Friday, March 1, 2013

NUMberS...NUMBERS....NUmBeRS....



My life is NUMBERS!!!!
 
I count...add....figure....subtract all day. Not complaining...I LOVE my job. Everything for me focuses around counting and numbers. I would much rather be counting as in.... DC in the next 3 stitches, SC in the next 2 stitches....get my drift?? I wish I would have bought stock in the post it note company :-)
 
  A short and sweet post. I am done for the day and ready for some relaxation....Amen.

Thursday, February 21, 2013

An icy day....

 
 
Today in the Ozarks we had freezing rain blow in. I got up and made it to work only to leave after being there an hour. Living in the country is a blessing until the weather turns bad. Because of our hills we have to wait until the county road crew can plow the snow. Or on days like today we have to wait until it melts off so we can go anywhere. Anywhere as in work.....needless to say today was a bonus day off, which doesn't make me sad. I was able to make my laundry soap....warm biscuits from the oven and crochet 10 more hexagons for my afghan. I only have around 30 to 40 more to go!!!
 
My outdoor flag is frozen solid!!
 

 
The icicles on my bottle tree.....
 
 
The trees are bent over with all the exta weight.
 
My pray is that with more rain forcasted we don't lose power!!

Monday, February 18, 2013

When old friends leave us.....

 
Recently an old friend passed away. Her children now have the task of letting go......
 
One of items I was fortunate to receive was her whole collection of Workbasket magazine. The issues go back to 1963 through the early 90's. So many of the ads I can remember as a child and young adult. The 25 cent purchase price made me smile....
 
 
When looking at the dates I would think....that's the year President Kennedy was shot.......
 
I graduated high school......
 
The year my twins were born.....
 
All kinds of memories drifted by.
 
 
There are a lot of knitting and crocheting patterns.......



 
This yarn is very thick and made of cotton. I would never think of using it.....rather a neat display item..
 

 
 


Monday, February 11, 2013

afghan question.....

what to do......what to do......
 

 
do I do a lot of these.....
 
 
then do I add to these ???
 
 
hook 'em to these.......
 
 
or do the whooooooooole ball of wax at once ????
 
 
Oh but what a GLORIOUS !!!! fUN !!!!! WILD !!!!! WHIMSICAL !!!!!
COLORFUL hexagon bit of funnnnnnn......
 
Back to the original question......how do you do it??
 
 


Thursday, January 31, 2013

YABBA DABBA DOOOOOO....



 
YABBA DABBA DOOOOO !!!!!
 
Finally because of Linda and Ana of  Lanas de Ana some incentive to MAKE ME use up some of this atrocious yarn that I have been blessed with......That doesn't sound very gracious when this was given to me in good faith. Doing charity work a lot of different yarn comes my way. This will be a challenge to see what all I can do with it. I see a lot of hats and scarves....I up to the challenge to see what all I can put together and make it all compatible, I have more that I didn't photograph :-) I was the 82nd person to join I think....It will be fun to see who comes up with what.
 


Wednesday, January 30, 2013

JOYful surprise.....


Look what Christy dropped off at work for my homeless mission !!  I came back from lunch to find these soft and yummycrocheted  hats and scarves for wee ones.  Oh what a nice mid-day surprise it was.  Thank you Christy !! 


Sunday, January 27, 2013

For the love of glass.....

I am a glass and rock nut !! For some reason I am attracted to both. What makes it even better is that the two go together well.
 
 
I got the idea when my husband put these rocks. native to Colorado, in one of our flower beds a couple of years ago. I have made stepping stones for quite some time making my own pavers but this gave me a whole different and "funner', avenue.
 
 
Then I started poking around in the surrounding woods for rocks with flat surfaces and came up with ones that look like these.......
 
 
....but before these I did some mosaic pieces like this.....
 
 
one of my many stepping stones looks like this....
 
 
Then I went on the magic of bottle trees. The story behind them started a looooooong time ago in the  southern states with slavery. The slaves believed that the pretty colors of the bottles would attract the evil spirits which in turn would get inside the bottles and be forever trapped. Trust me....with as many bottles as I have on this property I have no evil spirits :-)
 
Here are a couple.....
 
 
 
I haven't done any mosaic pieces of late. I usually only do them in summer. I work in an area of my shop that usually only I go into which is a good thing because if I don't keep it all vacuumed up someone is liable to get a sliver in hand or foot. Believe me when I say that all my pieces contain a piece of me....my blood!! I don't know how many times I have been cut. I aways try to hide that part because my husband does not like me messing with glass. I am good to wear my goggles but gloves are to cumbersome and don't work well.
 
So....do you want to give it a try?? I encourage you to do so....it is way fun!!
 
 
 

Saturday, January 26, 2013

A quiet Saturday....

 
Hubby is sick today and is in bed. I, on the other hand, got up early (as usual) turned on my fairy lights....LOVE the fairly lights
 
 
made myself some tea.....
 
 
after checking out the blogs I follow I decided to make some biscuits. My biscuits contain no lard nor butter, nothing to "cut" in. I only use my organic bread flour, salt, baking powder and buttermilk. If you might be interested in the recipe just give me a holler. It is a recipe all my own.
 
 
If I do say so myself, they are DELISH!!  They are a soft, chewy biscuit.
 
The pot holders are made from wool and then felted.
Ahhhh....another idea for my 2013 "Christmas Box".
 
