tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91882188147459397622024-02-07T00:29:06.091-05:001836 Victorian Farm HouseJackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641103904450902851noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188218814745939762.post-86826186974421260592012-10-10T20:17:00.000-04:002012-10-10T20:17:52.561-04:00Back from FloridaHi Everyone,<br />
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I am back from my road trip to visit my DD in Florida. We had a great time. My drive down went real well. I did it stright through. I left in the morning around 6 am and arrived around 10:30/11:00.<br />
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I stayed in a little cottage at the RV Park. It was real nice and about 10 minutes from <br />
my DD. We made use of the pool in the morning and then went on with our day.<br />
I love the weather there, every day was sunny and nice.<br />
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We did lots of shopping to get ready for baby and worked around the house, changing<br />
things up. They have the crib set up and did a baby bump photo shot. I thing I have some nice pictures coming. Pretty!!<br />
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Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641103904450902851noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188218814745939762.post-88285814847268001422012-09-21T19:43:00.002-04:002012-09-21T19:43:32.673-04:00Etsy StoreBeen awhile!!<br />
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I have been working on opening an Etsy store. I have lots of knitted and quilted items <br />
for sale. I will be listing them within the next couple of weeks. Stay tuned...........<br />
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I am leaving in the morning to visit my DD in Florida. Can't wait! We talk all the time and I have been knitting for the baby that is coming in December.<br />
Want to do some shopping and help her with getting the house ready.<br />
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Hope to be back to my blog more often.<br />
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Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641103904450902851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188218814745939762.post-90146539347989082042012-07-04T13:04:00.000-04:002012-07-04T13:04:25.412-04:00Happy 4th of July to all!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Its been awhile since I posted anything. I seem to have gotten involved with Facebook and just don't post much anymore. I do read my reading list. Here are some pictures from my yard. Not much compared to the rest of Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and DC. I thank God thet we were spared.<br />
I was never so scared as I was Friday evening. It came upon us so sudden. Lost power, phone, internet and now gas is hard to come by.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jackie</span>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641103904450902851noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188218814745939762.post-1277465392178497602012-03-22T18:32:00.000-04:002012-03-22T18:35:11.638-04:00And time for a little gardening<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZAugQYG7vpKI404YQ0cAPzXrgW4JZCuN84QgjIJiLAfyTD-evHcdlA7z2Lufd2hgWgXCfPqBk6Qr7SCnIVVY2w1Quu3b_OVjcjkb8V8SNss4yzgMv9uoXTTpzPn-BZCZZQ0XIL1fGUo/s1600/purple+corn+flowers.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722853566855854178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZAugQYG7vpKI404YQ0cAPzXrgW4JZCuN84QgjIJiLAfyTD-evHcdlA7z2Lufd2hgWgXCfPqBk6Qr7SCnIVVY2w1Quu3b_OVjcjkb8V8SNss4yzgMv9uoXTTpzPn-BZCZZQ0XIL1fGUo/s400/purple+corn+flowers.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641103904450902851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188218814745939762.post-74501795469411055912012-03-22T18:26:00.000-04:002012-03-22T18:31:59.124-04:00Time for a little spring sewing<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2vvdgYGteyLoMZgrb4GeUrv91LfJJ-uo83DqcMPuZZn2BLq-QQyvmiC2_zBP6Uryw9n53bqfHuwH8WUhJ8z51lP4lsoIZYOo97keCkfbr8hXsuic1OQB44rTBb6k8Xf8j6I1UM160b0/s1600/threadholder.