Plays Wool with Others

2012-01-25T18:07:00.001-06:00

Wordless Wednesday

Reading out in the sunshine

2011-02-28T00:27:00.002-06:00

Elijah and i are reading Percy Jackson and the Olympians * Tale of the Lightning Thief. We enjoyed taking in a chapter out in the side yard in the sunshine several days back. The kitties joined us =) Look at Elijah's cute long hair while you can! It's all cut off now and he looks like such a big boy (i cant stand it). It looks good if you aren't me though. Sooner or later i will put pics up.

more pics... i little better

2011-01-14T17:56:00.003-06:00

here are a few more pics of the wheel in a bit better light

spinning wheel pics

2011-01-11T23:53:00.005-06:00

My aunt Ramona got me a spinning wheel for christmas. Since i've always used a drop spindle i really dont know all that much about spinning wheels. i have some really bad picstures i am posting. Its night time and so i went in the hallway and took pics with my cell phone because it was actually one of the best places for the light. not much room, not great lighting, and the fact that they are taken with the phone make them blurry and icky but you will get an idea. i need help figuring out what is missing and where to get the parts. i know it is missing the drive band or whatever you call it. there is also a hole (that you will see in the pics) that appears to have a purpose and i figue it is the keep the wheel on the body. with the pedally thingy (i hope you speak Lacyese because i have my own language)connected to the body and wheel i know it should pedal ... and it does but it hits the ground and wont continue to spin the wheel. i figure if all else fails i can jack it up with bricks/books or something lol. it doesnt have to be pretty i just want it to work.

Wordless wednesday 6/2/2010

2010-06-04T14:52:00.001-05:00

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Wordless St. Patty's

2010-03-19T16:49:00.001-05:00

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Last week part 2

2010-03-16T10:20:00.000-05:00

And i forgot to say... Elijah caught his very first fish the other day =) He was all worked up about it for a couple days.

Last week part 1

2010-03-16T10:17:00.000-05:00

Well these pics aremt exactly in order but thats ok. Last week we were outside having fun. Most of the time =) We couldnt help ourselves because it was just that nice out. We visited Morrie/ the pond, played in Wolf Bay, hung out in E's dad's back yard and our back yard. I got some ouchy mean thorny vines and baby oaks out of my blueberry bushes. If the wind dies down we will burn a couple piles of vines that we cut out of the yard this winter. When i catch up around the house i need a day to bake bready necessities. Then i will go on another beer coozie crocheting and felting extravaganza =)

... And finish sewing those damn pants.

This-moment

2010-03-05T15:21:00.000-06:00

Soulemama @ http://www.soulemama.com has a "friday ritual" where she posts a single pic from here week of a simple beautiful moment that she'd like to savor and reflect upon. No words except an explanation like the one i just wrote here. Im joining in and you should too =)

Wordless Wednesday

2010-03-03T15:16:00.000-06:00

Waiting for Warmth

2010-03-01T17:50:00.000-06:00

We have had a few springish days sprinkled in with the cold ones. I just want the chilly winds to calm down a bit! I guess i shouldn't try to speed up spring since i still havent hemmed the 2 pairs of corduroy pants i made for Elijah... or put in the waistbands! You can't see the well in the picture since the latter part of today has been overcast. So please leave me a comment urging me to sew. It really does help with my motivation!
Well at least i accomplished *something* lately. A few days ago i finished a pretty coffee mug cozy =) that i will one day soon add to my etsy shop. If only the laptop fairy would come visit and bring the internet access fairy along with her! In the meantime, the daffodils & tulip trees are blooming. The temperatures may be dropping again, but the pretty flowers are telling me spring will be here soon. Until then Elijah & I will be pigheaded running barefoot on the beach with many layers of clothes =) =) =)

Fun friday (and thursday too)

2010-02-27T14:55:00.000-06:00

Elijah and i did lots of fun things thursday and friday... Which means there was nothing else accomplished. No cleaning or hemming or really anything! The cats got fed and that was about all! It was like a stressful minivacation =) but at least Elijah had fun. Thursday we went to the childrens park in Orange Beach where Elijah played and made new friends. Then we went to Morrie's and walked around the pond. Elijah learned to bowl on the wii (1st pic). He got a strike his first try =) and bowled a 124 his first game. Lucky kid. On friday we fished in the pond. I caught 2 little bass and E was thrilled. Of course we threw 'em back. In the evening we went to the new restaurant in west beach where E's dad works. It was their grand opening so they had free food! We ate outside. E is quite silly and wanted his picture taken with the salt then later on the pepper (bottom pic). He's a bit strange =) fun fun fun. Now can you tell im blogging to procrastinate a little longer?

Just wasting time...

2010-02-23T16:58:00.000-06:00

At the pass. Lagoon, pass, & gulf.

