I always like to welcome in a new blogger to Blogland! I recently stumbled across Patty's blog! She can be found over at Bluebirds and Jam. Patty is a fellow primitive rug hooker and makes wonderful rugs. She also makes some lovely dolls as well. I know you'll like what you see and give her a wonderful hooker's welcome!
My fight with the woodchucks has tapered off, I'm happy to say!! I've only seen one a couple of times lately...I think the fact that I was running out there every 15 minutes did the trick. LOL So, now, I'm only fighting the drought we're having. Funny, the lack of rain doesn't seem to stop the zucchini from producing!
Looks like some stuffed zucchini is in my future! I like to use a recipe from Susan Branch's Heart of the Home Cookbook. She stuffs it with zucchini, onion, tomato, and herbs, then tops it off with jack cheese and sourdough croutons...yum!
Despite the heat of summer, I've been hooking steadily on the chicken rug.
Mama hen is almost finished...except for one foot. I'm almost half way finished. The blue is not as bright as this picture shows. It's getting heavy though. I have a puritan frame which I should be using, but I don't really like it all that well. I need a gripper frame which I can turn and tilt. Right now, I'm using a hoop frame and feel like I'm going to bust it with this rug! Anyone have a favorite rug frame they can recommend? I'd actually like to sell the puritan. It has a floor stand as well.
Not much else happening. I had to work last week for two days. We were creating a curriculum map which would align to the common core standards. Sounds fascinating, huh? It was actually pretty interesting and the two days went by fast. I'm glad to be back on vacation though. Mr. S & W is off this week...so hopefully we'll get out to take a couple of good day trips.
Stay cool, my friends!
32 comments:
The rug is looking great. I like the way you are hooking with the blues in the background.
Mmm, stuffed zucchini ! Yumm
That recipe sounds good. I just made some zucchini bread and it is disappearing fast.
I really like your chicken rug.
Going over to visit the new blog.
Enjoy your summer!
Linda
LOVE your chicken rug...it appears as though the chickies are enjoy a fine time chatting!
Such beautiful zucchini from your garden patch...yummy prepared in all sorts of ways!
Enjoy the day...
Warmly,
Judy
Yes, I have common core on the brain, too!
Your chicken is looking great! Kim is working on a chicken, too!
Oh yes! Welcome to the new blogger! I'll pop by!
Hi, I do hope you will be having some cooler weather.
Constant drought is no fun, as is rain all the time ; )
The rug is looking great. Love the colours !
Have a wonderful day.
Courtney ~
Lovin' your rug. I use a Puritan, too, and for me it is a balancing act. Even though it is easy to move the rug, I just turn the frame and balance it the best I can. One of these days I also plan to buy a frame that tilts, but I must say the Puritan has served me well for 7+ years.
Your zucchini recipe sounds yummy. We need rain badly, too, and there is supposed to be a good chance today, but so far no luck.
I'll pop over and say hi to the fellow hooker.
Hugs :)
Lauren
very nice rug!! I am glad you got to taste something from your garden. Your zucchini looks great. I have a gripper frame and I always wondered about a puritan frame.
Enjoy your week off! I finished my chicken rug last night and it is steamed out on the diving board now drying I do a blog post later. :)
I've planted and enjoyed zucchini ever since I can remember but this year I passed. I've tried to stir fry unripe buttercup squash a couple of years ago Instead of zucchini as we had so many left in the fields at harvest and to my surprise every one loved it better than zucchini.
I'll be stir frying some tender baby buttercup squash and all my family agree that it's much better tasting. Plus I don't have to worry about what to do with those giant zucchini at the end of the season. We grow squash for our church suppers every fall and donate a truck load.
Your chicken rug looks beautiful. I'm glad that you've succeeded in deterring your groundhog for a while anyway.
Have a great summer. JB
Hello, love the chicken rug, I haven`t been hooking lately, sounds kinda bad, tee hee. Will pop into meet the new blogger, Blessings Francine.
Your chix rug is adoreable and nice loops too. I hated my Puritan and sold it. I have a couple frames and use them intermittenly depending on size and if I have more than one rug oing on at a time. After selling the Puritan I purchased a 'sit-upon' gripper which swivels and rotates. Your spine is NOT sitting on it but rather your thighs hold it in place so you are free to swivel the frame top on a ball.
I also have a Snapdragon frame which I use most, and it is larger than my sit-upon so hook larger rugs on the Snapdragon.
Love zucchini and most often steam it and put pasta sauce on top and pretend I'm eating a specialty of an italian restaurant.
Would love if you'd post the recipe on your blog.
