Starting off the Week with a Nap.......

Gentle Friends, I thought I will start the week off with a warm Who hound shot -

....I walked in from the downstairs laundry room with a ton of "warm from the dryer" stuff and as I started to separate things into piles for folding, Lolly and the Hump nestled down into a pile of unmentionables.......

.... they heard the camera go clicky click and woke up - sort of.... Lolly wasn't interested, and the Hump started to yawn, then turned over and went back to sleep .....  

notice his freckle on the tip of his tongue.......

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On the stitching front I worked on "Santa's Village", I'll post an updated snap on the 15th........

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That's about it for today sports fans - thanks for stopping by do stop again!!

Take care,

edgar

Dinner in the Mission and the Hounds

Gentle Friends, a couple of nights ago we went to dinner with some friends to Puerto Alegre.  They are known for their margaritas and their extensive tequila selection.

..... from our table I took this snap of the bar.......

...... I had grilled shrimp quesadillas.......

...... and Rico had chicken fajitas....  as you can see the cilantro was flung off the plate first.....

.......  it's a fun place and we had a great dinner!!

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I thought I would wrap up the week with a little puppy fun......

..... a co-worker of Rico's had this super ornament made with pictures of the who hounds!!

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There you go sports fans, thanks for stopping by, do stop again!!

Take care,

edgar

Thrifty Thursday

Over the Holidays I was still out and about thrifting and finding a few fun things...........

........ clockwise from l to r.....  a great Gorham sterling handled basket, date marked 1916, a wonderful old brown glazed stoneware bowl, two Christmas DVD's, a great vintage Boston Terrier etching and a turned olive wood recorder made in Holland.  Rico asked why the recorder, well, it is very well made, was only a couple of dollars and I played one in music class at Mattaponi Elementary School and why not try playing it again........ my playing is kind of squeaky so far, but hope springs eternal.

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That's about it for today, thanks for stopping by, do stop again!!

Take care,

edgar

Buying Some China

Gentle friends, I thought I'd show you a Christmas present I bought for myself........

..... I found this set of cream soup bowls and liners on the bay of evil - they were a super price and I just couldn't pass them up.  At Replacements they are really expensive per set, so when I ran across them I had to have them.  The pattern is called "Lace" and was made by Castleton China.  This expands my mom's wedding china and although I inherited quite lot of it - for some reason there were never cream soup bowls to the set - and I knew I could use them..........

......  "Lace" was first introduced in 1954 so it was quite a new pattern in 1955 when my parents were married - they have a real 50's feel to them - IMHO - the combination cream china, grey base and pink and white Queen Anne's lace flowers with platinum banding look great on the table.

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That's about it for today sports fans, thanks for stopping by.

Take care,

edagr

A Christmas Start for the New Year!!!

Gentle friends, I kitted up and was just chomping at the bit to get a move on this project.  It's been building in my work basket ever since it first reared it's darling head monthly.......   I was ready to make a start a few times, but I put it off and put it off until I found a SAL called " Gifted Gorgeousness 2015" click HERE to go there.  I had collected most of the charts with GC's.  I knew it was time to get it together and make a start.  We post on the 15th of each month with progress, but I wanted to post a bit early as I usually show stitching on Mondays.......

 so here's my little start on a new piece......

....  it's "Santa's Village" by Country Cottage Needlework's.  I'm stitching it as a single large sampler on a piece of 36ct "Natural" linen.  I am using mostly the suggested floss, but will be switching out some of the DMC for over dyed's to make it a bit more interesting to the eye and to stitch.  I'm also going to leave off some of the candy cane stripping between the rows and encircle the entire "Village" with the red and white candy cane.  At this point I made the decision to not put any of the buttons on, but I may add some beads and other bits and pieces........  I'll make those calls as I stitch along.  Other than that not too much was going on at my house but some lazy dayz.....  and a Downton Abby marathon yesterday leading up to the premier of Season 5 last night!!!  

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That's about it for today sports fans.  Thanks for stopping by, do stop again!!

Take care,

edgar

Some Sleepy Who Hounds.........

Gentle Friends, New Years day was a very lazy day around the old homestead....the hounds were up and down all night with all the fireworks being shot off..........

....... Lolly was snuggled into the brown bed.........

..... the old lady Peach was unmovable on the couch...(except her tail going thump, thump, thump)

.....  Smokie was completely zonked and curled up......

...... and Wahumpa grabbed the chair with the heating pad......

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That's about it for today sports fans.... thanks for stopping by, do stop again!!

Take care,

edgar

A Very Happy New Year

Gentle Friends, just a quick Post to wish you all........

.... a wonderful and Happy New Year!!!!!

Take care,

edgar