tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12155235178467921572024-03-05T01:48:29.584-05:00SHE SEEKETH WOOL..........Woolly Lott Rugswoollylottrugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11013076179041300616noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215523517846792157.post-58380617382795772062009-05-18T16:56:00.003-04:002009-05-18T17:06:32.012-04:00CABIN RUG<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheg0os0qF_wHukt9n8aIkcUv-6TLAXVfQdKLEVQfbR2iHtTdUjbd-7rmkjJOzFcSoFfIw7ds-T0ZfXWPn6Q59Cb78MmBcahTwUdW_CoTo6vH7kStDPIxmK11NF225OIoqJmOUFIfA84rWF/s1600-h/IMGP3138.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337271154087125698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheg0os0qF_wHukt9n8aIkcUv-6TLAXVfQdKLEVQfbR2iHtTdUjbd-7rmkjJOzFcSoFfIw7ds-T0ZfXWPn6Q59Cb78MmBcahTwUdW_CoTo6vH7kStDPIxmK11NF225OIoqJmOUFIfA84rWF/s320/IMGP3138.JPG" /></a> I am finally finished with my brother and his wife's Cabin Rug. Gary and Chris were married in Hubbarton, Vermont on November 23, 2007. This is their wedding rug. I was not at the wedding but they also purchased a cabin by a lake in Vermont where they spend their every weekend. During the winter they ski every weekend and during off season they spend it at the lake swimming and just enjoying Vermont. They absolutely love it there. They sent me a picture of their cabin and this is the side of the cabin. I asked my good friend Debbie, Woolensails, to draw the picture for me onto linen. She does amazing patterns and drew this up for me. I asked her to add the trees and the moose. Everything else was exactly the way the cabin looks. Thank you Debbie for a fantastic job! I did all the dyeing of the wools in this rug except for the sky which I purchased wool from Norma Batastini becuase when I saw it I knew it was exactly what I wanted and I think it turned out perfect. I am so anxious to give them their rug when I see them.<br /><br />I have much more to share with you but it will have to wait until the next post. I am so busy right now with so many projects. Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying the weather and doing something that you enjoy as much as I enjoy hooking! Do what makes you smile and what makes you happy inside. Blessings to all my dear friends and be sure to think a good thought! Until next time..............Cyndi </div>woollylottrugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11013076179041300616noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215523517846792157.post-49618624326353062022009-04-15T15:17:00.003-04:002009-04-15T15:23:25.500-04:00Carpet Bag<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGWBwdCXQ8RorS4CgzW_8C4PxQmpzm3jcx1e_lCRtonuqF2XZa_z1_QMPYL0ffZiYwthVX9mP4Ls498LUMlSE2BGKPxuG7X3_OoMZIzYWUYNZquAVqiOMzDClJHLa6C8Q8_6Vc7t1haVc/s1600-h/IMGP3116.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325000913693795618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGWBwdCXQ8RorS4CgzW_8C4PxQmpzm3jcx1e_lCRtonuqF2XZa_z1_QMPYL0ffZiYwthVX9mP4Ls498LUMlSE2BGKPxuG7X3_OoMZIzYWUYNZquAVqiOMzDClJHLa6C8Q8_6Vc7t1haVc/s320/IMGP3116.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center">Well this will be a quick post this week. The Lott Kids will probably be next week, as I'm gathering pictures for that but wanted to show you my carpet bag as far as I've gotten. This is one side almost done. I still have the other side to do. I dyed all the wool for this and love how it's coming out. Of course the second side won't be as much fun becuase it will be like hooking a second rug! I never like to do two rugs of the same thing and then there is the finishing work and that seems to be done all by hand which is fine by me. I hate sewing machines or rather they hate me!!! Have a great week everyone and blessings all my friends................Cyndi</div>woollylottrugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11013076179041300616noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215523517846792157.post-68847673026824062402009-04-08T12:46:00.021-04:002009-04-10T23:45:55.744-04:00Here I Am Again......Well Here I am again. It's now April. Don't ask me. Don't even ask. For some reason as much as I try to do this every Friday life is getting in the way..........big time. I won't even start to tell you what's been in the way but rest assured life has gotten in the way in a big way so I just wasn't able to get here. Now here I am and I really am going to try very hard to keep a blog. When someone gives me an award it's so nice but I really decided I think I deserve the "worst blogger" award!! Are you listening Ginger??? LOL..... Finding the time to blog is horrible. So....since I'm back and I think I posted twice this past year or something crazy It's time to meet Greg and I so we'll start there. In the near future you'll meet the Lott kids and then the extended family of brothers and their wives and my parents.