Time.....

Time - where does it go?  It seems only a few weeks ago I was at Grant Street and the doggie Shower!  Well I decided to go the week after as it was Linda's birthday!  It was a great day - All about Linda!   Happy Double Nickels to Linda!  Then I tempted fate and went three weeks in a row - Image that!  This time it was Nancee's birthday! Happy Birthday Nancee!  This week I didn't go (figured I needed to give the car a breather, right?) so I'm sitting here tapping my toes waiting for an update on Kathy's blog so I can live the day thru that! LOL.
In between trips to Grant Street and hanging with the girls out there I managed to finish my taxes - took all day but I did it!  I'm good with numbers but have a mental block with stuff like that!

On Tuesday my Mom had her hip replaced.  Three hours after surgery they had her up and walking - Wednesday if you didn't see her in the hospital you wouldn't know she had surgery the day before - and Thursday she was home.  She is doing really well and came home with a long list of exercises to do 3 times a day and must get up and move every hour.  She was even trying to talk my Dad into taking her to Church Thursday night.  He wouldn't do it - I mean really - she just got out of the hospital - LOL - Amazing how fast they get you going and this is someone that will be 82 in 2 months!  Me, I'd probably still be moaning and feeling sorry for myself - hahaha

So on that note - I will say I am not happy.  For the past two and half weeks my wrist has been acting up - it got so bad my hand and fingers were going numb and then middle of the day yesterday - the throbbing finally subsided - still hurts but its better but I still can't hook - that's why I'm not happy - I've been trying on and off for the past two weeks to hook and have had the time and just can't do it! Why is that - When I'm motivated and have the time this happens! Grrrrrrrr Doesn't my body know I have an update to get ready for for the Primitive Handmade Mercantile group?  Doesn't my wrist know I need to make some small items to try to sell at the Cinnamon Stick to make gas money to go to Grant Street? 

Well anyway - enough whining from me!

So here are some pics of the past 2 1/2 weeks...

Linda's birthday on the 22nd at Grant St...

Dianne's rabbit rug at GS on the 29th...

Dianne's rabbit at GS on the 22nd....

Barb's tote bag on the 22nd... (i understand she finished it! Way to go Barb!)

jenny's rug on the 29th...

Kathy (always with that camera) on the 29th...she's so bad...

She was actually working a bit on the 22nd....

Margo on the 22nd...

Mango's rug (she designed in the Susan Feller class) on the 22nd i believe...

Nancee's rug on the 29th...

Cartoon version of us girls from the Primitive Handmade Mercantile Group....Teresa Miller (who started the group with Robin) Kathy, Carol from Woodland Primitives, and me (who looks like I was on drugs or something!)

Carol and her mother - I believe they came from VA or OH? I can't remember! Sorry!

Amy's Mom's rug (Oh Dear - I'm terrible with names!)  Love love love how she hooked this kitty - the eyes are great....

On the home front, the boys have been enjoying their downtime - Okay - what else is there in the life of a kitty but downtime....

Most morning when it's sunny you will find someone seeking out the sun puddles (As Pat would say!)....

Or snuggling with ones brother....

Or trying to get some zzzzzz'w on top of a the cobblers rack where no one sees you...

Of course you still get embarrassed when your younger brother twists himself up like a pretzel...

Hey you - i dare you to touch my toy....go ahead and touch it - i triple dog dare ya...

Okay fine - I'll just have to amuse myself...Mommmmmmm, I'm stuck....

Okay - leave me alone now - it's toy and me time...

zzzzzzzzzz, i love my toy....

I took the sewing machine off this table and put it in front of the window for Quentin.  He is a little challenged in the jumping department (when he thinks about it) I think he has some issues with his back legs or hips - maybe it's the muscles or lack of - I don't know - he doesn't seem to be in any pain at all but he's extremely "clumsy" as a result - so normally the other boys would jump from the chest next to the window into the window - not Quentin - he kept falling - so he gets a table.    And as you will see - he loves it...

(Someday he will grow into this tail of his!)

Riley's been busy too - Of course he prefers the laptop be closed and all attention given to him in the form of face rubs...

