MY SATURDAY

Finally decided to clean a couple rooms and bring out a few Christmas decorations.  Since I don't have a significant other, no kids and no visitors it seemed like a waste of time.  But friend Lauren said it would do my heart good to see some holiday decorations around me.  And so I did.

The Christmas Cactus is blooming and has several buds which may be open by the 25th.  There use to be a beautiful huge Christmas Cactus in that pot but started dyeing off.  I tried to repot it, some parts continued to die but this has survived.

In the same photo, I made the top left doll and the bottom two dolls.  The child iron, cup and flatware is all I have left from my childhood toys.  My father unearthed them when working work in his backyard when in my 40's.

Below is the feather tree I made from scratch.  Can't recall from whom I purchased the dyed goose feathers but followed the directions, attached them to a dowel then decorated it with vintage tinsel and dollar store ornaments.  A homemade star is at the top but got cut off in the photo.  The square fence is a vintage piece purchased at a thrift store, the round base inside was from my grandfather's porch column base.  The Santa I made years ago and he has his own feather tree.  A faux poinsettia in the background. 

Oh, that brass boiler in the back left holding rugs was once used to bathe me in as a small child.  My parents were temporarily living with my grandfather who had no running water but did have an inside pump.  They would heat up water on the wood cooking stove and make the water comfortable for bathing.

On the harvest table is the Charlie Brown Christmas Tree and think I need to find a red Christmas ball to hang on it.  Finally, the Santa and Deer adaptation I hooked and Santa boot with bead stems inside.  And that is the extent of my decorating.

Then later that day I made some smoky potato chickpea stew.  

Here is the recipe if you like to try different soups and stews.

I've made this before and liked it.  Since I had a few russet potatoes left from a sale decided to finish them up with the stew.  Didn't have kale so used my fresh baby spinach usually used for green salads, also had a couple carrots so put them in the pot.  It was yummy once again and that will be tonight's dinner.

Now I've got to get in gear and draw another antique Santa and Deer rug pattern.  Happy weekend, happy hooking, knitting, stitching, reading, etc.

Saundra

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It's Rug Show Time Again

Sometimes I think people enjoy my blog more for the antique rug photos than what I'm hooking.  Hey, that's fine with me as it is an incentive for me to keep posting and looking for them.  So if you're one of those folks you're in luck.

Recently found is this Home Sweet Home rug with an almost obliterated lettering and date of March 1933 on the left side.  It was hooked with cotton and wool on jute.

An old Americana hooked rug ~ Uncle Sam holding a flag.  It measures 33.5 x 59 and dated 1900.  

Here is a close up of Uncle Sam himself where you can see more clearly the 1900 date below Sam.

Am pretty sure I've posted this antique rug previously and perhaps it was when it was auctioned previously.  The primitive cats rug was hooked late 19th century which measures 24 x 39.5.  Like other rugs recently posted it is from the estate of Elaine Buck.

                         

Dated between 1868-1933 is the floral.  I wonder if the hooker's or recipient's name was Rose.  They gave width of 31" wide but no height.  Is  hard to tell  with the angle of the photo if it is 31" square.

I really like this Lamb with blue bow, dimensions are 34 x 44 and the collection of Alain and Louise Huin.

When I first saw the above rug on the auction site it reminded me of the Reclining lamb (below) hooked late 19the century. 

Double Eagles, 38 x 43, hooked late 19th century and another rug from the estate of Elaine Buck, West Chester, PA.

And finally, a Horse with an outlined cropped tail hooked late 19th century.  In 1999 it sold for $1,725.

Still no clue what I'll hook when the 'Mary oh Mary' Comstock rug is finished but am still thinking and looking for what floats my boat for longer than 5 minutes.  

Had my annual flu shot yesterday and since it is so dang chilly made a pot of Smoky Potato Chick Pea Soup and it was delicious.  I saw the recipe on FB about a week ago.

This morning I checked my propane (backup furnace heat) since it was at 35% level I ordered a fill-up, the price today is $3.499 but the price is going up soon I fear.  It was announced that OPEC is reducing production of oil by 2 million barrels per day.  Hopefully my price for fill-up will stay that price until at least this first delivery.

Saundra

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