Saundra
your rug is great! I do like my purtain I will speak to David about making you a stand like mine I will be in touch in the next few days.
we have been harvesting from our garden also but no zucchini yet.
I am off to meet the new blogger.
have a fun week.
Cathy
Very cute rug!
Zucchini recipe sounds so good!
Stay cool.
Have a great week!
Earlene
Now that you've chased the woodchuck from your yard, perhaps you'd like to come over and chase the one from mine? Please? Looks like another beautiful rug in the works. Must be very satisfying to do such lovely work.
What a darling chicken rug! Speaks right to my heart!!! Great color choices!
I just froze five bags of 2 cups each of shredded zuke. It's going to make wonderful bread, when the snowballs fly -smile-.
Off to welcome your new friend.
You are a doll! Thanks for giving me a super welcome as a new blogger! Blessing
Patty
The rug is looking amazing, i love the colours....and Zucchini...i think i use it in most meals these days.
Pixie
Yum! The stuffed zucchini sounds delicious! Glad you were able to win the battle with your woodchuck. Rug looks great. I have the Townsend floor frame that I like very much... it is very sturdy to handle the bigger rugs.
ive never had sruffed zicchini.. bbut have that cook book soo will have to try it. it sounds great! glad you are having a nice vacation.. it wont be long til school starts up again. love the rug you are working on! i have a puritan also and it is a bit bulky and i too would like to turn ect.. it is nice on the stand tho. enjoy your day~
Love zucchini! I've been making lots of great recipes -- try Martha Stewart's Orange Zuccini cakes and her Zucchini Fritters. And my favorite pasta recipe : zucchini matchsticks sauteed in olive oil added to hot pasta with finely chopped mint and a sprinkling of grated Parmesan cheese. Yummy and easy!
Stay cool!
Sarah
I love your rug!
Hi Courtney! I love the new rug, it is beautiful! I think your work is just amazing and I love your designs. Thank you too for all your sweet comments over on my blog, I sure do appreciate them and always enjoy hearing from you. I hope you have a happy vacation ahead. That zucchini looks delicious. I often substitute zucchini for the carrot in my carrot cake recipe. It is an odd little recipe I found years ago in Cooking Light magazine, but it tastes really good, it is lower in fat and substitutes prune puree for the vegetable oil. It comes out really moist. Then I use a cream cheese frosting on top.
Have a lovely day ahead! Delisa :)
Very sweet rug!
The rug looks sooooo nice!!!! Beautiful zucchini, too! My son brought me some....that recipe sounds delicious! So happy you're enjoying vacation.
Courtney~ HI...havent said Hi in awhile...I just wanted to touch base with you. Thanks for following both my blogs. Lovinallthingsfrench.blogpsptot.com is my newer blog but I am on it so much more. I have more followers...not many...but more at laurasrughooking.blogspot.com which is where we first "met". I started that blog just for my love of all things fiber art...thinking that those interested in my art world would not want to be bothered with my home decorating blog and vise a versa. However, it is kind of hard to do both. Im still convinced though that it is sort of 2 different viewers for each so I am trying to keep up both. I have not made any art in so long...so the other blog gets more posts for sure...however, I have no idea how to bring more traffic to both! They say they have these blog parties and these are supposed to drive people to your blog... but I have no idea how do these. Do you do these blog parties with Sassafras and Winterberry? How is your new home...do you feel at home finally? I have to look back at your old posts and see if you have posted some more pics of your home. I have been out of commission for so long. Good night! Laura
Hi Courtney! Just thought I would pop by and say hello today! I hope you are having a good week so far. I sure do appreciate your visits to my blog and all the sweet comments. Have a fun day ahead! With Love, Delisa :)
Hello dear friend, I'm just checking up on you just to see if you're having a good summer and everything is OK. It's almost time for school to begin and I imagine that you've been absolutely busy getting ready.
I made a lovely zucchini casserole yesterday from my sister in law's garden while she's away on a trip. I guess I just can't get away from them after all.
Have a lovely weekend.
Hugs, JB
Hi Courtney,
Hope all is well with you and yours, and that you have a great class this year.
Robyn
I noticed you hadn't posted for awhile and I wanted to check in on you. I'm sure you are busy with back to school stuff. Hope all is well.
Tiff
Hi Courtney, thinking of you and wanted to hop in and say 'hi'. Love the chicken rug. I too loved stuffed zucchini. Hope all is well.
Hugs,
Jann
Hi Courtney, I've missed you on Blogger and have been worrying about you. I just wanted to check up on you and hope that you are all well and that everything is OK. I know that you must have your hands full with school and all.
Sending love and (((HUGS)))
JB
hope you're doing all right; you're missed.
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