<br /><br /><br /><br />I always love to put a face to the people I'm talking to and so I thought it would be nice to introduce you to at least myself and my husband Greg. So here we are on our wedding day on April 16, 2005<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQiQ6WzWvgs2d0fgNsosByprdkTkWZowy1cc3auO76SMWc16ib03sL5lAXxOvIOwTV_1xPpptOob7v4qckOpvFqn-vRy5k6YSEErlDgunU2L_xqxQTiKZxLfXvkOL6i2KqftCOmP7lOqq/s1600-h/pic+1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQiQ6WzWvgs2d0fgNsosByprdkTkWZowy1cc3auO76SMWc16ib03sL5lAXxOvIOwTV_1xPpptOob7v4qckOpvFqn-vRy5k6YSEErlDgunU2L_xqxQTiKZxLfXvkOL6i2KqftCOmP7lOqq/s320/pic+1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323273852192841298" /></a><br />Pastor vonFrisch was my pastor at Schwarzwald Lutheran Church for many years and he had just left to go to another church. I was so devastated. I had become very close to him during counseling when my ex left me after 25 years of marriage. He was the first person to meet Greg and we wanted him to marry us but he would not be able to marry us in my church becuase he was no longer the pastor there. There was just an interim pastor there that did not know Greg or I. He drove 1 hour each way to come to my maid of honor's home to marry us there. It was a beautiful day and we only had about 21 guests. It was very small and intimate and just the perfect day. Greg wore a tux and I wore an off white longish dress and it coudln't have been more perfect for us. The main thing we wanted more than anything was for Pastor vonFrisch to marry us and he did that and even wore his vestments to do so.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2q3DtvbUdEpbrdgGw5kH9vp0cGeqGYZcIwgQW63-oDPe_96VhSGXHrkh1GE_kJeXvovAxR0ZbMd_MXGorTaQlLC4Ghpg_mV6avIu1uSjBeu5_HzQXtx7JcmaRmhc07M-supOJZ91zNAOs/s1600-h/pic+4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2q3DtvbUdEpbrdgGw5kH9vp0cGeqGYZcIwgQW63-oDPe_96VhSGXHrkh1GE_kJeXvovAxR0ZbMd_MXGorTaQlLC4Ghpg_mV6avIu1uSjBeu5_HzQXtx7JcmaRmhc07M-supOJZ91zNAOs/s320/pic+4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323272067265695698" /></a><br /><br />In my rug life I am working on Karen Kahle's Carpet Bag. I just love that bag and I'm about 1/3 done. It looks great. I'm very happy with it and when it's finished and all done up I'll show you here. You'll all be the first to know. Well until next time have a very blessed Easter and next installment is the Lott kids..... and for people that don't know me.... they all have 4 legs!!! Have a great week....blessings Cyndiwoollylottrugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11013076179041300616noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215523517846792157.post-45117385465736140632008-12-26T23:02:00.000-05:002008-12-26T23:20:37.564-05:00Where Have I Been?????Can it possibly be since September since I've been here??? I guess it has. I planned to keep this updated once a week but since September life got in the way. Now things are finally the way they are going to be for a while and I plan again to update once a week. I have been busy to say the least. Instead of going back to September I'll just go into the last few weeks and tell you the latest fiasco.......<br /><br />Well my poor mom ends up in ER with appendicitis at age 72. I guess she just couldn't wait any longer! Well ER doc checked her and told her they'd do the surgery that night and she'd go home the next am. Then the surgeon came in and said he wasn't sure it was appendix becuase her WBC were so very high. He keeps her in overnight for OBSERVATION................Loads her up with morphine and says he'll be in to see her at 5 am. Well the morphine zonked her out. He shows up at 10 am and the darn thing had BURST!!!!!!!! SO MUCH FOR OBSERVATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />She than ended up in the hospital for 9 days of pure hell. They also diagnosed her with COPD which we knew something was wrong. She had lost a lot of weight and was under 90 pounds and very frail and had trouble breathing but would not go to the doc. Well seeing her so sick when I never ever saw my mom sick was really really hard. She was so embarrassed and shameful and guilty and talked to me and said it was all her own fault becuase she smoked for over 50 years. I tried to talk to here that in her day and age in the 50's everyone smoked. Well she should have known better. She was so very sick. After about 9 days they sent her home on oxygen for full time for 3 weeks. She hasn't been out of the house and she is very unhappy being cooped up on this O2 and hates it. Her being the Christmas person that does all the cooking and entertaining she didn't have the energy to do anything. So for Christmas Eve I did the traditional Clam Pot Pie so we didn't miss a beat and Christmas dinner my brother Todd did the turkey, Nina his wife did the bread/potatoe filling and I did the sweet potatoes. Dad did the veggies. We didn't miss one thing this year. Every thing went perfect. I think it all gave us an idea of what she goes through every year preparing all this stuff. Now we have New Year's Day with the Pork and Kraut which I think I'll be doing. (Can you tell we're PA Dutch????)!!!!