Another new project

I am now making some of these little mini knitting bags. Hopefully I can sell some at a craft show I plan on doing in September. I again am having some health problems so I haven't been doing my knitting and crocheting as much as I would like to. Sometimes, I just don't feel like doing it. I do go to my knitting group as much as I can, but that is only one day a week. Here are some of the mini bags. The knitting needles are toothpicks with beads glued on the tips.

Some new things I am working on...

This is a picture from the pattern I am working. It will be my first time felting something. I am making the one on the right, different colors though. I will post a picture when I finally finish it.

Some of my new dishcloths that I made....

Gift items completed

Here is the baby blanket, booties and cap that I made for a shower gift.

My Birthday

Thursday March 24 was my 73rd birthday. My kids, son in law and grandson and I went out to dinner at the Mongoleon BarB Cue. It was wonderful. Unfortunately my other grandson could not make it as he is in the US Army stationed in Alaska. He did call me on the phone.

Baby Blanket

I am knitting this baby blanket for a friend's great grandchild due in July. I am also going to make a cap and booties to match.

My oldest and dearest friend Linda

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Merlin's sutures

Merlin got his sutures out today and the vet said everything looks good. I am so thankful.

And even more.......

These were mailed in to HAP today...

More Rectangles for HAP

Hap is the Handmade Afghan Project.We make 6 X 9 inch rectangles either crocheted or knitted , they are sent to a central place in Maryland where they are crocheted together as afghans and sent to our wounded veterans in Military Hospitals around the world.

Today

It is a gloomy day here today, no sun at all, it is supposed to rain later on. Don't think I will be taking my walk with the dogs . I plan on doing a lot of crocheting today and also laundry. I really enjoyed watching the Rose Parade on TV. We went to see it many years ago and I remember the sweet smell of all the flowers. It is something you never forget.

MERLIN had a successful surgery yesterday

He had two tumors removed from under his tail... He is resting today but doing well.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011

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I am back to my crocheting

These are some dishcloths and a scrubby I made for a friend for Christmas.

I bought the template from someone in Ravelry for the wrapper. I think it makes a nice gift. At least I hope so.

I also found the patterns for the dishcloth and the scrubby on Ravelry. I love making them.

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My Lasar Yag Surgery

I had the surgery on Wednesday and now my vision is so clear and sharp. Today is the last day of the eye drops and I go for a follow up appt. with my opthamologist next Wednesday.

The whole procedure took about four minutes. I didn't feel a thing.

It's always something........

Update on Kaley,, She is doing great. She is back to normal and eating and drinking and we are back to our daily walks with Merlin.

Something new for me though. I had cataract surgery on both eyes , the left one two years ago and the right one 1 1/2 years ago. I have had blurry vision on the right eye for about six months which was progressivly getting worse over the past months. I went to my opthamologist and this is what she found.

I went to the opthamologist yesterday and she finally found the problem I have with the blurring of my vision in the right eye. It is called POSTERIOR CAPSULE OPACITY. This occurs because lens epithelial cells remaining after cataract surgery have grown on the capsule. In some cases, if the condition progresses significantly, your vision may be worse than it was before cataract surgery. It can be treated with a treatment called YAG. It is a laser treatment. So this will probably happen after my next checkup in a few months. She said this show up in about 5% of patients that have cataract surgery and it usually shows up about a year and a half after the surgery. So of course it had to be me....

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To much going on....

My son moved back for a while , then his dog attacked mine and she had surgery on Tuesday. She is doing well, but won't eat or drink very much.

My friends husband was rushed to the hospital with seizures. My daughter will be having surgery on her knee on Thursday. What else can happen? I really don't want to know...

Here are pictures of Kaleys wound.

Tomatoes

I finally decided to take a pictures of my tomatoes, they are growing in a pot on my patio. I have grape tomatoes, patio tomatoes and some Roma's. I have been eating them quicker than they can grow.

HOT, HOT, HOT

It is just way to hot out. It has been over 100 degrees for the last few day, first it was June gloom then over night it all changed, summer came in with a bang and it is very humid. For Southern California, humidity is something we are not used to. Thank goodness for central air conditioning. That is the best thing I have done, to install it in my house.

