Finally!

Lookit!  I have FINALLY  finished Miss Six's crocheted granny square throw.

Wow.  I think I started this last winter? (Yes, I did!)  What an effort.  I have to say, stitching it all together was not my most favourite thing....it was not at all soothing like the hooking together of each little square was.  And it took ages and ages and ages.   

But I'm pretty impressed with the final product (as is Miss Six) so I guess that makes it worth it!  Miss Six has asked for me to emboider a name tag with her birth date (similar to gorgoeus Felix's) to sew on as well.  At least that won't take me a year!

The Reason

HELLO!

So obviously I've not been around for a while and I have to say that I have a very good and perfectly just reason for taking such a long unannounced blog break.  You see, there's been quite a bit of pain, some nausea, a scary moment (or should that be, 12 hours), a whole lot of absolutely debilitating exhaustion and this...

I'm currently 18 weeks, the exhaustion has lifted and I'm trying to get as much done as I can before the exhaustion from the third trimester arrives!

I'd personally like to thank the lovely people at the IVF clinic for getting both mine and my husbands respective contributions to cooperate, my gynocologist for putting up with me for the entire past year, my uterus for behaving itself (mostly... we shan't discuss that 12 hours again now, shall we) and my new growing bub who started as a very well behaved egg which did presicely as it was told.  Lets hope that good behaviour continues until said baby is, ohhh, I don't know, 26 at least.

Crocheted Rock No.2

It took me a while to get round to doing it, but here's my next crocheted rock.  I used a brighter variagated green this time and made the pattern up as I went along.  The illustrations are from "The Complete Book Of House Plants" by Russell C. Mott and illustrated by Alan Singer, which I picked up at a second hand bookstore.

 

If I Were A Busker

What's not to love about a catchy tune who's vid comes complete with a granny square blanket?

Also, tee hee at 2:57.




"Something In The Water" Brooke Fraser

Perpetual One

Just recently I (and some other bloggy commenters) won a lovely little suprise from Georgina of Perpetual One just for leaving a comment on her blog.  It was very unexpected and dreadfully nice.  Wasn't that kind and sweet of her?  Here she is!

This gorgeous pic is from Georgina's blog

I have been wanting to visit Georgina for ages - she has a gorgeous caravan-stall at the Peregian Beach markets in Queensland and her next market date is on April 17...not far away at all!  She sells all sorts of lovely vintagey, hand assembled goodness there, has her own Etsy shop, and has even been featured in Country Style, which is one of my most favourite mags.  Good-O!!

This one is too

 

 

So you can imagine my delight at being the recipient of a lovely little brown paper envelope which held a pretty little package inside.

And just look what it was!  A gorgeous vintage hankerchief, hand embroidered with the word "hope" and a sweet card from Georgina, herself.

So lovely, no?

Georgina, do you know - I had some pretty dreadful, nasty things happen to me last week and the very thing I needed most of all was just a little bit of hope.  Thankyou for sending some (and on a hanky to help dry my tears!)  You've no idea how much your small kindness changed my week.  I will hope...over and over.