LOOK WHAT MY HUBBY DID....

I came home from work tonight to homemade baked sub sandwiches, pups fed and dishes done. 

How lucky of a lady am I?!! 

I love being married to that man!!

TJO

RASPBERRIES, JUNEBERRIES AND JAM

Let canning season begin!

I did my test run on raspberries and juneberries by making some really simple perserves.

Cant wait to see whats next in the canning line....better go turn the sprinkler on the garden now....

Happy Harvest.
TJO

   I received these adorable flannel blocks a while back from Loft Creations.  After 3 foot surgeries and a wedding, I am back in business on my NEW sewing machine (more on that later) and this is the first of many Project Linus blankets to be donated made from the blocks.
   I have shared the blocks with my mom and grandma to also make donation blankets for Project Linus.
  

The Project Linus Mission

Project Linus is comprised of hundreds of local chapters and thousands of volunteers across the United States. Each volunteer and local chapter all work together to help us achieve our mission which is to provide love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new, handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer "blanketeers."

Together we have distributed over three million blankets to children in need since our inception in 1995.

Want to become a "blanketeer"?  Check out: http://www.projectlinus.org/index.html

Thank you to Loft Creations for your fun idea and donation! 

Have a great day!

Love,

Blanketeer Tara.

WITH A LITTLE HELP

I was finally able to finish my Hobo Bag.  My parents and great friend visited over the weekend of the 4th of July and the projects being completed were pouring out.

The guys worked on the deck while my mom helped me finish up some projects.  Isnt this bag so much fun and oh the stuff it can hold is endless.  Mom was very patient in taking me step by step through the pattern instructions.

Other projects are soon to come along with pictures of the awesome deck that is now attached to our house!

Off to try out that thing people call "relaxing."  It sounds pretty awesome!!  :)

TJO

TODAY I DID...

...very little compared to my usual weekend accomplishments.  BUT..I did work on these hot pad holders and sure had fun.  I am learning with each one and cannot wait to do my extra fun ones my mom got me to do!

Off to bed to start a new dish rag now and enjoy my nice clean sheets.  I just love the feeling of fresh sheets, dont you?

Guten Nacht.
TJO

I WISH I WAS......

Here again.......

These were our first steps on the ocean and just the beginning of our wedding vacation.  We packed 6 adults and, oh gosh, 8 suitcases and 4 bags into a midsized car!  It was quite the trip from Orlando to Flagler Beach, but in the end we have many stories and laughs from it. 

We ate at a cute place just across the street from the ocean and took turns walking over to the ocean to dip our toes in.  We all went for a beach stroll to work off the great food and fun drinks then.  You are always bound and determined to see something you really don't care to see when strolling the beaches in Florida!!  We got a picture, but trust me and take my word for it!

The dock was beautiful and we couldn't wait to be one of the many beach combers for the next 4 days.

  After our stroll on the beach we were able to catch the very end of the local farmers markets.  We all went nuts with vegetables!  After it was all purchased and bagged up, Josh asked just where we were going to put it in the already over packed car.  We just laughed. Put mom in first and then surround her with bags, it worked perfect and off to the beach house we went..................