Flamingo Love

I've always loved Flamingos. My facebook picture is a stuffed flamingo I crocheted a couple years back. When I saw that Heidi had a new hat pattern I had to buy it.  As usual I had most of it done but I needed to sew the wings on and make the earflaps. It sat like that for a couple weeks before I got tired of seeing it sitting there and finished it.  I think she looks cute sitting in our lemon/orange tree.

This tree was here when we bought our house 10 years ago. Each year it looked like it was dying and Hubby wanted to chop it down but I wouldn't let him. Every few years it would produce 1 or two fruits. They looked like oranges but they tasted sour like lemons. Last year it poofed out with all this foliage and think it looks cute. Last year it produced 8 fruits but most of them fell off before they ripened. Some birds made a nest in it 5 or 6 years ago and we see different birds use it each year. When I put the hat in there to take pictures I saw a second nest. I love watching the birds work on the nests and seeing the new babies.



*** I just saw an episode of Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives and they were using a sour orange that looked just like the fruit that grows on our tree. It sounds right. ***

Blankies

I've been working on these baby afghans a bit here and a bit there. I knew I needed to get them finished but never found the motivation. With three new babies due to arrive later this year I figured now was as good a time as any to get them finished.

This one was knit diagonally. Simple brainless knitting.

This one is a gorgeous green color and was crocheted. The pattern was on the back of the Pound of Love yarn label. It only takes one ball to make the afghan. This pattern is a favorite of mine. It has such a nice texture for babies.

I had the hardest time getting pictures of these afghans. They were either too dark or too light or the pics just looked "off".

May for Me BINGO card

It's almost time to link up for the May for Me BINGO game. Head over to Tonya's to see the rules.


I used some scraps for my BINGO card:

B...boat, penguin, buoy, superman, soccer

I...tractor, bee, tennis, chicken, ladybug

N...Elmo, fire hydrant, free space, fire truck, cowboy boot

G...train, shorts, bugs, bike, stars,

O...cars, shirt, butterfly, frog, crayon

Bright and Wonky

Jane opened a new block swap this year and I knew I had to join in. The first round was Bright Wonky Houses. I had fun making these and seeing what everyone else came up with. The next round is Wonky Trees and there is even a hint of a round of Wonky Stars. I think we are all going to have a fun quilt when it is all done.