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Happy Fourth of July

Wishing all of my readers in the U.S.A. a Happy Fourth of July. We still have the fireworks to view when it gets dark, but July 4th, 2015 is just about over. There are swarms of mosquitoes outsides, so we will stay in our cozy car (like a drive-in movie) and watch them that way. No one feels like showering off the bug repellant late at night.

We live in a small town that still has an old-fashioned parade down the main street. It is very quaint and reminiscent of days gone by. This year I took lots of photos to share with you, so you can see what it is like in our town.

Everyone wears red, white, and blue today.

This man took a picture of me taking a picture. How funny!

There’s our favorite DQ in the background! No, we didn’t get any today. I barely had breakfast before we headed out the door.

I took this photo into a darkened store front and it captured what was behind me.

These two Yorkies were beyond cute and did really well considering the noise. We left our two dogs at home. They don’t appreciate the noise at all.

We see this tractor snake every year. It circles around and around the street.

Hope you had a wonderful and safe holiday. We are off to find a spot for the fireworks.

Jeanne is a Sweetie

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No, I am not writing about a doll today, but a real live person. I am talking about Jeanne from the blog I Dream of Jeanne Marie. Today she has featured me as a guest blogger. It’s a first for me and very exciting! Thanks so much, Jeanne!

Jeanne is a fellow blogger, doll clothes creator, and I consider her an online friend. We both reside in Illinois, but at opposite ends—Jeanne lives in southwestern Illinois and I live in northeastern Illinois. I visit her blog daily. Yes, she blogs every day, amazing, I know. Jeanne writes not only about her dolls and what she makes for them, but lots more interesting life happenings.

Visiting Jeanne’s blog is a great way to start the day. I encourage you to click on the link above to visit her blog, maybe become a follower, and add a comment now and then. Jeanne’s comments to her readers’ comments are always so positive and friendly that I will even go back later in the day to read those.

So, go ahead and pop on over to visit Jeanne’s blog. Here is the link again.

This Past Week In & Out

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I managed to capture a few highlights of the week in my studio and outside the house.

Spring is progressing quite nicely here in northern Illinois. For the most part the trees are looking leafy green now except for a couple of varieties. Just today our honeysuckle bushes have started blooming. I brought a few branches in the house; their scent is heavenly.

Our lilac bush which has deep red violet blossoms is just starting to bloom as well, but the lilac bushes that we have around the house still have the tiniest beginnings of flower buds on their branches.

The forget-me-nots self sow every year. During the week I picked a few sprigs of phlox and forget-me-nots to put in a tiny vase in the house and they are still looking fresh.

One of the fabrics that I had in my online shopping cart was almost sold out, so I finally placed an order for more, yes more, fabric. Also, Knit Picks was offering a free skein of Lindy Chain and I had been wanting to try it, so I placed an order for yarn too. It’s always a bit like Christmas when a box of yummy supplies is delivered, and this week I had two of them.

I’ve no idea yet what the above panel will be for. I will probably (someday) use it for a quilt throw. It was too cute to pass up.

Lindy Chain is a pima cotton/linen blend yarn. Instead of the plies of yarn being twisted they are chained together. It is a very interesting yarn, but the reviews I read a while back made it sound like it would be hard to work with especially if you need to rip back. Has anyone tried knitting with this yarn?

I also just received my first skein of Diadem. It is so, so, so soft and silky! The fiber content is baby alpaca and mulberry silk, and it is a single ply yarn which I have never tried, so I have another “something new” to work with.