Found an old gem

I found this chair at a consignment furniture store. 

 I have no idea how old it is but I just love it. 

Dye Trying

Easter Monday, Sarah and I tried a few creative suggestions from the www on dyeing hard boiled eggs.  They turned out... ok.  Above right in blue is the result of 1/4 cup of vinegar, 1/4 cup of crushed (we used frozen, microwaved) blueberries, and 1/4 cup water.  The left brown egg was created with paprika, 1/4 cup vinegar and 1/4 cup water.  And the beautiful yellow speckled eggs were same liquid combo with 1 Tb tumeric.  What did NOT work so well and just made a fabulous mess was spinach (frozen and microwaved), and grape juice.   Next year, perhaps we will try beets, red onions, or mustard. 

Spring Knitting

The greatest part about knitting dishcloths is that they require very little brain energy.  If spring is as busy for you as it is around here, mindless knitting can be a great stress reliever.  Not to mention, you'll have a pile of beautiful hand made gifts for showers, birthdays, mother's day, or just to give to your friends to show them how much you love them. 

Pattern:  Row 1: K4, Row 2: K2 YO knit 2, Row 3: K2 YO K to the end.  You will increase (YO) until you have 45 stitches, then K1, K2tog, YoK2tog, K to the end of the row.  Do this until you have 5 stitches left, then K2, K2tog, K to the end.  When you have 4 stitches left, bind off.  That's it!   Pick a fun color and go to town!  One skewn makes about 1 1/2 clothes so I buy 2 skewns to make 3 cloths.  Use Sugar n' Cream 100% cotton yarn.

Spring kicks

Muddy shoes are the enemy of any clean floor lovin' woman. 

Welcome Spring!

There is something about an extremely long, cold and difficult winter that makes the arrival of spring a most welcome friend.  We long for her.  We greet her with giggles and flip flops and running in her air.  We wear ourselves out eating up every drop of precious daylight.  We plan long days with her as we remember how to play and ride our bikes again.  Spring is finally here!  As a mom, this means a very welcome change in menus as well.  We trade in our soup and bread for fresh produce and herbs, squash for fruit, and coffee for iced tea.  We plan our vegetable gardens and maybe even a few new flower beds.  But the best part about spring, as new life emerges from the ground through the dead debree, is Easter.  We remember our rebirth made possible through Christ and how He changed us from dead to life and from slave to free.  The result... inexpressable joy.  Happy Spring!