My dogs want and miss their afternoon walks, but it is way to hot for that. We now wait till after dinner when it does cool down a bit and the sidewalks are not to hot. It must be horrible to have to walk on that hot pavement and be barefooted.

Sadness in our Family

My sister had to have her best friend Tyler put to sleep this morning. He was having a lot of pain and couldn't stand or walk anymore. Tyler was a rescue and had a wonderful life with my sister for the past nine years. He was about thirteen years old. Tyler we will miss you, run fast and pain free at the rainbow bridge. Tyler is the golden Keeshond, Chow Mix. The other dog, the black one is Chronic, she is my son's dog.

Another Earthquake

We had a major earthquake at 9:25 last night in Southern California, it really jerked me out of bed. The first thing I did was get my robe on and then shut the doggie door and then turn on the TV news. It was 5.9 then downgraded to 5.7. It was a little scary but I finally after phone calls to my family back and forth went back to sleep. It was an aftershock from the 7.2 we had on Easter Sunday. My dogs slept through it..

New scarf

I just finished another curly scarf. This one is yellow , made from the the Bernat Satin Sport yarn.

I think I will put this one in my Etsy store.

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My New Curly Scarf

I just completed knitting this scarf which is called a popcorn scarf, because you just can't have just one.

It started with 90 stitches on the needle and ends with about 720 stitches. I was worried that it wasn't curling but after I started to bind off, the curls became apparant. It will be a Christmas gift for someone. It was fun to make and I am going to make more of them. I also have a different pattern on other needles at this time. It will be a lacy one on size 13 needles.

More about Merlin

He seems better for a fifteen year old. He is able to get on the couch by himself, sometimes needing a little help. He is eating good and still enjoys his very short walks. The vet doesn't want him walking much, but we only go about three houses and then home. It rained today, so we did not go out...

My Merlin

My Whippet Merlin had an event this Monday. He went down spread eagle and started shaking really bad. I thought he may of had a stroke...

Tuesday morning I took him to the vet. Merlin has arthritis in the spine and maybe a slipped disc. The vet gave me some meds for him and if he doesn't improve in the next few days they want to xray the spine. He is having trouble with his hind legs. He cant get up on the couch or chairs and I am lifting him for that. Merlin is a rescue, so I don't know his actual age but he is about 12 years old.. Please say some prayers for him.

He can walk a little but his hind legs are very shaky.. I am so worried....

Easter Day Earthquake

We had a big one on Easter Sunday in the afternoon. I was walking with my friend and our dogs when it hit. I thought I was having a dizzy spell... The sidewalks looked like ocean waves and the parked cars were shaking back and forth and the telephone poles and cables were swaying back and forth. It was scary.

We are still having minor after shocks but they are not bad.

I guess that is part of life here in Southern California. The epicenter was in Mexico and was about 150 miles away. The quake was felt as far as San Francisco and Phoenix Arizona....

A busy Day

I had company yesterday and during our delicious lunch of a Chinese chicken salad made by my Son, the sink clogged up and my son had to open the escape valve on the outside of the house and flush it all out. He did fix it, thank goodness. Then my friend who sold her house came home from out of state and couldn't go home because the inspectors were at her home so she and her husband stayed and visited a while. We had a great visit and her little dog was so happy to see mom and dad after a week at my house. It was a good but busy day. Today I will do laundry...
Wishing all my friends a Happy Easter....

Another Chemo Cap on Sale

This Chemo Cap is in my Etsy shop. It is 100% Acrylic, very soft and washable and dryer safe.

It is called an inside, outside cap because it is reversible. Here are the two views of the cap. My Etsy shop is at http://puplove.etsy.com/.

New Chemo Cap

Here is the new chemo cap I knitted for my neighbor. It is really lavender but shows up as blue.http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=30623543&l=35e9f5b0b7&id=1335648407

My Grandson

Thank G-d, He is now on US soil. Chris came home from Afghanistan about a week ago and is now stationed in Alaska. He will be getting time off at the end of this month and will be here for a visit. It is the best birthday present I could get. Knowing he is safe and sound and won't have to go back to Afghanistan is the best news in the world.

