Remembering???

I will give you something little to laugh about today.   I just returned from grocery shopping.  I did all my shopping, paid for my groceries, went to the car, drove away and almost made it home.  THEN I suddenly remembered that I was suppose to drive up and pick up those groceries.  Funny????  Well< I hope it made you smile. 

Bowl gallery

 I decided to let you see all my bowls up close.  You can skip this post if it is too boring.  The above one is selling for $8

 This one is going for $10.  I like the bright colors. 

 Another $10 one the button and swirl with the red and white looks nice.

 Another $10 one with the ruffled ribbon on the edge.

 This one is a little bigger than the previous one and has buttons so it is $12.

 This oval one is also $12.

 I made this one last night and it turns in a bit at the top.  I love the large yellow flower.  It is $15.

 This one is $15.

This one has 3 flowers with buttons in the middle and is $15.

 This bright one is also $15.

 This one is quite simple for those people that like simple things but it has a nice button and swirl embellishment.  It is $15.

 This is the kind I usually make but it is quite big so I decided to put $20 on it.

 This one is quite simple but cool looking.  I could see someone putting a bowl inside this one.  I also like these handles.  I put a price of $20 on it because it is quite elegant. 

 This snowman has a lid that is removable and took a bit of work so I am charging $25 for it.

Finally, the Santa is quite big too and lots of details so I have a price tag of $25. 

This process is so foreign to me, pricing my works, but it has been fun making them.  I usually have a rule that I don't charge for my hobbies but I made an exception for this one time.  I will see how it goes.  Of course, the labor isn't included in the prices because if it was no one would pay the prices so I think I am working for pennies an hour but having fun.  I will let you know if they sell out or if I will have to put them in someone's stocking for Christmas. 

If you made it all the way to the bottom of this post, thank you for indulging me and looking at my creative works. 

Menigerie of bowls and trees

Well, it is still snowing outside our window.  It has been snowing since Sunday.  We are having many days of 'lake effect snow' which means one minute it is snowing like mad outside the window and the next minute it is clearing up some.  We are accustomed to the weather but we don't like it (or at least I don't like it) that much.  It will be a LONG winter if this kind of weather continues but the forecast for this week is lake effect snow until tomorrow and then an "Alberta Clipper" will bring us REAL snow.  Doesn't that sound great???  It does make the tree outside the window look great but so does a light dusting. 

 And so we have the other tree that is safe inside the house.  Family will remember this as Mom's tree that she always put up at the house.  Penny made it and I was fortunate to get it when we divided up things.  I LOVE having it out on a table here in my house.  It brings back great memories.  I still store it in the same old box from the farm with old newspapers wrapped around it. 

Finally, my menagerie of bowls.  I have been busy making bowls to take to a craft fair.  A friend of mine is going to a craft fair downstate and offered to take some bowls down and put at her table.  I have been wrapping and sewing a lot for the last week.  I am done now and ready to start my next quilt.  I love doing these little bowls and it is fun to have a project that is finished quickly.  I can wrap the clothesline while watching TV and sew them up really fast.  It is fun to see how they turn out and then to try to decorate them in a unique way. 

Lewis Christmas in Coleman

Yesterday I drove down to Clare and picked up Leo to take to the Lewis Christmas in Coleman. Bud stayed behind to do his wiring in his new garage so Leo kindly accepted my date request. Evan though Aunt Jean is in her 90s, she managed to be the hit of the dessert table with 2 of her famous chocolate pies. I had my piece and YES, I know I bragged to many of you already. It was as good as ever.

Greta, Kay and I had a great time catching up on gossip. We can be a bit dangerous as a trio. We did miss Eva and her good influence.

Aunt Jean is looking pretty good but look at that new hair cut on Leo. I had a good date.

The Lewis gang!!! Uncle Elmer was not able to attend but the rest of those still with us were in great form. I had a little trouble getting Aunt Ruth to smile but I finally called her 'Ken' which brought a little smile. Longevity is a BIG part of my family history so beware, some day I will be one of those 'old folks' some of you may be trying to chide into smiling. I will try not to be too grumpy.

