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Golly "G" I'm loving it!

7/14/2014

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I suppose there aren’t any rules on what to do with a day off, but wasting them seems like a crime.  I was pretty tired on Sunday, not from lack of sleep from the night before, no that seems to have repaired itself once again, but I’ve been drained from too many nights without sleep so it took its toll yesterday and I spent a lot of time horizontal catching up and catching flies. 

I planned to go to work because of the Treasures of Mahone Bay Festival but good intentions are sometimes undermined.  I did actually make it into the shop around 1:30 and sat here like a stringless marionette 
wondering if I should get up and work, sit and hook, or nap in the chair.  Three choices and not enough grey cells to choose, after they had melted into one big blob. No one came in for over a ½ hour which is typical of Sundays, festivals or otherwise.  Sundays are flea market crowds and after 14 years of business I know that Sunday is never worth opening for. And besides, I do need a day off every week; the precedent was set by a higher force than me. 

So I thought unenthusiastically, go back home and spend time with the pups.  I locked up.   Before heading for the air conditioned car, I got the crazy notion I should walk down to the Save Easy parking lot to visit Charlene at the Flea Market who sets up shop to sell jewelry and bling related items.  She has quite the operation, a lovely canopy tent for shade, although even the shade felt like being burned at the stake, and her hubby has made wonderful display cases to enhance the viewing.  She was packing up as they close down at 2:30 so I walked back to the shop with the pavement burning my feet through the two inch heels of my sandals.  A blistering day, fit only for cactus and mars.

So I make it home and fell into a chair.  I napped a bit, hooked a bit, napped a bit more and that was the revolution of my day.  We waited until 8:30 pm to play ball on the hill as I didn’t want the pups running in that kind of stinking heat, although they probably wouldn’t care so much with a pool to cool off in, but I wouldn’t be able to walk up the hill as the sweat would weigh me down and the pool is dog sized not me sized. 

So I hooked a bit more after dark and managed to get over half done but wasn’t impressed with the slow progress, I hoped to complete this one for today's blog.    I shouldn’t beat myself up because sometimes I place unrealistic goals and there doesn’t need to be a deadline.   Truthfully, I’m rather impressed with myself at the rate I’m progressing considering I’m really busy this time of year and I haven’t hooked much lately.  I seem to be back at it and it’s a good feeling! 

So this one is the letter G for hubby, Gregg.  Not exactly manly colours but I’m not designing them around any particular person or event.  I’m just playing around with colour.  These gorgeous tones are very tasty.  I love the way the background plaid enhances the Egyptian Red and Gneiss Brown accents.  This piece glows and is so darn happy I can’t help but smile every time I look at it.   I’ll miss this one but do look forward to the next exciting colour plan and letter….hmmmm so many to pick from still, which one to do next?


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PLAID #23
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5 Comments
ally
7/14/2014 05:22:53 am

Next you should do one from a line that doesn't yet have one done (i.e. q, r,s or t).

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Christine
7/14/2014 05:27:58 am

Sounds good!

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Charlene
7/14/2014 07:00:40 am

Love all your colours. The G colours by themselves are not blingy enough for me but when they are all together they really stand out and I like them a lot.

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Ziva
7/14/2014 07:14:40 am

You are so gifted!! Love your blog and was thrilled to see the plaid hooked too! Thank you from Laconia, NH!

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Tina
7/14/2014 01:42:25 pm

I liked seeing the wool used before it was cut! Sometimes hard to figure out textures what textures were used from the finished item.

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