Went In and Got Back Out Alive!

Okay - I said i was going to totally clean my hooking room and then start hooking - but last night I made some headway that is making me feel more "settled" and I feel like sitting and hooking tonite. I have the floor cleaned so you can walk in an out of the room - the wool is put away, the supplies I need for my upcoming workshops are all ready and stored in the spare bathroom and some boxes and totes were emptied and things put away! Well at one point last nite I had the closet door open - let me just say if it was posted - it would have that crime scene tape with a banner saying "Danger Falling Junk" - Well in there I have one of those laundry basket totes with a metal stand standing on top of two rubbermaid tubs and in the tote basket i have some wool that is not good for hooking and some plastic and paper bags, some stools i plan on hooking tops on and who knows what else - Well i hear this sortof crash - and I look in and then i had to dig in there and there at the bottom is Riley covered in wool and bags - he was in there just purring away - What a knucklehead! He just thinks digging thru junk is great fun (sortof like his Mom at a flea market or antique store!)



Well I just made a pot of tea and plan on taking a bubble bath and then start this rug for my Ma for Christmas - She collects Santa's - so I'm pondering on how to do the background and even the tree and stocking - She has an area in her dining room she keeps some select Santa's out all year so I'm thinking maybe i'll make it a Santa "off season" = Thought about doing a Hawaii shirt coat theme but that's so not my Mother! LOL! Any ideas out there? But then again I can see this in all the traditional colors - maybe I'll do that and turn it into a large pillow! oh I don't know! I'll sit and start hooking and hopefully something will come to me!



Today I got a cute email from a friend about a cat and mouse - Well years ago back before we bought this house we lived in a half of house that had a bathroom with two doors and a room behind each door and had our three little loves at that time - Sid, Nicky and Miles - One morning I awoke to a commotion only to see Miles chasing a mouse and Nicky was chasing Miles chasing the mouse and in turn Sid was chasing Nicky and Miles and the Mouse - Well they were running back and forth thru the bathroom between the two bedrooms - I got everyone cornered in the bathroom and shut the doors - The boys were totally freaking out and then I'm thinking where's the mouse? Then I see Miles and Nicky totally circling Sid doing figure 8's as they do - and there is Sid just sitting there looking around like "what's happening" - there sitting under Sid's front paws is the little mouse looking like he was tucked away in a cave! I nearly lost it but I kept my cool and threw a towel over Sid thinking i could get the mouse that way (duh - yep I'm a real mouse hunter aren't I?) Well the mouse scurries out and under the door and I couldn't stop laughing for about an hour - oh where is a video camera or camera when you need it! Well needless to say that little mouse wasn't found for 3 more days (but that's another story!) So anyway that got me to thinking about Sid - my very first cat- He was in our lives for too short of a time (1989 to 2004), losing him to chronic renal failure, and everyday he is still missed - he was a very big presence (and a very loud mouth!) in our house . This is the only picture I have on digital of him - he always looked "gruff" in his pictures but he was a loyal loving friend that was always there for us.

And speaking of cats, this is how i found Riley asleep the other week - how these kitties get in these positions, i'll never know - but thought this was too funny with his paw in the air!

After work today i delivered my rugs where they needed to be and stopped in a handcraft store - only handmade items allowed in here and must be made in US -Well here is one of my finds - isn't this too cute - He's called "PinPuss" - He just had to come home with me - I won't show you my other "finds" as they may end up in some of my friends Christmas packages!

Well i believe i rambled enough for now! Off to take that bubble bath and then hopefully a long nite of hooking with my catwarmers and tea!

Wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! Stay Safe - joanne