Spirituality

Spirituality was the word out of the jar today.
 I used a hand painted piece of fabric paper and batiks. I love batiks.

The sisters flags streamers are in a ball. I was going to untangle them then thought of our three lives and how we are all tangled together. So I left them.

Sisters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                       

 

Yes another flag

 You may want to know how I come up with my words. I have made lots of words and put them in a jar . I take one out and make a flag. It's funny how they seem to work today I sent both my sisters a care package. Came home and pulled out a word from the jar and the word sisters came out.
I used are favorite colors, green for me, blue for Donna and pink for Sue.
We all live apart Sue in Texas , Donna in KC Kansas.
I am in Nebraska.
So our roads come together now and then. They are all ways with me and in my thoughts.

As you see the wind is relentless.
I will get a better photo with the next flag. I gave up today . It just keeps blowing!
 I enjoy the flags and not worrying about how they look to others. All I give myself is 30 min. out of my day for them.
It's funny how many people are going down the ally to see what's blowing in the wind.

Hotpad bowls and more Hotpad bowls

       Before Christmas Jennie went to a craft show and came home with a microwave hot pad bowl and ask me if I could make some. Well yes but a pattern would be better and not as much work.
So I got on the computer and found a tutorial or maybe 3 and got the general idea of them and started making them for Christmas  gifts for family and friends.
Then I made a set of 4 with orange bowls for a bridal shower gift. My DGD Kristin took orders from all the people at the shower and came home with a job for her mother, herself and me. We made around 55 of the hot pad bowls.
                                               They are great to warm things up in the microwave or for cold things like ice cream.

My Grand kids

Here are my 4 grand kids

Josh, Brad, Kristin, And Sara. Kristin is on her new journey in a new job for the Summer in Seattle.   
 Brad is getting a job here for the Summer and then going to Norfolk to school.  Josh will say in Orange City and work for the Summer. He's going into his third year of collage. Sara is a Junior in high school and is working as a camp councilor at the bible camp all 4 of the kids have went to growing up.
they are all growing up. I don't get to see as  much of them now. But that's what growing up and going out in the world is.

Jennie's surprise flag

 Jennie my DD showed up this afternoon with a flag for me with the word energy on it. She read my blog.

 I am sure the wind is going to blow us all to China. I wanted to travel!
WE turned the flags to go north to south. Now you see Spike's kennel and my 4 tomato plants.
That's my big garden.

Forgiveness

 Well #2 is done and blowing in the wind.
I used the word forgiveness.
I know I can use some in my heart and mind.
 Boy it should be in Chine in no time with the wind today!

I am using bits and scraps in my sewing room.
You never know what may show up on my flags!

Prayer flags

 My very first prayer flag. I plan to do more there are so many thing so put to the wind.

 It is for one of the things I have all ways wanted, to travel the world and see all the places I have seen on TV and read about in books.  As a small child I dreamed of going places. I sill have that dream.

 This is out side at the back porch of my old building I have been very slow in renovating. AS you can see it need work or maybe just taken off. It takes time witch I have a lot of lately but the energy and $$ are hard to come by.

 This is my best friend and companion Spike. He is something .

 This is in my kitchen zone. Sara DGD #2. She is modeling aprons that DD Jennie made up with the patterns for the Quilters Candy Shop . She works at the shop part time.