Another Chemo Cap \

This is another chemo cap for my friend. It is almost finished. I hope she likes it.

Chemo Cap

I made this chemo cap for my neighbor..

I am back

I haven't been here for a while as there were some health problems in my family and blogging was the last thing on my mind. Things are a little better now so here I am......

I am back to my knitting and crocheting and am making the rectangles for HAP.

I am happy to say that my grandson will be coming home from Afghanistan in a few more weeks. Hopefully it will be for good. He will be stationed in Alaska as far as we know right now.

We have been having horrible weather here in not so sunny Southern California. We have had rain, wind, floods, and even a tornado. Can you believe that. Right now we have had two days of sun but the rains are coming back. Well off to the store now....Before the rain starts again.

Back to knitting

I finally found out that I do have spinal arthritis and that is what is causing my pain.
I won't let it get the best of me and I am back to my knitting, just a little at a time. I have to make some more things for the holidays and for my Etsy shop which has gone by the wayside for a while. Only had one sale in a very long time. Hope to sell something before Christmas........

My back problems

I went to the doctor on Monday and it seems that I have spinal arthritis. No wonder I am in such pain.
I am doing a little knitting, I finished the coaster sets I was making and now I am making matching dishcloths. It is very slow going as I get tired early and haven't really made much progress on them.

Just had another sale on Etsy

Ladies Gold Beaded Socks, girls beaded socks

Good News

My brain MRI results came back negative. Oh I do have a brain, but did not have a stroke.
My back is another story, I have degenerative disc disease but that just goes along with getting older. I will live with the pain. I will not have back surgery. I also have stopped going to the balance clinic as I am not having the dizzy spells any more.

I am doing a little knitting these days but not much. Just working on small things for Christmas presents.

Hello

I haven't been here for a while as I seem to spend all my time visiting different doctors. Because of my dizzy spells, I have to go to the balance clinic twice a week. Also have had an MRI of my brain to rule out a stroke. I have to go next week for another MRI of my spine. It seems my vertabrae have slipped one in front of another so I have had back pain. Now my fingers are hurting from arthritis. So blogging was the last thing in my mind. I still haven't done much knitting, but I do once in a while. I am making knitted coasters now. Hopefully, I will have some done for Christmas gifts as they are in Christmas colors.

Crochet Roses

I got tired of knitting and needed a change, so I am making crochet roses. If I make enough before getting bored of this project, I will give them as holiday gifts.

Here I am!

I haven't written here for a while as I have been plagued with light headed spells and have tried to stay off the computer for a while.
I guess I am really addicted to this thing.
I am slowly getting back to my knitting and crocheting, just doing a little bit at a time.
I am working , right now, on rectangles both knit and crocheted for HAP. That is the group that makes afghans for the wounded veterans that are in military hospitals. We knit or crochet 6 X 9 inch rectangles and the group crochets them together for the afghans. The HAP stands for Handmade Afghans Project. A very good cause if anyone is interested, I will give you the address...

My Grandson

My grandson is home on a two week leave from Afghanistan, unfortunately he will have to go back.He sure has been through some very traumatic experiences which I won't go through here. We spent some quality time with him over two days and then he will go up north to visit with the rest of his family for a few days and then back here before he will ship out again. I will hate to see him go. He has another six months to spend in Afghanistan. Please say some prayers for him.

Check sidebar

I have the time posted in Kabul, Afghanistan. Don't know exactly where my grandson is, but he is in Afghanistan. He was sent on another mission. Hopefully he will be home for a visit
next month.

My Tomato Harvest

I planted two little tomato plants in a pot on my patio. Here is the first one I picked. It weighs 6 ounces. It will be ready to eat in about two days.

I am still here

I haven't been writing much as I have been plagued with lightheaded spells lately.

Maybe from all the stress in the family. I am going to see my doctor tomorrow.

