This was another of those weeks in which I had something after work every night. Ten hour work days with an activity after work makes for LONG days! But that's okay. My reward came Friday in the form of a visit from these cuties . . .
Yesterday was their mama's birthday, and I kept the through the day Friday and overnight. While these visits are generally about movies and popcorn, Friday was a lovely, sunny day and we did go exploring! Everyone found a different daffodil to sniff . . .
We took time to smell whatever this was that was flowering . . .
And we enjoyed the Obstacle Course (in our own manner) . . .
We even had a gourmet picnic lunch!
Teapot bologna and cheese hearts. It's all in the presentation, right?! :)
We did a final walk before dinner. The girls were happy to tromp around in the dusk. It was a lovely late afternoon and all three of the girls were captivated by the moon . . .
And then the sun really started setting and we trekked back in the near dark!
But these sweet girls just felt safe and confident in their surroundings and didn't bat an eye. That makes my heart so happy!
I did manage to do a little stitching ... well, darning ... this weekend. Evey's beloved blankie had a bit of an incident (which I won't go into) that left it looking like this . . .
That was right after it happened a week ago. I wish I'd taken a picture of it after a week's worth of 'loving'! LOL! You can imagine. I'm not an expert with yarn, nor an expert at darning, but I think this will hold it . . .
Bless her heart. I sent the pic to Joc, who showed it to Evey, who said, "Neesey is my hero!" Well then, good enough!! ♥
I did purchase some fabric . . . this lot from an estate sale:
And this lot from an LQS. The black on black for the binding of my pumpkin piece and the little floral piece just because I need another whole in my head! What?!? It's pretty. Reason enough.
We're taking Joc to lunch for her birthday after church today. Then my plan is to do a little binding work for my slow stitching this afternoon! With that in mind, linking up with Kathy's Quilts--be sure to check out what others have lined up for the day!
Have a great day and enjoy that extra hour of daylight (ha!) we'll receive at the end of the day, compliments of Daylight Savings Time!!
:)
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Those girls really are little cuties. I love that they felt safe tramping in the near dark with you. When we take the Brownies on camp some of them won't set foot outside after dark because the campsite is too scary. Great work on the darning, it looks like it will last a lot more loving now.
What a great day with your granddaughters! I had 2 grandchildren Friday too, as they had the day off. Your darning looks pretty good to me!
Looks like a lovely day was enjoyed by all, great fix on the blanket and those fabrics are wonderful.
Just look at those happy faces drinking in the daffodils! Spring is springing over there. Evey's blanket is a sweet one. I suppose there will be many more opportunities to darn this pretty. =)
I'm sure you are a hero in more ways than blanket repair--I mean, teapot shaped bologna and heart shaped cheese? Who wouldn't be impressed? And the tromping about camp, even into the dusky evening--my grandkids may want to swap me for another grandma if they read this.
Those girls are adorable.
Does anyone have to have a reason for new fabrics?? What a concept! (Tee Hee)
Looks like a fun day with the girls.
Repairing a hole in something knitted or crocheted is definitely a skill-set all on its own!! You did a good job to stop it from coming apart as it is on its way to being loved to pieces!
What a lovely post and thanks for sharing your time with those sweet little girls. I'm impressed with their picnic fare and that you have blooming daffodils. Amazing. Lots of rain here and the snow is taking a beating. Meanwhile, yes to more fabric. No matter how much we have it seems there is always room for more!
It's so nice when you can save the day with a needle and thread (yarn). The girls are growing so fast. Looks like you had a very fun weekend last week. Hopefully this week hasn't been as crazy and you've gotten some good stitching time in.
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