Grand Social

Love fall, don't care for winter, but I do like living in an area of the country where we have a good sampling of all 4 seasons.

Just have to recognize the beauties of the season.

It is getting colder now and most flowers are gone.

These Hydrangea have been brought inside to a cool place, hung upside down and when I can shake them and they are completely dry, I will spray with a fixative and use for winter bouquets.

Last year's dried Hydrangea used at Christmas time.

Now the winter time pretties are coming on.

Nandina beginning to ripen.

By Christmas time they will look like this.

Perfect for Christmas decorating.

Happy 18th birthday grandson Ben.
Made 3 TDs last night
Won game 43-o.
Hip hip hooray.

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Grandparents Say it Saturday

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GD Ellen went to Washington D.C. on a class trip and bought this very nice pretty hoodie.

One wash and it was too tight.

Mom asked if I could do something with it so that she could keep it as a reminder of that fun time.

I took the patterned fabric out of the hoodie cut off the sleeves, sewed up all the openings and stitched the one arm with Washington D.C. into one sleeve hole and tucked it into the hand warmer opening.

The white button on the top has a brass button with a star on it denoting the capitol.

Wala a pillow for the window seat in her room.   

Since I have been making all of my Christmas gifts for several years, I asked other moms for favorite shirts no longer worn and did several of these pillows for the grands.

This was for a highschool football player whose favorite team is

the NY Giants.

Forgot to take photos of the others.
They were a big hit.

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