Nemmy

This last Sunday was Jorden's 16 birthday :D :D :D
We went boot shopping. All my guys needed new boots. This is no easy feat ( okay bad pun ). They all had different ideas of what a boot should be. Andre was the first to find a pair, at the first stop :D a few stores later Brent found a nice pair. Many stores later Jorden found a pair that will work for now. I don't think they are as sturdy as the others, but that's what he wanted so as long as he is happy SWEET :D


When we got home Nemmy decided to make a bed out of the box.

That's when I saw the boot maker's name..... LOL


She been sleeping in her "cat box" everyday, and was not pleased to find one of the other cats thought it was a scratching post ;)

Books

Last week I went looking for books on Reiki again. I was able to not only find some more old knitting books, I also got all the books on Reiki that I was looking for YIPPEE

A wonderful friend, did an Archangel Oracle card reading for me. It was very cool, really helped me out.

The cards are so pretty. DH took me to the store to get a deck for me........ 3 times, I didn't want to pay quite so much. They came with a small book and DVD on how to use them, so it wasn't a bad price, I was just looking for the deck itself. I had just paid full price for one of the books on Reiki ( the rest were less than $1 with credit at the used book store :D ) and didn't want to spend more on me.

We got them anyway ( he's so sweet :D )

So not only did we all get Mexican food from our favorite place, but I got new cards too :D hope everyone had a great Valentines Day :D

DS#2's Birthday is coming up pretty soon.

Last year my poor garden went through hell. It got so hot and dry....... it dried my green beans on the vine :( tomatoes didn't get much fruit until October! a month later the frost hit :(

For my Birthday last year, we got a herb garden started. If it had not been for DS#2 aka Jorden, my whole garden would have died out. He kept all of the herbs except for the chives and basil alive the whole winter :D The chives are starting to pop up again :D

This year Jorden has control of the whole garden. The hot boxes, herbs, roses, grapes, and now the small green house DH got for us ( a good deal, really like him working at a tool shop :D )

He moved the grapes to a better spot, and is putting roses there instead, he picked out 3 different kinds of roses. One red, one white with pink trimmed petals, and a climbing red and white one.

He took over my yellow rose bush a few years ago....... he saved it :D it's huge now. He also takes care of the roses out front. They are a mix of ours and Dads.

He asked for a blue rose bush, for his birthday. I'll have to mail order that one :) He's got it looking better then ever :D

I benefit from this the most as he brings me flowers daily for most of the year :D ( the bees like it too lol ) and the herbs wow....... this has changed the way we cook.

Mom only used black pepper and salt as I was growing up. So I tend to add a fair amount of herbs and spices ( you know to make up for it ;) lol )
When Jorden cut our thyme for the first time I was hooked. I had only had freshly cut thyme once before at my sisters place in Wisconsin. It had just popped out of the ground up there ( in May I think ), she wanted to show Jorden how it use it, but only had a bit. It was good.

Now days he asks what herbs I need for dinner and he cuts them for me on the spot. Food was never so good.

He has sage, 3 kinds of thyme, mint, basil, parsley, 2 types of oregano, chives, rosemary, and garlic. He is adding another type of chives as well as basil, plus chamomile and marjoram :D This is so sweet :D

The lettuce is is going great can cut it soon. Swish card is going crazy ( Dad should love that ),

the wild strawberries, we got from my sister ( poor things had a rough ride down here ) made it through the winter :D

Dad wants yellow zucchini so we are adding that as well.

Trying chili again been reading this time ( knock, knock, knock )

Last year I put some right into the little cup things, and some I tried wet starting ( between paper towel in a covered bowl ) well it says you should do both. First wet them for a day then plant them in the cups.... I so hope this works, DH has gotten really good at roasting them :D
Life is GOOD

