Odds & ends ~

Just a few final fun pictures from my Las Vegas trip.  So many memories made with my son!

The name of this restaurant made me lol 😁

I don't remember what store this was, but look at all those vintage sewing machines.  The outfits . . . well not my style and I'm sure outrageously priced.  There were no prices in any of the store windows.  I guess if you must ask you can't afford it.

Paris Casino.

New York-New York Casino.

New Hard Rock Casino is in the shape of a guitar.

My grand kitty Marge.  Her coat is considered a diluted torti.

Yesterday's Western Reserve hook in was a class affair.  Of course only took a few pics.

My booth ~

Crows on the Ledge ~

Whiskey & Wool ~

Tomorrow I get my hand re-X-rayed.  I am so tired of the limitations of the brace, but I am guessing I will have another 2-3 weeks of wearing it.  My yard is suffering (I can mow but that is about it 😭), but I am still thankful it was not my hip or shoulder!

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Pug hugs 😊
Lauren

If I'd just stay home ~

 . . . maybe I could get more done on my very long to-do list!!!  

Tuesday was my monthly Soup & Pie get together an hour and a half from home.  And yes, we get fed soup and pie by the ever-so-gracious Andrea of Elderberry Marsh.

Today I attended a hook in put on by my favorite rug shop.  Wool heaven.  Here are pictures of the vendor booths.

Teresa's Prim Treasures

The Wooly Horse

Traveling Woodbury Wools

Because of Ewe

Kiddle-de-Divey Wools

Although I had no intentions of buying any wool (yeah right!), I came home with about 7 yards of wool.    How can a hooker resist $10 a yard bolt wool?  I know I couldn't.  One yard was a gift from Sue who won a door prize of six yards of the sale wool.

Tomorrow another trek an hour plus away for the Hook & Thread Society bi-monthly get together.  I am so fortunate to be able to do what I do.  Ohio is truly a hooking mecca.

One evening DSO and I went to an exhibit downtown Cleveland at the Western Reserve Historical Society.  Then yesterday two hookers from southern Ohio who were attending the hook in stopped by for a couple hours and then off to dinner with them.

WHEW!!!

One of these days I will show progress on my camp rug from January!!!

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Pug hugs 😊

Lauren

More throw down rugs ~

Geez, I've been home from the hook in for nine days and still haven't shared a few more throw down rugs.  I am always behind on everything . . . sigh.

Saundra just posted about patriotic rugs to celebrate our great nation's 250th birthday.  You can see all the rugs she posted here.  Here is another one I love from Cathy of Red Barn Rugs.

On my hooking bucket list.  I even have it on linen ready to be started!

A very popular Michelle Palmer pattern.

A quilter/hooker's adaptation of a Gee's bend quilt.

Several hookers had taken a dip dyed geometric class from Jyl Robbins.  I love seeing all the color variations.

This rug was simply amazing.  

It was sculpted and had with embroidered ribbon from India as a border.

The scallops were pieces of wool that were stuffed.

There was much more talent I did not share.  It is inspiring to be surrounded with such creativity.

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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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Pug hugs 😊
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!

Thanks so much for stopping by.
Pug hugs 😊
Lauren