This is my first attempt at making my very own video. I think it turned out pretty good. I'm posting this mostly for my daughter Laura, who is spending her first fall in New Orleans. Maybe she can share it with her roommate and show what a beautiful place she grew up. And it is for my extended family, who I hope will get to come up here some fall to enjoy the colors with me. Enjoy.
Note: I am not Christi Cason and I don't know how to find her. Just a note for all those who ask.
Anyone who knows me well knows that I always wanted a big family. Since I can remember I always said that I wanted 6 kids. I didn't quite make it; we only have 4. If I had it to do over I probably would have gone for the 6.
I did however marry a man who was the baby of 12. Six girls and six boys.
There are about 65 grandchildren and probably around 20 or more great grandchildren. It makes for big and noisy family reunions!
With the writers strike doing away with new episodes of my favorites I've been surfing the channels more and I've found some really interesting new shows to watch.
My favorite is Kids by the Dozen on the TLC network. It is along the same lines as the shows they put on about the Dugger family.
It is educational and entertaining to watch these remarkable families in action. Each episode is about a different family. There are some really interesting ones. I can't say I would do everything the way they do, or that I agree with their decisions or the way they choose to live, but it is very interesting to watch.
I am amazed and impressed by the organization it takes. Some are better at it than others. There are great examples of living simply and there are examples of excess.
The one thing that has been evident in the episodes I've watched. There is a lot of love. No matter how crazy things get, they all seem to really love each other. That seems to be what makes it all work.
Another factor is that the parents, for the most part, seem to be extremely patient, even tempered people.
It is an enjoyable show and gives me a chance to indulge my fantasy of a house full of kids.
Pic: My husband's family in 1958. He is the adorable little guy, with the great big eyes, on the front row, far left. He was 3.
Note: I am editing this post to use as my Show and Tell post for Friday, October 26. I shared the story of Hattie and her quilt a couple of weeks ago and now I want to share a picture of the crocheted bedspread that my grandmother made. When I started to write the post I remembered that I had already posted about the spread so I decided to just link to that post. My grandmother is the little baby Hattie is holding in the picture on my other post.
Over at Posy there is a hilarious post about Jane's adventure going into London to pick up a Cath Kidston blanket she had ordered. When I saw the blanket I immediately thought of a blanket that my own dear Grandmother had crocheted many years ago when I was just a little girl.
The biggest difference is my Grandmother made her's from the thin cotton crochet thread. I remember her working on it. She would lay it out on her guest room bed and arrange the squares until she got them just as she wanted. It brings back many fond memories of watching her work on her projects. My Great Grandmother died when my Grannie was only 6 so my grandmother had no mother to teach her how to do needlework. She taught herself to crochet after watching some neighbor ladies crochet. She took a piece of fence wire and fashioned herself a crochet hook. She used string that she had saved from the closure of feed sacks. I remember her looking at pieces at friends homes and going home to crochet a sample piece to remember the pattern by. She truly was an artist in my opinion, though I'm sure she would never have considered herself one. I never had the skill for needlework. My mom sews beautifully and my daughter sews and crochets very well. I guess the old saying is right that talent skips a generation.
Check out Kelli's Blog for more Show and Tell.
Pic: My Grandmother's blanket. Circa: around 1963
I think others will like it too . You Grow Girl has a great post about growing plants in plastic bags. Check it out. Too cool!
Gracious Hospitality has great pictures and instructions on making Lavender baskets. I'll have to try one of those.
Teri's Paper Dolls is a site I found awhile back. If you like paper dolls you will love the site. Check it out.
Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management was published back in 1861. An interesting read. Women took the art of homemaking very seriously. We are so blessed to have so many conveniences today.
If you take part in the Walgreens rebate programs, here is a website that list their rebates by month.
Pic: Lavender in my yard. The only thing growing well in this drought.
Years ago, before I started my current business, I had a crafts business. I was in several craft malls and I did art and craft shows in the area.
During that time I met Terri Byrd. She is a wonderful polymer clay artist. You can see her work here. Be sure to check out her galleries. Her work is extraordinary.
Much of Terri's work is out of my price range, except for her adorable little fairies. I fell in love with them the first time I saw them. They are so tiny, only about 3 inches long, and so whimsical and sweet.
When I was a little girl I used to play around the roots of a huge Oak tree. I created fairy rooms in the nooks around the roots. I would make beds out of grass and leaves and bowls and cups out of acorn caps. I would imagine that at night the fairies would come out of the woods and play in the rooms I made. In my imagination the fairies looked very much like the ones that Terri makes. I think they are perfect, right down to the tips of their tiny little toes.
Come back soon.
