Dappled Air

My grandson made his grand entrance yesterday at 3.54 pm in Mississauga Ontario at 7 lbs 15 oz and 21 inches. He will be called Samuel (Sammy) Buckley Cohen.

This morning as I was going through my RSS feeds I came across this link at Whipup.net to the Princess and the Monkey blog with this huge list of sewing tutorials. Wow, this is so cool. With the holidays coming up, there is a great chance that something will be just perfect to make for somebody on the gift list. Giving a homemade gift, especially in this tough economic time, is just so special. Each gift is imbued with the love that created it. Also with the arrival of my first grandchild just around the corner, I will probably find something special to make for his arrival. The list is broken down into the following groups: Hand Bags Tote Bags Wristlets & Wallets Crafty Bags Baby Stuff For In Your Bag For Your Sewing/Crafting Supplies Around the House Others Quilts & Manchester Kids Stuff Softies Softies - Food Ornaments Kids Clothing Clothing Aprons Embroidery Sewing How-Tos

As of today my daughter-in-law is 3 months pregnant and we will be grandparents. The due date is January 1/2009. I know it is still early, but I am so excited. Unofficially, they told us when they visited us a week after mother's day. They gave me a gift of a 'grandmother kachina' doll they had bought in Utah the previous month. Now how was I going to display it, it is gorgeous. Then I remembered that I had bought a couple of shadow boxes at the dollar store. This turned out to be the perfect way to display this special gift and announcement. I took a picture of the happy couple from their Utah trip and the text that came with the kachina doll and created a background and then I made a little box to sit the kachina in and painted the frame. It has been now almost 30 years since I was pregnant with my son and his twin sister and I have fond memories of that time. Also I haven't written poetry for at least 20 years, but one day after the announcement this poem just kind o...