It's all about the snow..............

My nephew's wife sent these snow pics last week of my nephew (the big guy)and great nephews. They live in North Carolina in an area that rarely gets snow and when it does, it's usually just a skiff.

Look at the pure joy on the little guy's face. Remember when snow made you feel that way? The bigger boy is never one to waste time, I see the snow hasn't slowed him one bit. Even "dad" got out to play, he always loved the Illinois winters when he was a boy and he loves playing with his little guys. I wish I could send some Iowa snow to them on a regular basis. I wish I were there right now, even if it is snowey. Sure looks life fun

The Old Bag...............or "what I did yesterday"

Well, my fingers are sore from hand quilting so I took the day off and worked on a new tote bag or two. I have a stash of old jeans, blue, black, tan, white, etc. Every now and then I make something out of a pair, mostly tote bags. They're so fun to make, I never make the same one twice. Just depends on what size those jeans were and what details the jeans originally have. I like to keep as much of the original detail as possible.

I hated to throw out the remainder of the jeans after making this big tote but there wasn't enough "jean" to make much so the mini tote was born. Might make a cute little girls tote or maybe it's just perfect to carry around 6 cans of your favorite soda pop, I don't know. Yes, it's a bit weird but have you seen some of the bags young women are carrying around today? All sorts of fun and funky bags. But I think the little one still needs some embellishing, don't you?

chris