<br /><br /><br />So that was the recent fiasco. There was so much more. There was a period of loss I went through and I am happy to say I am now through it and even though it seems awful at the time in the end it's a lesson and you learn and realize that it leaves you feeling so much better and blessed that it happened and the loss it well...................lost! If that makes any sense, it probably does to many of you. Time heals all wounds and it took time to understand why and see the bigger picture and now I can honestly say I am blessed to have these people in my life move on and now I can reach a newer calm and contentment. Life is difficult. Sometimes choices are hard but it's worth it to sieve through the sand to find the pearl. <br /><br />So now I'm back hooking, knitting, punching and trying to balance all three. I am going to a gym now 3 times a week too so that's hard finding time. I need to try to find the balance. I enjoy the gym though. I go with a good friend and we work hard and then get in the pool and just relax and talk and laugh and have fun. <br /><br />So with that being said I would like to wish everyone a wonderful, joyous, happy and healthy new year and hope 2009 brings you all the blessings you wish for. I will try to update weekly and show you what I'm doing. Much more pics of the family and pets and friends and what I'm doing. I don't sit much anymore. I hope you all had a very merry Christmas and have a wonderful safe Happy New Year. Blessings my friends.........................Cyndiwoollylottrugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11013076179041300616noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215523517846792157.post-46495683177560109902008-09-24T15:15:00.000-04:002008-09-24T15:20:55.887-04:00Give Aways Galore!!!!!Hello my dear friends. Sorry I have been away so long. Way too long. Life has just gotten in the way of blogging but I plan to be back very very soon. Sooner than you think so keep your eyes open. I have lots to show and lots to talk about. <br /><br />First thing I want to say is that in the groups I am in there are so many generous caring ladies. There are give aways galore and one of them that is really special is from Terri at <a href="http://www.thistlehouseprimitives.blogspot.com/">http://www.thistlehouseprimitives.blogspot.com</a>. It's a beautiful penny rug that is just gorgeous and made out of an old army blanket. Go take a look. You won't be disappointed. Until I get my act together here, give me a chance to get on my feet and I'll be back with pictures and news. <br /><br />Also...thanks for all the birthday wishes. It made turning a year older worth it!! Blessings to all..........Cyndiwoollylottrugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11013076179041300616noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215523517846792157.post-28665717527442775972008-08-23T04:09:00.000-04:002008-08-23T04:25:40.661-04:00MY FRIEND BUZZ GETS A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH!!!!Well I can't tell you how happy I am to post this particular post. Many of you know about my friend Buzz and his struggle with lymph node cancer. Many of you have been kind enough to send him cards and have lifted him up in prayer when I asked. As of August 18, 2008 he got a clean bill of health from his surgeon at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania!!!This is what we have all been praying and hoping for and our prayers have been answered. I cannot thank you all enough for every little kind thought and prayer you had for Buzz and every single card you sent to him when he faced so many challenges this past year. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Geez</span>... it's now 3 am here and I am so happy I can't even begin to sleep. I wish I could talk to him right now <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">because</span> I found this all out on his website and you know I gotta now have 100 questions to ask. I seriously now need to talk to him to find out everything. I'm not sure if he's eating normally again or if he still has the feeding tube or how things are going but I do that that he is debuting his new band, JAZZ IN PASTEL, on August 29 in New Jersey. Greg and I won't be going to that show because it's a bit far for us with Greg working, however Buzz will be here near our hometown on September 6 and we will be going that night to see him live with his new band and it will be <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">soooo</span> good to see him behind the drums again. We even are invited to the post-gig party afterwards!!! He has lots of new things happening in his life. He is back to living at full speed. Now the problem is trying to catch him. When he was so ill and could not even think of eating the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Quiznos</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">commercials</span> drove him nuts. He wanted to eat a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Quiznos</span> sandwich in the worst way. I told him then I would be his <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Quiznos</span> girl and when he could eat I would treat him to a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Quiznos</span> sandwich, so I'm really anxious to see if he can eat and then take him for a treat and watch