Unfocused, Sort of Productive

My most very favorite childhood ornament.

I don't have any sewing pictures yet because today I am still cleaning the house. But not very methodically, as is my usual custom, more random...getting side-tracked frequently by the distractions of laundry, starting a fire, the chaos of the dining room table, someone's underpants on the floor in the living room (small, with fire engines---not mine), making piles to give away and piles to throw away. But a lot of cobwebs are gone now. My side of the desk is orderly. The laundry continues.
Tonight, Alewives Fabrics has their Men's Only Sale Night!!! I went and picked out our holiday gift to each other: the ingredients needed to make a new quilt for our bed. Thanks to Rhea for the kind help. You know she thanked me for my post about the store and told me I really made the store look great. I had to reply...Ummm, I actually just snapped a few pictures of a store that looks great already!!! My hubby is going there after work, and the snowy roads be damned. I know why I married him.

So let me introduce you to a couple of my favorite ornaments:

Made by Jake's mom, aka Grandma Nance.

Made by, or painted by (or both?) Carrie. The colors are better in person.


We have a box of molto fragile ornaments by the amazing Hannah. The sleepy mousie with acorn head is nestled in a milkweed pod. And the hummingbirds...maple seed wings and pine cone heads?! Come on. Fabuloso!
The knitting basket.

I love the way the light plays through this one.

So back to my scattered-style clutter-clearing, cleaning sort of day. Hopefully I will have a nice morning of just sewing tomorrow! I have two more shopping bags to crank out!