Of course I know why I’m feeling this way. Normally I don’t give in to depression, but this week was very hard. I’m missing my dad very much and knowing that this is one more holiday that I will never spend with him again. I know each holiday will bring the same heart wrenching feelings and tears, but I hope the good memories will soon bring smiles instead.

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This is going to be a tote for me!!!

This is going to be a purse for my niece Allie

Unsure what I’ll make out of these… maybe skirts for my two older nieces Ash & Bec

This is going to be my computer bag… so excited about this project!!!!!!

I’m thinking these will make good table runners for this year… lost of colors and they span summer, spring, fall, & winter.

I really enjoyed this documentary. I love John Cleese so of course I had to add it to my instant queue, but he was actually very informative. I’m not really a wine connoisseur, but I love a glass of Cabernet or Merlot every now and then. This show actually presented the information in layman’s terms so it’s easier to understand. The best thing is it didn’t make me feel stupid because I didn’t know the “catch phrases” of wine. If you’re a wine lover then check it out.

An unusual explorer named Gum (Richard Griffiths) and his kindly niece (Emilia Fox) adopt three orphans — Pauline (Emma Watson), Petrova (Yasmin Paige) and Posy (Lucy Boynton) — and raise them as sisters in 1930s London. But the girls must fend for themselves when Gum doesn’t return from one of his adventures. Together, they nurture their passions for acting, aviation and ballet in this charming TV adaptation of Noel Streatfield’s novel.

It’s okay… felt really rushed at the end. Not a movie I would buy, but not bad for an instant queue watch.

btw you can find this wonderful piece of machinery @  Etsy (Darryl I’m talking to you!!!!!!!!)

Dish drying mat – Darryl and I don’t have a dishwasher that works so we have to hand wash dishes. It’s not that bad because it’s just the two of us, but I got tired of using all our dish towels to lay our dishes on and then having to dry them all the time. (Darryl refuses to get one of those plastic dish drying racks). So I made this out of an old bath towel and a vintage sheet I bought @ goodwill for .50 cents. It really soaks up the water and doesn’t take forever to dry.

Tote – I love bags!!!!!! This one I use for my knitting yarn, but you can use them for groceries or a book tote (or just about anything really)

Hot pad for the table. I wanted to make something that would set on the table and could be used to set hot dishes on, but didn’t look ugly. So in honor of summer I made this lemon hot pad. It was super easy because it’s just a bunch of squares and rectangles. 

Crochet/Knitting needle holder – I needed something to hold my crochet & knitting needles because I’m always losing them. So I made this really simple holder. Again really easy because it’s all squares & rectangles. And then I used an old belt of Darryl’s to close it up.

These are just a few things I’ve been working on. I will try to post more pics as I finish the projects, but sometimes I just forget…. lol