I'm a Nut

I guess it comes as no surprise that I love stories about family.
And having a treasure trove like my parents' and grandparent's (and a few others) journals is a true treasure trove for me.But today, the picture's the thing.Though 'family' is still the theme!Years ago, when Husby was in school and I was still a new twig in the Tolley family tree, I scratched my head for projects every time Christmas came around.Something inexpensive.And something fairly easy.I crocheted blankets.Cross-stitched pictures.Glued.Painted.Sewed.And you have to know that these were things I had never before done in my life!And really wasn't good at.Well, recently, in a box of things given to Husby and me after his mother passed away, I found several of the gifts I had made for her over the years.The memories were thick about me.This is one.My favourite, made the year I joined the family.And FYI, when I gave it to my MIL, the family voted me the nut.Go figure. It's not a plaque. It's memories.