The Dragons wings are opening, on the sweet potato plant. I think they will catch the wind just right!
I have been wondering when one of the cats would find the doll bed. Finally last night I went looking for the RocketMan, and there he was, all curled up in bed. He is still with us {he's the one with the tumor} and doing pretty good despite the growing lump on his nasal area.
From my mom we have inherited hair that begins in the back with a Spiral, A, as in singular. But looking upon Lily's head the other day, I noticed she has 2...Dual Spirals....going in opposite directions. {I couldn't hold her on my knee and get a good pick at the same time.} Sweet.
Dragon looking leaves on a sweet potato...or is it the yam? Anyway, love the micro focus on my camera, gets the hair on the plant stem and the stray cat hair....-231.jpg)
Ashley gave Stephanie this cup because of the robot on it. The wings for a handle are pretty cool too. Notice how cheap this is...the candy sits up above the rim in the first shot, but that is just a trick. That plastic piece in my hand holds the candy up. Makes a great pencil jar, though.-23.jpg)
My brother and sister in law live in Small Town, Can.A.Da. So what do you do on Small Town Saturdays? You go find the Beast you hear is being moved to the north.....well...not this guy....he is something they see every time they drive to Edmonton, The Big City. This truck is being taken south for repairs.
This is the Beast.....
This is a Pressure Vessel, something needed in Ft. McMurray where there is oil. There are 2 trucks pulling it, as you can see in this picture, and 3 pushing it [you can see 2 of them side by side in the picture above]. This does not make tight turns! It seems all the low hanging signs and power lines have to be taken down before it can pass. Can you picture this scene in L.A.? Sure beats watching paint dry!
Our cat RocketMan, the big orange guy in front, his face isn't so pretty today, the right side of his nose is all swollen. We, well, the Vet, thought it was an infection, and it responded to meds. It was about a week later that it started swelling again. The Vet is pretty sure, now, that it's a tumor. We have him home now, but .....
The cold I had last week took a u-turn and slammed back into my chest. Damn. I did get to meet my new doctor today, I think I will like him. He wants me to take antibiotics, not so much because I have a raging infection in my chest, as he wants to avoid that possibility because of my asthma. Damn.
For those of us who need visuals....here are 10,000 sheep! {picture in NZ} Holy Woolly Mammoth Batwoman, that's a lotta knitting potential
My DIL got this skein of yarn from Goodwill because she wants a green scarf. So I crocheted this one last night for her. The yarn is not a good one, so I am keeping my fingers crossed that she likes it. I have some other yarn I got to make her scarf from, a bamboo, so I will try that next.
I made this doll quilt...gee...over a year ago. Finally found a bed for it on eBay for 99cents...that's right, 99 pennies! Being heavy, the postage was a bit much, but we won't talk about that.
Yesterday I had pulled a pillow case out of the laundry to fold, and decided it needed to be turned into a doll bed mattress and pillow instead, so that's what happened! {that's the pink parts of the bed}
And a bit more progress was made on "Leaves" . I actually spent more than an hour on it, turning under raw edges for the applique, not that you can tell by a simple picture.
I have made a little progress with the 'cupcake' tops. Megan calls them hats and likes to play with them, see the dolls foot there, proof of young children in the house. And why is there clothesline going out the window? Why it's holding up a power source outside the window. Why a power source hanging out the window? It leads to the generator, in case the power goes out. Ahhhh.....considering this is Vicky's explanation, it makes sense....
Megan wanted to crochet, so she wove the 2 hooks into this bag and said something like "ta da".
This is the bag. I am using the cotton yarn I got a few weeks ago. the yarn isn't soft and cuddly, so it works for things like bags....and cupcake ornaments. This bag is being crocheted in the Tapestry tech.
Our computer is next to a window, which means I get to sit in the daylight! Todays daylight shot is of the snow as it descends to the ground. Though you can't tell by this shot, it is falling just slow enough to watch a single flake fall to the ground. These are not round flakes by any means, they look more like torn paper flakes, with un-even, raggedy edges. I can be happy because I don't have to drive in it, not that it's sticking yet....
I found this on a blog about cute kitten pix... Every day they post a new one. I love kittens!
I found these pix at 'print & pattern', a blog I now check out every day, because they have lots of fun things every day! This little? big? cardboard house is being added to my ideas on gingerbread house ornaments, which of course would not be your average version of a g/b house, not coming from me at least!
I worked on the side border on "Leaves" and have decided to use the batik I showed you the other day.....yesterday??? Ah Well....I would show a picture of today's work, but it would probably just look confusing...so I am posting this picture instead.... you can find more of this lovely creature by clicking the link to the "Sea Slug Forum" tha's right folks...they have they own forum, lucky slugs!
A giant picture of my cat....oh wait....not that.....
Here's what Dan put up. {The cat was biting her clawnails, although crunching is a better way to describe the sound she makes.} Anyway, I made this quilt a mess of years ago when I took a Quilt U. class from Bethany Reynolds, the creator of Stack 'n' Whack.
Our backyard as it is now. *note below*
Well.....what do you think about the batik in the middle of the 2 blues? I am thinking of using this one for the next 'border' area. It kinda goes with all the colors.
This picture is a Picasa collage of the 2 ends. Why did I do this? To confuse you to no end....{insert-horase-y evil laugh that cartoon dog did}-01.jpg)
One end closer up.
And the other end closer up. Hopefully this gives you all a better idea of the way I am doing the border....I turned under the seam allows and machine stitched them down.
