and here are a couple of lapghans for sissie's nursing home project. i've got to get started on some chemo caps for the next blitz. i know once warm weather gets here, i'm not gonna be inside as much, so i'm trying to get as much done as i can now.
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
recent crochet projects
here are some pictures of what i've been crocheting lately. i mailed off some before i took the pics, but here is a little bit. first, there are the blankies for the preemie project followed by some preemie hats. some may be too big, but maybe not.
and here are a couple of lapghans for sissie's nursing home project. i've got to get started on some chemo caps for the next blitz. i know once warm weather gets here, i'm not gonna be inside as much, so i'm trying to get as much done as i can now.
and here are a couple of lapghans for sissie's nursing home project. i've got to get started on some chemo caps for the next blitz. i know once warm weather gets here, i'm not gonna be inside as much, so i'm trying to get as much done as i can now.
Sunday, March 19, 2006
Flowers and Frogs and crochet, oh my!
It finally stopped raining for awhile, so i went out to start cleaning up the yard. how does the yard get so ratty in the winter when we don't go out there? it makes no sense. things are popping up all over. forsythia, daffs, snowdrops, hiacynths, and the flowering quince is leafing out. even the dandelions are blooming. and the tree frogs are singing at night. of course, we also have a winter weather advisory for tomorrow night. from 3 to 6 inches of snow. YUK!!
Friday i went for a job interview at a nursery north of here. The lady said she'd probably call after Tuesday when they finish with interviews. But, she went over the company rules and info, so i'm hopeful. It's fulltime, temporary just until june. but that will give me the rest of the summer for farmer's market. And i plan to take my crochet for lunchtime. I can't give up my other bad habit.
On the crochet front, i've been keeping pretty busy. i've sent off some squares for comfortghans, flowers for the c'ville swap, a totebag for the diabetes auction, a box of goodies for Jimmie Lu's amigoes, and i've got 2 more lapghans in the works and 2 ferret hammocks (that's right, ferret hammocks) ready to mail out. i've got a few hats for the preemies, but need to make matching blankies.
In the greenhouse i've started some herb seeds for the market this summer. i've planted chives, marjoram, sage, parsley, oregano, rosemary, thyme, basil, and even a few birdhouse gourds. I've got to order some pennyroyal seeds. everyone was asking for it last year. and i can't find the seeds in a store anywhere. i'm sure the herbs won't be ready by the end of april for the local church flea market that i sell at, but they'll be ready for market on may 20th. plus, i have perennials that i can sell. and maybe make some tufa pots and leaf castings(if i can find some big leaves somewhere).
But Melissa, you say, with all this fun you're having, when do you get any housework done? don't ask silly questions.
Friday i went for a job interview at a nursery north of here. The lady said she'd probably call after Tuesday when they finish with interviews. But, she went over the company rules and info, so i'm hopeful. It's fulltime, temporary just until june. but that will give me the rest of the summer for farmer's market. And i plan to take my crochet for lunchtime. I can't give up my other bad habit.
On the crochet front, i've been keeping pretty busy. i've sent off some squares for comfortghans, flowers for the c'ville swap, a totebag for the diabetes auction, a box of goodies for Jimmie Lu's amigoes, and i've got 2 more lapghans in the works and 2 ferret hammocks (that's right, ferret hammocks) ready to mail out. i've got a few hats for the preemies, but need to make matching blankies.
In the greenhouse i've started some herb seeds for the market this summer. i've planted chives, marjoram, sage, parsley, oregano, rosemary, thyme, basil, and even a few birdhouse gourds. I've got to order some pennyroyal seeds. everyone was asking for it last year. and i can't find the seeds in a store anywhere. i'm sure the herbs won't be ready by the end of april for the local church flea market that i sell at, but they'll be ready for market on may 20th. plus, i have perennials that i can sell. and maybe make some tufa pots and leaf castings(if i can find some big leaves somewhere).
But Melissa, you say, with all this fun you're having, when do you get any housework done? don't ask silly questions.
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Spring is in the air
It's been awhile since i've written anything. My mother-in-law had a heart attack, then a stroke, then passed away. at least my Husband,Pete, and his brother, Scott, were able to get to Texas in time to talk to her while she could still communicate and that meant alot to them. she was flown back here and was laid to rest on Saturday. busy weekend, lots of family in town.
Spring is just 12 days away and it's beginning to show. I've got daffodils, crocus, snow drops, and tiny little early iris in bloom. The little black pussywillow i bought last year worked very hard and produced one precious little black pussyfoot. It's so cute. And the local grocery store has frost tolerant pansies for sale. I was a good girl and didn't buy any (yet).
I walked around the yard looking at how everything faired over the winter (what little winter we had). I found the tips of the peonies poking through the ground, as well as primroses, pasque flower, sedum, creeping phlox, daylilies, surprise lilies, and columbines. I am soooo stoked.
Pete got the stuff out of the greenhouse that had to be there while they worked on son's truck in the garage. Now i can get started on planting seeds. I've got to get herbs started , some annual vines, and see what else strikes my fancy. I've got to get the potted perennials cleaned up and set back outside next to the greenhouse. Some have already started coming back up. I've got to get busy. I've been invited back to a local church's community day sale on April 29th. sort of a flea market thing. I had a lot of fun there last year. And i got an e-mail that the farmer's market will begin on May 20th this year. that just gives me about 6 or 7 weeks to get things growing.
It's pouring down rain now and is supposed to rain and thunderstorm for the next 3 or 4 days. Yup, it's spring in Indiana. Can mushrooms be far behind?
Spring is just 12 days away and it's beginning to show. I've got daffodils, crocus, snow drops, and tiny little early iris in bloom. The little black pussywillow i bought last year worked very hard and produced one precious little black pussyfoot. It's so cute. And the local grocery store has frost tolerant pansies for sale. I was a good girl and didn't buy any (yet).
I walked around the yard looking at how everything faired over the winter (what little winter we had). I found the tips of the peonies poking through the ground, as well as primroses, pasque flower, sedum, creeping phlox, daylilies, surprise lilies, and columbines. I am soooo stoked.
Pete got the stuff out of the greenhouse that had to be there while they worked on son's truck in the garage. Now i can get started on planting seeds. I've got to get herbs started , some annual vines, and see what else strikes my fancy. I've got to get the potted perennials cleaned up and set back outside next to the greenhouse. Some have already started coming back up. I've got to get busy. I've been invited back to a local church's community day sale on April 29th. sort of a flea market thing. I had a lot of fun there last year. And i got an e-mail that the farmer's market will begin on May 20th this year. that just gives me about 6 or 7 weeks to get things growing.
It's pouring down rain now and is supposed to rain and thunderstorm for the next 3 or 4 days. Yup, it's spring in Indiana. Can mushrooms be far behind?
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