It's What's for Dinner

Since blogger is being kind today, I thought I'd share a couple more pictures. I had planned on making Drew's Bloodshot Eyeball Munchies to take tonight along with some pasta. I went to the grocery store to get a few things I needed to make them, forgetting that the senior citizens got their pension checks today. Don't get me wrong, I love the seniors, I hope to be one some day, but they move so slowly. So I decided that there was nothing on my list that I really needed and came home, a little bummed because there would be no eyeballs. And then, I became inspired (of course by drew's eyeballs) and here is dinner, bloody eyeballs on a bed of moldy, bloody brains.......



I'm even leaving a pan in the oven for Ralph, when he gets home from jury duty.
Thanks Drew for the inspiration.

Is It Christmas ?

Yea !!! Blogger let me upload my photos !!! The stocking is for an exchange, my exchange partner doesn't know about my blog so I feel safe it posting this.

The Stocking.

Socking and potholders and a close up of the snowman

The Noel sign is for me, I have the perfect spot in my kitchen for it.

And we have the penguins.

And a couple of potholders and a towel ring.

After taking a second look at what I crocheted last week from start to finish, I didn't do too bad for having a migraine most of the week. I also have a teddy bear, that I can't show you. It's for the Christmas Holiday exchange at Crochet Depot.

Mrs. Claus is a pattern from Hugg'ems , the towel ring is from Crochet Memories .

The Noel sign, I graphed myself and the other patterns are from the book 'Tis the Season to Crochet.

I think I'm going to go whip up a Perfectly Pretty Cotton Face Cloth from Deneen's pattern.

Oh, Ralph did get picked for jury duty, so he's in court at least today and tomorrow. I can't wait until it's over so he can tell me about it !

Tonight I'll be a my sisters' house, so I can see some trick or treaters. The kids don't come down my part of the street, I'm 4 houses from the end of a dead end street and there are only houses on one side of the street.

Have a Happy, Fun and Safe Halloween !

Where Are the Stinking Pictures !?!

I know, I know, I promised photos today and you couldn't wait to see them. So you clicked over and no stinking pictures ! I did take some and they are all uploaded to photobucket, however blogger isn't letting me post them right now. Guess you'll have to wait to see them.

I'll tell you a little about last week instead. We didn't have really any plans and as it turns out it's a good thing. I spent the better part of the week with a migraine, at some times it was worse than others. It's hormonal, I'm at that fun age, no longer a teenager (haven't been for decades), but acne and mini hot flashes and one more thing that I shouldn't tell you, but hey, we're all friends, B.O. Yep, big time body odor, my pits are disgusting and it's not from lack of using deodorant either. I currently have the following deodorants in my medicine cabinet just for me, Degree, Degree for men, Secret,Secret Platinum, Sure, Dove, plus I've even tried Ralph's Gillette and I just threw away a Mitchum. You remember the old commercial for Mitchum, "I didn't use my deodorant yesterday and I might not use it today", well guess what, I used it 3 times a day and it still didn't work. Oh, the joys of woman-hood !

So other than moping around, I didn't do much but crochet when the migraine would allow. Of course Ralph didn't do much either, he was after all on vacation. But he was a sweetie and didn't make much noise and checked on me several times. It was one of those weird migraines, I didn't feel too bad if I wasn't moving around, but as soon as I moved, forget it. The pain came on strong, felt like I was going to throw up, light really hurt my eyes, well you know, the typical symptoms.

As you can see it wasn't the best of weeks, but then again it could have been much worse and I'm feeling much better now. It just stinks that "it" had to be last week.

Tune in tomorrow for pictures (i hope)

Playing Catch Up

Ralph went back to work today, is off tomorrow and has jury duty on Monday. So today I'm playing catch up, doing a little cleaning and some laundry. I'll have some photos on Monday of a few things that I completed this week for the Stocking Exchange I'm in. I have a couple other things that I won't be able to show you photos of yet, it's for the Christmas Holiday exchange at Crochet Depot , I sure hope everyone likes the exchange things I've made for them.
The dryer is buzzing at me so I've got to run. Have a wonderful weekend !

Not a good week for posts

Ralph is on vacation from work this week, so my computer time is limited. So don't expect to see too much changing here this week.
I have a couple of questions for those of you that are blogger wizzes. First, how can I answer a comment without it looking like a second comment and second, how to I change the web addresses on my sidebar to links of some of the blogs I read ? Thanks for any help.
Gotta run, Ralph is ready to leave.