him just sink that whole sandwich!!! So thank you, each and every one of you that sent a card, said a prayer, emailed me with encouragement or just thought about him sometime during your day. We rug hookers are a strong bond and together with the power of prayer I think God heard us.....I KNOW God heard us and he answered our prayers. Here are some great pictures of Buzz that you'll enjoy. Blessings my friends.............Cyndiwoollylottrugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11013076179041300616noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215523517846792157.post-39670778327629667042008-08-23T04:07:00.000-04:002008-08-23T04:09:14.196-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-O5jSBxmAslpfTmC1KUg7SWjQLq1pkC9L4QXIjp-Dyltv5z6FO54ygntArAqM59jpdeAK5I5MJAoRZoMbWVXxRufV4fP3H82giCw_MjhRHS5h50MmyFaH9vr0e0GUj3wjZoYJUSy3_s7/s1600-h/Buzz+2008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237622171770171890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic-O5jSBxmAslpfTmC1KUg7SWjQLq1pkC9L4QXIjp-Dyltv5z6FO54ygntArAqM59jpdeAK5I5MJAoRZoMbWVXxRufV4fP3H82giCw_MjhRHS5h50MmyFaH9vr0e0GUj3wjZoYJUSy3_s7/s320/Buzz+2008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIlJMYPbAeGFseDB5rq9HfUwTYntEHpbMIimG5XX4k_MdalcDK4P4nwPUlggk5Y_fdObLT3Twe_ssklWwXM6yZgyaTt_oJoKa54pLJNAFJrc6ltW1laFmjpqIcaQjePJSWoCN5Umg5xlUn/s1600-h/Buzz+2008+drums.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237622050605861986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIlJMYPbAeGFseDB5rq9HfUwTYntEHpbMIimG5XX4k_MdalcDK4P4nwPUlggk5Y_fdObLT3Twe_ssklWwXM6yZgyaTt_oJoKa54pLJNAFJrc6ltW1laFmjpqIcaQjePJSWoCN5Umg5xlUn/s320/Buzz+2008+drums.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0l7OZXfo5irfvwhJC_nGII_A0p_2YMlMuV0-eSn-CHIH1zrpvsEvC1x0z-Pzmz5xnycyTe1cyUDBVrBxbbMUsOpW7q61TiHT2FYmSuOjWM-Pm8khhDMF4oVlmuk9unlQxKJLIL2_0Oc2/s1600-h/Buzz+at+full+kit.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237621938124193314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs0l7OZXfo5irfvwhJC_nGII_A0p_2YMlMuV0-eSn-CHIH1zrpvsEvC1x0z-Pzmz5xnycyTe1cyUDBVrBxbbMUsOpW7q61TiHT2FYmSuOjWM-Pm8khhDMF4oVlmuk9unlQxKJLIL2_0Oc2/s320/Buzz+at+full+kit.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>woollylottrugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11013076179041300616noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215523517846792157.post-38343471584485429812008-08-16T21:57:00.000-04:002008-08-16T22:08:07.233-04:00~~SHE SEEKETH WOOL.......~~<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjYcZst8XGcwmpIM8nCxYB7t0t4UlrAhUK7ao6Pn0VwXMtGZrofsTddPicLZJIJnyssokRHPRsVcXZeSCowhDEdqOEsEOQrsW6K4GJgRgUqzXL4wx3ETZfuVfODDjEIDhs3H_E2Hx4e2S/s1600-h/IMGP2363.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235301791024340834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCjYcZst8XGcwmpIM8nCxYB7t0t4UlrAhUK7ao6Pn0VwXMtGZrofsTddPicLZJIJnyssokRHPRsVcXZeSCowhDEdqOEsEOQrsW6K4GJgRgUqzXL4wx3ETZfuVfODDjEIDhs3H_E2Hx4e2S/s320/IMGP2363.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Well she's back. My plate is now all glazed and fired and she still looks the same! I thought when she was glazed, fired and all finished up for some reason she'd look 100 times better but she still looks the same so she still has way too much hair but I guess that's why I'm a hooker and not a potter. Next year when I do this I'm going to be much more prepared and have my design all drawn out and ready to transfer to my plate when I get there. When I picked her up Ned Foltz told me he really still likes this plate. He loves the "primitive look".....yes I'd say she does have the primitive look, that's for sure. So there she is... the mascot for my blog... She Seeketh Wool...... I think the sheep are running that way...............Blessings to all....~Cyndi</span></div><br /></div>woollylottrugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11013076179041300616noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215523517846792157.post-39141229363335663392008-08-11T17:59:00.001-04:002008-08-11T18:00:46.346-04:00~~PAY IT FORWARD~~<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnyFUXhpBjJEN7VM9-0S6Lx4LcDu9MIfYt3UzcheI8h0NlGLvL-GkMkq3_7XIxcSquWZpORgd4ON2phDBHMEgkMbK2IN9NilfbAgqH7shDxmDrr16XkZ7TTzda5k78bYTE_XOeL928Y53/s1600-h/blogpic.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233383429740506434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnyFUXhpBjJEN7VM9-0S6Lx4LcDu9MIfYt3UzcheI8h0NlGLvL-GkMkq3_7XIxcSquWZpORgd4ON2phDBHMEgkMbK2IN9NilfbAgqH7shDxmDrr16XkZ7TTzda5k78bYTE_XOeL928Y53/s320/blogpic.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>woollylottrugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11013076179041300616noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215523517846792157.post-13198250376704612812008-08-11T17:50:00.000-04:002008-08-11T17:57:49.396-04:00Let's continue this great game my friend Ginger of <a href="http://www.primitivesbythelightofthemoon.com/">Primitives by The Light of the Moon</a> came up with. The first 10 people that leave a comment on here will receive a surprise!!! I have some goodies all ready to go out so be sure to leave your email address so I can contact you and get your snail mail address to mail you your goodie!! <br /><br />To keep this going you then post this PAY IT FORWARD on your blog and keep it going. Just keep your gifts small (something that can fit in a manilla envelpe or just a regular envelope) It makes you feel good to send something to someone and make their day and bring a smile to their face!!