I have been ill for almost two years and have not been able to post. Feeling a little better so hopefully, I will be able to start posting again. I have continued knitting and crocheting and have made a lot of shawls and wraps and many pairs of socks.

I lost two of my Yorkie”s, Miki who was 13 years old passed away in September and I lost my Max who was 14 years old in October, 2019. I still have my Harlee who is 11 years old, and so fortunate to have him during all this Covid-19 crisis. Because of my illness’s I have not left my home except for 3 trips to the emergency room because of trouble breathing. My first visit to the ER I was diagnosed with multiple blood clots in my lungs and was admitted to the hospital. I am finally off of blood thinners and doing better. It has been so hard not being able to visit with my children, I have been in quarantine since March and it’s been tough even though we talk on the phone and text almost daily.

I am very fortunate that I have so many hobbies that I can do that I never feel I have nothing to do. I have enough yarn to last two lifetimes, and have run out of room to store it all.

Everyone stay safe, wear your mask and isolate to stop this virus.

Rose Mary

Have been knitting and crocheting for my Great Granddaughter who is now 2 years old. Also a picture of my new Great Granddaughter Denver James with her Mother Jamie.

Aubrey’s Hat

Jamie with her precious Denver James.

 Went to Italy in 2008 with my cousin Linda and her husband Cruz. We stayed with Linda’s Zia Anna and Zio Aurelio who live in Naples and welcomed me like one of their own. We had a wonderful trip and Zio took us everywhere, from Rome and the Vatican to Florence, the Isle of Capri to Pompeii also toured all of Naples.

Pompeii it was in the high 90’s so we were tired walking all of Pompeii in all that heat.

I painted my Lazy Kate so it would match my spinning wheel. It came out good now I need to varnish it so the paint will be sealed.  Needed a bobbin holder for my Spinolution 32oz bobbins and nothing on the market would work, so I made it myself, and it came out good and will hold small bobbins up to my 32 oz ones.

Was busy cleaning my craft area because it was a mess, now it’s redone and I can move around and have a spot for my spinning wheel and will not have to move it to spin.  Finished spinning my first skein of yarn on my new wheel and it works like a dream. Working on the second one and almost done spinning so I can ply into a 3 ply yarn.   I have been feeling so good Thank you Lord that I have been cleaning and hardly sitting down.  Now comes the  next best thing to spinning and that is knitting. I have 4 pairs of socks to start with and then see where I will go from there. Jim cleaned up my lazy kate and rounded the edges, so it looks much better.

Wishing all Mother’s a Happy Mother’s Day. Have a wonderful day. 

I finally finished carding my wool and started spinning. Finished the wool  and then it was time to ply but I had nothing to hold my bobbins. So I went to the hardware store and bought some wood and a brass rod and made my own Lazy Kate.  I can now start spinning my other wool and  ply with no problems. Also my first spun yarn it’s messy, I have taken it apart to show everyone, so I need to set the twist.