when the extra pair of hands aren't around...

and you need to make one of these

from a skein of yarn

well you get yourself one of these fine and dandy

doohickeys

(wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee)

'tis called

an

Amish style

swift

it holds the skein of yarn

you know

skein

the yarn that isn't rolled into a ball

for the non yarners among you

you can also make a skein on this

if you want to

I guess the spinners put the yarn they spin on this

then they use the yarn winder to make the cute little balls of yarn

 as I don't have the room for a regular swift

the one that looks like an umbrella(-ella-ella)!!!

I got this one that I found on Amazon.com

it was on sale too ...so there was no hesitation

 :)

(wwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee)

so the other day I put the

skein

on the

swift

 and

wound

up the yarn I needed

on the

yarn winder

and made me self some spiffy little

 balls o'yarn

now we're talking yarny

arrrrgh

will hopefully show you what I needed the spiffy balls for

 hopefully soon

'coz it's wool

and it's getting warmer by the day!!!

and it's taking so d yarn LONG

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

:}

friday flowers of the garden kind

no store bought posies this week....

it's been a while since we had

Friday Fleur's

 

mountain laurel

still in the bubble stage!!!

clematis

 

summer blooming... supposedly

 

 you can see how dry it is

more rain forecast for the week end...

yeah!!!

iris-to-be

these haven't bloomed for ages so it's nice to see they still can

 

 with the little bit of rain we had

all the blooms have

burst

and we have pretty outside

for a fleeting moment

self  seeded  Columbine's

they are spreading all over

and it seems the voles don't eat them

so...

spread out as far as you can

oh purple beauties!!!!!

 

this Clematis vine is one of the first plants I bought when we moved here

a life time ago

it didn't do at all well last year

but this year

it's come back somewhat

so cheers and hooray

so nice to be able to get up close and personal again!!!

and next to the vine

is the

Viburnum

which also didn't do well last year

but the warm and dry winter has made it burst forth

with

flowers

all the plants I bought eons ago

have white flowers

still love them

they glow in the shade of the woods

 

husband seems to be blowing leaves again

so I helped by taking pictures

it's something for him to look at when he's lying on the couch

exhausted and aching

 

really.......

it helps

 :)

so long...

such a nice man

so much music

so many memories

for so many

thanks Dick

cookies!!!!

and now for something that doesn't involve yarn or needles

I found this recipe on Pinterest and as we have no junk in the house

of the eating kind

I made these

orange cookies

 (the recipe is for lemon but I like orange better so I used orange and no coconut)

and cut the sugar down too...but that's just me!

from scratch

easy

and quick if you don't need to chill the dough

and

sooooooooooooooooooo

deeeelishius

it isn't right!!!

they have orange glaze

  

and they taste

all

orangey

feel like the cookies that are called

snickedoodles

Mexican wedding cakes

crinkles

snowballs

next time I may chop up some pecans

because I can ASSURE you

you can be certain

it is a 100% guarantee

that these will be made again

and because I like to share with you

here is the recipe

it will load in French but don't freak

just translate and it gives you the recipe

do make them

I promise you'll be happy you did

may I have another

 :)

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

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this involves yarn

this is the last stitch of a new wip I haven't shown for some reason

but I will if the light improves

I love it

again!!!

now to the I hate this and wish I hadn't said anything

because

it is no more

why

coz

well

have you ever gotten up from where you were sitting and without knowing

had the yarn wrapped  around your foot/ankle/leg

and just walked away

our house isn't big in any shape or form

but from the roomontheleft to the kitchen and back is far enough to rip it all out

maybe one day

we'll meet again

but not now

I can't take it!!!!!!!!!

new book

isn't it nice to come home and find a little something on the doorstep

when husband orders from Amazon

he adds something for me

there is a list of things I think I want

and he gets one or asks me which one I want

it was this one's turn

 so it was summoned

I have her other book

the one with the blocks that almost everyone has

if you crochet that is  of course

I was a little disappointed with it

to be honest

but it can be of some use I'm sure

inspiration



along with the book

 was this

I used to have one

a hundred eons ago

but have lost it

probably used it for something else completely

I did have two boys once

any way

 another oldy is rearing it's head all over

so I thought I'd get one to see if I remember how to do it

I do

so I did

and soon I had a few little bunches tied up

now I have to find a pattern and do something with it

I'm sure there are lots of things to look at and do

probably more now than when I first did it

I would have done more

but once again

was interrupted in mid mojo

not by the smart phone this time

but

 by this little guy

a teeny tiny little minute itsy bitsy very very small

turtle

he almost got stepped on by husband as he went out the front door

we put him in the flower bed

and if the birds didn't get him

he's outside in the slightly cooler weather

his shell was all muddy looking so maybe he just dug his way out

who knows where they lay the eggs

so cute

ugly

but cute!!!!!



