A Friendly Reminder ~

 

Guess what I had today?

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Lauren

Friyay ~

Well, if I was a working girl I would be so happy that today is Friday, but being retired (YEAH!) every day can be my Friday if I so choose.  I am so thankful to no longer be working.  There was an obituary in the paper the other day . . . a 67 year old woman, retired ONE MONTH, and she died unexpectedly.  I truly feel blessed as they say.  Last week I had a birthday.  I am still trying to figure out how I got to be this old, but hey, some people don't get to celebrate this milestone.

Somehow this week just disappeared (like most weeks) and I have been doing a little of this and a little of that.  We did have a nice day or two so a little more yard work has been accomplished.  The 10 day forecast is not too promising.

I am finally back to hooking on The Poser, an antique adaptation started in a class with Cathy Stephan last June.  I haven't decided if I like the light wool I am using around the chicken.  Sometimes it looks way too light (like in this picture).  Other times not so much.  It is actually four different grey-ish wools.

I am also working on some sunflowers that will be attached to old bedsprings.  A couple of them will go to my hooking guild as table favors for our hook in.

A fall design I am working on.  The border lines are not wonky like they look in the picture 😁  This is a very old free pattern from the Wool Cupboard and can be found here.

Finally . . . the dreaded binding.  Dancing Bunnies is first in the queue to be bound.  Ole Jack . . . well, who know when I will get to that.

I hope all is well in your little corner of the world.  

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Lauren

Happy Spring ~

I am so happy to have spring finally arrive in northern Ohio.  The days are typical Ohio ~ some beautiful and some not so beautiful!  I have actually gotten some yard cleanup done.  I think this is the earliest I have ever accomplished so much.  Daffodils are blooming in the house and will soon be blooming in the yard.  

Dancing Bunnies is FINALLY hooked.  I am one of those hookers who enjoys hooking mindless background, but even though this mat is only 24' x 20 1/2", the background seemed to take forever.  It is now added to the growing pile of hooked pieces needing the dreaded binding.

I thought I would share the wool used for the background.  I love how a plaid can hook up.  (It is an older wool so if you try to find it, it may be difficult.)  I did not want to outline the bunnies, so it was hard to find a wool that would work.  I could not go light because of the white bunny and could not go dark because of the red and blue bunnies.

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Lauren

Happy St. Pat's Day ~

So many wonderful rugs were being worked on in Millersburg.  A few completed and many in various stages of completion.  I know I missed a few . . . but I took more pictures than I usually do.  Sit back and enjoy the show.

Food for thought . . . 

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Lauren

Back to Reality ~

I'm back home and back to reality.  Hooking world is a lot more fun.  I swear, I hooked for three days . . . morning until bedtime . . . and as usual accomplished about 1/3 of what I was hoping to.  By now, I should have learned it is not going to happen, but I wouldn't trade it for anything.

I did finish this pumpkin with hand torn strips that was not quite half done.  

I was positive I would have Dancing Bunnies completely hooked . . . sorry Saundra . . . close but not quite.  Nary a loop was pulled on The Poser.  

Every spring my son and I try to be the first to mow the lawn.  I sent him this yesterday.  (I meant to do it when the snow was a foot high and completely forgot.)  He told me that I won 😁

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Lauren

Dancing Bunnies ~

 

Progress is being made on my Dancing Bunnies rug.  I have a little tweaking to do . . . change eye color, flagpole and I am not sure about the star in the canton.  It looks better in the photo than it does in person.  I used Saundra's tutorial on how to hook a Kris Miller star.  You can read about it here.  Then on to background.

Yesterday I was off hooking for a good part of the day.  Tomorrow I leave for three days of hooking with the Twenty Dollar Hookers in Millersburg, OH.  (Guess who has not started to pack.)  Always a fun time with like minded souls.  And I wonder why I can't get much done at home . . . sigh.  Going off to "play" is much more fun than being a responsible grown up 😁

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Lauren

Late to the Dance ~

Saundra (Woodland Junction) decided to have yet another hook-along, and with the upcoming Easter holiday, she thought a bunny rug would be apropos.  Now I am not sure what rabbits have to do with Easter, but the antique rug Dancing Bunnies was chosen.  So many antique adaptations are being hooked, and you can follow along here.

I hooked Dancing Bunnies last year, so thought I would sit this one out.

Won't Saundra be surprised when she reads this post and sees that I decided to participate?  After seeing all the wonderful interpretations of the rug on her blog, I was feeling a bit left out 😢 Here is my progress so far.

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Lauren