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 321px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722852746162994050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2vvdgYGteyLoMZgrb4GeUrv91LfJJ-uo83DqcMPuZZn2BLq-QQyvmiC2_zBP6Uryw9n53bqfHuwH8WUhJ8z51lP4lsoIZYOo97keCkfbr8hXsuic1OQB44rTBb6k8Xf8j6I1UM160b0/s400/threadholder.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641103904450902851noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188218814745939762.post-89742551196454851242012-03-13T23:38:00.001-04:002012-03-14T10:24:57.483-04:00Happy St Patricks Day Everyone<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAysf0m7cnS9S3U2dl62r8raLtF2vq2XGAuFtDRDnMkpaSbosFaChMXbynXwIp_Uh_ObvErCwA69TJOwGIhYjRlk1XaswDD9lZc5TvxmhdeR2zWGORbwWCSp1W8r3BhUH8h1sHlBVOpw/s1600/100_0002.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5719758621004339122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRAysf0m7cnS9S3U2dl62r8raLtF2vq2XGAuFtDRDnMkpaSbosFaChMXbynXwIp_Uh_ObvErCwA69TJOwGIhYjRlk1XaswDD9lZc5TvxmhdeR2zWGORbwWCSp1W8r3BhUH8h1sHlBVOpw/s320/100_0002.JPG" /></a><br /><div><div></div></div>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641103904450902851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188218814745939762.post-89205693337706410842012-03-13T23:28:00.002-04:002012-03-13T23:37:27.451-04:00I guess spring is hereIt was so warm today and all the bulbs are in full bloom. I can see how the warm weather has put so many people in a good mood, everywhere I go everyone is talking to one another, like the line in the post office. Maybe in will get in the mood to blog again.<br /><br />To my surprise, I looked at my blog and found my last posts were after Christmas.<br /><br />I have been busy knitting socks and will have some new pictures soon.<br /><br />Enjoy your day,<br />JackieJackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641103904450902851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188218814745939762.post-1696890444078872632011-12-21T21:10:00.000-05:002011-12-21T21:24:24.735-05:00Wordless Wednesday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDkhvyaQyyjqpBfb_ZYB3mfS5YEtK99JvNykEdcEArfydTcAuHHxtQtzLGQ3JLH3j3aPexQfXIbmgXbkVoTCSn4uO-EAPE9NQS13t5GQ2cP-gK1XCBV9QxAnpq3x1FVpJFcD4JWlMCMRs/s1600/Socks.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 213px; height: 160px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688772779892014626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDkhvyaQyyjqpBfb_ZYB3mfS5YEtK99JvNykEdcEArfydTcAuHHxtQtzLGQ3JLH3j3aPexQfXIbmgXbkVoTCSn4uO-EAPE9NQS13t5GQ2cP-gK1XCBV9QxAnpq3x1FVpJFcD4JWlMCMRs/s320/Socks.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641103904450902851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188218814745939762.post-71991776353033056072011-12-18T17:09:00.001-05:002011-12-18T17:23:52.008-05:00Birthday Lunch<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUvcoijasLwztH9nUOO6_O_B3L7Phk124PSlpdRvS5WCh8SOydPStDGOqpLLH2XVpMW72n5HvM9N3v1a2dUQIWalMMCYMH0BnXyfswpZ9_evxi_wMSRq77SO01xOftjLds0j5CJyAg7s/s1600/IDAS+BIRTHDAY.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 256px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687595664564976786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzUvcoijasLwztH9nUOO6_O_B3L7Phk124PSlpdRvS5WCh8SOydPStDGOqpLLH2XVpMW72n5HvM9N3v1a2dUQIWalMMCYMH0BnXyfswpZ9_evxi_wMSRq77SO01xOftjLds0j5CJyAg7s/s320/IDAS+BIRTHDAY.jpg" /></a><br /><div>My Wednesday morning breakfast group had a birthday lunch in Fredricksburg for one of our members last Sunday afternoon after church. We went to a Mexican restaurant that is owned by one of the members family. We had a great time with friendship and lots of mostly homemade gifts for Ida. The staff treated us so special. Can't wait till its my turn.</div></div>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641103904450902851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188218814745939762.post-4709794942544672512011-12-18T08:26:00.001-05:002011-12-18T08:35:54.245-05:00Good Morning<div>My quilting group meet this past week for our annual Christmas gathering and we had all eight of us enjoy a lovely <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">luncheon</span> at Marys' house. Her entire home is decorated for Christmas plus a beautiful nine foot live tree all decorated and the train traveling around the whole thing. Mary makes all of her own dishes and this time we had a lovely soup, salad, lemon pie and a plate of her cookies. Lots of show and tell of quilting and knitting. We had a great time.