Just Stuff

The witch X stitch is a Jenny Hoffman,Country Rustic Primitives pattern. I'm stitching it on osnaburg,one thread over two.
The penny rug is from the magazine Primitive Quilts and Projects. It's a Maggie Bonanomi pattern.
The hooked JOLS are my design. They've been sittin' around for a long time waiting to be finished. Maybe this time is their turn!!!


I'm thinkin' about having some kinda on line garage sale. I don't know if it should be here on my blog or pay the money on my picture trail so I can have more pictures up and have it there.
What do you all think???
No the garage here is STILL not unpacked and the van is still sitting in the driveway. That would really be upsetting to John. I really haven't done anything out there since I broke my foot. The kids don't seem to want to help me unpack because I guess they think I'm not going to be able to afford to stay here. They're nuts though cuz on the income I'm getting right now the only place that Sissy and I could really afford to live is in the van!!!! But I love this house,I'm very comfortable here and I'm going to keep fighting to stay here!!!!
Thought I'd show you just a few of the things I'm working on. Someday maybe I'll get the order of this blogging right!!!!
Sherry.....OUT
This pumpkin rug was ordered by a customer. Thank You Josie!!!

Cool Weather YEAH!!!!

This sweet handstitched little aged sampler pillow with vintage buttons looks GREAT on a little chair or on a shelf. I've sewn a homespun plaid on the back and it's approx. 7" Wide X 9" Long. $26 + Shipping
Very often I just put my backing fabric on the frame,do a freehand drawing and start hookin'. That's what I did with this Lumina pumpkin rug. At 9" X 12" it's a great size for a table,a rickety ol' stool or to hang on the wall.
$72 + Shipping
Thanks for visiting my blog,hope you'll come back soon!!! And become a follower??
Sherry....OUT

Yup pumpkins do come in many colors,including GREEN!!! I did this 11" round pumpkin rug the same way as the Lumina pumpkin rug,freehanded it,then started hookin'.
$62 + Shipping.

If any of these made from my heart pieces are absolutely needed in your home,just contact me and I'll get them to you as FAST as I can!!!!
Did ya notice the cool scrolling thingy for my Etsy Shoppe??!!?? Well the other day when Lori Brechlin and I were yakkin' on the phone,I said,how did you do that?? She proceeded to tell me and I was takin' notes. Then she said,"what's your ID??" So I told her and I swear within 90 seconds THERE IT WAS on MY blog!!! Thank You My Dear Friend!!! I've never had any luck selling on Etsy so maybe this will help and I'll try putting more stuff on Etsy. Well I have hope anyway!!!

Jack-O-Lantern Bag is SOLD Thank You Diane!!!!

How 'bout Some Blog Shopping L@@K!!!

This hooked original Herb hanger is approx. 6" X 9 1/2" with the stick about 13 1/2"
$49 + Shipping Just contact me!!!


Jack-O-Lantern Bag is approx. 9 1/2" long X 10" wide. It's 19" long with the hanger. The bag is lined with wool and completely hand sewn. Looks great with some flowers or drieds in it or just hanging empty. Sorry my flowers are not included.
$72 + Shipping Just contact me if interested in these new hooked items!!!
Last week I showed you the contraption I have to wear on my broken foot,well I've STILL got it. My appointment was Aug. 29th and I knew that I wasn't gonna lose the boot. Dr. said my MS is compramising the healing and affecting the nerves and tissue and that's why it hurts more now than when I broke it. My next appointment isn't until the beginning of Oct. So the big ol boot is still a part of me. Thanks for taking a look at my work!!!!
Sherry...OUT

GOOD SUNDAY MORNING EVERYONE

Yup that's my foot in the picture and yup it's broken.I was a few days short of making it to age 64 without ever having a broken bone. It got broken July 29th and my birthday was August 4th. I think that's pretty good except old bones don't seem to heal as well. It's hurting more now than when I 1st broke it. Ron's gonna be taking me to my orthopedic Dr. tomorrow morning,so guess I'll see what he has to say about it. I'm gonna get buns of steel from luggin' that heavy boot around!!! The problem is it will only be the left bun,the right bun's gonna stay it's 'ol saggy self.
How'd I break it,you ask. Well I wanted to play my CD's,especially my IL DIVO ones. So I had been looking and looking in the still unpacked garage for the box that Mary Jo had packed them all in,continually praying that the box was in there,even though I knew deep down that it was gone. So Mary Jo and I were looking again. She said it's not here he took it. Still not wanting to believe that ALL my CD's were gone,I went back in there to look again after she left. THAT'S when the little travel size suitcase fell down on my foot. Ironically when I told Mary Jo what happened,she said,OH NO,It's my fault!!! She said she saw that case and for a fleeting 2nd she thought to herself,I should move that or it's gonna fall on her!!! So it did!!! I told her not to worry,I've told no medical personel that it was her fault. I actually didn't get confirmation till August 8th that it was broken. Just kept telling myself that it was a bad bruise.
About the missing CD's. Some of you might remember about the guy John found in the newspaper that was supposed to help us empty the other house and stole all that stuff from us??? He apparently stole the box with all my CD's and home movies too. The CD's would be easy to sell at the flea market and he probably through out my home movies. Mike had also been looking for our generator,it's gone too. So I'm well over a $1000 of stuff that the creep has stolen and there's still a few other things that I haven't found yet. But with all of it,it's the CD's and home movies that hurt me the most,they can't be replaced. Of course when Mike called Mr. Creep,he still denies everything and we have no way to prove it. He's gonna get his,for SURE!!!
Now for the rug. After the funeral I got this idea to make John's room my sitting room. It's at the front of the house with a big window to look out of and more natural light to work in. Mike took the hospital bed out and actually sold it for me on Craig's List the next day,and put a chair from my bedroom in there and I had a vintage footstool to put my feet up on. My plan was to use John's antique dresser for hooking stuff. I brought some of the hooking stuff to the room and put it on the floor, since I haven't been able to totally empty John's things. Well that rug kept staring at me, and being discouraged from no sales on all the things I had been working on, I did what I shouldn't have, and picked it up and started hooking. So here it is!!!
How am I doing??? I guess as well as I can. I've got a lot on my shoulders. It was 7 weeks ago yesterday. Thank God for Lori Rippey and Lori Brechlin!!! The poor things seem to be stuck with listening to all my crying jags,but no complaints from them cause they're TRUE friends,I know they're there for me. I just love them!!!!
Well,I know I don't post often,but boy when I do I sure go on and on LOL!!!
Sherry....OUT

