Sunday, November 26, 2017

Walking Down Doll Making Lane ~!

I have my favorite cup of Tea, and Just enjoying walking down what I call Doll Makers Dreams, Seeing SO many of my favorite Pattern Designers , and Realizing I do have several of those patterns I I dearly love,
But as always also seeing those that still tug at my heart , Wonder yet still can I ?? Or Just keep on wondering if I could actually create those I hide in my heart.

I see so many awesome talented doll Maker Pattern designers that have pass on and it brings tears to my eyes,Yet makes me want to to create using their pattern ,Because I knew them on line and Now they are gone from us, Sad Yes,

But yet I realized that through their hearts through their fingers on to us ,Their Patterns are still here for us !! With that being said,It brought a warmth and again a tear to my heart ,Just knowing they are still in a pattern way yet among us !

I so enjoy and am so Thankful for Doll Makers Journey ,I was with them from the start with my Doll Making, Now they have PDF Pattern from many of our favorite Pattern designers on Esty

https://www.etsy.com/shop/ClothDollPatterns
Just sitting here loving and enjoying each and every pattern, I as of now now have a couple
of creations going on.Trying to get a couple finished for the Christmas Holidays and let's not for get our little Baby Grand Daughter!!
 I am looking for that special one that just knocks my socks of ,takes my breath away and I hear my self say as many times in the past "Oh YES ! I have got to make this Pattern ~!!

But still I have a several creations I want to create as soon as Christmas is over, Plus I am still making my Second Quilt, A different way it is a Quilt as you go Quilt all Birds,Just SO cute and then I am going to turn right around and make a lap quilt with Baby Dinosaurs,Yeppers for Hubby and me, It is the kid in me coming out!

Creating either for Fun or Profit is what it is all about,
I hope you join me in going down Again What I call Doll Makers Dream !!

Monday, November 20, 2017

What REALLY does "Thanksgiving Mean To You" Gosh Thanksgiving is just a couple days away. First Living in Beautiful Florida, where we really don't see the change of the weather or leaves, So Thanksgiving is truly from our hearts.

So many this time of year so called "The Holidays" Have the wrong attitudes, Many are sad, I meet a Lady the other day, I felt so bad for her, Because she lost her Husband 2 years ago,She has a Son and Daughter in-law and 2 teenage Grand Children, They had invited her over for Thanksgiving, Yet she could not see past her pain,

I told her to smile and Go have a wonderful time share Thanksgiving with her son and daughter in-law and grandchildren, Smile and give Joy from herself. It will come back to her.

We also have faced so many losses , but we will not let that dominate our lives, But we want to give as much as we can to others.

Why You ask, Well because for many of us "Baby Boomers" it is time where our kids have moved away to a different States or many of us have the loss of Family members or just plain wish things could be as we remember Thanksgiving to be.

We should be Thankful and Cherish those memories.
One must really look inside their own heart. To remember the past Thanksgivings from child hood up to the what I call the "NOW"

Remembering Mom and Dad and so many  people of our childhood, it’s a Good Thing. It brings smiles and warmth to our hearts. But we also must be in the Now of things as they are.

Yep our kids all live in a different State from us, Even our one and only Grandbaby.

But I look upon Thanksgiving as truly being Thankful for all our kids and Grand Baby !

Thankful; is the Key word. and The Love of our Heart. Thankful for All our Children and Grand Babies, Their Health. Their Joy, Their prosperity in life.

Isn't that what and how we raised them to be to begin with !

I am so Thankful for them all, But most of I am soooo very Thankful for my Husband,

My High School Sweet Heart and the Best of the Bestest Forever Friend. We have actually grown up in life together,

Now Sharing our retirement years together, What a Blessing !
So here we are just Hubby and Me sharing and enjoying our cooking of Thanksgiving together. PsSssT  as long as he stays out my way *Big Smile*

Today starts with the baking of our Pumpkin Pies. Also His favorite "Key Lime Pie"
We went together and have bought all our ingredients for Our Special Thanksgiving Dinner.

That is a first, I have always gone just did my own Thanksgiving buying by myself,
No biggie I did this  for many years. Loving it.

What a joy it was having Hubby with me as we bought our planned Thanksgiving meal together. We talked about my Thanksgiving favorite "The Macy’s Day Thanksgiving Parade” Loud enough to hear over all the action and fun in the kitchen !!

Yeppers it will be just us two ,but our hearts are with all our kids and just plain being Thankful not just on Thanksgiving ,

But Thankful each and every day !
From Our Hearts to all Your Families Heart, We are thinking of you all and wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving.