Blogger, finishes, a start and sweet Ernestine ~

Me thinks Blogger is messing with us!!!  It is not updating most blogs on my sidebar.  I only got two comments on my last post.  I really don't get that many, but generally get at least 6-8.  Are they discouraging people from blogging so we just give up and they shut down the platform?  I hope not but constant issues are discouraging.

I finally finished all my consignment items for the upcoming rug camp in October.  I just want to get the darn box mailed so I don't try to make more items, plus I want to be sure the box arrives in a timely manner.  I recently had a small padded envelope take three and a half months to arrive less than three hundred miles away.  It gives a new meaning to snail mail 😁.  Argh.  This time I think I will ship by UPS in lieu of USPS.

I finished a couple more snowmen on antique coverlet pieces.

Backing was sewn on to a hooked heart.

Antique Hearts adaptation has been bound.

And this is for Saundra.  My witch is finally on linen and begun.

Yesterday a friend of my brother's hosted a car show on his property abutting the Vermilion River.  He has a giant Sasquatch (must be 10' tall) and recently added the bench.  Aren't Ernestine and Sasquatch a hoot?  She was able to walk around off leash.  She normally can't walk very far, but she was walking around like a young pup💖

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Pug hugs 😊
Lauren

NEVER FORGET!

 

These words are very true and so relevant in today's world.

May God Bless America and keep us safe from evil.

In an eyeblink ~

How can it be that I retired ten years ago today?  Time has flown by at an alarming rate.  Immediately after retirement DSO and I took a three week road trip west.  Since then, we have taken numerous other vacations, I have attended rug camps, rug classes and many hook ins.  LIFE IS GOOD!  I am thankful for these last ten years and praying I have many more years of retirement ahead of me 💖

Lake Erie was beautiful this morning.

I think Blogger was messing with my last post.  It took Saundra many tries over two days to post a comment.  Thank you to those who take the time and the effort to leave a comment.  They are much appreciated!

Happy Labor Day weekend.  Summers last hurrah 😭

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Pug hugs 😊
Lauren

Plugging along ~

Once again I hate to admit but Indian Peace Flag has not yet made it to my frame.

However I did get these items mounted.  Of course I don't know where I put the rusty stars to add to the top of the tree.

Coverlet and paisley pinkeeps are nearing completion.  Maybe my rusty safety pins I add to the pinkeeps are hiding with the rusty stars.  I finally gave up and ordered more safety pins.  Once I start using the new ones the old ones are sure to turn up!

A few pieces of cross stitch have been glued to boxes.  The top one is a dovetailed box with a recessed cut out in the lid.  The middle one is on the side of a Kraft cheese box and the bottom one is glued to a dovetailed recipe box.

We got a half inch of much needed rain this evening.  Rain has been in the forecast almost daily for a few weeks but we got none 😢.  Six of the next ten days the weatherguessers are predicting rain, but I won't hold my breath.  At least our oppressive humidity/temperatures will be lessening.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Pug hugs 😊

Lauren

Too many irons in the fire ~

I'll start by saying I have not pulled out the Indian Peace Flag to pull some loops 😢

However, I have been busy!

I am in the process of binding Antique Hearts.

I have also been working on consignment items for a fall rug camp.  Here's a sampling.

For vending in November, I have made sunflowers on bedsprings . . . 

. . . and a few on a forsythia branches.  OOPS.  Forgot to tie on some leaves.

These small hooked pieces will be attached to hide stretchers and a small cutting board.

Busy all the time but I need to make time for my Peace Flag.  My goal is to finish it before the end of 2026.  I rarely hook in December so I better get my rear in gear, don'tcha think?  And what about Saundra's little Halloween challenge?  ARGH!  Sure wish I didn't need to sleep, and it would help if I would stay home more often.  Next week I only have one thing on the schedule (so far) which is nothing short of a miracle.  I sure hope it stays that way.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Pug hugs 😊

Lauren

The Zs ~

Zeke and Zala, my granddogs.  They have been staying with me for a few days while son and girlfriend are in Kentucky.

Zeke

Zala

The pictures make them look much bigger than they are.  They weigh 20ish pounds.  They are Pomskies, a Pomerian/Husky mix.  Zala got the Husky talking gene.  I am thankful neither got the Husky run-away gene!

Pomsky butts

Best friends 😄

Zala with Ernestine.  Thankfully they now get along.  When Zala was a puppy, she and Ern did not get along at all.  I guess Ernestine has mellowed in her old age.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Pug (and Pomsky) hugs 😊
Lauren

Celebration rugs ~

 

I didn't take many pictures of the Celebration rugs.  I think I was on rug overload 😮  Here are a few.

That's it for Rug Week at Sauder Village, 2026.  Thanks so much for following along.

Pug hugs 😊
Lauren