Mother Nature is a tease. We had record high temperatures this week, followed by rain and more rain. We actually slept with the windows open one night!
The difference back stitching makes! It's amazing! Backstitching is so tedious, but it makes all the difference. Now I just have to order the flower beads, and it will be done, and can go to it's new home at Steph's house.
Heather made me this sign on her cricut. The wood is from a shelf at Mom's house, from my old room. She lightly sanded it so some of the blue from the shelf comes thru. She also made one each for Mike and John, and along the bottom of theirs it says Oehrl in script. Totally amazing!
Temperature scarf, with ends woven in. It'll need to be blocked when I'm done.
Temperature afghan, coming along so nicely. It's folded, so it's twice as wide as it looks. I got to use a new color this week with the beautiful weather!
I'm still reading my way thru Jill Shalvis books. I'm reading the Animal Magnetism series now. Her books are very readable- humorous, and you can relate to the characters.
One of our feral cats looks like his leg is broken, and Ralph has been trying to trap him all week to take him to the vet. So far the cat is too smart for him. Ralph is considering a butterfly net! Poor cat, we just want to help.
It feels so good to not have to bundle up to go outside! But it's only mid-February, so we could still get lots of snow. Boo.
Tina in her chair, and on Ralph's lap. She stretches out and purrs, until he does something unacceptable like move.
Steph's fire house is coming along nicely. The aida cloth is actually a light blue, to represent the sky.
The temperature scarf! I spent an hour yesterday weaving in all those ends, so it looks a little different today.
And the temperature afghan! I'm so happy with how it's coming along!
I just finished the new JD Robb, Dark in Death. Really good, as are all of hers. Nothing on TV, since I don't watch the Olympics. So I'm binge watching Midsomer Murders on Netflix, a British mystery series.
I had a really nice birthday. Talked to all my people, and had lunch with Ralph and Heather. Heather brought me a bunch of purpley pink mums, which I love. Manda and Steph sent me chocolate from Godiva and See's, always a hit! And Ralph got me a box of chocolate covered cherries, and a bag of Swedish fish. All wonderful gifts!
This morning I had errands to do, so Ralph went along with me and we started with breakfast at the Lamp Post. Then quick stops at the library, mailbox, and bank.
My mom gets so much mail! Everyone asking for contributions, if they enclosed a postal paid envelope, I write deceased across her name and send it back. Florence still gets the occasional mail, and she's been dead for four years!
The plan for the rest of today is to do my temperature rows and work on the cross stitch. I read for a half hour to an hour before I go to sleep at night.
And that's retired life! It's great!
It rained all day yesterday, it's raining cats and dogs today, and rain is predicted for the next two days! But, it's better than the snow that other parts of the country are getting!
I've been watching Last Tango in Halifax on Netflix, and I was sad when I got to the end. It's a British drama.
Almost every day, Sly decides he needs to sit on or with me and get some loving. If I stop petting him, he nips me! Little toad!
Temperature afghan is coming along! It's folded in half in this pic.
Temperature scarf is also coming along. I'll weave in the ends when it's finished.
Steph's fire house is moving right along. I hope to be finished when she comes home in May/June.
And a FFO, the granny afghan made with 5 cakes of Saturday Sundae from Hobby Lobby.
This week is my birthday! 65! Medicare time! It's so weird.
We listed Mom's house with the realtor. Pix were taken Friday, and it should go online tomorrow. What an ordeal- Mike has been up there so much, finishing cleanup and touchup. I just have dreams of people I know moving.
And that's what the past week has been!
It was 13 degrees this morning! Yesterday it snowed off and on, but didn't really lay, which is fine. Rain is in the forecast for tomorrow for the Super Bowl, which the Eagles are in. We're invited to Heather and Ed's for a party, in which only the half time show will be watched. It's a very select group, just us and Ed's parents.
I forgot to post this when I finished it. It's baby blanket sized, and was done with caron cakes, or something similar.
Then I started this one, with Hobby Lobby's sweet rolls. The colorway is called Saturday Sundae. I have one or two more rolls to add to it.
The temperature afghan is coming along! It looks smaller here because I put it on the floor to get the whole width in the picture.
Th temperature scarf is also coming along. 40 stitches wide, single crochet with a G hook, picking up the back loop only to add texture to it.
And last but not least, and I don't know why it's showing upside down, is the counted cross stitch fire house for Steph. I work on the temp afghan and scarf every day, and kind of alternate the granny and the cross stitch.
I read 14 books in January, 3 on the kindle. I'm working my way thru Jill Shalvis' books, with some miscellaneous library books in between.
Ten more days and I'll turn 65 and be on Medicare. How did that happen? But it's better than the alternative. My friends Linda, Linda (Sam) and Doris died before they were old enough to collect social security, so I'm happy to have the opportunity to grow older.
