A Lot Going On . . .

There has been a lot going on lately, all of it good: decorating, entertaining, dinner with friends, a Christmas luncheon with friends, and two upcoming guild Christmas parties. . . Today was a  calm day, so I thought I would fully finish this cross stitch piece on which I put the final stitches on Thanksgiving Eve. It has yet to be pressed. Why? I cannot for the life of me find my sticky mounting boards. There is absolutely no doubt that all of my finishing supplies came with me, but where they are hiding is beyond me so framing this piece will have to wait. (I’ll have a whole year to find my supplies :-).

While searching for my supplies, I found this with my sewing things. Good Heavens!!! What is this fifteen inch, heavy tool doing in my quilt studio? Beats me. Lord knows I had tried to give away all the tools in my basement, but evidently there were no takers for this one.

I’m thinking it might possibly have been used to remove horseshoes. Please correct me if I am wrong. My dad’s paternal grandfather drove a hansom carriage in Boston in the late 1800s and he had a horse. Here he is with my great grandmother out for a drive in their buggy.

So how did this end up in my quilting studio? Beats me. What am I going to do with it? Well, that was easy . . . I stuck it in my tool carrier in the basement. :-)

Actually, I have found all kinds of fun/interesting/ items during unpacking. My favorite by far is my “Official Membership  Card for the Lassie Get-Up -And- Go Club.” I found a cute little frame for it and have it tucked in with my mantel displays. When folks spot it, it brings smiles. The Lassie show, a Sunday night staple, was sponsored by Campbell Soup. In tiny  print along the bottom it reads: “Once a day … Every day…SOUP! Gives you Get Up And Go!” I don’t ever remember seeing it since I was a kid. All the identification information on the back was printed by my mom. Where had it been all these years and how did it get packed up in the move??? Beats me, but it’s fun.  

Speaking of cute frames, look at this one that I found at Michael’s; it lights up. It’s perfect for displaying this photo of my young cousins which was taken on Thanksgiving. They are wearing their Christmas pajamas which they traditionally receive on Thanksgiving night.

It doesn’t seem possible but the oldest four are now in their second year of college. Time flies but the tradition continues.  

Enjoy this busy, happy season; no stress allowed. ;-)