I know I show the same Halloween decorations every year, and here they are once again 😁
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Lauren
I know I show the same Halloween decorations every year, and here they are once again 😁
We are back from our quick little get-away to the Colonial Williamsburg area. We left early Monday morning and arrived home Thursday night about 10pm. 1100 miles in four days. WHEW!
Around Colonial Williamsburg ~
A few of the tradespeople demonstrating . . .
DSO got to fire a musket. He was a happy camper.
Heading to the Yorktown Battlefield.
The gravestones were mostly from the Civil War, not the Revolutionary War. Most people believe that coins on gravestones represent the military service of the person buried there.
On to Yorktown Battlefield . . .
Woo hoo! On Friday I graduated from my "boot" to an ankle brace. I was very good about wearing the boot until this past week . . . then wore it sporadically. It was just so much easier to walk and felt so much better "sans boot". Yesterday I actually got 10k steps in for the first time in six weeks and this morning went for a walk. We are finally having a few gorgeous days on Ohio's north coast. Here is a view of Lake Erie taken this morning.
Progress is being made on Fierce Lion. I know the eyes need work . . . and I am sure it is the absolute last thing I will do on the rug.
I found this guy on my driveway this morning. Woolly bear caterpillars - also called woolly worms (who knew?) - have a reputation for being able to forecast the coming winter weather. If their rusty band is wide, then it will be a mild winter. The more black there is, the more severe the winter. I do hope his prediction of a mild winter is true.
Early tomorrow DSO and I are heading to Colonial Williamsburg for a quick little get-away. (And you know I haven't yet started to pack!) It has been 3+ decades since my last visit. I will hook my way to Virginia and back. Thankfully he is very tolerant of wool dust 😁
Thanks so much for stopping by.
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Lauren
Yesterday, Molly and I made a spur of the moment trip to one of the best antique malls around. It was her first time antiquing. She was my enabler for the day 😁.
This is my cracked crock collection. (It was very hard to get a picture. Sorry for the shadows. It is on top of a cupboard in the dining room and the table is in the way.)
I found this wonderful 3 gallon crock to add to it. Here she is in all her glory. Isn't she a beauty? The little wooden box was purchased to add a punch needle or cross stitch top. Maybe I will get around to that in my next lifetime.
I find it most unusual that the cobalt decoration is on both the front and back of the crock and on both its "ears" (aka handles). There is a crack running the length of the crock but it makes a wonderful display piece and I would not pay the price if it was perfect. We're all cracked a bit, aren't we?
This is a very upscale shop with true antiques. I must say I think this is the most expensive piece I have ever run across in an antique shop.
Thanks so much for stopping by. Today I am back to the orthopedic doctor for x-rays. Hopefully my very expensive boot ($291) will be a thing of the past.
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Lauren
I think a more apropos name for this rug would be Funky Lion 😁 His mouth reminds me of the batman symbol . . . lol. He just makes me smile. The body is done but I do need to outline the eyes with a beauty line to make them stand out. I normally struggle to hand cut a very narrow strip, but am heading to hook for a bit tomorrow and I will use their #3 or #4 blade.
Thanks so much for stopping by.
Pug hugs 😊
Lauren