…my life in the country
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 30th, 2006
This is the rug I wove for Sis’s xmas present. The rag was given me by a neighbor of hers in exchange for some rabbit hutches (of sis’s). She complained that it wasn’t a fair exchange! Really! So anyway, this is her share of the ‘take’! The next one will be for me… when ever [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 27th, 2006
The road was icy all they way but we followed the plow and blower up the Scott side, met Danny in the grader coming down… had to back up out of the way for that one! :O But we got over in the sunshine and home again. It’s nice to be here tho we really [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 24th, 2006
This is the view up Coffee Creek road, featuring the Blue Spruce in the front yard, our real Christmas tree. Like everyone else, we have been getting ready for the holidays, but had some sad news last evening. Randy’s dad passed away. It was not unexpected but casts a shadow over the season. His Mom [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 19th, 2006
I made this hat for my bro-in-law. He works for an exterminator so I made a yellow jacket to sit on his head! :laugh: He also spends some winter days in the high desert in eastern OR. so I also used the extra yellow cormo to knit a thick ribbing to roll down and keep [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 15th, 2006
… but those of you who have the looms know that it’s much easier if you decide you don’t like it before you take it off the loom! :O This is some homespun and I don’t have enough of it to just shrug it off and start again. I have to reclaim this. It’s slow [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 14th, 2006
Yes, that’s Randy cooking! It used to happen a couple times a year but it’s been many of those since he got inspired the last time. But we now have enough stew to feed Coffee Creek! It’s good but I’m going to have to freeze some. He’s going to have to learn how to modify [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 8th, 2006
My cousin has been knitting and felting purses of wool and novelty yarns. They are everyone unique and, well, just delightful! She has done a wonderful job with them They are all lined and have handy pockets inside as well. She took them all (I think she said she knitted 60 of them!) to the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 8th, 2006
I found myself without a present for the Red Hat Christmas party so I took inspiration from Kathy and got out the 12″ square and the novelty yarns. Weaving with that eyelash stuff isn’t what I’d exactly call fun, but I got it done. I used a carry of purple wool and switched from the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 3rd, 2006
This Drunkard’s Dream succulent came out here with me from Florida in 1979. I can’t remember how long I had it at that time, but it’s the oldest one in my collection. I have the string of hearts, that also came with me, but I believe these are off-spring of the original. One could still [...]