Sweet Valentine Giveaway....

In honor of Valentine's Day, I'm doing a giveaway of Valentine Row by Bent Creek. You can see a link below this message.... You have until early evening on the 14th to leave a comment. I will draw the winner later Saturday night!

http://www.123stitch.com/cgi-perl/itemdetail.pl?item=04-3340

A Rose by Any Other Name....

I adore reading about old roses. One of my favorite fiction books that revolves around this subject is "Vanish With the Rose" by Barbara Michaels. It also involves a mystery, and some ghosts.... I've probably read this book at least four or five times! It led me to reading the non-fiction book on the right called "In Search of Lost Roses". It involves a bit of mystery also.... about old roses from hundreds of years ago being found - about rose hustlers, and old cemeteries.... I've probably read it at least two or three times! Do yourself a favor - read both of these books - at least once! I'm also drawn to fabrics that have old fashioned looking roses on them. I decided to showcase these two books surrounded by a few pieces that I've found lately!

Go Away - I'm Trying to Take a Cat Nap!

After a long morning of sleeping downstairs on my "Daddy's" legs, I've come upstairs to nap. Why doesn't this camera weilding woman understand I need my beauty sleep - hours and hours of it!!

On my walk today, I played I Spy - I spy....

trees!

Little Pitchers Have Little Handles....

I'm not sure how or when I got started on collecting these little pitchers and pitcher and bowl sets, tiny mugs, etc. I found them in quaint antique shops around my area over the years. They became harder and harder to find, so whenever I saw some, I grabbed them! On the bottom shelf in the first picture, the items are from a tea set for a doll. All of the pieces were no longer there, but I still loved what was left of the set. Also, surrounding the first picture, are some "alphabet" plates I was starting to collect. The ones I later found were out of my price range, so alas, I only have three in my collection....

Knit One Purl One Knit One Purl One....

This is a scarf I'm knitting for my sister. It will be a Christmas gift - if I can hold off that long on giving it to her! It is done with two different colorways of Noro Silk Garden. You do two rows in the one color - using a K1, P1 stitch, and then you do two rows in the other color - and just switch back and forth, carrying the yarn up the side. It is fun seeing how the bejeweled stripes come out - sort of a present in itself! I'm making one for me too! I love my little cat with her knitting basket. I bought her years and years ago - long before I started knitting. Guess it was fate....

Winner of Giveaway for O Christmas Tree is....

Nancy - from South Carolina!

Thanks to all who entered! And stay tuned - the next Giveaway will be coming along soon!

Linda