I am not a Turkey... 🦃

Ah, the start of this yearly event began with our cute little Nathan in 1st grade, now a 10th grader with attitude!

I asked him the other night what his 15 year old self would say now about not being a turkey. Let's just say my blog is not for politics and that's where he was heading! 😆

Here are the 1st graders this year with their amazing imagination and creativity!

My name is Princess Butterball... I mean Buttercup. My favorite color is pink. I love anything that sparkles and glitters. Watch me dance.

I'm not a turkey I'm the Bad Seed. I don't put things where they go and I lie about pointless stuff. You don't want to eat me! I even got put in jail.

I am not a turkey. I am a soccer player. I play soccer and I am a goalie. I am number 29. When the ball comes close to the goal, I like to kick it.

I am not a turkey! I am pink and I have a black belt and a black mask. I am ninja turkey. Oops, I mean ninja pig.

I am not a turkey. I am the short stop for the Boston Red Sox. I can hit a ball and run around the bases. The red on my shirt stands for red turkey. Oops.

I am not a turkey. I am Hulk Smash. I like to lift turkeys. If you eat me I will smash you.

I am a big orange pumpkin. I can roll away. Pumpkins are for decorating houses in the fall season. I stay in a pumpkin patch. I have lots of pumpkin friends.

I am not a turkey! I have brown boots so I can't fall in the snow. I bring presents. The S.A. stands for sant-a-turkey.

I am a cheerleader not a turkey. My name is Addison. I make people excited about eating beef. It is good and healthy.

I am not a turkey. I am iron bird! You can't eat me I am too hard to eat. I will break your teeth.

I am not a turkey. I twirl with my tutu. I dance in the stage. I have a tutu stand "Ballerina Turkey". Oops... I mean Ballerina! 

I am not a turkey. I am a fox. I like to play and eat. I am on a turkey farm tour. I brought them red cherries. My tail is so pretty.

I am not a turkey. I love football. I cheer for the Green Bay Packers!

I am not a turkey. I am the prince of Turkey. See my royal robes.

I am not a turkey. Would  a turkey carry handcuffs? I am wearing a blue vest and hat. I like to help people. I am a police turkey, I mean officer.

I am not a turkey. I am Santa Claus. See, I have a white fluffy beard, red coat and black shiny boots. I also say "Ho, Ho, Ho."

I am not a turkey. I am speedy, just like lightning. I am the Flash. Now you see me... now you don't!

I am not a turkey. I am a police officer. I help people to stay safe. Don't eat me or I will arrest you!

I am not a turkey. I shine above the dance floor. I like to spin. I am a disco ball.

I am not a turkey. I have a helmet over my head. I live in space. I am Darth Vader.

I am not a turkey. I love to dance. I like to twirl. I love to wear tutus. I am a pink ballerina.

People should not eat me because I am a grandpa. You would not eat your grandpa, would you? I would not! If you eat your grandpa, you would not be happy.

I am not a turkey. My name is Kiera and I am an Irish dancer. I wear my cool dress and soft shoes when I dance reels.

I am a baby and you should not eat me. I like to play with blocks and suck my pacifier. I am wearing a sleeper.

I am not a turkey. You can't eat me. I love to wear dresses. I have a crown and I am always nice to the villagers. I am princess Sophia.

Hi! I do ballet, what was that? You said I was a turkey! I told you I do ballet, I'm a ballerina! I'm not a turkey "cluck"!

I eat people. I have a big tail. I am scaly. I am... I am... turkey Dino. Oops... I mean dinosaur.

I am Princess Bozeny, I am not a turkey. I live in a magical palace and I love to sing and dance in my castle. My animal friends are magical too. The dog, cat, horses, and birds will put a spell on you if you eat a turkey, but don't try to eat me because I am Princess Bozeny, not a turkey!

I am not a turkey. I quietly fly at night to leave treats for kids who lose their teeth. I have something special hanging from my neck. It is not a wattle. It is my special tooth fairy necklace! Where else would I keep the teeth I collect?

