Computers...

I tried to blog a few days ago, but the pictures I uploaded were coming up as really old pictures... I couldn't even find the ones I uploaded. I don't know. Moving is causing all kinds of weird things to happen....    Anyway, I crocheted a few Easter things. I wasn't going to do so many of these Easter Bunny Pockets. But, I did... I sent them to someone for Easter. 

And, I don't know why, but I crocheted two of these Bunny Worry Worms.   

I think I have talked about the downstairs bathroom, but I didn't post any pictures. My husband got a vanity cabinet from a remodel job he did. It was black. It was the right width-the same as the one that was in the bathroom down there. But, he did have to cut off a few inches from the back. And get a pipe for the plumbing? I don't remember...   We went to Lowe's and I brought a washcloth with me to get some paint that matched. 😁 And my husband painted it.

He put the old counter from the other cabinet on there. Because (I know I posted this picture before, but...) I love the little clamshell soap holder built into the counter. 

                  It's just a little thing... But, the little things are sometimes the biggest. 😍

 I finished the four corners dishcloth. 

And, I crocheted a glasses case for my glasses. 

I don't know why. I just did. I'll have to find the pattern I used. Here it is: The Happy Daisy Crochet Glasses Pouch.

Our computer might not work sometimes, but my crochet hooks always do. 😁

We went to see our son and get my bird feeders at our old house on Sunday. And my husband got his grill. We took Jaxson to see Elsie. He knew...  I kept saying it to him all week. Because when Eon brought Elsie over on Easter Sunday, Jaxson was depressed for two days after they left. (I mean, so was I .... But...)  I said "We can go see Elsie next weekend". Well yesterday when we were getting ready to go, Jaxson walked into the kitchen and sat and looked up at his harness and leash! Dogs know....  He was soooo excited, he was shaking in the car. Look at him smiling here. 😍 They went out in the back yard and played with the ball. I think Jaxson is getting out of shape not having a big back yard to run around in. We have a big back yard here, but it's not fenced in. So he has to go out on his tie out chain. Or I have to take him for a walk. There's soooo many leaves here, there's probably ticks everywhere. I want to give him a bath. But I'm afraid to hurt myself again. Well, that's all for now. 

 

Sunday Fun Day

I had bought two skeins of dishcloth cotton to knit a dishcloth for the basement kitchen. I messed up the first time knitting it and I ripped the whole thing out. I can't watch things on TV or the computer and knit anymore (unless it's the same thing over and over..) Anyway, I restarted it. And although I don't like how big the spaces are, it turned out all right. I got one I knitted a few years ago out to see if there was such big spaces in it (they're not as big as this). I think this cotton is a little thinner than regular peaches and creme.   

I finished the second corner yesterday. The yarn is Peaches & Creme "Stripey", and the color is "Denim". 

Yesterday my husband came home from work and he gave me an Easter basket. 👀 He said "I thought you might like one since you never got one as a kid." I do like it. But........ I don't know what I will do with it. Maybe use it for storage in my craft room. 😁

These flowers were inside (he poured the water out). They had a big purple wrapper around the flowers. They're so pretty. 

And this candy inside...   Chocolate, chocolate, and more chocolate..   

I don't know what we are going to do today. Probably go to Lowe's for one thing. My husband got a bathroom vanity from a remodel he did, and it is exactly 36 inches wide. (The size of the one that's in there.)  It is a little too tall though. It's black. And so we were going to go pick out paint to make it work, with the colors we have in the bathroom. That's our "fun", going to pick out paint... 😊 It will be fun having a bathroom that looks better, though! I don't like that ratty looking cabinet..

It's Time For Finish It Friday Again

I was unpacking a little more this morning, and I found this dinosaur (which was so close to being done- only one more spot left to sew on..  👀 Why didn't I just finish it? I don't know..)  

Here's all the spots.

I think I know why I only crocheted one of these. It doesn't even stand up like a dinosaur, unless you hold the head up like this. In the picture in the magazine, it's head is up like it just ends up like that. They must have propped it up somehow for the picture. I don't know what I will do with it. Maybe put it in the pile of things for a future grand baby...  

