Genie’s Walnut Doll~ Rednesday & Ruby Tuesday 4-21-11

These little dolls are not hard to make. My sixth grade students used to make them. All you need is florist wire and green florist tape, a walnut for the head, glue, material for the dress, apron, and hat, a needle with some thread, and some cross stitch  material and floss.The rest is up to you. 


"The only place where housework comes before needlework
 is in the dictionary.”
~Mary Kurtz  


This post is linked to 
Ruby Tuesday at Work of the Poet

and
Rednesday at Sue Loves Cherries

Sunbonnet Sue

    While killing time in our local antique mall - a.k.a.flea market - I came across this old Sunbonnet Sue quilt marked $150.00. I took it off the rack and noticed a number of what I call "old age" stains on it, so put it back, walked sadly to my car, and drove to  my PT appointment. Afterwards, being that I would not get it off of my mind, I went back to the store and started looking at it again. Knowing that summer would be here soon and I could lay it out in the sun with some diluted lemon juice, I decided to go up and ask my friend, Oliver, what was the best deal was he could give me on it. He called the owner and came back with $75.00. I almost flipped, and of course I said...SOLD!  It is in WONDERFUL condition, all the precious prints are so old and beautiful, it is all hand sewn with perfect tiny stitches, and the stains I can work with in time. Why do I work at 72? Well, this is one of the reasons why....so I can treat myself to things like this every once in a while to bring joy to me and brighten our home. Buddy was ecstatic when I brought it in the house, and now it hangs proudly in our sun room. We love it, and the day of work it took me to purchase it was well worth the effort.

"Men should be judged not by their tint of skin, the gods they serve, the vintage they drink, nor by the way they fight, or love, or sin, but by the quality of the thought they think.”
 ~ Adela Florence Nicolson

This post is linked with Ruby Tuesday over at Work of the Poet, 

and

Rednesday at It’s a Very Cherry World.

Road Trip Reds ~ 3-2-11

Some of the Reds of Saturday’s Drive through Allegheny and Botetourt Counties, VA

I am linking this post to Ruby Tuesday (sponsored by Work of the Poet) 

and to Sue’s “Its a Very Cherry World.” 

The Red Skies of August

I am so tired of the cold and winds of winter, I decided to post 4 of the fabulous sunrises we experienced last August during our family reunion at Virginia Beach. All I can say is....they were awesome! If you are wondering...these shots were taken within a very short period of time. The sky was changing with the blink of my eye.

Stop by Mary Carroll’s "Little Red House” to see beautiful mosaics from all around the world.

I am also linking this post to Ruby Tuesday (sponsored by Work of the Poet) 

A Little Bit of Homemade Red and Pink

For the past several several I have been making little Valentine’s gifts for my friends here in town and for some of my blogging pals. After seeing the cutest pattern on the internet for coffee cup cozies I decided to give them a try. They are such fun to make, and I really love mixing and matching the different colors. They are all reversible with bottoms on each side and a stretchy band that will work on either side. The other thing I have been making is a tea or coffee cup felted coasters. The one pictured here is going to my doctor’s nurse here in Lexington along with one of the cozies. If you would like to make some for yourselves here is the link to them at House on the Hill.

This post is linked to:  Ruby Tuesday, Rednesday, and Pink Saturday.

Red Is Everywhere

Today Bud and I went on a little hike up on the Blue ridge Parkway and then ended up in the little town of Goshen, VA, where we ate a late lunch at the local cafe. Click on the mosaic to enlarge.

1-Litter Box on Blue Ridge Parkway

2-Old building in Goshen ~ Betty’s Full Service Flower Shop

3-Genie in her red baseball cap with her two walking sticks trying to remain upright in the icy snow

4-One of my babies about to fly away as we were walking out the front  door

5-Signage at the Goshen Swinging Bridge

6-The letterbox we helped little Eloise find back in ’09. We all love letterboxing.

7-Rairoad track crossbars lowering as the train was about to come through Goshen

8. Some type of marker up on the Blue Ridge Parkway

8. Sign outside the Mill Creek Cafe in Goshen, VA

This post is linked to “LIttle Red House” sponsored by Mary Carroll.Stop be her site to see more Monday mosaics.

I am also linking to Ruby Tuesday (sponsored by Work of the Poet) 

and Rednesday (sponsored by Sue Loves Cherries). Be sure to stop by both sites to see lots of red photos.

Ruby Tuesday ~ 1-25-11 and Rednesday ~ 1-26-11

Last week I posted the red and white #1 car with its “For Sale” sign in the window and its checker board paint job on the side. When I was coming home from work today, I noticed it had been moved. In front of it was another red #1 car but this one not looking quite so good with all of its dents. These folk really must love their race cars and the color red! Just a little more local country color from my neck of the woods.

I am linking this post to Ruby Tuesday (sponsored by Work of the Poet) 

and Rednesday (sponsored by Sue Loves Cherries). Be sure to stop by both sites to see lots of cool red photos.

Dorothy and Her Magical Red Slippers

Visit Ruby Tuesdays over at Mary’s “Work of the Poet, and Sue’s Rednesday at “Sue Loves Cherries” to see more interesting reds from around the world.

A Middle School Haunted Halloween

A Happy Red Halloween to all of you from the ghostly hall outside my room at the middle school.
To see more RED, visit Sue’s Rednesday at It’s a Very Cherry World, and Mary’s Ruby Tuesday over at Work of the Poet.