There was three tea bags but I used one already.
This is the little sock Dragonyady knit for me. She dyed the green yarn. I love the colours.
Here are my new sheep added to the herd, aren't they cute.
Friday, 22 May 2009
Package in the mail
I received the nicest mail today ...................... there was my Wee Swap Package from Dragonyady with the cutest sock, tea, seeds and sheep. There was a siggy block from Claudia in Germany, and a family history package from my Sister
There was three tea bags but I used one already.
This is the little sock Dragonyady knit for me. She dyed the green yarn. I love the colours.
Here are my new sheep added to the herd, aren't they cute.
There was three tea bags but I used one already.
This is the little sock Dragonyady knit for me. She dyed the green yarn. I love the colours.
Here are my new sheep added to the herd, aren't they cute.
Thursday, 14 May 2009
Family
Last night was a family night although we missed our son and wife. Everyone came over and we had dinner and then watched the video of Cory and Aaron's Wedding. Dinner was a Turkey Cory cooked with cornmeal stuffing ........... yummy....... I cooked a ham and made green salad and potato salad, Jill and Shelby baked a cake. It was a lovely meal and good company.
By the end of the evening Shelby was sitting on Aaron's knee so she has now accepted him as part of the family.
The Wedding was not your typical formal wedding but it was typical of our family. Lots of laughter and goofing off ( mostly by Aaron, the goofing off that is) ........................ no one in my family goofs off .....................
The dog still doesn't like Cory for some reason. We are not sure why but anyone she has taken a dislike to has been a woman so we figure it was a woman who abused her.
I did manage to get almost every chair in the house free of stuff ready for some one to sit on. The kitchen was clean and THE ROOM is still a work in progress. I am beginning to think this is a life time project.
I am getting some things accomplished. I have caught up on all the siggy blocks I owe people. They actually made it to the post office within 2 days of being ready.
Usually letters travel in my purse for several weeks before they reach the post office I think the difference this time is there were too many for my purse and they had to go in the knitting bag.
Talking about knitting DD #2 is slightly annoyed at me. I have finished her fingerless gloves but told her she can't have them until tomorrow which is actually today as I told her that yesterday.............. I have to show them off at knitting........... tonight.
I am off to Knitopia tonight for knitting. I haven't been for at least a month as I was doing retreats in March and then they didn't have knitting for a couple of weeks................... I still haven't finished the sampler shawl for the shop and am feeling a little guilty about that but had decided family comes first so been working on those projects. You know when I only work on one thing at a time it get done quite quickly but it is sooooooooooooo boring doing things that way.
I was bored once. It was awful and I hope it never happens again.
So I have one pair of fingerless gloves almost done, one shawl 2/3 done (shop sample) , two pairs of socks in progress , three shawls resting, one stole 1/2 done and I am eyeing some hand painted sock yarn from Gail ..................... that last one doesn't even count as a project ...... yet. Then in the quilting department there are three blocks to finish testing for Sandy, a baby quilt to finish , two wedding quilts to do , a duvet cover to make and my DJ and QD are resting. Plus I do believe there are several UFO's in THE ROOM. I would tell you I can't find them but that would be lying as I know where almost everything is in THE ROOM.............Yes I really do ........................ honest ..........despite the chaos in there I can find just about any thing I want. Mind you there was that thing I was looking for the other day and couldn't find but it doesn't really matter now because I can't remember what it was.
Don't you hate that when you can't remember things. It happens more as you age and although I don't do OLDE I must admit that I am aging. Thank goodness it is raining this week because my back is still sore from the gardening I did last week. I just can't do the hours in the garden I used to be able to do so I guess I will just have to do less but do it more often.
Well I NEED more coffee and should actually try to do something today. Mind you it is only 8:30 ......................yes I am up. I have been up since 7:00 ................... I have made coffee, cleaned up in the kitchen and read a few e-mails.......... I wouldn't want to do too much at one time........ LOL ................ Off I go for more coffee.
By the end of the evening Shelby was sitting on Aaron's knee so she has now accepted him as part of the family.
The Wedding was not your typical formal wedding but it was typical of our family. Lots of laughter and goofing off ( mostly by Aaron, the goofing off that is) ........................ no one in my family goofs off .....................
The dog still doesn't like Cory for some reason. We are not sure why but anyone she has taken a dislike to has been a woman so we figure it was a woman who abused her.
I did manage to get almost every chair in the house free of stuff ready for some one to sit on. The kitchen was clean and THE ROOM is still a work in progress. I am beginning to think this is a life time project.
I am getting some things accomplished. I have caught up on all the siggy blocks I owe people. They actually made it to the post office within 2 days of being ready.
Usually letters travel in my purse for several weeks before they reach the post office I think the difference this time is there were too many for my purse and they had to go in the knitting bag.
Talking about knitting DD #2 is slightly annoyed at me. I have finished her fingerless gloves but told her she can't have them until tomorrow which is actually today as I told her that yesterday.............. I have to show them off at knitting........... tonight.