<br /><br />Thanks Ginger!!<br /><br />Blessings to all............ Cyndiwoollylottrugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11013076179041300616noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215523517846792157.post-74797768802276215012008-07-28T22:10:00.001-04:002008-07-28T22:19:01.291-04:00~*Kreativ Blogger Award*~<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1Z_UePlGi-abJsZOPUpHVd8ZO6dSgB0Cntq6im9p8g_u23XCqXR7Ok6NuQAoHr3CZkJzoG7TBv8okEH8lbNc9qUKXSFiYoVAND8Yo4gbjjqRhYR6vJpshDt-O6x0tepehiMoEHxiBsuE/s1600-h/kreativblogger.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228252847927922914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo1Z_UePlGi-abJsZOPUpHVd8ZO6dSgB0Cntq6im9p8g_u23XCqXR7Ok6NuQAoHr3CZkJzoG7TBv8okEH8lbNc9qUKXSFiYoVAND8Yo4gbjjqRhYR6vJpshDt-O6x0tepehiMoEHxiBsuE/s320/kreativblogger.jpg" border="0" /></a>Dear Friends......My blog has received an award.....WOW!!! That amazes me! Ginger, of <a href="http://primitivesbythelightofthemoon.blogspot.com/">Primitives by The Light of The Moon </a></div><div align="center">was kind enough to award my blog the Kreative Blogger award. Thanks so very much Ginger!!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">There are some instructions that come with this award:</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">1. I may put the logo on my blog.</div><div align="center">2. Put a link to the person you got the award from.</div><div align="center">3. Nominate 5 blogs.</div><div align="center">4. Put links to the blogs.</div><div align="center">5. Leave a message for your nominees.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">It is so very hard to just pick 5 bloggers because there are truly so many talented ladies out there with wonderful blogs full of lessons and beautiful pictures, but since I may only pick 5, here they are:</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">1. Kelley of, <a href="http://kankerdoodle.blogspot.com/">With Hook and Needle</a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">2. Bren of, <a href="http://heydiddlewoolies.blogspot.com/">That Thing I Do</a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">3. Dulcy of, <a href="http://dulcysdoorstep.blogspot.com/">Dulcy's Doorstep</a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">4. Jacque of, <a href="http://browndogprims.blogspot.com/">The Doodles of My Mind</a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">5. Tammy of, <a href="http://skiptomyewe.blogspot.com/">Skip To My Ewe</a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">OK....not go and enjoy the blogs of these talented ladies and I'm off to give these friends their award.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I'd also like the thank my great friend Betty of <a href="http://primitivebettys.blogspot.com/">Primitive Bettys</a> for all her help in teaching me the world of blogging and html, hyper links etc. etc. etc. Thanks a million Betty! Without you I wouldn't even have a blog. I so appreciate it. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Many blessings to all..........Cyndi<br /></div><div align="center"></div>woollylottrugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11013076179041300616noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215523517846792157.post-72690372808423485322008-07-24T18:34:00.000-04:002008-07-24T18:35:13.911-04:00My Friend Buzzwoollylottrugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11013076179041300616noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215523517846792157.post-25624584880794722092008-07-24T18:11:00.000-04:002008-07-24T18:25:04.227-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrebYQ0ZfiSzi82IMClO5aTQBilRvkzyjlKQFWnOvdJ3V9I7FZrC0SEL0KxgQVjPW09nj0J_tdOPfHiNyM6TQ8XIixVRVNtgLcRimXBa8uBVXpp5qWgz_BndkRsr2Hecv8OHVTIlU3bYs/s1600-h/Buzz.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrebYQ0ZfiSzi82IMClO5aTQBilRvkzyjlKQFWnOvdJ3V9I7FZrC0SEL0KxgQVjPW09nj0J_tdOPfHiNyM6TQ8XIixVRVNtgLcRimXBa8uBVXpp5qWgz_BndkRsr2Hecv8OHVTIlU3bYs/s320/Buzz.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226710117995729682" /></a>woollylottrugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11013076179041300616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215523517846792157.post-37037958861881193962008-07-24T17:59:00.000-04:002008-07-24T18:37:00.310-04:00My Friend Buzz<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Geez</span>.... where does the time go?? It's about time I get back on here. Life has <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">definately</span> gotten in the way of blogging, hooking and everything I want to be doing this summer. I need to really keep at this blogging because when I come back to it I have no idea what I'm doing.