Category Archive: Life
QS Christmas party
Quality Sew Fun had their annual Christmas party today and it was wonderful to get out of the house for awhile. Basically they had a brunch and lots of questions that you received a ticket for having the right answer. The tickets were in a drawing – no several drawings as they had many gifts. It’s always nice to see faces you are familiar with even if one doesn’t know the name that attaches to it. Then it was time for “show n tell” where we were able to “show off” what we’ve done. Their were not as many participants as usual and what were there were difficult to photograph. I took a giraffe quilt, which got the appropriate oohs, and ahhhs.
Then DH, Mary, and I came home to relax and Mary and I made these two hats. It was a fun and exhausting day and now the leg is up and resting.
A very little here and there
Yes, I did start on the list making, but seem to be easily distracted. The first list of course is the lists of lists.
Lists of things to do
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Do it yourself projects such as make soap
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embroidery
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garden to organize
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knitting and crochet projects
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quilting
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recipes to try
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sewing projects
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spinning and dyeing
Things to learn
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knitting machine
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Scan n cut
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Serger
goals with animals and gym
These are the broad catagories I came up with. I need to get more specific inside each. Then I can break that down into monthly goals.
Then because I don’t stick to one project well right now, I started a Seahawks beanie and worked more on the ancestry The ancestry goal is to find the most direct route to becoming a DAR (daughter of the American Revolution) member.
And I tucked a nice long nap in between a couple of these projects.
Low power
I’m running on slow power (that’s all I get with my leg up). I was able to do a bit of genealogy today that I had promised. Now I’ll wait until she gets back to me to see where we go from here.
It is probably a good idea to spare you the DH antics in the kitchen. But know that it is not his most comfortable place in the house
Tomorrow I will pull out info and start my list making for 2016. Now that I have come this far, I’ll probably need them. Have any of you started your lists for this coming year? I would absolutely love to hear what about them. I will post various lists as I get them formed, and who knows maybe I’ll get enough energy this week to pull out the knitting again.
summer socks2
I failed to mention yesterday that the yarn used was Regia and I knitted them as a “plain Jane” pair of socks.
I only had to finish the toes on these socks today, so was little knitting. They are knit from “Sock it to me” by Elan. I started a scarf, which I should have been able to do in an afternoon, but I think my mind is being played with. I ripped back several times and ended up going back to the beginning. Maybe tomorrow.
Another pair of socks
I have been working on these socks during our drives and in the hospital waiting room and they are finished. They are a dark green with a yellow and other lighter green, but the photo does not show this well.
As far as the surgery, it apparently went well, but has left me exhausted. Perhaps next week will be better. I want to thank those of you who kept me in their prayers
Countdown
I spent the morning making soups. We now have enough soup in the refrigerator to have soup once every day throughout December. There are also patties and vegetables hiding in there. DH does know how to cook potatoes, so I think we’re good for food.
Then a wee trip to Office Depot produced a large calendar and a daily book, plus some pencils and a few Christmas cards
And this had to come out of storage. So now I’m ready.
Bright and sunny Black Friday 2015
It’s been bright and sunny and COLD here. There is nothing I could want badly enough to stand in those lines in this cold. Instead, I went to the gym, put another quilt on the machine, caught up on some email, and did some furniture rearranging so we can enjoy the fireplace. Above you see our three grandsons with the fleece Seahawk caps I made them.
And here are the turkey veggie platters Christian and I put together. One has a cheese ball, the other has hummus.
And I had this in my pile of recipes, so I don’t know where it came from, except the internet.
Our daughter and her husband just remodeled and had this huge granite serving counter put in. It is absolutely the best for serving our large family and friends.
And lastly, here is a candid shot of DH and myself, courtesy of daughter.
Thankful turkey
Mr. Gobbles is one happy turkey today. He gets to keep on strutting and entertaining us and our visitors. He along with us hopes that each of you has had a very Happy Thanksgiving, filled with thanks for all the Lord has given us.
I did get time to knit a bit on these summer socks and have now started the toes. They should soon be done.
Happy Thanksgiving & Company
