Aurora's Quilting Corner and more

I have been working on making someones Christmas different, and I thought I was doing just fine. Older couples in their 90's and a lady that is living on her own and basically having no body. Do I wish I could do more. Yes, I wish!! What is Christmas? Is it about Black Friday and spending money, none of us really have. Is it about this materialistic chaos that we are producing ourselves? Personally, I think not...but who am I just a small voice in a small town in Northern New York. After Sandy hit one of my son's friend got deployed to help, he came back and showed me his pictures. I thought : I am blessed that it didn't hit us as hard, but he said something that caught my attention. He said: This was the rich area that got hit! The area where people throw a bike away because a brake pedal is broken. I looked up and said, it is easier for them to buy a new bike than to fix the old. Scary thought! So, what is it to me? I went to Michael's Craft Store yesterday, foun...

Hello, yes me again. Here are my newest fingerless gloves I made.

How close happiness and sadness is I never understood until this week. As we celebrated three birthday's in our family. My son's 21st, my brother's 38th, and my 46th we also had a memorial service for my aunt that has passed away this week and that on Thanksgiving. Do we have reason's to be thankful? Yes, we all do and I would like to focus on my reason's for a moment. First, my boy's. Can I be thankful that they are growing into loving and handsome men? Oh yes. Both of them have a heart out of gold. This week my youngest just came up and hugged me....and we are talking about a 18 year old. The older one as mentioned turned 21. Did he go out and party? YES, as he should but his younger brother was his DD and at 2 am I got a message text message saying: We are on the way home! Does anyone realize how huge this is? I do and I am beyond thankful for that! Second, my family in Germany. All of them, all, thought of me on my birthday even though they were gettin...

I have been blessed with time. So I am enjoying the fact that I can go into my barn and create. These are the newest creations I hope you like them just as much as I do. Have a wonderful sunday

American is stunned about child and adoleshence obesity, after my encounter with Primary School Lunches yesterday, I am not so much anymore. Are you asking yourself why? Well, let me tell you my story. In the last week I was invited to have two lunch dates with children out of my neighborhood. Normally, I don't have time for this since I work and go to school fulltime but right now I am without a job and school hasn't started up yet again. First lunch wasn't too bad tacos...even though I asked myself what kind of meat it was that I was eating. While sitting there I was looking around...what do the children eat? What do they bring from home? Not much that I was impressed me. Then came my second lunch date and my second experience with a school cafeteria...don't get me wrong I know they make food for hundred of kids, and the children pay just $2 per meal, but what I ate and saw was a bit too much formy tastebutts. It was hamburger day with tater tots, rolls, ham sand...

Lately I have noticed that I am thinking about multitasking more, why most likely because I have a break from college. Which means I have way to much time on my hand! So, I have tried things out. I made a rug out of of fabric, pin cushings, dish rags out of cotton and so on. It's just been a pleasure trying new things out, and hoping that one day I actually make money with the things I make. Right now I know it is a hobby but I just enjoy producing nicknacks. So this is my try out this weekend, like it? Have a good monday dear bloggers

I remember Garage sales as something fun to do and you were always able to find the special something! Now that I am the adult I have to admit things have changed. So I go through my house and find all the things I want to get rid off and I include all of my quilts. On table with awesome rag quilts, backs, normal quilts, pillows and rugs. You name it it's all there. First day I sit out and bore myself to death so I crochet to make myself feel good enough about all the work of carrying the stuff out, I made $ 5. Are you kidding me? I sit out there for how long? I make more going to work in 1 hour than I did sitting out there for hours, but I listen to friends and family. Tomorrow will be better. It was I made $30. Question is why though? People don't have money, economy is down and out and everybody is trying to find things cheap, free or for a little as possible. I do understand that I am in the same boat. And what can we do against it? Blaming the government is easy, but ...