~ easter decorations...

...some are hand made and some are from the dollar store :-)

~ sofia's artwork...

...a recent wedding gift given to her cousins

                                                            ~*~

                                                            ~*~

Thought you might enjoy her lovely artwork too! :-)

~ my cuties...

Sofia and Ozzy taking a "selfie" -- but Sofia says if it's more than one person, then it's not a selfie.  That's all I've been told -- so since I don't know the lingo -- here is a photo that Sofia took with her ipod.  I think it's cute so I am sharing it...

~ finally...

...new potholders!  But...they only have one layer of cotton quilt batting inside.  After I made these, I finally found some Insul-Bright...YaY!  I will be using it on my next little potholder project and see how much of a difference it makes.

I "stitch in the ditch" quilted these with my walking foot.




The binding is hand sewn on the back.

~ her birthday selfie...

...she is now officially a teenager :-)

~ some things never change...

                                     ~March 2009~



                                              ~March 2014~



..hee...hee...only kidding...





...she "grew into it" !
[Note -- I can't view the video on my ipad -- if you are having the same problem, here is the link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/myhappybluebird/13014192273/ ]



:-)

~ my pretty cheerleader...

...last day of basketball cheering for 2013-2014 season.  Boys' team is UNDEFEATED this season!  Way to go NB!

              

~ putting away winter...

Sofia told me that winter is still lingering...because of the "snow theme" decorations that I still have out.  I have been putting them away s-l-o-w-l-y this week.  Let's see if her theory proves correct once they are all down and out of sight.



:-)

~ did you hear that???

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/House-Explodes-in-NJ-248402661.html?_osource=sms

This explosion happened around 1 p.m. today.  These townhouses are about 20 miles away from us.  When it happened, the house shook, and, I could feel the floor move under my right foot.



Poor Ozzy had a panic attack.  He just calmed down after pacing the floor and shivering for an hour.

~ minnie for me...

Yesterday, I received this cute thank you card from my neighbor, and then, Sofia gave me a "secret surprise" that she had been working on all day!



...hee...hee :-)

~ little pieces of time...

...quilt block made from 2 1/2" charm squares
...linen glass cloth ~ circa 1925~ left behind by my great grandmother

~ better bundle up...

...old man winter's not done with us yet!


               

~ quilt along progress...

...block 2 complete!



Goodbye February...on to March...and more snow...sigh...