Monday, January 21, 2019
Finally!
My 2018 temperature blanket is finished. I decided to leave the yarn ends as fringes rather than weave in about 700 of them.
Friday, January 18, 2019
Friday, January 11, 2019
Tuesday, January 01, 2019
New Year - New Blanket
This was my last finish of 2018. The pattern is called Sunshine Superstar and the yarn is Cupcake by Lion Brand. Mr. Moose approves.
Friday, December 28, 2018
Sunday, December 23, 2018
Friday, December 21, 2018
Friday, December 14, 2018
Thursday, December 13, 2018
Monday, December 10, 2018
Friday, December 07, 2018
Sunday, December 02, 2018
More Crafty Things
I am not really spending all that much time on Pinterest, but there sure are some nice ideas to be found.
Our advent wreath this year and an 'ice lantern' made with salt. Greenery as usual from the back yard.
Our advent wreath this year and an 'ice lantern' made with salt. Greenery as usual from the back yard.
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
A Bit of Seasonal Crafting
As usual the holidays are sneaking up on me, time just goes by so fast this time of the year. I wanted a new wreath for the back door and saw something on Pinterest (where else?) that I liked and decided to give it a try.
The wreath is store bought, the twigs and the holly are from my garden, the ivy is fake. Del and I split the work and I like the result a lot.
The wreath is store bought, the twigs and the holly are from my garden, the ivy is fake. Del and I split the work and I like the result a lot.
Friday, November 23, 2018
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Happy Thanksgiving!
Wow, getting back into blogging is harder than I thought. So much to do, so many projects to make, books to read, holidays to prepare for. I hope I will be back in the swing soon. For now, have a Happy Thanksgiving, enjoy food and family and don't forget the pie.
Monday, October 08, 2018
Monday, October 01, 2018
Sunday, September 30, 2018
To Blog - That is the Answer
Hi everyone, I am back. I have decided to continue blogging and hope I will have some interesting things to show and tell.
Summer was long, hot and brutal. I find that the older I get the more I struggle with the heat, it hurts. I spent most of the last few months in the only cool room of the house, reading, napping, watching movies and doing very little of anything else I usually enjoy doing. It was too hot to even think about yarn, let alone touch it. I finished one shawl.
We got through hurricane Florence okay. She dumped a lot of water on us, flooded the basement and the mud room got very wet because the roof of it is leaking. All our trees remained standing and because there are no rivers nearby we were spared flooding. In preparation for the storm and in case the trees would come down and damage the roof or the windows, I moved all my stuff from the front of my room to the back. You never know just how big your stash is until you have to move it. When I moved it all back in place, I took the opportunity to do a little purging.
All that stress behind us, Miss Elsa got very sick. She had kidney problems, but thanks to catching it early, infusions of fluid under the skin and special diet food she is doing much better now. I think she is taking advantage of the situation and has turned into a little spoiled terror, demanding to be fed, whenever she feels like it and not eating any of the usual food, just 'her' food. We are now giving the rest of the gang a little canned food in the morning too, so they don't feel left out. Mornings are a bit stressful around here now.
The garden is the usual end of summer jungle and I am wondering if I will try to grow anything next year. If I do I need to come up with a way to keep the critters from stealing my tomatoes again.
Now that Fall is finally here and the weather has cooled down I am working on finishing my (way too) many WIPs. I will not start anything new until they are all done and dusted and I will not buy anymore yarn until my stash is gone, only if I need some to finish a project.
I am hoping for a productive and creative Fall and Winter.
Summer was long, hot and brutal. I find that the older I get the more I struggle with the heat, it hurts. I spent most of the last few months in the only cool room of the house, reading, napping, watching movies and doing very little of anything else I usually enjoy doing. It was too hot to even think about yarn, let alone touch it. I finished one shawl.
We got through hurricane Florence okay. She dumped a lot of water on us, flooded the basement and the mud room got very wet because the roof of it is leaking. All our trees remained standing and because there are no rivers nearby we were spared flooding. In preparation for the storm and in case the trees would come down and damage the roof or the windows, I moved all my stuff from the front of my room to the back. You never know just how big your stash is until you have to move it. When I moved it all back in place, I took the opportunity to do a little purging.
All that stress behind us, Miss Elsa got very sick. She had kidney problems, but thanks to catching it early, infusions of fluid under the skin and special diet food she is doing much better now. I think she is taking advantage of the situation and has turned into a little spoiled terror, demanding to be fed, whenever she feels like it and not eating any of the usual food, just 'her' food. We are now giving the rest of the gang a little canned food in the morning too, so they don't feel left out. Mornings are a bit stressful around here now.
The garden is the usual end of summer jungle and I am wondering if I will try to grow anything next year. If I do I need to come up with a way to keep the critters from stealing my tomatoes again.
Now that Fall is finally here and the weather has cooled down I am working on finishing my (way too) many WIPs. I will not start anything new until they are all done and dusted and I will not buy anymore yarn until my stash is gone, only if I need some to finish a project.
I am hoping for a productive and creative Fall and Winter.
Thursday, May 31, 2018
To blog or not to blog?
That is the question. So many blogs are currently being closed due to the confusion around the new privacy laws in the EU and I am going to miss them. On the other hand, I don't really feel like blogging anymore either. I don't want to spread my personal life all over the web (it is not really that interesting) and I think I lost most of my readers along the way.
I am going to take an extended summer break and mull over what I want to do and where I want to go from here.
In the meantime you can find me on Ravelry, Goodreads or Facebook.
I am going to take an extended summer break and mull over what I want to do and where I want to go from here.
In the meantime you can find me on Ravelry, Goodreads or Facebook.
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