The First day of March....

We are getting closer to Spring!


The two coldest months are now over so it can't be long now. OK! I know there is still a chance for snowstorms in March. In fact, in 1970 when my son Brad (pictured here with his lovely wife Kami -they are WW2 reenactors) was born in late March, we brought him home from the hospital in a blizzard.


So my thoughts are flowing toward green grass and trees with tiny new green leaves. I keep getting the urge to go to the greenhouse to see what they have available, but know it's still too early to pick up any plants for the garden. This week I am featuring two more designs with the 'garden' in mind.


My Wild Hare mat reminds me that the rabbits will soon be out and running wild in the yard.

Wild Hare (c)2008 10 1/2 x 14

We will soon be planting our seeds and setting out plants for all kinds of delicious veggies. I consider watermelon more of a fruit, but they certainly are in the delicious category! I also love shades of red, green and pink together. Thus the design for the Moon and Stars Watermelon rug. The moon and stars are optional, of course.

Moon and Stars Watermelon (c)2008

25 1/2 x 35 1/2

These patterns are available at Grant Street Woolworks. You may contact Linda Keller by phone at 717 860-4628 or e-mail her at gswoolworks@yahoo.com.

I just purchased a new digital camera yesterday. I had a few struggles getting it hooked up to the computer, but reading the instructions can be informative! DUH!!! Lol!! I did succeed in getting my logo finished and posted. I had to dye extra yarn and it is not an exact match, but it's DONE! More photos next time I hope.

Happy Friday!

My Hook, Hand and Heart logo piece is almost finished. I still have half the binding to do and I think I'm going to run out of wool yarn! Yuck!! Well, back to the dyepot for about another yard....

Yesterday was my birthday. It turned out to be a good day with family and friends. My dear friend, Linda, at Grant Street Woolworks gifted me with a lovely notebook to put my recipes in and a 'Girlfriends' inspirational book. My sister and Mom came to visit at lunch time. There was no cake since I have gone back on the Weight Watchers plan on Jan. 1, and have been doing really well. Twenty-five pounds gone!!! Horay! My dear husband called all over town trying to find me a fat-free cake. No Luck!!! My dear son, Brad, and Kami (love her!) his wife gave me a lovely picture of them in their 1940's attire. They are World War 2 re-enactors.

Tonight Zip (DH). Brad, Kami, and grand-daughter Emily are all going out to eat to celebrate. I'll be good and make healthy choices!

I ususlly don't work on Friday, but today we are having visitors at the Woolworks. It should be fun!

Think Spring!

It is still COLD here in south central PA, but the sun is shining and there is the Promise of warmer days to come!

Sophie has been sitting on the windowsill watching the squirrels skittering around in the trees. Earlier there was a pair of doves kissing and grooming each other. Soon the nesting will begin!

My husband and I are eagerly awaiting the day when we can start tilling the garden. This is his first summer of retirement so we are hoping to have a nice neat plot this year. Unlike the weedy ones we've had in the past when we both were working. The garden was my inspiration for the Leaping Rabbits mat that I just finished.

It is done in browns, greens, rusty orange, and a tea-dyed tan on Scottish burlap. Finished size is 11 x 21 inches. It is an easy piece for a beginner.

Here are a few other designs that are in the mood for Spring:

Chicken Yard (c) 2008 23 x 42 inches

Lamb Frolic (c) 2008 24 x 35 inches

Madeline and Mosey (c) 2998 by Linda Keller
23 x 33 inches

These designs (and more!) are available on your chouce of backing: monk's cloth, primative burlap, Scottish burlap, or linen from Grant Street Woolworks in Chambersburg, PA. You may contact Linda Keller by e-mailing to gswoolworks@yahoo.com.

Hello! and Welcome....

You are cordially invited into my home and my life as a craftsman and designer. I hope you enjoy your visit.

This has been a good day of rughooking, cooking, and just generally being off work. I am working on a wall hanging that will be my design logo. You can see it in progress in my blog header. The rug pictured to the left is my star rug that I completed several years ago.

Over the next few weeks I hope to get more pictures of my completed rugs posted here. Unfortunately I can think up designs a lot faster than I can hook them! LOL!!! I will also be posting drawings of designs that I am working on for you to comment on.