The Salad Bar Is CLOSED!!!!

So Mr Fat T. Wabbit

here's a 4 letter word for you

DIET!

The Salad bar is Closed!

I learned Rabbits will not go in an area they believe "belongs" to another rabbit...

No, I did not make a bunny suit

But I could....

It just so happens Mr Fix~it's brother raises rabbits

The eaten kind..

(& you though I was joking about the rabbit stew)

He has been happy to share his rabbit pooooo

(more like ...happy to find another place to dump it)

He brought enough the first time

to surround one garden plot

And .......

IT WORKED!!!!

but Mr Fat T. Wabbit moved to the other plot

and stripped my cucumbers!

Today he brought more...

the good thing is, rabbit poo

has very little smell...

just smells like wabbits

That or my sniffers broken.

I like to think it doesn't smell

So Mr Fat T. Wabbit,

you will need to find another

dining facility tonight!

Customs Update & Saturday Plans

Morning!

Just a quick update for Mallie.

The shorties body is completed & I'm grafting for the legs.

I hope/plan to have these ready for Mondays mail, Tuesday at the latest!

I'm very pleased with how these are turning out. I'm not a orange person but...

I started with the green as a contrast, it was blah, started with the blue, not quite right...

pulled out this pumpkin color and it works!

With all of our rain I did not get our plant haul from Lowes taken care of...

So that's my plan this morning

unless it rains again

Mr Isaiah is in Indy visiting Mr Hayden

& I know they both are lovin being together...

How will I ever get this done with out supervision!

Standin Tall & the Wabbit Watch

As part of Etsy Cloth Diaper Team

we are preparing for a

4th of July/Patriotic stocking

for the month of June

These are my first 2 entry's

Large shorties in my colorway

"Standing Tall"

Red, White & Blue, with Navy cuffs & waist.

I had just enough to make a pair of Small shorties

Trimmed with "Standing Tall " cuffs & waist.

Playin in the dye pots yesterday...

"Fresh Peppers"

you know...

the peppers the terrorist

wabbits left alone

&

Because I'm twisted like that...

"Mutant Strawberry's"

Its ladies night here!

We had Ladies Day lunches with the women in our family for quite a while,

but we realized it limited those who could come.

So now we get together for Bunco once a month.

It gets crazy,

one smacked another for stealing her bunco...in a fun way...

the bruise only lasted a few days

A few cheat....I'm tellin ya they do.

Who gets 4 & 5 bunco's a night?

I'm checking the dice tonight.

Varmint Huntin & WIP

I'm getting the scatter gun

and goin

Varmint Huntin!!!!!

Why?

Well, last night after the rain stopped,

I was out looking in the garden checking to see if I had sprouts

And this caught my eye

Nice right?

Thick.... lush... green....

Growing nicely

My "Oh Yeah" happy dance turned into..

an "Oh NO!" foot stomp!

(OK, that's not what I really said but)....

LOOK AT THIS!!!

Each Tomato plant gets progressively smaller!

So, While I walked (OK. stomped) into the house,

pouting,

planning .......

& plotting.....

for Rabbit Stew..

Mr. Fix it found some scraps of chicken wire

& we put up a modified fence

I know they are laughing at us......

because.....

They hadn't touched the pepper plants last night..

Apparently Pepper's are not good enough

or possibly the wrong variety

they left scraps....

on the ground.....

just layin there.

Hope he has a big fat belly ache!

Here bunny bunny!

Neighbor saw us out working & came over

I pointed out the rabbits had eaten their way through the garden

from his direction

so they were his

wayward

scavenging

pillaging

rabbits

He laughed

Told us there is a large family of them

living behind his wood pile....

They did not find the bean sprouts

Yet

With 4th of July coming up I figured I'd better get some

Patriotic Shorties started...

"Standing Tall"

I should have them completed tonight

And a bit of instant gratification
A quick dishcloth.

Oh,

If anyone has a good rabbit recipe.....

send it my way please...

we're going to need it.

I'm not joking!

Varmints

Kidlet Longies Ready for the Mail!

