I said that today. Nobody claimed it. On closer examination, it looked like a piece of paper towel that Kali had ripped. That is her hobby, finding paper towels to tear up. Could my dog be leaving me Valentines? Should I tell her she’s a day early? Oh, and just when I thought no one would have picked it up (an illness of all in this house) so as to take a picture, it was gone. It looked just like this:
Do you remember getting this day off at school or work? Me, too. I hated when they set up “President’s Day”
You want to know who hated it more? My baby brother. He was sort of promised to always get the day off on his birthday, George Washington’s birthday.
It was an inconvenience to employers to have that many days off in the short month of February. People found it unfair not to have a Monday connected to a weekend.
But these two people were very important to our being free Americans.
I had determined to put out my flag today. Until the weather person said that the wind alert was at ‘trashcan goes missing’ not just ‘down the road’. That meant our flag would get ruined in the winds. Not to mention walking on the front porch (which faces north) had solid ice between door and flag holder. So maybe I can double up next week for both P-day and GW-day. Hopefully, this will stand for my honor of a great man.
What do you think of how we celebrate/honor them nowadays?
Since I can’t remember what projects I haven’t shared here I think I’ll show some that are in the making.
What the H#$%^&? Those are two fish and the fins and that gray in the back maybe a fish not stuffed and no eye.
A try on the purple sock loom, just following the directions from the box for the His and Hers Sock Loom.
Three little hats for the comfort dolls. They didn’t work with the doll (wrong size or yarn or color) waiting for dolls that will be compatible. The dolls are a great way to use up yarn scraps. Here’s how I learned to make the dolls and the hats:
Another knitted hat using circular needles. I can’t decide what color I have around here for the crown so I just let it sit until it hits me. A friend gave me the pattern. You can probably find it online somewhere. It is basically Brim K1P1 for about 2 inches. Then just knit until hat measure 6-61/2″ Closing is also somewhere on the nets. The bit of texture is where I did a row using continental rather than the usual right hand knit. It helps my hands to alternate.
My second attempt at the ten-stitch afghan. I use one strip from the Martha Steward loom knit kitย (I found mine for $14ย but I can’t remember where) that has 12 holes and I only put in 10. Yes, her looms don’t come up to the standards I think she holds. The pegs can fall out so it takes a lot of patience. I’m using GoodKnitKisses method.
By the way that afghan is boring and it may still be frogged and I’ll try not to double the yarn and see if I can make it softer.
Another ombre brown/tan hat on a KB loom. See that Kirkland Animal Crackers container? It was full of this yarn. It makes such soft hats that I’m trying to make a lot of them for the cancer patients. This one is just the knit stitch with the bottom pulled back onto the loom for the brim. It seemed that would make it softer and warmer than other brims.
And last but not least:
The socks I have been trying to make for my brother for over two years. I’m using the metal pegged KB sock loom my friend gave me last year. Finally, it is starting to look like a sock! BUT see that mess of yarn? That is because Rosey keeps finding this kit and bringing it to us as a kitty gift. She can drag half her weight down the hall yelling out how she has a present for us. This time the yarn started to escape. I fixed it after taking the picture. Now I need to find a way to get this done and keep it out of her sight. The instructions for this knitting board is on a DVD that comes with the kit. It’s pretty easy after you get the hang of it. Notice how many little socks I’ve made in learning how.
Which project will get finished first? Or will I find something else I want to try more? Stay tuned. You can ask: ADD much? And you’d be right.
This is book three of the Southern Comfort series. But it isn’t the same people continuing a story but other secondary characters who were in the past books telling their story to continue in time.
There is a bit more romance and it leans on NA rather than YA. The crime was harder to take, too. Still, overall, I liked the story.
If you like crime and suspense stories this series is for you. I have to admit that since I read before sleep, this wasn’t for me. No, I couldn’t just back away and go to sleep. The fears came with me. I couldn’t seem to find a stopping place where I thought the characters would be safe without me.