</div><div> </div>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641103904450902851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188218814745939762.post-77153235859671304652011-12-12T07:09:00.002-05:002011-12-12T07:19:24.995-05:00<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQV_NoVZojZ5yV1YQCzNDj_zJzxFTKYa85ANW_e8LZsf-H0NBcDYlg5XGsn-dIAOQ3uKF-6riXA15h3EedQRttVGVwsaHDKicmvxISFW1gXQxhdZjbrhqsj8HMH0e8D7Z_cSaJKJOlUc/s1600/Jackies%2527+Blog+007.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685214472254367714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQV_NoVZojZ5yV1YQCzNDj_zJzxFTKYa85ANW_e8LZsf-H0NBcDYlg5XGsn-dIAOQ3uKF-6riXA15h3EedQRttVGVwsaHDKicmvxISFW1gXQxhdZjbrhqsj8HMH0e8D7Z_cSaJKJOlUc/s320/Jackies%2527+Blog+007.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_M2Uv9X-i0dXcsKAS0xg5j7UXPYG1cy5Cm3fwYJs2Ow2jbEAozVeP-2kBJW9nNr-t1SNza915aE6Vd9ndv_mxfFhzIIrboKWdM7lPG3eTts_6GZSmqrvjPSMOJhz5fxGK1zuJdWKYt1s/s1600/100_0225.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685213169583830418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_M2Uv9X-i0dXcsKAS0xg5j7UXPYG1cy5Cm3fwYJs2Ow2jbEAozVeP-2kBJW9nNr-t1SNza915aE6Vd9ndv_mxfFhzIIrboKWdM7lPG3eTts_6GZSmqrvjPSMOJhz5fxGK1zuJdWKYt1s/s320/100_0225.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div></div></div>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641103904450902851noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188218814745939762.post-21402710959847326952011-11-16T08:46:00.003-05:002011-11-16T09:15:11.152-05:00Back to Virginia<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwF7otf8XG10hWgxp4278udSt3l9z8nyIc7Q0deToGjm-04ObTCdRS1uzFk_ffbNKjX7woeidUIvbGQpWm5T06rBLtGrHvE5lQY4nOhwhT_0EbLWaQw9dm7qk6J5wA5N_tLUmi66pabyA/s1600/Jackies%2527+Blog+009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675594264260364146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwF7otf8XG10hWgxp4278udSt3l9z8nyIc7Q0deToGjm-04ObTCdRS1uzFk_ffbNKjX7woeidUIvbGQpWm5T06rBLtGrHvE5lQY4nOhwhT_0EbLWaQw9dm7qk6J5wA5N_tLUmi66pabyA/s320/Jackies%2527+Blog+009.JPG" /></a>This is a Santa <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">wall hanging</span> that I did several years ago. I had a pattern for Santa and added the bear and moose from other patterns.<br /><div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675593972455729058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnooC-en2qmoPMfGJE5eafA6tClSNsu6dcta1INbYzN5bP7UU__liqjqoDk4Hd7hOcLxDFVmI4Y4fJ33s1NJQCntqiw8LORmN5KGuTEUU8QX8q49WXvEHpQ5t9ZcT_t3pKCPdVo43Ft4/s320/033.JPG" />This is my sons log cabin, I made this a long time ago. He brought it home for washing and a little repair. Some fabrics hold up so well and others don't. I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">appliqued</span> over the logs to repair them.<br /><div> </div><div>Well, tomorrow is the big day. We are driving back to Virginia in the very early morning hours.</div><div>I have really enjoyed my stay here and kinda hate to go home just yet, but family obligation calls.</div><div>I have a big Thanksgiving dinner to prepare, as well as a new nanny job to start on Monday.</div><div> </div><div>The bad side is the hot water heater went out last week and its not that old so it is under warranty and I just need to pay the labor. Always something. Gladly all the repairs are were made and everything should be fine now.</div><div> </div><div>I have only been to one quilt shop on this stay. Queens Ann's Lace hear in town. The shop went under new ownership several years ago and downsized. I don't find too much to my liking anymore. I love the period fabric like civil war era with lots of browns. They used to have a whole department of period fabric. I didn't find anything on this trip. I found two other shops in Orlando with great websites. You could really see what they stocked but driving directions tell me they are both about a 45 minute drive so we decided not to make the trip. I do have a super sized Jo Ann close by. I have been there several times for fabric and knitting yarn. Everything I need.</div><div> </div><div>My daughter is living here now and I hope to be back in the early spring. See you in Virginia.