I got home from work and literally ‘threw’ clothes in the washer and Ransom and I took off trotting through the snow. I wear hiking boots for balance and traction on the snow and ice. They’re definitely heavier than walking shoes.
This weekend I put on the dishes for Valentine’s Day.
They don’t have hearts or anything. They’re just red. Not expensive. I loved them because I loved the Red house on them.
I think I liked them ‘subliminally’ because they look like fabric around the edges.
The Red coffee pot was a Christmas gift from my Mom one Christmas.
I got the fabric I ordered for my Mom’s Valentine’s Day runner. It’s packaged so pretty--- almost too pretty to cut. Maybe, I’ll have a picture for tomorrow. I was going to use the same principle I made for My MIL’s quilt for my Mom’s. But I thought about it. My Mother in Law has two daughters in law. I would pretty much be disappointed if she gave us the same thing. Not that there is anything wrong with Cindy; we’re just different people. If I call Don’s Mom at work, or if I send her a note I always sign it, ‘Your Favorite Daughter-In-Law’. Presumptuous, probably. Arrogant--- Definitely. True? Most probably not. My Mother-in-Law isn’t like that. It’s just a joke between the two of us. She’s a neat lady.
So anyway, I’ve got another pattern and blocks to put together for my Mom’s runner. I’m making it without a ‘Valentine’ theme because anything could happen and it might not make it on time—so she can keep using it long after the holiday.
Gratitude:
1. Caffeine – to get me through the day.
2. The Jeep’s Radio
3. Fresh Sheets
10 comments:
I like to bill myself as "#1 Daughter-In-Law." Of course, meaning the favorite, but definitely I have been around much longer than the other.
Great quilt for your DMIL. I love your dishes, too. Seems to me I've seen them before.
The Saints: Wait til next year has been Chicago's theme for both the Cubs and the Bears for years! LOL
Oh I LOVE the dishes! Those are so cute on those racks!
Great dishes!
Off to get out my Thimbleberries tablerunner (thanks for the photo reminder!)
love your red dishes - I have some heart quilts that I should get out - I rarely decorate for holidays but it might help me stay on top of some of the seasonal tasks
Juliann
I love your dishes.
I trained my now-12-y-o niece from infancy to refer to me as her "favorite aunt." She really loves it although she has to act as if I'm the biggest nerd she knows when I make her say it! (I make her say it over and over! Hee hee.)
Love those dishes!
My MIL died before we married. However, if she would still be alive, I very much doubt I would be her favourite - that honour was given to DH's first wife. Love the plates.
I love these dishes SO much! Perfect dishes for a quilter. They must be so much fun to use. If I had unlimited money and storage (and if wishes were horses . . .) I would have lots of sets of dishes - some for every season and every holiday.
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