ps...looks like husband could use a little hand lotion...OH that will go down well if I tell him.... :) :) :)

k2tog,sskand a little sk2p on the side....

hello!

it's Friday again

I know!!!!

although I am working on another shawl which is on the hook

I found

this pattern

 and am going to see if I can do it

it isn't that it's hard

but every row is different from the one before

and there are lots of

yo's ssk's sk2's k2tog's

and as each row grows

there will be more to do each time

so...

in other words

it requires a lot of

concentration

until one gets into it

if you knows what I means!!!

I discovered that "they" have added a

"radio" to the tool bar on the 'puter

and I found some music I can tolerate

so off we went this a m

ssk-ing, sk2p-ing and yo-ing away

and then

the desk shook

and made a

 very funny noise

and the smart phone told me I had a text

I know!!!!

'twas the second born

checking in with his mummy

you know

 like 

Sheridaaaaaaan!
 does with Hyacinth

(only he doesn't ask for money so he can go to Italy with Tarquin to embroider the new drapes!!!!)

mrs bucket....

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

all is fine with #2

so his mummy doesn't mind that all that concentration

flew out the window and she lost the mojo

completely

it will come back some time soon

now it's time to clean and dust and cook and clean

again anyway

:{

so have a great weekend

either hooking or y o-ing

texting or talking

hope your #2 calls you too

if you have one of course

if not

you don't know what you're missing

:)

:) :) :) :) :) :)

Hyacinth: What a disaster to my tea and light refreshments.
Onslow: I could murder some light refreshments.
Hyacinth: If it wasn't for Sheridan's good news, I don't know what this day would have been.
Richard: Good news from Sheridan?
Hyacinth: He's moved in with a very suitable friend. They're making their own curtains. Apparently his friend's very good with a needle. He has prizes for embroidery. Well, you'd better come in and have some tea and light refreshments.
Hyacinth: Onslow, before you come in, just shift this wreck next door, will you, dear?
Onslow: [to Richard] Prizes for embroidery?
Richard: Let's move the car, shall we, Onslow?

look who I found ...

outside while I was inside......

on this bright and beautifully blue morning

!!!!!

the Canada Geese have had babies again

four

I don't want to think that they had more and these are the only ones left

but I said it

so that's what probably happened as they have many more than four

but

we will rejoice in these

and hope they grow up to be as

beautiful as their

Mama Goose





and their

Papa Goose

he was making all kinds of neck action things

and telling me to stay away

 they are such good parents

and good partners



Papa decided he's had enough of the stupid

human hiding behind the tree

so he took them back into the water

and I stopped harassing them with the snapping

they have enough snapping to worry about with the turtles there under the water

and just one of those silly shots one takes as one is walking back to the computer

the sun shining in the corner through the skylight

bringing the

outside

inside

we got some babies!!!!!!!!

new way of posting...

so, here we go
let's see how long this lasts before it's all ripped out of the wall
or thrown in the lake!!!

I am loading from Picasa
as it's had to be reconfigured with the phone

yesterday I was playing around with the phone and the camera
and I took a photo of the camera with the phone
and then
the phone
with the camera
then I bumped into
Instagram
via  Valerie's   post
I downloaded it after a while and a fashion
husband had to help as I was actually cooking dinner
and he wasn't
:)
so
I played with it or so I thought
it didn't do anything
or so I thought
then I found my way to
Valerie's site and started to
"follow"her
she takes the most beautiful pictures
they make me sigh!!!
anyway
I still couldn't figure out what the heck to do so I
uninstalled it
Instagram that is
or so I thought
I had a couple of photos on the phone
and used the filters and played with those
and this is the result





the sky a few days ago
with one of the filters and frames
big whoop
right!!!

then it all came together somehow and I figured it all out
and now I think I know how to use it
but
I still don't understand what all these things are for
OK
you can take pictures with your phone
you can send them around the world and beyond
you can capture it all on a little device that sits in your hand
like never before
every minute of every day
24/7/365
then what do you do with them

Instagrammed!!!

the heron this morning
the picture was lousy so I
Instagrammed
it and it now looks better!!!

blue

(not Instagrammed!)!!!

how do you do!!!!




there now you can get on with your day

hope it's a good one!!!