NY Religious Textile Stolen from Hill Cumorah

Hi all ~ our local news is reporting a pictorial quilt has been stolen from the Hill Cumorah Pageant office in Manchester, NY (Ontario County).  Asking for help in spreading the word.  Thx in advance to those who make time to share with others.

Details HERE.

Finger Lakes Summer

Hi there sweet friends!  Sending a sweet summer welcome to a couple new followers, glad you popped in cause it gave me a chance to follow a couple new blogs myself!  Need rain desperately, needed it 3 weeks ago ~ not just for the lawn, garden, water table and critters, but because like so many others, our home's income depends heavily on the weather ~ please send us a good long soaker Rainman.  My heart goes out to those who are sufferin the wrath of inclement weather gripping the USA, take comfort in knowing you are in our thoughts from afar.

Asparagus Mail RAOK ~ While pickin asparagus some while ago I went to fetch the mail (yep the mailbox is near the garden) and found this!  Thank you oodles dear sweet Barbara (To Stitch Or Not To Stitch) for the gorgeous pinkeep, oh-so-handy project bag and specialty fibers.  You're too generous, these goodies are a huge treat, I'm ever grateful for your friendship and guidance:)

A Special Sweet Hello ~ to a very dear maple leaf friend who has been missing for quite a while.  I've never forgotten your warmth, kindness and patience when I began my blog.  Your friendship has been truly missed and I'm over the moon happy to see that you're inching your way back into blogland.  I sent you a message through blogger 7/18/12.  Hope you and family are well and thriving! 

Finger Lakes Hookers  ~ Rug Hookers Guild of the Finger Lakes had their Spring show in May.  I don't hook yet, but do adore all things fiber so I lolly gagged around, picked up a nice piece of wool for stitchy finishes, enjoyed this show immensely.  The members were warm and friendly and shared a vast and stunning display of hookings.  I've never seen these anywhere and thought them to be most uncommon, hope you likee:)

For the Halloween lovers, these were soooo life-like it was spooooooky, about 4 ft tall, amazing work...

 

Seriously drooled over this whimsy style rug, approx 4 x 4 ft.

The colors and detail were amazing, truly a modern day fiber gift for such an old design to come life in 2012, I couldn't pull myself away for the looongest time.

Pattern called Fantasy from Womans Day magazine 1946-1969...

Cookin ~  One of my fave summer meals, do ya think they're burnt?  Shhhhhhhhhh...don't tell the fire dept, but I like 'em charred:)

Swoonin ~  Mr. Springfield comin to town August 1st, quite lovely for 62 don't ya think, just sayin...

   image via google

sentiment via me:)

Lots more to share another day sweets friends, wishing you a sweet summer weekend, see you next time and thanks for stopping by...

Tootles, Sue

New To Me Stitchy Blog

I recently stumbled across Monica's blog a/k/a The Hoopless Stitcher and started following her in my Google Reader.  Wanted to mention her blog before, but wanted to chat briefly with her first off-blog ~ never could find her contact info.  Pop over sometime, tell her Sweet Sue sent ya:)  

Monica treats us to her unveiling of a really sweet BBD box finish, check it out HERE.

Tootles, Sue

YEE HAW ~ New Blogs For Stashing

I reckon you'll be a wantin to mosey on over an check 'em out if'n ya haven't yet!

Never Enough Stash I dare ya!

Wanting More Stash I double dog dare ya!

Sweet thanks to Barbara over at To Stitch Or Not To Stitch for creatin a ruckus and stirrin up all kinds of mayhem!

Dag nabbit, no splainin why I'm talkin like a dern cowboy, but I do love me some dusty leather chaps on a rough and tumble bull rider!  My mom, she goes for those yellow knee-hi floppy rubber construction boots, go figure...

Now skeedattle, put ya a hitch in your git along and go do ya some stashing! 

Can I git a YEE HAW!?

