Last of Summer...........

Hope you enjoyed the flowers.  Even with the very hot temperatures here in NC this summer, Our flowers have been beautiful.  Now, they did take some tender loving care from my husband.
Love,
Marie

Piddling......

 Another prayer shawl on the needles

 I have the wedding sampler finished except a few details

and names and date.  The colors are more muted than this shows.

 Sock yarn waiting to be knitted into Christmas gifts

These two tatting pieces are some piddling I was doing
working with the use of buttons.  I need much more
practice.

This hummingbird feeder is on our den window.  It is so much fun to watch them fight over it.
I had not filled it and placed it on the window and I looked and there was a
hummingbird hovering at the window looking for the feeder.  It is amazing to
me how they are able to travel so far and come back to the same feeder year
after year. 

Love,

Marie

July on Melville Hill....

My baby went on a vacation.....

My baby went to the beach with our neighbors as they went for their vacation.  She was naked and in a box.  An internet friend that I have visited on line, lives and works near where they were going.  You will have to go visit Donna and see the transformation of my baby.  Donna does beautiful work and makes all kinds of crafts.  Below is Elizabeth Grace beautifully dressed and back at home in her doll cradle.  I love her and we believe she may be a doll from the 1930's. 

 Thank you Mike and Ann for letting Elizabeth Grace travel with you and being so kind to deliver her to Donna and pick her up when she was finished.  Thank you Donna for dressing my baby so that she can come out of the box from under the bed.  I am well pleased!

Love,
Marie

Recent projects...

 Our daughter-in-law wanted this vest for Noah's first birthday.  The pattern

was in January, February Crochet Today.

 I cross stitched this blanket for a friend's granddaughter.  It is done on Ann Cloth

 This crochet sweater pattern is in Crochet Today - March, April 2012.

I have not finished this crochet necklace--I need to add the chain.  The pattern for this is in Crafty Ever After 2012 magazine published by Future- Handmade Wedding Ideas for Today's Bride.

 The socks are knitted top down with different yarns.

This sweater is knit from a free pattern found on Lion Brand Yarn site.  It is knitted from top down with cotton yarn.

Now, I am working on a Victorian wedding sampler for a friend.  It is another cross stitch project.

Love,

Marie

Another look at Spring on Melville Hill.....

I hope you enjoy your visit. We don't have near as many flowers in our yard now as we use to.  My husband is not able to take care of them.  He does ride out on his scooter and get down on his hands and knees and tries to keep some of the weeds out.  It is so hard to find someone to help--they either can't do it right or charge an arm and a leg.

Spring on Melville Hill...

   I wanted to share a few pictures of our yard during early Spring.  I am so glad my husband was able to get out on his scooter to get these pictures.  The winds, rain, and cold have come and taken away most of their beauty now.  We have had strange weather--very hot one day and cold the next.  I just wonder what Summer is going to bring.  I hope you enjoyed the pictures.
Love,
Marie

Noah's new shoes...

A blogger friend of mine, Devon, is making these wonderful shoes.  I wanted to share a picture of Noah wearing them.  Devon started making them for her little girl and now has them on her blog, Shoepiddydoos to share what she is making..

After a while, everything ends up in the mouth--especially when a little one is cutting teeth.  He now has six.
Hope you enjoy your visit to her blog and inquire about her cute shoes.  My son says she does everything top notch--packaging and all.
Love,
Marie