2nd May, a Monday

Nothing much to report today... Still no tatting to show - sorry for that. I'll try to take a few pictures today while Untatters is sleeping, so I can show you tomorrow. All I have is the re-started second row of the doily I'm working, the half-done first round of the hankie I'm working on, & the blocked result of the Amusement Doily I finished last.
I promise I'm going to try celtic knots again - I just got burnt out for a while. I'll probably wait until I have my two current projects finished. By then I'll have a flower to make for that little press L gave me to fill, so that'll be 2 small projects. I've also been staring at the pearl tatting section of one of my books, & am thinking I might try an edging or something... Maybe a bracelet, or something with beads. I'm not sure....my brain tends to be work kind of slow when I have something in the works - I guess it's a subconcious way of relaxing while I'm busy!
I've lost 6 lbs!! I forgot to post that Saturday. I'm excited about it.... Leaves alot to go, but it's a start. Think positive, right? 6 down, 54 to go.
I need to go now, as I've got almost a week of housework left to do. I started in the bedroom this morning, changing sheets & all. But the bathroom, oh the bathroom. I've had a few friends without power this week coming to borrow my warm shower & electricity. I don't mind I swear. It's just the mess I'm left with that I mind. I'm glad to be able to help at all, but I wish I had a maid! My bathroom is trashed. Hair, razors, washcloths, towels, toothpaste everywhere.... I found a q-tip in my drain when I pulled out the plug! I've always wondered why people are so willing to leave a mess when they're somewhere other than home.... But at this point I have it done, & I'm glad I have a bathtub to scrub today.
Enjoy your day =)

Today

No tatting for this post - I've been busy! I live in Northeast Alabama as some of you may know & we've had some terrible weather here the last few days. Thankfully, my family, friends, animals, & home are all okay. I'm so thankful & my heart goes out to all those around me that are less fortunate. As it stands, my sister & I are responsible for my father's 20 acres & all the horses, dogs, & etc that go with it. He works for a power company, as does my brother, & they're both working "can till can't" at the moment.
If you know someone who works for an electric company, do me a favor tell them Thanks. They're not like the military, but they're very important people! My brother was electrocuted & actually died & was brought back once a couple of years ago. He still has skin graft scars & a messed up tattoo. I thank God every day I still have him! I can't tell you how many times I've talked to my Daddy when he'd just come down off the top of a power pole in the middle of a driving storm. The go out & keep the lights on so you don't have to sit in the dark when it comes a tornado. Thank them.
ON a happy note, I have a FOLLOWER!!! Thanks Michelle!!
I also want to shoot out a Thank You to all the online tatters (mostly at Intatters that I know of) who are kind enough to be concerned about us Southerners right now. We greatly need your prayers, & I'm always overwhelmed at the outpouring of kindness from the Tatting Community!! Thanks my friends!!
Enjoy your day!

What's on the Agenda For Today

Well, I *did* finish the Amusement Doily before the weekend!! I haven't managed to get it blocked yet, but it's finished & the ends are woven in. So here it is. It's done in Altin Basak #30. I lost the label so I can't give you a color number... Sorry :)

sorry for the picture quality. I'm no photographer!

Now. What's next? I started Nancy Tracy's "Mom's Pink Doily" last night for my "big project". Got the first round done before bed time. I have to confess, I have a serious love for her web site, Be-stitched . When I first got started, I signed up for her news letter & to this day I still get it every month. Now there are 2 - one for a recipe, one for a tatting pattern. She's also very kind & will help you when you need it. All you have to do is shoot her an email. The link for that address is on her site.
I also said I was going to start working on Celtic Tatting when I finished what I was working on. So. I started the first pattern in the book I showed before. It's a simple snowflake that's all chains that is proving not so simple for me. This is my progress from last night. The thread is a sample of Lizbeth I got with an order from Handy Hands. I don't know the color number, & to be honest when I got it, I thought it was an odd combination. But now that I've tatted some up, I kind of like it.

This is what mine looked like, in order of number of tries. 1,2.3. Still far from perfect.

This is what it *should* look like. Copyright Rozella F. Linden.

I'm also planning on making another hair pin for Brother's Girlfriend, Brit. It'll be red & brown, or brown & red, or one or the other. *sigh* Who knows?? 

So now you know where I'll be!

Enjoy your day.