grandgirls

april showers . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

Bring May flowers . . .

My newest addition to my teacup collection. Rather appropriate for May, don't you think? I saw it in a spread in the current issue of TeaTime Magazine. They kill me. LOL! :)

Our rhododendrons and our water lilies are both blooming out!

I love all the color this season brings with it!

This last weekend was a weekend of tiny dancers. The girls had their spring ballet recital; it was Edith's first! They all did a marvelous job and it was a weekend well spent!

Aren't they darling? They're signed up for next year ...

added by Denise :) 3 years, 7 months ago. under ballet , camp , family , grandgirls , photo , teacup

tried and true . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

Have I ever mentioned how much I enjoy binding? I really do. I love the rhythmic stitching motion. It's soothing and settling. So I often volunteer to do the binding on group quilts. (I dislike giving blocks for group quilts ... not because I don't want to give or participate, but because of comments someone once made about my blocks in a swap. It hurt my feelings and I'm just afraid to stitch up bad blocks for a quilt someone else is having to piece. So I bind.)

I volunteered to do so for a quilt we were ...

added by Denise :) 3 years, 7 months ago. under baby quilt , binding , boat , create , eq , family , grandgirls , longarm , nook , photo , picnic quilt , pinwheel , quilt

bits and pieces . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

Right off the bat, let me put your minds to rest . . .

This got finished, so this could happen . . .

Whew! All is right with the (her) world again!

It's been a busy week, at work and home. For the last eight years, we've gone to see The Nutcracker ballet every Christmas season. This year they didn't do the ballet (go figure). So instead, I've been putting together something fun to take its place . . .

We'll have a full-blown tea party with all the trimmings, and then watch the ballet on DVD!! (I've got several versions, of ...

added by Denise :) 4 years ago. under baking , camp , camp macoba , christmas , christmas ornaments , gifts , grandgirls , hand-quilt , photos , scarf , wool

it's beginning to look a lot like . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

By this point in the year, I'm usually running around like a chicken with my head cut off ... with no relief in sight! But if there's been *any* silver lining from covid, then I would have to say it's the relief of a lot of the hustle and bustle that usually hits this time of year. Our social commitments, which typically fill our December calendar (and wear me out), have been cut to a fraction of what they normally are. I'm thankful. Am I alone in my thinking on this?

We did enjoy a healthy, happy ...

added by Denise :) 4 years ago. under advent , crochet , grandgirls , photo , snow , thanksgiving

rabbit, rabbit . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

And just like that, it's November. WOW!

Thursday evening after work I headed to visit the grandgirls and spend the night. On Friday we made our annual visit to Tate Farms . . .

It was hard to get a photo of everyone together! We were full out in motion for our three hours there! But it was a fun day. :)

Saturday was bright and beautiful! What a fabulous day for Halloween ... and June Madelyn's birthday!

We got to facetime with her and sing her "Happy Birthday" and watch her open her presents! June is eight! I miss them all SO ...

added by Denise :) 4 years, 1 month ago. under baking , birthday , embroidery , grandgirls , photos , slow stitching , tate farms , wool

i ♥ pearl's pegs . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

I've been meaning to do this for a while now and today is as good a time as any, so here goes. And yes, it's a long post, lots of pictures, but I'll reward you for sticking with it to the end with a GIFTAWAY!

I wanted to share the amazing talents of my beautiful daughter. She is a peg doll painter . . .

Aren't these just the cutest of things? She's painted every Disney princess character there is!

Actually, she can paint pretty much anything. I adore this nursery rhyme set! And check out this ...

added by Denise :) 5 years ago. under giftaway , giveaway , grandgirls , pearl's pegs , peg dolls , photo

picking up the pace . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

There really wasn't a whole lot of stitching this past week. I did the bare minimum on my Snow Sampler . . .

To be honest, Todd and I both kind of relapsed and I was good for not much. Finally Friday afternoon I started feeling better; Todd is still struggling a little. So Saturday, I headed to Early Works with the grandgirls . . .

We had a really fun time! Edith especially made herself at home.

You probably don't realize the hilariousness of this here, so check out this pic:

Yeah. She traded her ballet shoes for Paddinton's red boots. LOL ...

added by Denise :) 5 years ago. under binding , christmas , embroidery , family , grandgirls , photo , quilt , slow stitching

virtual cookie exchange, day two . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

That's MEEEEEE!

I love hops . . . it's such an easy-peasey way to visit other bloggers and gain new ideas on a central theme. Fresh perspective, if you will! I especially enjoy participating in blog hops that Carol, over at Just Let Me Quilt organizes. She does such a great job! Thanks, Carol!

Our family has always baked our way through the holidays. We love the tried and true, but we also love to experiment and try new, fun things. I'm always looking for ways to include the grandgirls so that they grow up appreciating the baking traditions and ...

added by Denise :) 5 years ago. under blog hop , family , grandgirls , melted snowman cookies , memories , photo , snowman , virtual cookie exchange

heavy laden . . . from Count it *all* JOY!

This post, that is . . . with pictures. :) This past weekend was our guild's biannual quilt show! I spent the afternoon there on Saturday and have the quilty photos to prove it!

I didn't enter a quilt in this year's show, though I did place my Blue Melody in one of the exhibitions that had been set up . . .

So it was fun to have that around!

We had over 250 quilts on display this year -- the show was amazing. We have SO many talented quilters in our guild . . . it's very humbling to sit among them! Here are a ...

added by Denise :) 5 years, 2 months ago. under blog hop , blue melody , fanfare 2019 , giveaway , grandgirls , guild , photo , quilt , quilt show , winner

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