It's over? Maybe..... maybe not......

It's been a great two weeks of celebrating. Some days full, some days not.  So the two weeks have come to an end, but am I really done celebrating?  I think I'm going to look at each day as a celebration.  That's what life is meant to be anyway. Will try to turn every bad situation into a good one. Try is the operative word. Will succeed some days and some days I won't. But at least the effort will be there :)

Here is a tree in our small town of Shippensburg. I can't wait every Fall for it to turn. Just traveled by it a few days ago, and quickly grabbed my phone for a shot. It really brightens up the street!

This past weekend was our on line groups retreat. Holly, birds and berries was the theme.  I was able to finish the piece for Tanya.  She seemed very pleased with it, and I'm relieved.

I also was able to finish this stitched piece off.  Ok, don't laugh too hard. I'm not a quilter by any means, and the prairie cloth stretches a bit. So the top and bottom are crooked.  But, it makes it more "prim" for me lol.  I'll get better with practice.  I also had to fudge the fabric for the backing. It wasn't wide enough to go length wise, so I had to turn it sideways and cut it into two pieces. Finished it like  pillow in the back, so if I ever want to stuff it I can. 

Went to East Berlin again on Monday. Met up with Beth for dinner at Rocco's pizza.  She gifted me with some beautiful gifts for my Birthday.  Beth made the mat with the yo-yo's. They have old buttons on them. She did a wonderful job! The large acorn is a candle inside and the small acorns are from her mom to me :). She gave me a big bag full. I'll have fun displaying them.

 She also gave me some kitchen towels. Love the colors, and 2 patterns I can stitch up, along with a set of rusty keys that will go on a piece one day. I didn't get a shot of the pin I put right on my coat. It said I Love Rug Hooking... Thank you again Beth for dinner and my gifts! Loved spending the time chatting with you.

At Janice's, we worked a little.  Here are some pennies Beth was working on.

And here's the group.  Taking time out to chat.....  Janice's daughter Krista was here from Florida with her 14 month old daughter Emma. No shots of them though. It was a really nice visit.  Emma is just precious!

Really bad at taking pic's of my own work.  I will promise to get a shot of it tomorrow at the hook in.  Hard to believe it's Thursday already!  The week has flown by.  Looking forward to some hooking, and hopefully a room full of people!  Will work on getting some good pic's to share.  And thanks for letting me share my 2 weeks with you all lol.

Have a wonderful rest of your week :)