I'm Pretty Happy With My Christmas Present

Santa decided to let me in on my Christmas present early. DH and I decided to get a joint present this year for our home. We had gotten rid of our old dining room set because it took up too much room (it was a large booth-type). DH had found a set in a Sears sales paper. I told him I wasn't too thrilled with the cheap-looking thing it so he told me to see what I could find. For just a few dollars more, I found a nice set with 6 chairs reduced by almost $900 at Penneys! We won't get it until the day after Christmas and that's ok. Here's a picture of it that I snagged from their site:

Sorry for the poor quality of the picture. When I "snagged" it, I could only get the smaller view so when I put it here, it looks kind of bad. :)

See Beautiful Dining Room Sets

Corn, Clean as a Whistle

 A friend sent this to me some time ago and I kept meaning to post it here but, I forgot about it. When I was going through some of the saved emails I had been keeping for some reason or the other I found it. For those of you who like to can or freeze corn, removing the silks can be a difficult chore. The gentleman in this video shows you an easy to do method of accomplishing it. Y'all have a wonderful holiday season!

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Peace on Earth

I was cruising around Youtube looking for a nice Christmas cartoon to post for me you. I saw this one and even though it isn't the usual Christmas cartoon from the 1930s, it does carry a powerful message for today. Here it is:

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Have a wonderful day everyone and stay WARM!

Quick Look at an Old TV Show

The other day, my uncle was asking me about what we did with the gold fish in our pond during the winter. The truth is, when it gets cold, they go into hibernation and we stop feeding them until the spring. As we were talking about this, I recalled an old television show. I asked my uncle if he remembered this show about a guy who had been buried in the snow, found and when "defrosted" he was still alive. Neither my uncle nor I could remember the name of the show so I did some googling and found out the name of it was The Second Hundred Years;  it was a short-lived series in 1967. Here's a look at the opening of the show. Enjoy!

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Monday's Link to Free Crochet Pattern ( 19 December 2011)

I'm a bit late getting this week's free crochet pattern posted but it's better late than never I guess. Here's a cute hooded scarf for the cold weather. Hope you enjoy...

Helpful Video for Bernat Dog Sweater Pattern

I had tried this pattern a couple years ago and I just couldn't get it to work. Mikey has made a video that clarifies some of the problems I was having with it. So, I'm posting it here in case I  decide to give it a try again.  You may want to check out Mikey's youtube videos for some other great ideas.



I ended up frogging the sweater I tried to make out of this pattern (I was only using 2 colors), bought a coordinating yarn and ended up making a round ripple afghan. Oh yeah, if there is music playing on this blog, you may scroll down the column on your right to mute the music player so it won't compete with the video's audio.

Have a great weekend...

Tried a Different Slipper Pattern

I tried a different slipper pattern last night. It was quick to make. Unfortunately, it was poorly written. I don't care for patterns that say to crochet for so many inches unless it's a scarf or afghan. The slippers are comfortable though.  Here are a few pictures of the finished product:

You can find the pattern here.

Two on Tuesdays 13 December 2011

Two things that make me happy


1.  Old Christmas movies


2.  Snuggling in a homemade afghan on cold days.


Graphic courtesy of Debi. Go check out her blog.

I'm Just Full of "Posts" Today!

Wow! My 3rd post of the day...I maybe need to get a life or  something. Today I finished weaving in the ends of an afghan that has been languishing on the arm of my couch for a few weeks. It's a Christmas present but the people it's for don't read my blog so I can show you. Here it is:

The pattern is a freebie and you can get it here.

An Old-Fashioned Christmas Cartoon

I love old-fashioned Christmas cartoons. Here's one I'd like to share with you. If there is music playing on my blog, you  may scroll down the column on your right to mute it.

Monday's Link to Free Crochet Pattern (12 December 2011)

Have a small, cold furbaby? Here's a cute pattern for your little one.

Yarn Substitutions

I was just looking for some information on yarn substitutions and I found a great chart here. I thought I'd share it with you. Thanks for visiting!

Prices of Yarn

Did you know that you can buy mill ends of Caron yarn for only $3.29 a pound? The Caron 1 pounders are $9 at Wal-mart. The only thing that you  might not like is that ordering from Caron does not give you the choice of colors. If you buy over $100 worth from them then shipping is free. I think I'd go in with a few friends if I ever order from them. Anyway, here's the link for Caron's mill ends (you have to scroll down the column on your left to where it says "One pound mill ends").Lots of these mill ends available on ebay from various sellers at substantially higher cost but you do get a color choice there.  I know that I'm probably not the only one who is trying to save a penny; that's why I'm sharing this with you. Take care everyone!

ps. Caron's not giving me anything for promoting them.

Slippers--Again :)

Here's a couple more pairs of slippers. You can wear them cuffed or not cuffed.

Pattern.

May We Live in Peace

On this anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, let us pray for peace in the new year and an end to all wars.

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Two on Tuesdays 06 December 2011

It's Two on Tuesday day and here are 2 things that make me happy:

1. Having my sons over to visit.

2. Still having some great friends from long ago when I was in high school.

Thank you Debi for allowing me to use your picture.

Monday's Link to Free Crochet Pattern (05 December 2011)

Do you know of a small dog that has a hard time staying warm in the winter? Sweaters just not warm enough? Here's a pattern for a scarf and leg warmers that should do the trick! Thanks for stopping in and visiting.

Hot Off My Hook

Here's a picture of a scarf I just finished. Easy peasy pattern to make.

I had bought the yarn at a Goodwill store a couple years ago. I spent 50 cents for it. This turned out to be not only an easy project but also an inexpensive one.

Finished Christmas Blog Remodeling

Hi everyone. I just finished my blog's Christmas decorating. I have Christmas carols that play automatically when you visit. If the music bothers you, you can scroll down the column on your right to the music player and mute it. If the music is extremely irksome to you, let me know and if I get too many complaints I'll switch the music player to manual. Thanks for visiting!

Two on Tuesdays 29 November 2011

Two things that make me happy:

Reading on my Kindle.

and

Crocheting love into gifts for family and friends.