Eye Cloth

Eye Cloth
11 ½ by 11 ½ inches unblocked
Size 5 US

Exact gauge is not essential to this project
115 yards worsted 100% cotton yarn, shown in Peaches & Crème’s Sage
K = knit
P = purl
Cast on 55 stitches
1 - 7) knit
8) k6, purl to last 6 stitches, k6
9) knit all stitches
10 - 21) repeat 8 and 9 ( 6 more times )
22) k6, p18, k7, p18, k6
23) k23, p9, k23
24) k6, p16, k3, p5, k3, p16, k6
25) k21, p3, k7, p3, k21
26) k6, p14, k3, p9, k3, p14, k6
27) k19, p3, k11, p3, k19
28) k6, p12, k3, p4, k5, p4, k3, p12, k6
29) k17, p3, k4, p7, k4, p3, k17
30) k6, p10, k3, p4, k9, p4, k3, p10, k6
31) k15, p3, k5, p3, k3, p3, k5, p3, k15
32) k6, p7, k4, p6, k2, p5, k2, p6, k4, p7, k6
33) k13, p4, k6, p2, k5, p2, k6, p4, k13
34) k6, p9, k3, p5, k3, p3, k3, p5, k3, p9, k6
35) k16, p3, k4, p9, k4, p3, k16
36) k6, p11, k3, p4, k7, p4, k3, p11, k6
37) k18, p3, k4, p5, k4, p3, k18
38) k6, p13, k3, p11, k3, p13, k6
39) k20, p3, k9, p3, k20
40) k6, p15, k3, p7, k3, p15, k6
41) k22, p3, k5, p3, k22
42) k6, p17, k9, p17, k6
43) k24, p7, k24
44) k6, purl to last 6 stitches, k6
45) knit all stitches
46 - 47) Repeat 44 - 45
48) k6, p18, k7, p18, k6
49) k24, p7, k24
50) k6, p17, k9, p17, k6
51) k23, p9, k23
52) k6, p16, k11, p16, k6
53) k22, p11, k22
54) k6, p15, k13, p15, k6
55) k21, p13, k2156) k6, p14, k15, p14, k6
57) k20, p15, k20
58) k6, p13, k17, p13, k6
59) k19, p17, k19
60) k6, p12, k19, p12, k6
61) k18, p19, k18
62) k6, p11, k21, p11, k6
63) k17, p21, k17
64) k6, p10, k23, p10, k6
65) k16, p23, k16
66) k6, p9, k25, p9, k6
67) k15, p25, k15
68) k6, p8, k27, p8, k6
69) k14, p27, k14
70) k6, p7, k29, p7, k6
71) k13, p29, k13
72) k6, p6, k31, p6, k6
73) k12, p31, k12
74) k6, p6, k31, p6, k6,
75) knit all
76) k6, purl to last 6 stitches, k6
77 - 82) repeat rows 75 and 76 ( 6 more times )
Knit 7 rows
Bind off, weave in ends.

Sunset and Full Moon plus BOOKS

A few evenings ago Jorden was able to get this photo :)

On the night of the full moon he took these shots of the moon coming over the mountains through our yucca plants and pine trees.



Went out looking for some books on Reiki this week, didn't find what I was looking for but I did find a few knitting books ;)

Altogether a grand total of $7.25. I love having guide books from different times. These range from the mid 1950's to 2004.

The Yummy Yarns and Knit one for The Kids are old library books that I had checked out at one time or other :) a couple of cute patterns in both. They have a tiny used book store in the library I've wanted to check out for ages. I finally got there when they were open :) :)

A few more of my finds over the last few weeks. With credit at the used book store they were only a few cents each :) :) :) These are from 1967 to 1993.

Last night

Last night was wonderful, beautiful, magical.
You all know I don't like cold, this was different even little doggie wanted to play in the snow.

Buttons

So I was on Ravelry the other day and saw a thread on "how do you start a button jar," just asking how you may have come about yours.
I must admit I have more than one jar, or can, or box etc. I didn't realize just how many I had. Now I didn't count each one, the number of jars, cans, boxes were enough to see I would never need to buy another one again ;)
I've had my own button jar for 40 years or so. It goes back to when my Grandma taught me to sew when I was 3 years old. Most of the "first" buttons were used making doll clothes, but have long since been replaced.
When my Grandmother could no longer sew, she gave me hers. Her crafting came out of need most of the time. With seven boys and little money, she saved everything she could, and made most everything else. Her jars held mostly work clothes buttons. Very useful.


My Great Grandmother on the other side, also kept buttons. While she had her fair share of "work" buttons, she had saved some of the coolest buttons too. I used to go through the as a small kid, so cool. I now own those buttons as well. She would make more art type things, pillows and the like.

Now what to do with some of these?????




I got these done a couple of weeks ago.


