Yarnjeannie's Crochet Cache

I got off to a questionable start this morning, driving to work on autopilot! After stopping for breakfast at Dunkin Donuts, my DS asked me why I was turning into the driveway at the Wawa minimart. I did it just out of habit. My mind was racing with other thoughts today and I hate it when I realize that I’m driving like a robot. I thank God that I dropped my son off at the station and got to work safely. My thoughts are on Brutus this morning. When he’s gone, I will miss his barking, his bad breath and his “ear-cleaning service”. If you want to make this dog happy, you just let him lick your ears! He’s a sweet thing and I hope he’s not in pain right now. He has been disinterested in his dry dog food for the last couple of days, so I bought a few of those little Beneful meals and gave him some of that. I had to divvy it up with the other two rapscallions to prevent hard feelings though. Brutus is still getting his antibiotic, but I don’t notice any difference in the swellin...

Another nice day - I got a lot of crocheting done today. I made two 10" squares for someone on Crochetville. She's making two comfortghans. It's my first time sending squares, so I hope they are okay. The blue and white one was easy to make, but I had to add extra rows, as the pattern was designed to make an 8 inch square. The yellow and black square is based on another pattern, which I can't locate right now, but I improvised and worked it differently throughout. I'm thinking there shouldn't be any copyright issues. I'm not posting my version of the square, and it's for charity, not for sale. Both squares need to be blocked - the black and yellow one especially. It's made with front post double crochets, so it seems to be wavy. I've never blocked a square before, so I need to rustle up some straight pins to pin it to shape. I also finished (well, almost) the doll blanket my neice's daughter asked for. It is black, just like she ...

The weather is beautiful today! It's bright, sunny and warm - very warm. It's supposed to hit the high 80s today and tomorrow. I have all of my doors and windows open, not wanting to turn the air conditioner on yet. It's only April! It's not too warm in here yet so I think we'll stick it out. I want to make a trip to the grocery store this weekend, and maybe pick up some vegetable plants to put in the garden this spring. DH Wayne has already prepared a little garden plot on top of the hill. I'm thinking I should invest in some low fencing to keep the rabbits out of it. We have more rabbits here in our neighborhood than you would expect. They're cute as a button but they can decimate a garden in no time. I've been occupying my mind with plans for a garden this summer. I want to put in tomatoes, cabbage, swiss chard, onions, cauliflower or broccoli, and potatoes. I don't know where to buy seed potatoes, though. They say you can start them ...

We took Brutus to another vet today. Our previous vet recommended amputating his toe. An x-ray revealed bone loss in one of the toes on his sore foot. The vet was unsure whether or not it was a bone infection or cancer, but said that amputation was the easiest way to deal with it. My "old man" Brutus will be 12 in July, and I was not eager to put him through surgery at his age. The new vet took a look at him today. Brutus' toe has really gotten much bigger and during the intial exam today, the new vet discovered an enlarged lymph node higher up on his leg. He is going to treat with a two-week course of a very strong antibiotic in the off-chance that this is an infection in the bone. However, this vet feels very sure that this is cancer, and that it's not confined to the toe and has already spread. This is very sad news, but at least I know now that amputation is not an option and we'll choose to treat him with painkillers once his antibiotic course is fini...

Below is a photo of my current project - I'm undoing the "angry crochet" piece and changing the stitch. As I work on one, I'm unraveling the old and crocheting the new. I do like the new pattern much better, and I've decided on a baby blanket as the final form. I plan to put a yellow border on it - a nice soft yellow might be pretty. I found a pretty shrug pattern on Crochetville - I definitely have to get back to Joann's or AC Moore for some of that Vanna yarn. I think this would look really nice in some of the great colors I saw in the store. Not much else new tonight. There are heavy winds and some rain heading this way tonight. Only two more work days this week - I'm off from work Friday, to get new "spectacles" made. I think my eyes have changed in the last two years. After crocheting a while, everything else looks blurry for a bit afterwards. Back to NCIS...

It's been a great weekend so far. Yesterday morning, I woke early and took some of my accumulated "treasures" outside and set up a yard sale. My brother Mike joined me with a few of his things. Sales were slow, but I did make a little money by selling 2 bikes we had here. Several years ago, after my weight loss surgery, I decided to try bike-riding to help keep in shape. I remember telling my husband that I was buying a cheap bike, just in case "it ends up at a yard sale". Bike riding was never my thing. Well, my bike and my son's bike went to a gentleman who was fixing up bikes for a youth group. I'm glad it went to a good cause. The remainder of my unsold goods will be donated to a thrift store. Yesterday was the Harry Kalas memorial service at the ball park in Philadelphia. I arrived home from running errands in time to view the service on TV, and it was so touching that I was moved to tears. Okay - I cried like a baby when past and presen...

Big things I'm thankful for: That it's a beautiful day and I'm here to enjoy it! That my son's dear GF is out of the hospital today That I have a wonderful little grandson in my life That my younger son will be graduating from college in May That I have a dear husband whom I love That I have friends and family to support me Little things I'm thankful for: That I don't have to work on weekends Crochet hooks and yarn! That there are giraffes in the world Deviled eggs The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Black Cherry soda Wawa coffee the internet my dogs and cats music and art