tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10877430711008150042024-03-05T00:21:04.310-05:00A Cowgirl's Tangled YarnDellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17603123973631131775noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087743071100815004.post-41127014792278487182014-02-08T22:07:00.000-05:002014-02-08T22:07:52.088-05:00Curious if I can find out any information about these by requesting it here. Please comment if you know when these were made, or if you know their worth.<br />
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<br />Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17603123973631131775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087743071100815004.post-61842446670813443512013-10-15T20:51:00.000-04:002013-10-15T20:51:32.957-04:00Sudden Changes.Such a bad blogger! Life too frequently turns upside down and gets me out of the habit. I'm no longer living in WA, but had a sudden and necessary move to southern Oregon. The sun shines a lot here and that's certainly something I'm thankful for! Thankful also for my sister and her family for bringing me here and welcoming me into their family!<br />
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My heart and the confidence I'd just gotten hold of again took some very hard blows in the past month. I am grateful for how the Lord has continued to provide for me, even as I still grieve for the loss of friends and the shattering of my confidence once again. <br />
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I have a very lovely space to live in here that is much easier to heat and with much more room than I previously had. My view from here in my chair is up into the woods and state land... Lovely! When I visited before, I saw two good sized bucks walk across that view. So for now all I've seen is a skunk, which was lovely to look at but made me rather edgy for a while! lol<br />
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<br />Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17603123973631131775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087743071100815004.post-60861324524295680922013-08-22T01:05:00.000-04:002013-08-22T01:05:16.250-04:00Gratitude Day ten (long delayed) (46 - 50)One little thing gets in the way, and I forget to post for weeks... so it goes. I ran off on a road trip for a week, then spent a couple days house-sitting for my sister, and in that time, I pretty much forgot I was blogging again. :o<br />
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My sister-in-law said she was taking a van load of teens to a youth meeting in Watersmeet MI and I said I'd love to come along. She jumped on the idea, since she was eager to have another adult along. I love road trips, as hard as they can be with this pain condition I have. I asked for lots of prayers and jumped in. It went better than I thought it would, despite getting a bad chest cold the day before going. Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan. It's a trip I've taken (at least so far as MN) quite a few times in the past.<br />
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46. A fun trip<br />
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47. A peaceful trip (considering there were 13 teens in the van)<br />
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48. Renewed acquaintance with old acquaintances<br />
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49. Continued hot summer weather<br />
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50. Continuing to find good audio books to listen to<br />
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<br />Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17603123973631131775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087743071100815004.post-66880524314158239272013-08-03T23:56:00.002-04:002013-08-04T00:00:05.075-04:00Gratitude Day Nine (41-45)41. Texting - I find texting to be a much easier form of communication than phone calls, even though less can be said... maybe Because less can be said.. lol<br />
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42. Coconut oil - loving it for my hair and skin!<br />
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43. That wonderful silence after turning off a fan, or the like, that has been humming in the background for a while. Even though the sound wasn't bad, it's like a physical relief to have it gone.<br />
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44. Our new singles pastor<br />
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45. Feeling nicely put together last night<br />
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That's all for today. The list is the most important thing anyway. :) I'll leave you with an old picture of me and my favorite horse of recent times. The date is wrong. It was '04, not 98 as I think the date stamp says.<br />
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<br />Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17603123973631131775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087743071100815004.post-28846736361869230142013-08-02T17:33:00.000-04:002013-08-02T17:33:19.556-04:00Gratitude Day Eight (36-40)36. Morning coffee<br />
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38. People who believe me in this illness and don't try to "fix" me<br />
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39. Free downloads from Alistair Begg and Truth For Life<br />
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40. Christmas pictures which I still have taped up on my cupboard doors<br />
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Busy day today, picking up prescriptions, going to singles fellowship, getting groceries after that. The doctor suggested an anti-inflammatory diet, so it'll be interesting shopping. I'm not even sure what that means, but I'm trying to learn and have some idea where to start. I think, actually, that I have already started. I've been trying to cut out processed foods for quite some time. I know I feel much better when I eat a lot of fruits and vegetables. I'm a little concerned about cost, but I think it'll work out. I eat thanks to state assistance, because of my disability, so funds are limited, but not so much that I'm always straining to get anything good.Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17603123973631131775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087743071100815004.post-12569692384059582522013-08-01T01:21:00.000-04:002013-08-01T01:22:37.917-04:00Gratitude Day Seven (31-35)I forgot to blog yesterday. Too busy all day, running girls with art pieces to the fair, and going to my sister's to visit. Not that I mean to beat myself up if I don't blog daily. Not that I know of anyone even reading right now.. lol It's all good. Today I have to go to the doctor, but opened this up to remind me to finish it later. I have an art project to try finish later too, so I'll see how this works.<br />
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31. A really wonderful doctor - This doctor I found in the past and lost due to her leaving the clinic I went to, I have found again. Now she is in a position to give more time to her patients and to treat them as she sees fit. She cares enough to work with me.<br />
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32. My over-sized fluffy fleece robe that my eldest sister made for me years ago.<br />
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33. Yarn<br />
