My Godmother's Garden- by Pam Vincent

My Godmother's Garden

My sister Pam has created her biggest dried floral art piece ever. It is called "My Godmother's Garden" in remembrance of  Phil Savage. All of her flowers are from Pam's garden, she spends countless hours picking and pressing them. Friday, she will be entering her creation at the MN State Fair Arts competition, there are over a thousand entries. Good luck Pam, as I know you will be chosen once again, your work is beautiful and unique.

Hand Prints Bring Back a Wonderful Memory

In 1984 my Dad put down a new concrete sidewalk. Before the concrete dried my niece and nephew, Stephanie and Chris placed their hand prints in it. For 27 years we admired their artwork, my Dad made it a separate section so it could be removed some day. Our parents are gone now and there home is up for sale, Pam and I wanted to surprise them and dug it up and brought it down to Redwood Falls,Mn. for our July 4th gathering at my sister Sandy's house. Stephanie is going to put their hand print keepsake in her flower garden. My Dad was always a very sentimental man. Thank you Dad for keeping so many wonderful memories alive in our hearts.

Stephanie and Chris

27 years later

July 9th Anoka Riverfest & Craft Fair

Pam and Brian in their booth

After we completed our July 4th gathering, next on the agenda was the Anoka Riverfest Craft Fair. This was the first outdoor show that Pam attended. Over 130 booths and all items were 100% handcrafted by the people in the booth. Pam did very well selling many of her dried floral art pieces, over a 1,000 people came through her booth. Pam was so excited she never left her post, and we had to bring her food. Speaking of food, I had one of the greatest pronto dogs ever. Okay, I ate two. We were very proud of Pam, she worked so hard to get her work ready for this show. Thank you to my family and friends that came to support Pam and Brian.

The Mob

Marit and Sandy

Pam's booth

Sisters

Jerry, Matthew and Pam

My July is Flying By

My Family

In spite of the abundance of rain and hot weather we have endured so far in July, my siblings have been keeping me very busy with family activities. My brother Jerry, his wife Marit and my nephew Matthew visited for two weeks from California and arrived on July 2nd. We spent July 4th at my sister Sandy's house in Redwood Falls.

Chris

It was nice to have a sibling photo again so we could all see how old we are getting. When I say OLD, I have a nephew Chris, who is 35 years old and has 4 sons, that makes me feel old.

Jerry rounding for home

Marit and Matthew

CeCe's 1st Birthday

Cousins

Siblings with Spouses

We played a mean game of croquet and let Jerry win because he was from "out of town." Don and Michele were too busy chasing baby CeCe  around so there was no sibling rivalry game. We were stuffed from eating so much food, everyone brought a dish to share. Sandy created her jello flag desert, notice in the picture my famous deviled eggs. Richard made fantastic burgers on the grill. Although we were short 2 cousins, we also had a great "Cousins" picture. We had a wonderful time, and I want to thank my sister Sandy for making it all possible. My story continues..... stay tuned for my next blog posting.

Sandy's desert

Bring Back the 70's Crocheting Art

Please bring back the crocheting magazines from the 70's when home made items were so popular rather then store bought items. Remember the art of flower crochet, granny square designs and mother and daughter ponchos? Who could not forget the afghans, slippers, hats, scarves and much more. The colors of the 70's were so bright and vibrant, lime green, aqua, orange, yellow and red.

June 1974

Recently, I was given a box full of crocheting magazines that belonged to my God Mother. My mind has shifted back to the 70's as I still carry on the tradition today with creating crocheted items. Do you have a favorite crocheted gift memory you would like to share with us?

Granny Square designs

Knit and Crochet with Aunt Lydia

1970

1979- Betty White loves needlepoint

Patty's creations

Thank you Grandma, Mom and my Aunt for teaching me how to crochet at a young age. Enjoy a piece of nostalgia.

Fourth of July Inspiration by Mona Rae Cich's and Pamela Vincent

Let these ladies inspire you with their creative decorating and gift giving ideas for Fourth of July. Visit Mona Rae Cich's at http://www.monaraeoriginals.com/ and Pamela Vincent at http://www.pamelavincentcreations.com/ if you are interested in purchasing their patriotic work.

Fourth of July Pillows




Patriotic Pressed Flowers Flag

 

Uncle Sam

Soldier Boy quilt with stand



Happy Father's Day Dad- I miss you