OH--DEAR ME--

 I best do a post before you all fire me and take me off your 'must' read list!!!

I have been busy--as I am one to keep busy all day--

but yet--I am don't seem to have alot of photos to 'prove' I have been busy!!!

I did finally decide to do get fabric prepared for '2' Christmas projects--

I got the nature blocks cut apart and decided on lattice and borders--

and it's all ready to stitch up--

and I got the lattice and borders figured out and cut-- for these Christmas blocks-

and got them all trimmed to size

So if I ever get the Christmas decorating finished and those boxes back in storage--

so I can move around and find the sewing machine--I can sew on these--

And here is where I left off on the Buttermilk Basin block top--

The outer border will be flannel and the second pc of flannel I ordered -- to try for the border just came in the mail yesterday--so once I get back to actual sewing--I will see if I like this new one better or not???

Remember I had bought a small 3'  pre-lite table top tree--thinking that would be all I would decorate this year--Welllll--

This happened instead--

and that is why I had to get my sewing cut up as I had to fold up the cutting table so I could move the patio table to the wall where the cutting table was and put up my big tree--

and I am glad I have this big tree up--I just have way too many decorations from years past to put on a small 3' tree--

and here it is at night all lite up--this year I went with clear lights with the gold tinsel--

it really is very pretty at night--and yes that is a large gift there already--from the girl child!!

I took Sunday all day and did my Christmas cards--I still love doing regular Christmas cards and getting them ready to mail--though I don't do as many as I used too--!!

And yesterday --it being Monday--the morning was spent doing Laundry--

and in the afternoon--I went down to the lobby area by the elevators on this floor and decorated the fireplace--each floor does there own decorations--and no body has done this floor--I don't have much to do something out there with--but did come up with some green garland and 2 red stockings and some pine branches for top of the mantel--so that is what I used for now--

Then I came back and cut the string of lights off the new 3' tree--Why you ask???

cause they burned out already--yep!!!  But Target is refunding me my money--and said to keep the tree--

now I am trying to decide if I want to decorate it and leave it on the patio table--or--

use it down in the lobby--I still have some cute smaller ornaments I couldn't put on the big tree this year--soooo??????

And what to do--how to display--or which ones to hang up--  Here is some of my Christmas quilts and wall hangings--I really could use a bigger apartment when it comes to decorating--but then I would have to clean a bigger place too--soooooo!!!!!

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Rant--would blogger and cell phone companies stop updating all the time--

it is getting really frustrating and trying --cause each time they do 'one' it takes longer and is more complicated that the old way--!!!!   Ok--said my peace--for now anyways!!!

KEEP WARM WHERE EVER YOU ARE--WE ARE COLD EVEN HERE IN FL--

AT LEAST I AM COLD!!!

LUV & HUGS, DI