Knit Crazy

Big news!! I saved $7.00 at JoAnns today.  

They had a flyer with four 50% off coupons, but the best part was they let you use them all at the same checkout! That's a first. I was so happy.  I didn't get that much but it was all much cheaper. 

Silly me had bought sock yarn last week for my next pair of socks, but after starting them read the package and learned I needs 2 balls for a pair UGH. So that's what I was after. 

What do you think of my new creation ?  I always see the yarn bowls made by the potters and drool over them with thoughts of how smartly they keep your yarn off the floor.  So I decided to make something like it.  

I used  sculpty clay, wire and card stock for this proto type.  And it WORKS!  I can even swap out differnt size bowls depending on the yarn I'm using. I'm tickled it works and was no cost to me. 

Here it is in use with a bigger bowl because I needed double balls.  You can see my strand looping away from the holder to my work. 

And here's my work - Yes, I'm very sock crazy.  When you learn to do something that you allways thought was beyond your ability you have a tendency to run amuck doing it over and over LOL. 

Well I'm clickety clacking away here on my socks. So. 

Bye.....

Then & Now

Just a quick look at how the garden is doing. 

Tomatoes. 

The raised bed is thriving also either from the sun and rain or the cat not bring able to use it for a private potty spot!  I put chicken wire over it to keep the cats out. 

Either way it's going gang busters now!

Before

After!  2 weeks! 

Bye.....

Opposites Attract

Our ongoing project this summer is the floor in the dinning room living room area.  We took up the carpet in the dinning room half and have been pecking at the dark stains that are there from a mysterious orgin.

  When Charlie moved into the house about ten years ago his father gave him a Burber area carpet for the whole room as a house warming gift. So it saved money on refinishing and looked great. And It was a great rug but was now getting old. And Charlie can't remember if the black spots were there when he put the carpet down or not.  So a mystery is born. 

The reason it sorta matters what the spots are from is, if we knew what they actually were it might be easier getting them off.  But, then where would the fun be? 

The space seems bigger without the carpet. 

Here are the black mystery spots (with hydrogen peroxide on them). 

We have already tried wood cleaner, Clorox , steel wool and vinegar.  These are very determined spots. 

Here's Charlie with his q-tip and Hydrogen peroxide.  He had been working feverishly with a toothbrush scrubbing the spots for a good half hour.  

What was I doing you ask, I was sitting on the couch knitting, I'm the person that had used all the other products and invested a whole evening employing much elbow grease of my own against the spots to no avail,  so I decided the spots won and could stay for all I cared. LOL

SOOOO.... When elbow grease fails -- pull out the HE MAN TOOLS !   Really only a man would think of this.  He stuck one of those green dish scrubbing pads on the bottem of his sander and went to town! 

Well,  I must say brute force faded those spots considerlby, but now I suppose we will have to do the whole floor.  

Oh My, I would love to help him but I'm going to be out of the house for awhile helping a family member, sorry honey. 

When Charlie gets it in his head about doing something it gets done - Me I find a way to see the problem in the positive, like "the spots give the floor character" and move on to easier things.  

Opposites attract. XOXO

Bye for now. 

Back....,,, No Longer Missing

Here I am again, sorry for the absence of posts.  I have been to tea with the Mad Hatter and things got a little out of hand, as you can see from the picture. 

When not partaking of tea these are a few things that kept me away from the blog. 

I succesfully knit two pair of socks on double pointed needles, a summer goal, check that one off!

My little sister from BBBS graduated high school and enrolled in college for the fall. 

I'm very proud of her.  We have been together since she started second grade. 

I walked around lake George on the Fourth of July and felt like a true tourist. 

I made a few rhubarb pies from my luscious patch of rhubarb that I planted a couple years ago. They were from plants some friends gave me.  I'm so proud of my rhubarb. 

I've become addicted to traditional English paper piecing with hexies.  I have piles and piles of them !  

