twenty-five years in the making

i used to do a LOT of cross-stitching back in the days when rocks were soft and mist was in the air...

but then i found myself with not that much discretionary time 

and a lot less patience for counting each and every stitch twice...

there was one little project that i promised myself i would finish 

and it only took me 25 years to get around to it...

i LURVE that horse - she's a music box that i bought on a long ago trip to Estes Park - and she plays Mariah

the stitchery in the background was completed in 1989... 

the horses and teepees were six months worth of stitching, and the border was another six months... 

the little shelf panel only SEEMED to take six months - ha ha ha!!

whose bright idea was this, anyway?!?

cross THAT one off my list!!!

Way out West they have a name 

for Wind and Rain and Fire

The Rain is Tess

The Fire's Joe 

and they call the Wind Mariah

lyrics to They Call the Wind Mariah

stinky food

St. Patrick's Day has been duly celebrated by the Resident Irish-American...

corned beef, roasted cabbage and red potatoes, mashed potatoes, and beer bread

a bit of overkill  on the starch ... and no telling what all that white food will do to her arteries...

i will definitely roast cabbage again someday - it was suh-weet!!!

May the wind at your back not be the result of the corned beef and cabbage you had for lunch.

Maxine

pickles and lions and beer, oh my!!!

Michael Myson hates pickles...

once upon a time when he was a subadult he was chomping down a burger whilst riding along in the backseat of the car
i heard a choking sound and glanced up at the rear view mirror
Mikey was turning a frightful shade of purple
 i pulled over to the curb and lunged into the back of the car
 reached down his throat and pulled and pulled and pulled out a long string of partially chewed pickle...

bleck shudder bleck

he has hated pickles ever since...

so, of course, when i started his tea towel snack quilt
Auntia insisted that one of the snack blocks needed to be pickles because ... well ... because she has a wicked sense of humor
ha ha ha!!!

anywho ... his quilt  is back from Liz the Long Arm Quilting Genius

bound and labeled and gifted

and he positively LURVES it!!!

in addition to loving his munchies and beer, Mikey is a Leo and irish and italian - but that is another story
 so i asked Liz to quilt celtic lions...

rowr!!!
and that lion is my favorite - he is attacking those pickles with a vengeance!!!

pickles are cucumbers soaked in evil
anonymous

funny little valentine

LuLu loves to bake with Auntia...

and this one goes HERE and this one goes HERE and this one goes HERE

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

sore winner

such a sad, painful, difficult to watch Super Bowl game was followed up this morning by a visit from Super Sam...

Seattle Seahawk Sam?!? say it ain't so!!!

can you believe the outfit he is wearing?!?

i need to put some orange on that kid!!!

“We ran into a buzz saw.”

John Fox - Denver Bronco coach

double you E eye are dee

none of that luck stuff worked this time...

 so it is official and i am, truly, just weird...

sigh...

this morning i got up early so i could read Kim's tutorial on making roses...

and i DID make a rose...

is that just a big blob of orange on a blue background or is it supposed to actually BE something?

but i did a mediocre job of following Kim's excellent instructions and my big blob of orange is not a reflection on her... 

i should have paid more attention in class, lemmtellya...

i tried turning it upside down...

not an improvement, is it?!?

maybe i just need to trim it a bit more... 

or give up and go to bed...


Every game I've ever played, regardless if it was pre-season or Super Bowl, meant the same to me, and I laid it all on the line.
Brett Favre, former Green Bay Packers quarterback

ready freddy

okay ... it is

Super Bowl Game Day...

the Denver Broncos (woo hootie hoo!!!) 

versus 

the Seattle Seagulls ... or is it the Seahawks (who?!?)

no bias here - we're Equal Opportunity Bronco fans

and it is time to take inventory...

order the pizza - check

turn on the doorbell so you can hear the pizza guy when he comes - check

get the money ready to pay the pizza guy (seriously?!? FORTY BUCKS?!? when did pizza get so doggone expensive?!?) - check

lucky can of Orange Crush - check

lucky orange plaid jammy bottoms - check

lucky printed slightly off-center grey Bronco t-shirt - check

make sure i'm not wearing anything that is green - check

those Circus Peanuts hafta be gone before the 2-minute warning of the last quarter or all will be lost

lucky quilt - check

lucky socks - check

lucky Circus Peanuts - check

and i'm ready for some FOOTBALL!!!

It's only weird if it doesn't work.

Bud Light

good gawd, i hope this works cuz otherwise i'll just be WEIRD!!!