It's All in the Timing ~

~ and my timing is L.O.U.S.Y!!!  I know real estate values are down just about everywhere and I live in an especially depressed area, or at least it seems that way to me.  Most major industries (shipyards, auto plant, etc.) left years ago and what was once a booming downtown is now nearly a ghost town.  We have a beautiful lakefront, but no one seems to look to the lake.  Every six years the State of Ohio mandates that each county have a general reappraisal of every piece of real estate.  I just listed my mom's house last week and this week the reappraisals are out.  The house has lost an additional 19+% of its appraised value.  Maybe good for a buyer, but not a seller :(

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On a positive note, I have finished my Deanne Fitzpatrick rug, Poppies on the Edge of Town.  I guess I'm okay with it but not too happy with my windows.  I won't say I'll never hook DF style again (NEVER say never!), but I probably won't in the near future :)

  

I took the easy way out and finished it "Deanne style" ~ no binding just turning the linen over and stitching it down.

Thanks to everyone who suggested where I might find some inexpensive frames.  I do not have good luck at the thrift stores, so I don't go often, and since I don't go often, I normally don't find anything.  It's a vicious cycle . . . lol!  I have on occasion found a frame or two at a thrift store or antique show, but not smaller square ones.  I did find a site on Etsy that sounds promising and one person left a comment saying they are a good source so I will have to give them a try.

Thanks so much for stopping by!
Pug hugs :)
Lauren

FINALLY!

I believe I've mentioned before that if you looked up the word "procrastinator" in the dictionary, you just may find my picture!  After 2+ years, my mother's house is officially on the market.  I am not sure if this is a Christian thing or just a Catholic thing, but it seems almost sacrilegious to me.  When trying to sell a home, the seller is to bury a statue of St. Joseph in the yard, upside down, facing the house.  There are differing opinions on where to bury him in the yard.  My DSO found me The Authentic St. Joseph Home Sales kit.

Burying him in the front garden.

Now I must hope and pray for a buyer!

Thanks to Kathy of Briarwood Folk Art for her mention of this on her blog.  I had forgotten about it.  Click here for more information (thanks, Dolly!).

So glad you stopped by and say a little prayer for a quick sale!
Pug hugs :)
Lauren