quick hi...

 

this was a couple of days ago

the lake froze over and they sat and stood and stared

(there were more of them but I couldn't fit them all in!!)

wandering about in the freezing cold

one morning they all took off in different directions straight into all the bad weather

they came back and left again

then the temperatures went up

way up

and the lake melted and they weren't here to enjoy it

yesterday it went to 71F ( about 20C)

and then we had a storm roll through

the bad one that left so much destruction behind it

and it's back down to the cold again

the wind is blowing and the lake is choppy

and the birds

are gone



 

 

last trip to the store I brought home a bit of Spring

lots of colour

and the smell of cat pee

they need to change the water more often!!!

which I do do

can't stand stinky fleurs....

they have lasted a long time

 

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

yes I'm still at the tatting thing

trying the different size needles and thread

not that I have much thread

I won't bore you with it all

but it's interesting and different

and I like it

so

why not....

 

: ]

 

the reading is going slowly

I'm reading Alexander McCall Smith

in his various guises

and have started a new set of books

I don't know the characters so it feels strange to read them

if you know what I mean

and I hope you do or this sounds

weird

 

I love his books

and have them all

or nearly all

so I'll get used to these new stories and have them done in no time

then it will be time to get some more

 

:}

 

love new books

 

do you like to read

and if so

what???

 

 

well... :/

stay warm or cool or dry

stay safe

 

and

we'll meet again

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

don't know where don't know when

 

 

but I know we'll meet again some

 (hopefully)

sunny

daaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

 

 

 

 

:}

 

 

go see Tammy...

If you need a good cry

or a big smile

or both

and the proof that dogs are extra special creatures

(coz cats don't do this)

(and I love cats too)

go and see

Tammy's post today

thanks Tammy I needed a good cry!!!

even husband stopped a watched!!

♥

and it's ch 9 -13 and 2-2-3 etc

(the background is not part of the tatitng.. it's the ball of thread used as a prop!!!)

I know you're all probably sick and bored with the tatting

but I'm not!!!

yet!

I found a pattern for a heart

and I'm getting on with it

so I thought I'd show you

it's easy enough to do and hard enough to satisfy

lots of reverse work and lots and lots and lots of

- - - - - - -

which stand for

PICOTS

lots and lots of

PICOTS

!!!!!!

it continues to be frigid and frozen and grey and cold

it snowed yesterday and it's going to again this afternoon

but the warm is coming back

 so 'nuff said

yesterday we had so many birds fly in

so much noise

so much calling and quacking and honking

but

not one shot or sound 

they move too fast and if you even think about going out there

they take off 

in a big whoooosh of wings and air

and as they must be so tired and weary from this cold

I leave them alone

I wish I could give each and every one of them a hot drink and a cookie

but I can't

 so the least I can do is

leave them be

as I'm going to let you 

be

take care and stay warm

♥-♥-♥-♥-♥

goosey it's cold outside

not going to mention the weather

we all have some sort of something

but the geese were lamenting the fact early this morning

poor things

the lake froze overnight

except for where they were

well some of them

think they were taking turns sitting on the ice or the water

we have had so many fly in

I am attempting to catch the fly in

which is hard to do as they fly in so fast

and I have to run for the camera!!!!

but mostly I want to capture the noise that erupts

as the new lot call to the ones already here

and they answer

and the splash down

I swear they say who they are and where they've been and how things are on the route

I love it

I always will

so while the geese are a'floatin'

I'm still

a'tattin'

(and reading)

just practicing and trying out what's what

the shuttle is just a "pretty" that sits in the box

the needle is to my liking and maybe I'll do a little demo

as so many don't know what tatting even is

 

I made the "Dorset button" yesterday

just playing with whatever came into my head

and now a days

there isn't too much of anything in there!!!!

 

stay warm

and don't walk on the ice if you have any

 

 



sunset glory...

the most awesome sunset today

breath taking

and the lake is full of geese

two huge gaggles flew in just before this

the noise was spectacular

brrrrrrr...

holy brass monkey's naughty parts batman

did it get cold...

but at least the sun came back

it makes such a difference when the sun shines

the top photo is from a few days ago

the lake is empty at the moment

guess they're still under the covers

but it's only going to get worse

as the weatherman said it's real winter at last 

not the fake one we've been having

at least we don't have snow

but it's still early days

:[

......

guess I should put the last bits of christmas away

I will

after another coffee

needle needle who's got the needle

I DO!!!!

and they don't pinch or scratch or prick or bite

I found a picture 

somewhere

no pattern just the picture!!!

 and copied this last evening

while watching

idiots

and 

morons 

and 

spies

OH MY!!!