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I'm very tired after a very long appointment. I should have gone to my future niece-in-law's bridal shower, but I had nothing to give and didn't leave my appointment til nearly the time it started. Admittedly I have an intense dislike of showers too, so I'm glad in that way not to have gone. I regret not being there for solidarity though. I love the girl this nephew has chosen. She seems sweet and calm and perfectly suited to him. I've always been glad he chose so well.<br />
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I did my first art piece on a hymnal page today. It is dogwood flowers in not quite natural colors. I thought to do pink, since there are pink dogwood (white on the white page didn't seem like a good idea) but then chose to add some purple, since I've gotten the idea that the person it is intended to be in memory of liked purple. In a picture I saw today from her funeral, her Dad and brother were both wearing purple in one way or another. A purple shirt on one, a purple ribbon on the other with some purple in his tie, I think. The art isn't for me to give, but for her (the deceased's) cousin to give to her family. I don't know if I should show the whole thing, though I don't know who's looking. I'll just put a section of it up.<br />
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<br />Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17603123973631131775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087743071100815004.post-85881227505127353322013-07-30T03:40:00.000-04:002013-07-30T03:40:32.088-04:00Gratitude, Day Six (26 - 30)I'm struggling today, feeling disturbed by evil in this ol' world, and finding thankfulness being pushed away by that disturbance and by worry. This list is just for days like this, I think, so I need to push on. At this point reaching one thousand seems a bit like a pipe dream and yet I know it can be done!<br />
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I asked a friend to clarify about some destructive influences in extended family which have been the cause of family separation (for good cause.) The clarification makes me feel a bit sick from the glossed over evil of it all. No wonder God flooded the world at one time. It's a wonder to me why He hasn't destroyed it all again before now. It is His great mercy that has stayed His hand, I believe. I don't even want to talk, or think, about some things and yet I know "There but for the grace of God, go I." Thank you, Lord, for your amazing grace and great mercy!<br />
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26. God's mercy (I feel like repeating mercy, mercy, more mercy, and yet more inexplicable mercy)<br />
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27. Peace and calm for T through a very difficult meeting (thanking God for answering prayer!)<br />
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28. R's excitement over finally being able to learn a kick in karate that she's been waiting a lot time to learn.<br />
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29. That my old alarm watch is working again with a new battery<br />
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30. Social media that equals so many contacts with so many people<br />
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There's much more to be thankful for, but that's all I can manage today. :)Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17603123973631131775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087743071100815004.post-25316408063250567422013-07-28T20:15:00.000-04:002013-07-28T20:16:14.288-04:00Gratitude Day FiveThis is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it! It's a grey cloudy dreary feeling day and I don't feel well. It is still the day that God made and I want to rejoice in it. The more I learn thankfulness, the more peace and joy I find. "The joy of the Lord is my strength" Nehemiah 8:10<br />
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Today I think I'll list gifts from childhood that I am and ever will be thankful for.<br />
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21. Kittens<br />
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22. Being raised in a Christian home<br />
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23. The freedom to roam some 300 acres with a lake to swim and canoe and fish<br />
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24. My animals - Valentine/Tiny, Black kitty, King, Sadat, Rosy, and all the others that weren't really "mine" but that filled my life with so much.<br />
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I've been drawing/creating, and it feels amazing! I haven't quite sunk completely into it, but nearly so. These are a few of my pieces. I've used pencil, crayon, marker, and ink pen with old book pages.<br />
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<br />Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17603123973631131775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087743071100815004.post-36031224805381492462013-07-28T05:09:00.000-04:002013-07-28T05:09:26.119-04:00Gratitude Day FourIt was a beautiful day! Went to church while bringing nieces to youth group. Then we got frozen yogurt, since we had to go that way anyway. Nice treat. The weather has been good and relatively kind to my nerves. There was a strange occurrence earlier here. I went outside late (11pm or so) and there was a very loud sound coming from behind the shop, like some kind of machine. I walked around front and could tell it was coming from the shop, but no lights were on. I texted the house to ask, and J said nothing Should be running, and T was checking. Turned out the belt sander was running, and had been for a while, since it was hot. It's possible one of the girls left it going, but seems unlikely. Will find out tomorrow (I think) if the one who was sleeping already could have left it going. With some strange neighbors around here, one wonders. Hard to figure how they could have come and gone without being noticed though.<br />
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16. Skirts on hot days<br />
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17. People watching<br />
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18. My chair and footstool!<br />
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19. The amazingly creative design of flowers (example below)<br />
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The whole thing flowers, but I found that little patch flowering on top to be just splendid!<br />
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20. Being able to put my hair up on the back of my head, as I haven't been able to do since childhood, if even then. It's an off-the-wall effect of one of my medicines. I've always had a sensitive scalp, and putting my hair up anywhere but right on top of my head would give me headaches and general misery.<br />
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<br />Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17603123973631131775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087743071100815004.post-20456829490491926472013-07-27T04:20:00.000-04:002013-07-27T04:20:49.589-04:00Day three on my journey of 1000 giftsIt's late and my eyes hurt, so this may be short. I want to keep in the habit of posting daily, or near that, if I can though.<br />
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11. Friends, new and old - I have been gifted with so many precious friends!<br />
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12. Bright and quiet moonlit nights!<br />
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13. Grapes... they're just so good!<br />
