I'm getting old!

Hi my sweet peeps.  Hope everything is good where you are and that you had a fantastic weekend.  Mine was so so.  I've been having back problems again.  I've had a bad back all my life and sometimes it acts up.  This week was one of those times.  It's better now and you just go on with your life hoping the next time doesn't come around.

I have sad news about the Lavender & Lace Angel of Light was I stitching.  I discovered I just can't do large projects anymore at all.  Between the shaking and the lack of concentration....it just didn't work out.  I sent everything to the lady I was doing it for in hopes that she can find someone to finish it.  I do have some small projects I would like to do but I just can't think right now about doing them.  I started a new shawl.  This one uses a yarn called "Cotton Flowers" and it's from Germany.  It is a 4 plied gradient yarn that is cotton and acrylic.  It's wonderful to work with.  Here are some pictures of what the skein looks like after working on this for about 3 days and the other is what I have finished so you can see the gradient colors.

This yarn starts out a very pale yellow, goes to minty green and ends up baby blue.  The shawl is already pretty good size and I'm about half way finished.

Sad news about my baby Vallie.  She has to have surgery on the 13th of July.  She has developed a wart on the inside corner of her left eye and it has to be removed.  Thank goodness they don't have to keep her overnight because she just wouldn't go for that.  I drop her off about 7 am and pick her back up about 5 pm.  I'd appreciate a prayer or two for my furbaby.  I'll be a nervous wreck till she's back home with her mommy and daddy.  

Now I want to introduce you to a new member of Peyton and John's family.  Her name is Belle and she's a rescue.  I wasn't too sure about her at first but she fell instantly in love with Peyton and every time she walks by Little John she licks his cheek.  The Vet thinks she's between 6 mos. and 1 year old.  

Well that's all the news hereabouts so I just want to say thank you to all of you ladies who read my blog.  I've met some wonderful people through this blog and I thank my lucky stars for each and every one of you.

Blessings for the week, Barbara

The Surprise Shawl

Hello my friends.  I posted the other day that someone was getting a surprise in the mail and she received it today.  I made a prayer shawl for Our Sweet Vickie and I'm hoping the prayers said while making this will help her.  I knew she loved the color pink and so when I saw this silk/linen gradient yarn, I knew it was meant to be hers.  Here is Vickie's shawl.

Blessings To All, Barbara

Chocolate Covered Cherries

Today is Saturday and I have no idea what to get myself in to.  Hello....have you ever felt like that?  I have so much yarn....so many cross stitch patterns....but I have nothing to do.  

I do have something very interesting to show you.  The other day I was stopped at a red light here in Orlando, and I noticed a strange object on the left hand side of the cross street.  There stood the weirdest bicycle I've ever seen but then I realized it was one of those old time ones with the huge front wheel.  I was curious to see how this person was going to get on that seat that was so high off the ground.  I didn't have long to wait for they got the green light and off she took.  See the long bar that goes from the small back wheel to the top of the big wheel....well she just ran up it jumped onto the seat.  No Way!!!  I was so stunned that I was surprised my picture turned out okay.  Here's what I saw:

I really have no idea how she rode this thing....yes it was a woman.

I do have a finish to share.  I purchased this cotton yarn a few months ago and just couldn't figure out what pattern to use and then I came across this V-stitch pattern that was perfect for it.  I call the shawl "Chocolate Covered Cherries" because that's what it reminds me of.  The cherry in the center with the white/pink cream surrounding it with a thin shell of chocolate.  You can see all the different gradients of colors that are in this yarn and I think it's beautiful.  I own another shawl similar to this one, so I'm putting this one in my store.  You can find it there if you are interested.  

I did finish another shawl but it hasn't reached the individual I made it for yet, and since it's a surprise, I'll wait till she receives it before I post about it.  

The Good Lord has seen to it that we have started our rainy season and we needed the rain badly so we now have showers everyday.  The only bad thing is that it makes the grass grow and you know how much I hate yard work down here.  

I hope you all have a fantastic weekend.

Blessings, Barbara