Nashville Zoo + Boy Scouts =

So, yesterday I drove all the webelo scouts of the local den to the Nashville zoo in the Beast; the twelve passenger van. It rained. People wondered off, whined, and expected me to buy them snacks. Somehow 'boy scout outing' became every one is invited, including kindergarten aged girls. I almost got lost on the way home. But hey, no one died, got kidnapped, or caught pneumonia, so all in all, a successful trip.

Recycling, and other news.

I have been shamelessly working on something else instead of items for my shop. I found these two children's sweaters in my mending pile, and figured they were more or less unmendable. So I unraveled the yarn and started crocheting. Not sure what I'm making yet, but it's coming along;



I also taught Maggie a new crochet stitch; the slip stitch. She already knew the chain and single crochet stitches, so why not? She worked in rounds until she got this. It's a little messy, but;

Hard working little thing, isn't she?



I also sold the Angry Bird earrings, after adding some mustaches;

New Etsy store!

So, I finally decided to set up my Etsy store. I've already been favorited by people I don't know! Seriously though, I'm kinda exited about it. So go over to Mori-chan's Garden and check it out!



Maggie, my latest fashion model! Isn't she cute in her yukata?



Angry bird earrings are at my shop too!

Cinderella's dream

Yesterday, today, and tomorrow Holly is in her high school play. All told she acts in nine performances. She plays the Evil Stepmother in the retelling of Cinderella, titled Cinderella's dream. Basically it's a comedy, with the two stepsisters being played by boys and lots of funny stuff like setting skirts on fire. It's hard for Holly to play her part; she has to yell the entire 2+ hours of the play, and because she is shorter than most of the other actors she has to wear really high stiletto shoes. She has blisters and bloody spots all over her feet, and the first night she yelled herself hoarse. But the play was so good I went to see it again.

The Evil Step-family and Cinderella. Holly's the one in burgundy, playing Lady Nervosa Pigmentosa, also known as the Evil step-witch.



You can't see it, but the other stepsister just did something stupid. With names like Ecxema and Euphoria what did you expect? Also, I made the pumpkin, the most important prop^^



Speaking of crochet pumpkins, I made this for Holly. She can wear it as a necklace or a bracelet charm.

Tiny Fish Amigurumi

Today I finished this little fish. He's a cute little guy, right?





I also made Holly a bracelet, but she ran off with it before I could take a picture. Maybe tomorrow...

Crochet Beads

I saw a picture of a beaded bead while looking for something on Google. When I saw it I thought it looked like crochet. Then I thought to myself; why can't I cover a bead in crochet? Apparently I can, because I have. A whole rainbow of crochet beads ready to make something with. After I crocheted them, I found where some one else had also thought of it. It's a cuter way of re-inventing the wheel, but I like them!

Mulberry Trees

Today I learned that the tree growing in front of my window (which I have been trying to kill for ages but just won't die) is a black mulberry. Black mulberries are a cultivated form of the mulberry tree, and are not wild fruit trees like other mulberries. They are rather rare in my state, so I had never seen a black mulberry before. Now that I know what it is it's no wonder I can't get rid of it; mulberry trees are almost impossible to kill. If it were anywhere else I would leave it alone, I don't like cutting down healthy trees, but it is so close to the house it's digging into the foundation. Since I now know it won't get any bigger root wise maybe I can figure out a way to live with the thing attacking my house. Now what I want to know is why the previous home owner thought it would be a good idea to plant the poor tree up against a wall. It certainly didn't put itself there.



See the poor thing? Why would you plant a tree like that? Yeah, you can pick the berries from the dining room, but still...

Blarrgg!

The google blog has been saving my posts as drafts instead of publishing them! That is not what I told it to do at all. What the heck?

In other news, there is cat pee all over the boys room (which I am trying to redo the walls in), it's been freezing cold (literally) for over a week, and someone ate all my chocolate. Whines...

Clematis

There are so many flowers blooming right now, even though it's been so cold the last little bit. Here's a Clematis Kanzashi I just finished. What do you think?

School junk.

I am two classes away from graduating. Two! Finding a college that teaches them during the summer proved to be a bit of a challenge though. I think I've got it squared away and everything works out with the school I signed up for. Last time I signed up for summer classes it was a nightmare and I never even took the class! Anybody else got a problem with summer classes?