Loved.this.

Start.your.weekend.the.right.way.

With.good.feelings.and.good.thoughts.

and.good.advice.

Be who you are and say what you feel,

because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss

Love,~R

Candy.Corn.Treats

Sorry,Beckie...I.misspoke.

I.havent.been.knitting...First.I.had.to.finish.a.fouryearlong.cross.stitch.project.

and.then.I.have.been.crocheting....Found.this.pattern.on.Lion.Brand.

and.modified.it.to.make.the.goody.bag.

The.chinese.takeout.container.is.from.Michaels.about

two.years.ago...But.I.see.them.every.year.

I.later.saw.a.pattern.for.a.candy.cane.bag.similar.to.mine.that.was.felted.

I.may.try.that.too...Like.it.much.better.

~R

When Nature Calls - Trees

This.weeks.assignment.from.Barb:..Trees

While.admiring.my.new.tomatoes.on.the.vine,Repete.excitedly.told.me.he.knew.where.some.

more.tomatoes.were.as.he.walked.toward.the.imaginary.line.dividing.our.yard.

from.our.neighbors.

Heres.his.tomatoes.

After.a.quick.search.here.at.ArborDay.org,

we.discovered.we.have.a.

Persimmon.Tree.

It.is.said.if.you.cut.open.the.seeds.you.can.predict.the.winter.weather.

Supposedly,if.the.shape.inside.the.seed.looks.like.a.knife,the.winter.will.be.icy.cold..

If.the.shape.resembles.a.spoon,there.will.be.plenty.of.snow.to.shovel.

If.it.looks.like.a.fork,the.winter.will.be.mild.

What.do.you.think?

I.see.a.long.thin.line.in.the.center.

Icy.cold?

Brrrr.

~R

The.Great.Candy.Corn.Debate

I.am.making.candy.corn.goodies.for.all.our.little.friends.

Question?

White.Yellow.Orange.

OR

White.Orange.Yellow.

Think.on.that.without.cheating.and.looking.it.up.

~R

Giveakidaleafblower.

IthoughtIwouldletyouallintomyprivatehell.

PetespilledwateronmykeyboardandIhavenospacebar.

The.boys.wanted.to.use.the.decks.as.a.their.fort...But.first.they.wanted.to.clean.off.the.leaves.and.pine.needles...I.let.them.use.the.leaf.blower...All.playing.aside,the.decks.look.great.

I.think.I.will.hype.up.using.the.bathroom.as.a.fort.and.leave.cleaning.supplies.on.the.counter.

~R

ps...if.I.dont.visit.and.comment.for.a.bit,well,this.is.why.

Dime Bag

I made my first bag the other day. I shopped a local fabric store and found some super cute fabric. I found the pattern online here and thought even a half-ass like me could make this. I was sort of right. I like to wing things if I don't know the rules or if I don't have the right materials or skills. In this case, rules and skills were slightly lacking.

Without further ado, here's close ups of the fabric.

The outer fabric:

The inner lining and straps: Notice anything funny about this fabric. I didn't either at first. Then I noticed the woman smoking a pipe. Wearing a poppy hat, no less. What could she be smoking? Hmmm. We'll never know.

The finished product.

A seamstress I am not. But I made a darn cute bag.

~R