Daughter's Pretties, Rex and I

This Thursday finds me somewhere different. I am at older daughter's house, about 30 minute's drive away,  staying with my teenaged grandson while she is away on holiday. I love her little cottagey house and shared a few photos last year when I did the same thing. You can read my post about that here.  She has a real eye for surrounding herself with things that spark joy I would have to say. :)

Looking out at her back yard. Her large stained glass hanging looks like a quilt pattern to me. I think of the propeller pattern and in particular, it reminds me of Karen's Retro Air Space Propeller quilt.

I really should get her to shop with me for the wooden house.

I've always liked this chicken proudly holding her sunflowers.

And here is my work set up while I'm here in the little den.
Note my travel lamp...yes an Ott table top lamp I bought at Costco for $39. No I don't get any renumeration for praising those lamps. :)  You can see all the specs on it here.  A handy USB port and pretty white leather like look.
  Daughter has these pretty pale aqua and white painted side tables around this room.

I brought two projects with me, the cross stitch one and the second Kim McLean applique block to hand quilt.  While grandson is in school during the day, I have been peacefully stitching and have made real progress on both. 

Below another chicken and that little star lamp is sweet.

And a close up of that tea dyed cross stitch piece. Cute, heh.

This is a small house but has huge windows so the light is amazing. Perhaps because the original and only owner, Margaret who had the house built, was an artist.  She was well known in this little town because people saw her walking her Dalmatian every day. She also had a cat and lived here till her passing in her mid eighties.  As soon as Daughter and I walked in, we got a good feeling-funny how some houses just seem to do that.  I still love hanging out here.

Of course, I'm missing Hubby and the fur babies. Speaking of which here is Rex who is my shadow photo bombing when Hubby was trying to take a picture a couple of weeks ago.  We were trying to get that quilted panel in and he would not move.

Yes, he is certainly my loyal companion and I love him.  And I'll be home tomorrow evening with him and Miss Murphy.

Happy Thursday all. 

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