Spring Pics

Easter

Photos for your viewing pleasure:

Dyeing eggs at home on Saturday:

Easter egg hunt before Stake Conference on Sunday morning:

   

Eating at Aunt Lisa’s farm in Van Horne Sunday afternoon plus the cake I made:

Easter egg hunt on the farm after eating:

   

Aunt Lisa’s nice farm dog, Annie. She is a border collie and trained to herd, though she doesn’t do much of it on the farm and she misses the work. She is very nice and obedient and didn’t jump on us when we walked from our car to the house, which was a relief to Bryn, who spoke often on our drive up of their last dog, Peanut, who jumped on her and broke her leg last time we were there. So no jumping dogs was fabulous.

2 Quilts

I got two quilts ready for binding for the sole purpose of finishing them during General Conference. I find it helps me listen better.

So I finished a wall hanging that I found was too small to be hung in my designated spot, so it finds itself draped over the back cushion of our chair. I don’t know if it came out well in the picture, but the third one shows the border quilting. It was super fun to do.

This one I’ve had for quite a while, left over from last year’s quilt sale where I purchased it as a kit. Two weeks ago I decided I would finish it (the top was done) and give it to Bryn for her 4th birthday. I really wanted to make her one that matched her sisters’ but in yellow (Alaina’s is a purple sampler and Claire’s is pink) but I already had this one. So monkeys it is. I kept to my trusty cable border for this. I really love the cable look but it takes so long to do; SIX times going over on the same section.

I really am going to try to take a vacation from quilting for a while. I am way behind on scrapbooking (no way to ever get caught up, but I STILL haven’t done DisneyWorld from January) and there is major spring cleaning to do around here. And still the 3 years of family videos to make and burn on DVD. And I don’t want to do any of them.