</div><div> </div><div>Enjoy your day,</div><div> </div><div>Jackie</div><div> </div></div></div>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641103904450902851noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188218814745939762.post-29062047093155749212011-10-30T09:10:00.002-04:002011-10-30T09:22:43.097-04:00Whats going on with my blog ?Good Morning,<br />I am here for a few weeks in Florida. Nice weather and I hear from home that there was snow in the ground the day after we left Virginia. Just a little, but its too early for the white stuff. I remember many trick or treat nights taking the kids around the neighborhood and the weather was so nice and warn. A perfect fall evening.<br /><br />When I started blogging again about a couple of weeks ago, I found an ad in the back round behind my post/pictures. My borders were missing as well. Could not figure it out or was I able to remove the ad.<br /><br />This morning I opened my blog to discover that the ad is gone and my borders are back. What a mystery.<br /><br />Everyone have a nice Sunday, time to get ready for church.<br /><br />Jackie<br />Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641103904450902851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188218814745939762.post-59552656038914719402011-10-23T09:57:00.001-04:002011-10-23T10:01:51.309-04:00Some needlework from the past<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihKMr7u81KrcEC2EqygGVNBGz4NBbobk4INbHBWxVLEqyXafZB5auKuZ6u2-AtIHbAKTEFkQGYk-uwiWeMWt62l1_0I8TQPWwrUhG-xlYyK1LVWYIpl1M3YwIrLdWgzjZbF2dI_o36RLM/s1600/100_0043.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666686862580899122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihKMr7u81KrcEC2EqygGVNBGz4NBbobk4INbHBWxVLEqyXafZB5auKuZ6u2-AtIHbAKTEFkQGYk-uwiWeMWt62l1_0I8TQPWwrUhG-xlYyK1LVWYIpl1M3YwIrLdWgzjZbF2dI_o36RLM/s320/100_0043.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBLSidgnisAhIPPyHhbo-g6GzV6MjU8bzw0NqNMTEmArvb5tuS6wJGjLMt8WTveZ7ufVqv8fgQD1SIor3yzRoKMktwFQDSEVObi_ehEGkmIDi37drsopsoaWvscw5396V6-wNaDnhPRc/s1600/100_0042.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666686634946309810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBLSidgnisAhIPPyHhbo-g6GzV6MjU8bzw0NqNMTEmArvb5tuS6wJGjLMt8WTveZ7ufVqv8fgQD1SIor3yzRoKMktwFQDSEVObi_ehEGkmIDi37drsopsoaWvscw5396V6-wNaDnhPRc/s320/100_0042.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div></div></div>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641103904450902851noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188218814745939762.post-65589971671337484992011-10-18T07:53:00.007-04:002011-10-18T08:13:29.124-04:00Happy Fall<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOnwk8M7jYxnPIIT44iSezB_KuXvfg7Buui375_P5a2swcBX7cUGXi3WTTfvr4vZOR_mOgDuA6y-jZjv3CRbi7ogfFJrUsY9DZIX8SQXDGsw2sSIKUT-SFQbT8yMpmpTe4eot4hIdeaAI/s1600/100_0246.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664803142826719570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOnwk8M7jYxnPIIT44iSezB_KuXvfg7Buui375_P5a2swcBX7cUGXi3WTTfvr4vZOR_mOgDuA6y-jZjv3CRbi7ogfFJrUsY9DZIX8SQXDGsw2sSIKUT-SFQbT8yMpmpTe4eot4hIdeaAI/s320/100_0246.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kOLHKiTw7uFj38oEktjc14HRg9grNRdMME9Ks5J9dun4sw_RAEVrp-DwkPFXLe4tTkTErUjkNRUfmCN5NKbx28Ld4jKUS0K_muinQmgbn-NpZVQtjgetywtYfBRWhF9CgHZsufOwEfA/s1600/100_0245.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664802977277606946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kOLHKiTw7uFj38oEktjc14HRg9grNRdMME9Ks5J9dun4sw_RAEVrp-DwkPFXLe4tTkTErUjkNRUfmCN5NKbx28Ld4jKUS0K_muinQmgbn-NpZVQtjgetywtYfBRWhF9CgHZsufOwEfA/s320/100_0245.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-4JwrpWKG02FdQBpzbgKAAK49TPSACuDdeJD5MwOzncEWJphyphenhyphen1sloU8OryXjJF2hGLQmTUj092AYBfgxPY7uISJzhyY7JAK-3Tqd3DeBmytckbJmFCWaxEYgYeiAwtURNOXwl2Yikaok/s1600/100_0244.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664801334395890770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-4JwrpWKG02FdQBpzbgKAAK49TPSACuDdeJD5MwOzncEWJphyphenhyphen1sloU8OryXjJF2hGLQmTUj092AYBfgxPY7uISJzhyY7JAK-3Tqd3DeBmytckbJmFCWaxEYgYeiAwtURNOXwl2Yikaok/s320/100_0244.JPG" /></a>Some fall decorating around the house.<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnkWid_leronL5UWuoTMQbKxsBe2zWDr6GNl8Gzj19-Vbfr_jQX_aIGrdDxHQos1Iawq08Ayhuq12Cdo6Q6HsSvVAmtj9ezV9C75zID6d9bTbr9mqIlFFOixKjW4z5uKAbJYxam8Uk3A/s1600/100_0241.