A few things
My craft partner received, so here is a pic of the wonderful knitted animals I sent her! ![]()
Cute huh?
I’ve been out in the garden as well, when it hasn’t been raining. Though, we really do need the rain. I’ve had one tulip so far just put on a show. People like walking dogs on our quite street and they usually stop for a moment just to look. I have other flowers blooming to, so it is worth it to just take a minute and see. My veggie seeds have started to sprout. Very happy about that. Squash and tomatoes so far. Mmmm, love them. Can’t wait to have fresh veggies from the garden.
Saucer Magnolia pic for everyone who visits! ![]()
I hope everyone has a great day!
Cedar Waxwing
There are a lot of things I love to do, garden, knit, bake, and feed the birds. My grandmother feeds her birds and squirrels, and I’m sure it started there. So, a little over a year ago, I had one new feeder and a bag of mixed bird seed. Three Cardinals later, I was hooked. I can identify most birds that show up in my garden thanks to the help of books, websites and friends.
So, I have looked over most of the birds that are common in this area and saw one that I fell in love with, and thought, not in my yard.
A Cedar Waxwing. Why not in my yard? Their dietary needs are almost exclusively berries. I don’t have many plants near me that produce berries. So, imagine my surprise when I look out my window earlier this week and see a Cedar Waxwing. After snapping a few pictures of him, he flew off. I haven’t seen him since. But, I hope he will come back when my Chokecherry trees send out their berries.
Garden fever
Sorry I haven’t been writing much. I’ve been outside, in the sun, planting, taking pictures and telling hubby everything I want done this year. This is the first year I have complete access to the front yard. Last year their were dog issues, but this year, it’s all mine. Bwahaha. So, here is a pic of my newest bush called Red Quince.
I’ve also been doing some knitting. Sorry no pics until my craft partner receives! I don’t want to spoil the surprise!
Muscari
Daffodils
My daffodils are beginning to bloom. It’s 62 degrees out and my little garden is beginning to wake up from it’s winter’s slumber. Soon I’ll have fresh veggies and roses, poppies, tulips, columbines. Maybe even a clematis on my arbor.
Dog Amigurumi
I finished another one from Kyuuto! Japanese craft. This one has actually been done for a while, but hubby wanted it to have certain eyes, and since it was for him, I didn’t sew it all together waiting to find these eyes. He finally consented to having different eyes.
This one was a bit harder than the others I did. It was still fun though, and pretty quick to finish.![]()
Flogging Molly, you know, the band
Flogging Molly is one of my favorite bands. They put out a new CD on March 4th. Hubby bought it for me today. OMG, it rocks. I love all the songs and the upbeatiness of the CD. I’m only sad that I couldn’t go and see them this year in concert. Maybe next time they come around.
If you haven’t heard of them, take a minute and check them out.
66 degrees and beautiful
Spring is coming! Today is beautiful. Not a cloud in the sky. I got out and weeded a bit, tilled the veggie garden and started making plans for the ever common expansion of my flower beds. Will I ever be done? Who knows. I don’t plan on it!
So off I am to think of more things to plant.
I need to vent
Tomorrow at my wonderful LYS they are having there once a month Knit at Night. I am going, and again taking my niece. In order to take her, we (hubby and I) have to take her younger brother. Then hubby’s mom has decided that she wants to go to. Only the niece and I are actually going to the knitting. Hubby and the others will have to find something else to do for the few hours that we will be knitting.
Why, oh why am I doing this? If all these people go, then all we (hubby and I) can do is go to knitting and then go home. Maybe dinner, but I doubt it. My LYS is in the next town over, about 20 minutes away.
Why is this all a big deal? Well, it wouldn’t be, so much, if hubby was not on call all the time. If we could go and do whatever whenever. Since he’s on call, we have to change plans around a lot to make sure he can be where he needs to be in a short amount of time. Friday is the one day he told them he couldn’t be on call.
The movie we were planning on seeing…..nevermind.
The shopping we need to get done…..maybe later.
The dinner we had planned…..next week.
Thank you, for ruining everything, and then saying, well what did you expect.