When my quilter Meloney came for an overnight visit and a taste of the country life last week, she brought me a lovely little chicken pincushion:
Isn’t it CUTE?!
I just did a search and you can find a pattern for this little gem here. Enjoy!
When my quilter Meloney came for an overnight visit and a taste of the country life last week, she brought me a lovely little chicken pincushion:
Isn’t it CUTE?!
I just did a search and you can find a pattern for this little gem here. Enjoy!
Our local churches hold a combined Vacation Bible School, which will begin this week. They asked our quilt group if we would be willing to make teddy bears for them, that the attendees will stuff and sew them shut and they will be donated to the nearest hosptial for the children who come in to be treated for various ailments. Our group was more than happy to oblige!
Each of us made 10 bears, using pinking shears around the edges so no one had to turn them, but still safe for the young recipients.
My two youngest kids helped me pick out “boy” and “girl” fabrics, traced the patterns and then pressed the 10 that we were supposed to make:
Then, my husband picked up the other bears that our group members made:
I’m SO proud to be part of this quilt group, and I’m so thrilled that the ladies I quilt with are so generous with their time and fabric! Hopefully, the VBS children will enjoy finishing the bears – we sure had fun making them!
I’m doing it. I’ve wanted to do it for so many years, I can’t begin to count – but, I am finally reaching for a dream.
I’m writing a book.
I call it an endearing mystery, with a little bit of quilting thrown in. My two passions in life are the welfare of children and quilting. But, I enjoy a good sense of humor, so the book isn’t a dark thriller – it’s a light-hearted novel that includes my passions and a wee bit of my own life thrown in for good measure.
I have completed 10 chapters and have sent them to wonderful, volunteering reviewers to help me make sure I’m on the right track from the start. Once I hear back from them, I’ll be able to move forward with the rest of my chapters and hopefully, create something everyone will want to read!
You can check out www.tkharrison.com soon for the first 10 chapters to be released!
While Meloney and her kids were here, we took the time to go visit the Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch. This is a no-kill rescue facility for dogs, though they’ve also rescued a duck, pigs, cats and even a few donkeys. The land for the rescue is owned by our very own, Kinky Friedman. He’s a hoot, and if he were to run for governor again, I’d vote for him hands-down. In years gone by, he was known in country music as the “Singing Jew”. Since then, he’s become a wanna-be politician, an author, a dog-saver and he also runs a family-owned ranch for kids.
Cousin Nancy and Cousin Tony (dog rescuers) were at the local library last week and gave all of the kids in attendance a talk about what they did and some fun stories about their dogs and some folks who have helped them throughout the years. It was a fun presentation, and Cousin Nancy has also written two books (that both of my older girls devoured) about stories at the ranch. On Saturday, Cousin Nancy took us on a tour of their facilities. Both Meloney and I are Girl Scout leaders and we have girls interested in working with the Rescue Ranch to earn their Bronze and Silver awards. Not to mention that our troops, as well as my husband’s Cub Scout pack, are interested in organizing tours for our scouts.
After reading Cousin Nancy’s second book, DD#2 remembered that Cousin Nancy encouraged folks to bring snacks for the residents of the ranch, so she grabbed some carrots when we left the house, so the kids could feed the donkeys. They weren’t down with the dogs, so Cousin Nancy took us on a little tour of the rest of the ranch and up by Kinky’s house, we found three donkeys and a beautiful horse. Unfortunately, Kinky wasn’t home, but we did get to see his ass!
Kinky’s Ass, Cousin Nancy & our Kids at Echo Hill Ranch
My quilter, Meloney, and her two children came and spent a night in the country last weekend. I had to laugh when I asked her if she got lost. She said, “No, but I followed your directions to a T – but, I still wasn’t sure we were going to actually find you because you are so far out in the middle of nothing!”
So true. And we LIKE it that way!
While they were here, we took my two youngest kids and her daughter and son swimming in the Medina river. They all had a great time and enjoyed their time in the cool water.