Beary cute!

Friday the 13th.  Does it hold any significance for you?  Not for me really but why push my luck...amirite?  Cutest apron ever found on Pinterest today.......and love this little feather quilt!  Bear cub in a tree in Lake City, Colorado, how cute!   He's outside a local eatery just lazying away the day.  Fantastic Friday!

Tuesday's musings......

We had a dusting of snow overnight and a balmy 7 degrees F. this am.  I still don't have the tree up but I am ever hopeful it will be done today!  Got all the names cross-stitched for the 4 new stockings and I think all the stuffers are ready to go in them.  Once I start loading them up we'll see.   Mr. Outdoors and I went Christmas shopping yesterday and got it all done except for my older sister and a great-nephew,  (13 years old) will most likely get money and sister is very hard to buy for.  What to do.....she is a quilter and has all the fabric in the world.....she doesn't drink coffee or tea.....she is diabetic so no sweets.....on and on.  I am hopeful I will find something for her!  I am enthralled with these sweet candle holders and am on the lookout for silver ladles in the thrift shops......sweet! Outstanding Crochet blog posted this cute granny square dress, made for the svelte for sure but oh so cute!  Happy Tuesday!

Jam making......

I haven't posted for awhile....busy with Christmas gifts being made. Cold bitter weather has set in for the last week and it can leave any time as far as i'm concerned.  The last two days have been spent making apricot and blueberry jam.  No fresh apricots available this time of year so experimented with dried.  After soaking the apricots overnight, cooking and then running thru the blender the jam turned out good! Some will be given as Christmas gifts and some Mr. Outdoors and I will eat.  Such a great jam making time when it is cold outside, really warms the house up and oh, the smell is wonderful!  Christmas shopping is almost done and stocking stuffers are getting there.  Made 4 new Christmas stockings, our Family has expanded this year!  Sometimes our Christmas celebration is in Colorado and sometimes in Kansas, it will be Kansas this year.  What with our Family spread out and some of them having to work the Holidays this is what will work best for everyone.  Doesn't really matter where ...just as long as we can all be together.  

Buttermilk pancakes with bacon entwined.

Made buttermilk pancakes with bacon in the middle, Mr. Outdoors request and they were delicious.  Have you ever tried buttermilk syrup?  I got the recipe from pinterest and I will never buy syrup again, we love it.  Spending a few days in our Colorado home and noticed I missed bringing in one of the hummingbird feeders.  This birdie and his friend were enjoying the last of the nectar, now I will hate bringing it in when we leave.

A couple that "caught my eye"

I have made a lot of quilts, I mean a lot!  There are really not too many today that really catch my eye so to speak.  These two I saw on pinterest recently and they

really caught my attention.  The top one is so unique, they look like hanging baskets.  The bottom one is very simple blocks but the quilting just blows me away.  It's all about the quilting!  Very cold in Kansas right now....20 degrees this am but warming up towards the weekend...yipee!

Christmas gift for sewing friends....and me too!

 How cute is this?  Caddy for your sewing machine.  I am always reaching for scissors, pins, marking pencil ect, even has a thread catcher.  The ironing board caddy is cute too.

Fire pit seating....

These would be great for sitting around the fire pit!  Leather jacket from goodwill (not white) cut up, foam and tacks...you're there!  November is here and we are still having warm temperatures and boy oh boy the leaves are falling.  I would be hard pressed to remember a year where the trees were so beautiful as this year.  Simply gorgeous! Fun Friday.....