flowers on wednesday...

let's have our flowers today instead of waiting

I need something pretty

we all need something pretty

life is getting incomprehensible and very very scary

police in the streets in RIOT gear

when there are NO riots

images going out into the world of peaceful people

sleeping or sitting quietly

dragged and hit and bloodied

 it isn't in some far off country where we can say

oh well that's there and that's what THEY do

no

NO

it's here

just up the road

from all of us

people with rights

people given the power to speak freely

(HUH)

and the right to protest in a nonviolent way and to assemble

and we see what happens when they do just that

it isn't right

it shouldn't be happening

but it is and nothing seems will stop it

but once again let's pay attention to the man with all the girlfriends and sleazy ways and greasy pizza

let's give him all the time he needs to gross us out

let's hear one more time about the fame hoar's and the people with no education and way  too much money

people who don't deserve a minute of attention

and let's ignore those trying to make a change and improve

and educate

let's just ignore them

and spend time on the child molesters who were ignored coz god forbid the football team suffers and the "brand" too

and now...

which is what set me off ladies and gentleman

...let's listen to the radio

now beginning to play Christmas songs

and all the other songs

and then in between

Adele and

Silver bells

and

John Lennon and

 Jingle bells

lets' listen to a song

with words

like this

Robert's got a quick hand.

He'll look around the room, he won't tell you his plan.

He's got a rolled cigarette, hanging out his mouth he's a cowboy kid.

Yeah, he found a six shooter gun.

In his dad's closet hidden in a box of fun things, and I don't even know what.

But he's coming for you, yeah he's coming for you.

All the other kids with the pumped up kicks you'd better run, baby run, outrun my gun.

All the other kids with the pumped up kicks you'd better run, baby run, faster than my bullet.

pumped up kicks are shoes apparently

it's a song about school shootings

you know the happy stuff of life

and it's having the hell played out of it

incomprehensible

so wrong on so many levels

what's the symbol for

 head shaking

:{

this is what I was doing when the

---- hit the fan and I put pen to paper

so to speak

holly leaves and berries

I found the one above in a drawer

and sort of

back engineered

 it

to make this

in a different colour

and the

berries too

sometime recently

somewhere

I saw a bush with purple berries on it

so I made a leaf and some berries

shame all the rest couldn't be as cute

see it's best to leave real life out

and just pretend that all we do is the hooky stuff

I hope it isn't ....

but...

.......................................

have a good

time of the day

XXXXX

phew!

yes from here again

how about you?? did you have a good day?

I've been a bit grumpy lately

'coz

I burnt my tongue

not once

but

twice

and then I

bit it

where it was burnt

so my mouth has been a bit

painful

and it

made me

grumpy

which is why I thought

this was so

appropriate

for me

maybe you've been good and didn't need to hit or bite anyone

but

you never know!!!!!

I am finding bits and pieces of unfinished things in the bottom of my yarn boxes and it's driving me crazy trying to remember where the patterns are or if I made it up as I went

some of the tangles are now

 un-ed (tangled)

and it feels a bit less messy

I ran out of yarn for the funky chunky

(if you want the pattern just say)

and they didn't have anymore at the store

so I'll have to wait or order it on line

which means I'll be like millions of others clogging up the ether with orders

but at least I won't

 be

pepper sprayed

or

stabbed

or

shot

or

maced

or

thrown to the ground in Wally world

or

have to run for it as I leave the store

which is what husband suggested the other day

which made me laugh so loud I thought they'd come and get me for that

but the rent a cops at our store aren't up to running

or even walking really really fast

and I think I could still out pace them

if I didn't have to wait for husband

!!!!!!!

:)

look at this!!!

I had nothing til I saw this

go see Svana and the kids

what a wonderful post

so sweet and just as it should be

Mummy's little helpers

the weather here is a bit weird and wonderful

sunny warm and windy

a great day to go and do something

but didn't

oh well

I just read on someones blog that there is a hurricane type storm in Europe

stay safe all and I hope it passes without incident

..................................

thanks friends...

from here via pinterest

I couldn't help it!!!

imagine just how tiny it is

   

I don't even know how I ended up here

but I did!!!

colourful orbs..

trying to make something else

 I ended up with this

made with cotton and a g hook

made two and joined them in the middle

over a Styrofoam ball

12 dc (US) in a loop

sc ch 1 around

 for 2 rows 

then 2 sc  ch 1  in each space around

make two pieces

 place around a Styrofoam ball

stitch...crochet.... glue

?

the two pieces together and voila

you have a ball to do with as you wish

if you have little kids and animals you could place a bunch on the bottom of the tree so nothing gets broken...or the kids and kitties could play with them in the house...

whatever you wish!!!

 

 

 

 

this can be found on

Ravelry

eloomanator

 is its name

 

it's quick and easy and even a beginner can do it

if you can knit and purl and can slip a stitch and pass it over, then you can make this

two needles some cotton and you have a new cloth for the

"holidays"

 

 

 

 

pattern here

 

it takes about half a ball, maybe a bit more, of the lily cotton so it's a good stash buster....