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14. Medicines that help to keep my pain under control.<br />
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15. Electricity - The power was out for a while today and it was very hot. I missed my fans a lot!<br />
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Had singles fellowship tonight and it was good! Regret not saying hi to more people, but I enjoyed every minute. The sermon (if that's what to call it) was good and thought provoking. We signed up for home groups, which I'm not very happy about. I think splitting up a singles group is counter productive, especially if you want good attendance. It was a good night, regardless, and I think I'll just see how this first month with home groups goes.<br />
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I felt pretty in my Cambodian scarf. :) I had planned to straighten my bangs so they wouldn't be frizzy, but with the power out, that didn't happen. It turned out that my "frizz" looked ok though, and I got several compliments on my hair. Got told I looked younger than my age too, which was rather nice... could have been flattery, but it's still nice and I believe it was sincere.Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17603123973631131775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087743071100815004.post-15178964968841295582013-07-25T22:14:00.000-04:002013-07-25T22:21:15.342-04:00Day two of my gift listThe day is young, but I may as well start. (MY day is young, and doesn't start til kind of late.) I already have gifts to be thankful for though.<br />
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6. Magnets! <br />
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I have used magnets off and on for pain, sometimes getting relief, sometimes not, sometimes adding to my discomfort. Well, right now I have a shoulder impingement on my good side, which has been causing my whole upper body to ache and exhausting me, pretty much shortening every day. One slight wrong movement causes sharp enough pain to leave me whimpering and trying to breath evenly, and I make wrong moves multiple times daily. Last night I remembered magnets and again thought "What do I have to lose?" I taped a couple of them on my shoulder before I went to bed. I don't think my imagination is good enough to create the instant relief I felt. It was like my whole body just relaxed a little. I've been feeling much less exhausted by this shoulder since last night. I'll have to wait and see if it lasts.<br />
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7. Inspiration!<br />
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I struggle to hold on to the inspiration and drive to draw. I have a gift. I know this. I often wonder if I am wasting this gift, which would be a travesty. These past few days I've had Both inspiration and drive along with an innovative idea... The proof's in the pudding, and the pudding is still in the making. :)<br />
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8. Minecraft. <br />
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I've avoided most video/computer games, but my eldest niece got me hooked on Minecraft and I really enjoy it! I watched my nephews playing it for a long time and wondered what in the world they saw in playing with blocks on a computer game... then I got hooked. lol!<br />
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9. Nail polish.<br />
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I love looking down at my toes and seeing bright nails. It makes me feel girly, and I like feeling girly! Right now they are bright pink with flowers and sparkles. :) Sometimes I enjoy doing my fingernails too, but not as consistently as my toes.<br />
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10. T & J, for how they've taken me in, welcomed me, and treated me like family. They never "disapprove" of me, or despise me for invading their space. They make me feel useful, worthy, and loved. My gratitude knows no bounds for God's provision in this, both physically and emotionally!<br />
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The heat is draining my energy. For some crazy reason, this dryer heat out here seems to drain me more than the humid heat of SC. I took some particularly pleasing flower pictures this week, so I'll share a few.<br />
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Added - I'm praying today for an "adopted" cousin from childhood. She is in the hospital in what appears to be dire condition, with some rare lung disease. My heart goes out to her very worried family!Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17603123973631131775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087743071100815004.post-55287459572235256962013-07-24T20:45:00.002-04:002013-07-25T22:16:52.691-04:00Starting my own "One Thousand Gifts"It's been nearly 5yrs since I posted on this blog. I didn't think I would ever get back to it. I've been wracking my brain though, trying to find a journal that I have around here somewhere, and then wondered why I wasn't simply using my blog. If I find the journal, or get one, I intend to start a hand written list as well, but for now this is an excellent outlet<br />
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Recently two of my out-of-state sisters visited for a week. One had read "One Thousand Gifts" by Ann Voskamp <a href="http://onethousandgifts.com/">http://onethousandgifts.com/</a> and wanted to share the DVD series with us (my mother, three other sisters, and me.) I was quite moved by it and have wanted to start my own one thousand gifts list. I think I will attempt to do that here while perhaps writing a bit more of my "tangled yarn" as I go. <br />
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1. The first and always best and most amazing gift is the love of my Lord, my God, my Father in Heaven who sent His only begotten Son to die for my sin!<br />
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2. A surprise gift, a handmade silk scarf from Cambodia!<br />
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3. A gorgeous bouquet of flowers from my sister's garden.<br />
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4. The desire to live again, despite the ongoing struggle with pain.<br />
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5. Inspiration for a new art project.<br />
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Much has changed in my life since I last posted! I felt forced to move back to the rainy pacific northwest, though I didn't feel it was the best option for my health. It has proven challenging to say the least. God has worked out much good in it though, for which I am grateful! I have made quite a few friends who I'd never have met without coming back here. I still long for the relief of the South Carolina climate, but for now I thankful to be seeing the best in where I am.<br />
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I have not been knitting, which is strange after 5 or 6 years of going steady with yarn. I'm sure it will come back at some point, but for now I keep busy with other things. I play Minecraft. I have been studying up on Beekeeping, in hopes of becoming a beekeeper. I still listen to lots of audio books. I do a little gardening. I keep busy.<br />
