Slide show of my work.........

Since I am a rug hooker I thought I had better add some of my rugs for all to see. To date I have hooked over 200 rugs, in varying sizes; this slide show is just a few of them. My style of rug hooking is fashioned after the rugs of the 19th century; very primitive and child like in design. The mottled colors of wool is what makes them unique. I also do horse portrait rugs for customers; a way to have a keepsake of your favorite horse to pass on to future generations.

My rugs in Early American Life Magazine 2004-2007

These are the four rugs that were chosen to be in Early American Life magazine's Directory of Traditional American Crafts. In 2004 Deem Chapel, 2005 Gilly's Rug, 2006 Seth Abbott Farm Rug and 2007 Ipswich Rug. So many things happened last year that I didn't submit a rug for the directory; I am hoping to this year. What an honor it was to be selected by this magazine. Gilly's rug was photographed for the magazine; I was thrilled beyond words!!! My boy made the magazine!!!

More flowers in the yard......

I was out with the camera this evening and just had to get some pictures of my pink roses before Gilly spots them and eats them. He will reach over the trellis and snip them off; wonder if they taste good??? The roses and the peony's are starts from my aunts farm and I got them from my cousin. I have no idea just how old or where the original plants came from. Maybe from my grandmother whom I am named after. I wonder?
Then there is the dandelion ........... at first I didn't see it but if you look closely on the right there is a small fly on it!

Whose ears are those??

What a shot ......... Kim and Lacy are way up there in the distance, Lucy, my Australian Shepherd, looks like she is right in Gilly's sights! Then the hairy ears must be ........ Gilly! He did pretty well, holding still while I got out the camera and took some pictures. The camera didn't get all the beauty of the woods as we were riding through. Maybe later on I will get the big camera and take with me, for better pictures.






These are some iris growing along the road bank; I snapped this picture as Gilly and I went riding by. I wonder how they got there? No houses close by.






Here is the beautiful boy himself, always
has to have his mouth busy with something.
I had turned his head so I could get a picture of him and he spied the crop, next thing I knew he
had it in his mouth!
If you are wondering.............no, he doesn't have a bit in his mouth. This is a bitless bridle, used only pressure on the poll (top of his head) He works really well with it too; how do you stop a horse with no bit in his mouth..........say, "Whoa" or bend his head around like it is now. I trained him to do this; he has a tender mouth and I didn't want to hurt him. I can also ride him with just a rope halter..........yes, even out on the trail. He is a good, good boy!



In case you don't know Gilly is a rescue horse. I was given a card with a web site for rescued horses; these people bought horses at auctions that would otherwise be sent to slaughter. Get them on their way back to health, then found them a good loving home. This picture is the first time I saw Gilly.....(his name was Davy then) he was 11 months old and weighed 397 pounds.





First week I had him, skinny little thing. I didn't think he would grow to be much because he was almost starved by his first owners.












This picture was taken last fall and he as grown since then. At 5 years old he is 16 hands tall and weighs close to 1,200 pounds! Quite a change from the little 12 hand high, skinny boy I first cam home with 4 years ago.

I friend of mine who trains and shows dressage horses has been working with me and Gilly; this is Sheri in the picture. I don't have any full body pictures of Gilly so far this year. I am sure I will have more on here later; since he is my most favorite subject to photograph........oh, and Pokey the donkey now too!
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