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664799666127282290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnkWid_leronL5UWuoTMQbKxsBe2zWDr6GNl8Gzj19-Vbfr_jQX_aIGrdDxHQos1Iawq08Ayhuq12Cdo6Q6HsSvVAmtj9ezV9C75zID6d9bTbr9mqIlFFOixKjW4z5uKAbJYxam8Uk3A/s320/100_0241.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLsUnkUVKXsaJjPNydYjJwgY7r6Yh0phKbBi4rEAWmT33sgbNWWMwD3oJ0zb7qdi2gaWzlTva-RTmr3t5xb2UyjylQZuBeKTnm9_JqlDaeJkti_IjRf19bXGI-vrDNXW6qep4hF40220/s1600/100_0240.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664799490824764674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQLsUnkUVKXsaJjPNydYjJwgY7r6Yh0phKbBi4rEAWmT33sgbNWWMwD3oJ0zb7qdi2gaWzlTva-RTmr3t5xb2UyjylQZuBeKTnm9_JqlDaeJkti_IjRf19bXGI-vrDNXW6qep4hF40220/s320/100_0240.JPG" /></a>I have been drying herbs from my garden. Sometimes I dry what is leftover from some that I bought for a recipe. I finally got tired of storing some extra herbs that I did not use only to find them going bad in the frig.</div><div>I love this antique herb dryer. It is homemade from an old file cabinet. I found it several years ago at the big flea in Fredricksburg, Va.<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641103904450902851noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188218814745939762.post-64509829184335243542011-10-14T19:18:00.001-04:002011-10-14T19:37:04.965-04:00My Dear Daughter<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl1aqI1XMwviBmZNqOLcDY5B-czQzZLl-xqlMERiXcIkZ3mLlOjcMqFkEmu3liSvRnRo-_p9DY4fm6HP6QXjUd2KVuTSdy_yXF3e0iGHLTMr8wEkquHdRXqpajwftNbYqQ6spRZ8FJvmA/s1600/DSCN0091.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663494268166483522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl1aqI1XMwviBmZNqOLcDY5B-czQzZLl-xqlMERiXcIkZ3mLlOjcMqFkEmu3liSvRnRo-_p9DY4fm6HP6QXjUd2KVuTSdy_yXF3e0iGHLTMr8wEkquHdRXqpajwftNbYqQ6spRZ8FJvmA/s320/DSCN0091.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAK3YfH3aS35m2foz6cIYn4Dvuyul1craHAeDAMGZPUj05cnDEF-5mCojNuKQMaMlXt2EPeYVzW-kfhDffweads-EAzKWyVngLpZeBBLjJ3nSi7AgdOlYklTz-a5d714rGLlT2sajQznU/s1600/DSCN0094.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 240px; height: 320px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663493988885968610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAK3YfH3aS35m2foz6cIYn4Dvuyul1craHAeDAMGZPUj05cnDEF-5mCojNuKQMaMlXt2EPeYVzW-kfhDffweads-EAzKWyVngLpZeBBLjJ3nSi7AgdOlYklTz-a5d714rGLlT2sajQznU/s320/DSCN0094.JPG" /></a>She had a fun trip into DC with friends. Ate too much for lunch. LOL</div><div>This picture was taken last spring, but it is one of my very favorites.</div><div>We worked together every day for years and I sure do miss her.</div><div>Guess its time for a shopping trip! One of our favorite things to do, only problem is Mom always comes home broke. Oh well, but I sure do enjoy treating her to nice things.<br /></div><div>Enjoy the nice fall weather,</div><div>Jackie</div></div>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641103904450902851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188218814745939762.post-74475091679555452132011-10-11T09:45:00.010-04:002011-10-11T10:12:53.969-04:00Farmers Market<div><div><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA74mkLcnb81gIqtU_a6h7krvHpseqk8PBUnnI_w9Spz2ydGsrqAow_WQ5Iy_YkC9CwhuKeo_ImEuOwWmjsiDVKYzwBGzZDBAnLfrUCR5cDv4PffVuQ6LTBmWw_aa9RTV0PuUgrZXYNcU/s1600/100_0056.JPG"><font color="#000000"></font><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662232052035980866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA74mkLcnb81gIqtU_a6h7krvHpseqk8PBUnnI_w9Spz2ydGsrqAow_WQ5Iy_YkC9CwhuKeo_ImEuOwWmjsiDVKYzwBGzZDBAnLfrUCR5cDv4PffVuQ6LTBmWw_aa9RTV0PuUgrZXYNcU/s320/100_0056.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaITgVHF6Q3r4ARZQrYhDJ7OFxpkLWGdqOfNxjaKNiS5KBSAOl5GgOm9yRIasdnFmNAqh4zMDCWB_9QcljpwWOJ_jNIXAH3aenQ5xETusaBa3bNZtjS6ZZ5IWO-FEGY0km4WV3LsbYQMg/s1600/100_0047.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662231846360295346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaITgVHF6Q3r4ARZQrYhDJ7OFxpkLWGdqOfNxjaKNiS5KBSAOl5GgOm9yRIasdnFmNAqh4zMDCWB_9QcljpwWOJ_jNIXAH3aenQ5xETusaBa3bNZtjS6ZZ5IWO-FEGY0km4WV3LsbYQMg/s320/100_0047.