Time flies...

 

Wow this year just seems to be flying by,,,I have been busy this past month,,and it shows in my lack of blog post sorry...thanks for all the sweet comments I really really do appreciate them...now where to start,,,well I went home to AZ last month to see and visit with 3 of my grand babies and 2 of my sons..and it was a good visit,,I was there for 10 days and it flew by,,and I left cold weather and arrived at hot weather,,and of course when I left AZ it cold cool and Fl got warm,,what gives..oh well I am home now and it is a good feeling..I missed the green and water...I have been busy with crocheting and sewing but none I can show you as they are Christmas presents,,I have not touch any stitching in over a month and I am starting to have withdraws..while I was out in AZ I did make a trip to the Attic as it was my old stopping grounds, sure miss that store and all the wonderful people that work there,,I did pick up a couple of patterns,,couldn't leave there empty handed,,Well I will leave you with pictures,,hope you all are having a wonderful week,,and hoping for a not so long blog break,,,take care and sending hugs..
Devon

 

 

I won

Wow did I win, I was a winner over at Deb's blog Dixie Sampler. Thank you very much.
Devon

Sunny Day

As you know I live in the sunshine state, but this past summer you couldn't tell, it rained so much. But the weather has cooled off and the humidity has gone and it has been beautiful here in north Florida. I have been working on some projects some I can't show as they are presents. But I did finish a big one a blanket and I really liked the colors in it, also today me am and my grandson went and enjoy the nice weather here and had a good time at the park. I am flying out to Az for 10 days hoping to hit all my favorite spots the Attic being one of them, so till then keep those fingers moving and enjoy the pictures.
Devon

Recipe for Tom Kha soup

I have had request for this recipe, I have taken the basic recipe and added to it,,so here goes my version and I will tell you, you will not be disappointed...

Tom Kha Soup
1 carton of low sodium chicken broth
1 can of coconut milk
1/2 bag of shrimp or 2 boneless skinless chicken breast raw/chopped into nice size chunks
1Tbl of red curry paste
1Tbl of red chile sauce-more if you like it hotter
1/4 c of fish sauce
2Tbl oil
1 small chopped onion
2-3 cloves of garlic chopped
2 lemon grass stalks(white part only)-get this in Asian store
6 slices of fresh ginger-peeled
Chopped fresh basil
1 c of sliced mushrooms

In a soup pan heat oil and then add ginger and lemon grass sauté for 2 minutes then add onion and garlic and sauté another 2 minutes
Add broth,coconut milk,then the rest of the ingredients stirring after each item, bring to boil and turn down heat and simmer till meat is cook,,serve and enjoy.
If you do make it p,ease let me know if you like it or how you change it up..

P.S I forgot to say you don't eat the lemon grass, really tough and if you like ginger you can eat it or take it out also ...

Devon




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Been busy in the kitchen

This morning I had energy and want to bake something so cranberry scones it was and it was the day to make my Tom Kha soup, I have been making this soup every week for the last 5 weeks it is so good and addicting, and now I have my neighbor craving it. I also started another scarf this one is Christmas present. Well I hope you all are having a great week so far. Till next time take care and keep those fingers moving.
Devon

It is feeling like fall

Well at least today it is here in north Fl. I have been busy crocheting my little heart out and haven't touch my needle in about a week. Also I found this little gems at target today and man I might be in trouble with them. Well here are some pictures for you to enjoy, till next time keep crafting.
Devon

Here I am Here I am,,,

Hello everyone,,hope this finds you all well and happy that the weather is finally cooling off and the leafs are starting to change well at least somewhere they are changing just not here in Florida yet,,,I have been doing a little stitching and a little sewing,,the drawstring bags are up in my etsy shop,,,and I am hoping to get the cowboy picture done by this weekend,,this momma got her a ipad and that has been taking my time away from other more important things. I am having alot fun with instagram,,if you are on instagram come look me up I am under Devonfl, would love to follow you on there...well I will let you all go for now,,take care and I hope the rest of the week is as awesome as the first half,,till then many many stitches till next time we meet,,

Devon

 

 

 

 

Happy Sunday,,

Good Morning,
It is a bright and sunny morning here in north east Florida and I can tell cool weather is on its way yeahhhh. We are off to the mall to get a accessory for our iPads and to look around. But I just wanted to pop in here to wish you all a Happy and Enjoying day, and may you be blessed in everything you do today. And I am hoping this coming week will be very productive for you, I am challenging myself and anyone else that wants to join me to do at least 1 hour of some kind of craft a day, I know I slacked off last week and Christmas is only 100 days away,,well till next time sending hugs and smiles your way.

