Still Playing Catch Up

So I've been trying to continue to squeeze in crafts whenever I can.  I just started a new one called 'diamond painting'.  The kit comes from China, I think, and the instructions didn't translate well to English.  #3 is especially amusing.

Basically it's like cross stitching with coloured plastic squares. 

Teeny tiny plastic squares too, I might add.  This has to be done with tweezers.

You peel back the paper to reveal the design underneath that has a super sticky adhesive.  You match up the symbols with the colour key on the side and place the appropriately numbered colours accordingly.  This is going to take awhile.  

I found a free crescent moon pattern in my cross stitch stuff and had to do it. 

The past few weeks weren't without their bright spots though, despite the overall 'blah' feeling.  My dear friend Miki came over for lunch a couple weeks ago, and Marsha took me out to breakfast for my birthday.  I got to spend said birthday with Russell.  He gave me a beautiful card, we went to my mom's for a bit, then attempted to go to the movies.  The theatre was so hot that we had to leave. There was no way I could sit there for two and a half hours like that.  We tried to see the same movie at another theatre later that day, but the same problem.  So we went home, but stopped at Michael's Crafts so I could do a little shopping.  Took advantage of Cyber Monday with a pretty big amazon order which is always fun to receive. 

 Turkeys showed up in my back yard, en masse, a few days after Thanksgiving.

I was hoping this big ol' Tom would give up a feather or two, but no.

I was pleasantly surprised when a package off cross stitch kits arrived from my daughter in law's grandmother.  What a thoughtful thing to do!!!  My friend Debby sent me three colouring books too, but I forgot to take a pic of them before I put them with my stack of colouring books to do.  I really need to get on that...

And the kids came over for Thanksgiving which was also Val's birthday.  I got some balloons but the stupid latex ones were on the floor by mid afternoon.  

Had to hang a banner, of course.

Aren't she and her hubby just the cutest things EVER?

Some outside shots of our lights.

It's hard to believe that Christmas is already upon us.  Just a few more days!  I am planning on baking a lot in the days before Christmas Eve.  

Are you all ready for the holidays?

November 2016 Supermoon

I wasn't going to leave the comfort of my jammies and house to go look at the supermoon but decided to get dressed and go to Mass Maritime.  Really glad I did.  I have never seen a moon that big in my life.  And it was all lit up pink from the sunset too.

There goes the barge!  Kinda wish the train bridge had lowered for a train.  That would've been cool.

Really gorgeous!!!!!  Once in a lifetime!

Hodge Podge

I've been just too lazy and uninspired to update lately.  Weather's been all over the place.  I'm always tired.  Halloween was a total bust.  Didn't get a single kid which was actually OK cause I was alone that night.  I did roast some pumpkin seeds but I over did them and they went in the garbage.  But I did this to the pumpkin before I removed the seeds.

The turkeys are really playing fast and loose this month!

Get yer foot off my rock from Bolinas!

Still stitching.  This one was a lot of fun.  I found sparkly gold aida cloth and the pattern is called 'Pretty Little San Francisco' by Satsuma Street.

Our 2016 ornament.  I think Russell's just glad I'm not dragging him around the Glass Museum this year!  

I was hoping to find a more Salish tribal pattern for this orca but I love this one too.

I went down to the Canal at Mass Maritime the afternoon of the supermoon.  I got there in time for a pretty sunset.  Moon pics will be in the next post.

Tug and barge coming in.