Old Needlework

I've been thinking of ways to use some old needlework and buttons that have been languishing in a drawer where no one sees them.  This may "need" something, so if you have a suggestion please let me know. 

It hasn't been good weather for the children's spring break, only one day we could go to the playground.  Now today, raining dogs and cats.  John is always happy with whatever I can dig up for us to do on days he is here, I am thinking Kung Fu Panda at the dollar movie today. Again, if you have a suggestion for rainy days, let me know.

Good Things

Lots of surprises in Black Rabbit Hall.  I liked it, but I am doing other things besides reading.  Like cleaning out the garage on one of our mild days.  If you don't think this is a good thing, you should have seen it before I started on it.

VERY GOOD DETROIT NEWS;  Graduates of Detroit Public Schools will be given a free two year college.  Isn't that wonderful, and what a difference it will make to so many kids out there.

Just thought this would give us some good thoughts after yesterday.  Hope you are well and safe.

Just finished

It's really good!  Check it out.

We are having spring-like weather and the flowers are jumping in my little yard.  The robins are on a stake-out in my front yard, waiting for the tulips to bloom so they can promptly crop them.  It's funny, they never do it in the back yard, only the front. Happy weekend everyone.!

The Naming

For now I am referring to these as "flower faces".  I had an old scrap of someone's work using these points and I wanted to learn to use them also.    They could be "happy flowers"  or "just plain weird" flowers.

I have a name for the cold that has come to live with me.  It is "I got you and won't let go". And just to make me feel worse, beautiful sunshine for you who can go places.  I am stuck here for now with the MUSINEX ugly guy from the commercials. 

Hope you are good! 

Another silly rabbit.

He thinks he's hot. 

Another Pat Beam design, she is such a favorite with me.

Snowing this morning in Michigan, how 'bout yourself?

Reading is good.

 I put in a request for this one and only one library had it on order on CD.  Chris Cleave wrote "Little Bee".

This one I have and want to save until I can go straight through it.  It isn't too long but I liked The Burgess Boys and loved Olive Kittridge by Elizabeth Strout.

I braved the cold and went to Aldi's this morning, I call Aldi's my "ordinary folks Trader Joe's".  I guess everyone is experiencing cold weather now, maybe we commented too much on the mild winter.  Stay warm anyway.

Amaryllis

Lots of flowers are one the blogs today reminded me that I didn't show anyone my amaryllis that Rachel gave me for Christmas.  It didn't quite make it until Valentine's Day but as promised on the tag, in six weeks after starting it, I had a bloom.

We followed the directions that came with it but it soon began to smell.  So I called our family florist advisor Kynda and found that the water level was too high on the bulb and it was beginning to rot.  So I cleaned it up and replaced the water at the right level and all was well. 

My grandmother always had these indoors during the winter altho hers were planted in pots.  She must have put them outside in the summer, flowers were scarce in those days so any we had were treated with great care.

So don't be afraid to try one next year, they were lots for sale at the craft stores around Christmas.  It was fun to watch it grow.  Happy Valentine's Day everyone.