Another Long Day.

Well my day started almost as early today as it did on Friday. I got up and took my daughter's puppy out feed her and tried to take her out again. Then I made my way to my Aunt's house so all of us could go back to the hospital to see my Mother. She was released from the hospital but it took all day. She did not find out she could leave until around 2:00. So we did not get her to my Aunt's house until after 4: 00 it took them awhile to get the paperwork together. She will spend two nights at my Aunt's house because she has to go back to the hospital on Monday and both me and my Sister have to work. It looks like for the next few weeks I will do the cooking. So I am not sure how much time I will have for the gym. So I am sure it will be like starting over again with kettlebell class since I have missed the last two classes. My daughter picked up Cece today and I really miss the little furbaby! I am posting a picture of the dishcloth and postcard I received from my June swap partner on Ravelry, it is with the dishclothsrus group I belong too. Smorancie was my June swap partner. I plan to take my knitting with me when I visit my Mother tomorrow.

A Very Long Day

My Mother had to have surgery today, she's fine the surgery went well. The day was long because we had to be at the hospital by 6:45am and my Mother did not get taken into surgery until around 1:00pm it seems the Dr had an emergency. So it was after 4:00 before she was out of recovery and in her room. I hope she will be able to come home tomorrow. I did get a chance to read and knit a Grandmother's Favorite Dishcloth while we waited. I think I could have finished more than one if I had knit the whole time and not read some of the book I brought with me. Still puppy sitting my daughter was on vacation all week and tomorrow she in a wedding of her best friend. My Aunt's friend liked the dishcloths I knit for my cousin when he brought his house and so I started today knitting some for her . I plan to knit a few Grandmother's Favorites and few Feather and Fan Dishcloths. I think 3 of each. I am not sure if I will get the chance to workout in the next couple of weeks, I don't want my Mother trying to cook until she recuperates from her surgery. Posting a picture of cuteness itself.

Summer Solstice!

The first day of Summer and the longest day of the year! The weekend was great! I did not knit or Crochet but I have been reading. I am doing a re read at this time, I am reading The confession by Beverly Lewis it is the second book in The Heritage Of Lanncaster County. I managed to get a skein of cotton yarn in a tangle and enlisted my Niece to detangle the skein! I have my dishcloth ready to send my swap partner. I hope to get in an hour or two of knitting time of friend. My Mother has to have surgery on Friday and I hope knitting will help the time pass quickly. My copy of Maggie Sefton's latest in the knitting series Skein of the Crime came in this week to Books-a-million. Flower's from my yard. A daisy and black-eyed Susan.

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MYSTERY PLANT

Wow go Blogspot I love the new templates! Well another hot stormy spring day in North Carolina! I have been very lazy and nothing new on the knit or crochet front. All I can tell you is tomorrow is hump day and I am ready for the weekend! I have what is to me a mystery plant and I am hoping on of the few people that stop by my blog will be able to identify this plant. I want to pull it out of my yarn but before I do this I want to make sure it is not poisonous! Then I am posting a very good picture of my Sweet One Hundred Tomato Plant that is on my deck this is the best year yet for my sweet One Hundred! Lot's of little tomato's on this plant and also blooms.

SWEET ONE HUNDRED TOMATO

Still Planting!

Today after work I planted my Basil and a Petite bell pepper. Last night I added a few rows to the Beth's Little Star Afghan. I am really not to sure about the colors. Did not make it to the gym. Tomorrow it kettle bells again. I want build up to two days per week with the kettlebells. We shall see if I can move around after tomorrow night's session. Hell's Kitchen on tonight, it is my first time watching the new season. How it is on to One Big Happy Family. I love the show. I is the story of a family of 4 and at the start of the show all of them weighed over 300 pounds. This season you can really see the progress they have made trying to lose the weight. This is a show on TLC if you have the channel check it out.

My Weekend Almost Over

Well the weekend has drawn to a close. It is Sunday night I am watching the new season of The Next FoodNetwork Star. I added a few rows to the Beth's Little Star Afghan. Spent some of Saturday buying plants and potting soil. Then went to my cousin Meaghan Ayala's dance recital she did a great job and so did the other dancers, but it was a long program. Today I planted a few petunia's in hanging baskets. So far no knitting or crochet. I am waiting to hear from my dishcloth swap partner on what colors she likes before I start her dishcloth. I hope to hear from her soon.

