Spring Lilies and an Old Coal Bucket

Usually the only time I see these in my yard, it is in the early

spring. Last week I went out in the heat

of August and here they are.

We call them Naked Ladies....

I rescued this old coal bucket from the yard at

Mom's farm house...it is in sorry shape.

I have been watering it and the Hens and

Chicks are looking better than they did in this

picture I took a couple weeks ago.

I am having a bear of a time getting the

darn fescue grass pulled out.  I know it

is not much to look at but I want

to get it looking better....because

Mom painted it and planted it.

Now, that she is past 90 and not

able to do more than help look after

herself on good days....the things

she created mean a lot to me.



I usually do not see these dried leaves

all over the place until after the first

hard frosts of fall, but we have had such

a drought of a summer the leaves are

just falling off all over the place.



Design Wall Monday

Well the stack and whacks are on hold...or have been ignored

since the last Monday's post of them. So, I have picked up

a new project to start and it is in the new book about

borders, by Judy L. 

The blocks are 7 and 1/2 inches unfinished, the picture of the

quilt in the book is just beautiful. 

I love adding borders to my quilts that get to the finish line and

this book has a lot in it. It also shows you how to figure for

your borders to fit correctly. 

There is a little hint pic of what this quilt will look like on the

very right side of the front cover, if my health and time allows

it to get to the finish line.

Too, many WIPS at my house and not enough energy and

time!!  There are even more project in magazine

pages and my mind than there will be time!!

Are all quilters this way??

I envy you all that have no health problems

and can accomplish all you set out to do!!!

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ Fibromyalgia just

flat sucks if I may say so!!

It gets in the way of my life...the life I had planned

and the one I am trying to live.

Done whining for now!

or until next time..............



Butterfly and Tulip Wall Hanging

This is from an Eleanor Burn's pattern, made by Carol Farley.

I had admired this quilt on the wall of the shop for a couple years and

when she decided she was closing I ask if she would consider selling it?

She told me yes!!!

 It now has a new home hanging on the wall in my Mom's

apartment, here in town.  Her bathroom has butterflies and

I knew this would go really well and it just fits perfect in the spot

I wanted to hang it.  She really likes it and it just brightens

up the room!! 

 It also brightened Mom's day, which I must say sometimes is hard

to do.  I think being 90 and life is not how she wants it.  She wants

to be home on her farm, in her house, but can't be...it's just plain

hard.  So, when something brightens her day it is really worth it.



Another Antique Milk Can, Red Wagon, and Tub

This last week a friend asked me to drive our pickup over

to her garage to move a few boxes. She had this

old milk can sitting in her garage and I could not resist.

I asked her if she was wanting to sell it and I got it

for 5 dollars!  It is a small one, not as large as

my other ones so I wonder if it was a creamer

type can.  Made my day!!!!

This miniature red wagon came home with me from the

Kountry Kin Quilt Shop that was closing.  Not sure

what I am going to find to put into it.  It has those

hard tires so I know it is one of the old ones.

The friend that sold me the milk can also wanted to get rid

of this old tub.  It's in rough shape but I like it.

It reminds me of the tub Mom always had hanging on

the side of the little well house down on the farm

where I grew up.

If my memory is serving me right, I believe that I was bathed

in one very similar to this when I was really little.