My Heart Is Back Home!

A week ago the mail brought a very nice surprise: Linda returned my heart after doing a really nice job of embellishing it. Thanks so much! The heart was relatively bare when I sent it off and looks quite different now. I especially like the seam with all the French knots, and the way she attached the beads on the lace flower. That motif fits just perfectly where she put it! My plan had been to add some beads when I got it back....how did she know that? I may add a touch of color to the lace pieces but mostly I need to decide how best to finish it. Hmmmmm. Any suggestions?

Spring, where are you?

Spring?
For the past several days we've had snow showers which are pretty much unheard of here this late in March. Well, yesterday it snowed seriously for several hours much to the shock of our little spring flowers. All this had melted off though by nightfall, and then "wham" it snowed again. The next time we looked out, just past midnight, the yard was covered and our flowering plum had nearly bit the dust. The poor thing just couldn't stand the load and will need to be staked again. Hopefully it will recover as it was planted in memory of my mom in 1980. Apparently March is having the last laugh and leaving like a lion?

A Get Well Bear for Keanon

We just had good news this afternoon. Our friends' little grandbaby, who just had open heart surgery on Tuesday, is doing very well and may get to go home soon, maybe even this evening! I must get this bear in the mail. It was a fun knitting project from a kit using Bernat Fur-out yarn and will come with lots of love in the stitching.

Happy Easter!

We're not sure whether this is Flopsy, Mopsy, or Peter, but it is one of two bunnies that have been visiting our yard this week and dining on the new spring grass. So, Happy Easter from one of our resident rabbits! (And us, too.)

Meanwhile, back in Chicago, David was making a snowman with his neighborhood friend. And I know his parents and lots of other folks were thinking, "This is spring?"

Sophia's not excited about crawling in the snow, but she is on the move inside....and checking out her stash....of toys!

Thinking of You Scarf

I fell in love with this scarf pattern when I saw it on the HeartStrings website; it's called "Thinking of You" and was really fun to knit. According to the pattern, the hearts represent "the bonds of loving friendship and the wavy eyelet ribbing symbolizes the twists and turns of life." The yarn is Princess by Classic Elite. I know I'll make this pattern again!

SAL Update

Despite the fact that I've been doing lots of knitting lately, I have made some progress on the Valentine SAL. I just love the way Pam Kellogg incorporates blackwork into her designs. They are definitely challenging to stitch!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

What Shadow?

This little guy was kind of late for Groundhog's Day, but greeted us outside our motel as we walked along the Spokane River the other weekend when we went to Spokane. He (she?) had lots of burrows and quickly dove out of sight after Dick took several pictures. If we were in the mountains, we'd say it was a marmot, but along the river, maybe groundhog is correct. They're both supposed to be related according to our animal book!