They are Done!

4 Pairs of Longies,

4 colors

800 yds of super

soft and squishy BFL Wool

Stray ends woven,

I cords completed

Drying as we "speak"

A little extra added length to extend Fall to Spring use

For 4 special little ones

I'm hoping for action photos this Fall....
Hint...Hint!

Kidlets Longies & Color Play

Just weaving up loose ends...!

One I cord to finish and the set will be complete.

More playing in the dye pot

not to sure what I will name it,

Great colors to hide grass and dirt stains

Dark & medium blue, Brown,

Hunter Green & Pumpkin Orange

Might have to add a pocket for rocks & "Stuff"

Working on a few new colorways today.

Starting a few pair of 4th of July or Patriotic shorties

Beans to plant if the rain holds off

better get busy!

What are your plans for the day?

Memory Lane Laugh

Any Mama's need a good laugh?

How about a "Stroll down Memory Lane?"

Candi has had a memorable afternoon...

I think most of us have been there!

Mama Memories start here!

Manic Monday!!

Help!

I've fallen in the garden

& I can't get up!

Just joking,

I've had a lot going on & will catch up tonight

Possibly...

but there has been knitting..

The Kidlet longies

are turning out sooooo cute!

Just have to take photos......

where are the batteries for my camera...

they were just here

well, they didn't grow legs and walk away!

I have to get organized.....

What a great day!

The garden is in

we have Tomato's, onion

cantaloupe, cucumbers,

dragons tongue beans..

Cleaned up at Lowes,

scored a bunch of mark down plants

poor babies just needed

water

Tomorrow

I tackle the peas and more bush beans

no photos fingers are to tired....

gotta knit

What a great day!

How did you spend yours?

Tillin Time, The Gardens Goin In!

Every year, the great debate...

Do we put in a veggie garden again?

Or not...

past few years have been

Or Not.

Time,

heat,

don't wanna mess with it....

lots of excuses/reasons so,

We've stuck to contain gardening or, in and around the flowerbeds.

This year,

Its going in.

Future home of beans, peas & cucumbers

In the past we've had 1 huge space,

overwhelming to look at,

and I've felt whooped just looking at it...

So this year were going for 2-3 smaller plots

closer to the house

We have plenty of space but,

there are so many high and low spots...

After creating a swamp one year...

we found out the hard way...

make sure its a high spot.

The crowd gathers...

Daddy/Grandpa's actually tilling his field?

This is the man that checks tires

to match imprints if found in his grass!

We had a moment of silence for him......

What he gives for his family.....

OK, I'm over it...

he has over an acre he can mow!

Supervision with power tools is a must!

Lots of suggestions & critics!


And big time helpers!

Yes the boy dressed himself.
I made him take the jeans off as it was 86,
then I made him go put his under ware back on under the shorts.
He said THEY were making him hot!
Nothing to do with the heat right?
Had nothing to do with the socks
he insisted on pulling up to his elbows!

***********Hayden Time!****************

Its been quiet on the blog....

Lots of scrambling to get things done so I could leave for a day.....

Mr Hayden had a end of the year preschool program & I did not want to miss it!

So I did my run EARLY Thursday morning & that evening Isaiah & I drove up to Indy!

I picked up a new kids CD for the trip.....

if its a few years till I hear BINGO,

She'll be coming Round The Mountain, Hole in the Bucket,

Supercalfragalistic,

John Jacob Jinglehimer Schmidt.....

I wont be upset.

At all

Rachel & Adam had the house built just about 2 yrs ago,

really nice subdivision lots of young families.....

Not to sure the wild life has adjusted tho......

This is a fake Ficus she has on the corner of her front porch.

They have a house guest.

A dove has made her nest in the tree against the house...

2 eggs I believe.......

We were up to see Mr Hayden off to school on the yellow school bus...

Hes required to have a full sized back pack!

How silly is that!

He looks like a turtle!

Rachel's' gonna love me for that photo

Isaiah was able to see him off on the school bus with Adam
Love the blue insulation board they found in the front yard?
The benefits of new construction materials blown around!
I thought it would make a great flannel board but.....

