Go check out Doris’s Blog December Giveaway

my blogging buddy  Doris  who does wonderful crochet work is having a December Giveaway.. Go check it out…

http://crochetingingeorgia.blogspot.com/2010/12/my-december-giveaway-2nd-advent-st.html

 

Hugs from South Texas. Birgit

Isn’t she cute?

My lovely daughter emailed me a pic of our baby Allison this morning all bundled up..

Isn’t she just the cutest??? looks just like her Daddy here…..

and of course as I know from Cindy http://thebeeladyfromhilltopfarm.blogspot.com/2010/12/let-it-snowlet-it-snowlet-it-snow.html

indiana at least parts of it has snow.. and Katie just had to send me a pic of her snow…

Wish I was there… who knows what will happen in our future,….More on that later….

for now Hugs from South Texas….Birgit

And a very Merry 1st of December to you all

Wow can you believe how fast this year has gone by?? I sure can’t. It really is true when meandering through life that the older you get the faster time goes by. When your young you wish you where older those magic numbers of 16 so you can get a learners permit then 18 because then you’re an adult or 21 cause your really an adult then. then with 30 you start making faces already as in AARRRGGGHHH my 30th birthday and so on., I have to say none of the mile marker years have ever affected me that way. I enjoy life as much as I can and live each moment to the fullest.

Whether its being out and about doing things or only being able to sit in a chair and crochet or loom knit.

Enough of the age thing already.

wanted to share how I make the candy canes

This is the little spool knitter from KK I tried stripes but as small as it is ( skinny I mean) it would be really hard to sew up all those strings from the white and red so I decided to mix red and white , use it as 1 string so I have variegated yarn

I twist 2 long pipe cleaners together red ones in this case and once a certain length is reached I push the pipe cleaner inside.

so this is what it looks like when done.

really easy to make. I think kids would really get a kick out of making these.

just thought I would share

Hugs from a cool 29 * but sunny South Texas

Birgit

Enjoying the Day…

First off been lazing around chitchatting with mom. Thank heaven she is doing better, Not totally recuperated still using a walker but better.

Second I have been trying my hand at making some christmas ornaments,,

my first candy cane…..

4 bells and the candy cane

bells side view… lol with some plastic  ornaments that still need to go on the tree..

Due to 4 cats and 2 dogs my christmas tree this year has all unbreakable ornaments.  I learned last year not to put glass ornaments on it.

when christmas was over my tree was bare the bottom half and full the top half..LOL

Weather here has been  heat one minute and A/C the next..  no heat today at all only A/C.. I know   some peeps are digging out from loads of snow and me I have the A/C running.

Please go visit  my blog friend Bev at One yarn after another. she needs some  loving on., Found out today she has Diabetes and she is going to need some support. I know  been one for almost 24 years. It’s a hard disease to live with and to get used to… so show her some love guys and gals… I have been busy reading blogs  and looking at all the wonderful things  out there.. Not enough time to do it all…… wish I could….lol

for tonite signing off

Hugs from South Texas….Birgit

http://bevmatheson.blogspot.com/2010/11/you-are-invited-to-my-pity-party.html

Happy Black Friday…LOL

Well most I guess have gone shopping today.Not me.. gifts will be all handmade this year. potholders working on my last set of the 4 that I am making right now.

This is a blue variegated to a purple color.

simple single crochet with  chains  and single crochet around the outside.

still have to sew up the yarn ending..lol

picture is bad here but you can see the colors.

the 3rd one is a red variegated and the 4th and final one to  finish is  another blue one with purple.

then

the scarf is done to a hat I have done.

this one actually…lol.

going to hop back to the living room and  crochet a little more…

hugs and Happy Shopping.From South Texas signing off for now

Birgit

Happy Thanksgiving

Wishing all my  blog friends near and far a Happy Thanksgiving,.

I am thankful for

our continued recovery especially Mom’s

our kids thanks William and Katie for being you

our grandkids , all so lovely

Zoe, Kaleb,Daegon,Abby,Allison

Our Service men and women who serve and protect our Country may God Bless them and bring them home to their families real soon, and their families who  go without their loved ones

Thank you All for what you do.

Our Police Officers who keep us save and protect us here at home… Thank you Robert..

Our firefighters who go  out in all kinds of weather to rescue, fight fires and all the other stuff they do.. Thank you William

May God in his infinite wisdom guide us and show us his Love and Mercy

Love to all

Hugs from South Texas

Birgit

Happy Sunday before Thanksgiving

I have been MIA…lol. Well loads going on in RL. My mom was in the hospital again this time 2 weeks for pneumonia. Just got her home to my house  friday. So its been hectic. I am  still working on Christmas gifts. Got 2 sets of potholders done for my daughter and DIL. then  looked at some christmas ornaments  at Brenda’s http://loomlady.blogspot.com/

to also  do some ornaments for everyone. Still crocheting some scarfs to go with some hats I made. For some reason I don’t like making scarfs. Not sure why. They seem to take forever I think anyhow. so working on 2 different ones not so I get bored.

Other than that

our little cutie sleeps about 3 hours before getting hungry so that’s not too bad.. Abby is still waking her up during the day to play with her and hold her…lol

so for now just in case I don’t get a chance to  say it later this week

Have a Happy Thanksgiving Everyone…

Hugs from South Texas

Birgit