I just need to vent a bit

I was having a good morning, I still am, but I'm just a bit ticked off. I just went out and retrieved my mail and there was a letter sized envelope addressed to me, with the return address from someone I've never heard of. So, yeah, okay maybe I obsess a bit over my unopened mail, but I don't like surprises.
Opening the envelope I find an invitation to a baby shower, for someone I barely know. It's the wife of one of my husbands' childhood friends, the only communication we have is the annual Christmas card.
First let me state that I HATE showers of any kind, wedding, baby, it doesn't matter, to me it's just another way to get a gift and to make women play stupid games. People, there is a reason men aren't involved with showers and that's because they wouldn't put up with the nonsense of them. "Here put on this stupid baby bib with your name attached and see how many words you can make out of 'baby puke', and if you get the most words you win this candle we got at the dollar store half priced". (and no i never put any one through a shower of any kind for me)
Second, do they really think I care that they are having a baby ? I mean, it's great if that's what they want, but I hardly know these people and now they expect me to fork over a gift. Is it me ? Am I being unreasonable ? Do I have to RSVP if I'm not going ? Will Ralph expect me to attend this event ? Am I obligated to send a gift even if I don't go ? But the biggest question I'd like answered is this, who was the one that invented this custom of showers ?
Yep, I really, really hate showers, can you tell ?

A Mysterious Box

I had some errands to run today, and it was a really yucky day to be out and about. It was dark,dreary, rainy and cool. I would have much rather been at home, but alas, I had some things that just couldn't wait. I swear every Sunday driver was out ! Now I know that wet leaves on the road can make some spots a little slippery, but come on people, it isn't snow and ice ! Needless to say, when I arrived back home I wasn't in the best of moods. I was damp, cold and frustrated.
Okay, now home I check the mailbox to see what Mr. Mailman has brought today, as I opened my mailbox I spy a "mysterious" white box and it's addressed to me !

The box

So I carry the "mysterious" box along with some other damp mail inside to get a closer look. I put on my glasses (yes, i need them to read) and the return address is from someone in Spokane Washington, a Jim Price, hmmmmmmmm Jim Price, it rings a bell but I can't quite place it. Then it hits me.....................it's the Jimbamboo !!! It's here at last !! (not that it took long to get here)
I quickily grab a knife to slit open the tape to open the box.

And here is what I found, carefully wrapped in bubble wrap and in red felt, tied snugly with twine,

The Jimbamboo !

Isn't it beautiful !?!

I tried to get a close-up of the grain on the handle, the picture doesn't begin to show the beauty of this hook. Not only is it beautiful, it feels almost sensual in my hand. It's so smooth and contors to my hand perfectly, just as if Jimbo made "him" just for me. Ahhhhh, yes, Jimbamboo and I will spend many hours together.

Thanks go out to Jimbo for making such a beautiful work of art for me to crochet with.

Okay, now that I've made you jealous, I gotta go try out my new hook .

Oops ! I forgot to show you this !

Almost forgot to share to photos of the table runner for Sis. Not the best picture I know, I'll work on my photograph skills as time goes by. What you can't tell from my crummy picture is how nice it acutally looks. It's made from Lion Brand Glitterspun in silver and gold and it does glitter.
Okay, now I have to go clean a bit.

Whoo Hoo !! We've got photos !

As you can see, even though I'm no too swift when it comes to computer stuff, I do know how to upload pictures. This first picture is "Autumn Still life", it includes some of my fruit that I got at Trax Farm and it is being beautifully displayed in the basket I got as part of my Halloween Exchange.

This next picture show all of the other goodies I got in the exchange, with the exception of one thing.

This last thing is so, so cool ! Even Ralph liked it !

See...........it's Frankie !!

He's been hanging on my front door since soon after this photo was taken.

Okay, I feel better now, I got to share some photos !

Today is such a yucky day here, rainy and dark and dreary. It's a great day to finish up my stocking for the stocking exchange and maybe get started on my bear for the Christmas Holiday exchange at Crochet Depot. But first I have to get just a little cleaning done.

So thanks for stopping by and ta-ta for now.

Let's try this again

Okie dokie, I'm going to see if I can get the pictures to post today. Cross your fingers.......................

Well I guess I didn't cross my fingers the correct way 'cause I can't get the pictures to upload again today. I'll have to try either late tonight or early tomorrow.

My birthday went well, uneventful but nice. Took a little ride to see the leaves, stopped and did a bit of shopping and dinner was Italian take out. The weather was absolutly beautiful, cool but nice and sunny.

Not too much else going on, just about finished with my stocking for an exchange at Crochet Allsorts. Also, I'm looking for a pattern for a teddy bear for the exchange at Crochet Depot. I found a pattern I like, but it's from a book published in th '80's and the yarn is no longer made. It was called Unger's Gespa and is described as fringe-like bulky yarn. The finished bear is adorabe, he looks kind of like a shaggy dog. Guess I have to keep on looking, I have a few other choices in mind.