The MAN Himself on stage performing
"NO more Monkeys Jumping on the bed"
And perform he did! He knew all the songs & dances..he even jumped!
(major for Mr Hayden)

The parents had no idea what the program was about
this explains why he has been walking around the house shaking his finger saying
"No Jumping"
It was just to cute.
The teachers had t-shirts made for all the kids with monkeys jumping on a bed.
Adam videoed for parental blackmail in the future.
It was really a fun day.
Larry's parents made the drive up that morning,
& we all had lunch together after the program
Great visit!

What Happend Wednesday!

I'm not really sure what happened.

The first pair of the Quad Kidlet's longies came out great,

striped up so pretty!

These have been frogged & re knit

3 times this week!

No matter what I do the stripes are different.

Gauge is OK, same amount of stitches Etc..

WHAT HAPPENED!!

So, I'm waiting to see if that's OK with Mom

I could have had 4 pair in the mail by now..

Darn yarn!

On a lighter note, this Frog & I bonded on Mothers Day

I was cleaning debris from empty pots to ready them for flowers...

scooped all the leaves....

And this one squished...

He blended perfectly with the leaves

So, instead of moving the pot I moved the plants to the pot.

He hung out for quite a while,

I think he liked the Yellow blooms better than the Pink

Larry came in off the tractor the other night and said

"I see red in the strawberry patch!"

So we went to see if we beat the rabbits & squirrels to sweet goodies....

I now understand why they left them.

Think they were scared off?

Can anyone tell me what happened here?

Why we have Mutant Strawwberries?

Sounds & Smells of Spring!

Ahhhh, Spring!

The sound of running water .........

as the pond overflows…

The crunch of gravel
as we start laying more rock for the courtyard

My Hubby..... needs new boots!

The smells of fresh cut wood & paint

as home repairs are completed

Its spring folks........

"The Projaholics" are back

Organizing...UGH!

Not much to post today,

I braved Wallyworld first thing this morning

for a few large, clear storage containers......

and survived the crowds...

It was close tho!

The diaper fabric stash is getting out of control

so I picked up a few containers to sort flannel...

boy & girl, recycled t~shirts,

elastic & Velcro

"Stuff"

I was going to post a photo of what it all looks like now...you know,

a before & after...

but

when I saw the photo

NO WAY I'm showing what the before looks like!

Kind of a Jigunda laundry pile right now

Diaper, Dogs & Rain

What was the song we sang as kids...

Rain Rain Go AWAY!

Come again another day

We had more rain today...the pond is overflowing again,

mini rivers through the backyard

Had just enough sun this morning to take a few photos

A friend of ours is expecting baby number 3 in a few weeks & has decided to use cloth

So I've been making a few diapers & covers......

5 Covers from the quilting stash

See kids, it was worth keeping!

Some new flannel, some re purposed shirts...

The diaper with the hands is for Evie...

I should say Chris.

I'm waiting to give them this one till hes (gagging) changing a loaded diaper

and say

"May I give you a hand?"

The big brave dog turns to jelly when it storms.
Buddy's will crawl behind me if I'm at the kitchen table sewing,
this is his normal position at the first crack of thunder......

See the small empty corner of the chair?
That's my portion of the seat.
By backside is larger than that
by just a little bit.

Greens On the Side?

Isaiah & I popped into Goodwill this afternoon looking at this weeks markdowns. I was after flannel shirts, sheets and t-shirts for diapers......& boy did we score.

We went green literally & figuratively!

I found a queen size set of new-ish olive green flannel sheets, about 15 t-shirts

and the best was

I

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V

A, J.Crew, 100% super soft Lambswool sweater

still with tags

the tag sale color at goodwill this week is

wait for it .......

Green!

Less than 2 hours of frogging and I have

1lb 4 oz, 100% Lambswool for $1.00!!!!!

The sweater?

A rich Hunter GREEN!!!!

I see a few pair of Woodland themed longies

on the needles in the near future!

