tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166334562024-03-12T23:15:06.589-05:00JamKnitterThe Everything blog--from knitting to reading to pets to family.Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10347971928461113072noreply@blogger.comBlogger247125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16633456.post-51433812361365532512011-03-15T08:15:00.001-05:002011-03-15T08:25:57.152-05:00Pics from Baby Cooper's Shower
Mom (Sarah) and Baby Cooper James
Cake for Cooper James from his Maple Grove Family
Poster made by Charlene and Cooper's Gifts.
The Baby Afghan I crocheted for baby Cooper
Jean and Katie getting the food ready
Suzanna and
From left to right:Ron, , Alex, Paul
From Left to Right:Troy, , Ron
Pearl, Sarah, Cooper
, Chrissy
Pastor Cheryl
Grandpa with baby Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10347971928461113072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16633456.post-21411751140639960852011-03-15T07:56:00.001-05:002011-03-15T07:59:31.083-05:00Some Photos....
The Afghan I crocheted for Pam for Christmas
Angel looking pretty
Sophie and Chloe laying together
Sophie helping herself to my strawberries Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10347971928461113072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16633456.post-46627814448518788092011-03-15T07:05:00.000-05:002011-03-15T07:05:18.555-05:00God is Good, All the TimeI had minor surgery yesterday afternoon and all went well. I am doing great today too. Now we wait for the lab results.
I am staying at mom's for couple days until I can drive again. Chloe is at the kennel and doggy daycare. I called yesterday to check up on her and she is doing well.
I miss my cats. especially Sophie is who always laying on top of me. She isJudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10347971928461113072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16633456.post-70680461621085110832011-01-12T21:24:00.004-05:002011-01-12T21:54:39.657-05:00My Favorite Things from A-ZMy favorite things from A-Z are:A- Authors-Jane Austen, Beverly Lewis, B- Books-C- Coffee-Iced Decaf Mocha LatteD- Dessert-homemade apple pie, Texas CakeE- Elegant Object You Own-NoneF- Flowers-WildG- Guests for Tea-each with own personal-sized tea-pot and cup, with a wide selection of herbal teas.H- Home-is where the dog and cats areI- Inspirational Authors-CS LewisJ- Jane Austen book-Mansfield Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10347971928461113072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16633456.post-76428323110544065622010-06-09T13:45:00.003-05:002010-06-09T13:52:47.115-05:00Silent but not idleThis blog has been silent for way too long. Please note that does not mean that I have been idle. Let me see, I have been reading tons of Beverly Lewis books about the Amish community, which I have come to love and respect. I took up spinning. Nora sold me her Mother Marion's Kick Spindle. and I started a Christmas present. Below is an afghan square I crocheted. 34 more to go. They are Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10347971928461113072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16633456.post-3948648032317159652010-04-10T16:03:00.002-05:002010-04-10T16:05:31.969-05:00The Mining Disaster is absolutely horrible. The owners of Massey Energy Co. should be given life sentences for the death of the 29 miners. Just had to speak out on that.Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10347971928461113072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16633456.post-75078835556401191812010-03-02T07:55:00.004-05:002010-03-02T07:59:42.152-05:00Afghan is FinishedHere is my completed afghan crocheted in Marble Chunky Arcylic yarn that I got at Knit One in Squirrel Hill. I am very pleased with it. It is the perfect size. Stacey, the owner of Knit One, looked up in a handy dandy chart to see how many skeins of yarn I would need for an afghan. It stated 7 skeins. She had exactly 7 skeins of the Marble yarn in the color I wanted: Blue. What other colorsJudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10347971928461113072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16633456.post-39526951186029054542010-02-15T20:24:00.003-05:002010-02-15T20:26:52.066-05:00Snowing Again!I like knitting; I love crocheting. I'm crocheting a simple single crochet afghan with Marble chunky 100% acrylic yarn.Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10347971928461113072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16633456.post-6722768634848663992010-02-13T06:12:00.003-05:002010-02-13T06:17:19.385-05:00Happy Saturday!Yesterday was Happy Friday. I did not blog about it, but it was a happy Friday. Because of President's Day on Monday I am off work until Wednesday. Almost a full week. Yea!!! I started a new sock yesterday using Autumn House Farm Merino Wool sock yarn. I'm knitting the "twin rib" six stitch pattern from the Sensational Sock book.I made brownies yesterday. An influence from mom. They are Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10347971928461113072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16633456.post-76509516733308870652010-02-10T15:19:00.007-05:002010-02-10T15:35:19.104-05:00Yes, It is Still SnowingI'm crocheting a "top" onto a kitchen towel. I made everyone in my department one of these for Christmas. Someone asked me if I was tired of doing them. I told them No, I was addicted to them. I love doing them. They are so relaxing.Angel (feline) & Chloe (canine) I'll try to get pics of the snow later today when I take Chloe out.Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10347971928461113072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16633456.post-27278327311284500772010-02-04T21:42:00.001-05:002010-02-05T04:56:08.359-05:00What is Your favorite Season?<!-- BlogPolls -->Blog Polls<!-- /BlogPolls -->Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10347971928461113072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16633456.post-13209628261475755532010-01-29T06:48:00.002-05:002010-01-29T06:50:56.246-05:00Good Morning!Good Morning, Everyone! Friday mornings are always beautiful mornings for it starts my long weekend.Up bright and early this morning with Chloe. Took her for a short walk. Brrrrrrrrrrrr. It is cold. It does not seem to phase Chloe. She would stay out there forever. Sniffing every little footprint in the snow. Some made by non-domesticated critters.Smile! For the weekend is here.Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10347971928461113072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16633456.post-58467331059322005422010-01-22T20:55:00.003-05:002010-01-22T21:03:01.578-05:00Happy Friday HappeningsMy day started out knitting with friends at Barnes & Noble. I noticed a mistake in my knitting several rows down. I asked Celeste what she would do. Would she fix it? She said Yes. So I attempted to fix it. I undid two stitches back several rows to the error. I reworked it several times unsuccessfully. Then I finally got it right. But in the process the yarn became fuzzy. I think I Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10347971928461113072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16633456.post-78148991328752954022010-01-21T06:59:00.007-05:002010-01-21T07:13:34.365-05:00I've found a sock pattern I love from the Sensational Socks book. Both these pairs of socks are for me. I also made a pair of socks for my sister, Pam, in what other color than blue. I forgot to take a pic before gifting them to her. The tan socks are knit with Opal merino wool and nylon yarn; the blue socks are knit with Trekking merino wool and nylon yarn.Saturday was knitting at Nora's Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10347971928461113072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16633456.post-27712743392808874812010-01-04T17:46:00.002-05:002010-01-04T17:50:16.693-05:00My Journey through LifeEveryone's journey through life is different. You may like where you see another person's life, but you do not know the journey that got her there. My journey through life has been relatively easy the last year. A few bumps in the road here and there, but no major complaints. I'm going down a bumpy road right now as I work on Chloe's barking problem. I cannot imagine my life without Chloe. Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10347971928461113072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16633456.post-88610482938384227012010-01-03T21:10:00.002-05:002010-01-03T21:12:45.817-05:00Happy New Years!2009 was a good year for me and I hope that 2010 is even better. I adopted Chloe July 2, 2009. My life is much improved. My hope for 2010 is that I can lose weight and get my cholesterol levels down with an improved diet and exercise. That is all I want out of 2010.Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10347971928461113072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16633456.post-40007284647981700112009-12-28T06:34:00.002-05:002009-12-28T06:35:53.318-05:00The Love of my LifeJudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10347971928461113072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16633456.post-67139077701306425782009-12-25T18:07:00.001-05:002009-12-25T18:08:42.612-05:00I am so happy I could burst.Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10347971928461113072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16633456.post-55812104982820299352009-12-25T12:39:00.003-05:002009-12-25T17:06:38.726-05:00Merry CHRISTmasMerry Christmas to the Christian believers. Happy Holidays to everyone else. It was been a wonderful Christmas season for me this year. One of the best. I made kitchen hand towels for everyone at work, knitted a beautiful pair of socks for my sister. Baked Christmas cookies. Passed out Chocolate candy canes at work. It has been just wonderful. I get so much joy from giving gifts to peopleJudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10347971928461113072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16633456.post-68437904577772483092009-12-18T19:06:00.003-05:002009-12-18T19:11:10.264-05:00One bloomMerry Christ-masI have one bloom on my Christmas Cactus. I have a couple other buds. Hopefully they will go into full bloom also.I've been busy knitting and crocheting Christmas gifts. I gave most my kitchen towels away. I get eager and cannot wait to give them to people. I have three more to make and then I will be done for Christmas. I have two towels left over (which makes 4 kitchen Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10347971928461113072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16633456.post-57984120161335974512009-12-17T04:55:00.004-05:002009-12-17T05:05:11.779-05:00Christ-mas is hereI don't like that this is the "Holiday" season and not Christ-mas time. This is the Christmas season no matter what people may say. Without the present of Jesus Christ there would be no Holiday season. I think that the Exchange of Christmas presence has gotten way out of hand. It is ridiculous that people go way in debt in order to buy gifts for their children. Often greedy, unappreciative Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10347971928461113072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16633456.post-13938418143320086612009-11-10T06:18:00.003-05:002009-11-10T06:32:23.315-05:00Waiting for SpringThis is what will keep me going through winter--spring is coming. Much to my chagrin I did not go camping after I adopted Chloe because I was worried about how she would do. She was not as good a camper as Molly was. Nature absolutely soothes my soul. I stopped going hiking also because Chloe and I often ran into dogs off-leash and Chloe is not good with other dogs. I will need to start Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10347971928461113072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16633456.post-10442861003919518892009-11-07T20:20:00.005-05:002009-11-07T20:46:18.226-05:00This is Sophie's favorite place to sleep: in Chloe's crate in the back right-hand corner.Life is really good when you let it be. I had an off afternoon and slept most of it. But tonight I am feeling great. Relaxed and rested. I've been reading Scarlet Feather by Maeve Binchy for my book group. Maeve Binchy is one of favorite authors. She is from Ireland.All my EZ (Elizabeth Zimmermann) Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10347971928461113072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16633456.post-8426523495583763832009-11-01T16:57:00.002-05:002009-11-01T17:05:28.238-05:00Happy Belated HalloweenI believe you can celebrate Halloween without indulging the evil aspects of the holiday. I love custom parties and scary decorations. Mandi and Ted threw a wonderful Halloween party, complete with roasted pumpkin seeds (a first for me) and plenty of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. I should have taken pictures. Mandi was a queen bee, her two little children were small bumble bees, and her Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10347971928461113072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16633456.post-91213235206533816402009-10-30T16:58:00.008-05:002009-11-01T16:57:50.221-05:00Life in a WeekSparkles knitting her scarf.We like to "showoff" our knitting. Master knitter Connie is showing off her toddler sweaters. The yellow and pink one was knit with one self-stripping yarn. She took special care to start the first yellow stripe after the smocking and she lined up the pink stripes on the sleeves to match the striping of the body of the garment. Like I said, Connie-the Master Judehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10347971928461113072noreply@blogger.com0