The large flag draped the coffin of my Uncle Harold, who served in WW2 in the SouthPacific. He was, oops, is a Marine ("Once a Marine, always a Marine") and he survived the GuadalCanal invasion. I have never met a Marine who could talk about those days, without choking up with tears rising in their eyes and some of them spilling over, as they began to relive those sad days. It was easier not to talk about that day. In those days men didn't boast or complain about the horror they witnessed. He was a big man, standing 6'4", and he talked like a gangster, for you see, he was from New York, and this little girl idealized him. He was my Uncle Harold.
Friday, July 4, 2008
OLD GLORY STILL FLIES
The large flag draped the coffin of my Uncle Harold, who served in WW2 in the SouthPacific. He was, oops, is a Marine ("Once a Marine, always a Marine") and he survived the GuadalCanal invasion. I have never met a Marine who could talk about those days, without choking up with tears rising in their eyes and some of them spilling over, as they began to relive those sad days. It was easier not to talk about that day. In those days men didn't boast or complain about the horror they witnessed. He was a big man, standing 6'4", and he talked like a gangster, for you see, he was from New York, and this little girl idealized him. He was my Uncle Harold.
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Swift and Ball Winder!
This makes life a lot easier!
Sure is an interesting and uncomplicated
Swift - Skeiner .
ordered on the 8th and received the 12th via UPS!
The worst part of buying toys is the waiting, so
when I received this in 4 days I was pleased
and quickly assembled the swift, connected the
Ball Winder and started balling up my
yarn. No mess up, works smoothly
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Ravelry subject of Vernena's Knitting on the Internet 101
Ravelry.com receives a positive critique in Verena's first English speaking knitting Summer 2008 magazine! Europe's top knit magazine is acknowledging the knitting and crocheting community we know as Ravelry, "which may have truly revolutionized the way knitters use the Internet" they tell their readers. A glowing report on our new community, and the article goes on to recognize Jessica and Casey's all encompassing site. We all share the glow. Congratulations, and while they are praised, we are blessed.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Verena Knitting Summer 2008
Europe's top knit magazine Verena knitting Summer 2008 was laying on the table at my LYS, ABC's of Creative Pursuits, the cover shows a beautiful summer, short sleeve, scoop neck, orange-red cotton sweater. This is the first issue published for the English speaking knitter. OMG the patterns are original and don't seem a rendition of some other pattern. The styles are the difference between the W store and the B stores. This magazine even has children patterns for boys and girls. I bought the magazine and took it home, filled a tall glass of sun tea and ice cubes then sat down to study the pics and then did a read of a couple patterns to see if I could follow the directions. I called the 888 number and paid for my subscription and they are going to delay my first issue to be Fall 2008, so I won't get a duplicate of the "S 2008 issue.
You need to see this publication you won't believe the value until you see all the patterns and the colorful pictures of models posing in the charmers.
Halter top with strap
While cruising the Ravelry.com site, a community of knitters and crocheters, I saw a darling baby bib that talented Designer Dehbiknits posted in her projects. As I studied the bib, with a thick strap, attached at one side, and fastened on the opposite side with a button and buttonhole connection I invisioned a halter top. I don't have anymore babies in my life, all the grandkids are grown past the bib stage, six grandkids being girls, so when I looked at the bib, I invisioned a halter top, with that fashionable strap, which, for modesty's sake, would hold up the top. Not having a pattern, and being at a kindergarten level of learning and knowledge, in my knitting experience, I CO 149 st and used a seed stitch for the first 1", which is the bottom of the tube. I continued knitting, using a circular needle, in a st st. I have communicated with Dehbiknits, who has an interesting blog, http://dehbi.wordpress.com about using her pattern to develope a top pattern for my granddaughters, and she was delighted.
I wanted a 100% cotton yarn, and decided that Red Heart Carefree Cotton, a blend of 51% cotton/49% acrylic (pink). I swatched, first with Lion Brand Cottom Ease 50/50 blend (smoke lavender), and proceeded with the Red Heart. The seed stitch, using the Lion Brand, was not as "sharp" and pointy as with the Red Heart. I also, did a swatch using Louisa Harding's Nautical Cotton 100% cotton (grape-magenta) and my preference would be this gorgeous yarn, but the price is almost double the Red Heart. The cotton/acrylic blend would dry faster than the other, so this is the choice of this knitter. The Harding cotton will be used for me...
Friday, May 30, 2008
Thursday, May 29, 2008
JACK GAVE MY GARDEN A BORDER OF HOLLYHOCKS
Jack cut out the wood per my pattern to give a protective picket fence to keep our hound dog, a Rhodesian Ridgeback, from digging up the garden. It also took a "hot" wire around the fence to keep him from chewing the pickets. Battery hit it at one end of the garden and went to the other end and hit the hot wire again, and he never went back to the garden fence. He was a wonderful dog. We rescued him from the local SPCA.
SPRING'S PROMISE
ELEPHANT GARLIC Originally planted 8 years ago, this garlic has not been replanted in a planned way. These are garlic from the self seeding little garlic bulbs, that are left behind during the harvest. This year I am saving all the seed bulbs and will plant them as they should be. These garlics are large, you are looking at the clove of garlic, yes, they are large, one clove equals the garlic. They have a wonderful taste, different from the small commercially cultivated garlic of California. You can get these from your produce man at the local grocery store, just ask, then ask again, and finally they will get them in.
SPRING'S PROMISE
Pick the Zucchini before it gets gigantic and you won't have all the seeds to navigate, while eating it. Nutrition is a good thing. Many more are growing on the bushes.
SPRINGS PROMISE
My garden was planted late in April, not in early February, as is the routine of these past years. Normally my zone has 362 growing days, but this year we had a couple of days of freeze, so we didn't have the familiar May tomatoes, fresh from the garden. There is a promise a creation growing safely in His view.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
PLATTER OF PALE YELLOW ROSES
When it comes to blank white china, this is one of my favorites. These Yellow Wild Roses were painted to be a very pale yellow, because I wanted a frame of a warm gray rim. Yellow and gray are a complementary color combination and it is unique.
DO YOU SMELL THE CINNAMON ROLLS
Cinnamon Rolls fresh from the oven, a treat for Jack, when we returned home from Bible Study tonight. We have been studying the book of Romans. Jack has been leading our study for years, and we are all blessed because of this.
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