Second Flower Afghan Completed!

Hello!

Today is actually starting to feel like we may get a bit of summer.  Not too hot yet, but I have the whole house wide open.  Just letting the breeze refresh the house.  Up until today I have been trying to keep the heat in and just like that, the sun is out and it feels good.  Which is kind of ironic because I just finished my second flower afghan. That's right, a nice cozy blanket.   Good timing, right?

A few months ago I finished this afghan, I loved the bright playful colours and thought I would like it in our living room. 

 Well, true to my nature I just jumped right in to that project and  upon completion, I realised these really aren't my colours.  Maybe one at a time, but not all at once.  Hmmmm, I hate it when I do that.  I think I like bold and colourful, but really I just like a little at a time.  Oh well, I did enjoy making it, but it doesn't work in here for me. Thankfully my youngest daughter loves it, so off it went to her space!

 I knew I wanted to make the same pattern, just change out some of the colours. Turquoise, terra cotta, coral, baby pink, cream, and navy blue, leaving the background grey.  Everything works about it. Colour, size and softness. This colour combination will work right through Halloween. 

This is the fun part, piecing the squares together and then assembling the rows.  It usually ends up being a day or two of binge watching something.  Which totally worked because up until today all we had was rain. A lot of rain.

 Now you may look at this and think what the heck is the difference, and with everything she has going on did that little afghan really make a difference?  Yes.  Yes it really did.  I love a lot of things, and I have a lot of different styles I enjoy.  I love meshing the styles together for something you can't really fit into a box.  It's a bit of a personal challenge that I enjoy completely.  It keeps shifting and changing and morphing until I'm satisfied.  So, yes that afghan had to be changed out.

I guess my message with this post is that if there is something in your home that isn't working for you or just doesn't make you happy, change it.  I encourage you to play in your home. 

I took more colour out of the dining room for a lighter summer vibe as well.  I think they are considered neutrals, the brass, terra cotta and wood.

Also, I wanted to share with you our rhubarb patch.  Sorry about the weeds, but look at this rhubarb! 

I picked a ton after this photo, ending up with two large ziplock bags in the freezer and one large rhubarb crumble! Right now I am just glad I only have one patch of rhubarb. One is enough when it grows like this!

I hope this finds you healthy and safe,

until next time, Abby

Showing my Crazy Side

Oh boy.  Boy oh boy.  I just want to say that I truly believe that Covid is pouring light into all that is disfunctional.  My heart hurts from all the pain humans are enduring right now.  This blog isn't about politics or anything of any weight,  it's a place to just share and I hope inspire, but I would like to say that we are all humans, we all need to treat each other like the brothers and sisters we are.  In the end you are me, I am you and so on.  I will continue to lite my candles for humanity, fairness and healing.

And,  I am encouraging you to send out positive healing energy to Mother Earth and all that inhabits her.  Blessed Be.

I wasn't sure if I was going to do a post today, then I thought maybe sharing something that brings me happiness might brighten your day too! 

The garden is my happy place so let's start there.
When I took my camera around the garden yesterday, I heard this loud humming and I knew I was in the proximity of a HUMMINGBIRD.  I have tried previously to catch her photo but she is usually too fast. Even this photo she is blurry from her speed! 

Thank you Hummingbird for showing up!

A full view of our Horse Chestnut Tree, the hummingbird magnet!

So quickly a garden seems to leaf out.  It seems like almost over night everything buds and blooms.  It's amazing to me that it sits dormant through a treacherous winter and then ...wow!
Well that happened in my garden.  Everywhere, well almost everywhere except for this poor little Maple.  The winter and spring refreezing must have been too much.  Sorry little tree.

I had to remove her and heaven forbid I have an empty corner!! So I transplanted some Lilac shoots that were travelling through the back fence.  I'm hoping that they fill this corner and if they travel out a bit I'll try contain them.  No worries, I'd rather have to tame an over grown corner then have an empty corner.  One gardener I follow said " find what thrives and plant lots of it"  So I have.  Fingers crossed these guys survive this spot.  Third times the charm...right?  I also had some Hostas growing in behind a tree in another corner. Hidden, so out they came and I think they should be happy here until I find a better spot.

This is the mother Lilac the shoots came from, smells so good.

I have grass pathways and it's fairly easy to keep them mowed and contained, but due to my over planting I can imagine this becoming a grass-less garden one day.

Now for the CrAzY part.

A few posts ago I shared with you the afghan that I was making.  I loved it.  Still love it, buttttttt, the colours are just too loud for me.  I actually don't even know what it is, but it just didn't work in our front room.  My youngest daughter loved it and wanted me to make her one too. Sooo, I decided to give her this one and make another one with a different colour scheme for me.

These colours looked great together, but as I started the patches I realised the light blue wasn't working and it needed a bit more depth.  I didn't take a picture, but I added a burnt pumpkin and a turquoise colour to the mix.  LOVE IT.

I swore I wasn't going to make this until the winter because it becomes my focus, my only focus, and that's my crazy side. Once I decide I want to change something it has to happen now. Right now.  I started it the Saturday before last, almost two weeks ago I have three more rows of nine left to crochet and I can start pulling it together. 

I think Yzerman likes them...

I hope you stay safe, and healthy.

Until next time, Abby.