Happy Easter ~

 

HAPPY EASTER

I swear in my next life I am going to be organized.  I am trying to prep food, clean and work on vending items and I am failing miserably at all of them.  Plus it would be a great day to get some spring yard cleanup done.  And I just realized I had not shared any of my Easter decor, though it is not much different than what I have posted in years past.  So without further ado . . . 

In the dining room ~

My German eggs ~

And a few vignettes in the living room ~

On the mantle, a couple of my mom's ceramic pieces 💜

Lots more but must get back to cleaning 😧

Thanks so much for stopping by.
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Lauren

Stewie ~

 

Stewie (sp?) greeted us in the parking lot of The Little Shop Antiques and Gardens in Brookville, Ohio.  He was very friendly, vocal and beautiful.

He is probably most happy it is Easter and not Thanksgiving 😁

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Pug hugs 😊

Lauren

Spring Fling throw down ~

 

Easter is quickly approaching.  I normally don't cook for Easter (OK by me) but I guess this is my year.  Why is time just passing so darn fast.  I know I say it all the time, but it is just scary.

Last evening we had torrential rains.  Occasionally I have a slight water issue in my basement, but yesterday was by far the worst.  I spent hours soaking up the water with towels.  With a fan blowing overnight, it was all dry, but with the continued rain, I am getting a bit more.  Oh the joys of home ownership 😠

Hop on over to Sue's blog to see the vendor booths and some of what the "northern" hookers were working on.

A few of the rugs from the throw down.

I love the way she whipped the rug!

The start of another giant Santa.

Not my style but gorgeous.

Absolutely loved the colors of this runner.

Isn't this fun?

Perfect for our nation's 250th birthday.  Saundra, didn't you hook part of this?

Not anything I would ever hook, but a stunning oriental.

So much talent in that group of hookers.  I will share more in my next post.

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Lauren

Home once again ~

Spring Fling in southern Ohio was once again great fun!  On our way down, we stopped at a number of antique shops and malls.  Take "antique" with a grain of salt because antiques were few and far between!

I did manage to find a treasure or two 😁

Did I need this cast iron Boston terrier door stop?  Ha!  I always say need has nothing to do with it, but for the price he needed to come live with me.  I haven't yet found the perfect spot for him, so he will temporarily reside on a stack of baskets.

I also found a couple of papier mache Easter eggs.

One is marked German Democrat Republic.

The other simply GDR.

Then today I saw my sister-in-law for the first time since her return from spending time in Florida.  She gifted me these!!!  The little one is too sweet.  I didn't have any that small.

They are simply marked Germany.

Believe it or not, I actually have pictures to share from the hook in in the next post!

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Lauren

Packed ~

 

Anyone who has read my blog for a while, knows that I am a master procrastinator and always wait until the last minute to pack when getting out of Dodge.  Well . . . tomorrow I am heading to the southwest corner of Ohio with three hookers to the Spring Fling ~ a two day hook in.  No teacher, just hooking fun.  Here it is only 4:30 in the afternoon and I am packed except for the last minute things I will need to throw in the bags in the morning.  I think this is a record.  The new me?  I highly doubt it 😁

Head on over to Sue's blog to see the rug she will be hooking and the rug she will probably be starting soon.  She is fast hooker!

Have you ever made an allspice garland?  I made a few that I will be taking when I vend in a couple weeks.  They are crazy expensive to buy but after making them, I can understand why.  An allspice is smaller than a pea.  Even after soaking them for hours, they are pretty tough to stick a needle thru.  Let me just say my thumb is pretty darn sore from all the needle pricks.  A friend used a skinny drill bit to make the hole.  I think I need to try that next.  They do smell darn good!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

I'll be back upon my return.  Hopefully I'll even take a few pictures.
Pug hugs 😊
Lauren

Springtime in Ohio ~

 

Spring has officially arrived which means I have begun another trip around the sun 😁  Thankfully with our freeze last week, the spring buds bounced back.

Mini daffodils are one of my favorites and this year they are blooming profusely.  Not so much with some of my other clumps of daffs.  Some have no buds at all.

The hellebores are blooming.

Hyacinth will soon be sharing their wonderful fragrance.

Every year about this time I get antsy and must get out the lawnmower.  It was a bit chilly and I'm sure anyone driving by thought I was nuts (may not be far from the truth), but I did get it mowed before a few sprinkles started.

I have finally pulled a few loops on my camp rug started in January.  A few are always better than none.  The colors for the leaves chosen by the teacher do not allow me to do that blotchy background so it will mostly be antique darks which is my go-to background.

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Lauren

 

Yesterday was a typical St. Patrick's Day in Ohio   . . . snow, wind and cold.  My daffodil stems are frozen.  I fear that they will not rebound.

And speaking of St. Patrick, remember my yearly visits to the nun I had in grades 2 and 8?  Her previous name was Sister Mary St. Patrick, until years ago when the Notre Dame sisters were able to use their given name, so she became Sister Marian Coughlin.  She passed away on March 14 at the age of 97.  I will be out of town or I would go to her memorial mass.

How can you adequately thank someone you've never met for a gift?  I "met" Jody from Wisconsin because of the You Tube videos of my home.  You can find the videos here and here.  We are very like-minded and I am gobsmacked by her generosity.  A surprise arrived in the mail recently.  My first Arnett Santa.  She had wanted to send it to me before Christmas but the artist who has them made was too overwhelmed with orders.  A gift I will treasure forever.  It is amazing the friends I have never met because of my blog.  Thank you Jody!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Pug hugs 😊
Lauren