HAPHAZARD GARDENER

I admit that gardening is not my best thing in the world. I do enjoy trying to make things look beautiful. Seems to me that just getting your hands dirty and helping mother earth by making oxygen and fertile soil would be enough for some people. For me not that easy. It seems to me it's a challenge.Can I make something beautiful grow? Something small fragile and interesting in my hands. My mother claims that she did not get the genetic code for being a beautiful gardener like my grandmother. It seems that my skills are better put to use on plants that are in clearance or by just throwing seeds down randomly and just burying what look like dead sticks. I have done all of these things and manage to get beautiful plants out of them. If I've tried to buy expensive beautiful plants put them in my yard and then nurture them 9 out of 10 times, they die. So you say why do you keep torturing yourself but putting that much effort into yard work of all things. Why indeed. I manage somehow to get joy out of this activity.
Last night I put out some begonias that I bought on clearance for 75 cents a six pack. Oh yes they looked pitiful and I just knew they needed my help to grow and be beautiful. I put out cow manure, topsoil and mulch and I really treated these babies well. Last night we had storms come in. I am too scared to go outside and look at what may have happened to my beautiful flowers. Yes this is a coward speaking. I will probably go out later and take a peek but not now my heart couldn't take it. The mosquitoes here in Texas are already bad. I was I suppose supper time for several of them last night as I have bites on me today. Last night my neighbors let me know that my efforts were not in vain because my yard looked very pretty. That made my heart so happy that I was just jumping up and down and Snoopy dancing in my heart. Now a little bit of hard work is not a bad thing. Trust me when I tell you though that stinky sweaty garden body does not feel good in the shower when all of the hot water is gone. We have a tankless heater so I would never have thought we would not have hot water for my after work shower. God has a sense of humor because the flame went out and I had to take a freezing cold shower. Well I was no longer stinky but man I was freezing big time. As a lot of you may know in your own personal life a job well done and a shower to prove how hard you worked are too beautiful things. Too bad our young generations today in this world don't have good examples of that in their lives. None of them here today are getting out there and working hard for anything. Kids don't have to earn privileges they don't have to clean up their rooms and they have plenty of attitude to back that up. I think children today need to get out there with their moms their dads and their grandparents and just get their hands dirty in the soil. They need a good hard days work to see their beautiful efforts come to fruition and then they can see that the Pride they have in that job is worth all the hassle.

Blessings to you all.

WEEK 10

Ok color does not always photograph well. This is more like taffy pink, minty green etc. This is week 10!!!! I enjoyed this one a lot once I got it cast on and 2 rows done. I thought it was laying a bit flatter when I snapped it. This is pretty. It is dainty and I really like it. 
You can find the pattern HERE. Please give it a try. You can do it and it would be a great little gift with a pretty soap. O:)
Nothing really going on here. I have been sick off and on and tried to get out for my walk again last night. I made it 1/4 of a mile and was done. I took some benedryl before bed and didn't have leg tremors but alas I still didn't sleep. From 3:30 am to 6 something, I don't remember but before and after that I saw every hour. *sigh* One day sleep will come.
Til next time!!! Blessed be!!

Week 9

It has been an interesting week & 1/2. I have been sick and mentally out of it but since I was slugging, I got all caught up on the dishcloth challenge. Now I can concentrate on other things. This is a pretty fan design that I of course put my own little spin on. I am a rogue artist sometimes!! I made it a bit bigger than the pattern called for and then put a 2 dc 1 sc edging on it. It is a pretty minty green  that is almost icy. It is tough to see it here, but I sure do like the way it turned out! Try the pattern located HERE! You can do it!!! Walk on the wild side and do something to make it your own!!!
How's other stuff going you ask? Not well. My laptop is dead since our trip to SC. I am pissed with it but I am going to try to work on it tomorrow. My life is on that computer!!! It will take me forever to reclaim everything and on top of that, all of my photos lost. Patterns, passwords, you name it. Can you spell HEADACHE?

WEEK 8 OF 52 WEEKS OF DISHCLOTHS!!

Okay so this is funny and laugh if you want to but boy did I screw this one up! I was setting up to photograph this cloth from the 52 week challenge. I shot the picture and as I cropped it and edited it, I realized what I did to screw this tiny little cloth. If you look closely, somewhere in the middle, I lost control of the front and the back. NO I wasn't going to frog it and do it over. I kinda like it even if it is all wrong. This pattern is easy and I would make a larger one (in the future) because I think the pattern is pretty. Would make a nice silk scarf too or bamboo. Here is the PATTERN. Give it a try and watch closely as to which row you are on!!!  LOL

WEEK 7

This is week 7's dishcloth. I have one more to go before I catch up. WHEW....it is possible when you put your mind to it!! I have to confess here. I did not make this a full size cloth because I plan to put soap in it and use it as a scrubbie. I have the perfect soap in mind. It was beautifully scented lavender clay soap. I cannot wait to use it. Please try the pattern. It is so easy and you can use this one to make a beautiful purse lined with a gorgeous fabric. Here is the PATTERN. Have fun with it. Maybe use a homespun or thick and chunky for an afghan. Enjoy!!!!

WEEK 6

Ok so I am almost caught up with the dishcloth event. 52 patterns for the year. If you did the math, that is one per week. I got behind because my daughter was in a national pageant as Miss Texas and my brother died yadda yadda. This is week 6 called Grandma's favorite dishcloth or on the net it is also known as the Idiot dishcloth. If you knit, and are a beginner you should try this one. It will help with increases and decreases. Here is the PATTERN. Give it a go. This makes great shower gifts for brides or babies or as housewarming gifts. Let me know how it goes!!!

This is my attempt at week 5. Is it called cupcakes. You can see the cake and the frosting if you look real hard...LOL So far, this pattern was my least favorite. It has nothing to do with the pattern just me and my attention span vs the pattern. It was fun watching it develop so give it a try if you enjoy the hook. Here is the PATTERN. You may love it!!