We used to go over to our late friend Lilburn's house for a New Year's Eve party. He boiled up allot of shrimp and we all brought sides. He stopped doing this when his wife had gotten so ill. We love shrimp, so I wanted to bring this back to honor good times
I am hoping this near by grocery store sells this shrimp over the summer months-this would be good boiled over the outdoor fire.
Larry said the shrimp needed to curl just a bit more
I did not have any Asti Spumante on hand but I did have this sparkling rose-which was really nice. I brought out the handmade pottery goblets.
and I brought out this large handmade pottery serving dish
Looking back:
July
July is when Fiber U is held-I always have so much fun-especially the dye classes
a weaving class to make a bracelet on a small loom-that's me on the left
Celebrating 6th year of T
August
Working on second fabric journal for 2018
We lost our sweet kitty Miss Calico
A drink reference
Began seeing the eagles more
September
really enjoying the sun rises more and more
Apple crisps I now also add fresh blueberries and or cranberries to the apples
Happy with this project-vintage wicker got new paint and I made the liner from an old sheet
I did work hard to finish up with book 2 of my 2018 fabric journal-I had posted those in video form
A drink reference
Still spinning up the buffalo-bison roving and the bright color yarn is silk spun from a silk hankey- new to me
September was Larry's heart valve transplant on Friday the 13th
October
Started making cushions for the bench seats
Made pizzas for the both of us
Black walnut collecting for ink and dye
November
Beans and cornbread
A new for me-no flour cookie-very good
Made pecan bars for the supper after our friend's funeral
A drink reference
December
cushions completed
For the most part a warm December
If you made it to the end-I hope you enjoyed the recap with photos.
Happy New Year
You had a very busy and productive year and got lots done. May 2020 be a great year for you and your husband. Hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteA lovely post Kathy and full of your memories of the past year.
ReplyDeleteYour shrimp dinner looked delicious and I think you both will have enjoyed your meal.
Happy New Years Day Kathy to you both.
Yvonne xx
Sadly I´m not into seafood (I know, it´s so healthy!!!), but I love your idea of honoring your late friends like this!
ReplyDeleteJuly reminds me of 7th grade when we had fun making 70´s t-shirts!!! As in Batik, I loved that!
I am truly sorry for your loss. Maybe a cat (or any animal) is not for me - beautiful words you have there.
:-) I need to do laundry! No, really, I love the color!
See, Friday 13th, as my late Mum always said is a happy, lucky day, glad it was for you, too!!!!
Hmmm, pizza!!!
Hubby´d love the beans (can´t have it) - I´d go for the beautiful plate!!!! That is so nice!
That bird there sure enjoys the view, how adorable.
YES, I did enjoy this recap!
Recon too late to make one here, but that´s OK, wasn´t the best year anyways...
Still: A Very Happy New Year to you!
Hugs from here, Kathy!
What a great year you had, Kathy (except the loss of Mrs Calico, of course). I wish you all the best for 2020! Hugs!!!
ReplyDeleteYour handmade pottery goblets are beautiful! Your shrimp boil to honor the past tradition sounds like a great way to ring out the old and ring in the new. Sweet! Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteI thought for SURE I had left a comment here last night, Kathy. Obviously either I didn't or it got lost in the interweb and died. I SO enjoyed this retrospective. It is wonderful and such a great way to share with us the events that were important to you last year. This was amazing, too, as I remember each and every photo you shared again. I really loved it all, too. Happy New Year, dear friend.
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