Beany Boy Update
As you can see, this old guy is doing great–better than he’s been in years. Why, he’s running up and down the stairs, following me everywhere I go, eating like a horse, catching mice in the garden, and swatting at his little sister Jiffy–just to teach her who is still the big man around here, in case she forgot. He’s even put back on some good solid weight to substantiate the claim. Legoless, we’re calling him, which is a hearty, tough guy name…with a double meaning.
Yeah, he’s even taken to bossing me around these days. “Let me out. Let me in. Let me out and then right back in. Feed me the chicken food. Feed me the turkey this time. Now let me out again–and of course, right back in. Oh, he’s pushing his luck pulling this stuff all day long, but he nearly needs a swat when he tries it at 4 in the morning. Oh, and he’s developed a funny meow to go along with his new “I run the joint” attitude. It’s a howl of sorts. And I’d be happy to ignore it, except that it’s quite impossible at the crack of dawn. This guy’s a nut job I tell you…a twenty year old nut job.
Good thing I positively love the living daylights out of this old, silly cat.
And apparently he isn’t missing the back leg, one little bit.
The Rainbow Bag
What do you think? Is this just the cutest little girly bag you’ve ever seen?! It may be gray and rainy outside in these parts, but ooooh–such rainbows are being created indoors. It’s truly been the best weather for sitting and playing with my pretty cotton and hooks.
While I was toting it around, working on it in lots of different places, time after time a mom would say to me, “Are you selling those someplace? I would totally buy one for my daughter.” I say, probably not. But if you crochet, you can get the pattern right here.
For now though, I have a couple of little sweetie pies that will each get one for Christmas–of that, I’m certain. Isn’t it positively scrumptious to think of making and gathering and squirreling away treasures for Christmas?!
Once the gift bags are made, I may just have the “oomph” to keep going and make a zillion more.
I suspect so because making this one was the most dang fun I’ve had in a long, long time.
With a hook that is.
Sooooo…what do you think?
September 11th
Things To Love At Home
This silly kitty who somehow thinks she runs the place.
A few solitary cucumbers lurking out in the garden among the pumpkins…and weeds. gak.
More glorious crochet to keep my hands busy.
A big brave three-legged kitty with lots of black fur growing back in, who actually does run the place.
Fresh bananas for my favorite bowl of cereal.
A great bit of mending that needs to be done.
A busload of plums that ought to be eaten very soon…I’ll get right on that.
A sparkly new magnet for my file cabinet…
to go with all the rest.
