Miss B's first quilt...

     This quilt.  It makes me smile inside to see how proud Miss B is with this quilt she made with only very little help from me.  She picked all the fabrics herself.  Her most favorite layer cake of fabrics ever, Simply Color, along with every special scrap of fabric she had collected for quite some time.  The planning stage was long.  It had to be made with the perfect pattern, perfect fabric, etc.  She was so determined about it all. 

     Now, finally it is complete.  Months of work.  Letting her work at her own pace so she would love the process.  All in the hopes that she will want to do this again one day.  But for now she is content with her very own quilt, made by her hands.  Quite an accomplishment indeed for a 12 year old.  

     I couldn't be more proud of her.  I haven't stopped smiling yet.

~*~

Kar

Blue Lake...

     I love it when some days (22 June) start with early morning wake up calls, gathering things up for a day trip and having the most wonderful day ever, way up in the mountains with no else around.  Just the birds and breezes making sounds.  And an occasional squeal from playing on the left over snow from a really good snow fall through out last winter.  And yes, someone had to put her bare feet into the freezing cold water in the lake that is filled with nothing but snow melt off.  Crazy!  Days like that, it just doesn't get much better than that.

(for your listening pleasure, here are a few little videos (1, 2, 3) that I took during our little expedition.)

~*~

Kar

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Gratitude...

     The evening of the first day of Summer was a good one.  Warm temps.  Slight breeze in the air.  Everyone out in the backyard.  One little person being ever so patient with me while helping with a project.  Someone laying in the grass reading a book she just can't put down.  Myself trying to learn how to use the camera properly in manual mood from my dearest husband.  He's a saint when it comes to things like this because I am not the most patient with new things.  He's my rock.

     It all makes me stop and be thankful for all the simple but great things I have because of my little family.  Here's to more nights like this one.

~*~

Kar

Early morning posies...

 
     While it is still early in the morning,  I love to go outside and just sit in the cool air and enjoy all the sights, sound, smells of the new day.  Gentle little breezes, sweet smells in the air and pretty little melodies by the little songbirds in the trees and wondering around to see all the blooms around the yard.  It's a wonderful start to the day.

     While I will never become an expert at all things flowery, I must give thanks to a couple of people for all the help and advice that has helped me with my love of flowers in the yard.

     First is Julie whom I've known for over a decade, told me from the very beginning of our meeting "Just throw some seeds out there and see what happens.  Don't be afraid!"  Best advice ever, I swear.  Turned my world upside down with all the seeds that I just "throw" out in the yard now.  I have now been dubbed "crazy flower lady" in my neighborhood.  Love that.

     Second would be Teresa, who has given me simple but wonderful advice on how to propagate flowers so I can have even more around the yard.  Buy a few plants at the nursery, take them home, cut a few snippets off, dip in rooting powder and pray they take root.  This is the first year I have attempted this and it it went well.  Oh the possibilities that are in front of me now.

     Thanks to these two wonderful people I can continue on with my "Crazy Flower Lady" image and make it grow.  

~*~

Kar