rag bag

After enjoying 5 days of vacation from my job...

I was NOT ready to go back?

I'm enjoying crocheting on something new  here...

A rag bag.

Crocheting rags is not completely new to me,

I have done rugs using the same.

It calls for old sheets but we never seem to wear out sheets at our house?

And if I did they would make for a dull bag as I like plain sheets,

the whiter the better.

So, thank heaven for WalMart's $2 yard fabric.

This yellow and blue is a favorite color combination of mine.

I had it completely done when I decided I didn't like the shape

and tore it all out to begin again.

So later...b



trippin'

Pa and I loaded up the jalopy for the long Memorial Day weekend

 and headed way up north to daughter knit and pearl's...

When I say way up north...

I mean it's a seven hour road trip straight north

almost all the way to the Canada border.

It would have been so much quicker to fly...

But it could be worse right...

It's a beautiful scenic drive through farmland...

they raise mostly canola in North Dakota.

I hope this farmer remembered to honor the veteran's

that fought for his freedom to farm his land.

Mr. b is a veteran, but we made him work.

He and our daughter's CEO installed 4 exterior doors in their home,

and they did a fabulous job.

I love a pretty country church...

can you hear the congregation singing Rock Of Ages?

Our trip takes us past numerous country churches.

My sister of Sall's Country Life takes great pictures of old barns.

We know we're there when we see the Rolla water tower...

All these great pictures are part of this mural

 painted by Rolla artists on the side of one of their main street buildings.

Me and Mr. b make great traveling companions...

he drives -

I 'knit and pearl.'

Farm Fresh Friday

Meet the newest member of my little barnyard of knitted animals...

Miss Baabaara Wooledge

She was another pain in my...side to knit.

...tiny feet

tiny legs

ears

and that fluffy yarn!

I will NOT be knitting her a sibling...

she will be an "only sheep".

We are headed way up north

 for an over-due visit to Daughter Knit and Pearl's.

Maybe I'll see a moose!

b

5 stars

I highly recommend this movie...

It is just a "nice" movie.

And the music to the movie was enough to make me go out and buy the soundtrack.

I just love me a good movie

with good music!

b



on the rocks...

How do you like your granddaughters?

On the rocks?

When we took our granddaughters to the water falls

I thought they would head to see the water

or for the bridges over the water...

But NO! they only wanted to play on the rocks.

Maybe they get their heads together

 and decide to give grandma a good worry?

b



hats away

I just can't believe I'm seeing kids out of school for the summer here already.

Am I jealous? You bet I am!

I crocheted these hats for the grans

and while I was thinking they were too big

I was hoping they would not be...

So...

while I was right I was wrong.

They are too big and would probably fit a

teenagers head.

So...into our Dakota Maid shop they will go

and I will begin again on a smaller hat

because they are so darn sweet,

(the hats and the granddaughters).

b



Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to our daughter today...

Life was one crazy ride with this girl around!

She's 33 today!

love ya...

mom