Vintage Thread

I acquired a small, but fabulous, collection of vintage sewing thread. Most of the spools are wooden, dating from the 1960's and 1970's. One possibly from the 1950's. As a sewer only familiar with plastic spools, I do love the novelty of them, even the one made of Styrofoam. I definitely want to display them, rather than use them, so I found a great jar at the Container Store to display them. It's only half full, so I guess I need to hunt for more to fill it up.

It has some great greens 

 

And great prices

 

My half-full jar

Cold Enough (in Houston) for a Fire

It's cold (for Houston) so I decided that today was the day I would use my fireplace. I've lived here for over a year and haven't never used it. I bought a fire log from H-E-B, but didn't realize until I got home that it was too short for my grate. It's burning to the side of the fireplace, rather than in the middle. Note to self: buy long fire logs!

Lawn Ornament?

Norman, Josh and Candice's dog, hangs out at Mimi and Papa's house on a regular basis. He does like to spend time by the pond. I caught him one day in a perfect pose for the camera...

A fabulous Apple

I buy organic apples from H-E-B, the best place to get them (IMO). They get them from the great Northwest, which produces some of the finest apples. This time I wound up with miniature apples, and the one I grabbed on Monday had a wonderfully long stem, so much so that I decided to share...

Elizabeth and Her Duck

Jess and I took Elizabeth shopping where she picked up her very own yellow duck! Isn't she the cutest baby in the world??

It's January 11, 2010 and my goal is to blog all year of the significant (and mundane) things that God does in my life. I have great aspirations and hopes for what this year will bring, and I want to remember it all.