Merry Christmas 2013

 

Merry Christmas

 

May you be blessed.

Liebster Award

Thanks so much to Funky Mom for the delightful Leibster button!! What a lovely surprise!! The Leibster Award is a way to show that we value and appreciate other bloggers. What a lovely thing to do! Be sure to visit her at http://funkybugsknits.blogspot.com.au/

• After you receive the award from a fellow blogger, you then answer 11 questions sent with the award.
• Select 11 of your favorite bloggers with less than 200 followers and create your list of 11 questions for them to answer.
• Leave a message on their blog telling them about the award from you. Direct them to your blog for the award and their list of questions.
• Urge them to pass the award along to others.
• Smile all day!!

Here are my responses:

1. Name a place you have visited or would love to visit that is a great inspiration to you.

My visit to Tuscany was very memorable and emotional because of family connections. I treasure  the time I spent there with my sister. The natural light amazed me. It was like a golden haze enveloping the atmosphere in a way I had never seen.

2. Finish this sentence: I create because .......... I can. It's what I do!

3. Tell us something interesting about where you live.

I live in the simply beautiful state of Colorado where the temperate climate and sunny days bless us. The majestic Rocky Mountains cut through the state creating an arid climate to the East and a verdant, lush area to the West. Denver is an exciting city with plenty of activities in sports, the arts, and shopping. Other Colorado cities that I enjoy are Loveland, Estes Park, Fort Collins, Colorado Springs, and Steamboat Springs. Have you ever been to our fair state?

4. What are you reading right now?

I always have two or three books going. At the moment, I am reading It's Classified by Nicole Wallace, Farewell, Dorothy Parker by Ellen Meister, and The Aviator's Wife by Melanie Benjamin.

5. Finish this sentence: I couldn't live without........... love. The love of God, from my husband and family, and my friends truly sustains and blesses me every day.

6. What do you like to do for laughs?

I like to spend time with my two sons and all the grands for real fun!  :)  I wish I could spend more time with my daughter.

7. Finish this sentence: I can't wait until someone invents a ............... robot to clean up after my cutie Boxer, Lailah. Enough said.

8. What do you love to cook?

My own recipes, for example, a nice piece of pork with thyme, sage, rosemary, mustard, olive oil, ...well, you get the idea!

9. Most fun you've ever had?

I hope it hasn't happened yet!

10. What do you look for in a friend?

Common interests, kindness, compassion, confidence.

11. Do you ever hand write letters and send them off in the mail?

Not any more. I did enjoy "pen pals" in the dim and distant past!

This is the Leibster button that I will post at the bottom of this page and pass on to the following blogs:

http://andallthatyarn.blogspot.com/

http://crochetagain.wordpress.com/

http://mylifeinflipflops.blogspot.com/

http://lilymaycarol-crazy4yarnandneedles.blogspot.com/

http://chalkygilbert.blogspot.com/

http://pompomsponderings.blogspot.com/

And, dear bloggers, here are your questions from me. Can't wait to read your responses!!
 1. What was the deciding factor that led you to start your blog?
 2. How much time do you spend blogging and reading blogs?
 3. What blogs do you read unrelated to knitting or crochet?
 4. Tell us about your use of Facebook and/or Pinterest.
 5. What is your preferred color palette?
 6. Do you enjoy repeating a given pattern or do you like to make it, file it, and move on?
 7. In what way do you multi-task?
 8. What are your go-to sources for yarn purchases?
 9. Do you have a preferred yarn fiber for your projects?
10. What are you currently reading?
11. Are you tired of answering questions?

Succinctly Yours ~ Week 36

 

She is complacent about shopping so Mr. buys groceries every day. Is he over-compensating or just bored? There's always food on the table.

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A microfiction meme hosted at http://grandmas-goulash.info



Protect The Children

"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." --Edmund Burke

"What's in the news now isn't about a college sports icon, it isn't about a university program where athletes are treated like heroes, it's about doing the right thing for the right reasons."

The above excerpt is from a brief blog posting at
http://www.cozychicksblog.com/2011/11/when-good-men-do-nothing-are-they-good.html

I posted a comment there, as well. Take a few minutes to think about the children, not about the flashy news reports concerning public figures. Think about the children.

The child.

Puzzling?

Puzzling?

Taken in Nashville, TN 

2008 

Booking Through Thursday ~ In Public

"Do you carry books with you when you’re out and about in the world?

And, do you ever try to hide the covers?"

Absolutely!! Never leave home without a book and a book on my iPod tucked safely inside my purse. Reading while waiting for anything is an effective antidote for impatience and boredom.

