Count Your Blessings...

Welcome dear needlefolk friends, and

 happy St. Patrick's Day to all!

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This is what I do, 

when I have a hard time

 falling to sleep...

And it works every time to help shut

my busy mind down!

Some of you may remember a St. Patrick's

sampler I released a few years ago...

"Milly & Molly O'Mally"

But, wait until you see how 

Tiffany Joy Burns finished hers...

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE her creative touch!

She filled the top with batting and the

lower third was filled with plastic beads to 

help it stand up nicely!

You could also use ground walnut shell,

sand, rice, beans, popcorn seeds etc.

Thank you so much Tiffany for sharing your 

lovely stitching and finishing!

This pattern is available in my Etsy Shop,

but I'll be away for a few days...a short delay
in shipping...sorry for the inconvenience!

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Beings it's St. Patrick's Day, 

let me tell you I know first hand 

the qualities of a true 

Irishman...I'm married to one!

My Irishman is actually a descendant of a very rowdy 

Irish clan (the "Black" clan) that was thrown out of Ireland 

many years ago because of political views!

To this day his family has 

remained very political, during

my husband's college days he 

campaigned for his father

William Black Sr. who was sheriff of

La Crosse County for 10 years, and

a police officer for 24 years prior

to that.

Plus, my husband's cousin

Carl Halverson, also served as sheriff

of La Crosse County for 12 years.

What I love best about my Irishman

is his kind and gentle natural, and

I must mention he truly has

the Irish gift of gab!

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Check out these amazing

red haired maidens...

Hope you enjoyed this St. Patrick's Day!

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Catherine. Sheppard. 1810.

Update...

This is my latest progress on Catherine,

I've been preoccupied with so many

different things this week...not 

enough stitching time!

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This is the time of year when the 

countryside looks so dreary...

For local readers, if these pics look

familiar...they were taken at the Bangor Park.

Love the sound of a babbling brook!

Love this spot, will have to come back

when the weather warms up...great place to 

sit and stitch!

So, so dreary!

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Guess what?

I'm planning on running away from home...

Seriously, bags are all packed,

and I'm leaving tomorrow morning!

I'm off to Milwaukee, all by myself

while my guys stay home to hold down the fort!

It's my birthday present to myself,

beings they got to go to California and Texas

this past year while I stayed home to

take care of our sick dog Winston!

So if you see this "Soul" in traffic...please HONK!!

I'm taking my laptop with me so I can 

still stay in touch!

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Farm Shop Will Be

"CLOSED" on Saturday!

Will re~open next Saturday, on March 25th.

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Weekend Soul Food...

The words of a man's mouth 
are as deep waters, 
and the wellspring of wisdom
as a flowing brook.

Proverbs 18:4...KJV

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Blessings from me to you,

Tammy