So that's what I've been up to!  Hope you all have had a great week!

Here's some tulips I bought at Trader Joes the other week - so pretty...

And since I had to see these, I'm sharing them with you....they really scared me - LOL Linda and I were in "Wally World" last Wednesday night and they has these plants for sale for Easter.... Okay - was it just the "glitter" that over did these? I don't know - but I know I had nightmares that night - hahahahhahaha

Now to catch up on my blog reading and emails.... and hopefully be able to hook again soon...

Grant Street Woolworks Has Gone to the Dogs!

Good Morning and Happy Spring!

Crazy weather for this time of year but in no way will I complain!

Wednesday afternoon I ventured out to Grant Street to be there for Thursday's Hook-In.  Linda and Kathy were getting things together for the Woolwrights Hook-in show Linda was vending at on Saturday so I sat there and worked on my projects.  I was making more eggs and bunnies!

Thursday was the hook-in and my goodness - I do believe they almost ran out of chairs there was such a good turnout.  Besides all the beautiful rugs being hooked there was a secret amongst us all but one!

Diane has had a series of losses in a short time among them the loss of her beloved Bichon F. Beau.   Well Linda and Rick decided to buy her a puppy as she was looking for one in a few months.  So the girls at Grant Street being the girls at Grant Street decided to throw Diane a "Puppy Shower" and present her with a new puppy (a total surprise).

Diane, Nancy and Barb all went out to grab some dinner so the place was transformed into "It's a Boy" decorations!   Rick and Margo went to pick up the puppy and my goodness - this pup was a total chick magnet!  All 20 plus people took turns holding him as we waiting for the girls to get back!  Being only 6 or 8 weeks old I was surprised how easy going he was -  not scared at all and he shared kisses with all! 

They FINALLY got back from dinner and of course Diane was totally surprised!  It was so nice to see how touched she was. 

Below are a few pics from the day (of course nothing of the hooking going on LOL - all about the pup!)  Warning - cuteness ahead!

I saw Diane at the hook-in yesterday and she said Cooper (her granddaughter named him) is such a good pup - sleeps thru the night and her husband is also taken with him!

Even with all the excitement I did manage to get some items finished off for the Primitive Handmades Mercantile update on Friday.  Be sure to get over there and check it out - there is some awesome items by those talented ladies!

Of course I never would have gotten them hooked if it wasn't for Quentin helping me cutting wool!  (He's totally fascinated everytime I use my Townsend cutter - guess he likes the strips of wool falling on his head!

Yesterday I was at the Woolwrights Hook-in in Lancaster, PA.  Wow just such a lot of hookers in one space.   Linda vended so it was great to see people at her booth shopping and finding out about the wool shop that didn't know there was one in Chambersburg  I'm betting she's going to have to expand a bit on Thursday and get more chairs - lots of people will probably be showing up for the hook-ins and to shop!  Her and Kathy did a wonderful job getting ready for the show and Linda had a wonderful selection to choose from!  I didn't get any pictures since my camera only works now and then lately it seems! 

I did find these pics on the web of the Woolwrights website of the day - as you will see there was a whole lot going on everywhere!

Well it's not as sunny as yesterday but it's not stopping the boys from talking to the birdies outside (and yes I did take my beast (the sewing machine) off that table and push it in front of the window for clumsy Quentin to get up there to sit and look outside - he just can't keep his butt in the window sill being such a klutz! Oh but he's not spoiled at all!)

Wishing you a happy day!

What's a Whatnot?

I feel I have totally wasted this past week.   This cold has knocked me through a loop and I did absolutely nothing!  I hate weeks like that.   I just layed on the daybed with my remote, my box of tissues and my bottle of cough suppressant (didn't do what it promised! LOL).

Anyway enough of that - I did manage to get my Whatnot's rug whipped and finished.  Right now I have it laying in the living room in front of the TV cabinet.  Not sure where it will eventually end up.  I tried my darndnest to make it look older and not "new" looking...  It measures approx. 18" x 36"

Quentin's been up to his usual kitten self.  He's not even 6 months old and getting so big - his tail is long and his paws are large!  And my little "baby" is losing his kitten look to him - Look at his mug taken this afternoon while he was chirping at the birdies...  Getting to be such a big boy!

