Today is the anniversary of the birth of my grandma. To be precise, the 86th anniversary of her birth! I miss her so much every day, but fondly remember the times spent with her. Whether it be at the house in St. Johns or the cottage on Lake George, I always loved being with grandma. You see, this woman taught me how to really live. She taught me about music and cameras. She taught me how to have an open mind. She gave me the courage to do what I wanted, what was right for me. I may have made some mistakes through the years, but at the time it seemed right to me. SO, to honor her memory, here is a little something from me to her:
Me and my grandma on June 1, 1990 - Boone High School Graduation - OrlandoA beautiful woman, through and through
Auburn hair, tightly curled
Always with a smile on her face
Always with arms open wide
A gal full of sass, through and through
Bright red lips, wrinkled with time
Always ready to share a good laugh
Always ready to comfort wet eyes
A lady of talent, through and through
Camera in hand, stories to tell
Always aiming to shoot a pretty flower
Always aiming to snap a cute bug
In memory of my grandma, Barbara Anne Langlois
On the 86th anniversary of her birth
While I haven't done too much in the way of stitching, I did manage to go through my floss that had been piling up, sort it into their appropriate containers/bags, and get rid of the yucky bits. Alas, those bits made it into the TUSAL jar, so that is primarily what you are seeing. The blue bits are from some of the giveaway pieces I am finishing up. Now, I need to find something slender enough and long enough to push the bits down. Now that the holiday is over and the semester is at an end, I have finally picked up my stitching projects again. Last night, I spent a little bit of time on the Christmas Design SAL. I will show a progress picture of that at a later time. Today, I will be frantically (lol) finishing up the giveaway pieces and the PIF piece. I am hoping to get these out in the mail later this week. I will close this post with a few pictures of one of the arrangements my sister designed for Valentine's Day (for one of our regular customers):
The first picture is with my sister. I can never get a picture of her where her eyes are open. She's very sensitive to the flash. And note on the same picture there are two hearts built within the design. I watched her work on those sections and was amazed at how the flowers would bend and not break in order to get the hearts done. Here are a couple of pics of the hearts:
Left side
Right side