<br /><br />Thanks for all the comments and encouragement in this venture I'm trying to accomplish with a million other things I'm also trying to accomplish. Over the next few weeks I am going to start <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">introducting</span> my family, my furry kids and my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">redware</span> plate will be finished this weekend and I'm so anxious to see the final product and I am hoping that poor woman looks better glazed and fired then she looks in the raw stages.<br /><br />First issue at hand is my friend Buzz. Many of you know of Buzz as I have asked you all for prayers as he took a leap of faith when he was diagnosed with lymph node cancer in May 2007. He went through an awful year and I tried and tried to help in any way I could to pull him through. I hope I did. You also know that I hooked him a Leap of Faith rug which was my first blog entry here and can be seen in the older posts.<br /><br />Well I am proud to say and happy to say that Buzz is back to life and living it at it's fullest. He is back to his music and new projects and flying by the seat of his pants!!! He is smiling and happy and a whole new person. I cannot be happier for him. He is busy busy busy with so many new things happening in his life. He now has a website on My space. You can see that and see the many new things he is doing by visiting at <a href="http://www.myspace.com/BuzzSaylor">www.myspace.com/BuzzSaylor</a>. Hope that link works for you. <br /><br />I am also going to post a picture of this great guy here for you all to see my friend Buzz. I'm so proud of him with everything he had to endure this past year. I honestly do not know how he kept the faith and made it though each day with the challenges he faced but I know and believe in the power of prayer and I thank you all for all the prayers and cards you sent his way. He was truly moved by this gesture from the rug hooking community of people all over the US that did not even know him.<br /><br />OK... that's about all for this week. Next week I'll try to have a picture up here of my hubby Greg..... I think I'll put up our wedding picture and then after that I'll start with my family and introduce you to my parents, brothers and their wives and then my furry kids. Try to get a rug or two in there too!! Have a great rest of the summer!!!<br /><br />Many Blessings.... ~Cyndiwoollylottrugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11013076179041300616noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215523517846792157.post-53388526254194148712008-06-13T22:09:00.000-04:002008-06-13T22:11:15.780-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlOHxC3m0yO6WwaqyToQSv5tqYxiypwnh6GOxQX_UAtD_kVNfCcX_pkYHKBK-TjGwAtytzmqenxc1AqOSkE-36_2OmwTx_biKLDR8mQJMrILTR3dw9D660lhHqsYgGDeA-4cfcVJZnZzQL/s1600-h/IMGP2254.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlOHxC3m0yO6WwaqyToQSv5tqYxiypwnh6GOxQX_UAtD_kVNfCcX_pkYHKBK-TjGwAtytzmqenxc1AqOSkE-36_2OmwTx_biKLDR8mQJMrILTR3dw9D660lhHqsYgGDeA-4cfcVJZnZzQL/s320/IMGP2254.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211553910703584034" /></a>woollylottrugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11013076179041300616noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215523517846792157.post-30916026627444949912008-06-13T21:49:00.000-04:002008-07-24T18:50:32.751-04:00She Seeketh Wool<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;">Well I took on a little bit of a new project last week. I went to a favorite potter friend of mine. He was having a little workshop where you could design your own 7" plate. It then stays with him for the firing and glazing and you can then pick it up the end of July. I have pictured here the "rough" plate I did which I hand drew and remember now, I am not a good drawer. After the finishing is through I am hoping to love the plate. Right now I'm drawn. The potter is Ned Foltz and in this area and many areas beyond he is very well known. He does this once a year for his regulars as a thank you. I have several items of his and they are shown in many museums worldwide. I haven't been able to add to my collection as his prices have increased tremendously over the past few years. What I could purchase for $75.00 a few years ago is now well over $250.00+ right now. His items are beautiful and I love redware. I collect from many collectors but some have closed their business and others are gone but redware, yellowware etc. are my favorites. I am hoping that I will be happy when this is fired and glazed and then will use it in my heading. Right now I think she looks a bit like Wynonna Judd or Tina Turner. Way too much hair. I kept trying to "fix" it and it just got bigger and bigger!! It was a fun day though. Greg came with me to make his own plate and I had an idea of a really nice plate for him to make but men have their own ideas and he made an eagle... (not my idea at all). Ned actually loved my plate saying it was very "primitive" which to me meant "Lady you can't draw".... and another gentleman said to me.... "You have to live with it".... which to me meant... "OMG you poor thing".... LOL So there you have it!!