For Sandra

 Mountainous Chevron Stripes

I decided to use up the yarn that I bought to finish up the other two afghans, and make my sweet niece Sandra an afghan.  I made one for her daughter, but not her. Mainly because she crocheted, but guess she has given up the hobby. Would have been fun to sit with her and crochet some in an afternoon!

You can tell by the light cream on the left of the photo how it looks like the top of a mountain, or rolling hills. Something a little different.  I started with the Beige to make the stripes larger for awhile just to change it up a little.

I finally put one of the Crochet Carts back together. It is the first model so not as refined. I hope I find the later one in the storage unit this week! They are a bit big, but maybe when things are finally in some order I can have someone build one for me that is about half this size.

Tilly Square

I may have posted about this square several years ago.  I don't believe I ever wrote it up, but have decided I will add that need to my "To Do" list.  Will have to figure it out again! LOL!

Obviously it REALLY needs refinement!

Borders are finished…I think

 ANDY'S AFGHAN

I think the border is plenty plain. I am tempted to add one more row of the green and/or beige to give it a more festive look. Something simple  It is one row of squares larger than the one for his brother but I divided them by the red color and there were more of the burgundy. I had to add a square of the smaller one to make it at least even with squares.

STEVE'S AFGHAN

When you click on them you can see them better. I think this one looks a bit more Christmasy, and is plenty big really. I put a couple more rows on it to extend it a few inches. I'll as the mom but I think it would be more appropriate to have the afghans switched. Either way they are both basically finished!

NEW AFGHAN

I started another afghan last night for my niece. I had so much yarn left over that I decided to go ahead and maker her one, too. Different family. Her dad is my brother. Steve and Andy are the children of my "brother -in-law" … he is the brother of my husbands first wife.  Her whole family welcomed me with open arms. Sometimes I think that her dad put up with me more than enjoyed my company, but I persevered visiting him!

ANYONE HAVE ANY FEELINGS ABOUT THE BORDER ON THE TOP AFGHAN FOR ANDY?

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 BELATED HALLOWEEN GREETINGS!

Last year there were 6 kids I think. This year closer to 20, but still not as many as I expected given the children in the neighborhood and in the area. I suppose people are sticking close to home.

I remember when I lived in Hemet, CA people trucked kids in to collect candy. I often thought they had a candy store and that was the way they collected inventory for the coming year! Lines and lines of cars caravanning up and down the streets.

RANDOM PHOTOS

My grandniece with a beanie I made. Still too big for her! She is so dang cute!

My DSS in his pirate outfit and the ship he made for his front porch. They put a pirates trunk at the bottom of the stairs and filled it with candy in zip lock bags. No contact Halloween! You have to look close to see the skeletons of the birds!

My charming biggest girl, Ginger. She only weighs in at about 125 to 130, but is as tall as Brodie the 150 pound boy. She is 2.5 years and he is 6.

The photo I could not resist…Riley yawning! He is just 3 now (10/30) and weighs about 111. He is the shortest of the group. I had high hopes he was going to be taller. Instead he has a Napoleon complex and picks on all the other dogs. Such a jealous soul. 

It has been raining today. Only second time in several weeks. My yard floods. About 1 inch of water stays on the ground for several days. At least there is more grass and it isn't as muddy as it was last year….so far!

Tommy Socks sat for his photo session! I moved his cat trees around to give him a leg up on making a jump to the cat climbing "things" on the wall.  He did get in the big round one right away and climbed down in the inside and peeked out at me. I didn't get the phone up and ready in time. I like to move things around to keep him interested and not depressed from lack of stimulation.

My third cantaloup that was the ONLY one which tasted good! I was so pleased that I finally had one I could eat. I picked one too late and the other just wasn't sweet. Maybe next year.

This is my husband and I when we first met in 2004. He flew in from Idaho to Southern California where we met after corresponding on eHarmony for six weeks. Two weeks later we were married in Las Vegas, two weeks later I moved to Idaho and we were happy for almost 8 years. He passed away in December of 2011. I miss him terribly. Perhaps that is why I have moved so much lately…trying to get my bearings again. I feel adrift.

CROCHET?

I have knitted a wash cloth. I have started joining squares for the other nephew. Had to order some Burgundy yarn. I hate that with all the yarn I have on hand….TONS of it….I didn't have the right three colors for this project! At least I didn't know if I did since I still have about 12 big boxes still in the storage unit. 

That's about it. OH…I have crocheted a couple more rows on the beautiful shawl my friend designed. It's with a size 3.0 hook and the yarn is a tiny bit splitty. Taking more time than I would like. I promise to take photos soon.

I hope you have a great weekend!!

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