Long time no see...

I need to keep better track of my time and get organized. I once used this blog to do just that and have over the years just dropped the ball.  I am hoping that I can start the New Year early and get a resolution going to organize my day.  Keeping fingers crossed!

I am working on a shawl called Goldberry by Michele DuNaier.  I'm using Waverly, a worsted weight in Birch White. I wanted something warmer than a sock yarn.

Today I worked on and off for six hours and completed one row. Sadly, it is all I can do right now as am tired and ready for bed.

Tomorrow is a new day which will bring with it more challenges, but hopefully more organization!

A bit of this and a bit of that....

I posted a photo I found on PinInterest on Ravelry.  Then I saw in the corner a bit of a name, so put it in the search engine.  It took me to a Russian blog of some sort where they have their own PinInterest type of setup.  Anyway, I saw this cutest little dress!  Below is a chart that goes for the dress or the cape like affair in red.  I just thought it was darling so had to post it!

Now this little gem is the new sink I purchased at IKEA yesterday.  The drawers actually are drawers!  I love it!  This is for the guest bathroom which had one of those glass vessel sinks in there that exploded one day - thankfully when no one was around.  I'm finally getting around to replacing it.  I love that the sink is usable, deep enough, and that there is counter space to the side.  Makes so much sense not to center it!  Right?

Now here is a collection of photos from the TV or my iPad.  They are showing articles of clothing that I have found really interesting either for the pattern or the colors.  I particular love both in the sweater below.

The sweater below is nearly the same pattern as the one two photos below.  I thought it was until I compared these two photos. Two lovely but different colors.  These come from Rosemary and Thyme, the show of women sleuths from the UK. Actually, I think all these photos are from the UK.  Hmmmmm...must mean something. ??

The white sweater is really neat. I wish it had come out better. I think I could actually make something similar in crochet if I put my mind to it.

Of course the vest above is like the green one.  The sweater below is just darling, too!

Now we come to my squares. I had tried to design a square and have it tested. Well, actually it was tested by two of my weary friends.  I don't write up directions very well.  I think I would have done a better job if I had done it as a mystery cal instead.  I call this square Tilly.  Margaret and Judy had practically re-written the instructions so will spend a couple days this week putting it together to post.  

Now I could not just let the day go by without sharing a photo of my 16 year old Shih Tzu, Chuckie.  He gets cold easily and we had a real turn from warm to cold last week.  I have yet to crochet him a sweater that fits, so took the sleeve off one of my very old sweatshirts, then cut holes for his front legs. He seemed to enjoy it as did not whine at me when in bed acting cold and shivering.  I think that I could do a better job....maybe put in a zipper to make it easier to get on and off.  However, we are back to warm weather again so will procrastinate for a bit.

Last, but not least, is a photo of the back of a sweater. This one, believe it or not, didn't come from the TV but rather was a lady in the Post Office on Saturday. I asked her permission to snap the photo as felt it was a lovely set of pattern changes.  Maybe something that I could do some day. Along with the many other "some day" projects I have stored up!

I am working on a shawl, slowly.  An afghan not quite as slowly (for my 12 year old grandnephew).  Still have the hippo to finish, a scarf that Bev designed which I'm half way through, and a mystery cal or three that I started and never finished.

So that's been my week.  What the heck have you been doing???

Life slowing down

Well, hello there...life can be a bit hectic at times but right now I am having a slower period.  My DSD has now quit work, except having to go in to cover vacations every so often, so she will be home with the granddaughters.  No need for me to take care of them....sad, but happy too! ;o)  I can get some cleaning finished and some washing done. Ran out of clean carpri's so reduced myself to wearing Burmuda shorts.  My legs aren't what should be shown in public.

Today I began (yet again) studying for the drivers test.  I am not a good test taker so haven't taken myself to the DMV yet.  When hubby was alive he would drive me, and that somehow gave me courage to have company.  Although I like having my solitude, it isn't as much fun as when you share your day with your best friend, even if you are just sitting quietly in the same room.  

Here are the two granddaughters doing just that...Quietly because they are using my iPads! ;o)

What I thought were weeds has finally come full circle...unfortunately I did take one set out before deciding to leave the roots in and see what came up.  I am not a Dahlia grower, so did not recognize the root stock or the leaves.  Beautiful, yes?  Wish I had left them alone now!  I did see where there are some coming up in another area, so am cultivating those!  Could be where I tossed the root stock from the digging...

I did plant some Sweetpea, and they are finally blooming.  Not hot enough here to let them grow as spectacular as they did in Idaho.  I had a huge fence covered in them for months.

I am very pleased with these!  They are sooooo vibrant!  Will plant the seeds of the flowers to have a whole gigantic spread of them next year.

Last, but not least, I need to know what this plant/tree/thingy is.  My DSD says Gunnera (or something like that).  The leaves are gigantic...but I don't see where the Gunnera gets as tall as these are.  It's cool, but the leaves drop in winter and it looks like three sticks someone left in the ground!

Lastly, my project. It is one I started and put away.  I'm using the yarn from another project that I made with a lighter weight yarn instead....you can't see what I am doing  yet, but thought I should at least show what the colors are and a sneak of a corner of it!  More to follow....and will finish up my shawl, too. Promise.

Have a great day!