Like a Flock of White Flamingoes!

The Hen Den is nearly ready!

There are a couple of barn quilts to hang on walls – but they are so heavy that I can’t do it myself.  I need to attach some hanger things to the back, and then with help put them over hooks on the walls.

The problem is – I’m out of time!  I head back to Winston Salem today as my dad’s flight gets into Greensboro tomorrow for Thanksgiving week.

We’ve ran the gauntlet and have gone as far as we can go.  The Hubster is on his way to Oregon – I’ve lost my man help!  But Thanksgiving Day may be filled with last minute touches while the turkey cooks.

I took this photo around 10pm last night -

Those lovely IKEA floor reading lamps put out beautiful circles of working light into the lap of each chair – these are going to be so great to stitch by!

The scalloped coffee table is late 1800’s empire style. I love the 3 chunky legs on it.   I can see plates of cookies or treats and coffee, tea or cocoa while folks sew and chat away the evening hours.

Three more white flamingoes shining down!

The walls look really bare.

But we can change that!

I purchased the empire table in Idaho in the early 1990s. Which is the perfect lead in to this:

1990-something trip to Penticton, BC!

That’s me with my arms around Jason.

I think this was one of those “disposable” cameras from back in the day.  Who knows WHERE The Hubster dug these photos up, but he texted them to me yesterday.

Why were we in British Columbia?

Iron Man Canada!  And he finished!

A much blurrier, younger me!

Jeff -

Evidently he didn’t get the memo that the backdrop would be striped, and he might not want to also WEAR stripes.  LOL!  My heart fell to pieces when I saw these long ago photos of my babies.  Where did the years go?  Could I just go back there and hug these small ones again?

Jason was about 13 here. 

He didn’t do much hugging at that age -

But I would love to wrap him in my arms and tell him that he will be amazing as a 36 year old!  His birthday was November 10th.

Good thing he left the “bowl cut” haircut back in the 1990s where it belonged! LOL!

A Very Merry Delivery!

Thank you, Judy & Ed Clayton!

I received notice on my phone that UPS had made a delivery. Imagine my surprise when I opened the front door and saw a green plastic bag with something in it!.

I didn't think UPS delivered things this way! (And they didn’t – it was Judy & Ed!) I am absolutely tickled with the handmade wreath, it is perfect for our opening weekend next weekend. It seriously made my day! I have no idea what time they popped by to hand deliver it and I never heard anyone sneak up on to the front porch.

Thank you so much for the wonderful surprise all the way from Indiana!

There are a few things to do around the cabin this morning to get things ready for Dad.  Then some mail needs to be shipped from the QPO, and I’ll be on my way to Winston Salem.  There will be stops by Costco, Target, and more – and I am dreading the holiday shoppers.  The ONLY thing I have purchased for Thanksgiving is our smoked turkey, a family tradition.

This year it will likely only be 3 of us. Jeff has a new job working for Sprint, and the holiday rush is going to swallow him up.  Jason is working in Portland, Oregon and we are glad we got to see him in August because we knew that it was unlikely that he could come this far for the holidays with his job.

Every year I tell myself that I need to keep Thanksgiving dinner simple – but once you add in everyone’s favorites (Like dad’s creamed pearl onions!) it is still a massive undertaking.  I seriously thought of eating out as our little favorite log cabin diner is putting on a Thanksgiving spread this year.  But – I’ve purchased the turkey!

Oh – I almost forgot!  The biggest news of the day? The new passport arrived YAY!  Let’s go to GERMANY!

(Oh, shoot! I still have to make those kits.  Looks like I’ll be putting Dad to work!)

Quiltville Quote of the Day

Vintage nine patch quilt shared by Kevin the Quilter.

The world is a scary place and it is getting scarier.

We need to look each other in the eye one-on-one, not as groups, causes, parties, denominations or religions, subcultures, us versus them.

Person-to-person. We need to see each other clearly as human beings.

Today – make EYE CONTACT.  Smile.  We are all in this together!

Have a terrific Friday, everyone!