I am not a turkey. I hold my golf clubs and ride golf carts. I also wear collared shirts. I love playing golf on the course. I am a pro Turkey. Oops... I mean pro golfer!

What are you talking about? I'm a scientist, not a turkey. See the test tube in my pocket and my long white beard? That's the proof. If you tried to eat me, I would taste like a potion. Don't think this mad scientist is a turkey!

I am not a turkey. I am a figure skater. I like to dance on the ice. I can draw on the ice with my marker. I have a ribbon in my hand.

I'm not a turkey! Turkeys can't swim! Do you like my swim cap and goggles? I am the best turkey... uh... I mean swimmer on the team.

I am a Turkey Scout. Oops... I mean a Cub Scout. We learn life skills, play awesome games and go camping too. We work on our rank adventures and earn our badges. We always do our best! Come and join and be a Cub Scout just like me!

I am a pretty bride. Today I'm getting married, so you can't eat me. I have jewelry, makeup, and a dress on. Instead of turkey we will eat fish and cake! Congrats to the new Mrs. Eagle!

I am not a turkey. I run fast and kick the ball to my teammate. I wear a jersey and I am number 11. I am a soccer player.

Every turkey needs a fairy Godmother to look over them at Thanksgiving.

I am a witch. I fly on a broom. I cast spells. I cackle. I don't gobble!

I am not a turkey. I am fluffy. I like to eat grass. I like to play outside. Please do not eat me. Thank you.

I am not a turkey. I am a pizza chef. I make pizza for people to eat. Pizza is yumy for Thanksgiving.

I am Spiderman. I am not a turkey! I help people with my Spider powers. Do not eat me! I taste like spider webs.

Please do not eat this bird. He is the mascot for the Orioles. If you eat him they will lose.

I am not a turkey! I am a policeman. Try to eat me and I will arrest you!

I am not a turkey. I am another fluffy and soft farm animal. I like to yell "Gobbaaaale" oops I mean baaa!

I am not a turkey. I run really fast and I have little things to teleport me places. I am sonic the Turkey. oops, I am sonic!!!

I am not a turkey. I am a golf player the best golf player you ever saw. I like to play on the golf course.

I am not a turkey. I have been on many fields. I like to play baseball and I have won a lot. Go Orioles!

I am not a turkey because I live in the sea. I have a tail. I have pink and purple hair.

I am not a turkey. I have a blue light saber, and I defeated Kylo Ren. My name is Obi Wan Kenobi!

I am not a turkey. I hop with my Easter eggs. I love to eat carrots. I enjoy hiding eggs for others to find. My name is Char - the Easter Turkey.

I am not a turkey. I am a person who swims in the water.

I am a mermaid. I live in the water. I have a tail and I smell like fish and I won't be yummy. I am Ariel the turkey, oops I mean Ariel the mermaid.

I am not a turkey because I nibble people and it really hurts. I like to eat cheese and go into places that are dark and cramped. Sometimes I play in trash and get really disgusting. I won't taste very good.

I am not a turkey. I fly in the sky looking down for any trouble. I like hanging out with the Justice League. My name is "Bat Turkey".

I am not a turkey. I am the Commerce Comet. Between 1951-1968, I hit 536 home runs. I was the greatest switch hitter of all time.

Another year to be thankful, no matter if you celebrate Thanksgiving or not! I know I have plenty to be thankful for, today and every day.

An October birthday and a Fall Retreat 🍂

In early October, I had a belated thought and asked for any stitching related photos to show my Dad for his birthday last month. I received two stitched pieces from dear Vickie at A Stitcher's Story and two quilted pieces from dear M.A. at Magpie's Mumblings. He loved them and said, "Thank you!"

His birthday was the same day as the stitching retreat I was going to in Pennsylvania, so I came the night before to spend the night and then take him out for a birthday breakfast.

He made a couple friends, but they didn't eat very much.

He saved the cupcake I gave him for later.

