Excursions in Entrelac

I know I have a few knitting friends that like to visit me here. Then there are those that don't knit, but maybe someday... :)  I haven't been knitting quite as much as I used to, but I still enjoy trying different things. Knitting is a great stress reliever. For a while now, I've been wanting to try knitting an entrelac pattern. Last week I got started on a dishcloth. (Ravelry link and pattern link)

It is a lot of fun! The knitting goes in two directions! :) Here it is with the needle out so you can get a better idea of how it works.

What really helped me was watching this video. (Which is also where I got the pattern link.)

I love learning new things! But isn't that the fun of the journey? :)  And it's almost fall... time for me to wear my new socks (although they are a little big.... maybe after a couple of washings they'll fit better!) :)


Later this week.... what I've been working on around the house! :)

Sunday Blessing

Faraway in the depths of my spirit tonight,

Rolls a melody sweeter than psalm;

In celestial like strains it unceasingly falls

O'er my soul like an infinite calm.

CHORUS

Peace! peace!. Wonderful peace,

Coming down from the Father above;

Sweep over my spirit forever, I pray,

In fathomless billows of love.

Ah! soul, are you here without comfort or rest,

Marching down the rough pathway of time?

Make Jesus your friend ere the shadows grow dark:

Oh, accept this sweet peace so sublime.

from Wonderful Peace

by W. W. Cornell

A Week Ago Today...

... we were visiting family and giving Mark's sister a grand send off to Bible college!

We "girls" took a little road trip to Paris (Texas) for an afternoon. We ate lunch at a local bakery...

Bestest buddies, Angie and Lauren

L-R: Me! Mary (SIL) and Mary (Mom) :)

Did some shopping...

Angie bought some Paris "fashion!"

enjoyed the local sights...

...and visited the Eiffel Tower! :)

'cause you can't go to Paris without visiting the tower - how do you like the hat? :)

Here's a family picture taken Sunday with the "college girl" front and center!

I'm so glad for my hubby's sweet family! We have a lot of fun together! :)

Finished Object Friday

Yes, it's that Friday again!! Yes, I'm still around. :)  We've had such a crazy past two weeks, I've spent most of my "normal" blogging time just trying to get caught up around here. (We also made a quicky trip to see Mark's family last weekend... but a little more on that later.) I've missed y'all though! :)

So with all the catching up around here (and a little cleaning out of our linen/catchall closet) I did find a little time for just a bit of spray painting!! I've been tweaking our master bath some more. Looking back at my posts just now, I'm surprised at how long it's been since I shared what I've been doing. Here it is at that stage:

For the past 5 or 6 months, that shelf has been cream and a little distressed looking (guess you'll just have to imagine that part...)
Another before picture:

I really liked these prints, but I'm REALLY tired of palm trees... and so much gold. They are on the wall opposite the sink/mirror. You can see a peek of them in the picture above.

 So on to the NOW!! :)


The shelf has a new color (once again! Will you believe I've been through about 4 different colors on that project???) :) This is Oil Rubbed Bronze - Thanks, Brittany!!! (She so sweetly gave me a couple of cans when I saw her a couple of weeks ago.) :) It is a lot prettier in person... and not a blah brown like in the before picture.

And with this new arrangement on the opposite wall, the dark shelf fits right in:


I want to add something to this arrangement - Like a metal flower maybe? Something not square. :)

I don't think I'm quite done with the ORB paint yet, though. I'm probably going to paint that green basket (and the matching green trashcan). I think it will give the bathroom more continuity. What do you think?

Oh, and all vestiges of palm trees are GONE! (Including the soap dispenser and toothbrush holder!) Those are just boring for now... but maybe someday I'll find what I want. It's hard to find gold, which isn't really in now, but we don't have time/money for a whole bathroom makeover! There are more important things around here to spend our resources on! :) 

So enough of my little project. What have you been up to lately? :)  If you are new to FOF, read this post first. Happy sharing, everyone!!

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I couldn't see Texas from there...

Whew. It's good to be back home! I know you didn't miss me - all those scheduled posts, and I popped in every now and then to comment... We got back Monday from our church camp in Tennessee. We had a great time - wonderful church services and great visits with friends! :)

Here's the beautiful camp grounds:

Garner Creek Retreat

Such a beautiful place with a wonderful cool creek running through the middle of it:
(You may remember our trip last year.)

It was great to visit with David, Brittany and the boys.

as well as Andrew and Angie... :)

Hold some sweet babies:

It was also a lot of work for us. Mark helped out with the sound system

and Mark and I worked together on making cd copies of the services from camp for people to purchase. We had most of them ready to go by Sunday evening. Whew!!!

The best part was seeing a real miracle!!

Sis. Connie was able to come up for an evening!! Her counts are looking great - her cancer indicator count is in the single digits and her blood count was up enough to allow her to come visit. Doesn't she look beautiful!? Being able to give her a quick hug was a direct answer to one of my many prayers for her. Isn't it wonderful how God has worked?

Here's another little (in size) miracle with her mommy and grandma:

She's the sweetest little baby girl! Baby Madeline.



I miss my friends, especially when they live so far away! It was good to visit for a while, and it's also good to be back home. We listened to a George Strait song a couple of times on our trip - and it was just perfect... Here's the second verse and chorus:

I can't say I don't like Tennessee
The people here have all been good to me
So please don't take offense if I start to gettin' tense
'Cause I can't see Texas from here

I can't see Texas from here
No matter how I try, it makes me wanna die
So if you see me looking down, I'm trying not to show this frown
'Cause I can't see Texas from here

You can listen here. :)