Finish It Friday

Yes, I know today is Monday. But on Friday someone posted a "Finish It Friday" thing. Don't start any new projects until you finish ones you already started. I thought "Oh no... I have a lot of those." The Easter Egg Potholder has been sitting in a bag by the computer. I just had a couple more ends to weave in, and crochet it all together. So, I got it out and just started on it.  Ta-Da, I finished it. 

And then I thought "I have that purple hotpad upstairs, too." Which, incidentally. Or is it coincidentally. Was two rows away from being done. LoL. It's Mielke's Double Thick Diagonally Crocheted Hotpad. I don't know if I ever posted the one I found going through all of my uncle's things when I was cleaning all the cupboards out here. I said "No way, I've crocheted a bunch of those..."

It was dirty and stained. I washed it. It's still stained. But I thought I would keep it. I wonder who crocheted it. My uncle has dementia I don't know if I want to even go there by asking him...  He gets confused easily. 

My husband did a couple more things to the house over the weekend. Put a new wax ring on another toilet (accessed through the bedroom). It smells sooooo much better in there now. No more how much I cleaned or candles I burned...   Then, he took the cupboard out and installed a dishwasher in the kitchen.

This is the floor underneath the cupboard. 😦 Look how white the grout is...  

 Ughhhh... It is so nice not having to wash all the dishes by hand. Then if you drink something or use a spoon or anything, you can't just put it in the dishwasher..  I hate dishes just sitting in the sink. 

The dishwasher. 😁My husband can fix anything.

Then on Sunday, our youngest son came over for breakfast and we were planning on going to an antique mall here. But, it doesn't open until noon on Sunday. So, we ended up going and getting a latte. Then, going to a real outdoor mall. Then we went to the gas station and got snacks. Then sat in the parking lot until they opened. By the time they opened, there was a bunch of people. When we came out, the parking lot was FULL. Sheesh.  It is a huge antique mall. I'm not even sure I saw everything. I kept getting turned around and lost. I saw a few Shelley tea cups. (I saw a few tea cups, but they weren't Shelley tea cups..) I saw one just like the one I already have. And another one that was also pink flowers but it was pretty plain. And a green one. Which I didn't like. But I kind of liked this one. And it's kind of purple....   And it was only $15. So I walked back to try and find it again. (Ughhhh... it was impossible.) Someone that worked there must have saw me walk by a couple times or something, and she asked if I needed any help... I told her I saw a Shelley tea cup I liked but I can't remember where it was I saw it, I keep getting all turned around in here. :P  I said I have a picture of it.... Well thank goodness I did. She looked at the tag, and said it's back here somewhere, and showed me the numbers on the floor in front of each "booth". Oooooohhhh... 😀Well, it wasn't in section 175. Ughhhhh.... I was about to give up and I saw it!! It was in section 125. I don't know if someone was carrying it around and just put it on a random shelf. or what. But I was glad I found it again.  Now I have two Shelley tea cups. I have two or three other little tea cups. One is a regular size one, and two are miniature ones I got in Central City.  

Well, that's all for now. I have laundry to do. 

~Until Next Time~

 

Happy Birthday Cosmo and Happy First Day of Spring

 You don't even know....  I hate winter SO. MUCH. Whyyyyyyy we moved back here....  Well we will have a few months of no winter now. 

And today is Cosmo's 10th birthday!! I can't believe it. I will have to look at his papers. Because one paper said he was the same age as Bagheera (it would have been Bagheera's birthday today, too. 😭) And another paper said he was a year older. Okay I looked at his papers and I do have the right date... 

Eri says "Leave me alone I'm taking a nap"...  Spoiled kitty.

I think I mentioned that I frogged the shawl and started a vest. I am farther along than this, I'm at the neck now. I haven't worked on it in a while.  

I made a pot pie a couple night ago. My "Pot Pie" (or soup) tub was full (7th picture down explanation of pot pie tub), and I had three pieces of leftover chicken. This pie pan was my uncle's. I think it's my new favorite pan, it's a deep dish pan. Mine are more regular, shallow pie pans. 

