Where to Start? Birthday Fun!

There was no hiding from my birthday this year - Not that they bother me that much - just hard to believe it rolled around so fast again!   I think it was only a few years ago I was looking forward to turning 16 to drive, right? 

I have to say - I am one of the luckiest people in the friends department!  I just am in awe at the generosity and talent that comes from their hearts and hands.   Truly overwhelming.   Will show you all the wonderful goodies I received in person and via the mailbox!

Yesterday - Kathy gave me this bowl of goodies - A wonderful (and very heavy) resin bowl that resembles the old treenware, some floss, some praire cloth, some dye, some wool, and she stitched up this great kitty using a pattern by Betty Dekat.  Whatever Kathy puts her hand to is wonderful whether stitching, hooking, sewing, whatever!  She is one talented lady!  I'm so happy to call her friend!

Pam sent me a wonderful tea towel and some gorgeous wool! Thank you so much Pam - just love it and can't wait to hook with it!  (that would be Riley and Miles watching the men pick up the recycling!)

Chris (Mystical Primitives) is another wonderful and talented lady - I think she's been in my house and knows just what I like - Chris sent me some old cookie cutters (of which i have a small collection !), some wonderful wool, the coolest wooden bunny from old wood, note pad, calendar and coupon caddy!  Thank you so much Chris!

Rebecca - who is another talented hooker - check out her ebay auctions,  sent me a "Punkin Pincushion" - Just love it - it's made from wool !  Too cool - Thanks Rebecca!

Another extremely talented lady Debbie sent me some treasures from her hands.  She and I both share a love of kitties!  She got me this Beeleek Irish Kitty dish - really cute, some bubble bath, a tiger, and she made these wonderful envelope kitties (out of ticking no less - love that ticking!)  Another lady that whatever she puts her hands to is great - She and Chris amaze me at what they accomplish.  Check out Debbie's auctions on ebay -

Yesterday when I was at the Grant Street hook-in, Linda treated me to some wool!  If you live in the area or are 2 1/2 hours or whatever from Grant Street- it's worth the trip - Linda has everything you need to hook - and I mean everything - I call it a full service salon - she and Kathy even sew around your rugs for your and steam them for you if you ask - heck she will even hook a few loops if you ask her!  THANK YOU LINDA FOR BEING YOU!

Like I mentioned above, yesterday I decided to spend my birthday out in Chambersburg at the Grant Street hook-in - I didn't tell the girls I was coming as I didn't want any to-do for my birthday.  Instead I decided to go and bring everyone cupcakes.  It was another fun day and productive!  Can't show you what I was working on as it was my challenge pattern for AAPG but I did manage to pull a few loops.  It was a busy day there - I think there must have been 15 or more hookers milling about at one time!   Poor Kathy's butt never made friends with her chair because she was always up up and running and helping everyone out. What a girl!   Looks of chatting and talking going on and lots of sillyness like normal. 

See that Jill in the background giggling and Kathy in the foreground - they were up to something I think - Beth and Barb were good girls - working hard!

Had to laugh - Kathy went to cut some wool for Joan and everyone gathered around - Okay - "How many hookers does it take to cut a yard of wool?"

Kathy still working checking people out - (told you there was a lot of new wool that people could not resist buying!)

This is towards the end of the night - Poor poor Linda - look how weary she is - Well I don't blame her - That Kathy and Aaron are handfuls - they are like two little kids picking on each other when they get together and Linda has to deal with them on a daily basis! LOL! 

Another long nite but I left early at around 11:15!   Really wanted to stay but as much as I don't mind driving - i don't like winter - and driving where i have to stay closed up in the car and can't open my windows isn't much fun.  I'm still happy I went!

This pic is for Beth -- it's a rug I did a few years ago - It is by Wendy Miller of the Red Saltbox and was a free pattern in the Jan/Feb 2006 issue of Rug Hooking Magazine - So here you go Beth - you asked me to put a pic of it on the blog! 

I'll leave you with a few pics that I took on Wednesday --

(sure glad I'm not Riley - sometimes Jonesy can be a little "stinker"!)