Also haven't heard from my grandson in over two months , he is in Afghanistan, but he called my son, his dad , the other night and said he was among 16 other soldiers that were sent to the middle of nowhere for two months and he is now back at base and he and the other guys are all ok.

My Great Niece, Horse related, con't.

She is now walking around but wearing a turtle brace.
My sister still needs her 24/7 caretaker but is improving although she still does not
have use of her arm.
I am doing ok but still having problems with my blood sugars going up and down, I guess it is
from the stress of my family and their health problems.

More trauma in my family

My great niece was thrown from her horse and broke her back Saturday morning. She was on a MS ride when the new horse threw her over his head.She had an 8 hour surgery to repair three broken vertabrae and fuse five vertabraes together. Fortunately her spinal cord is ok. She will walk again. They are only going to keep her in the hospital for five days. Then she will be having rehab.
Elayne

Latest on my sister

She was home from the hospital and went in her yard and tripped in a gopher hole. She fell and broke her sholder. The ambulance took her back to the hospital and then she was transferred to a rehab hospital about 2 hours from me. I will go there tomorrow to visit with my son.

My Sister, cont.

She was sent home from the hospital in a cab on Saturday night. BAsically dumped. I have filed a complaint with the hospital administrator. She was confused and also did not have her house key. I also filed a complaint with her insurance carrier which is SEcure Horizons.
She is home now and her grand daughter is with her for a couple of days. She lives in another state.

Prayers for my Sister

My sister was rushed to the hospital in congestive heart failure. She lives over 50 miles away and the hospital is probably another 10. I have been driving there to be with her as much as I can. She is 83 1/2 years old and alone . It has been a very scary time for the family. We are in Southern Calif. and her daughters and granddaughters live in Texas. Her neighbor has been taking care of her dog. She will be having a nuclear stress test tomorrow and hopefully she will be able to go home next week. Please say some prayers for her. Thanks.

My New Dishcloth

I just finished making this dishcloth and will be starting another. It was really fun to make and it is called the optical illusion cloth. It looks like a little box but is actually flat.

My Birthday

Tomorrow is my birthday, my kids and one grandson took me out for a wonderful Mexican Dinner at my favorite restaurant. We had a great time. I got some wonderful gifts including a web cam for my computer. Now when my grandson calls from Afghanistan , I can see him as well as talk to him. Isn't that a wonderful invention ? I call this computer my magic box since it does such wonderful things, including sometimes driving me crazy.

A special email came today.

I am very happy today as I got an email from my DGS in Afghanistan. It was short, sweet and to the point. Of course he can't say much about where he is. It was just good to hear from him.

My Grandson Christopher

Chris left yesterday morning for his tour in Afghanistan. I am a wreck. He called to say good bye and we both cried. I pray he will be safe and come home asap. He has Skype on his laptop and my son, Chris's dad , was here today and he downloaded it for me, but have to get a webcam for my computer so I can see him when we talk.

Peace

Please watch this video. It says it all



http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=Rooyt3ptNco&feature=email

Grandson's Cap

Well, my soldier grandson received the cap and he called to say he just loves it and is wearing it all the time that he is not in uniform. Since I finished it, I made another for his dad, my son.
I was going to make one for my other grandson, but he said he didn't want one. So I am back to making my scrubbies , dishcloths, and rectangles for HAP.

The weather here has been beautiful so I am usually out in the afternoons. I walk every day with my dogs.

Finally Finished the Cap

Here is the cap for my grandson. I mailed it today so hopefull he will have it soon. He called me and is so excited about getting it. It doesn't fit the stuffed dog very well.

Also, here are my lazy dogs. Kaley and Merlin, just taking it easy after a hard day of resting.

Watch Cap

I am knitting a cap for my grandson in the Army. He will be deployed in March for Afghanistan but right now is in Alaska. He said it is freezing cold there. This weekend he went snowboarding. It is hard to imagine because here in Southern California the weather has been 80 degrees.

Here is the partially finished cap I am making him. I am waiting for the double point needles I ordered on Ebay to arrive so I can do the decreases. The yarn is by Cascade Yarns and the color is called Greenland. It is 100% Merino Superwash.