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;">I finally gave Buzz his rug and he was thrilled. He cried when he saw it and read the back of it. Would you believe I had my camera in my purse to take a picture but he was so emotional I forgot to take the picture. I talked to him since and he said he will be glad to have me take a picture of him holding it, so it's just a matter of tracking him down. He seems to be doing so much better physically. Mentally he is still having trouble which is understandable. He's been though so much so keep your prayers coming for Buzz. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;">I'm still hooking odd and ends and whipping up things that need to be finished off. So for now I will close and wish everyone a great weekend. See you all soon!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;">hugs</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;">cyndi</span>woollylottrugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11013076179041300616noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215523517846792157.post-82900505414620658812008-05-24T22:48:00.000-04:002008-05-24T22:59:52.684-04:00HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!Well I'm finally back. This blog post is for Alice! LOL... She wants me to blog away and tell you what's going on in my life!! Well I don't know that much exciting is going on to actually tell you about but I thought I'd at least post my yearly Memorial Day Greeting!! Also thanks to all of you that have commented nicely about my rug or emailed me directly. I appreciate your kind words. I put a lot of work into that rug for Buzz. I hope he loves it. And thank you for the welcome to the world of "blogging"!!<br /><br />I plan to get some pictures up here very soon of my family, my furry kids and some rugs. Greg is working this whole weekend including Monday but he took a vacation day on Tuesday.. Yippee.... Finally maybe we can do something. He's been doing yard work and trying to get the yard to look good since the winter and I am busy trying to wash laundry on sunny days when I can hang it out since my dryer died. Luckily it died during the warm months and I can wait a month or so to get one but seems like all it does is rain here in PA since my dryer died so I am now watching the weatherman every day to see when I can wash and hang. Otherwise I wash here and drag it to the laundromat to use their dryers which is a pain. Wet Laundry is very very heavey I found out when I took 3 loads to the laundromat to dry them!! Much easier getting it home then it was getting it to the laundromat.<br /><br />I still have not seen Buzz to give him his rug but I'm hoping to insist that I see him this week coming up to give it to him. I've talked to him a few times but he's not feeling well at all. I worry about him but it's all out of my control. Please remember him in your prayers. I'm hoping to get a picture of him holding the rug to post here.<br /><br />So that's what's exciting in my life. I'll be back soon. I planned to do this weekly but find I don't have anything to say every week. Such excitment here!!!!<br /><br />Have a wonderful safe holiday weekend my friends. hugs ~Cyndiwoollylottrugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11013076179041300616noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215523517846792157.post-25297791763886317472008-05-07T00:45:00.000-04:002008-05-07T00:46:31.513-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFwZjRLl539U1re0wqZhARlZpi0OdwKg6Ugxpc46EMWA-J3BVFdiy5-_QwWMSFYNN0AVTrjR9W7U9FsilAB4HtRVjdK5ddknjiT9CAMw0vYFmKnumyUZcr60vx1SiMSypcE6wprIj2VOL/s1600-h/IMGP2195.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5197492718480550514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWFwZjRLl539U1re0wqZhARlZpi0OdwKg6Ugxpc46EMWA-J3BVFdiy5-_QwWMSFYNN0AVTrjR9W7U9FsilAB4HtRVjdK5ddknjiT9CAMw0vYFmKnumyUZcr60vx1SiMSypcE6wprIj2VOL/s320/IMGP2195.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>woollylottrugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11013076179041300616noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215523517846792157.post-46907183722266650182008-05-07T00:03:00.000-04:002008-05-07T02:11:56.780-04:00Here we go.....<span style="font-family:verdana;">May 7, 2008</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Well it's only been a year since I typed that "new blogger" and I still do not know anymore than I knew last year but I'm going to try to give this a whirl. I'd like to share with you a rug I made for a dear friend. His name is Buzz and he has lymph node cancer. He is a full time musician for a wonderful band called Simon Apple. He is their drummer and also the lyricist for the band. Buzz was diagnosed May 07 and had surgery which was successful. He then went through 35 radiation treatments that were brutal. They had to be very aggressive with this cancer. Buzz is 48, same age as me. He had a feeding tube placed in November 07 and still is not eating any real foods. All his meals go through the feeding tube. Unfortunately the affects of the radiation have