My second grade school picture has always been a favorite of mine, so I finally got around to doing something about it. Watercolor! LOL! Not, again? Well, yeah. I think I am enjoying it. Especially when I use the pencils. Have any of you ever tried watercolor pencils? You can use them with or without water. In this picture, I used them with water, then layered them dry on top of that.
When I was in second grade, we were living in Giessen, Germany. I remember playing house in the yard outside the classroom. I was the baby, so I had to be in the baby bed with my head on a pillow which consisted of an old stump. The stump turned out to be filled with ants! That was an adventure. I also remember a boy who sat under his desk and ate the paste out of the jar. That was a fun year.
That sailor dress must have been a sign of things to come. About ten years later, I was in the Navy.
I have been laid up with arthritis. It is mostly in my knee, but I think I feel it in my hip, also. I have an appointment with an ortho this week. My primary care doctor got an xray of my knee and said it was in need of a clean-out. Yuck! I wonder what that consists of… But, while I am sitting in my chair, taking pain pills, applying heat, and using my leg compression machine, I have been doing some needlework: a couple of baby sweaters and a phone bag. I find that I will finally make it to the bathroom on the other side of the house and then I hear the phone ring with a callback from a doctor or something. I don’t run anymore. So, I need to keep the phone with me. I don’t always have pockets, so I made this bag. I like it.
The pattern for this baby sweater said 6-9 months, but it looks a lot bigger than that to me. Of course, what would I know?
This baby sweater was supposed to be for a newborn, but it looks awfully big. Maybe it’s me… Anyway, it is made up of 38 granny squares. I think it turned out really nice.
Now, to get to work on a project I have been thinking about. I want to make tablecloths (doilies, coasters, whatever) for all our tables in the living room. We have two end tables, a middle table between our chairs, and a coffee table. They are all different styles and woods and I want them to match. So, I will try to crochet something… We shall see, eh?
I know a baby, such a baby, --
Round blue eyes and cheeks of pink,
Such an elbow furrowed with dimples,
Such a wrist where creases sink.
"Cuddle and love me, cuddle and love me,"
Crows the mouth of coral pink:
Oh, the bald head, and oh, the sweet lips,
And, Oh, the sleepy eyes that wink!
-- Christina Rossetti
Virginia C. McCoy Fine Art 