A Pic of my room with the old cushions 

About the Picture

Figured out, I guess, how to post a picture on the blog. In viewing the picture on the blog I think I need to take a picture on a less crowded table!! Next time will be better but you can still see the beautiful roving she sent along with the great book!

Here is a shot of my super gift sent from the person that has me as her secret pal 

HOT HOT HOT

Here we are again in the 90's along with the humidity! Its crazy weather, its NEVER like this here. Worked all day in the heat selling plants and produce, came home and what a GREAT surprise was waiting for me in the mailbox!!!!! A package from my secret pal! And what a package it was! Inside was some BEAUTIFUL roving in these 2 great colors!! And she went on to say that the one was made from corn!! How funny is that considering our business is George's Sweet Corn! Along with this beautiful and so soft roving was a beginners book on how to drop spindle!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!! I bought a beautiful hand made one at the Hemlock fiberfest last october and got a quick lesson but of course I forgot how to a few days later so.....just what I needed was a beginners book on how to do it! And last but certainly not least was some great sav for sore muscles which I seem to have every day! I also waitress 3 nites a week at a busy restaurant which I hate in the summer working 7 days at George's but I need it in the winter after we close to be able to buy yarn etc. so anyway the sav can be put to many uses depending on what job what day!!! Thanks so much secret pal! You are the best! I took some pictures and am learning how to be able to post them on this blog so hopefully will get them on in the next few days. Took a day off fri. and Mar and I went on a field trip to a great yarn shop in rochester, ny called Spirit Works. Got a few goodies for my secret pal. Wanted to take some pictures but it was raining BUCKETS that day. Got a few sheep pictures for my new room, am still on the hunt for a wicker desk to put the computer on and finally found some antique sock stretchers for the room but I plan on using them also when I wash the great socks mar made me for last christmas.

Off to clean bird cages and put the garbage out then off to bed with 2 fans blasting!

New Seatcushions (hopefully)

Yea, Mar is going to kill me but I had to have different fabric on the wicker!! And the colors are out of this world!!!!!! I just couldn't stand the colors on the old ones and if she wants to have a knit nite this winter the old stuff just wouldn't have done!

I have been doing a few test runs on the digital camera so now I just have to figure out how to get them on the computer, and onto my blog. Could be tricky I am sure.

Anyway, tomorrow her and I are going to this GREAT yarn store in rochester, need to pick up a little something for my secret pal and will do a little antiquing along the way. This of course means a day off from the store, YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Daughter meg is giving me a hard time about working in the am for me but hey she was away for 4 days with a friends family to cedar point so....... its payback! Hope to get some great shots of this yarn store, it fabulous, everything a knitters heart could want.

Been Remiss

Yes I know I have been totally remiss in blogging!! It has just been too HOT!!! We are sweltering in this heat as we are totally NOT used to 90's. Usually this time of year its 70 at best. But anyway went with my friend Mar to the yarn shop today as she wanted to check out yarn for a summer bag. Of course now I want to make some kind of summer bag with a yummy lime green or orange but can't decide what. She has a pattern but its looks to hard for me and I don't have too much time this time of year to get in over my head, especially when you would like to carry it before winter! HA! So....... I am in the market for a easy pattern for a easy bag with a nice cotton yarn for it. I am working still on my felted bag but WAY to hot to drag that thing out. At least with cotton it will be cool.

Have got my room worked on some more and its turning out nicely. Dragged home some antique white wicker furniture my hub had stored to sell and looks great in the room with a nice comfortable rocker to knit in!! But....always something.....I am not crazy about the fabric that the pillows are made out of, kinda a lite blue and cream...hmmmm, so that will be another issue to hunt out some new fabric that won't be to expensive, but until then I can live with it.

Finally broke down and bought a digital camera, (now if I can figure out to use it) I am hoping to get some shots of some of my knitting projects, the pets, and the room for others to see. The salesman talked me into a kodak which I gather is easy to use so we will see.

Read some of the book my secret pal sent me. What a great book, thanks again!

Well off to fix a beaded ankle bracelet I made for Mar which needs a adjustment or so, and if time a new one for me. :)

Big FAT Moon

I am sitting at the computer in my sorta new room looking out the window at a HUGE full moon. Its so pretty!!!! Of course I can't bend to much as my back is KILLING me from working on the DARN room! Picking up and vaccuming and scraping junk off walls and ceilings is MUCH TOO MUCH work! And my back is not thanking me. Of well I need to look ahead at the end result which I am sure I will adore. Well thats all for tonight, off to bed

Gift

Wow, I got my first gift from my secret pal. How exciting!!! Nothing like looking in the mail box and seeing a package for you and having no idea what it could be. When opened I found a really great book Knit Lit by Linda Roghaar & Molly Wolf. I can't wait to dig in and start reading it. I can't remember if the questionaire had anything about liking to read but I LOVE to read so that was a really great gift! THANKS AGAIN Secret Pal :) I am now off to tackle my daughter's old room, she moved upstairs to the bigger room my son had before moving out so I am going to make this room into a sitting, sewing, knitting room, however, she managed to leave half of her old "stuff" in that room so needs a lot of reorganizing and cleaning before I can fill it up with "good stuff" ha! as in my stuff!