Yesterday was pretty

2010-02-21T20:06:00.000-06:00

It was sunny and 60something. A pretty day and it felt great outside. I didnt get to go hiking like i wanted. I got stuck in traffic and had to turn around and go the long long way. I tried to fish but the dog at the pond is neurotic and barks at thr fishing pole, lure, reflections, etc. But it was nice and i got to walk around the pond with my cute boyfriend =)

Happy Mardi Gras

2010-02-17T01:16:00.000-06:00

Lots to catch up on

2010-02-10T13:44:00.000-06:00

First i wanna say that the top picture is of some wool soakers that i have up for trade or purchase =) i made all of them but the 2 in bottom right hand corner. They are all used but in great shape! Leave a comment with your email if you are interested. They are all different sizes! Well i havent kept up with my blog and that is mostly because i went through some quite painful stuff i didnt feel like writing about. Some of it involves another person whos dirty laundry i'm not at liberty to air out here so i won't. Otherwise, my father died in August and it sucks. It sucks a lot and i honestly dont wanna talk about it. Not trying to sound antisocial though! I'll go through just a brief catchup! Elijah was a monkey for halloween =) a very cute monkey. I made my very first dreamcatcher (for someone special) right before xmas. I think it turned out well! There is a dragonfly in the middle with some turquiose beads. The webbing is hemp beading twine. The outter hoop is made of vines from my back yard that i cut down and wound together =) the yarny bits are crocheted from some of my handspun merino wool. The last picture is a mayan calendar that i screenprinted on the back of a shirt. I exposed the screen a couple months ago. Now that im kinda semi caught up hopefully i can keep up with my blog!!
Right now i'm waiting to hear about a job where i interviewed yesterday. Wish me luck!

Elijah with a harmonica

2009-07-30T11:15:00.000-05:00

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2009-07-29T00:31:00.000-05:00

Awww look at those cute baby eggplants =) they are growing by my deck. My garden garden is no longer a garden but i have some stuff by my deck doing really well. The 2nd photo is a sweet flower fairy that my friend Roberta made for me. Isn't she cute? I will stick the address to her etsy shop up when i remember what it is lol. And then you have Elijah who is getting soooo big! Hewas playing in his pool and wanted me to take his picture. The last pic is a custom can hugger/cozie i made =)
coming soon... Elijah and a harmonica video.

It's fun bein a boy

2009-06-29T15:01:00.000-05:00

Cuz when you are a boy you get to pee whenever and wherever you please... Or at least that's what Elijah thinks.

A few things

2009-06-23T23:07:00.000-05:00

I got a job about 2 weeks ago. I am cleaning condos on the weekends down at the beach. The 1st picture is the view from a condo i cleaned this past saturday.
Today we went to the social security office to get E a social security card (duh). The 2nd picture isnt the best but that is a freakin peacock! On the side of the road! Weird. We saw this guy on the way. Elijah was so excited to get a "security card" and was a bit miffed when the guy said it would come in the mail! He wants that card right now. Oh at 10 this morn it was already 97 degrees with a heat index of 104! I wonder how hot it got today?
Well my next post should have crafty content. I'm about to felt up a storm on 2 custom orders =)

The scooter...

2009-06-22T16:59:00.000-05:00

We watched Bolt. Penny has a scooter so obviously Elijah is Penny... Which means mama is Bolt. He instantly started replayin the movie when he stepped on the scooter. I am a bit slow and it took me a minute to figure it all out. The video was taken about 15 minutes after he first tried the scooter =) Enjoy the video!

What's up?

2009-06-10T22:25:00.000-05:00

Well my blueberries are now ripe! Yay! Yum!
We played at the park in Orange Beach! Eijah met and charmed everyone of course.
Our friend LeAnne visited and you can see a pic of her with Elijah...with a dragonfly clip on his nose! And one of her doggies, Ruby.
Next up: E and his scooter.

Trains

2009-05-18T16:18:00.000-05:00

We went to art in the park on mothers day. Elijah was way more interested in the trains at the train museum... Of course. Of course elijah and i are in the pics but also my aunt Ramona is in a couple too.

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2009-05-05T13:05:00.000-05:00

End of March Partying

2009-04-13T18:25:00.000-05:00

Well my birthday was March 25th. It was a good day :) and I got all kinds of great stuff. The weekend after my bday I went to someone else's bday party :) on their beautiful property. Elijah had a blast! I only got a few pics. First there was a pond to throw rocks and pine cones into... And little brim to watch swim and eat. Then there was the mud puddle and as you can see, it was great fun. And a giant mess!!! Elijah got mud literally all over, head to toe, as you see on his shirt :)
All the big boys were playing in the barn skating the mini-ramp and box. Elijah has been somewhat obsessed with skateboards for quite awhile so he had to get in on the action! The last picture is one of Elijah with his friend Steve helping him skate across the barn. He had a great time!!