The Old Tattered Flag

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Lady Liberty is finished!!!


I finally finished my Lady Liberty rug. She is done with all hand dyed wools and came out just fabulous!! I designed her from one of my paintings. It took me about 3 weeks of hooking for a couple hours per night in front of the tv to get her done....my patterns are available on ebay under seller: theoldtattereflag and my website, www.theoldtatteredflag.com

Friday, July 23, 2010

The Garden and The Girls




In one of my older posts I showed you how we used twigs for our tomato cages. I love the look, think it is such a nice, natural alternative to wire cages. Here's the garden now, holy crap, it's a jungle. I'm not lying when I say we must have 300 green tomatoes out there. I feel like Bubba in Forest Gump when I say that we are going to make quarts of tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato soup, tomato salsa, etc..... The other picture is of the herb garden. Mom planted basil, cilantro, marjoram, sage, thyme, parsley. My favorites are basil and cilantro, I don't use the others much, so if anyone needs fresh herbs, please stop by.
Also wanted to share this neat picture of my girls. I've had the white ones for a year and added four brown ones. At first they were like two rival gangs, but now they all get along great...........sometimes...........those brown ones are very territorial..........and hungry, but they are fun to have around....
If you have any ideas or recipes for herbs, tomatoes or eggs, please hit "comment" and share your ideas!!

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Amish Hay Bales


Just had to share this photo with you all. There is an amish family that lives about a mile up the road. I just love to drive by their house and see the activity. They work from sun up to sun down and if you don't believe me, check out their method for drying they hay. Just awesome!!

Friday, July 2, 2010

Our First Rug Hooking Class




We had our first rug hooking class yesterday and are happy to say it went very well. Mom had two students which was just the right amount as she really wanted to devote her full attention and show every aspect of rug hooking. We have several other ladies who are interested but could not make it because of the holiday weekend.
Sue and Lillith really caught on quick and were full of energy and "wonder" at the art of the craft. Both love the primitive style and mom and I were amazed at how even their loops were right from the beginning. We were able to offer a selection of hooks, frames, patterns and wool and are anxious to eventually get a group of "hookers" in the area to just get together and hook, share ideas, show the latest project, etc. It is such a fun and rewarding art and we want to thank both Sue and Lilleth for sharing in our first venture............

My Studio





I did some serious cleaning in my studio today as yesterday was my mothers first rug hooking class, so I thought I'd show you. It doesn't stay clean for long. This room is in the back part of our stone house and use to be my shop. My studio use to be upstairs but we decided to make it into another bedroom since I had the open area downstairs. It's very comfy and cozy and a complete joy to work in....

About Me

Thank you very much for taking the time to read my blog. I am married and just entering the second phase of my life as a Army retiree's wife. My husband and I did 25+ years in the Army. He is now officially a retired Colonel and has just entered the civilian workforce and I am happily settled in our 1830 Stone house. I (along with my Mom) operate www.theoldtatteredflag and currently we are building a small shop in the back part of the house. We live in Northern NY, right near the Canadian border. I have two handsome sons and 2 puggles. Life is busy for us, but I wouldn't have it any other way.