dance recital

I know, I know, I should definatly be in bed as tomorrow I have to be up at 6:30 for the market thing and might have to drive out early to pick up strawberries BUT - I am fooling around on the computer! I have heard from the person who has me for a secret pal!!!!!! Yea! I found the e-mail of all things in my spam folder! Crazy huh? My daughter had her dance recital tonight, what a great job the woman who runs this dance school does, so professional!!!! I felt very sad seeing my meg dance tho, she seemed so grown up, which of course she is, she is 17 going on 30! I can remember her first recital when she was 4 yrs old and how excited she and we were. And just like the old saying goes, it just seems like yesterday! I am not sure where the time goes but it sure does go! But it really hit home watching the little ones do their dances and how cute they all were! A friend of ours went with us tonight and my hub and I had bought a little flower arrangement for meg and he showed up with a HUGE red rose arrangement, how embarrassing for us huh?? Well he meant well but still........................... gotta go to bed now, can't see anymore to type.

FREEZING

ok Buffalo weather is for the birds!! (and I am sure they don't like it either) Last weekend and the 1st part of this week it was 90 o and you couldn't stand it cause it was so HOT and HUMID. Everyone here was running to the stores to find cool clothes. People were not buying plants from us either because it was to hot to plant! Now within 2 days its freezing! High today in the 50's, if that isn't crazy I don't know what is! Yup today was bad, 50 and pouring rain everywhere, so of course people weren't buying plants today either cause it was to cold and wet to plant! Well enough grousing about the weather (what can you do anyway)????

Still haven't heard a peep from the person who has me as their secret pal so will write to the person in charge to see whats happening!

Finally took a afternoon off, the first in weeks it seems, and got a color, haircut, pedicure! Just lazed around the shop doing nothing!!!!!! It was great! Started a new book, should have brought the knitting, but that would have required too much concentration and after yesterday, got up at 4:30 am went with the hub to sell flowers at a flea market, got back, worked at the crazy restaurant (on the outside patio of course) ran my a...s....s. off and got home at 11:30pm just in time to go to bed and get up today to work the market again! Aghhhh but sheer bliss at the hairdressers! :) My feet have been thanking me all nite!

Well off to find some winter bed atire and rest the little piggies untill tomorrow!

secret pal??

still haven't heard anything from the secret pal who has me, hopefully someone has me, will give it a few more days then inquire. well the market finally has its new drive after weeks of delay, its funny (sort of) but people always say that after our huge fire last year, well everything just worked out fine, hmmmmmmm i guess that they don't realize all the hard work and fustrating events that got us to where we are.

Now that everything is settling in however I will have some more time so hopefully i can get back to KNITTING!!!!!! That darn bag is preying on my mind and am itchin to start that poncho. Did go to the knitting store and bought a goodie or two for my secret pal. hope she likes them, have to get them in the mail this week!

Finally, GARDENING, love it but what a PAIN, literly in the back and legs!!!! UGH

some asprin and off to bed!

Happy Memorial Day

Got through another mm day at the stand. Luckily had good weather. Sold a ton of plants today, everybody had the bug to plant since there was no rain!! A friend of ours make homemade salads and we had a bbq later in the day. yummmm Unfortunatly didn't get home once again till 9 pm. Threw in a load of wash (way behind) waiting to change it then off to bed!! Yeaaaaaa Oh, tomorrow is garbage day so had to change all the birdie papers, yuck! Just what you want to do after a 12 hr. day.

Later....

2 in one nite

Well, finally figured out how to get the questionaire from sp5 onto my blog!!!! Sucess at last!!!!! Now, to figure out those buttons.......... Hope everyone is having a good memorial weekend and that your weather is better than ours! We recently opened our seasonal business for the year. We sell plants and later in the season produce. We are open 6 months, mother's day till halloween, one of the reasons halloween is my favorite holliday!! No really, love pumpkins, gourds and crows!!! And the fact that we close for the winter just sweetens the holiday. Well, thats getting too ahead huh? Its a open-air market and today was just not good! It was freezing, raining, and windy. Not to good to sell plants, but on a bright spot the weather turned nice around 4 pm. The sun came out along with the customers so we winded up doing ok. Did not get home till late and then fiddled with the questionaire thing so now its 10:30 and I am totally ready for bed!!!!!!! Tomorrow is another early day selling plants, keep your fingers crossed for good weather for me and for my friend who is having a holiday get together outside!! Off to bed zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

questionnaire

1. Are you a yarn snob: Yes, I am afraid I am. I love wool!!!! Hand-dyed, cashmere, etc.

2. Do you spin? Crochet? No, neither, however I have a drop spindle I am dying to know how to use, just need someone to show me again and the time to do it.

