Birds Eye View

It was an over cast day, but yet I decided to take my camera out to take some photos of Tikki sitting on the railing. She seemed to be more interested in something going on in the yard as she watched one of our ducks on the ground who seemed quite excited. I noticed that they were practicing flying earlier, but wouldn't get off the ground much. They had been quite hilarious to watch the past couple of days. Evinrude would take off running and get air borne for a short distance and land on the drive way.




Then I spotted Jack sitting on a chair, looking up at the roof of the old homestead where my husband grew up.




Feathers was on the roof as if to say cock a doodle doo, look what I can do!




Webster had joined her and they were busy checking out the birds nest where the eve had fallen off. It was going to be repaired this spring, but Rog didn't have the heart to do it until the little birds had left their nest. My thoughts are that these ducks are going to learn from them and by next spring, the ducks will have laid eggs on the roof! lol Actually it might be the smart thing, to keep the racoons out of them! Unfortunately Ivy had laid 18 more eggs and they were all gone before they could ever hatch. Sadly she has left and I think that her and Elmer have moved off into the the swamp pond to stay. We are down to 3 ducks now, as we gave 5 of the siblings away. It was for the fact, that we knew we would have more ducks, but lesson learned..... don't count your eggs before they hatch!



Well, So far Evinrude hasn't gotten the hang of flying very high. He chased Jack off the chair in hopes he can be just a bit closer to the girls. Perhaps I will have to put up a ladder for him! or have him read the book, The Fear of Flying! lol

Business and Pleasure

Yesterday, we brought our granddaughter back home after having her for a week. She had a wonderful time especially shopping for school clothes with grandpa's money. lol We worked it into a business trip at the same time as there is a shop near by that wants some of my work in it that will open up in about a month, so I brought in some samples. She mainly wanted my ATC cards, postcards, purses and dolls, so guess I will have to get busy in between quilting for customers.



These pieces I machine quilted the background and added the paint for the hair after the fact. I liked how they turned out.



I also had to do some fairies. Love their little differences!


They are being put onto cards with sayings or greetings. I decided that I couldn't photograph them well until I had them out of the cellophane window.



I decided to try one with cards. For the birthday one, the cup cake foil is made from a gum wrapper.



Oh, and of course I couldln't help but add in a mermaid;)

Last night we stayed at the Hampton Inn and headed over to Lake Erie. Had to take a photo of the Marble Head light house. The views were gorgeous even though we hadn't the best of lighting. It was mostly over cast but did get the sun to peek out once in awhile.



I was most fascinated with the doors and windows.



Wouldn't they make great fairy doors?








There were a few people fishing off of the point. They were even catching fish, but nothing very big.



I love the texture that this photo has from the water, rock and the wonderful mossy greens floating under water.



I love this wonderful mariner's compass on the path. In fact it's one of my favorite quilt blocks along with NY beauty, pickle dish and others. I also love witch hats, fairy ears, pizza toe shoes, etc. It's all about the points! I would love to live somewhere near the waters, be it a lake, a sea or the ocean. Perhaps I was a mermaid in a former life, but I like being a woodland fairy too!

Blue Me Away!

Well, as I mentioned, my granddaughter is here for a visit. She had her hair dyed blue! I have to admit, my little blueberry muffin does look rather cute this way!



I was just viewing a photo of her of what she looked like 3 years ago when we went to Disney World. Such a difference in those short years of liking Disney Princesses to switching to the Anime scene! Today we went shopping and now own plaid skirts, skinny jeans and kitty cat hoodies. lol Her birthday is next month, so we fixed her up early as well as her earning her keep with chores.

The Little Things In Life

Some days I just doodle!
There are times when I am preoccupied so I just doodle, especially when I am on the phone. I feel I just want to be productive so I would just play, a sort of multi tasking. Even in the bathroom, doing your business, I feel I can't waste busy hands. Gotta read or doodle!


Sometimes even working on the backs of cash register receipts.



My almost 13 year old granddaughter has been here for a couple of days so we have been having a grand time with paper and scissors. Some of the folded pieces are the same, but with line drawings, they actually give it different illusions. What a fun way to spend the day, especially when it was raining.



Another little thing that gives me pleasure are to make and collect Plus size inchies with others. These are 1 1/2 " pieces of art. These are just some in my collection. I got 20 of them in the mail today! I now have 75 total, so one day I will make something with them. I have thoughts of either framing them or make a valance of them for my studio unless my muse hits me and decides something else. After working on large quilts, I find it's just the little things in life that just tickle me!

Playing With Dolls

I had a swap coming up with the theme of Marie Antoinette in paper doll form. This is the result. I was pleased with how she turned out.

Don't you just love the do? I used some wool fibers that just seemed to do the trick. OOPS, I forgot to put on a beauty mark, guess I should do that before I send her off in trade.

This is the second one where the theme was lace, so I still used sort of that theme of a mascarade but gave her some sexy legs from a magazine.

A Tail of Two Kitties

I have always loved cats, but had never thought about the "tails" they keep. They seem to have a personality all of their own!

Take for instance, Herky. He is as relaxed as it gets and puts his tail proudly on display. I know it looks like it doesn't bend at all, but it does and has been known to wrap it around my finger from time to time! (If he didn't have such a broad butt, his tail would seem a lot longer!



Lately. we have had a timid stray cat hang around here and one day seemed to decide it would be fine to check out the house so in she followed me into the utility room. It amazes me how different her tail is. It's shorter and bushier as if she were part of the racoon family.



As much as i would like to keep her indoors, we have too many inside so she will have to remain an outdoor cat. She has owl like eyes, so will have to come up with a name. Ideas anyone?



It must have been the full moon to lead the path to our house!

Karma Award

I have never been given an award before so I humbly accept what I got from Judy Alexander! Be sure to stop by her blog too! I feel as if I have been given a trophy! I Now I must pass the award onto some of my favorite blogging friends. In turn they can copy what is below and pass onto other favorite bloggers.

The wording for this award is as follows:

The Karma Award: These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kinds of bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.

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