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I hope to get in the habit of posting here regularly.Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17603123973631131775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087743071100815004.post-4624025841120215402008-12-21T19:35:00.003-05:002008-12-21T20:04:30.605-05:00Egg Sandwiches!I was in the grocery store the other night with my niece, bemoaning the fact that I love eggs, but have no way to cook them. I rarely get eggs of any sort, because of my lack of cooking facilities. I have a microwave and a toaster oven, but I've always liked my eggs fried, or boiled. Well, am I ever glad I told my niece my dilemma! She just said "make them in the microwave." I replied that the only way I'd ever done that was to try scrambled microwave eggs and those hadn't been all that great. She said "oh no!" and proceeded to tell me how her family has made microwave egg sandwiches for years. I'm going to share it here, because it's so silly simple, but so very Good!! I should note that I never actually saw my niece make these, so my method may vary from theirs.<br /><div><div><br />Use a glass bowl (important that it's glass, I guess,) coat the bottom with Pam, or butter. Crack one or two egg(s) into the bowl (I salt and pepper at this point.) Whip the egg with a fork, or whisk. Microwave till the egg has no more liquid spots (about 1 1/2 minutes.) Slip it out onto your buttered bread and, if you're like me, add cheese. </div><div><br />Use your imagination - add sausage, or whatever else you like with your egg, use two eggs for a thicker sandwich, adjust in whatever way pleases you, but most of all enjoy! The bottom of your bowl will dictate the size of the resulting egg for your sandwich. My only bowl is a bit too big, so I have to trim the egg to fit.</div><div><br />I have been knitting, really!! I just haven't been documenting my projects very well, so I haven't shown them here, or even many on Ravelry lately. I'll try to put a few pictures in this post.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRTrt5sictSduZR8GmgFOpv_dz1BlT6mn1kneGwIxulDgEykSo4bmbNkJyr9Sw4eBiUEjvejG2UGtMTY5wnv-6UC_yT5A7vOY4XVzJP-HbD2FleFX-UY1SwOUZwSusl-ngllvVCrGw-OY/s1600-h/Karissa's+Afghan+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282409105425562626" style="WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRRTrt5sictSduZR8GmgFOpv_dz1BlT6mn1kneGwIxulDgEykSo4bmbNkJyr9Sw4eBiUEjvejG2UGtMTY5wnv-6UC_yT5A7vOY4XVzJP-HbD2FleFX-UY1SwOUZwSusl-ngllvVCrGw-OY/s200/Karissa's+Afghan+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#990000;">(click for larger images)</span></div><div>Afghan for my niece out of Patons Ci Ci and Pooch. It's quite large, around 5' wide and 6'plus long. Very cushy and she loves it. I'm happy!</div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVXdxltT6TJLD9vMwl6YYK-QGURcyp6z19fHz8jromLx35Me2ricS-0C6oDqVq8E6y_KJFwTcSgSSwJf9CvHUkmAuCvDy56L6BeYZ8elJn0zLmSUw3bd6-_BCj0hQFHBvv_5P07TDtUXD/s1600-h/Mr+Joe+Montepulciano+002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282410948302180450" style="WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 148px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixVXdxltT6TJLD9vMwl6YYK-QGURcyp6z19fHz8jromLx35Me2ricS-0C6oDqVq8E6y_KJFwTcSgSSwJf9CvHUkmAuCvDy56L6BeYZ8elJn0zLmSUw3bd6-_BCj0hQFHBvv_5P07TDtUXD/s200/Mr+Joe+Montepulciano+002.jpg" border="0" /></a>This is the pattern on a shawl/cape sort of thing that I kinda sorta finished, but now I'm not sure about it. It's very tweaked out of shape and I don't know if blocking will fix it, or not. I love how the lace came out and I love the I-cord edge in Suede, but that lop-sided thing is terrible, so I'm putting it out of my mind for a bit... lol The yarn isn't especially easy to frog, though it is doable. It looks a bit ragged after frogging (I had to correct several mistakes,) but looks fine once knit again.</div><div>I know there are other things I've made/finished, but I'm short on pictures lately, because I don't feel like taking them.</div></div>Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17603123973631131775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087743071100815004.post-78277647140736003542008-05-01T22:18:00.002-04:002008-05-01T22:56:18.010-04:00A song in my heart...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrw0ZrkV3_Z8D9ke6IeW0w0i7E3tLEdujdvbFp_thWhO23cTelwhAkztluY3OFHG9JimPeIfW6YSoQgwv3zrbX_tOWQxqiINae4jOwcH07QGDnGRTdYRL-_5vMvM3Ri_OC1_TQhOrED8t/s1600-h/knit+089.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195606236894021666" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfrw0ZrkV3_Z8D9ke6IeW0w0i7E3tLEdujdvbFp_thWhO23cTelwhAkztluY3OFHG9JimPeIfW6YSoQgwv3zrbX_tOWQxqiINae4jOwcH07QGDnGRTdYRL-_5vMvM3Ri_OC1_TQhOrED8t/s200/knit+089.jpg" border="0" /></a> My most recent FO. I'm thrilled with it! Click to make it a bit bigger.<br /><div></div><br /><div>I woke up today with a song solidly established in my mind. I felt like I'd been singing the first line in my sleep for hours before I woke. It was a precious gift from God and my heart has been lightened all day for it. This one had a special impact in a number of ways. One, that it is not a song I've known all my life, but one I've only heard a few times, I think. Two, I am ever seeking to truly grasp His love. The song and the line that was in my head is "'How Deep the Father's Love for Us'... how vast beyond all measure." My mind wouldn't bring up the words deep and vast for me, so it replaced them with others, but the meaning was certainly plain.</div><br /><div>What a blessing! God is so good! I'm putting the lyrics below and hope there aren't any copyright issues with posting them. My post isn't looking as it should when I hit preview, so just in case, I'm going to star the beginning of each verse.</div><div> </div><div><strong>How Deep The Father's Love For Us</strong>; lyrics</div><div><br />*How deep the fathers love for us</div><div>How vast beyond all measure</div><div>That He should give his only son</div><div>To make a wretch His treasure</div><div> </div><div>*How great the pain of searing loss</div><div>The Father turns His face away</div><div>As wounds which mar the Chosen One</div><div>Bring many sons to glory</div><div> </div><div>*Behold the Man upon the cross </div><div>My sin upon His shoulder</div><div>Ashamed I hear my mocking voice</div><div>Call out amoung the scoffers</div><div> </div><div>*It was my sin that held Him there</div><div>Until it was accomplished</div><div>His dying breath has brought me life</div><div>I know that it is finished</div><div> </div><div>*I will not boast in anything </div><div>No gifts no power no wisdom</div><div>But I will boast in Jesus Christ</div><div>His death and resurrection</div><div> </div><div>*Why should I gain from His reward</div><div>I cannot give an answer</div><div>But this I know with all my heart</div><div>His wounds have paid my ransom </div><div><br />© 1995 Kingsway's Thankyou Music</div>Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17603123973631131775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087743071100815004.post-63565879825139629852008-04-19T01:07:00.003-04:002008-04-19T01:14:04.944-04:00Serious blog neglect<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NuegPpEAT8hLeQi9oNs2nKeCzHpQNF_YHaohzmMxzlFimu6qIdth4_0fcwbpmknDUkmIAVRgofp_IcUIuSzaW2RInifwjxra9E6dqpaNO_ShBAfjwGOZj3211B2cLZy_pxOsJXHdHXgK/s1600-h/dogwood.