lost in trans-it...

I found this on Etsy on the 14th of January

it was living in Tennessee...one State over from here

I bought it

it's vintage and it's sweet and it's what I wanted

it's the 31st  today

more than enough time for this little package to have found its way here

but I wait still 

wondering what little corner of the huge machine that is the

USPS

(US Postal System)

it's lost in

I will report it missing today

as it's had plenty of time to walk here from there 

had it chosen to

so while I wait I while away part of a cold winter's afternoon

using a craft stick

to make a little lace...

the boom stick was occupied

have a great week end everybody

it's getting warmer here

the geese are sitting around a big ice hole

waiting for spring

fork pompoms....

get a fork

cut a 6" piece of yarn

 and lay it between the centre tines

start to weave yarn over and under all the tines of the fork

until it is completely covered

cut the yarn 

and with the 6" piece tie a knot to hold it all together

move the "weaving" off the fork as you pull the knot...

if you have a hard time with the knot form a surgeon's knot

 which means tie the yarn around twice and pull tight....it will hold together while you make a second knot

 

AND

you will have the sweetest cutest little curly whirly pompom

to do with as you wish  

make a few for plain old fun

it broke the freezing mark

 

just for a little while today..

we rushed out to get a few supplies

as it's going back down again

 and

 I wouldn't want to be caught without

certain items that make me glad to be alive

coffee

 tea

and

 chocolate

without those I am not worth knowing

we did get a couple of other essentials that will hold us together

but those were first on the list

 

so let Jack Frost return

I will lift my cups o' hot steaming liquid

 and

 toast him with a square of

chocolate

and when I smell the

hyacinths

 that suddenly bloomed here in the warmth

and stunk up the place

 I will tell him that soon he will have to leave

....because Spring is soon here

 

 

 

 

Please let Spring

 be soon here?!?!

 

:)

 

 

still cold...

it continues!!

winter came...

the lake is now completely frozen over

the birds are sitting on it looking cold and miserable again

yes the sun is shining 

but it's below freezing

and there may be more to come

the whole East Coast is cold

but it's January

so

???!!! what's new !!!???

best night of the week!!!

them (minus one)

then 

them

what more could one want!!!

thumbnail thursday??!!!

in case you hadn't noticed

I got a new camera

(the old one froze in zoom mode, so it was returned!!)

I put my right hand up and swore I would "case" the thing 

when it's not being used...

:p

so....

it rained   it snowed   it blew a gale 

and

 I was forced to take shots from behind glass 

and hanging out the door

with the zoom lens fully extended

 once again...

(so far   so good)

and instead of making you scroll down the page 

I collage-d  some for you

the birds on the feeder

(do not judge us by our feeder

it is very very old

but it still serves them well

and with all the squirrels around we have yet to find a better one

it is cleaned and stocked regularly!!!!!)

they could hear the camera clicking but they could not see me for the reflection on the window

and I hope by now they know we will not harm them

so they flew in and snacked

and I got tired of clicking!!!!!

I'll figure some other better way of shooting them I hope

double glazed windows

suck

for taking pictures!!!!

(sorry)

the violet buds caught my eye

so I shot them too

always nice to see the proper blue violets begin to sprout

and of course

the 

choice

de

jour

the swan

and for an added bonus today

the baffle head duck

taken very quickly before he dove and went

POOF

!!!!

which is what I will now do......

POOF!!!

wordless Wednesday...

a touch of the bah humbugs..

with a smidgen of

I'm so sick of winter and I don't even have to go out in it

so why an I complaining.....

made on Picasa

something new on the needles

coz I got bored with the other things
on the other needles
it might be for someone close by but I'm not sure
hopefully I'll get the hang of the slip stitch pattern and
ZZOOOOOOMMM
it off the needles this weekend
 :)

had to send the new camera back
the lens kept sticking
guess I zoomed one too many times
or it got too cold
or dust made it stick...
but I still have my precious Blue
and that's what I took the knitting with
the new one will be here soon I suppose
and as there isn't much of anything to shoot
all is good
for now
stay warm
 or cool
or dry
stay safe
and I'll see you soon
somewhere out there!!!!!!

started and finished...

and the other kind of needles

pretty posies...

bringing colour inside

was a must...

more of this

 this year 

for sure!!!

the tatting...

that really went nowhere

but who knows

maybe again this year!!!

just a swan at twilight...

as the geese float by...

 as the sun was setting last evening I noticed a long line of geese on the other side of the lake

I guess they came in earlier and were making plans on which end to spend the night??!!

then I looked  closer to our side and saw

this

v

v

v

v

I made a wish the other day...

 that the swan would come back

and it came true!!!!!

the hooking....

the obsession with the lacy mats

the need to make them

so 

I

did!!

the last year this year...

a view many of you have seen

again

and

again

and

again

12 months of it!!!