Last weekend was a bit rough. It's been one year since Mom's passing. Doesn't seem like it's been a year either. Rough weekend, but glad the kids came to visit. I'm getting flowers together to take to the cemetery, but still need a base with styrofoam for them. I forgot to check dollar tree for those, but on the to-do list. Anywho, missing Mom hit hard.
Oh boy did we get rain yesterday. I had to run around the house and check all the drain spout extensions. Sheesh, talk about squishy, flooded yard.
I, like a dummy, rammed my little toe and I got a very nasty bruise. I should have taken before and after, because the bruise is almost gone in 3 days using my homemade comfrey salve. I believe the salve was also made with some plantain in it. Anyway, the power of medicinal weeds is mind blowing.
Fun Fact: Did you know a "chipotle" pepper is a ripened (red on the vine) jalapeno, smoked and then dried? I looked into making my own canned chipotle peppers in adobo, and learned this. Anyway, we do not own a smoker, nor a charcoal grill. I'm putting making these on the back burner for now, but definitely on the try it list.
My progress on our blanket. I absolutely love how I rotated the white between the black and gray yarn. Love it! I measured it, and if I am correct, I need about 8-10 more sections of each color to finish it. Since I started with soft white then gray, I would like to end it the same on the top of it.
Daughter K and her fiancé came and picked up this blanket.
The only blue pair of baby booties I currently have in my inventory. They are on their way to a Mom in Hawaii. Very thankful for the sale. I still cannot locate more satin ribbon in white, baby blue, pink and peach. I use white a lot.
Over the weekend, I came downstairs with about 4 skeins of yarn. My husband laughed and asked, "do we have a store up there?" Ha ha ha! I may actually run out of yarn for our blanket. Knocking on wood that I have enough, because the last trip to Wal-mart they had zero of all three colors, and I bought the last gray one at another Wal-mart at another store. I'm going to do another check on my stash this week. I'm just preparing for another blanket if I have to pause our blanket.
The last few years have been a whirlwind, and I missed some comments on my "store" blog. Mother Em, if you are still reading my blogs, I have gone thru my boxes of inventory and have the items below:
Scarf: $20.00, Hat: $10.00
Cross bookmarks in the colors that are in the photo: $5/each
Wine bottle gift bags in the colors that are in the photo: $5.00/each.
Shipping depends on where you live and how much I am shipping. Also, payments can be sent via a check or paypal.
Let me know if you'd still like any of these. And again, so sorry for missing your inquiry. Last year alone was a whirlwind with Mom's health.
