Busy Needle Fingers

Cleaning out some of my pictures on the computer and realized I haven't posted some embroidery items from a couple weeks ago.



Hoping to throw these pieces into pillows, tote bags, or scrappy items and try to get into a local sale in the summer or around the end of the year.



Been thinking and wanting to raise my nerve to take some items into a few shops around town to see if I could sell them that way.




Most of the time I just prefer the no contact list things on the computer auctions to sell, but who knows I might could do something in this town!!

Advertising is Art

Impressive advertising found in Idaho along the interstate. Wish I would have been going slow enough to take the newly created exit to see about getting a better closer look and photograph.

Also, interesting was research I did online looking at Anheuser-Busch, their history, and selling of the company in 2008. Change has come and I am sure many with the company have not been happy with the "trimming of the fat" that has been going on. Check out the story I read here -- Anheuser-Busch

Nashville -- Sights and Sounds

As I am getting ready to leave Nashville, TN -- my family's home for the past 9 years -- I am wanting to point out places I have been, things I have seen, and some wonderful unique landmarks. These are a few to begin with for now . . . more will appear here in the future.



The AT&T Building (formerly the South Central Bell Building and BellSouth Building, also known as the Batman Building) is a 630.5 ft (192 m), 32-story skyscraper completed in August 1994 and located in Nashville, Tennessee. It is currently the tallest building in the state of Tennessee.


Unlike any traditional museum you’ve ever visited, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts has become a magnet for Nashville’s rapidly expanding visual arts scene. With an exhibitions schedule that has new art flowing through the magnificent Art Deco building every 6 to 8 weeks.



The Wildhorse Saloon is Nashville's #1 Dining and Entertainment destination and a mecca of entertainment in America. To capture the attention of Nashvillians and country music visitors, on June 1, 1994, the history of the World Famous Wildhorse Saloon began with country superstar Reba McEntire hearding a stampede of live cattle through the streets of Music City, also known as Nashville, Tennessee.



The Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park is located in the shadow of the State Capitol in downtown Nashville. The 19-acre park is designed to complement the Tennessee Capitol Building, give visitors a taste of Tennessee's history and natural wonders, and to serve as a lasting monument to Tennessee's Bicentennial celebration.

Here are some historical features to look for when you visit Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park:

Zero Mile Marker
Small Tennessee Granite Maps
Tennessee Map Plaza
The Railroad Trestle
The Rivers of Tennessee Fountains
Tennessee Flags
Pathway of History
World War II Memorial
Carillons and the Court of 3 Stars
CCC Memorial
The Walkway of Counties
Path of Volunteers

Valentine's Soon Here

Everywhere I look, I am seeing Valentine's decorations or things are reminding me that we are already in the month of February 2009. January flew by so fast!

I just finished an embroidery piece as pictured here.

With that now I have Cherubs floating around in my head. -- More of that Victorian thing going.



Also while out visiting one of my favorite thrift stores recently, I found this beautiful prescut glass candy dish shaped in what reminds me of a chocolate hershey kiss. Chocolate is such a tradition for this holiday time of the year -- especially with me! (It calls my name quite often).



From Wikipedia:

Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Day is a holiday celebrated on February 14 by many people throughout the world. In the West, it is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other by sending Valentine's cards, presenting flowers, or offering confectionery. The holiday is named after two among the numerous Early Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.

An alternative theory from Belarus states that the holiday originates from the story of Saint Valentine, who upon rejection by his mistress was so heartbroken that he took a knife to his chest and sent her his still-beating heart as a token of his undying love for her. Hence, heart-shaped cards are now sent as a tribute to his overwhelming passion and suffering.

The day is most closely associated with the mutual exchange of love notes in the form of "valentines." Modern Valentine symbols include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten notes have largely given way to mass-produced greeting cards. The sending of Valentines was a fashion in nineteenth-century Great Britain, and, in 1847, Esther Howland developed a successful business in her Worcester, Massachusetts home with hand-made Valentine cards based on British models. -- A very creative and smart business woman with a good idea!