Can you believe it, today is the last day of August.
This summer is a blur of scorching days
and warm nights.
I don't know about you but I am so ready for
cooler weather. School has started around here.
The buses are running twice a day.
This evening there will be thousands of
football games played around the country.
Years ago we use to be a part of those,
when our daughters were members of the
school's marching band.
It won't be long and leaves will be turning and
pumpkins will be showing up on doorsteps.
I always loved fall.
Working outside on cool days
and coming into the house with something
smelling good in the crock pot, getting all cosy
with a quilt or afghan blanket in my favorite chair,
reading a good book or watching a movie.
But the bestest thing is continuing the love affair
I have with my hooks & needles.
Fondling the yarn, does that sound bad,
hopefully only in a good way, lol.
So, that brings me back to my current
affair with this new (to me) pattern.
Oh, do I love this one!!!!!
I added a few more rounds last evening and
if it wouldn't have been that my eyelids were
getting so heavy I would have played around
with it some more.
I love how it is turning out.
I love that it is eating up some yarn.
I love how scrappy colorful it is.
I love how simple the pattern.
With every strip of color added you will be
using more and more yarn.
Eventually it will take more time for each
color and more of that color. That is okay
with me cause that is what I want is
to use up this stash yarn.
But, I do have plenty more yarn, a tote
full of soft lovely Vanna and
a basket full of beautiful, soft Stylecraft.
I have been saving these for another time.
Well, enough about me and my passion.
You folks will be seeing a lot of this
blanket as it progresses and will be sick of it
by the time I get done playing with it.
When I came into the living room to snap the pic
of my WIP I spied someone in hubby's chair.
Can you see him, peeking out the corner,
waiting for his buddy to come home, lol.
If you want to know what the best seat is in the
house, just ask the dog, lol.
Miss Trixie usually lies behind the chair
but is in her crate sleeping.
She is too short to jump up on anything.
I have been wanting to do a post on the things
my husband has made for us (me, me, me).
I should be ashamed to even show this in
it's present state because it is in such a
shambles. Yes, if you look closely you will
spy Waldo, lol, no just kidding, you will spy
a can of Pledge furniture polish.
The maid must have left it there, ha ha ha.
I will surely have to get onto her about that!
We are book lovers from way back.
At one time we belonged to 2 book clubs.
I had boxes of books, in the closets, under the beds,
here and there and what seemed like everywhere.
Please, please, please, we need bookcases.
And so one November he sat down and drew a
plan and he started measuring, and a trip with a
friend to Toledo to by oak wood. The first
section to go in was the one on the far left.
It took about 4-5 months to complete this entire
project. All pieces were sanded and varnished
out in his shop, and we carried each section in
from out there. All are solid oak, no veneers.
The exposed backs of the shelves are also
oak bead board. I love that feature.
There are storage cupboards under each unit
and there are 3 shelves in each cupboard.
All shelves above and below are adjustable.
And yes, the cupboards are full, more books,
family albums, and movies, etc.
It is an all day job to dust and clean it,
with many trips up and down on a ladder.
When the day comes that we can no longer live
here, it will be a tearful moment having to leave
this one behind. It is permanently fastened
to the far wall of our living room.
By far, this was the biggest project
he ever tackled not counting the house.
It is one of my favorite things
that I wanted to share with you.
I really need to rearrange my blog page
to allow for ex-large photos, but you can always
click on any pic to get a closer look.
The only good thing about smaller pics is
you don't see the dust, lol.
Wishing all of you a safe and lovely weekend.
God Bless You All!
I really need to rearrange my blog page
to allow for ex-large photos, but you can always
click on any pic to get a closer look.
The only good thing about smaller pics is
you don't see the dust, lol.
Wishing all of you a safe and lovely weekend.
God Bless You All!
~♥~
First of all love your blanket, it is really coming along nicely. Love the colors and the way it uses up those yarn scraps. I can not even believe your husband made those wonderful shelves. They are really amazing, such a wonderful skill to have. Hope you have a really nice weekend,
ReplyDeleteMeredith
I love the scrappy square! It reminds me of a quilters log cabin block. Nice to use up scraps.
ReplyDeleteThose shelves are wonderful. Oh how I would love to have those in my home. Your husband is very handy!!
I did have to enlarge the photo to find the can of pledge!!!
Cute doggin'...and smart too!!
Hugs,
Kris
Your hubs did a fantastic job on those bookshelves! That's pretty impressive. It will be fun watching your log cabin afghan grow. I will make one of those some day too!
ReplyDeleteI love how this one is turning out. Try puting only one column then you can go larger on the pics. That's what most look at anyways. Have a great weekend. I need a big bookcase like that by the way. I'll have to get Scott right on it.
ReplyDeleteWell first day of Autumn tomorrow but we didn't get our summer! Really cool this morning, only 9C but at least it was dry.
ReplyDeleteLove your blanket, I'm a Stylecraft fan, a great yarn.
Brilliant bookshelves, we are book hoarders too even though we pass on/donate lots we still have so many that we can't bear to part with.
Hope you have a lovely weekend.
Carol xx
Love your new project! I makes me want to pull out my yarn and start playing! lol The shelves your hubby made are simply amazing! Wow! We're book lovers here, too, and I know how they can take over!
ReplyDeleteBlessings - Julie
Lovin' your new project! Great colors and the bigger it gets, the better it gets-keep going:@)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful potholder.
ReplyDeleteWell done on reporting the rotten peaches. Money takes too much earning to be lost on such awful produce.
Carol xx