Romance

I am a romantic! An historical one too! Double bad? Seeing a wedding always takes me back to ours....playing of Romeo and Juliet music at our non-traditional wedding 41 years ago. Loving every minute of it! So happy! 12 inches of snow on the ground...bright blue skys...so much to look forward to together! This Royal Couple seems to have a bit of real life in them. I wish them well and to be a couple that younger ones can look up to. God Bless Your Day in all the small things in Life, for they are very Large! The blessings! they just keep coming! Quilted ones too, Kari

Red And White Quilt Show

If we were in NYC recently, I am sure we would have gone to this quilt show!! Sit back and enjoy the pictures by way of Thequiltshow.com Quilted Love, Kari

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I just had to post this joke on both my blogs....just bear with me!! but that is me lately....trying to get a bunch of quilts on my Etsy Shop....Thimblestitiches...May your snowy days be full of life....even if your brain is full of Quilted Threads....such as mine!! Love!! Quilted Bear Here....Kari

New Years!

Happy New Year!! Our family was blessed with a get together in Bluffton between Christmas and New Years. We have birthdays galore in the winter months so we enjoyed singing and celebration of all our days of births. God has seen to truly bless our family with joy and tangible love that touches each one of our hearts in unique and special ways.


Times together is never a waste!! It may have had snow on the ground outside but our hearts were truly warmed as the kids played and the adults caught up on each other. We are a family too that can enjoy giving each other books...some of them copies of books that have blessed us in the last year and we want to share them.
Grandables sure have a way of growing up too!! I was able to snap a quick picture of 3 generations and all the Flick men too!! Andrew is going to "rise above" the other men soon! He is growing like a weed!! From my Quilted Heart to Yours!! Kari

MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

We had a sweet weekend visit with our sons'family from Bloomington. His wifes' Dad had a Christmas Cantata on Sunday Eve so the gals were all dressed up in their sweet pillowcase dresses their Mama had made them...
The dresses had fuzzy ball trim and they reminded me of little Christmas Balls running around with their dollies, holding the kittens and walking babies in the stroller.
The snow keeps falling everyday. It all started just two days after we got home from Vermont and parked the RV behind the cabin to unload it. I seriously sent out Email Christmas cards with Bing singing....I'm dreaming of a White Christmas...!! as only he can sing it...and oh, so true...it has been snowing since I sent that out. God blesses us!
My Hub also received a late birthday gift....Silver...he has been talking with his son about that and so while we were in Vermont I talked with Kev and we set it up that it would be delivered to his home for safe keeping. It arrived there on Gary's 61st birthday, November 16th. So, we REALLY REALLY surprised him. That is HARD to do! he is such a good guesser of gifts!..so now, we are seriously going to get into precious metals as our government seems to want to unline our pockets these days!!
While In Vermont I was envoloped in GREEN MOUNTAIN..they sold everything that was possible as organic and green grown. I had found the Mary Janes Magazine while we had our precious time with our sons' Steves family. The TSC was a favorite store of ours while there and it caught my eye at the checkout. It is a find. I love it. That is how we met up with the Alpaca Turkey Farm here in Indiana, through their ONE time adverticement in the back of the magazine. Anyways, there is a sisterhood you can join...I did as a rural farmgirl. It is fun, earning badges in the Sisterhood. I have to buy a denim shirt to sew them onto to wear around town. Yep! why not!!...... so PLEASE be safe driving in this unpredicable weather...watch out for flying reindeers....HOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO!!!! Yes, Merry Christmas!!! Quilted Christmas Bells!!! Kari

Warm Hugs

Summer Picture take by my DDinlaw gives us deffinately WARM HUGS and TRUE LOVE on a blustery, winter northern Indiana Day!! Hope it warms your heart too!! Busy Santas' Helper here on Hawthorn Road. Quilted, Crochet, Knitten, Felted, Sewn Up Love, Kari

What, No Lanolin?

Hey boys! What cha doin? We were so blessed this first Sunday of December! We visited the Turkey Creek Alpaca Farm and fell in love! The sweet couple that gave us a tour were very special folk. We talked a couple hours and chatted as we walked in the snow to the extra shelter they have on 2 acres across from their cabin home.
We had our first close encounter with the Alpaca. They are marvelous animals. Their fleece is so soft and is so compatible with the skin when enjoyed by a person in sweater form or scarves...no itch!!...no lanolin....and for those that want to harvest the fleece it is easier to card and make into skeins to be used by the knitting enthusiasts. This couple just bought their trailer to haul their products to winter events to sell their products. She knits with a knitting machine and makes gorgeous garments. Your imagination is your only limit. Being a crafter, quilter and person who enjoys yarns too the alpaca fiber is awesome!!....I wondered if you could use a knitting machine (Gary and I had thought of ways to make things with the fiber and had wondered if a machine would work with it) and she assured me that is how she makes so many things to sell, by machine!..of course she also enjoys doing things with hand knitting needles too. She also has a wonderful room in the cabin that is full of the fiber...and retail for purchase of socks, scarves, gloves, sweaters, capes...etc!
Now is a Buyers' Market, as in everything right now...they have 30 in their flock now..they had several fall births this year and have a couple crias due in May. We fit together with this couple like a hand in a glove!!...even our age....and...
As you can see their home..it looks alot like our cabin...hip roof...just not built as big. They enjoy a country home near the Amish and he has had farming experience. We had alot of questions answered and even the price can be recouped in a relative short time due to the interest in the Alpacas fiber now. People are wanting to get back more and more to the basics; using their hands to make purposeful things.
When we pulled into their drive we were struck with all the similarities,their home,their already mounted Barn Quilt on the porch...then we met them and had our tour of the farm...it was just a good day! We thank them for the time and so much freely given information. Yes, our horizon may have soft and furry Alpacas running into it with us....given the right time....and thoughts put into it. May we all dream....God Love You today!!....Be safe this holiday!!...and go ahead, Drink the Egg Nog!!....we will! Quilted Blessings!! Kari