Blackberry goodness...

Have been spending time with blackberries of late...cobblers, muffins, tonight was a pie...and blackberry jam.  I have 25 jars, 20.5 pints thus far...and I get to make it all in this incredible vintage hotpoint stove...

Embroidering a bit...

Have been doing a bit of embroidery these past few days...a crewel work piece that is lovely but terribly time consuming, and a couple of tea towels as well...one still in progress and in the hoop...

White as snow...

This beautiful doily was also tatted by my Grandmother...is it not gorgeous!?!  I love how the six sided snowflakes fit together to create this beautiful piece.  It's really spectacular...and as white as snow, even after all these years...

Hoping that I will have more to share with you soon, however, I am traveling with my daughters and parents for the next several weeks.  We are out on Vashon Island in Washington state again.  Internet access is not readily available where we are at on the Island, so it may be sporadic or phone posts....it is quiet there though, so I often get a lot of time for my own tatting...

Yellow Doily...

Here is another lovely creation of my Grandmother's...I have been traveling the past two days and will be again, but I am "home" in Montana at the moment and Mom had this doily and another tucked away in a drawer here.  They are too lovely not to share...

Not a large doily, only four rounds...but a beautiful little thing in this gorgeous yellow!  This is my Dad's favorite color...so my guess is that this was a gift to him.

Antique lace...

We made a stop on the trip over to the Seattle area at a favorite antique store along the way. This was the only piece of tatting I found, but it is unusual and interesting and only $4...and it came away with me. 

I think it very interesting how the medallions are inset in the linen.  The effect is quite lovely...and would be an interesting way to use a small motif to make a larger piece.

Tatting for baby...

This is something my Grandmother made for my big girl when she was to be born...

It's just gorgeous, I wish now that I had used it and had pictures of her wearing it...but I saved it as it seemed too precious.  I should have pressed it before taking photos...but I wanted to share and lacked the time, better wrinkly than not at all.  The edging is lovely...I think I need to try to replicate it...

Hawaiian Orchid blooms...

One of the five Orchids that my Mom sent to me from Hawaii, that I shared with you here, has decided to bloom...it's single blossom is simply gorgeous...

These are going to be a continual joy!