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Shoreline, CT, United States
I would love for you to join me (a retired senior)in my zany crafting adventures with quilting (waaaaay too much fabric); scrapbooking (will I ever catch up?); redwork; counted cross stitch; crossword puzzles; reading; and cooking.
Showing posts with label Beach walk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beach walk. Show all posts

Friday, December 8, 2023

DECEMBER BEACH WALK, et al

 

Looking out from beneath the railroad tunnel onto our beach....

Brilliant sunshine blinds me, but my little phone camera
captures the view beautifully anyway....
serendipity...;))))

Storms have washed a lot of seaweed up on the
shoreline in long curved swathes...

In the distance you can just make out
geese swimming while honking loudly.

We haven't been down here all Summer long; 
in fact it's been way too long....

This walk in requires that my back is 
in good shape; a friend tells me that just
beside the tunnel is a bench for
sitting; and so, I am able to make
the trek....

I walk the shore once with Tom and then sit
gazing out to sea and smelling that wonderful
salty air while he does his three tours....
The bright sunshine keeps me warm....

There is just something about the ocean
that is so calming....

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I hung up my JOY banner in
our little entrance hallway
yesterday....
I had such fun putting this together...
I used up most of my mini charms
on it...my morning walk has given
me 
JOY...

My Grand-mere crocheted the lace
across the  top and 
I collected the 
driftwood and shells...

The reverse fabric is an old fashioned winter
scene that reminds us of old 
Currier and Ives prints.  
I will turn it over for the days after
Christmas until the first 
daffodils emerge in the Spring..

I hope JOY has visited you today...
Hugs, 
Julierose,
La Blageuse
(enjoying-the-day-euse)








Thursday, June 2, 2022

MY MAMA TOLD ME THERE'D BE DAYS....

 
Now I am not sure if I 
really like these;

Man, they are H U G E !!!

Welcome to the land of the
G I A N T S !!
😒👀👾

They would look great on a king size
bed, but for a lap quilt???
I just don't know....
??????

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Meanwhile:

The prompt for June for 
Roxy's Fabric Journal
SAL 
is"
"Hand dyed background fabric"; 
and the embellishment is a 
"Heart" of some kind...

I have chosen to use 
 one of my own hand dyed
fabrics
↓↓↓↓
Right now I am Kantha Stitching it to the 
background muslin page..

I am planning an all "white on white"
heart 
of some sort;
using laces and saved 
special fabrics from my 
Crazy Quilting...

But,,,,
Still thinking out
how to set this up for the
heart embellishment...

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Today is muggy-ish;💀
we drove to our local State Park
beach where I walked
in from the parking lot 
to sit on a bench while Tom
did his longer walk...
It was wreathed in fog...

Unfortunately, the sand fleas
and flies drove me back to 
wait in our car...
so much for the best laid plans...
😓
Also tom cut his walk shorter than
usual as he met up with
two big black snakes
sunning themselves on the
boardwalk..UGH!!
[Somedays are just like that...👿]

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The sun is trying to beak 
through now;
so, hopefully it will
dry things out.
I will leave you
with my pretty 
peony
in bloom:

I love that pretty very pale
shell pink...

hugs, Julierose
La Blageuse
(still-deciding-euse)