Devon

A Winner and new items in the Etsy Shop...

Hello everyone,

 

I hope this Friday finds you all happy and productive..well it is giveaway time and we now have a winner of those adorable Halloween Stitch Markers,,And the winner is Shannon,,so if you can please email me your address I will send your goodies out to you, thanks for everyone entering my giveaway it was fun,,,and now onto the new items in my Etsy shop,,as I said before if you didn't win a set of the Halloween stitch marker you can find them in my Etsy shop,,also I have added 2 more new sets,,For all the Gator fans I have 6 sets of these,,and then I have the Thistles ones back in the shop..you can go to my Etsy shop to see them

 

 

Hurry up...

Today is the day I draw a winner for the Halloween Stitch markers,, so just leave a comment here and make sure your a follower ,,I will draw a winner this afternoon,,,good luck...
Devon

Trying this out

I am trying to figure out how to post on my blog from my iPad..we will see if this works..


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Yeah it work now let's see if I can post pictures

A quick drop in post...

Thank you all for all the sweet comments on my projects, and for my health issues. I wanted to let you all know there is no Cancer at all and more then likely I will never get cervical cancer. They took 3 biopsies and all of them came back with zip nothing.  I have to go back in 6 months to check the 2 spots to see if the antibiotics took care of them and if not see if we should remove them, they said it came back as inflammation/infection so I am on a yeast infection pill and a general
 antibiotic.
I have been stitching on my cowboy picture and it is coming out real cute,,don't forget about my giveaway that ends this Friday...hope you all are having a great week,,till next  time sending hugg
Devon

Time for a Giveaway....

Yeah,,,another giveaway...now who doesn't like a giveaway...especially a Halloween one..so here it is I am giving away a very cute Halloween set of my stitchmarkers..aren't these adorable..and all you have to do is 1.become a follower 2.leave a comment under this post..that is it easy peasy...and this is open to everyone..yeahhhhhh...and if you do not win this set I will be posting a set in my etsy shop on Friday the 14th, and that is when I will draw the awesome winner of these cuties..well I hope you all have an awesome weekend..till next time huggs..

Devon

Still Plugging along..

Cant believe its been almost 2 weeks since my last post..I really haven't been doing much..the weather here is still to hot to do anything outdoors, man when if fall going to get here??I have been reading your blogs and enjoying all the beautiful pictures..keep them coming. And I have been stitching yeahhhh..I should find out my results Monday and the doctor said that she would call if it was cancer and she hasn't called yet so I am taking that as a no to being cancer..I have started my walking/jogging regiment again and I am back on my lowcarb way of eating with this stupid menopause I have gain weight really quickly..so hopefully I can lose this weight..well I hope you all are having a good and productive week,,and here is what I have been working on and I new project I really really want to start...till next time huggs
Devon

 

A New Project and a Finish..

Hello all my friends..hope you all are doing good on this Thursday..well my little fingers have been zipping along for the last 2 days,,I finished up Trix or Treat by BBD and it was another fun stitch..I changed some of the colors as I didn't have all the recommended ones..this one will be made into a pillow..and for my new project I thought I better get moving on Christmas presents,,this one is for my grandson Anthony..I made his a cowboy quilt and pillowcase so I thought this would go perfect with it..well I hope you enjoy the pictures and till next time,,keep those fingers moving..huggs

Devon

 

Thank You,,

I feel so bad,,I didn't say thank you to all you wonderful friends out there,,your comments about my awful week are truly appreciated, and heard..and I would answer you all thru your email if I only knew how to..but THANK YOU VERY MUCH,,sending huggs to you all..On a stitching note I have been stitching all day and it felt good,,will post pictures soon.

Etsy Store Annoucement....