I think he looks great for 82!

In spite of me leaving after that to head to my retreat, he had a good birthday. It took a little longer to get to PA from his house, but well worth it.

This was our goody bag at the retreat, but I bought the shirt. It's lovely and soft!

There were more vendors than usual, with so many beautiful things and 

Annette @Mind your Needle had even more goodies to see.

Romy's Creations, Mani di Donna, Stitches & Styles

Sister Lou Stitches and New York Dreamer by Ezia

Vikki Clayton @Hand Dyed Fibers

I won a doorprize (upper left) and purchased the rest. I could have sworn I bought some needleminders, but I think I already put them on my board before taking a photo of them. I also don't know why I didn't take a photo of all the goodies at Silkweaver Fabrics, but I did purchase that gorgeous fabric - Blue Fusion.

I also bought a little bag of silk to try, so many pretty colours!

The Grab Bag Exchange, the word was LEAVES.

Always a fun time!

This is the one I finally got, lots of goodies from Eda. I got hers at the last retreat too!

This is what I put together.

I made the scissor fob and mod-podged the acorn.

This was fun to do, I just added the leaves from napkins so you couldn't see inside.

It was a beautiful weekend and the colours were starting to change, a lovely time for a walking break.

And before we knew it, it was over! Another fabulous retreat, thank you Linda and Annette @LinAnn Events!

A little smaller than usual, but our group this year.

On the way home, I stopped by The Strawberry Sampler because they were having a sale - fill a bag for $10, I couldn't resist! I didn't think I would find this much stuff, but here it is.

A couple more events for October, that will be another post.

Trick or Treat Blog Hop🧟 2022

It's that spooky time of the year for Jo @Serendipitous Stitching's annual Trick or Treat Blog Hop!

Start there to see where to begin collecting all the letters from the other blogs to figure out the Halloween phrase for this year.

I finally finished this one from Teresa Kogut, Silhowitches Quaker.

I changed just a few things and added more green to it, although it's a little hard to see from this photo. I also added my initials and date a little differently than normal, can you find them?

Eye bet you're looking for the letter right about now. 

Eye guess it could be here, but keep scrolling!

What's Halloween without a zombie?!

Here's the letter you're looking for. "O" my, after all, eyeballs ARE round!

Drag it on over to DJ @Tickled Pink in Stitches to get your next letter!

A birthday request🎂

 I just posted this on Instagram, but thought I would share it here too.

If you have anything to share, you can email it to me at dragonstitches@hotmail.com.

Thanks in advance if you find something to send!

September's Shenanigans 😜

September is almost over and I haven't posted anything... yet!

This was actually at the end of August, Nathan heading into 10th grade. Big change from kindergarten! 

Labour Day had us heading to the lake, first time in years. DH and I went earlier in the day on our own with the others coming that evening. We had a nice pit stop for lunch, visited my Dad, aired out the house and then went shopping - a busy day, but nice to have some time together.

Not very many colours yet, but we did see this tree.

I woke up to this beautiful sunrise, the lake is out there somewhere!

We headed to the Shawnee Trading post one afternoon.

This was inside, lots of Halloween goodies!

Another day we went to Oakland to walk around.

These were found in the antique store. Do they remind you of a lovely fellow blogger?

This was in the bar we stopped in.

Where I had to get a delicious cider!

September also seemed to be the month for getting together with my chosen sisters. Even though we don't see each other as often as we'd like, knowing we're there for each other means so much.

It was also fundraiser time for BRIGHT-FM (formerly SHINE-FM), this was my sweet treat for volunteering.

And finally, I have a finish! I made a few changes in adding a little more green in places, and also changed the year to BOO. I still have to add my initials and date, I'm just not sure where yet. I tried the ghost but didn't like the way it looked. Maybe because it was one strand of green and it was hard to see.

I might even have a frame for it in my craft room, I just have to find it!

Teresa Kogut's Silhowitches Quaker

Another event took place in September, but I'm not ready to post that yet.