I like....

Yeah! We have internet again! 

Weather and construction south of

us took out our internet for a couple

of days. Hopefully, this will post....

I like having internet!

I forget sometimes how much I do use

the internet. Email...reading blogs...taking

classes online...

I like being a Grandma!

And....

We just found out that Grandchild #9

is on the way in late Spring. So excited!!!!!

I like Nativities

I collect Nativities and display

the entire how with them every

December. Our town has a 

Creche Festival the second

weekend of the December. 

I always try and display one

or two of my own.

I like reading all the other positive

"I like" blog posts at 

Not Afraid of Color

I like #27

Another wonderful week of " I Like"

posts at Not Afraid of Color...go

check it out!

I like non-traditional

Christmas Tree's

I grew up with a Mom who created

amazing Christmas Trees

When I was little, our home had huge

windows across the Living room. It

was perfect to show off a tree.

This tree was made from white Pampas grass.

Mom made a tree shaped cone of

chicken wire....started at

the bottom and wired in the grass.

She added gold ornament balls.

She grew the pampas grass in our

backyard. She cut long pieces of it,

sprayed it with cheap hairspray 

(so it wouldn't shed all over)

and hung the pieces in the garage

to dry for a couple of weeks.

Another year, she made a tree out

of another tree shaped cone of

chicken wire...this time she

bunched up pieces of Kleenex

tissue into the wire holes.

Again, she added ornament balls.

Unfortunately, I can't find a photo

of the tissue tree....

Lastly, is my Mom's Philippine

Stick Christmas Tree. She didn't

make this one, but she could have

figured it out....

It is made of a center wood post 

with layers of individual real

tree branches attached with

small nails. The who tree is

hand painted with white paint.

My Mom brought it back to the USA   

after she and my Dad lived in

the Philippines. I inherited it,

repaired and repainted it, 

decorated it and donate it this

last week to a fundraiser

(Evergreem fundraiser for Safe Harbor)

Besides a tree, I always have

many Nativity scenes and sometimes

a Christmas Village.

Do you have something you especially

LIKE for the Holiday season?

Share in the comments....

I like #26

I did not realize it has been

6 months since I joined the

"I like" post group at Leeanna's

blog, Not Afraid of Color.

It is a happy, positive group

of bloggers across the World.

This week, I Like....

Viewing-Visiting-Experiencing

different forms of Art:

This week, I discovered 

teamLab

More specifically, their current

show in Tokyo, Borderless

It is a light-digital-computerized

show you walk through and it is

interactive with the viewer.

The Lanterns (shown above)

change color when you hold still, 

but then the color spreads

to others in the room.

There is also digital birds flying from

room to room in the Gallery. 

You can color a animal picture (on paper)

and they scan it...then it comes to

life on the floor or walls around you.

Next is Marie Saudin, also known as

mademoiselle Maurice

Her work in paper origami is amazing!

Wouldn't it be nice to pass by this beautiful

art on your way to run errands?

The third artist is Karen Anderson of

Tiny Doors Atl (Atlanta)

As an artist, she began to make little doors,

just 7 inches tall, and secretly install

them as art projects in public places

around the city of Atlanta, Georgia

(photo from Google)

I think it would be a fun adventure to travel

around the city and find all the little Doors.

Lastly, is the street artist Alexandre Farto

aka Vhils

He use to tag-paint on buildings with

spray paint, but now, he creates his

images by using a jackhammer and

chisel to chip away the concrete on buildings.

A beautiful way to bring a flat, boring

concrete wall to life!

I am always on the hunt for new forms of Art,

so if you have someone you really like,

no matter their use of materials, please

leave a little info about them in the comments!

Slow Sunday Stitch

It has been a few months since I posted

at Kathy's Quilts

for Slow Sunday Stitch.

I have finished the binding on my

BOM Star quilt-wall hanging. 

I need to hand-sew on the label today.

This quilt is being auctioned off at 

Safe Harbor

fundraiser, called Evergreen. 

It is a great organization.

What are you slow stitching today?

I like

Oh. My. Stars!

It has been a crazy day and I am just getting

to posting my "I like" blog post.

Be sure to go over to

Not Afraid of Color

to read some more great "I like" posts

I like...

Getting a fun package in the mail

Today, I received a beautiful package

from a knitting swap partner. We

are all in the same online beginner's

group on Ravelry.com

The main part of the swap was a skein or two

of lovely fiber, and I scored big!

The blue is from a sheep farm called

Foster's Sheep Farm

of Schuylerville, New York 

I love the color of blue.

My swap partner, Maureen, also included lots of

other goodies, like a handmade pumpkin

and crocheted leaves. 

I like...

Getting ready for the Holidays

I do not especially enjoy Halloween, 

but I love Thanksgiving and Christmas.

I like handmaking gifts for

those I love....and big meals with all

the family and friends we can fit 

around the table.

I have two quilt tops going to the

quilters this week for Granddaughter

gifts.

I need to make two more quilts...one for

my son and the other for another Granddaughter.

I like....

Trying new recipes

My Husband and I are part of a Supper Club

and we have all our children living within

a close drive of us, so we have 

regular dinners and get-to-gethers.

And there is ALWAYS food!

So there it is...short and sweet.

Thanks for visiting!