Hi Ya'll,
I wanted to let you all know that my project envelopes in my Etsy, will be going up in price,,starting Sept 1st they price will go up to $20.50..so if you would like one at $18 make sure you purchase it before then, thanks and huggs.
Devon

I am still here,,,

Happy Hump day everyone,,well Max is off to school and I have a couple of quiet hours to myself..yeahhhhhhhhhhhhh..well I am going to start off asking for prayers,,I went into they GYN doctor monday and she found 2 spots on my cervix,,and right away did a biopsy on both,,I go back in 2 weeks for a follow up,,she said she would call if they turned out to be cancer,,so I am praying I dont get a phone call..It is in Gods hands and so I will let it stay there,,now on to my fun stuff,,Max started Pre-School Monday and loves it,,he will be going M,W,F,,which means I will get some me time on those days,,to do some of this stuff,,stitching and sewing and hopefully getting back into my walking..I am one that cant wait for fall..come on cooler weather,,well hope you enjoy the pictures,,its another halloween one I am working on..take care,,

 

Well Lets Hope..

This coming week is a hell of alot better then this past week,,I have never had such a bad week in my life before..and I know I will get over it but really..first my good and long time friend Tina passed away of a septic infection she got from her chemo port,,after just 1 chemo treatment,,and she happen to pass away on her 49 birthday,,we where all ready to help her fight the breast cancer she had,,and then on Monday I go in for my yearly and the first thing my doctor says is there is a blood vessel on our cervix that wasn't there last time,,oh great now I have been worrying about that all week till I get my results back and she want me to go see an gyn as soon as they come in,,and I have been having tingling in my hands and feet and she also wants me to have a mri which I am putting on hold till all this freaking cervix thing is sorted out..and to top it off my neighbor which we have become really close moved up to DC Wednesday,,and now I am battling a sinus infection all weekend, my head feels like it is going to explode and my nose wont quit running,,I am sorry for ranting and raving but I have had it this past week and I just want to feel better..if you are still reading this you deserve a gold medal..well I have been doing some knitting and stitching, so that has been good..just wish I had more motivation..well I will let you go for now,,I have added some new little sayings to my side board,,the friends one is for Tina,,and starting today I am going to choose joy no matter what the out come of my cervix issue is..so until next time,,take care and keep crafting,,
huggs Devon

Monday,,Monday,,

Well hello there my peeps, I hope this Monday morning is finding you all fit as a fiddle..hope you all had a nice productive and relaxing weekend.. I did. I got some more done on my granny stripe afghan and I started a new project, will post pics later this week.  Well now on to the winner of pattern Jolly Jack, now remember you must stitch it and send in on,,lets see how big our Jolly Jack pumpkin patch can get before Halloween. So now the winner is Samplers Silks and Lines,,yeahhhhhhh..please message me with a address where I can send little ole Jolly Jack to..thanks again for playing my little giveaway,,
Devon

Jolly Thursday...

Good morning everyone,,hope this Thursday finds you all happy and well.  Well as you can see my little Jolly Jack is done, and I am a bit sad.  As he was a real fun stitch to stitch..I love all the colors and well he is just so jolly..so to pass the jolliness on I am going to be sending this pattern to another jolly person to stitch, but wait there is more..in order to receive this jolly pattern you must-stitch the pattern and then pass it onto a new jolly person..I would love to see how many jolly friends we can stitch before Oct 31st..

so to be entered into this awesome drawing just post a comment here and I will pick Jacks next best friend on Sunday Aug 5th..and this is open world wide,,and please leave me a way of contacting you..

Well I hope you all have an awesomeday,,

Devon

Updates...

Hello,,well here are some updates,,for you all to enjoy. I am enjoying stitching Jolly Jack, he is such a fun one to stitch. I did this stitching over the weekend, didn't get a chance to stitch yesterday. And I finished another Shepherds Bush ornament, I love these, but whats not to love about Shepherds Bush..well I hope you all are staying cool, I am so ready for fall to get here, and cool weather..till next time keep stitching and staying cool.

Devon

A New Project...

Hello all,,
I just want to start by saying THANK YOU,,for all the sweet comments on my scarf they mean alot to me,,and to my new followers.
I am up to not much,,to hot to do anything outside,,and don't fell like doing housework(but who does)..so I will starting a new project..and a jolly one at that,,saw this stitched in my LNS and fell in love with it,,so I ordered the fabric&threads and they came in today..I also have another ornament finished will post pic tomorrow..till then hope you all are staying cool..
Devon

And it is finish,,,

I am in love with this scarf,,I love the colors,I love the yarn,I love the pattern,,and I love that it is for little ole me,,now back to stitching..hope you all are having a awesome week,,till next time sending sunny huggs from Florida..

