Well, it has happened again.... Every year I kind of shut-down and disappear between mid-November to mid-January. Guess I just cannot cope with the Holidays...none of them. I "wake up" sometime around the middle of January (usually during a snow storm) and wonder where Christmas went!! Well, at least I am consistent, and now I am ready to get busy...uh, maybe later. I need some more hot tea!! Happy New Year, God Bless.
Chuck Taylor, seen in the previous post, continued to be an indoor and outdoor cat. He would meet me at the car when I got back from taking my son to work, and follow me all the way to the house. He would come in and visit awhile and then go back out again. He loved to be held and would purrrrr like nobody else. Last night when I brought my son home from work it was after dark, and Chuck was in the road. I'd never seen him go to the road before, but I guess it only takes once. This morning there was no-one to walk me to the house. I miss him.
This is Chuck Taylor, a yard cat of ours who has decided to come inside and check things out. Every morning when I get back from taking my son to work, he meets me at the car and escorts me to the door. The last week or so he has been coming inside to have a look around. Earl Grey and Shizuku are very welcoming of him, expecially Earl, who wants someone to play and tussle with! My son gave Chuck his name, after his black and white shoes! Chuck was born last spring so he is about 8 months old. He will grow up to be a "sturdy" cat, I'm thinking. He is in the living room at present, and I don't know if he will want to stay or just visit. I haven't heard any cat-fights yet so who knows? We shall see, eh?
I love to go to the Elkin Goodwill Store, and my favorite thing to hunt for these days is Built-a-Bear-Workshop bears. I like to knit Aran-type sweaters for these bears, and the free pattern from www.aranknits.com fits these bears just perfectly!! I've made quite a few of these and give them to someone who needs a {{{hug}}}. I do not give these bears to kids, as they don't appreciate the work in the cable sweater! Adults only!! I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving, and God Bless!
There are a lot of people out there who need a {{{hug}}} this Holiday Season, so give someone you know a "bear" hug...the kindness will be returned to you!
Pilot Mountain, pictured above in the header in better days, is on fire. It started out as a "controlled burn", but ended up jumping the fire lines and got out of control. The smoke is awful!! People around here love "our" mountain. Just like the people of Kagoshima, Japan love Sakurajima, the volcano. It is one of the reasons our family moved here. I love to see the mountain every morning, and to see what color it will be today. Surry County fire fighters had hoped to have the fire under control, like yesterday, but so far it is still burning. A cold front is coming, the rain will be good, the high winds predicted not so good. The mountain was pretty with Fall foliage, not so anymore. The photo here is from the Internet (WXII, channel 12 news, to be exact). In the long run, it is said to be good for forests to burn occasionally, we will have to see about that. Happy Lord's Day and God Bless!
A rare moment of peace with Shizuku and Earl sharing
the same spot!!
Today is National Hug-A-Sheep Day. I don't have any live sheep, so I decided to show my Lambchop (a Goodwill find). I drove by the pasture this morning where there were some sheep last year, but have not seen them in a long time. I think the farmer must have sold them. Sheep are not real popular in this county. I hope you have a pleasant weekend, and do not have to worry about Hurricane Sandy.
Today I thought I would show you a quilt that I made back in l998. It is made from old feedsack fabric and "cheap" muslin (so that it would crinkle and look old). My late husband was going thru chemotherapy at the time, and I hand pieced this whole quilt. It is a full sized quilt and is quite large! It is machine quilted, by me, using the "music" pantograph. You can click on the photo to make it larger, hopefully. I am especially fond of this quilt, and had given it to my daughter. She was using it to cover her couch and it was beginning to show definite wear (thanks to her dog and frequent washing and drying in the dryer!!), so I "borrowed" it back. I just love piecing hexagons by hand, but I do not use the English Piecing method. The white hexagons are 5 inches across. God Bless!!