I am off to Knitopia tonight for knitting. I haven't been for at least a month as I was doing retreats in March and then they didn't have knitting for a couple of weeks................... I still haven't finished the sampler shawl for the shop and am feeling a little guilty about that but had decided family comes first so been working on those projects. You know when I only work on one thing at a time it get done quite quickly but it is sooooooooooooo boring doing things that way.
I was bored once. It was awful and I hope it never happens again.
So I have one pair of fingerless gloves almost done, one shawl 2/3 done (shop sample) , two pairs of socks in progress , three shawls resting, one stole 1/2 done and I am eyeing some hand painted sock yarn from Gail ..................... that last one doesn't even count as a project ...... yet. Then in the quilting department there are three blocks to finish testing for Sandy, a baby quilt to finish , two wedding quilts to do , a duvet cover to make and my DJ and QD are resting. Plus I do believe there are several UFO's in THE ROOM. I would tell you I can't find them but that would be lying as I know where almost everything is in THE ROOM.............Yes I really do ........................ honest ..........despite the chaos in there I can find just about any thing I want. Mind you there was that thing I was looking for the other day and couldn't find but it doesn't really matter now because I can't remember what it was.
Don't you hate that when you can't remember things. It happens more as you age and although I don't do OLDE I must admit that I am aging. Thank goodness it is raining this week because my back is still sore from the gardening I did last week. I just can't do the hours in the garden I used to be able to do so I guess I will just have to do less but do it more often.
Well I NEED more coffee and should actually try to do something today. Mind you it is only 8:30 ......................yes I am up. I have been up since 7:00 ................... I have made coffee, cleaned up in the kitchen and read a few e-mails.......... I wouldn't want to do too much at one time........ LOL ................ Off I go for more coffee.
Thursday, 7 May 2009
OH OH
I guess I didn't get back to label photos or write about the retreats .................................... Let's see what excuses can I come up with :-
1) my daughter eloped and got married in Mexico
2) the weather has been so nice I have been working in the yard and garden and have been too stiff and sore to type.
3) I have been busy doing housework - scratch that one. If you read this blog you know I don't do house work. Although I have been clearing off chairs in the living room.......... just in case someone might want to sit in one of them This was good until DGD came and left stuff every where.
4) would you believe me if I said I was working at organizing THE ROOM ........................... hum ....................... probably not. (Actually I did organize the sweaters I have bought for recycling into yarn as I have a friend who knows some people who will unravel them for me.)
5) I have been spinning - well not really............... spinny maybe.
6) I have been madly knitting to finish projects. ( This one might be good except the only thing I have finished is the shawl from the pattern I am testing.) I do have about a dozen UFO's some of which are slowly progressing.
7) I have been too busy looking after dogs as we had DD dog while she was getting married. How many of you would believe this one???
8) I have been doing dishes and laundry but I doubt you would believe that has filled my days.
9) I am too lazy to write on my blog?
10) I am just bloody minded and didn't feel like it?
Well there are 10 excuses ...................... pick which ever one works for you.
Should I go back and label the photos or just leave them be. Most people can figure out which is the spinning retreat and which is the quilting retreat.
Oh I thought of another reason I didn't update my blog. I have been hand piecing quilt blocks that I need to send to a couple of people. I only have 2 more to finish.
I am sitting here is my rocking chair, wrapped in the shawl Sheila made for me, listening to Julia's Harp music and life is good.
Here is a couple (or5) photos of the Bride and Groom.
1) my daughter eloped and got married in Mexico
2) the weather has been so nice I have been working in the yard and garden and have been too stiff and sore to type.
3) I have been busy doing housework - scratch that one. If you read this blog you know I don't do house work. Although I have been clearing off chairs in the living room.......... just in case someone might want to sit in one of them This was good until DGD came and left stuff every where.
4) would you believe me if I said I was working at organizing THE ROOM ........................... hum ....................... probably not. (Actually I did organize the sweaters I have bought for recycling into yarn as I have a friend who knows some people who will unravel them for me.)
5) I have been spinning - well not really............... spinny maybe.
6) I have been madly knitting to finish projects. ( This one might be good except the only thing I have finished is the shawl from the pattern I am testing.) I do have about a dozen UFO's some of which are slowly progressing.
7) I have been too busy looking after dogs as we had DD dog while she was getting married. How many of you would believe this one???
8) I have been doing dishes and laundry but I doubt you would believe that has filled my days.
9) I am too lazy to write on my blog?
10) I am just bloody minded and didn't feel like it?
Well there are 10 excuses ...................... pick which ever one works for you.
Should I go back and label the photos or just leave them be. Most people can figure out which is the spinning retreat and which is the quilting retreat.
Oh I thought of another reason I didn't update my blog. I have been hand piecing quilt blocks that I need to send to a couple of people. I only have 2 more to finish.
I am sitting here is my rocking chair, wrapped in the shawl Sheila made for me, listening to Julia's Harp music and life is good.
Here is a couple (or5) photos of the Bride and Groom.
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