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5190819367791584130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NuegPpEAT8hLeQi9oNs2nKeCzHpQNF_YHaohzmMxzlFimu6qIdth4_0fcwbpmknDUkmIAVRgofp_IcUIuSzaW2RInifwjxra9E6dqpaNO_ShBAfjwGOZj3211B2cLZy_pxOsJXHdHXgK/s200/dogwood.JPG" border="0" /></a> Gratuitous shot of Spring Dogwood<br /><br /><div>I haven't kept up with this very well! I just keep adding more and more things to keep up with online. On ShoutLife I have friends who I value greatly, so I do my best to keep up with them. On Elann chat, I'll comment some, but I don't say all that much. I've got to check Facebook at least semi-frequently, so I don't miss things. I have a long list of blogs that I at least scan through on my Google reader. I always feel like I'm forgetting something, or someone, and now I had to go and join Ravelry!! I'm pretty sure there are other things I'm forgetting too... like two yahoo groups that I moderate, though they're not exactly in need of much. I should be saying more though, at least on the family list. </div><div><br />Ravelry! What a site for yarnaholics! You have to be addicted to (or at least very fond of) yarn to appreciate it really. I had intended to wait till it was open to the public before joining, but that was taking a very long time. Folks over on Elann have been talking about it since at least last summer. I kept looking at their waiting list for "beta testers," shaking my head at the length of the list (many thousands) and thinking I'd just wait some more. On March 21st they hit 100,000 users! They're well over that now and still adding 800 to 1000 a day. See a bit of the progression here; http://blog.ravelry.com/2008/03/25/one-hundred-thousand/ Finally when I saw that the wait would only be around a week, I caved in and joined the list. I got my invite on the 6th and headed off to join up.</div><div><br />Even after starting to write this, I ended up setting it aside for over a week, because of other distractions. I wish I were disciplined enough to habitually write notes daily and to blog at least weekly. I know my daily notes would be pretty dry much of the time, but maybe they would add up to something more. I've neglected almost everything online this last week though... some weeks are like that. Many of my thoughts and prayers have been focused on my cousin's husband who was severely burned, then died, over last weekend. Still now a lot of the same for the grieving family. It's all made me consider once again just what kind of things we can do that are of eternal significance. Material things cannot be taken with us when we go. Love - compassion, kindness, all that comes from a loving heart, does I think go with us when we go. Jesus is eternal and His light shining through us is also eternal. Praise God for all He is, His mercy, His love, His grace!!!<br /> </div>Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17603123973631131775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087743071100815004.post-10457106117768349672008-03-01T23:35:00.005-05:002008-03-02T00:20:14.962-05:00Finished projects<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZnxJG6j5AK4yhJdO-mVpA50JAOZ94ncutOOExWHCES8iOpEy-djWM2TagrNarTyE-5V4V_EtGC8SbUyI6x3hniGf_D4xL0koHOl-Kr1iOHKU8U8oKcuwI1wCHX1nkEOin5y2LtrrNXBJ-/s1600-h/paradise+fibers+shrug+w-sonata+(6).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173003812694788402" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZnxJG6j5AK4yhJdO-mVpA50JAOZ94ncutOOExWHCES8iOpEy-djWM2TagrNarTyE-5V4V_EtGC8SbUyI6x3hniGf_D4xL0koHOl-Kr1iOHKU8U8oKcuwI1wCHX1nkEOin5y2LtrrNXBJ-/s200/paradise+fibers+shrug+w-sonata+(6).jpg" border="0" /></a> (<span style="color:#006600;">click pictures for larger image</span>) I finished the body of this shrug a while back, but it's been sitting around waiting on the off-white edging. I intended to do a crochet loop edge, but it was driving me nuts.... so it sat. I finally decided to go with loose knitting and lots of yo's. It has beads too, but I'm not sure if they're very visible. They're gold color, since the pink part has threads of gold color. The pink yarn is from Paradise fibers and is a cotton/rayon blend. I don't think it had a name. The off-white edge is Elann Sonata.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePjiokv9MNJWbFlIgH1e4nSM3Sbt__6WLBvScm-RdgK-YNLtC_eJ94DMpS18Bq7fjNjbTT7RwMtXx40krHs6y3QKK9Y5TC0hKZDKBp1ADP2L2dj2Fgsb_ULNEZ5MUI-NrerzCQg5Asor3/s1600-h/paradise+fibers+shrug+w-sonata+(1).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173003061075511586" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePjiokv9MNJWbFlIgH1e4nSM3Sbt__6WLBvScm-RdgK-YNLtC_eJ94DMpS18Bq7fjNjbTT7RwMtXx40krHs6y3QKK9Y5TC0hKZDKBp1ADP2L2dj2Fgsb_ULNEZ5MUI-NrerzCQg5Asor3/s200/paradise+fibers+shrug+w-sonata+(1).jpg" border="0" /></a> I'm not too fond of how this back view looks, but then I'm not too fond of my own back (or front) view right now anyway, so I just went with it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBB2xgs2dEStUyGs1VrHcMVVoW0o1e_HaK62N_HNb1XGfbcj-fTQ3Kl_KjUGX2qsjQajlXYeACnrnYvXvDtW5hpqx9v1CA7eUeAiFOL3idj5u5xp0W7Ep-hQX_Z9Iv8y-eUK4i28YoCBt/s1600-h/Plassard+Bourette+silk+sweater+(4).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173002073233033490" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBB2xgs2dEStUyGs1VrHcMVVoW0o1e_HaK62N_HNb1XGfbcj-fTQ3Kl_KjUGX2qsjQajlXYeACnrnYvXvDtW5hpqx9v1CA7eUeAiFOL3idj5u5xp0W7Ep-hQX_Z9Iv8y-eUK4i28YoCBt/s200/Plassard+Bourette+silk+sweater+(4).jpg" border="0" /></a> I love this sweater! Next time I'll add a little more length in front and go smaller on the bottom ribbing, but I still love it. The blue and lighter brown are Plassard Bourette 100% silk. The darker brown is Katia Scotch tweed - silk/wool blend. Worked bottom up with neck stitches picked up and cuffs knit then sewn on. There are a few things I would change if starting over, but not enough to frog it. I may yet pull the bottom ribbing in more, since it could be a fair bit smaller. I was just deciding things as I went along. Didn't intend to use the darker brown, but I like that. Didn't intend the strip of lighter brown on top of the shoulder, but it needed the length and the neck space and I like how that came out too.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFcpDfnq5e-JkC1UJJKsblZRXAr65jT8PVJEdASkvQEp1sksILf8cCQA4pv7BrsBydZwBQTyrMUzK7VPiMBefSJm6N1LFCCXy6GfakOEjZUTmULABTn4yVngmbiXJm266YGCehAFBa-_an/s1600-h/Plassard+Bourette+silk+sweater.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173000441145460994" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFcpDfnq5e-JkC1UJJKsblZRXAr65jT8PVJEdASkvQEp1sksILf8cCQA4pv7BrsBydZwBQTyrMUzK7VPiMBefSJm6N1LFCCXy6GfakOEjZUTmULABTn4yVngmbiXJm266YGCehAFBa-_an/s200/Plassard+Bourette+silk+sweater.jpg" border="0" /></a> I knit the body on over sized needles (US 13) and it's so light and airy! Featherweight! Can't wait to wear it the first time!!Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17603123973631131775noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087743071100815004.post-41189406102725746172008-02-13T03:27:00.002-05:002008-02-13T03:36:31.652-05:00Funny!<object width="425" height="373"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0rJ_I-UdCVc&rel=1&border=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0rJ_I-UdCVc&rel=1&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="373"></embed></object><br /><br />I'm not at all sure if the above will work. It's So Funny and only 41 seconds long, so if you're on dial-up it won't be bad to load. I'll put the URL here too, just in case. If this little guy doesn't crack you up, you're hurtin'! lol Worse even, since I'm hurtin', but he cracked me up! It's so blamed cute I don't want to close out the popout video. I just want to keep going back and watching again! Enjoy! :)<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rJ_I-UdCVc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rJ_I-UdCVc</a>Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17603123973631131775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087743071100815004.post-36932271996267061732008-01-21T20:01:00.000-05:002008-01-21T20:52:26.450-05:00Finished Fiesta... all else dragging!