Well, th-th-th-that's all folks...............................

Photos to follow

I got the table runner done last night, it looks great !! I wanted to post pictures of that and of the really cool stuff I got from the Halloween Exchange at Crochet Depot but the batteries are dead (again) in my camera. I have some stuff to do in a little while, I'll get batteries then and pictures later.............I promise.

Oh............ I did get my apples yesterday and some pears, yummmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Apple pie soon, maybe Monday or Tuesday.

Until later...............................


Okay, I see what some of you mean, now. I've now just spent the last half hour trying to upload some pictures and it isn't happening. So, sorry, no photos today or tomorrow, I'll try again Monday.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH it's Friday the 13th

Oh my gosh, it's Friday the 13th, no I'm not one of those people that are afraid of today. It's just that, well, umm, I'll be another year older in 2 days ! Time flies............. my Mom always said that the older you get the faster time goes and it's so true.

Got some running around to do today, dh Ralph(not his real name, but since he' a bus driver it's fitting ,remember ralph cramdon) is off on Fridays and we are going to Trax Farm for some apples, they have the best pie apples around, the Jonagold. I'm really hoping they have some, I usually only make one or two apple pies a season, so it really is a treat. They are a little high on some of their prices, but the quality is good.

I'm almost done with the table runner for Sis, I was able to crochet some last night. I got the last 9 rows done and one round of the boarder, with any luck it will be finished later today.....................watch for pics tomorrow.

Speaking of pics, I got my Halloween/Fall exchange package from Teresa yesterday and will post a pic of that tomorrow also. Just wait until you see what I got !!!!!!!! She did such a wonderful job picking everything out.
I also got 2 really pretty dishcloths from Doreen for that swap, pics to follow. Both were swaps from Crochet Depot.

And speaking of the "Depot", we've got a killer Christmas Holiday exchange planned, watch for details this weekend !

Gotta get going, Trax Farm awaits.

Can you tell me what this is ?

Does any one know what this is ? It's growing in front of my house beside a rosebush. (ignore the date, i don't know how to get it to the correct date, that's part of the not so swift) Now no smart a** comments as to what you think it is, I know what it resembles but we all know that they don't grow wild. I do have lots of mushroom looking things growing in my yard, but only one that looks like this.

As for the best laid plans, yeah right, it seems I'm not going to get my sister's table runner done in time after all. Ya see, I have a bit of tendonitis in my right wrist and usually I just work right through the pain from it, but today I can't. When I try to crochet day I get a shooting pain from the front of my wrist up to my middle finger and from my middle finger over to my pinkie has that 'pins and needle' feeling. I think that planting my tulip bulbs aggravated it a bit and the weather changing isn't helping it either. From experience I know I just have to rest it for a day or two and it will be back to crocheting as normal. Sis will understand, she's good like that, besides she and I are going out to dinner tonight.

Well I guess that's about it for now. Oh, and if you can identify the thingie in the picture let me know.

I WON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I WON !! I WON !!! I WON, I WON I WON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kinda sounds like that car insurance commercial, doesn't it ?
So what did I win .........................................

I won the Jimbambo hook !!!!!!!!!!!! Woooooooooo Hoooooooooooooooooooo !!!! Ain't it a beauty ? I can't wait to get it. Those of you that read my post over at Crochet Depot know that I didn't want to put out the bucks for a swift and you may be wondering about the hook. It wasn't a matter of not having the money for the swift, it just that swifts seem over priced to me. The Jimbamboo on the other hand is not only a functional crochet hook, it's also a work of art that has been handcrafted by Jimbo and it's a happy birthday from me to me. So when I get this beautious hook I'll take a couple photos to show you.

Now it's off to finish the table runner for sis.
Thanks for stopping by.

I've entered the 21st century, I'm blogging !!!!

It seems that most everyone has a blog these days so I decided it was time for me to have one too. A little about me, I'm 40 something (getting closer to 50 than i care to admit) and I live near Pittsburgh, PA with my husband, 3 dogs and one cat. I'm addicted to crochet, can't knit at all, although I've tried to learn at different times. I also have the follow YAS, PAS and HAS, some of you may already know what they are, but for those of you that don't , Yarn Acquisition Syndrome, Pattern Acquisition Syndrome and Hook Acquistion Syndrome. I'm one of the assistant managers at Crochet Depot , a really great MSN group.

Currently I'm working on a table runner as a birthday gift for my sister, her birthday is Wednesday, gotta get it done. I'm also working on a stocking for an exchange over at Crochetallsorts , another great MSN group and I've started an afghan for my great nephew as a Christmas gift. I get bored easily, can you tell ? I always have more than one project going at time, I need the variety.

I guess that's about it for now, more later................................................