Red Heart with Love (worsted weight) in Mango, Lion Brand Wool-eze in Forest green using Drops Extra pattern 0-966.
One down, more to grow, er, go.
The inside reminds me of a poppy!
Pumpkin hat
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The first thing I did
I retired. Again. From the same job I had before. They wanted/needed me back for a few months so I went back to work a couple of days a week to basically help train a new person. That’s not exactly what I was hired to do but that’s how it ended up. So April 28 was my last day as a working-out-of-the-house woman.
The first thing I did when I retired was go visit my grand kids in Colorado. Mr. Aitch had other obligations so I went solo.
I went to the twins’ school and cheered the girls and their classmates during the Fox Trot fund-raiser. Their school mascot was there.
And the students ran laps around the soccer field to raise money for the school. I offered one dollar per lap for each granddaughter, thinking I’d only be out $20-30 total. Not so. It cost me $60 in all! They ran and ran and ran and ran.
We planted hanging flowers for the back porch and weeded the raised beds. Sorry, no pics of those.
I helped my daughter build this.
Actually she did most of the building after I left. I did help with the base and one side.
My trip happened to be over Mother’s Day and my daughter, s-i-l and the grand kids treated me fabulously!
My SIL made this for Sunday brunch. Yep, he’s a keeper!
Can’t wait to go back.
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April showers
I cannot claim this as my own. My daughter took this photo of a triple rainbow yesterday afternoon. E and Z were happy to add their personalities.
The third rainbow is a sliver underneath the brightest one.
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Peppermint Pig
Christmas 2014 and 2015 were great opportunities to find a new and fun tradition for friends and family. Enter the Peppermint Pig™.
The tradition of the Peppermint Pig™ started ages ago in the 1880’s with candy makers in Saratoga Springs, New York. Victorians thought that the pig represented good health, happiness and prosperity. Candy makers of the time fashioned the pigs out of hard peppermint candy each year during the holiday season and appropriately colored them a very festive pink!
When families gathered together at Christmas for the holiday meal, the tradition was to break the Peppermint Pig™ after dinner (inside a small cloth pouch) using a miniature hammer. All family members would then share in eating the sweet candy pieces, hoping for good fortune in the coming year.
As far as I know these pigs are only made in Saratoga Springs, NY and only available during the Christmas season. The Peppermint Pig™ may also be purchased through other retailers.
These delicious pigs are about 4-5 inches long and come with a tiny hammer and a red “velvet” pouch.
Place plastic covered pig inside the “velvet” pouch and give it a healthy whack! We like to place a hot-pad under it to protect the table from errant hits.
Pass the hammer and pig to the next person to take a whack at it and continue around the table until the pig is in small enough pieces for you and yours to enjoy.
As we take a piece of the now shattered pig, we share something we are thankful or grateful for and something we hope for or wish to achieve in the coming year.
It’s a fun tradition that I plan to continue. And the peppermint is really good, too!!
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