a long list

 I have a long list of projects
I want to knit/crochet up this fall/winter..
and I only keep finding more..
this is too adorable..
I have to add it to my list too
Have you seen Despicable Me ?

It's maybe the only movie I saw this summer.. atleast, all I can remember.
and I loved it!

it will be a frenzy

 It's done and in the recipient's hands! I hope she loves it.. cause we all do at this house,
and everyone wants one here.




But, it's countdown to getting some other projects off my to- do list.I want to put some projects in the fair and to be mostly done by next week since
my aunt is coming to visit.

1). poncho- almost done!











2). beret- not quite

3). Guenevere doll dress- nope not done yet

knitting dictionary! (2)

I am still working on this little project that is due for tomorrow! here is a start to it.
I have learned several things: tubular cast on, short rows and wrap in the round, using 2 circs,  a kitchener stitch
and (sigh),  how to rip out short rows because of gaps. Now, I am going to learn a new method to
short rows, I found a great blog.

knitting dictionary!

I've got the cutest project I am about to work on...
but I couldn't understand it till I found this...
and this is a place for reference for me if you are confused!
I love you, youtube! not always, but sometimes, well you know what I mean!
The knitting and crocheting world.. entering it one step at a time!

A quick summer " tweet! "

  It's always fun when you're eating your lunch


and a new visitor comes to your window!
Today, a little cow -bird stopped by..

look!

Listen!






While I am here.. 
The latest book I am reading is Peter Duck..
and, not what you may think.. it's not about a duck..
but a retired sailor, that is his name. So far, what I can tell you is he joined Captain Flint's crew. And he and the children are about to set sail on the big ocean on a schooner.

I just started and can't wait to go grab my book now.. each chapter is a cliffhanger!
Peter Duck is the 3rd book ( 12 books in all)  in the Swallows and Amazons books by Arthur Ransome. I read the second book in a couple of days.. it was awesome!  These are great books about 4 children from England traveling the the waters in and around islands with real life adventure..near the north land of England just before the border to Scotland.

Last week I had a family vacation time, and before that I was busy helping at church vbs..
I am busy finishing knitting /crocheting projects. I will be working for the next month to put them in the fair. And as I finish them,
I will receive the next book in the series.. so a win- win situation for me! Look for pictures to be added here soon on what I am working on..

 Cheerio!

The wild purple

Purple is one of my favorite colors. I am so glad that there are lots
of different
                                                                            kinds of purple flowers to

be found near
where I live.
The other day we
collected some
pretty
purple wild flowers
on a nature walk.

These remind me somewhat of violets.Violets 
( the common blue, that is) were flowers we collected several  weeks ago. I just found a great site to check out. These are however different flowers. From this site, I have learned that there is more then one of kind of violet, check out the site, somewhat interesting.











The purple flower we found was called a Dame's Rocket. It is different then the violet. A violet blooms around Easter. A violet has five petals,
broad, heart-shaped leaves, it's Height is: 3-8 inches tall.  I think violets smell sweet.The violets we found don't grow on stalks with several blooms, they grow on their own like dandelions do. The violets we know, grow back every year, a perennial.

The Dame's Rocket is said to be biannual. Which explains why we don't remember seeing it last year on a trail we like to walk. It has four petals. It grows up to 3 feet (or higher) tall. It is native to where I live.It grows on stalks with several blooms. It has "wide coarsely toothed lance- shaped leaves" that grow 1 to 3 inches long. To me, the Dame's Rocket smells like a mix of clover and lilac. Both  these purple flowers  make a nice bouquet on the table for a few days, and  nice page in my notebook.

Anything but spiders!

I would most definitely prefer to write about almost anything else..other than a spider!

Our family read about this yellow guy the other day.. everyone seemed to think it is quite interesting.
So, I will do my best to describe an amazing animal in God's amazing kingdom..

(this photo is from here )

First of all, we learned that it is an amazing creature and known to be a "Master of Disguise". This spider changes color to match its surroundings. He's a very small spider, the largest could only be about an inch big. Unlike other spiders, this spider does not have a web. The yellow crab spider does not wrap its victims in silk, instead it grabs them and uses its fast acting venom to immobilize them, then the crab spider has it's lunch! Believe it or not, the crab spider is beneficial. They capture flies and mites. They do eat honeybees too, but we'll appreciate that they eat the bugs we swat, which is helpful.

If you saw this spider sitting on a golden rod or sunflower, you may have to look twice to find it. It also has abilities to change to white when on a daisy. Other crab spiders can resemble tree bark, leaves, fruit or even bird poop! And yet another group of crab spiders can adapt to look like ants!  These spiders are not poisonous to humans, they don't seek out humans, their bite is not dangerous. If you find one, just put a cup over him and slide a piece of paper under him and take him back out to the wild.

So, if I happen to see one myself this summer, I will take a special photo just for you..

who knows, always learning about things for a reason...


short video clip  (just click)

 here is another link,  if you want to know more (just click)