Sunday, May 3, 2009
The Pergola is almost finished!
Bonnie, Kurt and I worked on putting up the base and the 1st layer of cross beams. Course I took lots of pictures as they were working hard yesterday, but this morning I was helping Kurt to put the last two boards up so no pictures of the actual work being done today. But the semi-complete pergola is photographed.
Now to get the two upper layers and add them and we are done! Yea, then make the horseshoe and boccia courts and we are ready to play some games and relax with coffee or tea!
Here are the pics from this weekend:
On to my Stitching for this weekend!
Here are the bookmarks for the swap. Made two bookmarks of the same design, because one is for me. The one with the long flowing tail I made for my Nina because she liked it most.
Here is the breakdown of the pieces:
Here are the bookmarks for the swap. Made two bookmarks of the same design, because one is for me. The one with the long flowing tail I made for my Nina because she liked it most.
Here is the breakdown of the pieces:
Here is the pattern, I wanted to share, and it’s not a hard bookmark and is easily adaptable to anything you want to add to it.
Bookmark base is made
1. Make11 chains
2. Single crochet in the 2nd chain and then across; 10 singles.
3. Chain 1; then 10 half double crochets.
4. Repeat until piece measures 8 inches. Finish off
5. Fold in half; Stitch together
For the flower base
1. *chain 7; Single; half double; double; double; half double; single *
Repeat from * to * until you have 8 petals. Join to make a circle.
For the flower center
1. Chain 3 join.
2. 15 half doubles in circle join; chain 1
3. Half double in same stitch as joined * half double in each next two stitches, 2 half double in next stitch* repeat until end of row, join; chain 1
4. Repeat row 3
5. Half double all the way around; join; chain 1
6. Repeat row 5
7. *Half double twice; decrease half double; half double twice* repeat until end. Join; chain 1
8. Repeat row 7 until you are down to 3 stitches. Sew up the center and tie off.
On to the Garden!
It is really growing, and the grass is growing fast too! LOL I just weeded the garden Friday and here today, Sunday, there are blades of glory everywhere. I think I will probably be in there all of the time pulling weeds. So if you ever need me and cant get me on the phone, I am probably in there fighting a losing battle of the wits. Hahahahaha
Here are the pictures from this weekend:
It is really growing, and the grass is growing fast too! LOL I just weeded the garden Friday and here today, Sunday, there are blades of glory everywhere. I think I will probably be in there all of the time pulling weeds. So if you ever need me and cant get me on the phone, I am probably in there fighting a losing battle of the wits. Hahahahaha
Here are the pictures from this weekend:
We had a visitor Friday, a beautiful fluffy bunnie. Just hopped into the yard and started munching grass. I would invite him into the garden to help me weed but I think he might have taste for other goodies.
He was so used to the yard activity that Nina was able to walk around the garden near him to where I was on the other side with out him even caring.
Here is his photo shoots:
Well that is it for this weekend!
Tomorrow I will be mailing off another traveling scarf, the bookmarks and my threads swap.
We are also going to be working on the pool, it is almost that time of year!
I shocked it yesterday and sprayed water at the poor spiders that have been feeding on the water bugs living in the 2 inches of water and leaves in the bottom of the pool.
Now the water is clear and all but one water bug are gone. Even a snail decided that the water wasn’t fit to drink. LOL
A full bag of shock and 2 inches of water took care of everything but the leaves and spiders. Hahahaa
Gotta go and make a Barbie outfit and let Kurt have his computer back.
See ya later!
1 Comment:
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May 4, 2009 at 7:32 PM
Ooooooo, your pergola is looking very good!! i cant wait for it and the boca court to be done, so you can teach me how to play! i love my bookmark, thanks so much!
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