3. Do you have any allergies? No, none.

4. How long have you been knitting? I have been only knitting for about a yr. and a 1/2.

5. Do you have an Amazon or other online wish list? No, not yet.

6. What's your favorite scent? (for candles, bath products etc.) I love peach and cucumber melon.

7. Do you have a sweet tooth? I sure do!! I love chocolate!!

8. What other crafts or Do-It-Yourself things do you like to do? I like to bead and I rug-hook.

9. What kind of music do you like? I like country and 40;s music sometime.

Can your computer/stereo play MP3s? Yes, it can.

10. What's your favorite color? I love orange, green, navy, and dark brown.

Any colors you just can't stand? I dislike pink!

11. What is your family situation? A husband, 1 son 23, 1 son 20 and a daughter 17.

Do you have any pets? Oh I have plenty of them, a greenwing macaw, a african grey, a mynah bird, a rat terrier, fish, and 2 cats at our business.

12. What are your life dreams? Not to work so much and find time to smell the roses!

13. What is/are your favorite yarn/s to knit with? Bulky Lambs Pride

14. What fibers do you absolutely *not* like? synthetic

15. What is/are your current knitting obsession/s? Felted bags, and I would love to make a shawl.

16. What is/are your favorite item/s to knit? Easy ones, ha! So far its scarfs and bags.

17. What are you knitting right now? I am working on a tote bag of lambs pride to felt and a pillow cover using all different type yarns.

18. What do you think about ponchos? I love them and I am dying to try one.

19. Do you prefer straight or circular needles? I really like both.

20. Bamboo, aluminum, plastic? I like wood and addy turbos.

21. Are you a sock knitter? No but I love knitted socks and would love to be able to learn how to make them!

22. How did you learn to knit? My good friend taught me how.

23. How old is your oldest UFO? not sure

24. What is your favorite animated character or a favorite animal/bird? I love crows!

25. What is your favorite holiday? Halloween.

26. Is there anything that you collect? antiques, Love old sewing type things and crow items

27. What knitting magazine subscriptions do you have? None so far.

28. Any books out there you are dying to get your hands on? A book to learn how to drop spindle.

Finally a new post

Well, realized a week has gone by and no posts!! I must really try to find the time to get going on this. I also have to learn how to put buttons and pictures on it also. When I look at other blogs they are just so cute! Has been a very busy week between the 3 jobs. Am trying and trying to work and get done my felted bag!! I recently bought some beautiful varigated wool and silk yarn to start a shawl, I am sure that will be a HUGE project but I saw one done up at the wooly lamb in e. aurora and it was just BEAUTIFUL! Well not until that crazy bag gets done!! Have joined the secret pal 5, I am so excited!! What a fun thing to do. A friend bought some orange cotton yarn to make a sweater, I wonder how it would look in a small purse?? Intriguing!! Well am off to bed as I have to take my little sweetie pepper to the vet tomorrow as she is suddenly "under the weather" Hope everything goes ok. Till then.....

Better get on the stick!!

Have finally got onto the computer and have realized that I haven't posted in a week!!! Its been a crazy week between all 3 jobs! Have been trying to work on my felted bag that I would love to get done and felted! If I could then I could get my slippers that Marianne has made for me and is waiting for me so we can felt both items. There just is never enough free time, last weekend went to a first communion, then mother's day, work, had a day off today and went to a retirement luncheon for a very dear friend who had to retire early due to massive county layoffs we have had here.

My friend is planning making a sweater using a orange cotton yarn. As soon as I heard that, I was wondering what I could make, am nowhere near attempting any sweaters, hmmmm, what about a cute little bag?? Not felted, just knitted. Sounds like a plan if they still have the yarn. Of course, they would be discontinuing it!

Now tomorrow have to take my dear little dog pepper to the vet as she is suddenly "under the weather", hope its not to serious!!! Luckily the vet is squeezing us in tomorrow!

Till then.....

What a LONG DAY

Had a nasty busy day today, ran around all morning doing errands for the hub, went to work at the office for 4 hours, drove the hub's friend home who didn't have a car today 1hr and 1/2 later got back from taking him, helped the hub pack his truck to do the flea market tomorrow, finally got dinner about 8, went back and drove the truck to the flea market, unloaded and finally got home at 10 YUCK>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oh well, all in a day's work huh? Of course as soon as my key was in the door there was a chorus of hello's from all the feathered friends pepper was prancing under both my feet, but hey its nice to know you were missed!!!!!

My good friend, you all know, the one who taught me to knit, came over and cleaned for me today and it was GREAT to walk into a CLEAN HOUSE YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEE, all clean of course except where that messy macaw threw all his seeds for me to walk on.

Well, thats all for today, off to bed to wake up at some ungodly hr. to go to the dreaded flea market to help who?? THE HUB!!

Today is the 1st day of my blog

Hi everyone!

A good friend of mine told me about this so I thought I would give it a try! I have 3 birds, a crazy mynahbird named marvin, a very vocal greenwing macaw, sampson and a extremely smart african grey with a not so extremely smart mom who named him Mr. Grey! I also have an adorable 9 lb. female rat terrier named pepper. One of my interests is knitting which the same good friend taught me a yr. or so ago and I fell in love with it!! I go crazy over all the different yarns, of course now I have too many with not enough time to knit them all but lol there is always tomorrow :)

Thanks enough for now, will write again soon.