A Knitting Fool.....

Mugshot Monday seems to have taken a back seat?  I have been a little under the weather with a wee cold and the SF has been busy.....working, working out, cleaning...you name it....OH!  And plowing snow!



See how he's holding his rear leg.  That's his leg that has pins in it.  Seems that the cold goes right up his little chicken wing into the pins and turns him into TRIPOD.



Men and their toys!

What I have been busy doing is knitting/crocheting.

I am crocheting a blanket for the trailer and making good progress considering it will be a queen size when I'm done.  I've determined that it actually serves as a blanket when crocheting because I lay it across my lap as I'm working on it.  Ernie thinks it's great as well.  He's forever trying to crawl onto my lap to sit on top of it.  The other night I found myself sitting at an uncomfortable 30 degree angle because he'd parked his cuteness on top of it and I didn't want to disturb him.  Instead, I contorted my decrepit back to work around him.  He certainly has my number.

I have continued my KAL with my friend, Jolene, and our socks, Salor.  It's a bit slow as I am finding the dark wool a bit difficult to work with at night.  Despite the recent addition of bifocals and an OTTlite, it appears that I am beyond help.  Therefore, I am restricted to daylight hours for working on this beautiful sock.  I am down to the toe on sock #1.

My final project is also a KAL with my friend Chris who resides in Chicago.  We met through Ravelry coming on two years now.  A kind comment from her on my ravatar (a photo of Ernie, of course) has blossomed into a wonderful friendship.

We are knitting a doll named Poppy .  I'm sure I will find someone to gift her to.  She is knit from the head down in one piece.  If you know me, I can't stand sewing in ends.  (Just ask the SF.  He had to listen to me belly-ache about the recent hat I crocheted that had some 50+ ends!)  The daunting task of sewing in ends on my blanket (already at 48 ends) is enough to overwhelm anyone so the promise of just a few draws me to this adorable little girl.  I haven't decide on any colours for her coif, as yet, nor her dress.  I keep perusing the 346 Poppies already posted online.

I haven't completely ignored my camera.  Here is my trusty knitting sidekick in all of his cuteness.

Suddenly I am feeling a nap coming on.....hmmmmm.

Could It Really Be A Year?

It just seems like yesterday that we said good-bye to you....

Someone misses you horribly.

We all do.

Not a day goes by that we don't think of you..... 

Laugh about you,

Shed a tear for you.

Our hearts ache for you.

What we wouldn't give to let you roll in the snow one last time,

or to take one last walk with you.

What we wouldn't give to throw a stick for you, let you wade in the ocean....

feel the velvet of your ears, to feel you nudge our hand with your muzzle, to have your paw thrust upon our lap. 

You have left a hole where our hearts should be.... 

In your all too short life, you left us with enough memories to fill the rest of ours.

Our tears of sadness have been replaced with tears of thankfulness for being blessed with the best friend we could ever ask for.

Rest In Peace Old Fella

Mugshot Monday #4 - Let Sleeping Dogs Lie

This week's submissions....



The Lion and the Lamb




Old Timer

The Grand Master and the Grasshopper




FINALLY!!!



 





  Last week's winner.....



Photography by the SF




Photography by Kim





It was a tie!

Note to Itchy: If you are going to cheat on the voting, the least you could do is cast a few extra votes for your own photo.....at least if you want to remain married.

Here is a list of the challenges to come....

14-Feb-11 Fill Your Frame

21-Feb-11 Lighthouse

28-Feb-11 - Below Zero -(Dayshots of with no Living Animal/Human+ Full Colours Only)

Son Day

My Two Sons.....thick as thieves.

Happy Birthday Old Fella!

Today would have been Rookie's 15th Birthday! Happy Birthday Old Fella! We're all missing you.

Especially you know who.

Team Work

The day began with a run for the Silver Fox and sleep in for me & Noodles. We all met up outside as the SF arrived home and Ernie and I were outside for his morning pee. Notice something wrong with this picture?

Let's take a closer look....

CLOSER...

Well, not that close. It is, after all, a family blog.

Once I had a cup of coffee under my belt, I headed out to help the husband on one of our projects. Rookie's Berry Patch. People...I need a better name than that? Yesterday I painted the fence posts and finished painting all of the rails. This morning (while I was drinking my coffee), the SF "tamped" the fence posts in and double-checked that they were all level. Then we set to work.

We had to decide how high the fence would be, where to place the two rails, how much fence post we wanted showing after we were done and how much overhang we wanted on the rails. If you know me, decision making is sometimes not my biggest strength. There is something so final about making decisions, right?

That's the eel grass in the middle of the garden.

Yep...Looking level, Honey!

Oh, look! The supervisor is sleeping on the job again!

First section, done. Onto the second.

"Ahhh.....let me just put my head down here for a second. I feel a fiver coming on. "

The supervisor doing what he does best. Sawing.......logs that is! "Zzzzzzz...Zzzzzzzz.Zzzzzz "

Moving along.

Done.

Well almost. I just need to paint all of the exposed ends now, but since it has started to rain, it's time to head indoors. Here's another view. Everything is level and square just the way the SF likes them.

Can you tell who planted which row of berry bushes? I know Rookie wouldn't care and that's all that matters to me.

"Huh? What? We're done working for the day? Wow! Where did the day go?"

A view from the back of the yard....

And finally, a view from the deck above.

We know Rookie is looking down on us today with a big smile in his heart as we will every time we pull berries off of the bushes. Nothing better than a little teamwork (even if the supervisor slept through the entire thing) to get a job checked off our list.

Seriously folks, if you can think of a better name for Rookie's patch, please let me know. Thanks for visiting.

Ernie had a visitor hop in today....

"Helllloooo....I am Senor Frog, just hopping by and thought I would stop by to introduce myself...."

"Yes, I am a wee fellow...."

"Either that or this fellow has massive hands...."

"Looks like you are in the middle of painting. Sadly, it looks as though you have a long way to go."

"Well Hello, Hairy Creature!"

"Has anyone ever told you that you look like an EWOK? If they haven't, they should. What is that you say? I have warts? Well, better that than to have a face that looks as though you ran into the back of a parked car!"

"Relax, smelly one. No need to be afraid, my friend with the face only a mother could love. I come in peace. How about a little kiss. One of us is bound to turn into a prince."

To which Ernie replies, "Sadly for you. I do not."

Mr. Frog says...."I'm outta here. Later BEEYATCH!"