Day 11 Popcorn Memories

Popcorn Memories

If you were a bride in the 40's, 50's or 60's

you probably received a set of these bowls as a wedding gift.

My parents did.

In fact the yellow one of this set, is THE bowl my parents received.

I don't remember breaking the others, but I know they were

and I found the rest of the set at flea markets and yard sales.

I was so excited when I finally found the last one, the green one.

When I was a kid, on Sunday night we would all gather in the living room

to watch

The Wonderful World of Disney

and then

Bonanza.

 My dad would make popcorn and bring it into the living room in this big yellow bowl.

We never ate in the living room and we usually only ate at meal time.

 So this was a big treat for us.

I'm sure everybody out there has a memory or two connected to something similar.

Post it in the comments here and give us all a chance to walk down memory lane with you.

Popcorn Memories

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Day 10 Back Gate

Day 10 Back Gate

Living in the country is wonderful,

until you are snowed in, froze in, rained in,

and on and on it goes.

We have had a  lot of snow this season and trying to make sure animals are fed

is pretty critical.

We stage some hay up by this back gate to make it easier to get it in the field for the sheep and the goats.

The Back Gate is fun to play and climb on in the summer,

but in the winter, well you don't want to stick your tongue on it, ya know.

Many kids have climbed on this gate and fed goats and sheep on the other side, 

we've used it as a backdrop for family photos,

and sat on it just to watch the animals and the sun go down.

I haven't painted a landscape during this whole challenge,

but I could no longer resist.

I painted this in my mind several times before I actually picked up a brush,

so when I did get in front of my easel,

I knew exactly how to do it.

I even dreamed about this,

so, I knew I had to paint it.

Back Gate

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Day 9 Tool on a Shelf

Day 9 - Tool on a Shelf

I follow quite a few art blogs and am always amazed at the work being created every day.

I have blog friends all over the world

and that is weird in itself.

I appreciate each and every comment on here and so grateful for them.

Julie Ford Oliver is one of the artists I follow and she commented

on a blog post I almost didn't make because I was so unsure of it.

It was day 4 - Tools where I painted some sewing tools.

She said it brought back memories of her childhood when she made some clothes and how easy peezy zippers were and how how hard buttonholes were for her.

Then she suggested I do just the pincushion.

I had had that thought, but again self doubt reared its ugly head and I backed off.

Today I thought, wrongly, well how hard can a pincushion be.

Then I had to add the cutwork lace to it.

Oh no problem Sharon!

Well I did so appreciate the suggestion that today I give you

Tool On A Shelf

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Thanks again Julie 
click here to see Julie's blog

Day 8 Grandma's Flower Garden

Day 8 Grandma's Flower Garden

This is the cutest bear I found at a flea market a few weeks back.

I knew I was going to paint him as soon as I held him.

The colors are not great here,

I'll try scanning it like my fried Meredith does,

and hopefully I can get a likeness that's a little more correct.

His arms and legs are buttoned on which is why he is so squishy.

He is from an old quilt and is in excellent shape,

and of course the quilt pattern is,

Grandma's Flower Garden. 

 

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Day Seven- Stacks of Goodness

Day Seven - Stacks of Goodness

OK, just for the record,

I love chocolate chip cookies.

They are a delicacy in a class all their own.

I have a son and a granddaughter that are actively trying to make the best

chocolate chip cookies in the world.

They have both succeeded, in my humble opinion.

But I'm no slouch either

and since my son lives in Utah,

and my granddaughter lives in middle Ohio,

I have to provide for myself,

and eat their wonderful cookies whenever I go there.

The other thing I love about this painting is the antique dresser scarves I used under and behind this wonderful, delicious, plate of cookies.

I love old linens and I pulled these out of my stash.

They have beautiful hand embroidery and cutwork on them.

Another thing I'm a sucker for.

Stacks of Goodness

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Day Six - Taking A Nap

Day Six - Taking a Nap

Aren't these the cutest little old shoes?

You know what I think about when I see these shoes sitting there?

There's a little person somewhere hopefully down for the night or taking a nap.

I had four kids in seven years

and believe me when I say,

I love them dearly,

but,

I also loved nap time or bed time.

Kids are work!!

Lots of work,

and while they need a nap so does Mom and Dad.

I don't even know if kids even wear these shoes anymore,

but my kids did and 

let me also say,

these shoes can take some abuse.

I found these in an antique shop still in the box they came in,

and I don't think any of my kids shoes looked this good when they grew out of them,

which sometimes only took six weeks or so.  

I remember polishing these bad boys so they didn't look so rough 

for church on Sunday morning,

but every week they'd need it again the next Saturday.

Anyway I love them.

I hope their new owner loves them also.

How I got from A to B to finished painting.

Day Five - CAT Crazy

Day Five -CAT Crazy

I know,

I'm crazy.

I'm CAT Crazy.

I didn't grow up in Kentucky,

I didn't go to the University of Kentucky,

But I am CAT Crazy none the less.

I even have several Wildcat facebook pages I follow.

I don't have satellite TV so,

get this,

I listen on the radio.

Now that's crazy.

But I can't help it,

I bleed blue.

This is my autograph ball

and I have former coach Tubby Smith

and former great Kenny "Sky" Walker autographs on it.

It sits in one of those glass boxes with a stuffed Wildcat sitting next to it.

Pretty much means I'm certifiable.

GO CATS

CAT Crazy

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