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPfTJxi5b3a1PeIiXTdK0FhNQiCgU4NESqlEKkPxiIouXlpPetJRU-q7cNj0KT_5L9_LtTgFyXKbTwBUQeA0KfC9Ba1iZxqbZX_pGu4dIcvY2X0jgIJyinRRWePhEWsjvLeiI4BR_zRxP/s1600-h/knit+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158101144842040338" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPfTJxi5b3a1PeIiXTdK0FhNQiCgU4NESqlEKkPxiIouXlpPetJRU-q7cNj0KT_5L9_LtTgFyXKbTwBUQeA0KfC9Ba1iZxqbZX_pGu4dIcvY2X0jgIJyinRRWePhEWsjvLeiI4BR_zRxP/s200/knit+011.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Quickest afghan I've done by a long shot! I finished this one in 17 days and that was even with the lag that came after the halfway point. I'm even more amazed how the colors look after getting it all done! It's soooooo fluffy! I'd do another in super bulky yarn much more readily than in a finer yarn, since it's so quick! Plus, afghans should be fluffy and cuddly!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFcpY3Qx0a-_rgyVO-C5xGf_lth5daxc8caBjjZdDu-x-oDdve83NWaf9ZmdMdsBOKhoizRjlk61kg3tVHW-PBtCxR_7M08BdSz2sqNN6WHHTuMLNSTN9dEQTF2-Gp9kNKsKWUhz6Ojlob/s1600-h/Pon+Pon+and+Quatro+mix2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5158108313142457378" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFcpY3Qx0a-_rgyVO-C5xGf_lth5daxc8caBjjZdDu-x-oDdve83NWaf9ZmdMdsBOKhoizRjlk61kg3tVHW-PBtCxR_7M08BdSz2sqNN6WHHTuMLNSTN9dEQTF2-Gp9kNKsKWUhz6Ojlob/s200/Pon+Pon+and+Quatro+mix2.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>This is the beginnings of a jacket. I was admiring my brown wrist warmers against a red blanket and thought I really needed to do something with those colors together. This isn't quit the same colors, but when I was thinking on the red and brown and looking at my yarn, these are what I decided to try together. They look amazing together, so I ran with it. The other "selling point" was that putting the two together means large needles and a quick knit.</div><div> </div><div>The poncho I've been working on for what feels like forever is boring me to tears. I should just hunker down and finish it.... I mean, I'm on the last skein!! LOL But, I got distracted. Boring or not, I want the finished product and think it's something I'll use. Maybe now that I've peaked my interest on the red jacket, I can settle down and finish that last skein and move on to more exciting things.. lol</div><div> </div><div>God bless and keep you!</div>Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17603123973631131775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087743071100815004.post-4049523619094572122008-01-03T19:45:00.000-05:002008-01-03T20:23:58.194-05:00Fiesta Afghan<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOEYEXS4woL4kkdEnoUuvlw5upQ9DhhsJte5E_QXdTvzmTMlXQn_y_d4NUSt5MPWIn1I5sKx-4xqYcZ3H_cbpTehmHuRpGmb-gevd-ri2grN9FPrQKDaxoYmSomdNnEBHBZAG4fOnLQcr/s1600-h/patons+pooch.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151422234473558994" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOEYEXS4woL4kkdEnoUuvlw5upQ9DhhsJte5E_QXdTvzmTMlXQn_y_d4NUSt5MPWIn1I5sKx-4xqYcZ3H_cbpTehmHuRpGmb-gevd-ri2grN9FPrQKDaxoYmSomdNnEBHBZAG4fOnLQcr/s200/patons+pooch.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is the yarn that my brother brought me, six skeins of Patons Pooch. Those six skeins were quickly joined by 24 more, including two more types. Below is the beginning of the afghan I'm making with it. I was Really sceptical about it all working together, but I'm loving it more and more as I go. I ran it by my brother and my oldest niece and they both liked it. I'm happy and loving how quickly it knits up!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd82Qu4tDRlJz9Ff2tJ6V6j5XBIf4ptsqdTxJfyRm2d7hB3CP_Qjp-buxfiMR-uy0wnrKTaj9amZR3Qqn7it24Nfi-RLq2ysADK7CWzsQD47kf2WzJ1EHGLx0jtVnc-zV6FFMqTKLE7onE/s1600-h/wild+afghan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151423127826756578" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd82Qu4tDRlJz9Ff2tJ6V6j5XBIf4ptsqdTxJfyRm2d7hB3CP_Qjp-buxfiMR-uy0wnrKTaj9amZR3Qqn7it24Nfi-RLq2ysADK7CWzsQD47kf2WzJ1EHGLx0jtVnc-zV6FFMqTKLE7onE/s200/wild+afghan.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDp882xbmMvRQAAjyszVXFMwCVD8aoQ4nixh9QdIqOXCE7KQRIDEc5O1VaesxEkmR5jdTZrhrMakxs2aLYUzxGotoX6DfGURw7CIKsyYLg-NRUxfN343HurxvwFbipF2A7MtwknC-rd6x/s1600-h/knit+003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151424480741454834" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDDp882xbmMvRQAAjyszVXFMwCVD8aoQ4nixh9QdIqOXCE7KQRIDEc5O1VaesxEkmR5jdTZrhrMakxs2aLYUzxGotoX6DfGURw7CIKsyYLg-NRUxfN343HurxvwFbipF2A7MtwknC-rd6x/s200/knit+003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOEYEXS4woL4kkdEnoUuvlw5upQ9DhhsJte5E_QXdTvzmTMlXQn_y_d4NUSt5MPWIn1I5sKx-4xqYcZ3H_cbpTehmHuRpGmb-gevd-ri2grN9FPrQKDaxoYmSomdNnEBHBZAG4fOnLQcr/s1600-h/patons+pooch.jpg"></a></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXOEYEXS4woL4kkdEnoUuvlw5upQ9DhhsJte5E_QXdTvzmTMlXQn_y_d4NUSt5MPWIn1I5sKx-4xqYcZ3H_cbpTehmHuRpGmb-gevd-ri2grN9FPrQKDaxoYmSomdNnEBHBZAG4fOnLQcr/s1600-h/patons+pooch.jpg"></a></div></div>Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17603123973631131775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087743071100815004.post-42644480419751665222008-01-01T03:36:00.001-05:002008-01-01T04:03:53.285-05:00Happy New Years!I'm kind of indifferent to it... lol Lexy's not indifferent and to watch her shake because of fireworks isn't any fun, but she made it through and is now sleeping soundly. All's quiet now and we're both relaxing.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNTqMTcHDZnRNuuOlt5TcFjblkslN54oRuipHFYLPxiRsTi8oiwyGorNCBmRkm4iz3-3GJFOQQwg6C9oheiC2lNoprDvR2Zybq4qlv7Bbpo4QspSfoxhh9Cm3CiAbLsM93qTH3IaQsjqI/s1600-h/boucle+scan2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150429658941518786" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNTqMTcHDZnRNuuOlt5TcFjblkslN54oRuipHFYLPxiRsTi8oiwyGorNCBmRkm4iz3-3GJFOQQwg6C9oheiC2lNoprDvR2Zybq4qlv7Bbpo4QspSfoxhh9Cm3CiAbLsM93qTH3IaQsjqI/s200/boucle+scan2.jpg" border="0" /></a>This is a peek of what I've been working on for quite a while. Just a long rectangle with a slit in it for a poncho that doubles as a lap rug for the times I need to keep my foot warm at other people's houses. It's very light and fluffy, which is good since my foot can't take any weight on it.<br /><br />I've been having such a time with my efforts to keep cutting my smoking back. I've been stalled for a while and all my prayers and efforts seemed to be without affect. It finally struck me that maybe I need to set another goal, even though, or maybe because, I've haven't been meeting the one I was at. Today, after doing just that, I feel that once again God has been helping and strengthening me. This may be the best day yet. I know I can't do this on my own, so I'm thankful for another nudge in the right direction.<br /><br />I had such a lovely surprise earlier! My brother came in from shopping with my sister-in-law and walked in here with a bag of YARN!! I was very surprised, since I've asked him to keep his eyes out for yarn and knitting stuff at garage sales, but it's never happened. They found a sale at a discount store. There wasn't even any request with the yarn. He said they had more and I ended up going there with my niece to see if I could get enough for an afghan. It's super bulky and several different kinds which will end up looking like a Fiesta. I was leery about the colors available, but pleasantly surprised when I knit some up to see how it would look. That first batch he brought me is Patons Pooch, which is really rather lovely stuff... very soft And with wool in it! All the yarn they had (only a small section of shelf) was only a dollar. I should have called a manager and offered them a set amount for the whole lot though, because much of it was in such a tangled mess that I'm sure they'll end up throwing a lot out. I'll try take a picture, or scan, when I've got enough done to show all the colors. I Was already there once, but then realized I had to frog, because I had it too wide and had mistaken my needle size. It's all going to be a pretty quick knit though, with super bulky yarn.