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJgSMgjb9UeQXTNaPeWIBlrVpK9TGjhk85dqF2AdBUBscvJ4i_D2vPHPiQzaAYmQXqpHSNb-oBrfsfh6Gz9lIKRtQ3pJqGAdelbMZNMj_6mFNy57MRrXOiON2NFz-wJVvtCKq6IqTXyOw/s1600/100_0051.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662231635683300402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJgSMgjb9UeQXTNaPeWIBlrVpK9TGjhk85dqF2AdBUBscvJ4i_D2vPHPiQzaAYmQXqpHSNb-oBrfsfh6Gz9lIKRtQ3pJqGAdelbMZNMj_6mFNy57MRrXOiON2NFz-wJVvtCKq6IqTXyOw/s320/100_0051.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2hSwA_fQTlwwvGwCPIBKTsD0ao0YEJl9z98gkCYE6n2U0irdhP9UblHk6o_cfO0-tpEXyb8RRyAZ-x5hrmOLPNZuscPrB1MTvQzAO-PeVglZ-aUwQBuuLnjh_3YbgD1xe-0N5xYm9_0/s1600/100_0048.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662231476927103570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2hSwA_fQTlwwvGwCPIBKTsD0ao0YEJl9z98gkCYE6n2U0irdhP9UblHk6o_cfO0-tpEXyb8RRyAZ-x5hrmOLPNZuscPrB1MTvQzAO-PeVglZ-aUwQBuuLnjh_3YbgD1xe-0N5xYm9_0/s320/100_0048.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfHIXTZC-M4qmlJ96HzOcWa3LCZQpLIimQ-vSGyvILx2W0qmBlpFVw4GbyHhw3FdIv-F9aCZq3AekqGtFhDSWjtBKI0BGv_UygXgJpbvQcHeDVniWMsGXMaqAqi7FPX1nFOt83p6PemE/s1600/2011-09-20_12.48.51.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662231183081267010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfHIXTZC-M4qmlJ96HzOcWa3LCZQpLIimQ-vSGyvILx2W0qmBlpFVw4GbyHhw3FdIv-F9aCZq3AekqGtFhDSWjtBKI0BGv_UygXgJpbvQcHeDVniWMsGXMaqAqi7FPX1nFOt83p6PemE/s320/2011-09-20_12.48.51.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig478PLGzeVXOrQKMMu4YIuU8Y1BrVqWCTQIezKBEAXpmaBTwXyq7jAfxPpYK7n94Vlzdmtxr2mpAuTx_1EIW1C-VPLFnMbQWSQYxh6KMHbs8kNhOjX3PTIj0-DkaSZvfW3SDPG4ecw9A/s1600/2011-10-09_15.20.49.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662230891705101874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig478PLGzeVXOrQKMMu4YIuU8Y1BrVqWCTQIezKBEAXpmaBTwXyq7jAfxPpYK7n94Vlzdmtxr2mpAuTx_1EIW1C-VPLFnMbQWSQYxh6KMHbs8kNhOjX3PTIj0-DkaSZvfW3SDPG4ecw9A/s320/2011-10-09_15.20.49.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Good Morning Everyone,</div><div> </div><div>I love summertime and going to the farmers market, now that the summer is over we are now ready to plant some fall mums. Don't these look great! Dan and I went to Giant Grocery last weekend and he was taking pictures of everything outside the store. He knows I am always looking for things for my blog. </div><div> </div><div>Hope I keep up with this. I have fits over getting the pictures off of the camara and onto the website site. We will see what happens.</div><div> </div><div>Enjoy your day</div><div>Jackie</div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641103904450902851noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188218814745939762.post-25719994102668721352011-10-05T12:56:00.004-04:002011-10-05T13:36:47.146-04:00Wonderful Wednesday<div><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmMKebaF26ePgOFnThQS5yBt-Lm_i7ya2jBvHTE8giwfdryGJY7TKHRtnAQjtOOKyf-iu9q6L2Ar-sS3jhXsQd8ZsUlQ_BY2YUTVQwNn9wIFFzPHx_9yUWIrFD0_KrZzf0KPcK2uMDTY/s1600/100_0159.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 320px; height: 240px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660055333775413842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmMKebaF26ePgOFnThQS5yBt-Lm_i7ya2jBvHTE8giwfdryGJY7TKHRtnAQjtOOKyf-iu9q6L2Ar-sS3jhXsQd8ZsUlQ_BY2YUTVQwNn9wIFFzPHx_9yUWIrFD0_KrZzf0KPcK2uMDTY/s320/100_0159.JPG" /></a><br /><div>Breakfast with friends today and a visit to the quilt shop in town. I am thinking of making some penny table toppers for fall and or Christmas. I can give them as gift. I like to keep a basket of small gift items on hand for secret pal, birthday, or other things that come up when I need a gift for a friend etc.</div><div>It makes life a lot easier the waiting until the last minute and then shopping and trying to find something. </div><div>This is a picture of one of the dishcloths I made from the <font style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">KAL</font>. I have a number of them as we did it all last year.</div><div>I guess I need to search out a quilt group as I don't seem to have anyone to quilt with these days. The group I belonged to for about 20 of my working years has seem to drift apart. I was always juggling my time between raising kids, working and trying to attend meetings and workshops. Now that I have the time, the group is no longer around. Maybe just a few of us to get together, but not much <font id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">activity.