A Little of This and That

Nothing crafty has been going on here at all. I need motivation! My sewing room is a mess and I can't make myself go in there and just start. So, since I haven't been up to anything new I thought I would share some old-cause it's all new to you, right?



This was a Christmas gift I made for my family a couple of years ago. I scanned photos and printed them out in sepia tones, sandwiched them between thin glass I cut to fit the pics, copper foiled the edges, and and ran a bead of solder around them. Soldered a ring to the top center and tied them to a wire tree I purchased (I think they were a Halloween item) from a local store with sheer ribbon. I love it and I think my family appreciated them also. It was a fun project to do.

This was dinner last night. Fifty pound King Salmon caught by my son when we were in Alaska. He was so proud when he found out that he beat my sister's prize winning catch of 47 lbs. Didn't matter to him that she caught hers in a different river and won the fishing derby in the town she lived in at the time! Nope, he's got bragging rights and he's gonna use them every chance he gets!
` Can't get much fresher than this!
We grilled some last night and had it over angel hair, garlic, fresh tomatoes and basil. YUM!


These are also in our freezer now.

Alaska is so beautiful, words or pictures cannot do it justice.

We just have a few more days of our summer left and then back to the dreaded old routine. We've been doing a lot of nothing. Hanging out on the back porch, reading, eating too much, but mostly just sitting and not feeling a bit guilty about it! That's what summer's all about, right!?!