Where is my Brother?

heavy sigh…

 
dec. 25, late in the afternoon…. the presents have been unwrapped the kids are playing happily and i have had just a few too many cookies….. all in all a good day!!!

the tree in all it’s glory…

waiting to open presents

bring on the batteries…

 
WHEN DO THEY GO BACK TO SCHOOL!!!!!!!
oh, the 29th we’ll be leaving [...]

yesterday while i was on the phone with my sister, the neighbor came over to invite me to go with her to the flea market… so i hung up on my sister and away we went!!!  I was in search of KASURI… old japanese woven cloth and i found some….
at current rate of exchange, with [...]

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I don’t know how to make this pretty.  but click and see if you can get it to work.   Be careful. your  smile will make your face hurt.

wow!!  who knew that the new camera was as easy to upload as the old camera and that I already knew how to do it!!
Yay for me!!!!  this old dog still has her tricks.
I added some purple batik to the edge of this one and it really POPS!!! (because i think purple batik is always [...]

well, i have been knitting… and stitching , but spent yesterday in the yard cutting large tree branches small enough to fit into garbage bags…. 4 garbage bags and 2 big bundles…. I came in when one of the roofers (working on the house  next door ) dropped something (HEAVY) and I realized that  it [...]

How have you been?  My how the time flies…. your kids are growing and getting older… they are so cute!!!  Thanks for sharing all your beautiful photos…. It’s so nice to be able to see some of the Norway which is the land of my roots….
It’s getting colder here, finally.  The summers are so long [...]

the peace park is quite an amazing place and i have several stories to share… at this time though, I think that i will show a few more pictures of  my day with Kai……

yay!! my fine young daughter downloaded a ton of photos for you all to enjoy!!!!!!   She took a gazillion of her halloween party  and i took a few at her soccer match…. the pottery pumpkin was made by our neighbor… when we do trick-or-treating, the houses participating light clay pumpkins in front of their houses…..
finally some [...]

a whole month since i have blogged….. i am still here, knitting , sewing and in fact trying to cut down and remove the tree in front of the house… branch by branch….
the swine flu is cancelling club activities and school, but we 5 all remain strong and healthy….and with the cooling weather of fall , the decrease in [...]

a caterpillar and a frog.

we went camping again.
i finished my sock.
it’s raining.
i have cast on another sock so that i don’t lose my momentum.
i am reading the book “driftwood valley” now  and so is my mother.  i am looking forward to discussing it with her.