What have I been up to?

Took a pic of these flowers in the back yard after Jack and I potted up our tomato and squash plants.

And then been up to this.  I ran out of a color and no extras on my rainbow bridge so I picked this quick stitch up.  Just need to attach the beads for the flowers and it will be ready to frame using fabric and dowels.  It is my own design, nothing fancy but I like it.

So that is about it for now.  It has been rainy for so many days nothing much going on.  have a wonderful day and God bless.  Huggles.

Horses, afghans and cross stitch

I saw this going down the street the other day. The wagon was really nicely decorated but I couldn't get my camera soon enough to catch it close to the house.

I am finishing up an afghan for a baby in our church. I am behind on getting it done. But it will be ready to give to her this Sunday.  The pattern is from Red Heart called Sunshine Blanket.

 And here is progress on The Rainbow Bridge.  Not much more to go at all.

And so there you have it.  Not much more going on.  Huggles and blessings.

Our weekend

We visited a nursery.

A free greeting card by Smilebox

Jack saw this rooster heading down the alley crowing up a storm.

I got this look from the robin who decided to set up shop on the carport.

And I caught our resident bunsie taking a bath.

So how was your weekend?  Hope it was blessed and may your week be blessed as well.  Huggles.

Well hello again!

Well I completed this curtain for the laundry room in one day. But don't be impressed. It is another of my recycle jobbie do's. The chicken fabric valence was one I had made for my kitchen window and the lace is the one remaining panel from a pair of lace curtains. Add the two together, throw in some ribbon and voila! LOL! I need to do a little more fluffing so it looks nicer.

Here is Jack's project. It is a fair bit of work but is gonna look really nice. We did manage to do some cross stitching together today.

 And here is mine.  I have only to finish the little hamster, a couple dogs, and birds and it will be on to the last chart!  Yippee!

So that is it for today.  We are off tommorrow to pick up our floor tile.  I can not wait to see that lovely pomegranite red in person!  God bless and keep you and huggles!

Stitching, sewing, and mower repair

It was such a nice day and Jack's pain was under control enough we repaired his mower today by putting on a new starter. Jack used the old office chair from his shop and sometimes sat on the ground.

And here is the always present assistant/gopher! LOL! I must be thinking hard, look at that scowl!

Jack has picked up his stitching again.  He has gotten pretty good at stretching out on the sofa to keep his knee happy and cross stitch!  Hey, whatever it takes!

I put down the crochet for just a bit to do a little more work on Rainbow Bridge.  I am so close to being done I may just keep at it until I finish it.

The first bedroom curtain is finished!  Three more to go.  I changed my mind on what I would make for in there.  The others would have needed a shade to cover the entire window and one thing I can not stand is a shade making all that noise at night when the wind comes through the window in the summer.  We sleep with windows open since we don't have central air unless it is really hot and it would be cooler to run the window a/c in the den.  It is taking a bit longer to do than a normal curtain since I am putting a white liner to keep the sun from ruining these like it did my green plaid ones.

Well that is it for this post.  We are counting the days until the 27th when Jack goes to the ortho doctor to see what they need to do about the pain and the moderate fluid in the knee.  Jack still needs strong pain meds to keep the pain under control and on a bad day even that is small relief.  Huggles and God bless for now.

Spring is bursting out everywhere!

Here is row one of the crochet quilt. You can visit Happy Yellow House to see her wonderful patterns

The daffodils are bloomin all over the place. Here are couple pics.

Jack is still having a lot of pain but he is able to be a bit more active. We actually got to go to church today! It was a wonderful service too. So God bless until next time and huggles to all!

Finished my shawl!

Here is little ole me and my shawl that I finally finished. I really like how it came out so nice and long. I crocheted a couple ties a little way down from the neckline so I don't need hands to keep it where I want it.

  And I am back to crocheting on my Variable Star quilt.  It was meant to be an Ohio Star quilt but I goofed up but it is still lovely I think.

The church we attend sent this lovely Easter Lilly for Jack yesterday. They are so loving and thoughtful.


Jack had a doctor appointment today and he sent Jack for x rays of both knees. He is worried that Jack's arthritis is causing the issue and that will mean weight loss and a knee replacement if that is the case. Jack is still on crutches and strong pain meds and now has to get support hose. Also he is not to stand in one spot for a long time once he is off the crutches. He is either to be walking or sitting and when enjoying t.v. in the evening he is to be stretched out on the sofa. So that is it for me for now. God bless and huggles.

Is it spring yet?

Sorry, still no stitching for me. Jack still needs a lot of help and can't really help with chores so it keeps me going. But here are a couple things I would like to share with you. This daffodil is usually the first to bloom each year. Nice to see it!

And this is our resident bunsie. It lives under the sheds in the back yard and I see it frequently. The other day it popped out for a nibble of grass between rain. Katie used to have fits when she was alive worrying that poor critter!


So that is my all to brief post. God bless and keep you. I will leave you with this song by The Eshes, several of whom were killed in a traffic accident this week.

Our Arkansas trip

Thought I would share this with you all.  Jack is not well so I don't have time for much stitching or posting.

A digital slideshow by Smilebox

A last post before...

we leave for a short vacation Thursday morning. After the last couple months we could use it! Been a bit rough but we will and are fine with God's help! We are heading for Lake Norfork in Arkansas.
So here is my shawl thus far. I am picking it up again and plan to finish it on our little trip. Jack took me to get a couple more skeins of yarn that I needed.

I have gotten some done on Rainbow bridge.  Working on the fish bowl and there will be a kitty as well then time to go to the next sheet of the chart.  Next post, I will take a picture to give you an idea of how long this thing is!

Now for some not so good news but here goes.  Stubbs and Snicks are back at the shelter I am sad to say.  We took them to the vet Monday for rabies shot, nail trim and heartworm test and general check up before leaving.  Sadly, snicks is heartworm positive and one of the many lumps on Stubbs is a bit worrisome.  Well for one, Jack and I are still paying off Katie's final bill and though we have generous friends who would help there, emotional we can not go through another illness and possible death.  See we found out the boys are older than five years, probably around 7 years which is fine but that combined with Snicks weight is not always could with treating for heartworms.

Jack and I bantered back and forth all morning and finally decided we just couldn't go through such serious things so soon after losing Katie.  The humane society will put him through the treatment and find them new homes.

So that is my news for now.  God bless and keep you.  See you Monday!  Huggles!