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Recent projects...
Our daughter-in-law wanted this vest for Noah's first birthday. The patternwas in January, February Crochet Today. I cross stitched this blanket for a friend's granddaughter. It is done on Ann Cloth...
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My baby went on a vacation.....
My baby went to the beach with our neighbors as they went for their vacation. She was naked and in a box. An internet friend that I have visited on line, lives and works near where they were going....
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Piddling......
Another prayer shawl on the needles I have the wedding sampler finished except a few detailsand names and date. The colors are more muted than this shows. Sock yarn waiting to be knitted into...
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Last of Summer...........
Hope you enjoyed the flowers. Even with the very hot temperatures here in NC this summer, Our flowers have been beautiful. Now, they did take some tender loving care from my husband.Love,Marie
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Fall at Melville Hill...
I enjoy early Fall with the crisp nights and comfortable days. I love the beautiful leaves on the trees--don't like so much having to get someone to clean them up. Our 15-month old grandson was just...
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Trip to Mt. Airy...
We decided last Friday, before Sandy came, to drive up to the mountains. It is a nice drive from our house to Mt. Airy. It was a gorgeous day and the leaves were still beautiful in places. We not...
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Needles have been clicking....
This is a sweater that I crocheted by our little guy. I found the patternat redheart. com and it is pattern WR1987. The pattern is shown for a girlbut I changed the bottom holes to make it for a...
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It is beginning to look like Christmas...
Our tree of angels that we leave up all year round.One of several nativity sets in my collection.This set was done by some senior's at a retirement home. I have had it for years.Some of the dolls...
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Here comes another New Year...
When I put away my Christmas decorations, I got out some of my snowmen items. I thoughtI could use them until February. In front of the decorations is a loaf of apple bread I made. We were given a...
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Thundersnow.....
This is a view out the bay window in our kitchen. We had heavy rain off and on all day. The temperature was in the low 50's most of the day. At 6 pm, the rain was pouring down. Then the...
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Doing a little crochet and knitting...
I have been spending these cold dreary day mostly wrapped up in my favorite afghan. While cuddly warm, I have been doing some genealogy research for a friend—I find this so interesting. I have also...
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My Citron finished...
I finished my citron and this is a picture before blocking. I had some lavender worsted weight yarn and wanted to try this pattern. I had been seeing it and loved the ruching and the ruffle and...
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My 198 yds. of Heaven...
This is my 198 yards of Heaven. Thanks Karen for your help in understanding the pattern. This is a free pattern by Christy Verity and I found it by a search. Below is a view of it being worn. This...
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Scenes from the screen porch...
My husband is having a relapse with his MS. I can take a cup of coffee, my I-Pad loaded with a good book, and be surrounded with these beautiful sights and sounds from the birds, and know there is...
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A wonderful week with the family
We have just had a wonderful visit from our son, his wife, and our grandson from CA. Our daughter and her teenage daughter also came from OK. Before they came, my husband and I were riding around the...
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Enjoying the summer flowers and knitting...
This little pitcher is filled with zinnias that I planted from seed that Gretchen at Bird House Cottage shared with me. I call them "cut and come" because the more you cut them, the more blooms you...
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Late summer flowers and projects...
Where did the summer go?!! Part of it found me going back and forth to the doctor. In my last post,I told you that I had fallen the week before and hurt my knee. I should have gone to the ER the...
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I'm Back...............
I have been away from the blog for a long while. I fell in July and it took a while to get over that. I found out during that time, that I am pre-diabetic and have to have more blood work done...
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