I used "I Love This Cotton." The feel is so soft, really like the colors, easy to work with unless you need to rip anything. Got stopped on the grafting of one of the toes and ripped a few stitches. The yarn started to come apart!! The socks feel great to wear, but the are not holding up well :(
I used part of a pattern from Sensational Knitted Socks "Yarn over Cable" Hard to see in the photo but I think they came out well enough.

update

The last time I posted anything about the "odd" things happening around here. I told you all about how I was going to email a web site on haunting and such.

Well I did. I gave them a very brief account of just the last few things to have happened.

They sent me a real nice email, giving me instructions on how to send it to the light. I got to thank them for trying.

I don't think this is a ghost but I didn't make myself very clear to them. I didn't want to. I needed to see what they would say for a simple matter. Then we could get into what I believe to be going on here.

I don't trust very many people or anything else for that matter. I'm more of the kind of person who needs proof.

The advise they gave was good, for most issues, I guess. I'm kind of torn on this one. Why would I want to force my will in such a manner on someone just trying to get through to me.

Anyhow that's not the case here. This thing for lack of better term, is trying it's best to cause chaos.

A day or so after I sent the email off I was sitting at my computer in my bedroom with my door closed.

I had just fed my little dog her fiber and was trying to keep Buffy ( medium dog ) out. I know I closed the door tight. Buffy had her treat but gave me a hard time leaving the room ( okay it was more a sad look and her head hung low ) I clearly remember doing it.

Anyhow the door was closed, I saw this haze and picked up on the smell that I now associate with this thing. My door opened just a bit at first, like it was making sure I saw it, then opened the rest of the way at a faster pace.

At this point the guys are still in one bedroom in the main body of the trailer. As my door opened I could hear nothing. A second later I heard a lot of movement, my first thought was Andre was cleaning, and knocked something over.

I saw the haze get thicker, and felt a rush of anger pushed at me, trying to get me to believe they were fighting.

Okay I got to say at this point I'm pretty much like bull cookies... up yours, but wanted to see if I was right, is this thing really trying to start fights. So I yelled for the boys to come out like I was mad. This thing got darker for a second.

They came out all upset thinking was I was really mad. I told them what had just happened and why I called them to come out. All this time I can see this haze, when the guys realized I was messing with this thing we couldn't laugh hard enough lol

It was like whoosh and it left. It is still trying it's best, but now that we know it's laughable.

Things are not quite normal yet, still picking up on that smell, not as often. Still see haze at times but can now laugh it off.

I don't want this thing hanging around just waiting for another "meal" so I was still seeking advice.

Wow I just love the way life's turns and twists brings you right where you need to be. After blogging about this I got an answer to my questions.

This weekend has been a wonderful renewal of my beliefs.

I have been so fortunate as to have a new really cool friend who is willing to help me out with this.

I have been blown away by her. She's been doing what is called Reiki, http://www.reiki.org/FAQ/WhatIsReiki.html Even gave me this link. ( need to know more about this )

We could feel the difference in the trailer right away. Much lighter, brighter even.

I have been most impressed by her insight, and willingness to help out a stranger. I truly mean really help out, like one of those life changing times.

For the first time in months I feel clear,..... I can "feel" again. I had been blocking so much to keep this thing at bay, everything I could even the good ( although they never turned away ). I was putting my Guides and Angels to test. They really came through for us.

My new friend :) told me to be on the look out for the Angels to pay me a visit. Sometimes you can tell by sight or smell. Said maybe sandalwood or roses. A while after reading her email I was still pouring over what to write...... "not" write is more like it. I took a break from everything and started thinking it over. I asked them to make it so clear I couldn't say it was anything else. I started doing some cleaning, with Jorden ( he helps me clean up quite a bit, I'm so lucky Knock, knock ), when we walked back into my bed/knitting/computer room my whole area was filled with the sent of sandalwood.... this could not be I don't have any in the house, but yet here it was and Jorden could smell it too. I hadn't told him about the email yet. Being me I went looking all around the place.

Nothing, until I got to the living room, what had been a rainy drab day, had just burst into a sunny warm day, like a flash. I stopped and stood for a moment it was a feeling of deep warmth, then it dawned on me I could feel that warmth through out the trailer. It was really cool. The whole place was so much lighter.

I believe I had Angels pay a visit soooo cool. Any doubt I may have still had was blown away with my friends next email. She spoke of all the things I had removed from my last email to her, wow

She did an Angel card reading for me. WOW this is just so cool :) I'll be emailing you on that soon. Thank you so much, you have brighten my life :)

Didn't get much knitting done but ... Life is Good

Haiti

I added a few of my patterns to the list on Ravelry to help the people of Haiti.
All profits of those patterns will go to the relief efforts.
While I believe this is a good thing, I had a hard time adding my patterns. I don't want to come off as trying to gain something from this.
I do this with only my very best wishes to those people in need.

