I must say I felt a bit like Santa at the North Pole yesterday. We loaded up the sleigh....I mean car, with a lot of parcels, to send out to all the good little hookers. More will go tomorrow as there is only so many you can wrap in a day! We are busy little elves here in hooking land! Michelle does the wrapping and usually the post office run but had an appointment and left early so I had the pleasure of taking them to the post office. Michelle who works for me part time, is a poached employee of Canada Post where she's worked for 30 years, so she is very familiar with the process. I leave your parcels in good hands!
It’s raining cats and dogs right now so the snow will be gone soon. It left a trenched rut in the driveway as it washed away the crushed gravel to the base of the hill. It’s also above freezing so the harbour will be clear of ice soon. Is Spring on its way or is this another tease?
Yesterday we had a bit of excitement when the front door knob fell off. We had to call in reinforcements so Hubby to the rescue. Once again the lifetime warrantee of the very expensive door handle was used. Hubby took the broken parts to the hardware store for replacements and we were back in the business of warmth. It was pretty chilly in the shop for a bit with it open to make repairs. Just one exciting thing after another to keep us hopping.
Shane is leaving for a week’s holiday in the sun. A well deserved vacation. He’s been in the dye pot all week, his skin must be steamed to perfection and the lanolin in the wool makes for velvety soft hands....a perk for his girlfriend! The shop felt like a fast forward movie yesterday, all moving at a hare’s pace. I never got upstairs to blog and by the end of the day I had two grey cells left and that wasn’t enough to fuse together a sentence.
I took the sack of parcels to the post office and then skipped off home after grocery shopping for spare ribs. I put them in the oven and made a beeline for the sofa for a predinner nap. Woke up at 8:00 pm to meat falling off the bone and made a bit of rice and veg and dinner was served. I prefer days that are pumped with adrenalin and the phone ringing all the day long. It's music to my ears. I like the pace of it all. Being fast paced, it works in a bit of exercise, something I never get enough of.
The hook-in was fun. I finally got upstairs after organizing what parcels would be going and I worked on hubby’s bedroom floor mat for his side of the bed. The highlight was two sisters, showing new projects. Linda Ruth has started Humphrey, a big ole bulldog. It’s not a small rug per the usually for Linda Ruth but this one need to be proportioned to the size of the big boy showstopper. It’s for the Rug Gallery in her antique barn this summer. Her sister is hooking her own geometric design with a super colour plan. Those two definitely fell from the same tree as their tastes are very similar.
It’s March break right now and usually it's quiet but this year we are buzzing right along. Nancy will be home with her daughter and Michelle is working at the post office so the shop will be quiet as Shane and I don't talk that much when we are in work mode. He puts his ear buds in and I am in my head until a customer comes in. It’s Shane’s last day before his holiday so we’ll have a few chats about business and the week ahead. I’ll be in the dye pots, something I’m actually looking forward too. I’ve always enjoyed dyeing but don’t get to do much these days. It will be a nice break from the normal day to day stuff. I might play around a bit and work on some things I’ve been thinking about. I’ve just purchased 100 skeins of washed white yarn and want to do a few baskets of just sky and water. I’ll visualize, execute and enjoy. Love baskets on the floor filled with dyed wool, like a big bag of colourful candy.
I saw a saying this evening. A meal without wine is called breakfast. Something about that hit the funny bone and I’m thinking it should be made into a rug. I also saw one that said, “I’m so excited about spring I wet my plants” I can see that as clear as day too. Too bad I couldn’t project my thoughts directly on the paper, get rid of the middle man drawing stuff, laser stare it on linen. I’ve been collecting sayings for years, anything that would translate to a hooked rug...soon time to work on a collection!
It’s raining cats and dogs right now so the snow will be gone soon. It left a trenched rut in the driveway as it washed away the crushed gravel to the base of the hill. It’s also above freezing so the harbour will be clear of ice soon. Is Spring on its way or is this another tease?
Yesterday we had a bit of excitement when the front door knob fell off. We had to call in reinforcements so Hubby to the rescue. Once again the lifetime warrantee of the very expensive door handle was used. Hubby took the broken parts to the hardware store for replacements and we were back in the business of warmth. It was pretty chilly in the shop for a bit with it open to make repairs. Just one exciting thing after another to keep us hopping.
Shane is leaving for a week’s holiday in the sun. A well deserved vacation. He’s been in the dye pot all week, his skin must be steamed to perfection and the lanolin in the wool makes for velvety soft hands....a perk for his girlfriend! The shop felt like a fast forward movie yesterday, all moving at a hare’s pace. I never got upstairs to blog and by the end of the day I had two grey cells left and that wasn’t enough to fuse together a sentence.
I took the sack of parcels to the post office and then skipped off home after grocery shopping for spare ribs. I put them in the oven and made a beeline for the sofa for a predinner nap. Woke up at 8:00 pm to meat falling off the bone and made a bit of rice and veg and dinner was served. I prefer days that are pumped with adrenalin and the phone ringing all the day long. It's music to my ears. I like the pace of it all. Being fast paced, it works in a bit of exercise, something I never get enough of.
The hook-in was fun. I finally got upstairs after organizing what parcels would be going and I worked on hubby’s bedroom floor mat for his side of the bed. The highlight was two sisters, showing new projects. Linda Ruth has started Humphrey, a big ole bulldog. It’s not a small rug per the usually for Linda Ruth but this one need to be proportioned to the size of the big boy showstopper. It’s for the Rug Gallery in her antique barn this summer. Her sister is hooking her own geometric design with a super colour plan. Those two definitely fell from the same tree as their tastes are very similar.
It’s March break right now and usually it's quiet but this year we are buzzing right along. Nancy will be home with her daughter and Michelle is working at the post office so the shop will be quiet as Shane and I don't talk that much when we are in work mode. He puts his ear buds in and I am in my head until a customer comes in. It’s Shane’s last day before his holiday so we’ll have a few chats about business and the week ahead. I’ll be in the dye pots, something I’m actually looking forward too. I’ve always enjoyed dyeing but don’t get to do much these days. It will be a nice break from the normal day to day stuff. I might play around a bit and work on some things I’ve been thinking about. I’ve just purchased 100 skeins of washed white yarn and want to do a few baskets of just sky and water. I’ll visualize, execute and enjoy. Love baskets on the floor filled with dyed wool, like a big bag of colourful candy.
I saw a saying this evening. A meal without wine is called breakfast. Something about that hit the funny bone and I’m thinking it should be made into a rug. I also saw one that said, “I’m so excited about spring I wet my plants” I can see that as clear as day too. Too bad I couldn’t project my thoughts directly on the paper, get rid of the middle man drawing stuff, laser stare it on linen. I’ve been collecting sayings for years, anything that would translate to a hooked rug...soon time to work on a collection!
HUMPHREY in the making.
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