</font></div><div><font class="blsp-spelling-corrected">I think I will go look through my fabric stash and see what I can come up with for wool or felt scraps. Hope I will have some finished things to show you next time.</font></div><div> </div><div> </div></div></div></div>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641103904450902851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188218814745939762.post-5804127566165148992011-09-28T21:49:00.002-04:002011-09-28T22:05:37.093-04:00Another morning of rainWell here it is Wednesday already. Breakfast day with friends. A group of mothers, grandmothers, nannies, day providers and au pairs all met at the local park.<br />They started getting together for monthly birthday dinners and then breakfast every Wednesday.<br />They have been meeting for many years. I have jumped in last year. I was invited by my friend Jeannie, the organizer of the group.<br />Sometimes we have a seperate table for the children, and most times we do not have children with us.<br />On days when school is closed, we plan outings for the children or picnics at the park. Great fun and great friendshipsJackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641103904450902851noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188218814745939762.post-88950531883355625032011-09-27T23:46:00.006-04:002011-09-28T00:24:15.154-04:00Its been awhile.........<div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_fQ8cvqkQqSAgi7OCwT5ILm0-tm8NaMZw_n0DMjqhmdnCpBnFBmKBKDcUaDbmHILiOgFBNaAsZ4JQ0RNgJHEb5vh3fq63gF5d7vecKHIF9wakr8kS_UeGwRYp2FckdcPVu968zf-qBE/s1600/2011-01-22+13.30.41%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; width: 254px; height: 320px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657256082481527682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_fQ8cvqkQqSAgi7OCwT5ILm0-tm8NaMZw_n0DMjqhmdnCpBnFBmKBKDcUaDbmHILiOgFBNaAsZ4JQ0RNgJHEb5vh3fq63gF5d7vecKHIF9wakr8kS_UeGwRYp2FckdcPVu968zf-qBE/s320/2011-01-22+13.30.41%255B1%255D.jpg" /></a><br />Hi Folks,<br />We have closed our daycare and I am now retired. We closed at the end of the summer and now I miss the children. I guess now I will have time for my blog.<br />No excuses now! It was great fun and we made many friendships with families that we will continue to stay in touch with.<br />I have had a great summer and just returned for a nice road trip.<br />We visited friends in Pittsburgh and continued on to Ohio Amish country and then the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. Lots of antique shops and driving around the back roads spotting buggies.<br />Hope you had a nice visit and I will be back real soon.<br /><br /><em>Jackie</em></div></div>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641103904450902851noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188218814745939762.post-20463248427953906002011-03-26T21:18:00.000-04:002011-03-26T21:18:50.191-04:00A Primitive Place Magazine: A Spring Giveaway!<a href="http://aprimitiveplacemagazine.blogspot.com/2011/03/spring-giveaway.html?spref=bl">A Primitive Place Magazine: A Spring Giveaway!</a>: "In honor of the arrival of Spring, and to thank all of the followers of our new A Primitive Place Magazine blog, APP is havin..."<br /><br />Please enter my, love the site!Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641103904450902851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188218814745939762.post-58220552839571992782010-07-27T17:48:00.000-04:002010-07-27T17:50:58.578-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhs2DtGTpYB7_odvRx4lBpm-FMST4rt_buMFwowp90dsmWdJBhEIHhVKkTWdRSpQHh7gVmPp6wENnnQWWkMv341DMyM5-lLA2vcPCAdjXy3tyguTavKFAkkGHJJc2XY9equWY2tzjVTWo/s1600/004.