Bad News On My Sock Progess

Well I have been working on the gusset and I just realized today that somewhere along the way, I forgot to add my knit round. I continued the sock working only the decreasing round. So this is such a big screw up! I don't think I will ever get this pair of sock done. I really want to get this sock thing down! I brought another skein of sock yarn and really would like to continue! So I am determine not to give up ! I need another rescue me session. I think I need to make a trip to High Point this weekend. I know the sock needs ripping back so I can start the gusset over again, but I am not brave enough to do this all by myself. My crochet project is going better it is another Beth's Little Star Afghan. It is for my cousin's new baby due in August. I am not so sure on the color but I can't show until after the baby shower. I really need to spend a lot of time crocheting during the next week. The baby shower is next Saturday. I finally participated in a kettlebells class at the gym and I can really fell it! The class involves lots of squats!, and handling a weight. My weight was only 4 pounds. So now I realize just walking the treadmill, doing the elliptical, and the bike is not enough! I am so glad tomorrow is Friday!

Quiet Monday Evening

I am having a quiet Monday evening. My Daughter was here today and we cooked out on the grill in despite on the thunder storm and rain. The storm past quickly and we have a cover on our deck so the grill did not get wet. We grilled chicken and ribs, tried to do corn on the cob and asparagus. Cece was so excited to see Kendra that of course tinkled. I was afraid she would forget who she was but I was wrong. The cats are happy again now that the invader has gone. I miss Cece even though she kept me very busy. Puppies have a lot of energy. I have a few pictures to post of Cece. I could not get her to be still long enough to get a real good picture. My daughter was able to take a good one of her sleeping in her lap today.

Fur Baby Sitting

I have spent the weekend fur baby sitting. My daughter went to Raleigh this weekend and I am baby sitting her puppy . She has a lot of energy. I am just a little worried about her right now because she went in her travel cage and she's just sitting in the cage looking a little sad. She has spent most of her time here playing and running around so maybe she's just tired. So no knitting or crochet in the past week. I think I knit a few rows on my sock on last Sunday. I finished reading Left Over Dead, by Jimmie Ruth Evans. I have read all of the books so far in the series. My container tomato's are progressing and I am thinking of doing a few late plantings in a kiddie pool. It is something my supervisor read about on the internet and told us about last Thursday. What she told us was you get a plastic kiddie pool put a hole in it for drainage, add mulch, potting soil, and top soil. Then add your plants. My Lilies are in bloom.

Middle of the week

Last night I added 3 rows to my long suffering unfinished sock and started reading Leftover Dead, by Jimmie Ruth Evans it is the fifth book in the series. Posting another chicken coop picture. This was a very fancy coop and my camera does not do the coop justice. I could not get a good picture of the chicken's in the coup but I have a good picture of the front, some of the inside of the coop, and sideview. That's my daughter in the picture. This coop came with a sink. This coop looks like a real people could live in it. Tonight is the season finale of The Middle and Modern Family two of my favorite shows both shows make me laugh out loud!

Let's talk Chickens

I really think I would like to have a few chicken's ! I am posting another chicken coup picture and a picture of a few chickens. I knit two rows on my sock last night. Had a long day today but Monday's are always long because on Monday you are to far away from the weekend. I am watching the season finale of House I love the show. Getting ready for True Blood and I need to start an afghan for my cousin's new baby that due in August. I need to work on the washcloth too. I did not work out today my allergies are have been bad the last few days and I spent most of the day coughing. I will no matter what exercise tomorrow. I promise to post a knit or crochet project soon.

Hen-Side The Beltline Tour D' Coop

A very enjoyable day . My daughter and I went to the Tour D'Coop in Raleigh today. It is sponsored by Whole Food market, it is to support Urban Ministries of Wake County. (www.urbanmin.org) The tour consist of chicken coops located in the downtown Raleigh inside the 440 beltline chicken coops. We had a great day! This year they had 20 coop's. My daughter and we made it to 14 out of 20 coop's. If you visit www.hensidethebeltline.blogspot.com you will see a few of the coup's. I am posting a picture of coop #14 tonight and will post other picture's later. We had a great time and had a chance to see great chicken coups and also great garden's! I feel the need to get to work on my back yard! Before we started the tour we made a quick trip into Great Yarn a wonderful yarn shop! Beautiful yarn and the woman in the shop was very friendly! The yarn was beautiful ! We stopped at Mellowmushroom for lunch we had the spinach-artichoke dip and funky chicken pizza. It was great. I want chickens too! Posting a picture of coop #14.

Time For The Gusset

So on Saturday I finished the heel flap, turned the heel, and picked up the stitches on my sock. I am ready to shape the gusset. I brought another skein of sock yarn Harry Potter Opal. Just as soon as I finish my sock I plan to start another pair and promise it will not take a year for me to get the done. I spent a great day yesterday getting help with my sock and then with my daughter and Cece. I will post a picture of total cuteness tonight. We went to visit my grandmother today, it was a good visit. I am reading Bring Your Own Poison, by Jimmie Ruth Evans. The fourth in the trailer park series.

