Antique Postcard.....

I found this postcard amongst my late Dad's stuff. It was sent to my grandmother in Staten Island but I don't know who it is from. No siggie. But the postmark is December 24, 1908. Pretty cool!

Blessings, Cathi

March Rudy Day.....

I now have time to get on the Rudy Day bandwagon and will start posting again on this blog....at least on or near the 25th.

I sat in my new bedroom last night watching Home Alone 2 - Lost in New York. It wasn't the movie on the "official" Christmas list over at MHH. That was White Christmas but my DVD player doesn't work on the archaic tv we have in our bedroom so I am limited to whatever is on cable. Glad a semi-Christmas movie was on. I finally got around to checking off which Christmas cards I received this past year. I have about 7 on the list that I received from but didn't send to. I probably need to add them to the send list for this coming year. But there were many more that I sent to and didn't receive.

I also FINALLY put the binding on this quilt from this past year. This is a picture of it without the binding. The binding is the same green fabric that I used for one of the borders. I put on my other blog that I would put the binding on the weekend after I posted about it.....way back in January. Guess I told a little fib. Glad the blog and quilting police don't know where I live!



I'll have to post later what my plans for April Rudy Day are.....'cause I don't know myself!

Blessings, Cathi

Now that Christmas DAY is over.....

I was going to say "Now that Christmas is over" but it isn't. Christmas DAY is over for 2008 but not Christmas or the spirit of Christmas.

But since the DAY is over for this year, I will be putting this blog on hiatis for a while. Please visit me over at Shakerwood Primitives to keep up with my goings on including Rudy Day.

Blessings, Cathi

Merry Christmas to all......

May the spirit and peace of the day be in your heart all year!

Blessings, Cathi

I hope the birds like me.....

Dear Son #2 and I made filled the orange "bowls" tonight with homemade suet.

He's concentrating really hard.

Here are a few of them finished and ready to hang. There are 14 in all.


A not too clear picture of the tree after I put the orange cups on it. It was dark and my camera doesn't take pictures too well at night.


And finally a picture of the cups at work. The mix has lard, wheat flour, corn meal, sugar, bird seed, peanut butter and dried cranberries. Who could refuse a meal like that?! I hope we have some visitors soon.

Blessings, Cathi

Holiday Tour of Homes .... Day 4

I'm finally feeling better enough to post more pictures. These are some of the upstairs trees. I never did put up the tree in the boys room. Dear Son #2 hasn't cleaned his room enough for me to make my way to the other side of the room without the possiblity of breaking my neck. But I just refuse to clean it for him. He's 19. Let him live in the mess....I'll just shut the door.


This is the upstairs landing. These stockings I made for the kids about 15 years ago. I only fill the last 3 since Dear Daughter #1 is married now with a home of her own. But the others use theirs. The key to a good stocking is making it LOOK big but in reality doesn't hold very much. They don't get anything exciting, just a Christmas pez, cracker jacks, some other candy and socks usually. Dear Son #1 asked for fingernail clippers in his this year. I mean really, son. They are only a couple of bucks at just about everywhere. Kids are funny.


Here is a close-up......


This is the tree in our bedroom. I don't have a tree skirt on this one yet. On the list for next year (that's what I said last year!)

I did spend the weekend baking. I made 20 dozen cookies. I don't think I ate any real food this weekend, just cookie dough. I think I need some real food. Tonight I put tree #7 out on the back deck with lights. I cut 7 oranges in half, scooped out the inards and dried the shells in the oven. I hope to make some suets tomorrow night after work, put them in the orange shells and hang on the outside tree with some red bows. I think the birds will like it and the cat will enjoy the entertainment.

Blessings, Cathi

Holiday Tour of Homes .... Day ??

Sorry I didn't post the past two days like I thought. I've been fighting a cold for over a week and the cold finally won. I was out of work all day on Wednesday and had medicine head all day Thursday. I did make it through the whole day at work (trying to save my vacation time for next week). I hope to post the last of my pictures this evening or tomorrow.

Blessings, Cathi