This and That

I hope you had a lovely Holiday weekend.
I always think about my Daddy.
He is buried in the National Cemetery in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
When I lived in New Mexico, I would visit around Memorial Day.

I have my patriotic decorations out.
They'll stay up until after the 4th of July.

I do love Quirky!
The cat and owl vases are from the West Elm Fairy Tale collection.
Perfect for a cat and owl lover!

I finished knitting a shawl.

It is light weight from Lion Brand Shawl in a Ball.

And, I'm all set for my summer hibernation.

(I hibernate because of the heat.)

I have plenty of yarn! 

I found the pattern for the shawl in Knit Simple Holiday 2017 magazine.

Wishing YOU well and much joy! 

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Sometimes You Just Need To Go Shopping!

I'm a big Susan Branch fan.
I love her books.

And, I love her mugs.
She designs them all.
First on paper!
She sends the designs off to England where they are made.
Dunoon, fine bone china.

Many months ago I ordered the first three of her mugs.
The mugs are covered with her wonderful watercolor designs --
even on the handles.
They arrived in time for my birthday coming up this week.

Each mug is very different.
They hold 16oz of tea, soup, stew -- anything you might want 16oz of!
I admit, I haven't tried beer in a mug!

I think my favorite is the Go Green or Earth/Nature mug.
I love the quote:
"Most know the earth is utterly enchanted."

Susan recently announced that she had more mugs in the works.
I decided I just needed to go shopping!

Shop I did.

There are four new designs:
Bluebird, Martha's Vineyard, and Santa -- all 16oz.
Some folks requested a smaller cup and 11oz Autumn will fit that bill.

Each cup is sold separately or a group of three
(Bluebird, Martha's Vineyard, and Santa).
Autumn is sold separately only.

New designs mean the old designs will be retired.

Yes, I ordered all four -- Christmas presents for me!

You can find details on her blog -- click on the shopping icon.

Wishing YOU well and much joy!

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Memorial Day

On this Memorial Day

I'd like to share my Daddy with you.

He fought in World War 2 in the South Pacific and he

was one of the lucky ones ... he came home.

On his return he spent a lot of time at Brooke Army Hospital in San Antonio.

He didn't talk about the war, just said when he came home he could only eat

life savers and coke.

Daddy died January 1973 from lung cancer.
He is buried in the National Cemetery in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
He had the most beautiful blue eyes.
I miss him.

Rest in Peace, Daddy.

Red, White and Blue

I'm lazy this holiday weekend and went to Flickr

for a little Red, White and Blue help.

Images Courtesy of Flickr

1. Red, White, & Blue, 2. #185 - Red, White & Blue, 3. RED, WHITE, and BLUE!, 4. Red White and Blue, 5. red white and blue, 6. Red White & Blue, 7. Red, white and blue, 8. Crochet: Red White & Blue Pin Cushion, 9. Red White and Blue Stars and Stripes For You

Have a wonderful Memorial Day Holiday.

Thank you to our hostesses:

Mary for Mosaic Monday

and 

The Tablescaper for Seasonal Sunday.

Remembering

(Thanks to my blogging friends for helping with this post.)