Today's Royal Beginning

Katherine was absolutely gorgeous, almost as beautiful as my daughter and daughter-in-law on their wedding days.  Her Prince almost as handsome as my Son on his -- although neither as handsome as DH on our day. 

My Corination Mug



Getting Ready

For tomorrow's Event.  While watching Kate & William, I will be enjoying my morning coffee from this mug:

In 1953 I had a British penpal.  She asked that I send her several pairs of nylons (apparently still very difficult to get or pricey in post-war England) and she sent me this mug -- which decades later became the start of my mug collection. 

Could we say that I, a Grandmother, am having breakfast with the Groom's Grandmother prior to the service? 

 The house sparrows are very busy doing a spring clean-up on their nest which is under the patio eves.  In the morning Tri and Goldie monitor their comings and goings.


DH's Birdhouse Quilt

 While they are selecting this twig or that one, I must chose colors for my "nest" -- I'm only changing the color of the doors, but some Marketing Wizard feels that paint names need to be changed annual so there's still sample chips to get and decisions to be made.  

Spring = Shedding

But can anyone explain why an indoor-only cat grows a winter coat that needs shedding?  Goldy enjoys a consistent moderate temperature year-around.  And if the night-time setting is too cool, he could try snuggling under the quilt.   

Unfortunately he doesn't tolerate enough brushing time to deal with the shedding.  His mother should have taught him the "100 brush strokes a night" rule. 

Simple Gratitudes for Easter

• Bird song at dawn
• One's children
• One's grandchildren
• Furry companions
• Happy memories 

 and One's home - leaks & all.



Too little time

Years ago I took a workshop making the Polish Easter eggs, Pisanki.  The most difficult part was actually blowing out the raw egg.  Those eggs are long gone, but I still have the pens which were used to apply the wax.

Phone interruption. Lost Web Site Info.

After the pattern is painted on with the melted wax, the egg is dipped in the lightest color, allowed to dry, painted again & dipped again,  and so and so ending with the darkest color.  If you don't know your color combinations you soon learn.   I like the one-color look of those above.  Once the coloring has been finished, the wax needs to be removed.  

Wouldn't they make an interesting Table Runner for this season -- egg shapes with appliqued design on them and then they are appliqued to the runner's ground (green for grass? and for spring)?

Joining in common quilter's wail: Too little time; too many ideas.

The other evening Dave Letterman said in his list of the 10 top tax tips that trolls are not dependents.  After coping with IRS's electronic whims this past weekend, while others in this household dined and dozed, I know that Cats should be declarable -- as Heads of Household, as they see themselves to be.