Pistachio Cake.....It's Green and Delicious!

I've been into the watercolors once again! Made a watercolor pistachio cake and while I was at it baked one, too. Some of the rug hooking gals are coming over tomorrow for a day of pulling loops so we can enjoy some cake for dessert!

Feel free to right click and print the recipe.

Someone asked about the rugs in the post below. All of the designs are by Sally Kallin of Pine Island Primitives. She sells the patterns on her website.

Have a wonderful weekend and Happy St. Patricks Day.

Happy Trails......Ginger

The Wool Dust Flew!

What a fun workshop with Sally Kallin of Pine Island Primitives. Made a lot of great new hooking friends and learned so much. The food was fabulous and the inspiration was everywhere you looked.




Pati Jane went with me and she worked on a rug "Merrily down the stream" and she did a fantastic job on each and every aspect of it.




Don't you just love her bunny and chicks.



I did get a big part of the farm scene done.


Below is what everyone else was working on.










If you ever get the opportunity to take a workshop they are a lot of fun and you always learn something. Now I just need to get that big ol' rug done!

Happy Trails....Ginger

What a Surprise!

The ol' flu bug bit me...OUCH but I'm on the mend. So if you get it go to the doctor and get tamiflu it will fix you up and fast.

Yesterday I was taking Sloan out to my truck for a ride into town. He goes to "MoMo's" Day out or school twice a week for a couple of hours. He enjoys his friends and teachers and I get a walk in and some groceries bought. Well as I opened my the back door to my truck what a surprise.....of all things the cat. AS you can imagine I was SHOCKED. I hadn't been in my truck and then I remembered asking Danny the day before to take my sis some papers to work. Miss Kitty must have snuck in when he was getting things between the two trucks.

Now if that wasn't surprise enough she had kittens right there on top of a pile of jackets. Thank goodness she didn't make a mess. Sloan was more than overjoyed at the sight and couldn't quit laughing at me. All the time I'm thinking my truck! I just bought it last year brand spanking new....again so thankful she is such a GOOD cat and didn't make a mess.

Well now the moma and her kittens are safely in a box nearby and I must say she is doing a good job.

Sloan now is telling everyone that the cat laid eggs and had kittens. His big question is "Momo are you proud of the cat?".....I sure am she didn't make a mess!

Guess we will be looking for some new homes for some kittens and see about getting Miss Kitty fixed.




Happy Trails...Ginger

Working on Two Big Rugs

Give Ye Thanks a pattern by Lori Brechlin can be found at Spruce Ridge Studios. I purchased this pattern last year while in a shop in Liberty, Mo. I'm back to working on it and hope to have it finished up very soon.



This is a big rug by Pine Island Primitives I purchased last year at the Lenexa Rock Creek~Hook in. This weekend I'll be off to take a workshop by Sally Kallin in Tyler, Texas. I hope to get a large part of it done while at the workshop. It's a whopping 39 x 50 inches.

Well that will be two big rugs I hope to have completed soon. I'm sure I'll be ready for some little chairpads or mats by the time these two are done!

Happy Trails....Ginger

We Need....

We do need some spring rains....sure is dry in Oklahoma. The winds keep everything dry and most of the state is still on fire alert.

Here is a little doodle for you.

It's a busy Monday morning with my lil' guy. He came over this morning with a fishing pole so we may just have to go for a walk this afternoon and see if the fish are biting!

Hope you can find a few minutes during your busy day to enjoy something you enjoy!

Happy Trails...Ginger

Showers of Blessings!

Jenn had a wonderful baby shower today. Thank you so much to my sisters and sister~in~laws and her friend Leslea for putting it all together. The cake and snacks were so wonderful. She received so many wonderful gifts for the baby and by the end of the shower it looked like enough for triplets.

Here is the rug I have been working on and I did get it finished in time. Jenn is decorating Eva's room with owls.




The cake was so good and loved how it was decorated.



Only 8 more weeks to go!



They played the dirty diaper game...eewww! We do have a winner.



Jenn with her best friend's lil' girl.



Jenn's mom~in~law.



Danny's mom and Pati Jane.




Gifts galore....


Megan, Mandy and Maggie helped Jenn with the packages.



Now all we need is a sweet baby girl to hold.....I'm sure those 8 weeks will pass in no time!

Happy Trails.....Ginger

Freebie Friday!

Been doodling again...another free doodle for you! Use it however you choose.

Finished up a rug this evening and will share it with you in a few days. I'm ready to find my hook again and pull a few loops. First I need to do a bit of cleaning :)

Wishing each of you a happy Friday and a weekend full of fun!

Happy Trails....Ginger

While Traveling.....

On our way home last weekend from the hook~in we stopped by one of our favorite shops....Saltbox Primitive Woolens located at Warsaw, MO. If your in the area and enjoy rug hooking be sure and stop by you will be glad you did.



Patty is the shop owner and she opened up Sunday afternoon just for us Okies! Thanks so much :)



Inspiration everywhere you look.


















Well each of us gals found something we just had to have...So glad we had the opportunity to stop by!

Happy Trails.....Ginger

Rock Creek Hook~In and Friends

It was a packed crowd this last Saturday in Lenexa, Kansas at the Rock Creek Hook~In. Great vendors, wonderful friends, awesome rugs, and lots of FUN!



I made the trip with Sandra, Pati and Ann....Ann is missing in the photo. It was her very first hook~in and she was in heaven with all the shopping!



Our good Kansas friend "Robin"



Primitive Betty and her sister in law Robin. We always have such a good time with these gals...just wish we had more time to spend with them.


Now on to the rugs....here is just a sampling of some of the rugs on display...enjoy!

















We stopped at several shops on our trip and I'll share some of our adventures with you on another day....need to get busy and finish a rug!

Happy Trails....Ginger