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Thursday, March 22, 2012

Magnolia Tree

Oh, the weather here is just gorgeous!  It's been the warmest March ever and although it feels a bit odd, I'm not complaining!

My Magnolia Tree is blooming.  It smells good and it's beautiful:

When I sit on my deck, this is what I get to see!  My grandmother loved Magnolias.  When I was little, my grandfather planted a Magnolia tree for her outside the picture window in their kitchen.  Grandma was so excited about this tree, that she had a party to celebrate it! 

We bought our house here in early March of 1993.  When we bought it, I had no idea that this tree was a Magnolia.  When it bloomed that first April, I was just thrilled!  It was something to remind me of my grandmother who passed away when I was 14.  Every year when it blooms, I think of her. We almost lost it a few years ago but thankfully, Scott was able to bring it back.

In other news, I finished up stitching on my little basket of kittens:

This design is from my collection of vintage Vogart embroidery patterns.  I love this design and have now stitched it twice!

I have 3 pieces now all ready to sew together which I'm planning on doing over the weekend.  Stop by again to see some new hanging pillows!
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5 comments:

  1. Shirley9:17 AM

    Your Magnolia tree is pretty. I have one outside my living room window that we planted as a baby. The petals are laying on the ground and looked like it had snowed with them because of the winds and rain. I love to look at other people'e embroidery. It is something that I love to do and like you I am always looking for new patterns. Have a great day and enjoy your beautiful weather. We are 48 degrees right now. Hugs from Your Missouri Friend.

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  2. Sandy10:34 AM

    We had Magnolias in Portland and loved them. Cute kiddies.

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  3. Judy S.1:10 PM

    Cute kitty piece! Would you believe that we had snow again at our house this morning? We definitely should've stayed in Chicago!

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  4. DVArtist7:22 AM

    Wow that tree is in bloom. Very pretty.
    Nicole/Beadwright

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  5. Magpie's Mumblings5:24 PM

    Such a beautiful tree! I saw one a couple of days ago that had huge buds. Where we live we rarely see them - they don't seem to survive our winters.

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