Welcome

A blog, like life, is a mixture of all sorts of things. You think you are going down one road when all of a sudden you come across a curve and find yourself going off in a totally different direction. My blog covers my interests in gardening and crafting, with some reading and photography added in along the way. Depending on the season or my mood the posts will reflect more of one side of me than the other.

November 10, 2009

Waiting turns at the feeder

It's 2sDay - the day when I post photos of things I have discovered that come in twos.


Today it's a chickadee and a woodpecker waiting for turns at one of the suet feeders.


With the winter weather coming in the not too distant future we move a couple of the feeders closer to the deck.  This makes for great viewing of the feathered friends that visit the garden.   It also makes it a lot easier to fill the feeders on those really cold days.  And the real plus is that I can set up the camera on the tripod by the kitchen door and get some wonderful photos of the birds.

Posted for sole use on the Crafty Gardener blog and website.

Labels:  2sDaybirdswoodpeckerschickadees,

November 9, 2009

The Christmas Cactus Blooms

Since the beginning of October my Christmas Cactus has been forming lots of buds.  Just a couple of days into November the buds started opening, giving a gorgeous show of blooms.

Photobucket

A quick look here will show you what it looked like in October.

Why don't you stop by The Little Red House for Mosaic Monday and see what some other participants have created. You just might be tempted to create a mosaic photo of your own and join in the fun.

Posted for sole use on the Crafty Gardener blog and website.

Labels:  Christmas Cactus

November 8, 2009

Keep the warmth in

I recently knitted some mittens and a hat for a busy little boy.  However right now he won't wear them outside because there is no snow!


As he wouldn't keep the hat on for more than a couple of seconds I used one of his building block toys to model it for me.  I used the basic pattern found here, and just changed it to suit the yarn I had.

Photobucket

Some multi coloured yarn in his favourite colours knitted up into a pair of mittens very qucikly.

Our granddaughter,  (or Little Pumpkin, as I've been calling her) was born on October 31, 2009.  She looks adorable in the pumpkin hat I knitted for her.

Posted for sole use on the Crafty Gardener blog and website.

Labels:  knitting, hats, mittens, grandson,

LinkWithin Related Stories Widget for Blogs
Gardening is my hobby. I do not claim to be a professional or a master gardener. The information on this blog is from my personal gardening experience in the Canadian zone 5b.