not much to say today (huh)!

I made a halfhearted attempt at cleaning up outside this morning

it was too cold so I stopped!!

and anyway I was disturbing the birds eating

and they let me know in no uncertain terms

cheeky buggers

my mojo has stayed with me so I whipped up a new mat

with

" the block I couldn't stop making"

last year

I used the lovely mustard yellow cotton I found

at the useless craft store

they finally got the new colours in

so I bought a few and now have the need to make more

cloths!!

talk about back to square one!!

but I am using newly learnt stitches!!

Isn't this purple one just gorgeous with the

honeycomb stitch?

LOVE texture!!

I had to cut the hyacinth flowers off the plants

because they got so heavy they kept falling over

so I put them in the pretty jug

on the new mat

in the new lovely colour

on the table

and over the last few days

a certain

flickr/blogfriend

has been teasing me with her cooking

Mary

who lives in Italy

:)

in the ancient town of

L'Aquila

(that was also hit by a mighty earthquake)

has been showing her delicious cooking

lasagna first, just like my Mama used to make

and then

gnocchi

home made

 with sauce

so I got up and made myself some

gnocchi that is

I had a few for lunch with just butter and cheese

'coz I didn't want have to wait for a sauce to cook

I'll make some later

and I'll get some lasagna noodles

and make some of that

soooon

very sooon

so on that delicious note

I bid you

adieu

farewell

and

toodlepip

my friends

I see by the clock it is

tea time

so I'm off to have a cup

OH
 and
 HAPPY SPRING
Equinox

be cool!!

:}