Saturday watercolor...

There are so many great apps to use now-a-days.  I like this one that turns photos into collages and watercolors it too.  I am still knitting and reading....January is a good month for that.

A Merry Christmas!

It's hard to believe time could pass by this quickly!  My last post was two months ago....and now it is Christmas. I hope you are having a wonderful Christmas!   There are so many sad things going on....it is a sweet thing to celebrate our Saviour's birth.  What a gift....salvation!

Eph2:8 & 9   'for by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.'  This truth lifts my soul.  I don't have the abillity
 to do anything great.....thats for sure...and I could never earn my salvation, but Christ did it all for us!  Praise his holy name.

Every day is flying by now....but I have gotten some knitting done.  I've been knitting cotten leaf mug coasters, which are pretty and practicle. No, not for gifts but just for us to use.  And am knitting a pumpkin dish cloth.  Oh my...I've got to post a few pictures.  I am so out of the 'loop' of blogging. I hate to give it up though.  My blog is such a dear old friend.  Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Making my own sunshine....

Oh boy, these roses smelled heavenly and I am enjoying tablecloths again, after many years have gone by. I have been busy knitting my Reader's Wrap ...which is done except for the two pockets I am working on now.  Then to block it and enjoy the Wrap in all of its fuzzy wool cozy-ness.

I downloaded the app 'Gazebo' from Kevin Sullivan Entertainment, remember him?  Anne of Green Gables and Avonlea?  Now I can watch it on my ipad and its oh so delightful!  The quality is 4K (whatever that means) and the picture is awesome.  The price isn't too bad.  $14. for Anne and 3. for individual episodes of Avonlea.

I hadn't realized so much time had gone by and I've been absent from blogging.  Having hubby home is so different than having whole days to fritter along through.  I love being together all the time ....and no lunches to pack or work uniforms to iron.  No worries about the weather!  Ahhhh. nice.

I am feeling better but it is so day by day! We are having our first cold weather here...in the low 50's and that doesn't help me any for sure.  And...want to enjoy browsing a fun catalog?  I like 'Vermont Country Store. com

Proverbs 4:13 Take fast hold of instruction; let her not go: keep her; for she is thy life.

On the 'Niddy Noddy'...

A Niddy-Noddy is used to take the spun yarn off of the bobbin on the spinning wheel and turn it into a skein.  It was interesting to read about its history.  It goes way back, which makes sense since everything used to be done by hand carding and spinning. The Niddy-Noddy was part of a little poem 'type' saying which one used to keep a rhythm going in the right direction when winding on.  I think I've got that right!

Next it got washing, which was a still soak in the sink, and then a quiet rinse....letting it rest in the water for about 10 minutes or so before before pressing gently to get excess water out of the skein and blotting on a towel.

Next it goes onto the  'swift' and  then onto the ball winder.  Such a lot of time and care, but very rewarding. And, this little bit of yarn is about 505 feet or 168 yards.  It will only make a scarf, but I hope a very pretty one.

Just wishin....

Oh how I wish I had more energy!  Last week was great, and I did have more energy then.  I had a Birthday/tea party for a friend.  It was so much fun and a great reason to make things pretty for the tea party table. My wish came true, wishing for energy, and I had forgotten about it.

Still putting jigsaw puzzles together, and it is so calming and relaxing to me. I have restless leg syndrome and that is just the best medicine for it.

I just read 'Because of Winn-Dixie' and absolutely loved it!!!!  What a charming and sweet story. I also finished 'One Doctor' by Brendan Reilly, M.D. It is very interesting but sobering to read the true stories of this M.D.  and the health issues that eventually come to most of us as we age.

The garden is just about done now, and our garden is loaded with wonderful butternut squash.  I love those squash!  They are tasty and keep for months.

Our three apple trees have worked hard for us....to hard maybe.  My  husband has worked like a dog raking apples and picking them up and even making yummy applesauce.  My strength and energy limit me so it is up to him all the way.  He is cheerful though.....and such a hard worker.

Psalm 34:8 'O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed  is the man that trusteth in him.'

Making memories

 I love Susan Brabeau puzzles!  The kids here are pretending to get gas. If you enjoy jigsaw puzzles, check out puzzle ware house dot com. Puzzle Warehouse has a fabulous selection.

 Its been a pleasant summer, and this week held a special  treat.  A dear friend took a group of us ladies to a delightful tea room. I enjoyed 'high tea',  which was really special. It is a blessing to be with other Christian ladies...always.

Notice where the little girl is sitting?  No wonder the scales are giving the lady a shock.  That white clock was a doozy to put together. This puzzle was a hard one for sure, but so rewarding to see when completed.

Yellow cherry tomatoes, yum.

We are having the nicest things from our garden this year.  The butternut squash is a different color than I remember it, but perhaps this is a different kind of butternut squash. These little brown-eyed Susans are a true gift.  You never know where they will re-seed themselves.  I like them!  They are so cheerful, like saving a bit of sunshine.

I have been enjoying reading so much, its been a good week.  I have another jig-saw puzzle going also.  The Lord gives us so many blessings, how wonderful He is!