The writer was excellent in how she kept the reader in the book. Even so, I doubt I will read the rest of the series. Let me know if you do and how you like them.
Well, there was more to that story. My husband tried to capture the picture from the door of the creature in the driveway.
This morning the creature was right across the street.
I tried not to think about it. But then as it started snowing again, and I started to take a picture of our front porch, I saw yellow.
Look who came to visit!
That same creature. What is it? You may ask. I did. I went to the door and this is who I found:
I don’t trust that innocent smile, do you? We sent him back home. Told him next time bring cookies!
Meanwhile, the snow continues icing the view.
And I continue to knit.
Believe it or not, the socks and hat are of the same yarn. Lessons in shadows and light, I suppose. Patterns for both hat and socks came with the small gauge baby KB looms.
What do you do with a Friday that didn’t work out as planned?
I couldn’t take the trip to town, Flare. Body predicting cold snowy weather. Husband and son volunteer. But snow would be coming too soon. Canceled. But need groceries. Even as we discussed what to do flurries were gathering on the banister of the porch.
Yeah, the old snow never melted so this coming week should be interesting.
DH and brother drive to little town. Get necessities which in the case of the snow that had started celebratory pizza.
While they were gone my friends and I got together over the internet and laughed and talked for hours. Friends are great!ย They made me feel like this:
This evening while trying to figure out what to share here, Teddy came to visit with me.
“Mom, I’m bored.”
“Wanna play?”
“Nah.”
Then he marched off my bed to see what other mischiefs he could get into.
More snow expected over the next week. It is pretty. But worry about Kali and her outside times. Much deeper and she will disappear.
Friends, family, furballs, pizza. Who could ask for more? Snowed in? What do you do?
I had no idea what I was going to write about tonight. But I wanted to because I’m getting rather used to writing something every day.
So I took a few pics of Kali. When all else fails Pictures!
She loves it when I give her hugs or when I whisper sweet nothings in her ears. She will sit for a long time enjoying that one on one attention. She is so sweet!
When she isn’t attached to me, I am knitting. Here’s my newest accomplishment: Red hats for February.
And I’m learning to make little socks!
Had enough of that thinner yarn to make another little infant hat.
It is still cold here and another storm is expected this weekend through next Wednesday. Kali and I are happy that the porch and the bottom of the steps are not icy or snowy.
Chair Yoga continues. I’m not making a lot of progress but with Fibro, I’m happy to do the exercise every day without adding more pain. And now my husband is pulling up a chair and we work out together! ๐
I finished True Blood. It wasn’t nearly as scary as I thought it would be. In fact, I found it a bit silly at times. I hate finishing a series as then I flounder trying to find something else for pain distraction. Today I watched Knowing I think it was on Showtime. It was really good!
I’m not a person who likes mysteries (they are usually about murder) or crime stories. When you have lost a lot of faith in your fellow humans in society of late, these themes don’t help. I AM a fan of a series of just about anything as I love watching characters grow and plots thickening.
Since I picked up the first of this series for free I grabbed the next two to keep a story going. The first was a little too much for me as was this one. Yet with both books the budding romances with people who seemed to be real enough to enjoy, the suspense was bearable. This one was harder for me with kidnapping involved. Both books made sleep nearly impossible after reading. Just a warning.
STILL, I have book 3 ready to start tonight. What am I in for now?
Oh, I guess I should mention, I felt the author had done a lot of research on crime and the law as it all sounded plausible to me. It kept me on the edge of my nerves hoping for the safety of the characters. The author wrote very well in an ever engaging way. If you like crime and mystery, this may be a good series for you.
Working on my series: Haven.
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I have been on disability/retired for 10 years now from depression, anxiety and fibromyalgia.
Hi! my name is Sebastian (You can call me Seb!) ...welcome to my Blog. I'm a photographer from Worcester, Worcestershire, England. Thanks for dropping by! I hope you enjoy my work.
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