Hello, hello. Thanks for all kind get well wishes! And, for now, comments will be answered here, so please check back? I'm doing better but looks like a slow recuperation, nights and mornings are so hard, cough comes and goes etc. But enough boohooing! Here's Mo with New Years wishes for you all. He commandeered the clicker to watch the Ball Drop in the city.
Old Red Baskets ~ back from the quilter, such a delightful surprise on Christmas Day-after.
Detailed autumn quilting highlights its Autumn intent [acorns! oak leaves!],
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...but having it here to slowly hand bind as the early darkness looms these January days has been a little joy as I slowly recover from the flu.
The warmth of the colors--hers, back in the 1800s, mine now in the '20s, please me hugely. Perhaps the Baskets will be fun in April with stripey tulips too?
@quilters_imagination ❤️ : Lori's quilting is so beautiful. I am amazed by the depth and form that her stitching imparts to what were actually pretty flimsy blocks, Reused, not un-used, faded, thin. Now, with our care, the blocks shine anew. A tiny qulty miracle of recycling success.
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Binding is in work, the small red calico. I'll post when done, esp if I can get my grocery guy to bring those imagined tulips. [TULips, sir, not TURnips, lol.lol. The flyer shows tulips, but the website says turnips.]
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I can't brave the cold wind for even a tiny winter walk yet, so I watch from my window instead. Things I noticed---a robin high in the snow drooped ugly locust tree. Not quite in the place of Mr Mockingbird, but close.
The Wolf Moon. I so wanted to see it: moon closest to earth, earth closest to sun for this year. Grey skies obscured that event, tho I'll look again tonight.
The ships at sea--on NYE they looked so close and so festive, as if every possible light on each ship was illuminated. One ship was especially flamboyant. I trolled thru Shipfinders, hoping to see this was a large cruise ship [to no avail]; wouldn't a full moon NYE cruise in NY Harbor be fun and memorable.
To welcome Winter of 26 I put Winter Marsh on my bed this afternoon. Upside down, oh well. I'll add a picture later maybe.
Mo is doing well; he is still a bit frantic about being sent away, however loving the home was. In time he will stop glaring I hope?.JPG)
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love
lizzy
gone to the beach....
PS knitting. 
For busy hands work, I decided [while ill] that I would make a practice little scarf without the challenge of the impossibly difficult i-cord. Just to practice my diagonal imcreases. Hahahaha. Never in all my years of knitting, since we were secretly taught by Mrs Hull during 6th grade recess, have I knitted such a sad lumpen bit of textile. A do-over.
For busy hands work, I decided [while ill] that I would make a practice little scarf without the challenge of the impossibly difficult i-cord. Just to practice my diagonal imcreases. Hahahaha. Never in all my years of knitting, since we were secretly taught by Mrs Hull during 6th grade recess, have I knitted such a sad lumpen bit of textile. A do-over.
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Regarding the heated dog mat, we've had it for a long time and there's no brand name visible. It's called something like a "cuddle cushion" and plugs in, of course. So it wouldn't be safe for a pet that chews on wires, but our dog has never done that. There are lots of heated dog cushions and beds and so on on the market, nice for older houses in cooler climates.
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Thanks for the hints. I ll look for a heated bed I think. Tho last few nights he is back to ignoring his cozy bed and Warmie, to sleep on the cold hard wood floor.
DeleteYour old red baskets turned out beautifully, stitching the binding must be a relaxing pleasure. Knitting and I have never been good friends, too slow and being left handed didn't make the process easier. Wondering if Mo is small enough for a heated cat bed, seems like a lot of people use them for little dogs as well as cats. Sammy prefers people for warmth! We haven't seen any flu around here but we travel in a pretty small circle. Dreading needing to go grocery shopping in the larger town tomorrow. Hope you continue doing better with each passing day.
ReplyDeleteSadly i seems the ony way to avoid illness is to be home alone, how boring. / Mo might fit a cat bed or there's plenty of heated dog beds---I was intrigued by Ceci's as she said it went under the rug.
DeleteCrafts can be hard for lefties, my dad just did things like knit righthanded, tho he prized his lefthanders' Wiss sewing scissors.
The old red baskets has a new lease of life and looks wonderful. Something to cheer you up.
ReplyDeleteWinter Marsh looks lovely too - nice to snuggle under a new quilt.
I hope that you start to mend soon, and give Mo a hug from me.
Thanks. Like you my illness may linger on, but I think I am coughing less each day. Winter Marsh is quite cuddly. I m glad I took QB's advice [above] and actually now use my quilts to sleep under.
DeleteOld Red Baskets quilt is so lovely there--so welcoming. I love the quilting--just beautifully rendered.
ReplyDeleteIt's been too cold for any outside walkies here, too. I am recovering from my migraine attack this morning; don't know where it came from!!! ???? Closing up computer as looking at the screen is not so good...
I hope you feel much better soon and that your cough goes away--so tiring coughs can be!!
Hugs, Julierose --Give Mo a little hug from me, too....;)))
Thank you! Lori C does lovely careful work when she quilts for me [always, I m sure].
DeleteThe weather is changing, warmer, damper--does that trigger your migraines?
Maybe Mo isn't glaring, but just keeping a close eye on you to make sure YOU are okay!
ReplyDeleteThe baskets came out beautiful. Winter Marsh I can't see very well on my phone, I'll have to look on the computer later.
It has warmed up here again but it's damp, and makes me ache in the knees. I'm still plugging along on getting things put away. Maybe the end of that job is slowly creeping closer...
Take care of yourself! I recently read something interesting about easing coughs naturally. Honey helps but you're allergic! The other thing mentioned was something unusual -- I'll have to see if I can find it again and send it to you.
Best Wishes for the New Year!
Pugs, sadly, are not empathetic creatures. Life revolves around themselves.
DeleteNot a good pic pf Marsh, I ll have to do better. It's very warm and soft, I love it.
I ll be interested in cough info, tho it seems to be lingering infection, noy just throat irritation.