Lots of Changes in Our Life....

 What is that old saying,"If life gives you lemons, make lemonade." If you have read my blog much you know that Adam and I have been in Springfield,Il. for almost two years and really did not like it.Well, right after my last post the company Adam was working for shut it's doors.So, we packed up everything we had in Springfield ( I had moved more art stuff than I knew) and we moved back to my Ozark Mountains.It all happened very fast because both grand babies birthday were the next week and we had planned on going home for that and we could not see any need to come back to Springfield,so we got everything ready to move in one week and rented a U Haul trailer. Two very nice guys Adam had meet at work came and helped us tote everything down 3 flits of stairs.
  We got home in time for the birthday party then a few days later Adam's mom started have some heart trouble so off to Oklahoma we go.We spent over a week there then came back home. Then we had to go to St.Louis for two days for a job Adam had to do.In between all this running I was working on getting my studio set up and workable.

 When the kids moved in with us they took the room I had been using as my work space. We have a full walkout basement that was going to be my studio but because of time,I had never got the studio setup.The two pictures here are what it looked like when I started.Everything was in boxes and trash bags.That stack of bags is my wool for rug hooking.

 As you can see here I have come a long way,but I still need more space for the wool.

 I also got my loom warped and even started weaving on it.

 I now have one rug done and the next one started.In between all the cleaning and weaving and grandbaby time, I have also been working on stuff for wto shows I have coming up.I have a Hook-in this weekend and a Art show next weekend.By-the-way, we are back in Springfield,Il. for a week or so for these shows and for a job Adam is working on.More to come soon.

Live Deeply,Vicki

Cold in the Ozarks.......

This is what happens when it gets below freezing in the Ozarks.If you come to my house you drive across a creek that is right in front of our house.It crosses the road and then drops right off this cliff.
That is our house back there in the background.It is so beautiful when the snow is on.
Here are some more UFO's I found as I have been cleaning the studio.Ok, all you hookers out there, how many rugs do you hook before you stop and finish them up. I have at lest three of them.I also have at least four rugs going right now.I think I better get to work hooking.
Some of you have asked how the cleaning job is coming,so here are a few pictures of what i have done so far.I can now sew at my sewing table and not at my kitchen table.
The wool looks better,now maybe I can find the colors I need to finish all them rugs.
Books,books and more books.I need a better plan for this but it will have to wait till the big studio gets done.


Live Deeply and go hook a rug.
Vicki