<br /><br />May God bless and keep you!Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17603123973631131775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087743071100815004.post-10030892013855000082007-12-27T15:56:00.000-05:002007-12-27T16:15:11.323-05:00New Wrist warmers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb4l4sxb37clRuvGI1qBT1NR2ufTl_sgPZTEHetSZ2CvrGtxidjMZ6KBSlXcjB4BW2_ON5f2U4kyAPa2QBi8l3Bti6ODkEgqjS1oJysWcObvKoMj6JSuGMM3FrPG9fnioX4kcKaa-ZTb7U/s1600-h/wrist+warmers+1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148761098506761138" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb4l4sxb37clRuvGI1qBT1NR2ufTl_sgPZTEHetSZ2CvrGtxidjMZ6KBSlXcjB4BW2_ON5f2U4kyAPa2QBi8l3Bti6ODkEgqjS1oJysWcObvKoMj6JSuGMM3FrPG9fnioX4kcKaa-ZTb7U/s200/wrist+warmers+1.JPG" border="0" /></a> Quick knit done in the last couple days. White Elann Esprit cotton and peach whip Schachenmayr Only Stretch (wool.) I love these! They feel really good and they have four cables on each. I'm enjoying my beginner cabling. I knit them flat and could have done a better job of arranging my seam in relation to the pattern, but it's all a learning process and I'll certainly wear them without embarrassment. Thought about doing short rows for a partial thumb, but I think I prefer them without that.<br /><div></div>Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17603123973631131775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087743071100815004.post-28470798210380274362007-12-22T01:30:00.000-05:002007-12-22T01:52:22.162-05:00Last stocking plusBelow is the last Christmas stocking and perhaps my favorite. I thought that about several of the others when I finished them too though. Taking a picture of this one proved the biggest challenge. The first photo shows the color pretty well, but doesn't show up the cables. The second sort of shows the cables, but I'd have liked to get a much better picture! Didn't try scanning, since my scanner is too much of a Prima Donna to work while I have too much else open on my computer.<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mVfEsIS-Pjhm1JmojC4xligBVSPMdt44eyiMujYBuOQV5UnOY9UqNVhk7UcfGt7Pau_BeBQqL8jZ3sSV8S-8ZBa4uhbNZOOBZU6yGihG2p3cZb7yjJRVSXECYXbqqozgCJ29JHR7DNlL/s1600-h/knit+051.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146681651435696818" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mVfEsIS-Pjhm1JmojC4xligBVSPMdt44eyiMujYBuOQV5UnOY9UqNVhk7UcfGt7Pau_BeBQqL8jZ3sSV8S-8ZBa4uhbNZOOBZU6yGihG2p3cZb7yjJRVSXECYXbqqozgCJ29JHR7DNlL/s200/knit+051.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlY_INkML7kIcc1BHa27NE-d6VsS-qJ6BM22ras4tn8mdIU11_7K_dW7DTSukvw79zyGqyJwvATUDOy8WWi5wwYhTkFO17yyO8Hu4gJB8Trqsxa8AspBt6NtWdsnFGFdg_WPQd6nZ2DAd8/s1600-h/knit+055.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146681904838767298" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlY_INkML7kIcc1BHa27NE-d6VsS-qJ6BM22ras4tn8mdIU11_7K_dW7DTSukvw79zyGqyJwvATUDOy8WWi5wwYhTkFO17yyO8Hu4gJB8Trqsxa8AspBt6NtWdsnFGFdg_WPQd6nZ2DAd8/s200/knit+055.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div><div>Below are the initial tags I made to hang on them. I which stocking to give to who, so I'm going to make them pick, then they can put their own tags on. That way if they want to switch around every year they can do that too. </div><div> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Pm7aRSKrLItubDCoFJHuFjlwmmAz4GoZ9QwA21C2FucULy0dDPou5cDqn9GtJ1lX1jMmxufc8ZERYeR04k5hEWB4nxJeXf8aszmKAJJhsjAzCguf4vrzAAf-2ER3zp39c8yqy7f2_n00/s1600-h/knit+049.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146683055890002642" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0Pm7aRSKrLItubDCoFJHuFjlwmmAz4GoZ9QwA21C2FucULy0dDPou5cDqn9GtJ1lX1jMmxufc8ZERYeR04k5hEWB4nxJeXf8aszmKAJJhsjAzCguf4vrzAAf-2ER3zp39c8yqy7f2_n00/s200/knit+049.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div>I cut these out of old leather from a coat and used paint pens to embellish them. the upside down candy cane is a J. :) I had fun making them! I'll have three stockings left from which to pick my own, after everyone else chooses theirs. I made the extra two for my other niece living down here and her boyfriend, but they ran off to spend Christmas with his family, so they'll get what's left..... or I might make another if there isn't one suitable for him left.<br /></div></div>Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17603123973631131775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087743071100815004.post-86944069874978317172007-12-19T22:04:00.000-05:002007-12-19T23:32:06.682-05:00Christmas knitting<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjatJwa9F-Zxyp7xCAmwJvf0nmAixxl1yD_Lp2IkgggnLQEQoSfl4VCJ1Flbkf_7byJ6BHFhQkNYNPA3shR3XOK4X9MMofmmmf5fou7CIoELGqrKdEV1h-CkGZa2y7Rh-GU08a7XyDWbkTX/s1600-h/knit+034.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145886713118749202" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjatJwa9F-Zxyp7xCAmwJvf0nmAixxl1yD_Lp2IkgggnLQEQoSfl4VCJ1Flbkf_7byJ6BHFhQkNYNPA3shR3XOK4X9MMofmmmf5fou7CIoELGqrKdEV1h-CkGZa2y7Rh-GU08a7XyDWbkTX/s200/knit+034.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#006600;">(click pics to see larger)</span><br />I think this is safe here, because I haven't given this blog address out to anyone I've made these for. I was at my wit's end trying to think what to do for Christmas when I got the inspiration for these. Thank God! I used mostly acrylic yarns that I got when I first started knitting a couple years ago. The red and white above is in TLC Amore and Yarn Bee "frosting" from Hobby Lobby.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkFSOGjS1-eQjJBWpOjL_Ucwv3xjSs-4vR_xWYnW3oT9UN6Bko00pNQ4wNT1JVUCcFcU9t9reONZfO4AL42_pUQRm6jQ9CGQTCHyfWcOys5mBDLP3hDlBKhCt2pnLVPgFS5g0zZV0vOYJ/s1600-h/knit+047.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145899366092403346" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkFSOGjS1-eQjJBWpOjL_Ucwv3xjSs-4vR_xWYnW3oT9UN6Bko00pNQ4wNT1JVUCcFcU9t9reONZfO4AL42_pUQRm6jQ9CGQTCHyfWcOys5mBDLP3hDlBKhCt2pnLVPgFS5g0zZV0vOYJ/s200/knit+047.jpg" border="0" /></a>Another TLC Amore (burgundy) with blue "Boa" and a ladder lace I can't recall the name of added into the cable, which the photo doesn't show very well. But! I got basic cables figured out while working on these!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffKJ-t-xDBdVK84UUNtVuueNOGhbpeBybjHzFfOZTUCjRlr66LKdF_8f-ANfpeHoRTnY9GpbMxgNdyXFcLN6-X2kN5lUqkU8W3SAtFXB_l3IFsrel97WKM7lAUe1e3gAkrIgR_YGVnqTF/s1600-h/knit+045.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145898348185154178" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffKJ-t-xDBdVK84UUNtVuueNOGhbpeBybjHzFfOZTUCjRlr66LKdF_8f-ANfpeHoRTnY9GpbMxgNdyXFcLN6-X2kN5lUqkU8W3SAtFXB_l3IFsrel97WKM7lAUe1e3gAkrIgR_YGVnqTF/s200/knit+045.jpg" border="0" /></a> Trim in Yarn Bee "thistle," body a wool blend that I'd have to dig for to remember exactly.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQK7IqOsCdf7IhqolSRm82M-X5mBcBuUC8r6P1xB3uPnk6VQLpLGcHgQH2r-xolhGm7FwN-h4JPNmZ14dSRT_TSG7wwTqpBSF-DUIYRraJXr5BdjrF9Yx0Jh9HyyuA5oMVGgvv-2VJwPGu/s1600-h/knit+044.