This summer is proving to be much busier than I was
anticipating! Not that I’m complaining,
but I definitely envisioned many late nights reading on the balcony after work
and every weekend spent at the pool….after all, I wasn’t planning a wedding
this summer! Instead I feel like we’re
running non-stop! Our schedule has left
me with little crafty time, leading to today’s lengthy photo tour through my
summer so far!
The weekend before the 4th
of July, we went home to see our families.
My Dad’s vegetable garden and the
first Morning Glory of the summer:
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Our campfire turned into a way to
dispose of last year’s Christmas tree that had been hiding in a corner of the
unused front porch…..*note: dead Christmas trees burn FAST
As planned, and in true “Holly
crafty gift-giving fashion”, I made THESE for Grannie for the 4th of
July – tying the ribbons on Sunday morning as Mom was ready to walk out the
door for breakfast:
7 of them fit PERFECTLY in her
kitchen window! Sorry these pictures
aren’t the best, I was taking photos directly into morning sunlight. Doni, I love
this pattern! They work up super quickly
– if focused, and if I’d started early enough the first night, all 7 could have
been finished in an evening. (I made all
my reds, then all my whites, and so on)
I’m already envisioning ways to use these in the future for other
holidays with a different combination of colors.
Speaking of the 4th of
July, we went near Arlington Cemetery to watch the fireworks this year. We’ve had friends that have gone here in the past,
but this was the first year we were able to join them. We ended up seated behind all of the
professional photographers, so we knew we’d picked a good spot! Between the extra hot weather this year and
all the people in the area who were still without power, the crowds were very
light this year.
Anyone who lives around or plans
to visit the DC area over the 4th, I’d TOTALLY suggest going here to
see the fireworks! We went to the mall
like 8 years ago and not only was that view not as good, you pretty much have
to spend the entire day camped out in a grassy, un-shaded area – in VA we had great
friends that claimed our spot around 7 and we arrived at 8 (there was still plenty
of empty grassy areas when we arrived as well)
Summer wouldn’t be summer without
spending the 2nd Tuesday of July watching the All-Star Game! I finished these babies just in time for the National Anthem last night.
I had some major drama with my
sewing machine on Monday that I’d prefer to not relive….just like the results
of last night’s game.
I do have some other crafty
projects that I’m working on, or that have been finished but they’re to be
gifts that I’d like to be a surprise….I recently got my parents to switch over
to iPhones and I’m just not sure these days what exactly they’re up to and don’t
want to ruin any of the fun J
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