Sometimes I feel like a leprechaun.
I think it has something to do with being a redhead.
This time, the real deal. While the ceramic version is good to look at, you can't eat it. And, bonus, it'll be in season really soon. Gotta love spring.
Did you know that Emily is hosting a green week? Of course, I am all over that. Really, you aren't surprised, are you? After all, we all know that green is my favorite color. It is. (I do like other ones, too, though. Just wanted to make that clear.) So I am going to play along and post green photos this week. I might throw some crafty things in, too - I'll just have to see how it all comes together. I think it is going to be good fun.
Welcome to my green kitchen. This photo was not staged....I swear.
That's my butter pot on the right. It was a Christmas gift and I love it. It is so nice having soft butter at all times and Miss Kitty Cat can't get to it - bonus! On the left is my new cookie jar. Well, actually it's old, but new to me, you know. Fatty gave it to me for Christmas - thrifted it himself (he's quite the guy). The woman he bought it from said it was McCoy, but it isn't marked so we don't think it is. No matter. I adore it. Really - wouldn't you just love a ceramic bundle of asparagus sitting on your kitchen counter?
Spring is around the corner, friends. We slept with the windows open last night. Of course, it won't last. Rain and colder temps are on their way. But then again, it won't be long before the temperature is rising, the flowers are blooming and the grass is green. C'mon spring. I'm waiting for you.
Helen is a bunny who likes a bit of an adventure.
On Tuesday, she put on her shoes
and her favorite pink sweater and headed out for new lands. Arizona is far away, but she knows that her new friend, Mary, is waiting for her.
After they play for a long time, Helen thinks she'll be ready for a nap. It's a good thing she packed her pillow and quilt.
Sweet dreams Helen. We will miss you.
Helen is from wee wonderfuls put-together book 1. Her sweater is also a wee wonderfuls pattern. The doll quilt and pillow were made by me without a pattern. Making Helen and her things was so much fun for me. Thanks so much for swapping with us, Jen and Mary. We love everything you sent!
Click on the photo to see the great things we got! They also sent us two great books, but Kate has hidden them somewhere. Most likely, they are in her bed.
Happy leap day everyone!
I went to the doctor yesterday. The mysterious comes again, goes again wrist pain finally made me do it. I had really put off the visit - I was so so so afraid of what I would hear. This is my right hand - the one I use to write, cook, knit, sew, and, yes, mouse click. Just thinking of what could be causing all this pain when I don't remember injuring my wrist has had me trembling in my boots. There was one diagnosis I did not want to hear. I think you know which one I mean. I am not going to even type it. That is how scared of it I am.
It turns out I have tendinitis. Hopefully with some anti-inflammatories and physical therapy, I will be right as rain in a short time. I am so thankful that this isn't some big deal. Really, truly thankful. But, truthfully, I could kick myself for waiting so long to get there. If I had gone two weeks ago, maybe my tangled yoke cardigan would be further along than it is.
Don't let Scout fool you. She may be looking out the window, but she is way more interested in that ball of yarn. Typical cat. Anyhow, if pain hadn't forced me to put down the needles, I wouldn't have made so much of this:
So I guess I still come out a winner. 7 down, 2 to go. Directions on making an X coming soon.
Back to my blog break.
I definitely have my weaknesses...
and fat quarter stacks just happen to be one of them.
Ginger Blossom by Sandi Henderson and Swell by Urban Chiks both from the Fat Quarter Shop.
I have found myself at a loss for words. I don't know what did it - maybe because it's February? - but I just don't have much to report. I am sewing, but don't have much to show for it. I am not knitting much - still having wrist issues. I am running, but half marathon training would be a subject for another blog.
So....posting will probably be sporadic for the next week or so. Maybe just photos and few words. Maybe nothing at all. Bear with me. If all goes well, I will be back, energized and refreshed with something decent to share soon. Take care friends.