Sedum 'Autumn Joy'

Now that the flowers are turning a bit more rusty colored, I lopped a flower head off a Sedum plant. As I said in a previous post, this color reminded me of a piece of wool I had dyed. Took photos...see? I LOVE this color and will definitely name it "autumn joy". Watch for it to be used in my next project!

2Sheep

I'm getting there...slowly. Here is the entire rug. The eyes are yet undone and I have about 5 other areas I need to tweak or just plain do over.

Here is a closeup of the border, which is a yummy black/brown...

Hook ON!

Doodling...on Words.

My favorite word of all time is perspicacity.
Disparage ranks a close second.

Do you have favorite words that you use (or overuse?) on a regular basis?

Here are a few of my favorites...

perhaps

apparently

regardless

doofus

Am sure I will think of more, but that's all for now!

Look What I Found!

This is a gorgeous plant!! I saw a few in Claire's garden today...when I asked about them, she told me that I had one in my back flower garden. I went and looked...sure enough, there it was! Course, it's on the backside of the garden, so I might not have ever seen it! This is the Sedum (say-dum) 'Autumn Joy'...what a perfect name! Here's the plant (don't look at the tall grasses growing...apparently, I am a poor tender of my flower gardens).




These flowers start to color up in August, turning pink. Slowly the flowers turn red, and later in fall they turn a deeper rusty-red. Claire's bushes look a bit deeper red...more rusty than mine. In fact, her plants look very similar to a piece of wool I have that I'll be using in my next project. Here's a flower head...

Hooking...

I got quite a bit done on my 2sheep rug...have just that little bit of background to do and this corner will be completed. I'm over half done with the background/border now...YAY! I hope to do more hooking tomorrow, but thought I would show this now. I am anxious to get 2sheep completed, as I have a very fun and exciting NEW project waiting. I was going to do the 'antique symmetry' pattern I have, but the one I am going to do instead just cannot wait. {grin}

My NEW Job...

I started another job today. My good friend, Claire, who is a partner in a veterinary clinic, asked if I would help out once in awhile on Saturdays. Course, I said, "yes". I worked with Claire many years ago when I was first a student and then a new technician in private practice. Claire is my friend, my veterinarian, my landlady and now my boss! Cripes! I hope we can keep straight what hat she's wearing!

I was a bit nervous going in, but soon relaxed when I discovered that I hadn't forgotten as much as I thought I might have. Biggest hurdle, in addition to learning exactly how this clinic does things, is the computer program they use. But, I already have a good handle on it, so that's not going to be so much of a hurdle. I had a good time training and will enjoy any hours I put in over there. It's about a 5 minute drive from my door, so what more could I ask for?

I'll be hooking for the rest of today and am hoping to make some good progress on my 2sheep rug! YAY!

That's it for now...nope, not even any photos!

Puppies...

I LOVE puppies! Their curiosity...the way they approach something new...their beguiling natures...their faces/bodies full of expectation...

I babysat for Don & Elaine's new puppy, Sierra, and their old gal, Amber, yesterday. What fun that was! I didn't get any photos of Amber, but here are a few of the puppy. She is almost 4 months old and cute as a button. Sierra absolutely LOVED Allegra (who, by the way, is 9 1/2 years old and so good with the persistent puppy!).

Really difficult to get photos of moving puppies unless one has a helper. But, on this one, Sierra and Allegra were both on sit/stays...not the best angle, but not the worst, either.

See how little Sierra is on Allegra's left side? It was like she was stuck on her...they moved together every step throughout the day!

Look how innocent she looks on this one...but I know better, now! ha!!

One forgets how much time puppies take up...I got nothing done while Sierra & Amber were here, but that is really okay...I had a lot of fun!

I Love 'things'...

Yup, I do. I'll show you what I mean.

I ran across a link to the Yahoo! Widget Gallery...omg...what fun!!! Here's a photo of my computer screen (desktop). See over on the far right side...those are the widgets. They are always there, and I can open or hide each widget. In this photo, the widgets are hidden...the strip is always there on the desktop.

Here's a photo of all of the widgets (what a great word!) I currently have...they're all in the 'open' position. Now you can see what they're all about. On each of the widgets, one is able to set preferences...color, size, etc.

Here's a list of the widgets I have right now...

CLOCK...an analog one that is much larger than my little digital clock in the bottom corner of my screen. I set it to chime every 15 minutes, which helps me keep track of how much time is passing by...you know how it is when you're on the computer.

CALENDAR...if the widget is hidden, just today's date shows. Open, you see the entire month. I usually know what date it is, but it's always nice to have that right there.

MP3 PLAYER...my entire music library is loaded on that and it's just a bit easier to use than my other audio players. Besides, it's cute.

WEATHER...when the widget is hidden, just the temperature shows...as well as what the weather is doing (sunny, raining, cloudy, etc.). When open, it shows the 5 day forecast...which is nice to be able to take a quick peek if I want.

YAHOO! MAIL...shows how many unopened emails I have. That way, I don't have to keep checking.

YAHOO! EMAIL ADDRESSES...I don't really need this, but it's there if I want to look up an address that is not yet in my Wildblue.net email address book.

PICTURE FRAME...I loaded a folder with 'my favorite photos' and they show in the frame...a continuous photoshow. I have it set so that the picture frame is always on top...so I can always see my favorite photos as they rotate through.

SUDOKU...hahahaha!!! I loaded this widget today. I set it to give me a new 'very easy' sudoku puzzle each day...now that I've mastered that level, I thought this would be a great exercise for me each day. It's really fun...bitty numbers to keep track of the possibilities for each square, and different colors to choose from so that you are able to tell which numbers you've entered. What fun is that!!!

Can you see now what I mean...I LOVE things!!! I haven't explored the entire widgets gallery, but it seems almost everything imaginable is available...a metronome, countdown to Halloween, a dashboard dancing hula girl, football schedules, etc. Take a peek if you, too, LOVE THINGS!

This n' That...

Not much going on at my house. I've been busy packing up stuff that I sold on eBay, but no hooking or anything else creative going on. I'll be babysitting a couple of Collies on Saturday, so I should have some photos to share of that experience!


Watched my lawn care specialist mow the yard yesterday...she does a great job. Cayley really didn't want me to take a picture of her...


And, what in the heck are these? It was pretty cold here last week...even into the 30's at night...yet here they are. They look like velvet...anyone know?

That's it for now!

It's Been a Long Time Since I Rock & Rolled...

UPDATE...UPDATE!!!! According to my sources, the ballot registration for tickets is over. Over ONE BILLION hits on the website and the number of registrants is ONE MILLION. Yeah, I know...I said many more million than that, but I think people registered numerous times, so when they kicked out those multiple entrants, that original number was parsed down to ONE MILLION...that's what I think, anyway. So...that actually is good news! 18,000 tickets available to 1,000,000 is 1 chance in ~56!!!!! Course, some of these people notified will take 2 tickets, so that actually increases the odds. ohwell...I still think I should apply for my passport, now! Don't you?

Night Sky...

Here's the sky last evening.

I love to sit on the patio as darkness is falling...to relax and contemplate the day. It's part of what prepares me for another day...the fact that I can find peace in the quiet and beauty of all that is here...if even for a little while.