It's about time!

Finally started the heel flap on those socks I started a year ago. I plan to get the heel turned on Saturday. I have started the 4th book in the Trailer Park series Bring Your Own poison. I have a baby washcloth going for my cousin her baby is due August of this year. Just a quick update. Cute picture of Cece my daughter's puppy.

The Red Dress?

My Daughter and I went in search of a red dress today. This red dress had to have sleeves and had to fall at least to the knee if not below the knee. She joined one of the choir's at her church and the choir has it's anniversary tomorrow. So she needs to wear a red dress. The search began at Jcpenny's and continued on to Dillard's, Belks times 2, Macy's,Cato's K&G Fashion's Sear's, David's Bridals, Ross, Marshall's, and finally Hamricks. She found the dress at Hamrick's for only $12.oo dollars ! We had a great day. I stopped by A C Moore and Hobby Lobby. I found a set of size 3 knitting needles. I need to use the size 3's for baby washcloth's from Kris Knits. I brought the patterns on Ravelry. One of the pictures I am posting tonight is of Cece and all her cuteness, and the red dress.

Girl's Night Out!!

Tonight I meet some friends of mine from work and my friend Priscilla daughter and another long time friend of Priscilla's. We went out to eat first and then to see a play. The RSVP Community Theatre In association with the City of Asheboro presents the Dixie Swim Club ,by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, & Jamie Wooten. I really enjoyed going out to eat and talking and I really enjoyed the play! it was funny! . I did not work today had a few things to do. Then I went to Westons Feed And Seed 330 W. Salisbury St. Asheboro, NC 27203. They had tomato plants pick up a couple of cherry tomato's and black krim they had the black krim were on sale by on get one get one free. I was told they will do well in a container. How all I need is a cucumber and pepper or two and I will be finished.

EARTH DAY!!

Today is Earth Day, in honor of the day I planted two tomato plants today in pots on the deck. I have purchased a compost bin and I am trying to figure out how to get it put together. I am reading Murder Over Easy, by Jimmie Ruth Evan's and Mad as the Dickens A Laura Fleming Mystery, by Toni L.P. Kelner, both are very good reads. I am posting another picture of the Dan River it is so beautiful.

April Dishcloth Swap

I received two very pretty dishcloths and some candy from my swap partner tavgirl. I participated in the April swap. I am mailing her cloth tomorrow.

Another warterfall picture

Road Trip

Well I had a great day! Got up early this morning to meet up with some of the ladies from our department at work and we hit the road and went to hanging rock. The start to the trip was slightly confusing because Jenny is a spend demon and Priscilla and I got left behind. It was beautiful and I understand why Jenny my supervisor loves going up there so much. They have a camp ground and a lot of people were camping out this weekend end. The walk at the lake and the view of the lake was great. Our first stop was Dan River Family Restaurant it was a nice place the food was good and everyone was friendly. Then we went to Priddy's Store that was fun to and I enjoyed looking around , then off to the Dan River it is just beautiful. The waterfall was also very beautiful the walk down to the waterfall was pretty good, but going back up was rough. We spent a lot of time down by the waterfall. On the way back Priscilla and I went a different way so we could go through Lexington and we stopped by Childress Vineyards the place is well for lack of a better word beautiful. I brought two bottles of wine Classic Scupperdine Sweet Red Wine and Barrel Select 2006 Chardonnay. The we went to speedy's for dinner it was good to and I enjoyed my food. So no knitting or crocheting. I am not sure about the rest but I am ready for another road trip.

It's Tax Day!

So at lunchtime today I went to the post office and mailed off the dollar I owed the state of North Carolina!. I did not think they needed until you absolutely had to get the money. I am so sure this dollar will help bring down the states deficit. I just finished reading Flamingo Fatale, by Jimmie Ruth Evans A Trailer Park Mystery. It was great. I have requested the second book in the series through inter library loan at my local library. I plan to participate in the April dishcloth swap. I need to get the yarn my swap partner over on ravelry she likes red's so I need to find either a solid red cotton or variegated with a mix of color. I have the pattern picked out. We have a road trip planned on Saturday with some of the girls in our unit a work. I am excited about the trip and normally I am not the one to get together with coworker outside of work, but I think this will be fun and I plan to take my camera and I am sure we will have a good time. I am posting a picture of the second Beth's Little Star Afghan.