I’ve been doing a lot of knitting lately and really enjoying it. Above are two of my current projects, a baby blanket and a scarf. Last week I wrote about the Crafty Ladies charity knitting/crocheting group. This was my second week with them and it was so much fun. Below is a photo of the group. You can see, there was a lot of Christmas spirit to be found.
Yesterday we took Annika to Home Depot with us and she loved riding in the cart as we did some Christmas shopping. She also enjoyed a couple of head scratches from fellow shoppers. Continue reading
This morning I dropped by to visit the Crafty Ladies, a wonderful group of knitting and crocheting ladies that I once belonged to. Continue reading
It’s been a cloudy day. We were out front of our house finishing the Christmas decorating when I spotted a lone blossom on our Magic Lantern tea rose. I brought it inside and placed it in a small bud vase that I bought in New Zealand several years ago. The two together made such a bright spot that I had to post it on Plum Bird Corner. Hope it brings a smile to your face as it does mine.
On November 13th, I planted an amaryllis bulb and wrote about it. A week later on November 21st, I published an update. to show how it had grown. Please take a look at those posts and you will be amazed to see how quickly the amaryllis grew in a little less than four weeks. Below you can see a photo of the full plant. In my first post I said how the Amaryllis is a wonderful plant to encourage children’s interest in gardening, because it grows so rapidly. It’s not too late, so start an amaryllis growing today.
