Extending the Branches....

 Many Several A few of you have asked for photos of "the wedding," and I am finally obliging.

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But a little backstory first as I know at least one person was a bit confused about the "order of things."

Well, the "order of things" went a bit wonky.

My son, "Little Crow," had proposed to his love and she accepted.

A date for the wedding was set and they were just about to proceed with the serious planning when they discovered they were expecting an "unexpected" blessing.

The wedding was accordingly postponed...and then postponed again when the little blessing arrived earlier than she was supposed to, and complications ensued.

A year later than planned, though, the wedding happened.

Now...on to the pictures.

{I was honored to have Miss Mia walk me down the aisle...}

{They had a cupcake bar so the actual "cake" was quite small. They already had the cake topper before they adopted their dog, so Mrs. Little Crow added the dog figurine on the bottom.}

A precious gift from Mrs. Little Crow.

Though I have lost much the past couple of years, I have also gained much and my heart is full.

(PS....Happy Belated Halloween...)

Ducks, Pigeons and Squirrels

Actually, I don't have a row. 

I don't even have any ducks.

I have squirrels....and they're EVERYWHERE.

It's been almost a month since my last post and I have little to show for it.

I start something with good intentions and then get distracted by something else.

I've done a little bit of stitching, and even littler hooking....

but way too much reading.

After an embarrassing amount of time, I finally got my Simple Santa mat bound.

It looks a bit off kilter in the photos as it is propped against the curved back of a rocking chair but I was having difficulties getting the lighting anywhere near right. (And there are two other rugs behind it whose bindings are showing. The binding on Santa is just the lighter colored wool.)

Even still, it looks washed out.

Anyways, it is a pattern by Therese Shick. 

And it's done.

Done is good.

I've not made much progress at all on my stag rug.

{Pattern by Homespun Prims by Lori}

In my defense, I ran out of some of the wool and just haven't made it down the lane to get more.  So it was put aside and I picked up my needle instead.

While I didn't make it down the lane, I did manage to leave the house and actually "fun-shopped" a while back.  On somewhat of a whim, I bought this chair-and-a-half. (There's a footstool too....)

Rajah most usually insists on sitting right next to me, whether I am hooking, reading or stitching.  Unfortunately, one or the other of us has gotten larger (it's him...really), and the fit has been tight in our old chair.  So, this solves the issue and he thinks it's the cat's pajamas.

I also finally found (part of) an old metal heart floor mat.  I've wanted one for a long time, but never found one.  So, I splurged.  

I haven't settled on exactly where it will be permanently displayed, but this works for now.

In other news, I have a new granddog.

This is Scout.  She is a 5-month old Siberian Husky/German Shepherd mix rescue.

Yes, she has one blue eye and one brown and one very wonky ear.

And, yes, that is Mia's Doc-a-Tot that she has claimed as her dogbed.

Sometimes I do a great deal of headshaking.

I am also continuing to work on remodeling the lake house.  Hopefully at least the main level will be habitable by the time the weather warms.

These days, decisions are either made on whim (i.e., chair-and-a-half) or (most usually) are laborious and over-thought.  No happy medium it seems.

Well, how's that for a scurry of squirrels??

It's not easy being me.