My Newest eBay Auctions

I don't remember a time that I haven't always had something listed on eBay. But for months now sales have been, can I say crappy. For me selling is not just a choice or a hobby, it's a very real necsessitie, especially now. Yes I do keep things on Etsy, but I've only had one sale there a couple of years ago. Yes I also have a picture trail that I don't do a very good job on keeping it updated. My Dear friend Lori Rippey does very well on her's and we often talk about me doing more with mine. I have a lot to learn about it though, because I didn't set mine up, someone else did.
Where do you all prefer to look at things for sale??? And if you're buying, where do you prefer to buy???
I never stop working and I thank God that I'm at least able to do this.
The pictures are some of my newest things listed on eBay right now. The October rug is my interpatation of a doodle pattern design from Kelley Belfast's newest booklet.The other 2 are my originals.
If you'd like to take a closer look you can click on my eBay button over there on the right.
Thank You!!!!
Sherry....OUT

RIP Lt. Kristoff

my Dear Husband.
I FINALLY won my battle to bring John home. All the equipment was delivered 1st and then the ambulance arrived with John straight from the ICU and the respitory therapist,to teach me how to use all the machines,about 3:00 Friday afternoon.Mike ran to Sears to buy a little door bell that he installed on the wall by John's bed,so that if he needed me and I wasn't in there he could just press the button and the bell would ring in the living room. Ron was there along with Mary Jo & Mike & the nurse who was trying to get 2 pages of meds taken care of.Ron told the kids that he was worried about me doing this alone since they saw me almost falling several times as I was learning everything I had to do and going back & forth to John's room.
I just told them,I'll be OK I just need to slow down and get into my wheelchair 1st instead of just using my cane.
I felt very sad that evening when everyone was gone. John really wasn't talking and had even turned the TV off. I was waiting for Hospice to deliver the narcotics that I needed for him.He really needed the Aderol that would keep him calm and not try so hard to breathe. I put it in a dish of applesauce and fed it to him.Then I put The B-Pap on him and told him that it was nite nite for him. I checked him before I went to bed after 11:30. I got up at 2 a.m. to check him. Something was wrong.His arms where in the same position as the last time I had checked.The machines were still going.He was so swollen I was having a hard time finding a pulse in his wrists or neck,at least that's what I wanted to believe.I kept putting the pulsacs on his finger,but it wouldn't give me a number.I kept trying to rub his chest and call his name.I laid my head on his chest and nothing.I called Hospice and the nurse came to verify what I already knew,but didn't want to believe,he was gone. She called the funeral home and prepared his body for them.It was 5:30 a.m. when they all left.I went to bed till 7:30 a.m.
This morning we had to go to the funeral home to make the arrangements I had written John's obituary.Actually I wrote it in my head and when Mary Jo came to pick me up I asked her to write it on paper as I told it to her.The picture that I'm showing here is the one I chose to be published in the newspaper with the obituary. It's totally him.His face shows the intensity of the 110% he always gave to the job he loved and gave his life for.
His funeral will be VERY tough and emotional,but I'm giving him the send off that he deserves. Visitation will be Tuesday from 4-7.There will be an Honor Guard of 2 Firemen at attention in full dress uniform the whole time.One at the head of the casket and one at the foot and they will ceremoniously change guards at certain times. There will also be an American flag,to honor John's military service in the Air Force and also the Fire Dept. flag.
The funeral mass will be at 11 a.m. Wed. The procession to St. Mary's Church will be the hearse and behind it the fire dept.'s rescue truck that he had a large part in designing. The pall bearers will be 6 Fireman in full dress.
The luncheon will be here where I live at Bud's building where they have a room and an outdoor patio and lawn area with umbrella covered tables set up.Cafe 83,which Bud also owns will cater. Heather,one of Bud's assistants,who's also fast become a very dear friend to me asked me yesterday if she could do this.She'll be coming over tomorrow to discuss the plans.Ever since we moved here the people have been so wonderful to me,even John only got to live here a little over 2 weeks,he loved it here too and I will be inviting all the neighbors. I hope with all my heart that I will be able to stay here.
Last but certainly not least,THANK YOU to all of you for your VERY touching posts,emails and prayers.
To a TRUE HERO, Lt.John S.Kristoff
Sherry...OUT