Hi sweet friends, hope you're all well and looking forward to nice weather.  Here in the Finger Lakes we're still betwixt and between, 80 degrees one day and plowable snow 48 hours later, sheesh!  One of these days the Weather Man will have to decide what he wants to do ~ wait... I know ~ he should check with Mother Nature!  She's a woman, she knows everything, she's good like that:)

Stitchin...  What is it about folk art that speaks to us?  I'm always drawn to the folky tulip ~ whether stitched or painted 100 years ago on an old blanket chest.  Just can't help myself, anyone else suffer from this affliction?  I remember an old friend who had not a single stem of anything planted in his yard.  One day I asked him why not a few tulips, he replied they were too ugly!  He's still my friend, my oldest in fact, I just didn't marry him:) 

loving this stitch

tad bit nervous

about the assembly

but try I must

i'll do my best and

pooh the rest!

Collectin...  A few more blues rescued from the barn, they cleaned up nicely.  The oldest of this lot dates to 1858, amazing they survived the collapse. 

Back in the day...  Anyone remember these?  Kind of a spice loaf cake with raisins and frosting.  This ad was recently in our grocery flyer, I actually had to rub my eyes cause I thought I was hallucinating.  Our local Star Market sold them in the 60's/70's, was such a treat back then.  I'm sure my Mom thought it was a treat too ~ not having to bake LOL.  As much as I love to bake, some days I know how she felt:)

Bloggin... My computer is on its' last leggies ~ email is fine, but while blog posting it freezes, crashes, it's just a PITA s.t.r.u.g.g.l.e.  The French have a saying which I adore, sounds so romantic when they speak it, very universal and translates to " we're in the sh*ts ".  Their slang sooooo accurately describes our computer these days:)  I'll still be around, following along on my Google Reader, stitching and saving for a new computer... and posting less often cause it's just not awesome anymore.

Thanks for visiting today, was good of you to drop by.  Next time we meet, it'll be at your place:)

Tootles, Sue

Easter Ham Leftovers...

Hey there sweet friends!  For those who celebrate Easter, I do hope yours was a day filled with family, love and reflection.  Over the weekend I fussed with my blog background a bit.  I hope it looks ok on your end, well not on your end ~LOL~ you know what I mean:)

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Critters ~ this plump possum paid us an Easter Sunday visit, came up the driveway, he/she must have mugged the Easter bunny along the way:)

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Stitching ~  one of my WIP's will remain as such forever as I've lost interest in the design after a less than cordial reply from a very well established designer.  I politely asked if it would be possible to gleen the stitch count on one of her new charts, her reply was look at the chart when it was released.  I was left without an answer, unsure if the design size would work for me, and a clear message that my inquiry was nothing more than a bother.  Needles to say, the stitch count is no longer a concern to me and a bother I'll no longer be.  I share this tidbit for the simple reason I was a bit surprised, it's the only time I've ever had a less than cordial stitching experience.  I truly believe it was a rare occurrence, everybody has a bad day, I've no reason to think it'll happen again.  Still, I won't be finishing my WIP as it would only remind me of unpleasantness.

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Cooking ~ did your mom ever bring home that tangy ham salad from the local grocery deli?  Well, I'm here to assure that you can make easy-peasy ham salad with your leftover Easter ham, you might even have everything on hand in your pantry!

 ingredients

In case you're interested:

Chunk your leftover ham and grind with plenty of Bread & Butter pickles without juice (reserve the juice).

If desired, add a few onion chunks/celery/onion powder, grind again.

Transfer ground mixture into a mixing bowl.

Add reserved pickle juice a little at a time, very little ~ you want it on the dry side, mix well.  Remember, those pickle have a lot of juice in them!

Add mayo a small spoonful at a time, again think more dry than runny, mix well til you get a nice thick spreadable consistency.  You're done, enjoy!

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St. Patty's Day Update ~ here's our corned beef, (about 3 lbs flat cut), cooked in crockpot covered 3/4 with beef broth (nothing else) on low for 15 hours, yes ~ 15!  It never burned or got tough, flaked apart so nicely, no slicing needed, like buttah.  Hmmmm, seems the tater salad opted-out on having its' picture taken, you know how tempermental those taters can be!

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Thanks to each of you for visiting, I always enjoy our time together ~ wishing you all a lovely week to come!

Tootles, Sue