Bobbin Lace Making--first trials!

pillow as found

after detangling

Well, here's another video of me beginning yet a new craft. 

Bobbin Lace Making! Very difficult, very time consuming, and no, I haven't quite learned how to do even the basics! I'll keep trying! Wish me luck!

first rows of my trials!

Knitting Socks Continued...

Finished pair of socks #4 and gave them away. Immediately started on  pair #5--for me!

Quince flowers in December!

Warm fall has brought many wonders, including flowers blooming out of season....Hey, Mr. Ant!  Get yourself to hibernation before you turn into an ant-cycle! After having this MacPro for nearly 2 years I finally learned how to make a movie out of stills! Hey, it's my first still video--have a heart.

Warm Fall

quince in December with Mr. Ant

   The whole Fall has been so mild that I've been gardening right up until yesterday. The cold is coming so I guess outdoor gardening goes into storage until the Spring! Believe it of not, here are quince flowers from yesterday, Dec. 6, 2011!

 Even the ant is fooled into
 thinking it's Spring!

close up flowering quince 12-6-11

Even ivy has company!

Natural wreath on my door.

Not raking leaves!

Out in the sunshine of an unusually warm November day. NOT raking the leaves, just making my first video for YouTube. In tribute to the influence of NancyToday....this is me going on about the autumn....

(edited 12-6-11 trying to fix video's first screenshot! Can't!)

Milkweeds---Sturdy plant comes back each year. Didn't notice it was perennial 'til it smacked me in the face each year in the same spot. Great joy in any season--from flowers with a heavenly smell to gossamer fluff, and seeds all in a row. Don't get the sap on you, tho'! Wonder if the sap would work as a natural glue??

Knitting Socks...the past few years!

First socks ever-- in DK yarn. Knit on one circular needle with "magic loop" method. See anything different??? Yeah...

No, they don't match my feet, but they do fit!

Second socks knit on two circular needles--see the "seam" down the middle of the foot?  Never mind the fudges when directions skewed me sideways!

Third socks --invented tabi design, with big steek fix crocheted into the ankle where the fit was too tight!

4th sock in progress