Wahoowa!!

Wahoowa!!

That's Charlottesville talk for yahoo, Go Caviliers, UVA Rocks, etc.

and best of all

Four Years Completed.

By the way, Charlottesville, Virginia is truly spectacular.

It is home of the University of Virginia; founded by Thomas Jefferson.

My daughter intent on getting pictured with the Rotunda. 

Here's one of many pictures taken. 

Trying to get a decent picture with obstacles like rain, construction,

 and over 3,ooo graduates and their family also wanting for that perfect picture;

not to mention that I desperately needed her to slow down so I could at least get focused.

The campus is a beauty; full of architecture, botanicals, and hidden gardens. 

 But that's not all there is to offer.

How about the Pedestrian Mall.

There's the country side. Where there is literally vineyard upon vineyard.

Let's face it a rainy day at the vineyard isn't too bad of a day.

Blenheim Vineyard

Of course a great weekend for me.

I can't wait to get back up there.

Thanks for stopping by for a visit.

BE BLESSED!

UM,um,um,um...What a week?

Happy belated Mother's Day

What a week this is?!

As for me, the week has been full of the wonderful high that Mother's Day bring

and 

also full of those little let downs and screw-ups that help remind me 

that I am but an earthly creature.

Sunday was spent traveling to see my husbands Mama. I am blessed to have my Mama living about 10 minutes away from our home. His on the other hand is a bit further, so we usually visit her on

 Mother's Day. He likes to take her out to a local oriental restaurant that we all enjoy down there. 

We had quite a nice time. 

Monday, I was invited with all the other mothers to come to Jack's school for a

 Mother's Day Breakfast. This was Stuart Elementary second time at hosting this very sweet gesture. 

We were asked to respond to the invitation and also make a $3 donation. 

Besides the joy of spending time with your child the cost provided a breakfast of 

sausage, biscuits and gravy, fried apples and coffee or juice

plus we also got our pictures taken with our child.

If fill sure I received my money's worth. 

Jack also came home on Friday with gifts the class had made.

(these are the things that make a mother's heart leap)

Now on to the rest of the week.

My oldest daughter graduates from the University of Virginia on Saturday!!

Whoop! Whoop!!

I had first thought I really needed to go shopping. I haven't really "dressed" in a while.

Then I ran across some adorable fabric and I thought I'd make a couple of dress.

I already had a pattern in mind; it was one I had made many times. 

I couldn't imagine a problem with that. 

~note to self~

When the old man(husband) takes a long draw off his cigarette and says,

"You're crazy as hell."

~sometimes~

you are.

I cut my dresses out, started sewing. The first dress was almost complete. I thought I would try it on to make sure all was good. I thought the most that would be required would be to let out the darts for a little more room in the waist since  I actually wear a smaller size pant than I did a few years ago I was horrified at what happened next.

I got the dress on. It fit in the top just fine and the waist wasn't the problem

 but oh man, 

the seams at the hips were completely pulled. It was awful! 

and

What now? With a week still full of work an obligation I was not seeing how 

I was getting to town to shop.

The week before my sister had  cleaned out her closet and sent some stuff my way.

(My sister and I never just through things away or even take them off)

The bag was in the corner because I hadn't taken the time to go through it yet. So yesterday in my need to clean up I see the bag that must be gone through. Inside the bag was some really nice slacks and a cute jacket or two but the best item of all was the cutest lavender, floral print dress.

Thanks, Ann..

Just goes to show, 

you should never underestimate hand-me-down(now a days "vintage")

and

Always know...

Ya' sisters got ya' back!

Oh, I'd better get back to my laundry and such  crank up the beach music..

Windy and Warm/Monday Music Moves Me

Well here we are looking on another Monday.

You know what that means..It's Monday Music Moves Me....

Today is a freebie! 

Play what you will and what you want.

I'm going to start my little list with a song written by John D. Loudermilk, Windy and Warm.

This version by Doc Watson. 

Well we surely have the wind today but not to much on the warm, unless you're standing in the sun. If so well it's still quite cool. Last nights temperatures  dipped on down in the 30's. Nights like that'll make you pull that quilt on up to your nose.

For my next song I had to pick something to warm things up a little. I've become a listener to 

Live at Daryl's House.  I really love the way Daryl Hall is bringing all these artist together. 

So here we go with Joe Walsh and Daryl Hall, Rocky Mountain Way.

Kiss on My List, by Daryl Hall and Rob Thomas is next on my list.

And one more from Daryl's House. 

Yeah, I'm loving some Daryl Hall and  I hope you have too.

Be Blessed!

One More Rainy Day Raggedy Bag

Wow!

I hope I have soothed this obsession for at least a day or too.

My mind has thought of so many other possibilities.

Sewing projects made from old fabric is such a simple way to restore memories.

When making my first of these raggedy bags I compared it to making 

a quilt-in-a-day and I think that's what I'm loving about this project.

It is also so simple...

I scaled the size down and it made for a much quicker endeavor.

A couple of hours and I was done; from the picking  out of my fabric to the cutting and sewing.

Be blessed today..

and 

get crafty!

Raggedy Bag/Rainy Day Project

Not to come across as a complainer but after three or four days of serious rain I start to get crazy. 

I also must find something to do with all the pinned up nervous energy that's been building up.

This has finally led me to get out of my craft blahs and do something.

After spending too much time on Pinterest 

 the Rag Bag Tutorial from My Desert Cottage

http://www.mydesertcottage.com/2011/04/rag-bag-tutorial.html

has been pinned to my brain. 

So here goes..here's my version of her wonderful bag.

This will not be a tutorial. I commend the organized folks that are able to preform crafts and recipes 

in such orderly fashion but that's not me. 

The night before I was overwhelmed to pull out that big bag of scrap material and start digging.

When I had found material that suited me,

I referred back to My Desert Cottage and started taking a few notes for myself.

I could not have been more pleased than everyone to get to work and school so I could get started.

I was just about to get this project started. 

Everyone must get cleared out since my work area is the kitchen table.

I cut my pieces and laid it all out just as in the tutorial.

This project had the feel of a quilt-in-a-day.

And 

Yes, those are my pockets from an old pair of pants. 

I'm a keeper . I can not just through away, so this is truly raggedy and up cycled bag.

I thought I would have this whipped right out by lunch.

 With a couple of phone calls, a few loads of laundry, the morning pot of coffee all behind me 

I was finished by the time the bus ran.

yeah...

I did celebrate by cleaning out that smidge of wine hiding in the back of the fridge.

This bag is going to be great the longer it ages and frays. 

I'm so glad you stopped for a visit.

I'm looking out the window at another rainy day.

Thank the Lord in the sun and the rain.