Speaking of great form, I was fooling around before the 'cousins' picture. Leo wanted to bring the keg for the party but I decided maybe a little 'pole dancing' would be good as entertainment.
Here we have a little less than half of the cousins. Bill, Leo, Denny, Jerry, Jack, Greta, Jim, Della, Marilyn, Kay, and Corkie. A pretty good representation. I think I drove the farthest.

Afterwards I drove out to the cemetery and put a new wreath on the grave. I meant to take a picture of the farm but forgot to drive out that way. I also meant to take a picture of the new veterans memorial in Coleman but also forgot. I will get one another time. It will give me a reason to go back.

I was glad that I went down. It was good to see everyone, hear the laughter and stories. Generation after generation we spend time together and share the wisdom. I was thankful to be a part of it yesterday.

I was also thankful to make it home. The last 45 miles was pretty messy with LOTS of snow falling and blowing. The visibility was pretty low and I was thankful that I knew the roads well. We have more snow today so the picture outside my window is very white. Today will be a good day to do inside chores.

Sunday morning funnies

OK, picture this: I was putting a 12 pack of Ruby Red Diet Squirt into the refrigerator and the container, which was open, fell out of my hands. Onto the floor several cans of soda fell and of course they hit just right so that they broke open the seal around the opening. They rolled around the floor, squirting red soda all over the place. HOW do you attempt to pick them up without getting covered with the red pop? You don't want to wait very long to think about it because the newly cleaned kitchen is being sprayed with red pop. :):) Yes, it was a funny sight. I am now off to Coleman to the Lewis family Christmas dinner. I hope my luck is good for the drive down. Leo is my date and I will take lots of pictures but none of red pop all over the floor. Sometimes you just need to act and not take pictures.

OH,CHRISTMAS TREE, OH, CHRISTMAS TREE

Bud gave up his morning of working on his garage to put up the tree. I am VERY happy. Now I must get to my house cleaning and putting up the inside decorations. HO,HO,HO AND A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU.

Parties, garage, and decorating

The holiday party season started last night. We attended our first holiday party with the Economics Club (Bud is a member not me) at the Country Club. It was a nice evening with a great dinner and some nice music. When I was in Grand Rapids last weekend Eva helped me pick out this new jacket. I needed something new for the holiday season. This was one of the first things I bought. I think it turned out to be a good purchase. I am wearing my gray pearls David brought back from China.

I have had a few requests for garage updates. Well, this week we did get some new doors. They look terrific. The windows will fit into the lines of the house and the wood matches the wood on the overhangs of the eves. It is beginning to be pulled together. Last night we talked to one of our neighbors and they thought it is all coming together very nicely too. It is good to have the approval of the neighbors.

You may notice in the background that we also got a new door for the old little garage (soon to be known as Della's garage). This is another attempt to make it look like it all goes together. The peak of the house lines up with the peak of the garage and is almost the same pitch so it does look great. We are waiting for siding. It has been a challenge to find siding which is 'tongue and groove' that matches the house siding. We are such a small job that getting this siding in this time of the year is presenting a problem for our builder. However, Bud continues to work on the wiring of the garage and has been able to park his car in the garage this past week. Good work takes time and patients and we are very happy with the way it looks so far.

Sara mentioned that she waits until December 1st to decorate for the holidays. Well, I guess that I waited too but just out of laziness. This morning I collect all my fall decorations and put them on the dining room table. Two things have been keeping me from decorating. First of all I will have to clean the house before I put out the new decorations. That is always my least favorite chore. Second, I have been very busy in my sewing room. I have decided to break my rule about charging for my hobbies. I am making bowls to put into a craft fair at a friend's booth. So far I have about 10 bowls of various sizes. I do love making the bowls and so I decided I would try to make a little money for the holidays. I will post a picture of all the bowls when I get done.

Well, that is my assorted ramblings for this Friday. I will do anything to put off cleaning the house but should get to it soon.