Currently...

I'm working on this project:

It is my take on this pattern. I've been wanting to make a stretchy bag for a while. I am loving this pattern because it is on circulars (no seams!) and has been going fairly quick. I think I am going to like the way the handles are designed as well.

Don't forget! This Friday is Finished Object Friday! (My bag won't be finished - I don't think - but I do have something else to share.) :)

See you Friday!
Charity

How does your garden grow?

Remember my garden when we planted it? It's grown quite a bit since then!

There are also a couple of new plants in it. The cucumber I showed here and a little watermelon plant my friend gave me! (As well as a little yellow tomato plant that I don't think will survive!) :)

Saturday, I did a lot of weeding, fertilizing and general yard maintenance. While weeding the flower bed in the front of the house, I found these:

They look pretty enough to eat, huh? (I haven't tried them.)

We started our hard work Saturday with blowing insulation above the family room. I hope this will make it more bearable in the summer and winter! :)

Here are the bales of insulation:

I loaded them into here:

while Mark was in the attic directing the fluff!

We make a great team!!

Well, I'd better go get more done around the house! Dishes and laundry are calling...

Blessings!
Chari

Sunday Blessing

The love of God is greater far
Than tongue or pen can ever tell;
It goes beyond the highest star,
And reaches to the lowest hell;
The guilty pair, bowed down with care,
God gave His Son to win;
His erring child He reconciled,
And pardoned from his sin.

Refrain:
Oh, love of God, how rich and pure!
How measureless and strong!
It shall forevermore endure—
The saints’ and angels’ song.

Could we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made,
Were every stalk on earth a quill,
And every man a scribe by trade;
To write the love of God above
Would drain the ocean dry;
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky.

from: The Love of God
by Frederick M. Lehman

This is one of my favorite songs. How great is God's love for us!! He has created each of us, designed us purposefully. God doesn't make mistakes. His love for us can not be measured.

The picture was taken at a local public garden. It is some kind of water plant. Maybe someone knows what it is? :) I hope everyone has a wonderful week!

Blessings!
Charity

PS~ There is a new post over on Time to Bloom! :)

Happy May Day!!

I wanted to share some of the flowers around my garden. So just pretend your doorbell has rung and you find this post hanging on the knob! :)

My impatient if finally blooming again. Hmm... I think it likes water or something like that! :)

I have a miniature bush that Mark gave me last year. It is blooming it's little head off! I love the cheery yellow at the end of my flower bed! (unfortunately, it is getting eaten and doesn't look the greatest close up. I need to do some work on it.)


I put geraniums in my little bed out front. I think they are pretty happy there!


This one surprised me this morning. It's my cucumber plant! (The lone seedling to survive! I'm glad I planted four!) It's still in a little plastic pot, but I guess it's happy there!


Some more little yellow flowers! I'm really happy about seeing a bunch of these!


...because they turn into these!

I hope you enjoyed my May Day tour! Have a great weekend!

Blessings!
Charity

Show and Tell: Old Knitting Books

When my grandmother came to visit in March, she brought me some books she thought I would enjoy. I wanted to share them with you!

The first three are knitting books: Learn to Knit, Women's Sweaters, and Classics from 8 to 16 (children's knits.) They are put out by the same company that makes Red Heart Yarn.

This book starts with the basics:


How's this for a hat? Gotta love the pom poms! :)


And the Snow Maiden for a little girl:


The book at the bottom of the stack was a catalog for supplies:


I sure wish I could find yarn this cheap!!


I thought these embroidery projects were funny. :)
(Hot Toast Makes The *butter fly*)

I hope you enjoyed my Show and Tell. I sure was glad my Grandmother brought them to me! I have enjoyed looking at these books. I love vintage things anyway. :)

We had a very special time with her while she was down here! This picture was taken at a lookout a little ways from here.


I hope everyone has a wonderful Friday! Thanks for dropping by! If it's your first time, welcome, and come back soon. :) For more Show and Tell visit Kelli's blog.

Blessings!
Charity