Squirrel!

So this morning I was moping around the kitchen, feeling a bit sorry for myself (I'm home sick and hoping it's not the flu that I have), when I spotted this little critter in our crab apple tree in the front yard enjoying some breakfast. The picture looks a wee bit blurry because I took it through the dining room window, which apparently is in need of a bit of a wash. It's nice to know that we are supporting the local wildlife!

Crochet and a Kitty

I thought you might like to see my most recent crochet project. We have an association at work that holds an auction about this time each year to raise funds for itself and a local charity. Each year I crochet something for the auction. The last couple of years I've made baby blankets, but I'm a bit bored with those patterns (too many people having babies!), so I thought I'd make one for grownups this time around. Of course, Maggie had to investigate it to see if it was worth pulling to pieces - she loves wool. As you can see, she's in as good a shape as Dobie. She's much more active, even though she's a year older than him. Methinks Dobie was just born lazy!

Here are some of the details. Not quite sure why the bottom photo turned out sideways, and I can't figure out how to turn it around, but I'm sure you get the idea of how the edging looks. It was a pretty easy pattern, and I think it turned out well. Hopefully it will raise lots of money!

The World's Most Handsome Cat?

Well, we think so! Here's Dobie in all his glory (hanging out on the end of our bed, as usual). He'll be 14 next year... not too bad for an old bloke! I'll have to find one of our Maggie for you... she's in just as good a shape!

Tillerama!

I thought you might like to see the lovely gift I got for my birthday (you know, the one I've been talking endlessly about) in action. Ta-dah! I am the tiller queen! Once I got some digging tines (it didn't come with them), I made short work of this patch of back yard so I could move my raised vegie beds (which are out of view on the left). I can only imagine how many centuries it would have taken to do it all by hand.

I'm pretty much done with my garden for the year now, but I have many and varied projects lined up for myself and the machine next spring.