Renaissance Festival 2009

Ren Fest was a blast! The weather was perfect, clear skies and 80 degrees with a breeze to keep it from being hot. There was music every where you went and the people were friendly and cheerful. The costumes were the best I've seen outside the theater. I wish I had brought mine, I do so love dressing up and joining in the fun. Still with shows like Ded Bob, watching the jousts, shopping and of course the food I had a grand time of it. A good time was indeed had by all. Can't wait till next year.

I finally finished my new reading journal. It is sewn together with a Coptic stitch to a hard cover. I didn't use a hard spine so that it will lay flat when opened. I put a vellum pocket on the front and it holds a note pad. On the back I put a library pocket to hold book markers and 3x5 index cards. It has ribbon ties and a ribbon marker. I have a section to list the books I'm reading, and a section to write a comment about the books I've read, There is also a section to list book I have and want to read and one section to list books I don't have but want to read.

Garett's Visit July 4th, 2009

Garett's visit was a lot of fun. We went to a flea market in Spring, it was large and we only got lost once. Then we went to Papa's Barbeque, cause Garett wanted GOOD barbeque, boy do they give you a lot! After wards we went to a couple of bookstores (my personal favorite) and then finished at Hobby Lobby. Bri had bought some really gorgeous

purple beads and huge black beads and wanted me to make her a rosary. I used black coated wire and a silver centerpiece and cross. I wish I had taken a picture of it, but I forgot. She decides she wanted to learn to embroider so my mom and I got together the things she needed and showed her the basic stitches. She picked it up quickly and finished the first rose in a few hours. She has a real knack for needlework. Then we took some pictures and they left for California. I really miss them and wish they could have stayed longer.

Garden Flowers

Aren't they a lovey color? When everything else is turning brown these are still struggling to bring a splash of color to the world.

Cameron's Visit 6-14-2009

Cameron and his wife Brittany visiting his Grandmother. He sure did enjoy her cooking. Can't get that in Afghanistan.

The Kids resting after a long car ride here. Don't they look good.

Yea! Cameron came home for his two week R&R this month. Of course his visit was way to short and he is way to thin. He'll need to go back to Afghanistan for some rest after this whirl wind two weeks of trying to visit everyone. But he looked good was in great spirits and was enjoying his time home. I miss him already.

New Purse

I made this out of a faux suede and it has a satin striped lining. with interior pockets and a snap closure.Took me almost five hours of sewing. Next time I'll us a pattern instead of a sheet of notebook paper.

My Rosaries

These are two of the rosaries I have made. These I made for myself. The rosary on the left is a a regular rosary made with amethyst and tiger-eye beads, on purple coated wire. I used a Miraculous medal center piece and a two-tone crucifix. The rosary on the right is a St. Joseph rosary using amethyst beads my son Garett gave me and some white glass beads. It has a Sacred Heart centerpiece and a Papal Crucifix with a St. Joseph medal. Start to finish takes about two hours.

Garett's First News Article

I'm so proud Here is Garett's first published news article and photo.

Faith Hernandez

Isn't she cute. *sigh* I miss those times when my kids were little. I had boys and they are easier to raise. My half brother Eric is gonna learn why fathers are so protective of their daughters. And how it's nothing personal it's just that they are daddy's little girl. They will both learn that their parents weren't always wrong and do know something about what they were always talking about. And like me, I'm sure they are gonna hate to admit it. Buckle up Eric and Brandi you two are in for the ride of your life.

Cameron in Afghanistan

My youngest son is deployed to Afghanistan. Here are a few pictures of him looking all grown up. He is in the Texas Army National Guard and this is his first deployment. I miss him a lot. My father was stationed to Vietnam twice, my brother was in Desert Storm and my ex was in Iraqi Freedom, but this is my baby and I didn't realize how it would be so totally different. Still I can't help being proud of him, going into the family business. He was raised military and knows what he got himself into. He is confident in what he does and knows who he is, so do I. What mother wouldn't be proud.

Flowers

Aren't these Georgous? I got them for Mother's Day. They are from my son Garett, his wife Briana and of course my grandpuppy Brooklyn. They are actually deep purple but the flash makes them look blue.

Book Quiz

1) What author do you own the most books by?
Dick Francis
2) What book do you own the most copies of?
The Bible.
3) Did it bother you that both those questions ended with prepositions?
No, Didn't even notice.
4) What fictional character are you secretly in love with?
No one.
5) What book have you read the most times in your life (excluding picture books read to your children)?
Illusions by Richard Bach
6) What was your favorite book when you were ten years old?
Robin hood
7) What is the worst book you've read in the past year?
Son of Man
8) What is the best book you've read in the past year?
Canterbury Tales
9) If you could force everyone you tagged to read one book, what would it be?
Illusion by Richard Bach
10) Who deserves to win the next Nobel Prize for Literature?
I don't feel qualified
11) What book would you most like to see made into a movie?
Dragon Riders of Pern
12) What book would you least like to see made into a movie?
Can't think of one
13) Describe your weirdest dream involving a writer, book, or literary character?
Never had one
14) What is the most "lowbrow" book you've read as an adult?
15) What is the most difficult book you've ever read?
Brothers Karamazov
16) What is the most obscure Shakespeare play you've seen?
It is not really obscure but I saw Twelfth Night
17) Do you prefer the French or the Russians?
The Russians
18) Roth or Updike?
I haven't read either.
19) David Sedaris or Dave Eggers?
I've never read Either.
20) Shakespeare, Milton, or Chaucer?
Shakespeare.
21) Austen or Eliot?
Austen.
22) What is the biggest or most embarrassing gap in your reading?
Didn't read my classics in high school.
23) What is your favorite novel?
The one I'm reading.
24) Play?
The importance of Being Ernest
25) Poem?
El Dorado.
26) Essay?
27) Short story?
The Day the Earth Stood Still.
28) Work of nonfiction?
Stories of Great Operas
29) Who is your favorite writer?
Too many to choose.
30) Who is the most overrated writer alive today?
Stephanie Meyers
31) What is your desert island book?
I would choose the Bible.
32) And... what are you reading right now?
Arthurian Romances

I Love Butterflies.

It's not every day I get this close to a butterfly. Had a great time taking pictures. But the weather turned and and it started to rain. Still I think I got some good shots.

Butterfly Release

Today the Grief Resource Center had a butterfly release. One of the butterflies decided Haley was the perfect perch. Rozanne and Haley, Mom and I, Derek's mom Susan and step-dad Robert, and his aunt Martha, all went we each released a butterfly for Derek.

Lazy Day

It's a beautiful and peaceful day out today. Edgar decided to curl up with a good Nero Wolf mystery while Sassy felt a nap on the window sill was in order.

Lipton Ice Tea

My cat Edgar Allen Poe likes to drink my ice tea. Usually he'll drink out of his own tea cup but he would rather drink out of mine. And if I leave my glass unattended he will. I thought he liked it because it is sweet but, he drank it unsweetened. He even drank my sisters tea and she had lemon in her glass.

Hi All,

I took some pictures and realized I need to do more then keep them on my computer. So I decided to set up a blog so I'd have some place to post them. I hope you enjoy them.