Sweater Update

For the record, this is the not quite finished sweater that was first mentioned several months ago in a previous post:  http://coco724.wordpress.com/2008/03/06/then-and-now.  The neckline still needs the finishing crochet work; the straggly ends need to be woven into the seams.   
My friend had graciously forwarded the pattern to me after I had admired her beautiful [...]

Rainy Saturday

Originally, the plans for the day had included a long list of outdoor chores-many of them including the use of electricity.  Several shrubs, a few dangling tree limbs and some branches that get in the way when cutting grass were all going to be neatly trimmed, bringing some order to the bounty of overgrowth that this very [...]

Honorary Launch of Summer

The official first day of summer–June 20th–is still several weeks away.  The weather, though, feels like summer.  With that said, it is time to put the Spring pillow away for the season and put Summer on display. 
To see spring, visit http://coco724.wordpress.com/2008/03/20/pillow-talk-2/
Love living in a true four-season climate–it makes each season special.  

Day of Reckoning

Call it an obsession.  To be kinder, call it a point of pride or the manifestation of an orderly mind, but for some reason, it gives me a great deal of satisfaction to balance my checkbook–to the penny, if possible.  The closest $10.00 is good enough if the penny thing goes out the window, but last month, it [...]

Work Party Rules

Read about this recently and it sounds really cool.  In the middle of endless yardwork, this sounds like a dream come true.  Here’s the gist of what this group of friends do to help each other and themselves. 
A core group of 10 people from 6 households meet one Saturday a month from September to June, holding [...]

The Great White Hunter

Our much beloved cat, Lily, was famous for her distinctive personality and antics.  An Oriental Short Hair, she was a very pale tan color with tortoise markings.  Too smart for her own good, she was a constant source of love, amusement and occasional consternation.  Case in point:  the chipmunk. 
Lily was a fantastic hunter–hence the nickname.  There wasn’t a [...]

Pillow Talk

          
Like the poor old snowman, we are all “Snow Tired.”  The seasons are a-changing, though.  Myths aside, after this winter, rumor has it, there will be eggs standing on end all over snow country. 

 
 

By the way, the pillows are a sentimental  project.  Daughter cross-stitched the simple designs.  Mother did the ruffles and flourishes.  There are [...]

Then and Now

     Then
     Now
*Then* there was more energy to burn.  Still love the sheep sweater and am eternally grateful that perserverance is prominent in my gene pool.  Compliments always accompany the annual winter wearings of what has become known in my family as the “Princess Diana” or more simply “the Sheep Sweater”. 
L-o-o-o-o-ng time ago, the former McCall’s Magazine used to feature a famous woman [...]