 
A little later I made chicken and rice soup. Chicken soup IS good when your not feeling well. I read somewhere that it is not a wives tale of old, that it does have healing qualities.
 
 
 

 
I then went on to make these little cuties that Jacquie posted from her blog  bunnymummy.blogspot.com. There other brother is hanging from another plant but he didn't get his picture taken :-)
 

 
I didn't quite have this one done from last week so I finished it up. This pattern came from Lucy @ attic24.typepad.com
 
 
 
I took the non edible fatty stuff from the chicken and rice soup to the cat we adopted last week. I was at work and saw her wondering around and could tell she was quite friendly. I also new she was a stray so I thought.... how would you like to come home with me?? She said okay and away we went. She is very skinny and needs some winter fat on her. You can feel her little hip bones and such. A month of so with mama janie and she'll be as good as new!! We live in the country so we have trouble with mice and the like. I am suppose to be getting a couple more so she'll have company soon.
 
There you have my day....
 
The movie Jerimiah Johnson with Robert Redford is on the TV for about the 10th time in 5 years!!! My husband can watch re-runs like no other. Be glad when he's feeling better and I won't have to be so nice anymore  :-)

 


 
 
 
 

Monday, January 21, 2013

ahhhhhhh....a three day weekend.....

 
I wanted a new purse so I went hunting on the Internet. Found this pattern and said, "yes, this is the one".
 
 
Got out ol' Lucy......
my 1949 little jewel.
 
 
Went to cutting and marking.....
 
 
She is just the right size with lots of inside compartments and the ties will loosen for more storage.
 
Ya gotta love a 3 day weekend.....

groovin' on vintage.....

 
I have gotten the word out about my homeless project so from time to time people give me yarn. I had a friend give me her grandmothers yarn stash. Almost all of it is from the 60's and 70's and we are talkin' WOW....
 
 
This picture does not EVEN begin to show the "florescent" colors shall we say.....
 
 
This is a fun scarf pattern that is a quick "do". I got the pattern off Etsy. The pattern is created by simplybrenna@etsy.com. It is a great pattern and I would highly recommend. It give directions using 2 different types of yarn ad hook size. I used it for gifts over the holidays and was very pleased. You need to check her out.

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Naked Juice....

 
 
Have you ever bought Naked Juice from the grocery store only to pick it up and say "Ye Gads Gerttie"!!! This stuff is good for you but that is a hefty price to pay?? Well I have my own solution for this. By putting the above ingredients in my so handy-dandy Vita Mix I am able to create my own "potion".  You can add any combination you'd like. I use water or ice cubes to thin down and it is yummy!! I have used berries that are in season, different fruit. Frozen fruits work great!! This weekend I couldn't buy any fresh spinach so I used dark leaf lettuce and kale, just as good!! This drink is good to keep the pipes clean....so to speak :-)
 
 
I then put it in containers and throw a jar in my lunch sack for work. Before turning up your nose, as many do, try it...you might like it!!


Thursday, January 17, 2013

Are you a Nettie Potter???

 
 
I was going to go to the local Drug Store to purchase the usual mix for my nettie pot when I had this "vision". I thought there is  a recipe for everything, how hard can this be?  I asked myself.  Sure enough.... you can "google" anything...I made the mixture myself using  this recipe:
 
1 1/4 cup non-iodized salt ( I used sea salt)
6 TBL of baking soda
 
Mix both in a container. When you want use a "snort" just mix 1/2 tsp with 8 ounces of tepid water. Don't use tap water, go buy a cheap gallon of distilled water. There you have it !!


Saturday, January 12, 2013

Something to make you giggle and add some JOY!!

 
 

 

I just had to share these. I am a REALLY BIG animal person and these really made me giggle out loud!! I think they are Far Side cards. Would love to find a store that sold them. Will have to check that out my next trip to Springfield.

2013 Homeless project.....

 
My stash of hats and scarves for my 2013 homeless project is slowly growing and growing!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE to crochet these puppies!! Anyone that wants to help can join in!!
 
 
 
I crochet just about every lunch hour of the week. My yarn and hook are the last item thrown in my lunch bag. I feel "cheated" if I don't at least get to crochet at least one row!!
 

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Same product.....new twist....

Here's a new twist on using products other than intended. I was cooking some quiona this morning and instead of paying attention, i.e. not playing on the computer, it burnt !! It was a mess. I remembered my son telling me about soaking such messes with fabric softener sheets. I had tried it before with much success and walla... It worked again !! After it soaked for a little while it washed right up.
 
Now it was on to the laundry. Here about a week  ago I learned that vinegar makes a good fabric softener. That too works, and no, your clothes don't come out smelling like vinegar !!
 
I have twice now made my own laundry soap. But I have found that the only way to grate the soap is TO HAND GRATE IT. I almost burned up my vita mix trying it an easier way. Talk about an expensive error !!  So glad that little voice told me to stop !!

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Driving with color.......


I made this using a pattern that I think I got from  www.attic24.typepad.com. I used cotton yarn that I got from www.hobbylobby, which by the way is my favorite kind of cotton to use !! My husband isn't to thrilled to have it there because sometimes I let him drive Lucy my Subaru, Lucy. Yea....that's what I named her. I make it adhere to the steering wheel using Aileens tack it over and over, got that at hobby lobby too !! That way when he is by himself he can remove it and I can put it back on!! It is fun and cheery to look at while driving. You need to make ya one !!