His new thing besides taking things out of the trash can and playing with them (mostly empty treat bags or paper) is playing with bottle caps.  You will find them out of the recycling and all over the house at any given time.  He cracks me up - I'm calling him the "hoarder" - Maybe it's from watching too many episodes of that show with my husband and he's thinking that's the way to be!

Here's a pic of this afternoon treat time so you can how big he's getting!  (And yes that would be the empty treat bag he took out of the trash - and the dollar was taken from my purse - I'm telling you - he's a pickpocket too...)

Well i'm hoping this upcoming week to finally pick up my hook and hopefully I will be able to get myself out to Grant Street for some much needed fun!  I also need to start thinking of doing my taxes - Oh joy what fun....

Well better go.... Jonesy wants dinner ... and is being very verbal about it!

Have a great week!

It's True - Bunnies Do Multipy!

Well first I'm going say - I'm now giving up on my 'song title' posts - for well over a year all my titles have been song titles.  It's getting too hard to think of/find ones - I may throw one in here and there but oh well...

And second, caution, I may whine in this post - This past week I have come down with a nasty cold and I'm feeling totally miserable and at the point that even though I feel I could, I'm tired of sleeping and totally tired of coughing when I  try to sleep, when I try to sit up, and when I try to move and breath... okay enough whining!

Been busy making more (which is why I've been ignoring posting on my group and reading blogs but hope to get caught up!) Springy/Eastery things this past week for the Cinnamon Stick (Spice Cupboard Blog) as Judy has sold most of the items I took her last week and Wednesday,  and today I drug myself up there with some more peeps and another bunny that I hadn't finished in time to take her on Wednesday and found out  she sold all my bunnies.  When I feel up to pulling out my linen I will start hooking more bunnies (I hope that's tomorrow!)  Anyway here is a few pics of the items I've been making

A brown and a beige bunny - the beige bunny was given a pretty ribbon by Judy...

More peeps and a beige bunny - Again the peeps and bunny were given pretty ribbons which really finish off their look!

My blue eyed bunny - you can't tell but his arm is separate and connected to the body with a button.  This pic is before he got his cottontail and ribbon!

A flower and peep pillow...

A little peep mat...

On Monday I was having a perfectly awful day and the postman brought me a package from my friend Sharon (Moosecraft USA blog) - She sent me a whole treasure trove for my birthday month.  Sorry about the pic but I got my camera working (but not well...)

She sent a ton of wool, a ton of wool yarn, a quilt snipper scissors, a redware plate and holder, a primitive cat, a beautiful cross stitched piece she did, I just love everything! Thank you Sharon (Again these pics do not do her handwork justice!) Sharon is the sweetest!

On Tuesday it was Jonesy's 3rd Birthday!   I am so thankful that three years ago this June something made me go to the SPCA that day and bring him home - I wasn't on the hunt for another kitty but something made my car turn that way (out of my way too) that day and the moment I saw him I knew he was in my heart!  He turned three and he's just the sweetest and bestest kitty who stole both my husband's and my heart! 

Thursday morning I couldn't understand why my legs would not move when I tried to get out of bed - well it was a rainy sort of day and guess what was holding me down....

Yep I was under this pile of fur somewhere - truly I could not move - I managed to pull my legs out and ran and got my camera - Jonesy never stays put once I'm up but he was in that pile laying down too - Riley and Quentin stayed there for a bit after I got up but then later they were on the prowl for treats...

Isn't Quentin getting big! He's the same size as Jonesy now but Jonesy's just a little stockier!  I do think he and Riley are having a contest on who has the softest fur though.  So far Riley is still winning but man, Quentin feels like velvet to the touch also!   I will say these boys are the smile in my days and with me being sick the past few days - Riley has been staying close to me even when my coughing shakes the bed!  What a guy!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend - Today it was nearly 60 degrees and it's March! I'm not complaining about that!  Hope it stays like this!