The Gypsy on Adventure

Play Date

I was able to spend a few hours with Loretta today! Oh what fun we had! She showed me a few things to do with Rubber stamps since I have a ton of them and never use them! And I learned how to emboss! Now I get it! When I was working on the wood box I now understand that was just a poor choice for that medium! AND that the words run.

We were able to do a pop up type card and I am going to do that for the Skinny Fat book Windows/Portal theme...use it to move some thing open! I am so excited! We are meeting again on the 7th! Plenty of time for getting it done on time!

When I came home I worked on the 1" collage swap...here is the paper I made with stamping black and white gesso onto the color misted watercolor paper! I love how it turned out!

Happy 89Th Birthday!

I sent my grandmother and dad fleurs for Christmas...hoping they were still good for her 89th birthday! She was a bit tired today, she has been dealing with a bronchitis and they have her on meds that make her tired.

But she was so excited to hear from me, and giggling, especially realizing how old my daughter will be tomorrow, 26, and that her son is going to be 2 in February... and that the oldest that I raised is TWENTY-NINE!! My nephew! She said Yikes we are getting old!

So she has Grand children, Great Grandchildren, and 1 Great-Great Grandchild! That is a lot of great!

Scary Scope

Do you feel that you should make some progress on a creative project of some sort today, Gypsy? Even so, you might not feel up to it, either mentally or physically. Don't beat yourself up if you can't bring yourself to try. If you force yourself, you might not like the results, and could decide to go back and do it again. This might be a good day to take off from your work. Take it easy!

Lazy wonderful day

Ah, today I did nothing important! I sat around with a fire blazing in my fireplace, while the wood crackled and sparkled at me, I watched all four Harry Potter movies while I knitted away.

Just enjoying my lazy day...knitting and doing absolutely nothing! Except a couple of loads of laundry! Nothing big...

No cleaning...just plain lazy! : )

Pallie Day

What a wonderful SHORT day! I had Pallie from 11 am - 5 pm and it went by way to fast! I so miss her!

   We exchanged gifts...she made me a BEAUTIFUL beaded amulet purse! Yikes it is beautiful...she said she is NEVER beading again! She hates it! Giggle Then she gave me a wonderful "Greedy" pig water picture! She nick named me Greedy because I want every thing! AND a silly frog back washer! She is too funny!  I got her a fun angel that is really heavy you could use for a door stop or hang it, and the scarf!

I made a really nice cheese plate with the cheese we bought at the Nob Hill yesterday, a beautiful parmasian hard that paired well with apples, a French brie, and I had a bagget, triskets, and pita chips!  Then Pallie thought that was it! NOT

I then had a beautful butter leaf salad with strawberries, black berrys, almond slivers, pine nuts, chicken breast and the Maries Raspberry vinegret! YUM  AND then I surprised her with a wonderful fruit cheese cake for dessert! What a wonderful meal to share with a good friend!

We of course could NOT catch up with every thing in one day! I wish I could see her longer for the holidays! But she brought the FINISHED garbage bag I made her! YUM! It looks wonderful!

Prep and visit

Well, I cleaned a little today. Mostly watched movies, Pirates 2, Neverland, and Peter Pan while I knitted my blue scarf I am working on...It is coming along! I am excited about it!

I went to the new Nob Hill food store...OH MY GAWD! It is like the Home Depot of grocery stores! It is HUGE! Massive and has Peets coffee, a pizza place, deli, olive bar, chinese food bar, bakery, oh everything! I picked up some olives from the olive bar, and two different cheeses from the cheese bar, french bread, dessert and salad, fruit and chicken for the lunch I will make for Pallie woman tomorrow! My house is not completely clean...but I really don't care. I don't have the energy and I don't want to kill my body this time. It is what it is.

Vernon and Bonnie came over to go out for dinner, we went to a Mexican Restaurant just around the corner for us, it was a nice evening and then they left to go visit some friends.

After the kids left I just worked on the knitting...nice relaxing day!

 

Nice Boring day

I went out only to get gas in my truck and some yarn! I was in the mood to knit! So today I started another scarf!  My son's truck has broken...looks like the transmission is shot...we will find out more later...I just hope they can afford it because I have no money to bail them out! Sigh

On better happy thoughts...look at the beginning!

Happy and Conflicted

I always feel very conflicted on Christmas...it is not my fav holiday. The stress of anticipation, not measuring up, out of control expectations, commercializm and the same old routine just grate on my nerves.

Today I was happy to have Michael my son and his wife to spend the day together. I didn't feel too stressed out. And it is just another day to me. We spent the day talking about life and the issues that life bring us, watched movies, drank coffee and tea, and had a nice dinner. Michael and I got Honey Baked Ham and Turkey and made mashed potatoes and gravy, with fresh veggies, and a few olives. Not a bad day in all.

Then after dinner I surprised my son and his wife with some gifts. I had changed my mind and bought them some. Nothing big...I got Vernon a bathrobe, hat, gloves, smelly stuff, and a collage box that I filled with photos of him and I from the time he was a baby to an adult. For Bonnie I got her a nice sweater, smelly stuff, gloves, scarf hat, bath items, and gave her two pairs of boots that are brand new that didn't fit me. AND they each got a stocking, Vernon got a snowman in his and Bonnie got an elf fairy!

It was a nice day and they just left for the evening. I miss them already.

Oh Clapping Hands

It took all day but the boy FINALLY showed up! It was nice to see him and Bonnie!

My daughter is going away for the week and is letting them stay at her apartment and borrow her car. Vernon's truck is not shifting gears like it should, so he will have to put it in the shop on Tuesday. He only has 1st and 2nd gear! Yikes!

He got stuck going to my mothers house...poor kids! I feel bad that they can't stand up for themselves and say NO...  I hope some day they can!

AND I at least got to see them for a time tonight! I have missed them so!

Purple & Red Tree

I have my mini tree up in my studio...