Summer

It's the first day of summer and the sun is shining. That's very special...as we've had a lot of rain in the high country and not much sun. Let the sun shine some more.

This fellow looks mighty happy in the sunshine.

...And then...

The news is still horrible, so I'm crocheting away. The menagerie changes as I make a critter and give a critter away. Last week the "zoo" looked like this...

This week I've changed mode completely, and I'm crocheting tiny houses for several Christmas Villages...

I have several "orders" for these little houses...so there will be somewhere between 40-50 by the time I'm done. They are fun to make and I can get creative with them as there are no rules. The biggest challenge will be making the village church because it has to have a steeple. I've not tried to crochet a steeple. Watch this space. If you would like a little Christmas Village, let me know and I'll make one for you too.

Here is one finished tiny house...

Each tiny house is less than 4 inches tall. All will have windows and doors. I'm trying to make them all a little different with just the right amount of whimsy. They will be perfect under a Christmas tree or on a table. 

Night Action

We finished watching "Night Agent" on Netflix tonight. We saw it twice as we wanted to figure out the plot lines better and determine who "went bad," why and when. The 10 episodes are fast paced and leave you wanting for more. This is the perfect binge series. The cast does a good job portraying the President, Vice President, FBI and Secret Service agents, as well as various White House personnel. By the mid-point of the series, you have no idea to trust. By the end, you know who to trust but the path it took to get there was convoluted. The ten 48 minute episodes are great. The vocabulary is offensive; the cast is diverse; the President is a surprise, the action is palpable. I think it's one of the best programs we've seen on television this season. There is good news--the series has been renewed for a second season. We will definitely watch it.

More "Critters"

Two additions arrived at the menagerie. Some red flowers in a minty green pot

Please don't ask me the type of flower as I don't know. They are "red flowers." Whatever they are, they are cheerful as well as colorful.

A little piggy showed up as I was talking to my friend in TN. I do not like being idle.

Meet Kevin

For several years, my friends have been telling me I need to make a giraffe. I listened to them, but I did not make a giraffe. THEN, I was given a crochet book for my birthday and included in that book was a pattern for a giraffe. It was the start...but not the finish. By the time I finished Kevin, the Giraffe, I used part of that pattern and my own expertise on how to create a critter (after all, I've made a fair few critters).

 

Meet Kevin. He's about 7 inches tall, and he's a spotted giraffe, which does not exist in the wild.

 


If you are wondering why he is called Kevin, I need to refer you to a book in the "number series" written by Janet Evanovich. In that book, the main character, Stephanie Plum and her sidekick, Lula are charged with finding a wayward giraffe in Trenton, NJ. My Kevin, is just named after the giraffe...all other similarities are just coincidences. 

Yellow Fields

White Day did not happen this year, but the yellow fields are happening right now. Every year, during the early spring (and we are experiencing early spring right now) the country roads and fields are covered with yellow flowers. It's quite pretty.

Of course, if you look at the flowers carefully you will discover they are dandelions. Lots and lots of dandelions...aka WEEDS. In a few days the yellow flowers will change to fuzzy white puffballs and the same fields will look like a snowfall has happened. My mother would go nuts if she saw all those dandelions in her yard. 

All is not lost though. Look carefully at the pretty yellow flower (forget that it is a weed) and it looks a bit like a mum. I checked it out...and the dandelion is a distant relative  to the mum. One is a weed, the other is a beautiful flower. Thus, think of our fields as filled with tiny beautiful yellow mums and the picture is perfect.

Cow and Car

I did finish the cow, but it's not quite ready for "prime time." I do like the car.

 

If you read a previous post, I said my cow would not have horns...but this little cow needed horns. 

The cow still needs an udder and in time, she will get it. I don't think I'll be making a lot of cows in the near future.