Random Little Hearts ~ Valentine Love to You All

 

Hello, hello. Today is a snow day! Not my fave unless I can stay inside and the power stays on. Posting this early, ''just in case". 

First I have to show you this oh so fun Valentine thing: Pasta hearts by Barilla. I so wanted them, but lookit that price.

A box of Barilla spaghetti is like, $1.49.

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Then, the past few weeks  I made some pretty little hearts---but  etsy has banned me, so sad. Hearts---and hearts to share---are a bit of a ''Lizzy" icon, a special talisman I have made and/or collected since I was a young teenager. Not-Valentine hearts are scattered about here year round, not just for this sweet February holiday. I even have a heart shaped cutting board whittled out by my dad years ago and a puffy gold heart charm that my parents gave me for my 16th birthday, now on my sentimental charm bracelet.

The new hearts:

reclaimed linen...in a thrifted heart basket from my worktop.

here tucked into an old apothecary jar with my heart cooky cutters.

Herbal heart, made with a tattered quilt scrap. "Rosemary, that's for remembrance." Romantic and sweet and prim.

The herb shown is lavender Mo and I scavenged, but the sprig really should be rosemary. Or  a tiny pansy posy---even an old key or a small love note fragment?

linen backing.

Bandboxes, gifted from my brother and SIL over the years. I usually store small Christmas finds each year, tucked away until the holidays.

A tiny prim heart found in one of the Shaker boxes.

A jar of cinnamon hearts, with a handmade pug Valentine tucked in.

A sailor valentine souvenir box encrusted with shells, lined for sewing . Cutest pouting child in old photo!

Seaglass heart, a beach find, many years ago. A mid-century Swedish?/ Danish? glass ashtray. 

You can see the faint sea and sand wear on its base. Too unusual to return to the tide to ''finish'' [weather]. It has also turned faintly yellow. Some glass's mineral components turn yellow, similar to older glass we find that is lavender or purple. Yellow is rarer. I use it to hold knitting markers or thimbles, bobbins, etc.

Mo in his favorite neck warmer by blog friend Mel. Gray reflective yarn with a red heart. These are wonderful! Easy on/ off and can be pulled up to protect little velvet ears. Yesterday, before the snow.

And his Valentine's Day bow tie!

And just for fun [and to warm the kitchen] I dug out my old tin heart shaped cake pannn and made some snow day cornbread. Sure, it's a mix, but easy, fast, delish. I added a bit more sugar, a dash of vanilla,  some canned plain corn . Yum!

Happy Valentine's Day!

love

lizzy

gone to the beach....

PS The hat fit and child loved it! Yay!

Here with an Update ~ the Flower Bulbs are Flourishing

 

Hi! Another Friday, a bright pre-spring day with an unfortunate howling wind. The ocean has been a gorgeous deep bright navy blue, with  long slow white foamy roller waves, just beautiful. It's very quiet. I look out there and think about how one morning--sooner than I imagine--that scene will be filled with sailboats, fishing boats, beachgoers , striped umbrellas, surfers. Smoking BBQs and coolers of beer. Good times. The beach will teem with human use. 

Indoors my spring bulbs are also teeming with life. Look at my paperwhites, in just a bit more than a week! 9 days!

They are so green and pretty. See the buds.

The amaryllis are always an amazement, I have zero expectations, but so far every year they happily reappear. Note the green nubbins showing.

Red, year 7 or 8.

''blue", year three. Will this be its year to bloom????

I cover the pots with saved glass jar lids. This keeps the soil warm and damp. And they thrive.

Sadly the moldy tulips have not--thrived that is. I'll give them a few more weeks but i think they are a fail.

And yes, more hyacinths. This is a new batch from Trader Joe. At 2.49 each including the great little bulb vase, it doesn't pay to buy and cold off bulbs myself. Two are blue, one will be pink.

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In the quilt room, I was making great progress with Marsh, but late one night I oh so carefully sewed the top border on. OMG! It fits! Only to find out the bobbin was empty except for the first two inches. I walked out in a huff.

I did finish the child's hat I was knitting. I think it's adorable. Just hope it fits.

I love the decrease swirl. Pretty good for making without a pattern.

We call the yarn Unicorn Dream. I think it is actually Yarnicorn from We Are Knitters. https://weareknitters.com/products/wool-yarnicorn

Pom is from Three Birds Studio. Here

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I finally did get the postponed covid booster. We were out doing errands and saw the hospital outreach van at the church in town. No hassle, no wait. So far no side effects, except extreme anxiety due to all the scary reports I'd heard and read, of days off post-vaxx illness. Good thing I feel okay bec Mo and I are on our own the next ten days. Even the doggy spa sweetheart [Mo adores her], had to cancel. Mo expects a good morning run, I hope i can do that for him. So far, so good.

Dinner tonight was turkey w apple slices and cheddar, on crusty rolls, with spicy chutney. I also roasted a pan of veggies, leftover from the stew I made last week. Best to cook and use, though root vegs should last n the crisper for a few weeks?

Have a good weekend!

love

 lizzy 

gone to the beach...