This was before I put the egg wash on, and baked it. I had a picture of it after I took it out of the oven but I am so tired of trying to upload pictures.  My husband said "This is good." And he ate two and a half pieces. So I guess it was good. (I thought it was, too.)  Now that it's just us, I can make things that the kids didn't like, but we like... 😉 

Last Day Of Winter

I took this picture (actually, my husband took this picture- I saw something purple from the living room window upstairs and we went downstairs to go out and look. I didn't have my phone with me. So.) It's a crocus! I should go outside and see if I can find some more flowers. 

I had blogged about burgundy and hunter green... I was thinking the other day "Don't I have some squares I started that have burgundy and green in them?" Oh yeah....  

I think I started these to make a lapghan for Pine Ridge. But, I was thinking, "There's a whole house full of seniors where my uncle lives..." Maybe I could make it for one of them 🙅 Then I wouldn't have to send a box/pay for shipping. But, I was also thinking, my afghan has a hole in it... And it *kinda* goes with my burgundy bedspread... I don't know.

Here is one burgundy and green thing I had from the early 2000's. That little boy is now 29! And I noticed Mert is on the bed..   That's what he called her. He couldn't say Mercedes. I miss her. She did not like other cats. Or, maybe she just didn't like the other cat I got. (He was dumb...)

 

Destiny Cove

Yesterday, my husband asked me if I wanted to go to some thrift stores. "What?" (He hates going to thrift stores usually.) I naturally said yes. I wanted to look for some things for the basement bathroom. I saw this basket. I walked past it a few times. I picked it up (I had been looking at baskets like this at Meijer and Walmart, and they were just plain and like over $10...)  I thought "That blue ribbon would totally go in the bathroom. But not the orange flower." I looked closer and saw the flower was just clipped on. I put it in the cart. I said "Maybe I can find a shell or some nautical thing to glue on there." 

We drove around looking for more thrift stores, but we didn't see any. Then we did a big loop and my husband said "Do you think Hobby Lobby has any shells?" I said "Maybe, I could look"...   I was walking around and I saw this display. 😱 I said "What? Blue... nautical theme" I must be with it, I just wanted to match something to the shower curtain...  And somehow I am with a popular decorating trend. I didn't even know.  

I really liked this picture. I didn't actually get anything from this display, though. I did find something on an end of a row farther down.

This was my thrift store haul. 

This is my Hobby Lobby Haul. The cashier said "I really like that paper". I said "Me too. I was trying to think how I could use it in my bathroom. Maybe just stick it in a frame." LoL  I got the little starfishes to glue on the basket. 

Ta Da.  Not bad for $4.99, plus maybe $1.66 (it was $4.99 for a pack of three starfish). 

My bathroom so far. I have all these ideas on Pinterest for this epic nautical bathroom. I was so excited to find these things but it doesn't look so epic. It does look more "decorated" than it was though. I got the dial soap because it has seashells on it.. (It smells good, too.)

I mentioned before about the vanity and how bad it is. I took a picture of it yesterday. This is what I was talking about. My husband and I were talking. Since he does remodels.. I said "I wonder if you could sand all the warped parts off, and paint it? Maybe take the handles off and put some new ones on?" 🙅 We were talking about vanities and he said "Have you ever seen one of those clamshell sinks? That would look cool in there." I said "Yeah, I would hate to clean that though..."

When we were downstairs, my husband said "Look, a clamshell".  😱 I was thinking a little later, "I could name the bathroom "Destiny Cove". LoL  Because it was destiny that I decorate it in a nautical theme, the clamshell counter top. And cove, because it's a nautical theme...  I told my husband and I said "I'm going to Destiny Cove sounds better than I'm going pee in the basement bathroom"....   

I've lost my mind, naming my bathroom. LoL.  

Oh, yeah. And I decided to decorate the downstairs kitchen in dark blue and light blue, nautical theme, too.  And I crocheted a dishcloth yesterday.

Starfish Dishcloth

Maybe I should have used ecru for the outside border. But I still like it.