hand eye crafts

This morning, I woke up feeling what I can only describe as "claggy."  Gunk in my throat, nose threatening to go all crazy...  Y'all know.  It all wore off by mid-afternoon.  So this lovely, non-stormy rain, any of my teas, and my cozy blankets have sort of all gone to waste.

Things like this fascinate me Frankly, I  don't see the name of any pet I've ever had on either map.  I'll have to lobby for "Tap," "Barrymore" and "Zen" next year. I'm disappointed in Tennessee for its lack of creativity.  

With regard to a comment on yesterday's post: Pekingese are a peculiar breed, no doubt about it.  Shanghai was smart, intuitive and well-behaved.  The boy wore a bow tie for our Christmas Open House one year, and would rise up on his back launches to show anyone who asked. Rupert --- well, Rupert was long on personality but short on brain.  Or maybe he was also long on "Whatever. . ."  (Not a sarcastic one, but a "I can roll with that" one.)  He was a handsome, fuzzy shrug.   I had to get a new bread machine, and broke it in today with Milk Sweet Bread. The pan on this machine is deep, but not very wide, so the loaf is really more of a column.  The bread turned out to be really, really good, by the way. Over the weekend, I found and texted my children this photo with the caption, "Hannah is OVER IT." She was 1, and her brother took the picture.  My hair was significantly darker. Today is the birthday of, when you get right down to it, my Crus...

Dale and I had a Pekingese named Shanghai, and, of course, Hannah had Rupert.  This is a face I have seen personally: Tread lightly, people.

Twinnie  introduced me to Land of Nod Studios on (in?) Etsy, and I've been a kind-of-regular customer.  Her stuff is amazing --- I recommend you go to Etsy and look for her shop.  Be prepared for some weirdness, though.  😉 Anyway, here's a bookmark I made today using one of her stickers: Sometimes you have to make yourself chuckle, at least.

How beautiful is this? You find wonderful things when you spend Too Much Time on Pinterest.  The colors, the capture of the moment. . .  Also, the weathered wood.  I even have a board titled "Weathered Wood."  There's also one titled "Old Doors."  My tastes are eclectic, I know. One of my boards getting no filling is the knitting one.  I haven't been able to knit for two months, and it's beginning to eat at me.  I'm not looking to make Christmas gifts for anyone, so there aren't any deadlines.  It's just that I can only collage so many bookmarks, you know?