taken their toll on him. He is also suffering greatly from depression. </span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I decided to hook a rug for Buzz to give him hope and something that would be uplifting. Now I do primitive folk art so this rug is a huge step out of the box for me. It is called Leap of Faith. First <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">because</span> that is what he took when he put himself into the hands of the caring doctors at Fox Chase Cancer Center. Secondly Buzz wrote a song called "Leap of Faith" many years ago and he never knew it would come to mean so much to him. I envisioned this rug in my mind almost to a tee but not with these bright colors. The colors came into play when I found online a website for Jane <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Evershed</span>. She had painted a painting called Leap of Faith. I immediately asked her if I could use some of the elements of her painting in my rug and she immediately said yes. THANK YOU JANE!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I probably would have hooked the cliffs in browns but seeing her painting so vivid in color made me take that giant step away from primitive. I placed an apple on the ground where she had a city, the apple being for the band Simon Apple. I then wrote "Leap of Faith" in the beautiful blue sky and put a small bee there since bees go Buzz. The man is leaping from the bare cliff with no life to the cliff with the beautiful tree where there is life and wellness. It was truly a labor of love for Buzz. I then put a beautiful sentiment to him on the reverse. Also Jane <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Evershed</span> had written a poem for Leap of Faith:</span><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">It's Yours, Take it,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Leap like a lunatic</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Over the chasm below</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Erupting as you go</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Your true self <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">awaits</span> you</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">NOW you will know.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">~Jane <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Evershed </span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#ffff00;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#ffff00;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#ffff00;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#ffff00;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#ffff00;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;color:#ffff00;"></span></div><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><div align="left"><br /><br />I then took Buzz's song and printed the first verse on the reverse of the rug: </div><div align="left"><br /><br /> </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Stand On the Edge of a Moment</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Looking out but I never look down</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Aware of the chasm before me,</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Where the Darkness of doubt can be found</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Fear is what has become me</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">As the time is now close at hand</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Praying for someone to join me</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">On this leap of faith I have <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">planned</span>....</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">~Buzz <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Saylor </span></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error"><br /><br /></div></span></span><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The hand dyed wools were dyed by Tammy Burks of Skip To My Ewe and it was hooked in an 8 cut. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Whipstitched</span> around the edges with 100% wool - navy. I dedicate this rug to my friend...........Buzz <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Saylor</span>. Each loop was a loop of love, friendship and prayer for your return to wellness. Blessings ~ Cyndi</span></div>woollylottrugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11013076179041300616noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1215523517846792157.post-289908361642868972007-05-27T01:52:00.000-04:002007-05-27T01:54:09.233-04:00A New Blogger<em>Hello and welcome to my blog. I am a first time blogger so I really have no idea what I am doing. Being the computer illiterate I am this will be a challenge but I hope to share with you pictures of my rugs and fiber arts and also of my furry kids. For now I would like to wish everyone a very Happy Memorial Day weekend. See you soon! ~Cyndi</em>woollylottrugshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11013076179041300616noreply@blogger.com0