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145897278738297458" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQK7IqOsCdf7IhqolSRm82M-X5mBcBuUC8r6P1xB3uPnk6VQLpLGcHgQH2r-xolhGm7FwN-h4JPNmZ14dSRT_TSG7wwTqpBSF-DUIYRraJXr5BdjrF9Yx0Jh9HyyuA5oMVGgvv-2VJwPGu/s200/knit+044.jpg" border="0" /></a> Homespun with a novelty yarn I don't recall.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix6BCpYKjMIZivnHU6uzzQd5GFd2AsDlfjo4bBoGdpKsl5fkRTtffm3uDDSi0FHmE6IVi_WF1oIrp9azSGMZhQRYudgL7uA8siVaYxQYBfR8jYhIMpnGN8j1H6cnhuK6tNHw8fO_nUevC5/s1600-h/knit+043.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145894779067331170" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix6BCpYKjMIZivnHU6uzzQd5GFd2AsDlfjo4bBoGdpKsl5fkRTtffm3uDDSi0FHmE6IVi_WF1oIrp9azSGMZhQRYudgL7uA8siVaYxQYBfR8jYhIMpnGN8j1H6cnhuK6tNHw8fO_nUevC5/s200/knit+043.jpg" border="0" /></a> Ok, I'm giving up on remembering the yarns. I can look them up if anyone wants to know the specs. I love this one, though the foot part looks kind of bubbly... lol<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcINtYOMx9ZdnDvvptugCklQq7cFH8d_hg9LmyMxFBkoHFJufjl_vZX7GBpzy37ZwL1P1oXNAbFLFGGYV9IQeU1XVrahyGITKHcTgi9A_miBu487w9puojoUUpJONCLpnXQXGdvPVOJytg/s1600-h/knit+042.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145893310188515922" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcINtYOMx9ZdnDvvptugCklQq7cFH8d_hg9LmyMxFBkoHFJufjl_vZX7GBpzy37ZwL1P1oXNAbFLFGGYV9IQeU1XVrahyGITKHcTgi9A_miBu487w9puojoUUpJONCLpnXQXGdvPVOJytg/s200/knit+042.jpg" border="0" /></a> The only one with a cable all the way to the toe.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EhEG1PXD_blWmwBQRfDy2g4zDs8CFEw72EUnvhdiodqqn7E5eKUom4tX-HBpSloWO-owO0AD0F0N65CnlNMy3TjiGJv3WT1shGiDvhKq0bcWvD4GeuZrXf_oT0-XYiGjp4rNPGd88bBV/s1600-h/knit+041.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145891974453686850" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4EhEG1PXD_blWmwBQRfDy2g4zDs8CFEw72EUnvhdiodqqn7E5eKUom4tX-HBpSloWO-owO0AD0F0N65CnlNMy3TjiGJv3WT1shGiDvhKq0bcWvD4GeuZrXf_oT0-XYiGjp4rNPGd88bBV/s200/knit+041.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTz3jLxa7cQGMMnYv9GakAbudQDvRw8TbbrxG_U8DNyWgTwcDdOfqL8C4_LHze0bvMDDVr05iQjzfVICN7LWL7NspqRNceuqpypMiQ49GWGpXpxN31gGkk8fgSA080khnFoxWVq2pNwHtU/s1600-h/knit+040.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145889809790169650" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTz3jLxa7cQGMMnYv9GakAbudQDvRw8TbbrxG_U8DNyWgTwcDdOfqL8C4_LHze0bvMDDVr05iQjzfVICN7LWL7NspqRNceuqpypMiQ49GWGpXpxN31gGkk8fgSA080khnFoxWVq2pNwHtU/s200/knit+040.jpg" border="0" /></a> This one has fringes to make it look sort of western/cowboyish. Made it 'specially for the niece who's into cowboy stuff, then found out she'd bought a cowboy boot stocking a few weeks ago... ahh well.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZtp9Hg_QJSXy4dj3z7CpMhVr-f_iM_zM5BJP_P-lnNXAoV2herZKEDNjkv3hjI-A3quiR3aa5ehGT6fnPB_LdSl-a0aaRjen-bbesux9BLdHPutwI-qtmGTaysfpngnxjStpLoZvX4Td/s1600-h/knit+039.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145887821220311586" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZtp9Hg_QJSXy4dj3z7CpMhVr-f_iM_zM5BJP_P-lnNXAoV2herZKEDNjkv3hjI-A3quiR3aa5ehGT6fnPB_LdSl-a0aaRjen-bbesux9BLdHPutwI-qtmGTaysfpngnxjStpLoZvX4Td/s200/knit+039.jpg" border="0" /></a>CAMO! Hoping the cable strip down the side doesn't make it too girly. I mean, there have to be a few of these for the guys, but then again, they're Christmas stockings, so hopefully no one will be too worried about that?? I'm sure hoping... lol</div><div>I have one more on the needles, just so everyone who Might be here is covered, including myself. I don't know how to pick which for who, so I'll probably make them pick their own, or just pick different each year, if they want. I'm experiencing knitter's anxiety and Really Hoping these go over well and get used year after year! The ones they have are just felt and getting old.</div></div></div></div></div></div>Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17603123973631131775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087743071100815004.post-64855382307955456892007-12-18T02:21:00.001-05:002007-12-18T02:28:53.639-05:00OopsI forgot to mention that I started another blog for memory stories.<br /><br />It's cowgirlmemories.blogspot.com <br /><br />It'll hopefully be lighter fare than over here on the dark side... lol At least I forgot the rant I had all worked out in my head the other night as I was going to sleep.... be glad... be very glad... unless I remember it again... LOL<br /><br />The anxiety mentioned in the last post is doing a number on my continued cut-back on smoking. I've been praying about it, but also getting very distracted from my resolve.Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17603123973631131775noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1087743071100815004.post-58246822925356738002007-12-18T02:05:00.000-05:002007-12-18T02:21:08.897-05:00Memory and Anxiety<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLaboOFO9t-ijquBpVy5QVCv3uYVHLKi-E-SX4-WJELF2uSDnjTxFqC00MHwoUAP42QWosjWQPpyGAa5WcglVmIK5x9AZo0DgEC8pgftYnk6o8xNqatZKwUlGw4aKmla34aAiMYdV4_h_I/s1600-h/27.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145208666631729666" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLaboOFO9t-ijquBpVy5QVCv3uYVHLKi-E-SX4-WJELF2uSDnjTxFqC00MHwoUAP42QWosjWQPpyGAa5WcglVmIK5x9AZo0DgEC8pgftYnk6o8xNqatZKwUlGw4aKmla34aAiMYdV4_h_I/s200/27.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#009900;">(click for larger image)<br /> </span>I did this turtle on a napkin with an ink pen when I was 17. <div><br />I just realized I'm having some serious anxiety over forgetting things. I also realized that it's been a big cause of anxiety for a long time now. Because of this anxiety and the fact that it makes my memory even worse and also my pain, it's a vicious circle. </div><div><br />I have so many things I want to do right now, or to remember to do as I'm able, and I'm so afraid that I'll forget any/all of them, that I am in a state of high anxiety. I need to pray, but even that is hard to do when I'm wound so tight. I could make a list, and probably will, but I'm very good at losing lists along with my mind... lol </div><div><br />I want/need to draw and draw and draw.<br />I want to write stories on my new memories blog.<br />I want to scan all my old art from way back and archive it on a CD.<br />I also think I might want to make an album of said art to share.<br />I need to finish my Christmas stuff.<br />I need to figure out just what it'll take if I try sell my art prints on Etsy.<br />I need to keep up on email, because keeping up with friends is an important part of not being so isolated.<br />I want to keep up on my blog reading and each of the pages I visit regularly.<br />I want to talk more on Elann and post a few pictures, but I haven't worked up the nerve yet.<br />I need to show M the etching I have and ask if he wants to look at my scrapbook.<br />I need to get bank stuff straightened out.<br />I'm quite certain that's not the full list and I've forgotten things already, or maybe that's the anxiety speaking. How do I know when I forget so easily?!?<br />I need to take time to relax too, for the sake of pain management and this anxiety is making that difficult. </div><div><br /><big><span style="font-size:100%;">I for sure and certain need to pray about all this more than anything else! God help me and you too in whatever you're struggling with!</span></div></big><br /><big></big>Dellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17603123973631131775noreply@blogger.com0