Everyone has to eat!

I can't seem to find time or inspiration to keep up with this blog thing! Too many other fun things to do.
This little guest to our back yard came by to see if he/she could catch a quick snack, and yes she did! We spent almost an hour watching her hunt and finally capture her prey. She brought it to the edge of our ponds little creek back to feast. She is a Cooper's Hawk and really beautiful. Dear husband took several ( like a LOT) of pictures and we enjoyed learning the many neat things my new camera is capable of. This was taken outside our living room window.
Hard to believe we are 12 days into a new year! I have spend time cleaning out, throwing or giving away, cleaning and rediscovering wonderful things in my various stashes. Very cleansing and satisfying over all.
I am not one to set New Years Resolutions, but have set some goals. Get more physically active, take time to be creative, have fun doing it all.
One of my dear friends who works at a local fabric store talked me into making a purse. Now I don't do much of what most would call sewing, but I bought a pattern, the interfacing, etc., brought it all home, dug out some scraps and wala!!! 4 hours later I had a purse! Had so much fun I bought another pattern on a trip with my sister to her local quilt shop and made another one! Having fun and will take pictures soon. I figure my trip to get a spool of thread has cost me several dollars and if I had needed a new purse I could have probably bought one for a lot less!

I am taking two classes from BPS this year - A Life Well Crafted and Library of Memories. Both are pretty intense, but I know I will be more inspired to scrapbook if my pictures are easier to find and Kollette Hall is one of my favorite instructors, so both will be fun.

A mile stone in our family. My Mom turns 83 this year. She is the sole surviving one of our parents and we treasure every day we have her. She is in relatively good health and still able to live on her own, so we are truly blessed.