 

 

 

 

 

 

it's raining and it's foggy and miserable

it's even a bit cold

so I'm into anything that stops me from looking outside

the lake is covered in fog

but the ducks and geese look happy

hope you are too

 

 

 

 

happy

not all the other

see ya

..................

 

:)

....I found some funky chunky

yarn

remember the other day I said I saw a really chunky scarf

worn by a designer on TV

well I got some too

and I found a stitch that I love

so I'm gonna be sitting on the couch

with tea and biscuits/cookies

well one is allowed

and I'm going to be

click clacking with the big

fat

needles

just a few stitches needed at this size!!!

until the two skeins are gooooooooone

it isn't nearly as creepy as it looks here!!!!!

see ya....

red sky at night...

sleep tight...........................................................................................................................................

yup it's that day again...

wonder why I notice

Friday's so much

it isn't like it's any different from any other day around here

it just seems to be "more" some how

......

hm mmm

interesting!!!

anyway...

one more week gone

another month almost over

tick tick tick

remember when time seemed to stand still

and  your mother told you to wait half an hour

it felt like

forrrrrevvvvvvvvvvvvver

!!!!

 this post is probably going to feel endless

crammed with photos

tho'

I noticed today that my

Jewel Orchid is blooming

something I thought it wouldn't be doing again

it didn't last year and it's in even worse shape this year

but

it

BLOOMS

it has velvety leaves and it's grown too leggy

so I'll have to do something about that

but it will have flowers for

the next few weeks

so I'll wait until they are over

I've put it in the living room so we can see it

I usually have it in a dark corner of our room

were it likes to be and it tends to get ignored

which it also seems to like!!

although i got these a couple of days ago

it's

Friday

so these are the Friday Flowers

I got a new magazine yesterday

from the TV Network

it isn't anything special

so I don't think I'll keep getting it

I watch the shows there once in a while

so there's no need to see it all on paper

the knitting you see there

is from seeing one of the designers wear the most wonderful

scarf I've seen in a long time and I can't wait to find some really really chunky wool

really chunky

it was just knitted in a long scarf and it looked fab

chunky yarn  big needles

plain stockinette stitch

fabulous!!!

now that down there isn't chunky or plain stockinette I know

but I just wondered what one cable would look like

so I did

I have to knit or hook at night while watching the idiot box

I have tried not doing it

and it doesn't work

I get restless and lose interest in whatever the heck it is we are watching

lie down and fall asleep...

but if I knit

 it's all good!!!!!

hm mmm

interesting!!

knowing I had nothing

for you today

I thought I'd show you bits and bobs around the room

well... OK

one bit and one bob!!!!

this is one I made I don't know when

it's a styrofoam ball covered in sewing thread

and then embroidered with silk ribbons

one of my many stages

I found it in the bottomles pit

that is the

armoire!!!

again why have it if it isn't seen?

 :)

I

don't have anywhere to go this week

I haven't been bloghopping much so I don't know what's out there

but I did see something the other night while channel surfing that has stayed with me all week

mostly because I went to youtube and found the video!!!!  :):):):)

on the show called

Glee

I don't watch it but I do know about it

anyway I caught the tail end of the show

 because they were doing this

I thought it was so clever and so well done

they sure can sing that lot

 anyway

enjoy!!!



a tiny bit of colour left

I found the last of the colour outside

the goose neck loose strife has turned

!!!!!!

well, doesn't it always!!

same plant three different colours

such a lovely red

I may cut it and bring it inside and add it to the flowers

I

I've been trying to ignore all the horrible news about so many horrible things

so I started looking to find something pretty

and thank goodness I did

 the Japanese Maple dropped most of the leaves yesterday

and  after the rain and the wind today they will all be down I guess

it's raining it's humid and it's dark

it was so warm last night I kept a window open and it felt wonderful

but there is a front coming through so I think it will get cooler

but it was nice while it lasted

  and look what I found out there

the bulbs from last year that I completely forgot about and ignored all year long

have rooted and are growing again

one good thing about rain

 :)

so I scooped them up

re potted them

and

collected a bit of moss too

 before it hibernates

 

there we go

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

snowdrops for

Thanksgiving!!!!!

wonder where the amaryllis'ss'ss  are

I'll  have to check

:)



red faced...

I made these in the spring or summer

I put them away

and

 forgot about them

:{

I found them on Sunday

and with a red face and a touch of guilt

I made these and some others

that I will be sending to

Sue

for the

SIBOL blankets

it didn't take very long and it used some of the yarn I have that sits and looks at me and says

if you have us

 use us for good

so I did

I show you these so that I send them

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

because you will be expecting to see them on that world famous table in Sue's sun room

on Flickr

soon

any day now

in a bit

coz if you don't

then shame on me!!!!!