I've Got Flowers

I also have a wonderful husband.

These arrived last Friday for Valentine's Day. Aren't they pretty?

These arrived yesterday and are for our 30th Anniversary. The day also included a romantic dinner at KFC and a Jason Mraz concert. Thanks dear, I love you!

Buddy just doesn't know what to make of it all.

Happy Valentine's Day

Since I didn't get Valentine cards made and sent this year, I thought I would share the wreath I made for our front door.

Happy Valentine's Day

Look What I Got

I picked up a rather large mailing tube at the office this morning. This is what was in it. A handmade yarn swift. My dad is the best. This will make winding yarn so much faster and easier.

Thanks Dad!!

Finished!

I've been busy knitting and trying to get some projects finished.

Karen asked for a pair of fingerless gloves, so here they are. The pattern is called Fetching and I used Cascade 220 wool. They are a really pretty dark red color too bad the picture doesn't show the true color. Hope she likes them. (They are going in the mail today.)

Next up is the Over the River socks. The pattern was a mystery pattern on the Yarnarian's blog last fall. I after putting them aside for several other projects, I finally finished them on Tuesday. The yarn is Lorna's Laces Shepherd sock in the Winona colorway. Don't they remind you of creamsicles or rainbow sherbet? They are so soft and squishy.

These are also Over the River socks that I knit for Karen. Hmm, she's been getting quite a bit of knitting lately. The yarn is Girl Scout Cookies from my friend Jen of Knitting Like Crazy .

Finally something for fun for the Family Guy fan in the family. Unfortunately he thought it was "scary" looking. Oh well, see if I knit anything for him again. :-)

Picture of the Day

Box + cat = perfect napping spot.

Makes Me Smile

I know most people will think these are just strange, but Disney geek that I am, I love them. No they aren't pencils, they are Mickey Mouse knitting needles and point protectors. How cool is that? They were part of a learn to knit kit for kids that I found at JoAnn's and I couldn't resist (I did however, resist the pink sparkly princess set.) They will be perfect for knitting dishcloths.

Here are the latest cards. A birthday card for my Dad. Happy Birthday Dad!!

And an anniversary card for our good friends the Smiths. Happy Anniversary!!

I promise I'll post more cruise pictures soon. I also have a knitting project or two that I need to take pictures of.

The Cruise

Here are a few pictures from our recent Caribbean cruise. I'll do a more detailed post tomorrow after I download all of M's pictures since she took a lot more pictures than we did.

Here is our ship, Independence of the Seas. It is one of the largest cruise ships in the world.

Our itinerary was Belize City, Belize; Costa Maya, Mexico and Cozumel, Mexico. The picture isn't very good, but you get the idea.

One of the great things about Royal Caribbean ships is the wonderful artwork. This amazing piece by Devorah Sperber, is made from 17,760 spools of thread on thin wires. You can check out more of her work here. 

More pictures tomorrow.