PHEW!   So you can see I was not totally slacking off for a whole month LOL. 

I will challenge myself to stay regular, maybe I will make it a goal ?? 

 Bye. .....

A Walk In The City

I really enjoy walking in Glens Falls, you can go forever it's so flat.  

Yes, it does sound like Florida, Yes! 

One of the nice things about walking there other than the flat terrain is the wide variety of homes and yards, although I am particularly drawn to the older homes that have interesting plantings. 

I didn't take to many pics today but you get the idea. 

These roses are outstanding for so early in the season. 

Isn't this a cozy side yard?  I can picture a quiet little picnic on a colorful quilt, homemade sandwiches, lemonade in real glasses and big fudgy brownies on cloth napkins. MMMMM... 

Yes, I'm letting my imagination run wild, why not?  Creating imaginary beauty is good  for the spirit. 

My spirit is very good......at imagining.

Bye....... 

To Market To Market

Remember the nursery rhyme....to market to market, to buy a fat pig? 

Well we weren't going to buy a fat pig or a skinny pig for that matter, but you probably could have if you had needed one. 

The Fresh Market, yup that's where we were.  A new food store in Saratoga at the corner of Rt 50 and Rt 9.  

 They have all sorts of specialty items you might need for that extra special recipe you've always wanted to whip up for your dinner party or Bar-B-Q!   My Gosh! They really do have a nice variety of speciality items. 

We picked up a package of sushi made right on the premises, with brown rice, Yummy! 

Charlie a true Long Island boy, fell in love with a salami sandwich, he ordered it and we continued to brouse around.  

As we strolled we noshed, a few more times around the store and we would have to cancel the sandwich, LOL 

Oh yah! That's what I like Jars and Candy!  My gosh they had all sorts of quality candy.  Seriously, can you believe I did not buy ANY. 

Well the sandwich was ready so we decided to eat it there, they have tables outside and in the foyer.  I must say it was really good and only $5.99.  That appeals to my cheepiness.  

And fun was had by all.......

Bye. 

...Takin The Trolly Into Town.......

Beautiful sunny day, too many motorcycles and noise up here in Lake George.   Perfect day to get out of Dodge and explore mass transit Adirondack style. 

What a fancy ride!  One dollar will get you into town, about eight miles away, it's like your own private driver. 

Clean and comfortable only two of us going into Glens Falls.  Until I saw this picture I did not know there was air conditioning, yea! For cold air when it's too hot.  Boo, for me not being more observant. 

This was one of my destinations, nothing like strolling through a farmers market on a Saturday morrning.  There were a lot of people out, and a lot of interesting vendors and products.

Speaking of interesting... Here are Hal and Joyce Davis. They run a beefalo operation in argyle called Lick Springs Beefalo, and their beefalo are all grass fed and "happy".. 

The interesting part is they started farming with the cattle at retirement age after their children had left home. Wow, to have that kind of energy, and they don't look a day older than they did twenty years ago.  

Maybe I should get some cattle- NO! Scratch that, I have a rabbit potty pan that needs dumping and that's ENOUGH.  But it sure feels so good to see such sweet people and know they are your friends- all they way from childhood many moons ago. 

Theres my next stop the Crandall library, home away from home.  I love libraries, so quiet and cozy.  Actually, to me it seems like you are shopping but not having to pay any money.  

When my children were growing up we went to the library every week, it was a staple in our routine, so of course I do have lots of good feelings about the library. 

I ran into a friend or I should say she spotted me, what a wonderful surprise.  It's so nice when someone sees you and comes up and says hello, she is thoughtful like that. 

Time to go home, it was a full Trolly going back to Lake George.  I just love seeing all the different people that ride the bus, and take in the conversations that go on around me; I felt like Harriet the Spy. 

As you can see there are plenty of motorcycles to greet us as we pull back into town.  It sure was good to get away for awhile. 

Bye.... What? ......... I couldn't hear you.......VROOM...VROOM.....