Devon

Another Week begins...

Hello,,
I first want to say a BIG THANK YOU to all my new followers and all the beautiful comments you all leave on my blog, it really makes my heart jump to come here and see you all visit and leave such beautiful comments..sometimes we take life for granted and it ends up being way to short..this past week has been an eye opener for me,,a very good friend found out she has a aggressive breast cancer and will start her chemo this Wednesday so if you could please say a prayer for her, also our very own Pumpkin Patch is going thru another hard time with her cancer so please keep her in your prayers,,and then the shooting in Aurora Colorado such tragedy,,my prayers goes out to the victims and their loved ones..such a senseless act of evil..I for one will never understand it..well I have been busy trying to keep my mind busy so here are the pictures to prove it,,I am back to knitting and it was a good thing to work on while yesterday my husband and I sat and watch The Immortals and then Braveheart..well I hope you all have a very blessed week,,and make sure you tell your loved ones that you you love them and give them a hug..till next time..sending hugs from sunny Florida
Devon

                                         
First up is a scarf I am really enjoying knitting,,I am in love with this yarn,,it is by lion brand there amazing line,,violet is the colorway and I love the colors,,the pattern is called one row scarf I found on Ravelry..this one is for little ole me..

and the next picture is my updated of Good Ships by Carriage House Sampling,,not much but it is something

and here is my progress on my granny strip blanket,,it is about half way done..and I am really enjoying stitching this,,I also started stitching a shepherds ornament will post a picture when it is done,,

I am hooked...

    I have been doing nothing but crocheting today,,I will get up and piddle around but within 10 minutes I am right back down in my chair putting another row or 2 in the new stripe blanket..believe me I have alot of other things I should be doing, but I am so hooked on this blanket ..I don't know why I didn't make a stripe granny before, it is so easy..and the really bad thing is as I sit here in my own little world I am thinking of many and I mean many other projects I could make with this one simple pattern. as you see in the pictures I finished the main crocheting on my purple one,,and that is a love at first site also..I just have to weave in the ends(yuck)and crochet a boarder around it..on both blankets I am using I love this yarn by hobby lobby..and last but not least a picture of my one rose bush,,isn't she pretty..well there you girls have it,,not much else happening around here today,,think I will go and crochet me some..hope you all are having a very productive day..
Devon     


                            

She is done....

She is all done,,and I must say I really really enjoyed stitching her,,if you would like to stitch her Em li's still has the pattern on her site, her link is in my sidebar under favorite shops.. 
The second picture is another finish this past week, it is a Blackbird stocking one Violets another quick stitch..
And last but not least this is my now working in progress, it is Good Ships by Carriage House Sampling. I have also been working on my afghan got all the main afghan done and now I am threading in the ends and then the boarder..so I hope you all are having an productive week so far..
Devon                            
                                
                                       

 

Look who is back out,,

Look what I brought back out to finish,,I am so close. I am hoping to have her finish this week. She is such a sweet stitch, don't know why I didn't finish her the first time...I am hoping you all are having a relaxing and cool Sunday.
Devon

For all you Jane Austen fans,,

I was just sitting here tonight reading some of my favorite blogs and I came to Susan Branches blog who I have been following her trip to England, you really should go back thru it and see all the beautiful places she went..and when I saw where she went last I thought of all of you that love Jane Austen as much as I do..and thought that you would like to see where Jane Live,,so if you would you can click here to read and see the beautiful pictures..hope you all enjoy it as much as I did.
Devon

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY...

I want to wish all my American friends a Happy 4th of July,,and I want to say THANKS YOU to all who have left a sweet comment on my finish Mary's Best,,it means alot to me,,and on every other post I have made,,I hope you all are having a fun and safe 4th of July and for my overseas friends I hope the sun is shining where you are..till next time.
Devon

yeah a finish,,,,,,,,

Finally this little baby is finish,,and I have to tell you I love stitching it,,such a sweet sampler..I have also been working on my African Violet blanket and will post pictures in the next couple of days,,hope you all have a fabulous 4th of July,,till next time.
Devon