Milk Scarf

Yarn made with milk. Cool





Really easy to work with. So soft and smooth.





Well from what I could tell from the few yards sample I got from Paradise Fibers ;)


Mom likes miniatures. Has a little store front "window", so now she has a scarf to display. lol


I also made a healing shawl out of a sample of corn yarn.
Not as easy to work with. It splits quite a bit, but worth the trouble. At least with something so small ;)
I was using needles with a nice pointy tip, using a different needle I'm sure would lessen this. It is very soft and thick.


Not the right size for the store, so it's mine :)
I've had these samples for months now, and needed a break from the tight knitting I've been working on. lol



The hat I'm still knitting for Andre's birthday ( this past Monday ) is coming along nicely. He's happy with it. The size is right, so now the brim.

The birthday socks I made for Brent

After all that with the yarn ( see last post for details ) it turns out I only needed 4 yards to finish one of the socks toes......

I had counted out the yards of the first skein to spilt it in half, or so I thought.

The first ball had the 125 yards I counted out. The second "half", 121 yards. Yeah that's right the very amount I needed. lol

I knew the second ball was short, but I had been planning on making the socks a little shorter
and thought for sure I had more of the yarn.
All is well that ends well, right? The toes match the sock. They fit him well. I have 246 yards of yarn to make him something else, and he like them. win, win :)

Birthday socks

Andre my oldest turns 17 on Monday. The day after that is my husbands birthday. Jorden my youngest turns 16 next month. So I've been working on Birthday gifts
Andre asked for a hat. Still working on that. Pattern to come soon.

I wasn't real happy with the hat I had made Brent for our anniversary. We both had really different ideas on what it should look like. As he was the one whose head it would be on, I did what he wanted. He wears it and likes it. Just not what I had in mind.
I wanted to make him some socks he could kick back in the evenings with. He works so hard for us. Right now on his first day off in almost two weeks, he is working on the boys bathroom. He's putting up new tile behind the sink area YIPPEE
Bulky, warm, nice to wear on a cool night, type socks. I went through my stash and came out with a skein of green camo worsted weight "I Love This Yarn". I had made a pair of socks for myself last year out of this brand of yarn and love them.
I thought for sure I had more of this yarn. Turns out it wasn't the same colorway. When do I find this out .............
yeah when I'm a few inches from the toes...... on both socks .
Didn't want to deal with sss you know ;) lol
I had this yarn for almost a year. I had picked it up on clearance. It was loosely wound into a skein, but the yarn looked fine.
So we went to Hobby Lobby where I got the yarn to begin with. I could not believe the color change from one dye lot to another.
I loved the look of the stuff I had at home really easy to work with, but this stuff was choppy and ruff, badly dyed. Way too big of a change in the yarn itself let alone the colorway.
I was going to give up on it and make the toes black or something, when I bent down to take another look as they were on the very bottom of the display ( I was pretty close to the display so others could get around me, maybe a foot or so ) I was there all of 2 minutes.
All of a sudden a stocker who had been working at the other end of the isle, is shoving a skein of yarn into the bin right in front of my face, she just missed me. I looked up, she gave me a "look" and said "oh I'm just putting the yarn out". When my own "look" followed that, she did say excuse me as she was turning her back to me.
You know up until that point I was getting ready to walk away, I decided to have a better look instead. So I sat down right there on the floor and pulled out everyone of the skeins in that colorway out to check their coloring and lot number. Partly because I had a few minutes to spare waiting for my kids and really was needing that yarn. Partly because this woman was so rude and clearly wanted me to leave. With almost no hope left for even a close match. I saw one more... the last skein...... all the way in back, I had to almost lie on the floor to get it.
IT WAS A MATCH right down to the loose wrap of the skein. WOO HOO
I was so happy after putting all the yarn back nicer than it had been ( used to do that for a living would never have left a mess, but she didn't know that ;) I thanked her for her help. The look she gave me... lol
What are the odds to find the same dye lot number almost a year later. They had to be just putting it to the back so as not to deal with the winding issue. They just moved the whole yarn area so it wasn't like it was there all that time. I have never been so happy for poor workers before, now back to knitting those socks.......