work requiring patience and it’s challenging, to say the least, but certainly not boring. One day this week, it fell my lot to do two jobs that were very tedious and…
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