Happy 2011!

The end of the 2010 photo-a-day blog. Thank you for visiting!

Fabric Finds

My fun finds from the Quilted Basket today!

Purse #1

Here's the skeleton of the first purse that will hopefully join the journey to Japan!

Winter Wonderland

Frosty white trees surrounded by blankets of snow.

KCC

KCC on the front.

Kragness Cattle & Cats on the back. We got some good laughs from the family for these!

Slob Oh

Meet the latest member of the John Gillespie fan club!

Latest Case

I managed to sneak in an hour in the sewing room & whipped out a pillowcase. This one is for Elena, our friends Rob & Amy's daughter. Amy picked out the fabric, & I put it together.

Lefse Day

Makin' the lefse.

JR Pass!

Our rail passes arrived. Thank Buddha for Visa concierge services!

Lake in Lake

The ice refuses to set in the middle giving us a lake within the lake!

Holiday Decor

Our festive tree.

And the fireplace decor (complete with new wall hanging!).

New Backyard

Our backyard has been redefined by its sudden expansion. I believe ice fishing will become the focus of discussions.

Birthday Girl

We celebrated Linda's birthday today at Joan & Paul's. It was fun to see the family!

Corn Mountains

Mountains & mountains of corn! We went on a farm field trip to see Meyer Bros corn drying...they're busy!

Gaping Wound

The old barn is...old. She's giving up & caving in.

Huge Bag!

Whoa! My mom's new big bag. Wowsers!

Fishy Rests

On his new blankie!

Shisher's Banket

Is complete!

Color Finally!

Houston...we...have...COLOR! Mama likes!

Chubby Cardinal

This guy was fluttering around looking for snacks. Big boy!

San Fran

I finally wrestled the San Fran puzzle & won!

Nosey Butterfly

I captured this little guy nosing around the flowers looking for something sweet to eat.

Florida Sets

The three of us took a trip out to Pine Island (to have another peaceful moment with Tom) and enjoyed the sun setting into the Gulf.

Dew Drops

The morning dew kissed the palm leaves.

Visiting Tom

We went to visit Tom's brick at the hospice today. It was a nice break to visit such a peaceful place.

It's Done

Puzzle #1 is done!

First Puzzle

The first puzzle of vaca week!

Odd Ducks

I think these are merganser ladies, but I'm not sure. They must know I'm watching, for they deep-dive when I peer through the binocs!

Library ADD

I stopped at the library to get some Japanese language CDs. While there, I also grabbed 2 more Japan guidebooks and also swung through the cookbook section to grab 2 faves: Julia's Art of French Cooking & Rick Bayles' Mexico One Plate at a Time!

New View

We have a new view from the master bedroom! LOVE it!

Big Sale

We are finally ditching all this electronic equipment that has been hiding under the beds upstairs! Ads posted on Craigslist!!

Hiking Day

The gang came over for a hike in Glacier Hills this morning. It was a nice day for a hike followed by some breakfast at our house!

First Project

My first project in my new room!

Moving Out

This is where I used to sew. I moved out.

This is my new sewing spot! I'm excited to get it stetup!

European Vacation

Today we had an American, a Brit, a German and a German wanna-be visit us. We took them all for a spin around the lake in the fishing boat.

To Storage

And the Hurricane rests for the winter.

Pumpkin Carving

Ooooh cool! Pumpkin guts!

Birthday Wishes

So many fun cards for my b-day. Thanks ya'll!

New Vista

Hiked to a new spot in the park today - amazing views!

Patched Purchases

And the goodies from PW!

Colored Water

The leaves at the park are changing nicely.

Colored Hill

I waited at the top of the hill by Friess Lake School to get this.

Blue Bird

We were graced with a flock of these guys today - fun & pretty on a warm Fall day!

Autumn Arrives

The beauty of fall has arrived!

Bag Lady

The latest bag creation - fabric selection compliments of Kim (future bag owner)!