WHY ARE SATURDAY'S SO BUSY???????

I have not figured it out - but I live a boring life all week long and then comes Saturday and everything happens. The exception this week was that I went to the hook-in on Thursday at Grant Street Woolworks. I have been trying to do that because the companionship is so good there. I find something new in the shop each time I go. Linda has the shop jam packed with little things - many of them are just things that ladies like and have nothing to do with hooking but all are interesting. This is what I saw this week. She has collected and put on sale a collection of gourds that are made into lamps and are so cute as to be irrestiable. This group is very halloween like.

This is a cute bear family with their little house. Charming!

Apparently Linda went overboard when buying these for the shop - so her husband Rick put up the following sign:

It is a gourd "sell-O-meter." The bottom says "buy a gourd" "Save a marriage" - too funny!!!!!

On Saturday morning I went to the ATHA Guild meeting held at the Boonsboro Library. This was the month that our purple swaps were due. I think that 9 of us participated. I really forgot to count all of the swaps. One was more interesting then the other. We drew names from a basket to see which one we got. It was a fun time and we plan to do a Christmas swap. Below are pictures of the finished swaps.

The one I got is on the far left. Pumpkin man with moon and cat.

I got the one done by Joan and I really love it. Thanks Joan.

After the meeting I went to my daughters house in Hedgesville for the family fried chicken feast. It was a lot of fun. We got into a pattern of nostaliga stories and we all laughed so hard I'm sure there were wet undies in the crowd! I forgot to take pictures I was so involved - but finally I "came to" and took just the following two.

I talk so much about my grandson Richard that I thought you might like to see a picture of his wife, Sherri, and daughter Danyel. By the time I took the next picture the wolves has been through the food and not a lot was left. I can assure you it was a feast of grand proportions! I'm sure I need not eat again for 4 days.

In closing this blog I wish all of you a wonderful labor day with lots of family fun and love for all.

The quote of the day:

The trick to living is growing up without growing old.

Casey Stengel