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498706660356415218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhs2DtGTpYB7_odvRx4lBpm-FMST4rt_buMFwowp90dsmWdJBhEIHhVKkTWdRSpQHh7gVmPp6wENnnQWWkMv341DMyM5-lLA2vcPCAdjXy3tyguTavKFAkkGHJJc2XY9equWY2tzjVTWo/s320/004.JPG" /></a><br /><div></div>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641103904450902851noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188218814745939762.post-2128441501925962382010-07-27T17:27:00.003-04:002010-07-27T17:47:31.791-04:00Knitting KAL<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyHpPHxKtNbVle7nONg5usdFnlPF1dvMli36_wirthyphenhyphenuTo-8YIoykPfVBBaenPqvmTGDf921iGo0NK-e8yzDDbgHlRWsgCHn1-7ujyWa52O9sp0hA9GeO04PiRMbdOW7lodLX8mfoJITc/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498702776450546786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyHpPHxKtNbVle7nONg5usdFnlPF1dvMli36_wirthyphenhyphenuTo-8YIoykPfVBBaenPqvmTGDf921iGo0NK-e8yzDDbgHlRWsgCHn1-7ujyWa52O9sp0hA9GeO04PiRMbdOW7lodLX8mfoJITc/s320/005.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>I am back, I have not posted anything since I returned from Florida. I have become so involved in facebook. That's the reason, no excuses. I will post more pictures, but here is one of my kol. Hope you can see the sheep in the pic. It represents our wool and sheep show from back in the spring. Also here is a baby blanket that I made for my DD's friend.</div><br /><div>I have been knitting everyday and have switched to cotton for these hot summer months.</div><br /><div>As you all know, the weather has been so hot and today is a very nice day with no ac. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641103904450902851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9188218814745939762.post-40154654829582785562010-04-23T11:20:00.007-04:002010-04-23T11:49:38.633-04:00Florida stay<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbhpnxHNgm1byOeOvyj0KxKCrx4mkrpn0iFxTm0ZPLa2E7stBu-tqYYWYmaW2cIsxu_KXXxcZzX3uCi_v98K-PTuaaFy_JH-Tc2Ohen3d5THKaqh0-su9tLAJg5a40VAN-TRxs3Lm9sA/s1600/100_0009.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463354999117174194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbhpnxHNgm1byOeOvyj0KxKCrx4mkrpn0iFxTm0ZPLa2E7stBu-tqYYWYmaW2cIsxu_KXXxcZzX3uCi_v98K-PTuaaFy_JH-Tc2Ohen3d5THKaqh0-su9tLAJg5a40VAN-TRxs3Lm9sA/s320/100_0009.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqyWbULB9QPPJJgB87-r3IOktMxeeWHEGUP5-nBR5faS3an84qU0fJIBwonw6jqJ9KXBLZezLfoS90LAbF0FEhM6KvEH2oswD_WDz8FhjcR8Hh7fokVtVp8ZLuJzzAW9o2NCUInUa9foo/s1600/100_0014.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463354423432307826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqyWbULB9QPPJJgB87-r3IOktMxeeWHEGUP5-nBR5faS3an84qU0fJIBwonw6jqJ9KXBLZezLfoS90LAbF0FEhM6KvEH2oswD_WDz8FhjcR8Hh7fokVtVp8ZLuJzzAW9o2NCUInUa9foo/s320/100_0014.JPG" /></a>Good Morning,<br />Well, I have been here in Kissimmee for several weeks and it is so relaxing.<br /><br />Its a cozy little house to relax in and I have been knitting and quilting.<br />Speaking of quilting, I have met one of my blog friends, Karen of log cabin quilter at a sit and sew at a<br />nearby quilt shop. lillies<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7qdMrlx-IyZB7O7OAx1dWBvJQ8bSAgpUttANt9tMQdBMz1nXnVQk-NFHdbgplucrpX2YHqXlRyDQNhgIPyXwdNcj40Sy81HZmE_dPvfE2exSfns8bH6JAGo8nDGhMxoTD-wy-GRAIc0/s1600/100_0013.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463354008321271426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7qdMrlx-IyZB7O7OAx1dWBvJQ8bSAgpUttANt9tMQdBMz1nXnVQk-NFHdbgplucrpX2YHqXlRyDQNhgIPyXwdNcj40Sy81HZmE_dPvfE2exSfns8bH6JAGo8nDGhMxoTD-wy-GRAIc0/s320/100_0013.JPG" /></a>quiltingloft.com We did plan this get together and we had such a good time and<br />as it was, we were both stitching by hand and found lots to talk about.<br />The shop is set up with several long table in the shop and a table for food. They meet every Wednesday and bring a potluck for dinner.<br />What a lovely place and beautiful fabric.<br /><br />Here are some pictures of my yard here. Too bad I need to go back to Virginia next week. Back to the normal routine.<br />Thanks for visiting.<br /><br />Jackie <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVU7Zqnaycqc5KPdd-OLLl1kw4KacIUd-TInJQc4euZJ168iHaJ0hIqdI3_-1FbF0-2RwotLtKRERFLx_maIphP8nmrHP1S-UMkehyphenhyphen7MFOPGcNN3qrcbDSVQKUegaSjjFvgVhooCbJ6E/s1600/100_0012.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463353711255158754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVU7Zqnaycqc5KPdd-OLLl1kw4KacIUd-TInJQc4euZJ168iHaJ0hIqdI3_-1FbF0-2RwotLtKRERFLx_maIphP8nmrHP1S-UMkehyphenhyphen7MFOPGcNN3qrcbDSVQKUegaSjjFvgVhooCbJ6E/s320/100_0012.JPG" /></a>Jackiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641103904450902851noreply@blogger.com2