Had to chuckle at the second question! No, I can't say I've ever hidden the cover of a book!
 

A Patchwork Planet

  

This post will serve double...er...triple...duty since the couple of rows I've added don't warrant an update!

 What are you reading? What are you knitting? Join in at Yarn Along and let us all know!

 

I'm just getting into A Patchwork Planet by Anne Tyler, a favorite author. I've finally settled on this pattern for DGD's throw in the colors she likes. This thing has been reinvented three times to get to this point where I am enjoying the colors and the stitches.

This simple, quickie stitch combination is all over the blogs and perfectly suits the "swirly colors" that DGD specified for this throw. It involves WW and lace weight yarns with size G and H crochet hooks. I'm crocheting a row of sc and ch2 after each row. There is a row of white two rows of color, then white, and repeat in dc clusters of three. The pink yarn has a silver lurex fiber through it that is a happy, sparkly touch for a seven-year-old!

Horsey Part 2

"To participate in the Saturday Snapshot meme post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken then leave a direct link to your post at http://athomewithbooks.net/

can be old or new, and be of any subject as long as they are appropriate for all eyes to see.

How much detail you give in the caption is entirely up to you."

 

Paint your wagon?

And your horse?

Taken in Old Town Fort Collins, CO

Succinctly Yours #24

A school built by a  wood working class is still in use due to budget cuts in education. The practice project has seen students since 1940.

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Using the photo as inspiration, write a story of 140 characters or 140 words.

It doesn’t have to be exactly 140, just not more.The added optional challenge is to use the word of the week in the story. Then post it here.

Saturday Snapshot ~ Promoting Civility

On display at the Overland Trail Museum

"To participate in the Saturday Snapshot meme post a photo that you (or a friend or family member) have taken then leave a direct link to your post at http://athomewithbooks.net/  Photos can be old or new, and be of any subject as long as they are appropriate for all eyes to see. How much detail you give in the caption is entirely up to you."

Ruby Tuesday

 

Lailah guards her new toy. She doesn't share her toys at all!

Celebrate Ruby Tuesday! Post a photo of your choice and taken by you that contains the color red and link to this blog.

Succinctly Yours ~ Week 21

Using the photo as inspiration, write a story of 140 characters or 140 words. It doesn’t have to be exactly 140, just not more.The added optional challenge is to use the word of the week in the story. Then post it here.

 

 

Although Al Gore has not been visible in Presidential politics for several years, he continues to wonder why people think he's wooden.

Ruby Tuesday

 Celebrate Ruby Tuesday! Post a photo of your choice and taken by you that contains the color red and link to this blog.
 

 

A day at Spring Training in Scottsdale, AZ, in March is a sweet preview of summer.

 

 



Succinctly Yours ~ Week 20

Using the photo as inspiration, write a story of 140 characters or 140 words. It doesn’t have to be exactly 140, just not more.The added optional challenge is to use the word of the week in the story. Then post it here.

 

Alice was oblivious to Bobo studying her more subtle make-up.

"I should dial my style back a bit," he decided.

Ruby Tuesday

 

 Giant butterfly terrorizes the Phoenix Botanical Garden

I'm joining

 

Celebrate Ruby Tuesday! Post a photo of your choice and taken by you that contains the color red and link to this blog.

Succinctly Yours – Week 19

Using the photo as inspiration, write a story of 140 characters or 140 words. It doesn’t have to be exactly 140, just not more.The added optional challenge is to use the word of the week in the story. Then post it here.

A tongue flicks to bug
Lizzie's lunch is on the way
One delicious meal.

Succinctly Yours: Microfiction -- Week 18

Using the photo as inspiration, write a story of 140 characters or 140 words. It doesn’t have to be exactly 140, just not more.The added optional challenge is to use the word of the week in the story. Then post it here.

 

 

Gepetto made an arbitrary choice to carve a boy.
Would he be able to complete this novel project?
 Why did he keep thinking of strings?

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Succinctly Yours: Microfiction--Week 17

Using the photo as inspiration, write a story of 140 characters or 140 words. It doesn’t have to be exactly 140, just not more.The added optional challenge is to use the word of the week in the story. Then post it at here.

 

After Devon made an obscure reference to her inability to swim, Ann stood slowly. Are the rumors about him true, she wondered. Fear reigned.

Succinctly Yours – Week 14

 

Missing the off ramp, Duane headed for the stairway and a tight left turn so he could back track, a tribute to his quick thinking. Beep beep.

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Succinctly Yours: Microfiction

 

Harold considered the many comments made to him. Grabbing a hand mirror, he agreed that even at a right angle, he is a most handsome man.

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