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Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Projects & Plumbers
Six year old Maya's first completed sewing project! She made this at "Fritids" the After School Care at her school in Sweden. Isn't it cute? This has inspired her.....So I showed her my first sewing book (I think I only made one or maybe two things from the patterns when I was a kid). I bought it at the Book Mobile in the early 70's. (Remember the Book Mobile Sales? do they still have them?) She picked one of the most "difficult" projects to start with....so that means it's mostly MY project. She has stuffed some of the body parts and will paint the face. We'll see what else....Together we read this part about "PATIENCE" & "MISTAKES" and discussed what & how that applied to her project! She was really getting pushy about it so I was happy to see this page at the front of the book. It's a little hard to do many things at once, especially when Mommy has tonsilitus and really doesn't feel good! And the plumbers were here today for the bathroom reno....these guys are great! The only plumbers in our town of 8,000 and I feel like they give us special care and treatment. But I know others folks in town who think the same thing about these guys! They'll be back later....after some other stuff is done! And somewhere between tonsilitus naps, Maya's projects, plumber & electrician work, making dinner and walking the dog...I've managed to get some work done on this little baby quilt from my 1996 WISP! (work in slow progress) It's a little odd pattern...but remember I had a stack of these triangles cut for just one quilt and I divided up the group to make two similar quilts for twins...the mostly green one is still in pieces but soon will be an official top! I plan on getting more WISP finished this month for the CHALLENGE! To encourage my progress some...I've joined the Easter Swap (click on my side bar Easter Bunny for more information if you'd like to join). Some of my WISP's (circa 1997?) are fabric baskets for Easter....hopefully I can finish them in time for that Easter Swap!
Sounds like you are so busy with everything going on around you, do not forget to get rest and take care of yourself! I hope that you feel better soon.
I think Maya will be a great sewer...even if she already is impatient and makes mistakes. Are those not the two key ingredients needed with quilting? LOL.
Your quilt is pretty, I have always liked pinks and yellows together. Have fun.
Lots happening at your place. Great to see Maya trying her hand at sewing. Maybe she will make some little quilts one day. You will have to show us the progress on your new bathroom. The baby quilt is lovely, nice soft colours for a little one.
Hon är duktig din dotter! Det är så roligt när de vill sy. Josefin håller faktiskt på med ett lapptäcke just nu. Härligt med bra hantverkare, vi har haft rörläggare här som bara krånglar och aldrig kommer. Lycka till med baby-quilten, den har så härliga vårfärger....kommer att bli jättesöt! Och du...krya på dig!
I am an American living in Skåne (southern) Sweden. A special man enticed me to move to this part of the world in 1999. Now we are a small family living in the countryside near a small village. When I am not at home, I'm at work in Helsingborg at a small, private Swedish elementary school. I LOVE MY JOB!
After 9 years of living in Sweden, I have finally decided that blogging just might be the best way for me to share what's happening in my life here in Sweden. I want to keep in touch with family and friends around the world. This will also help me appreciate the wonderful life I have in this northern European country!
The Girl with the Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
The #1 Ladies Detective Agency (series) by Alexander McCall Smith
That Quail Robert by Margaret Stanger
Savannah Blues by Mary Kay Andrews
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet
Perfume by Patrick Süskind
Paula by Isabel Allende
Palace Walk by Naguid Mahfouz
Nothing to Declare by Mary Morris
Naked by David Sedaris
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Little House on the Prarie series by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Evidence of Things Unseen by Marianne Wiggins
Evening Class by Maeve Binchy
Endurance by Alfred Lansing
Don't Stop the Carnival by Herman Wouk
Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
Cry My Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Chocolate by Joanne Harris
Charlotte's Web by EB White
Bean Trees by Barbara Kingslover
A Dirty Job by Chris Moore
1984 by George Orwell
What's Happening got an award!
Thanks G'G'ma! That's so kind of you!
Small Happenings that make me smile
I got a LONG letter from Pernilla today...put a smile in my heart!
Thank you for writing to me, your words were very touching and REAL!
Soon we'll be working together again! ;-)
How my daughter and our neighbor's son play so very nicely together all
the times they are together, no complaints, no arguing, no terrorizing
the animals, just good play time and lots of laughter. He is like a
surrogate brother only better because they really appreciate each
other. Actually he ADORES her because she is a year older and KNOWS SO
MUCH!
SEWING....projects not repairs!
Eating dinner with my family and talking about the day's events and planning the next day's activities together.
Planning lessons for my students....it thrills me to think of ALL the possibilities to help them learn new information!
My hubby's two day beard...but not the three day one.
Maya's daily drawings that she makes especially for me! I want to keep them ALL!
Bookworms...my book club that meets every month!
It's slowly getting darker each day and soon we can light candles everywhere to be "cozy" ...even at school!
I can see our goldfish swimming in the pond from my bedroom window
In the mornings I often have to slow down or stop the car to wait for the goose family to cross the road to go to the lake
When I go out to eat with my teacher friends, we laugh and laugh about stories of ourselves and our "kids" (students)
My Mom always leaves my birthday presents wrapped up in the guest room.
I wait to open them on the correct day...I've never been a peeker, even
when I was young.
Maya gave me kisses over the phone because she missed me putting her to bed tonight
My husband sets up the coffee pot so it is ready to start each morning for me!
Jessica, a teacher at my school, out of the blue came to help me carry
new art supplies to another building How did she know I was super
stressed and didn't have enough time to do it myself?
Åsa, my teacher friend who is on a year maternity leave, gave me a bag of beautiful children's books
4 comments:
Sounds like you are so busy with everything going on around you, do not forget to get rest and take care of yourself! I hope that you feel better soon.
I think Maya will be a great sewer...even if she already is impatient and makes mistakes. Are those not the two key ingredients needed with quilting? LOL.
Your quilt is pretty, I have always liked pinks and yellows together. Have fun.
Lots happening at your place. Great to see Maya trying her hand at sewing. Maybe she will make some little quilts one day.
You will have to show us the progress on your new bathroom.
The baby quilt is lovely, nice soft colours for a little one.
Hon är duktig din dotter! Det är så roligt när de vill sy. Josefin håller faktiskt på med ett lapptäcke just nu.
Härligt med bra hantverkare, vi har haft rörläggare här som bara krånglar och aldrig kommer.
Lycka till med baby-quilten, den har så härliga vårfärger....kommer att bli jättesöt!
Och du...krya på dig!
you have been busy..where do you find the time to make PC? Thank you for yours I loved it! ...what an interesting field trip...
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