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sometimes inspiration comes from the strangest places

and inspiration 

or the lack thereof

is another reason I stayed away

this blog turned into something I didn't really plan on

it was nothing but crochet

I do not do that 24/7 

and it was beginning to bug me

I do,

 and love,

 to do it

but I just don't want to think about it or see it

ALL THE TIME

even though every time I sit down I pick up a hook!!!!!

I don't smoke anymore

haven't for years and years

 but

 there is still that little

 'niggley something'

 there

that  makes the need for busy hands to stay with one

even though I don't work or have kids around anymore

I do seem to keep a semblance of businessness

and even on the quiet days

there is always something that needs to be done

but covering the house in hooky things  is not one of them

I have very little of what I have made out on display

and I have given some of it away

the pot holders and cloths are mostly what is used

there's nothing like a good hooked wash cloth to scrub away a day's toil!!!

and the pot holders just brighten up the drudgery of the kitchen!!

and as it's getting chillier now

scarves/shawls

 are also used and appreciated

but they live in closets and drawers

so not seen

I do see other houses where its all put on display

blankets tucked warmly and cozily around couches

pillows and cushions piled on for more squishy warmth

lampshades and chairs

covered in covers made of granny squares and such

doilies galore

(sounds like a stripper!!!!)

potholders decorating the walls

blankets on beds and chests and banisters

hands and wrists

coffee cups 

and cell phones

 and tablets 

and apples 

and such

all wrapped up warm and safe

 against this strange and terrible cold 

that necessitates this covering 

of inanimate objects

and my very very least favourite of all

yarn bombing 

everything in sight

I am not one of those who seem to have come forward lately to say that bombing is a waste of yarn

I just don't like it and I don't think it adds anything to the view

but that's 

MHO

I have one thought 

not for me

and

and one question

how do the husbands feel about living in a wool cocoon

all bright 

and girly

 and 

very 

very

hooky???

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

 so from here

 I hope to change it up a little bit

oh there will still be hooky stuff no doubt

and the odd knitted something every now and again

but hopefully not every time

all the time

there is so much more

than 

hooking

!!!