WINTER KNITTING, et al

 

Le Sock No. 1  c'est tout fini !!

;D

(DH is in the process of cleaning

 out under the tv in

 the background--

he is a gem!! 💓)

AND

↓↓↓

Here is the start of the

2nd sock...

Someone asked what yarn I

was using

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Very soft and cuddly yarn

really easy to knit and 

it doesn't split on you...

I had gotten this quite

a while ago and I 

don't know if it is still

available. 

I have two more balls of the same

yarn but in a different colorway

that I plan to  knit up next...

👵👏

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Knitting has kept my hands 

busy these "resting" days.

For those of you who have

asked:

My MRI results showed

a herniated disc that is

causing my sciatica...

So...

Next up will be an

epidural 

(to be scheduled,

soon I hope).

I hope this will allow me

to get back to walking

without pain.

🙏🙆

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Tom is making beef barley soup

for our dinner tonight;

I will make a tossed 

salad to accompany it...

I am trying to eat lightly as

I have been so sedentary...

I hope this finds you all healthy

and able to sew away...

I am off to ice my back and

do some light stretches...

Hugs, Julierose,

La blageuse

(getting-impatient-euse!)

SLEIGH BELLS --RINGING IN CHRISTMAS

 

I am covered with my 

Christmas postage stamp quilt

while:↴↴↴

Icing my ankle and lower leg...

I had such fun making this postage

stamp quilt

and I was surprised to see

I made it way back

in 2 0 1 4!!!

(Labels are so important!!)

All reds, greens--

even pink tones and

off whites and pure

whites--

SO VERY SCRAPPY

Bordered with this 

vintage-y print and

the back featuring my

favorite kind of Santas

↡↡↡↡

I have two width-long

strips of them across the mottled

greenery of the background...

and

a lovely deep, dark roses print

on the sides...

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This very first wall quilt I made

is now up on my dining room wall

to welcome the season

This pattern is from

an old issue of American

Quilter magazine that I

used to subscribe to...

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We've pared down our decorations

to 2 small tabletop pre-lit

trees--I am still collecting

really small--mini--ornaments

for them...

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I have closed my sewing room

until I can manage sewing

layering, etc better...

All of my mailings and gifts

have been finished...so

I decided it is 

time to seriously 

rest up

this old body

 and get myself

back into some semblance

of shape...

Yesterday I was able to

ride my recumbent bike for

5 minutes....

that is progress in my book;)))

👵

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It is sunny and chilly here 

and most of our leaves have

fallen, just a few high oak 

leaves are hanging on...

AND

they are the most luscious

deep, dark maroon-ey

color--I would love

fabric like that!! 💖

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Tonight's dinner  

will be :

 leftover beef stew

that DH and I put together 

two days ago...

with

garlic bread on the side..

Hope you are enjoying decorating

for your own holiday season..

Hugs, Julierose, 

La blageuse 

(Winter-is-a'-comin-in-euse)

P.S.  we may get snow

this coming week...

💕💝💓

HEXAGONIA TRIALS, et al

 

I have been doing a little

Hexagon work

while resting....

I used this (relatively new--at

least to me)

product

↡↡↡↡

Iron On-Stay-In hexagons

instead of freezer paper

which is my usual method.

(click to enlarge)

I must say that I do not like

the results;

the rosette feels

really thick and 

doesn't have that 

lovely loose, cloth

feeling that you get

after removing the 

freezer papers.

Can you see from this image

what I mean??

Have any of you EPP-ers

used these?

And what do you think of them?

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I haven't done any other sewing;

still battling the aching ankle

area --but I think that the

sciatica has improved 

quite a bit with this

"Rest and Heat"

treatment.

[And walking with the aid

of a cane for support]

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TGIF everyone;)))

👍☺☺

We are watching Formula

One racing Grand Prix which

is taking place this time in

Austin Texas...

Today was Practice;

tomorrow will be qualifying

[for starting position in the race];

and Sunday will be the race itself...

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Tonight for supper is my homemade

Chicken soup from the boiled

down carcass (yesterday); 

and Tom is making a tossed salad....

I have been sitting on our counter stool

for chopping veggies and then

near the stove to cook...

[S I G H]

I am trying to DO MORE

and move around as much as

I can without setting myself back...

It is quite a balancing act!!💃😍

hugs, Julierose,

La Blageuse

{sewing-euse a little bit-euse}