I Love thrifting!

So This Is Morning!

This morning I woke up at 5:45 AM!

No earthquake, just earthshattering!

I just....... "woke-up"

I made coffee without dropping, spilling or, even stumbling!

I was functioning.....

(Can I hear a hallelujah chorus?)

For me that's a minor miracle....

Am I becoming a (((shudder))) morning person????

I text Larry a good morning message...that he understood!

I even saw that fictional thing called....

Sunrise!

It was nice being the only one up,

the house was quiet....

Erika & Chris did not have to work until 10-11am,

And Miss Diva Evie let them sleep in.

I also found Isaiah smiles and sings in his sleep

Hmmm, I might try this tomorrow!

Maybe

Finished Order

One of 2 sets of Dishcloths,

Orders through Etsy

Forgot photos of the first...

But they were mailed this morning!

I love stash Bustin!

Kidlets Colors

Longies, Longies, Longies, Longies!

Yes I did have to say it 4 times,

One for each Kidlet

3 girls & a boy

As 3lb preemies (doing well as I understand)

they can use lot of prayer!

Mom as approved the colors.....

And the knitting has begun!

(Please excuse the cruddy photo's)
I'm afraid of second sock syndrome.....
so I'm working on them all at once.
I know me!

Clearing the Needles

It's Monday?

Already?

Reality bites some times!

Hope you had a wonderful weekend!

Mine was spent with kids, & flowers.

Not at the same time

So I still have flowers!

I plan to start the Quads Longies today but, I need to clear my needles first because yes,

the plan is to have all 4 working at the same time.

Just one last pair of large Peace Fleece Shorties (in Balkal Superior Green),

to finish this morning,

and then I can start!

These are the last 2 of 3 I had in the works.

Small Shorties in the colorway "Bliss"

These colors are soft but I've had a heck of a time doing them justice

with my photography skills

And large Shorties in the colorway "Grappel"
Lets just be honest about it,
I'm starting those longies if every things done or not!

Both were stash busters!

But I was only making room for the load of Purewool....
Due to be delivered this afternoon!

Happy Mothers Day!

I wrote this last year for my Mom

& never sent it to her.

Things My Mother Taught Me… that she may not know
My Mother is the strongest women I know.

She taught us not just by words, but more by example & action.

I'm one of many, proud to call her Momma.

Things my Mother taught me.......

That no matter what happens, you can keep going.

There are some things you can’t change, only your reaction.

The love of nature, feeling the soil and being a small part of the Bloom.

That it’s OK not to have all the answers.

Home-made cocoa is always the best

The joy of cooking, with very little.

There are times for silence

What Butts are really for

.

The Joy of books & learning

Its not where you are in life, It’s how you live it

Always to leave a place in better condition than you found it

You have to be happy where you are, before you can be happy anywhere else

That money is not the value of a person

Everyone has gifts, you just have to find yours

That if you have a little, you have a lot

To use our hands to create, and a gift made, is a gift of your-self

Mistakes can be forgiven

Every child has to walk their own path, not ours

To stand for what you believe in

To make my own choices, and live with the results.

That when adult children ask what do you think, they don’t always need an answer.

Supper is ready when your chores are done

We are the example

No matter what,

She will always Love me

When All Else Fails....Blame the Dog!

Its been so rainy & overcast Isaiah has been playing outside when ever he can.

We are on a couple of acres so its a little boys paradise.

This morning he went out with the dog to ride his bike and play.

Buddy is our (shaved) Golden Retriever........

who only barks when someone comes up the driveway or...

all is not as it should be.

I heard all this loud belly laughter so I grabbed my camera to investigate...

This is what I found........

Isaiah!!
Well Grama.....you see...it was Buddy's Fault!

Am I in trouble?!?!?!

I threw a stick for Buddy

He wouldn't give it back & this is what happened!

See!

It's Buddys Fault!

So I had to rinse off.........

I'm posting this now, as I know his Mommy will hear of it...

this way she has time......

to Recover!

I don't need a bath now do I?