I am now following a pattern

it's like a new language

but it's not hard to learn

I hope

just a matter of getting used to it

and then

I'll say

tat...

oh yes,

I can tat

.......

can you?

you really really should try

it's fun!!!!!

tat-a tat-tat...

I am still waiting for the needles to arrive

hopefully

fingers and toes crossed I will  have them today

but I know I won't now that I typed it

the mail hasn't come yet so there is still a chance

I discovered I had a cro-tat hook that a friend gave me a very long time ago

he had forgotten what it was for or how to use it

but he figured I'd know

which I didn't

until 

NOW!!!

I don't like it!!!

but I practiced with it

and one of the reasons I don't like it is because I don't know how to make chains

and I don't like the chains it makes

like crochet chains

tatting isn't crochet so crochet chains don't go

then I went back to the sewing needles

and did another practice thingy

I like that much much much better

much

so I finished it

looked at it a lot

looked at lots and lots of pictures of tatted stuff

and waited for those damn needles to arrive

OH and the shuttle

forget that

I stupidly got a metal one and it sticks me and I can't do the shuttle move at all

the over and under is a pain and I get knots and frustrated and the air turns blue

and that is no way to do something

so back to the needle

and last night and this morning I did

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

this

all out of my head

no pattern 

just me 

and the needle and thread

and no blue air!!!!!

of course it isn't perfect or maybe even good

but 

if this is on a sewing needle and it worked

big hopes for the right equipment

when it gets here of course

who was the bright one who decided to share the mailing of things with the

different carriers and the Post Office

when it comes through just the PO

it arrives in no time

and I can't believe how slow other countries PO's are

I sent something to France and Italy before Christmas and still don't' think they got there

the people I sent them to would have let me now

oh well

this is how it's been the past few days

warm and foggy

but now it's raining and it's chilly

and

 the geese are sick of playing

MARCO......

.....POLO

in the mist

oooooooooooooooooothe mail's here

byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

xxx

first attempt...

I tried and tried a few days ago to make a little something

I don't have the necessaries

 yet

the mail takes forever

but

 I have needles 

and thread

so I thought why not

or

why not knot

:[

so with

  a

great

big 

needle

that has a very sharp point I must add

I turned on the computer and dialed up

you tube---

---tatting

and watched a couple of videos

as I am one of those who must see to do

not read to do

like so many others

if I see it

I most probably can do it

 I tried

and I did well for the first few steps

but then

the sharp end of the needle caught me

and it hurt

but so what

and then

the sharp end of the needle somehow scratched my nail

and 

THAT HURT

so I put it all away and decided to wait

and I waited 

and sort of forgot

but this morning while looking through the "papers" and starting my blog rounds

I saw the thread

I saw the needle

and I picked them up and

VOILA

my first bit of tatting without any of the necessaries

and

no blood to be seen

no bad words uttered

not bad knotting

I think I will like it...

...and I'm still waiting

sigh

say cheese

the reason for her smile

wind that floss... tote that thread...

                          

all neat and tidy

again

won't stay like this for long

unfortunately

now have enough floss and perle cotton 

back in the stash to warrant a bit of 

bobbin winding and sorting

and the desk top had all but disappeared after the

snowflake invasion

blocking boards and pins back where they belong so a little sorting and dusting done too

isn't this the most exciting thing you've read all day

isn't it!!!!!

I may be gone for a bit

I have a stack of books to get into

and I'm a bit done in with hooking and knitting for now

so I may be

 not here

but I'll still be around

you know where I go and you can find me there if you need to

I know where you all are too

so 

see you there

but before I go

I watched 3 episodes of

Downton Abbey

and 

then

they

were

back

and I sat like a child

and

WATCHED

til there was nothing left to watch

it was wonderful............

and so are you!!!!

see ya soon

MWAH!

xxxxxxxxxxxx