Celebrate Earth Day Every Day!!!

John Denver has an album about Earth Day, our planet, and how we are killing not only it but each other. In his Earth Day Song he says:

Celebrate earth Day,
every day
Celebrate earth Day,
every day
Celebrate land and sea
Celebrate you and me
Celebrate earth Day,
every day

Although I try to be more conscious of the world around me, I am as wasteful as a human can get. My city does not recycle and so I don't either. Shame. One thing I do try to do is plant things. I am not as good as I once was, but I try. These pictures are the pictures of Hope. Hope is my tree from the Arbor Day Foundation in 2007. Here is the story of Hope:
I planted this tree as a twig. Because it was so small, I tied a red ribbon around it so it could been seen. My neighbor mowed it down 3 times, my daughter stepped on it several times breaking it off, and it refused to die. I saw strength in this tree that was the basic story of my life. "Keep getting back up, Grow and refuse to give up" In February of 2008, I transplanted it to my new home across town from where it started out. Last spring, it came back established and the pictures today show how well it is doing. I would say it is about 4 ft tall and is beautiful. It is strong enough to bend in the wind and rise up from nothing to be this beautiful. This tree is my contribution to cleaner air. Next to it is one that we planted last year also from TADF. It is supposed to be a dogwood too, but I don't really know what they are. I will take pictures of the other one soon. Maybe every year I can add a dogwood to the yard and get a nice "crop" of trees going.
I hope you did something good for the earth today and every day ahead. When your day is harsh, think of Hope. I do.
Be blessed.

Merry Christmas

Well the big day is here!!! Was Santa good to you??? It is a beautiful day here. My family is safe and happy and all are well. This is the best gift I can get. Today's photos are of my Christmas tree (pretty huh??) 2007 and my best baby girl Miss Lexy. She has her duckie (her puppy) and looks so cute doesn't she??? Life has been blessed by having her in my life. I will always think of her as my heart song.
What is on the hook now??? I have finished the scarf and hat set for Alex and will post a picture next time. I am starting a bag that I hope to post the pattern soon as well. I have slowed down the new projects so I can finish some things up. I made new sections for Warm up America. I have my wrap on the knitting needles. I won an ebay auction for some needles (dp needles of many sizes). I will need them for socks next year. Speaking of next year, I will be on vacation for a few days to SC. I will be spending time with Ed's Mother and my Parents. I will get a lot of road crafting done. I am throughly excited. Christmas supper is almost done so I will say bye for now. I wish you all many blessings and a Happy year ahead!!!

Saturday Snippets

The picture is a snap of the Christmas Tree in downtown Fort Worth. I got a quick snap of it. It is beautiful!!!
OK so my Saturday fell down the hill like an avalanche snow ball. I was all set to mow the yard and dig up some of my plants to transplant. Then guess what I did!!! I broke the mower. I stopped to take a break and the part where the pull cord is popped off the mower. I suppose it will need new bolts and I may as well replace the cord while I have it all off. UGH I hate when fate throws the proverbial wrench in my day.
I finished my grandson's knit cap. Gawd I am proud of me....LOL It is knitted on circular needles so it was a very new experience for me. I hope he likes it!
I am almost finished with the felted bag I am making. The bag felted perfectly!!!
This is my recipe for felting in a front loader: (It works!)

I put my bag in the machine with 3 pairs of my plastic clog shoes. I put in laundry soap and washed on hot. I ran it for 2 cycles. after that, I threw it in the dryer. Now that may be a no no but it worked great for me! I cannot wait to post the finished project.

WIP:
my beaded bag
rectangular section for Warm up America (always on the hook)
scarf Angel Hair yarn
and any new project I can think of! LOL

Pain level today is about a 6 so I am off to relax. Blessings to you all and the ones you love.
Thought for today: Think of 3 people you love and let them know because you can never get back lost time with them.
Hugs!!!