Crafts and Hobbies #65 Coin Collecting

My dad was a coin collector and I remember seeing all sorts of coins, both singles and sets. He bought mint sets of ours birth years for each of us and gave them to us. He also bought commemoratives and mint sets.



I remember having a penny collection as a child. I never did completely fill that blue folder, but it was fun going through the change trying to find the ones I needed. I did keep a few of the Texas quarters as souvenirs.



Both my brother and sister have been world travelers because of their work and have brought back money from the various countries they have visited. I have always found it interesting to see the variety and craftsmanship that are displayed in both the paper money and coins. Some designs make the US designs seem a little dull.






According to Google maps there are three coin dealers in Humble. I went to one a couple of years ago when I sold some coins. They used to Red Book to determine the prices. they had quite a selection of coins to choose from.

Crafting and Hobbies #66: Knitting and Crocheting

It was interesting to read some of the history of both knitting and crocheting. I knew it had to have been around a while but I wasn't sure how long. I learned some of the basics as a child but the only person in my family who did either was a cousin that I rarely saw. I picked it up again while I was in Lubbock and knitted some scarfs and crocheted a couple of afghans. unfortunately I haven't kept up with it. This exercise has reawaken the interest.



We don't have a knitting group at Crosby and I'm not sure if we would have enough interest to start one. We have serveral women who do quilting though.