On the mend

Well I am getting back to normal I think. :)  My poor wee grandaughter has had a time with a cold since starting at daycare which was to be expected but she has kindly passed it along to both her nannies and her mom and dad.  So we are all walking around with our pockets bulging with tissue, one pocket for Adelyn and the other pocket for us.  Oh my but it does bring back memories of bringing up my children.

For christmas I had made my son-in-laws parents a doorstop for the cottage as whenever the back door was opened the inside door would slam shut so I had been thinking of making one for awhile and last year was the year I put thought into action.  My first step was to find a good sized fairly flat rock and without going to the beach as time was running out I thought there are beachstones around some of the shrubs in my yard.  I quickly dashed outside and starting looking under the shrubs, I am sure neighbours thought I was crazy if they happened to see me. LOL  I found one though and washed it off and cut a piece of wool to cover it.  Then it was to decide what to put on it and I decided on a "lupin" type of flower.  Once finished I wet felted the piece and sewed it to a small round piece of wool on the bottom so that when it dried it would be nice and tight.  Overall I was pleased but given more time would probably do it a little differently.

I was at my sister Rose's new shop today and was upstairs having a peek at the renovations my brother is doing (very nice by the way) and when I was coming down the stairs I noticed a new painting my sister had done.  I loved it and she said it was the one she was going to give me for christmas and then decided on the sailboat painting that I loved.  Rose then said "change it if you want",  hhhhmmmm, I think not! as I do love the sailboat painting, it just speaks to me and she has truly captured the power of the ocean and the bravery of that lone sailboat battling the waves.  I have posted the painting below, don't you agree?  It's mine all mine.  LOL

“Each person’s task in life is to become an increasingly better person.” -Leo Tolstoy