Photo Essay 1

Not much text, just photos from my trip in Florida. Great weather, close to 80 on several days. I had to buy a short sleeve shirt and I wish I had taken a pair of shorts.

This is a shrub in the kids backyard. Maybe called angel trumpets.

The development has paths through the entire complex. Our favorite walk is to a small pond in the middle of a small park. These large leaf plants are along some of the streams along the path.

Growing along the path are the perfect flowers for the Christmas holiday.

The kids have several roses growing by their back door. Perfect spot. They take no care of them at all, just cut the flowers.

This is Kaia working on her present for Mom. It is a fabric picture frame to hang on the fridge.

More photos to come.

I'm leaving tommorrow...

so this my last chance to for a week to wish everyone

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

I'm going to Florida for the holiday and to visit with the family there.

Knitting for Christmas

One last gift to be completed before Christmas. It is a pair of convertible mittens for Dad. One is finished, the second needs the rest of its fingers and the cap. I found this pattern on Ravelry, looked through 6 pages before I found one in the correct gauge for the yarn I had. It has a cable twist between fingers that closes the area very well. I think that I will knit a second pair using finer yarn for Hubby next.

This mini quilt was my entry for the Quilt Guild challenge this year. We had to use the striped fabric in the quilt. The hummers were pieced using templates, while the border flowers were paper pieced using a method by Carol Doak. Really easy with no wasted fabric. It won the third place ribbon.

The log cabin variation quilt is one of two I'm working on for a friend. They have the same fabric, the only difference is the color arrangement in the borders. The second one needs to be quilted. One is going to Washington state as a wedding gift. The other is going to Bulgaria as a gift for her mother.

Finally, another baby picture of Tyler in Gummy's arms.

Baby pix

Kaia and stork announcing Tyler's arrival

Tyler in Mommy's arms

No photos

Because I forgot the camera's dock. But I'm here in sunny Fl. to visit the family. Tyler is doing very well. He seems a happy baby, eats good. Kaia is a big help and she gives lots of kisses. I am heading home tonight, back to the cold and a little snow. I finished one pair of socks, and will finish a second pair today.

It's a boy!!

Grandson Tyler arrived yesterday morning. 7lbs, 3 oz, 20''

Big sister Kaia with Tyler

Vest update

I have been working very hard on the vest. It will fit around now and I've begun to work on the first shoulder. I am planning to wear it to a knitting guild Christmas party next week. But if not by then, I wear it on vacation.

Sunday, we went to the Philadelphia Art Museum to view the Gees Bend Quilt exhibit. Great exhibit, it went on and on. Around each corner, was another group of outstanding quilts. Perhaps, I'll try a small quilt using one of their favorite blocks. Hubby kept saying, "But, they are not straight. Yours are always straight." Nice he noticed. But that is part of their charm. There was a great bright blue and red quilt, perhaps I'll use this for inspiration.

Terrible photo from an illustration of one of their favorite blocks.
The Art Museum is under construction, but is decorated for the holidays. Terrible weather, lots of rain and fog, but warm. Horrible driving conditions.