Fat Cat Crochet

So much for my Lenten pledge to stay off Facebook.   Although I have been severely limiting my time there and NOT playing Gem Swap for hours, my Aunt got sick and has ten in the hospital for almost two weeks and FB has been where my cousins post updates for the family.  I have avoided being sucking into the Pinterest vortex although I have posted TO it, I haven’t been spending hours reviewing everyone else’s Pins.  So I guess I haven’t totally blown my pledge:)

I have been crocheting on my Top Secret Project which is why you haven’t seen any photos of my progress.  I’m hoping to have my part of the project completed this weekend and return to my Brown Sweater Project.  Hopefully I’ll have some Fibery Photos for you next week.

The Beaver is back.

.He/She took out two more of ELPH’s precious pines.

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Bugger dragged them right down to the beach

(Not to worry.  This place is loaded with pines making more pines all the time:)

Don’t drink too much Green Beer!  Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Well it’s Ash Wednesday evening and the end of my first day without Facebook. Whew!  I haven’t been a practicing Catholic in a very longtime. I’m still not practicing but felt Lent was a very good time to give up something that was taking over too much of my life.  I knew I spent too much time there but I didn’t realize how often I was running back to see if anyone had posted something new.  I caught myself numerous times headed over there.  I did share a link to FB for the Decorah Eagle Cam  http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles but I didn’t have to go to FB to do it :)  Mama’s sitting on two eggs!   Very cool site if you’re into watching Bald Eagles sit on their eggs.  I am!  Unbelievably majestic birds.  Staying off Pinterest was a bit easier.  I may Pin a couple things but I’m not going to be having there to see what others have Pinned.

This afternoon a friend texted me “In case you haven’t heard, it’s National Margarita Day! It would be a disservice to the calendar to not partake. Just saying;.”  Well I had not heard of this wondrous day and felt it WOULD be a disservice not to share this knowledge.   I called up my dear friend & neighbor Linda and we (and the Husbands) headed for the border…of the county that is, for a delightful Mexican dinner and the all important Margarita!!   It was quite yummy!

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Did I mention that the Love of my Life, my Best Friend Forever, my Ever Loving Patient Husband bought (AND delivered himself) Valentine’s Day roses?  Not so special you say?  Then consider this. ELPH never buys me Valentine’s flowers. In the 16 years we’ve been married I believe this is the second time he has purchased them on The Day.  He prefers to bring them when they are NOT expected.  I prefer them unexpected too:)

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The winter has been very mild here in Upstate South Carolina. The bugs are going to be murder this year! But I can’t help but be thankful and take advantage of every beautiful day.  I love letting the dog and cats out back and sipping my coffee on the patio.  Especially before Boating Season. It’s so peaceful.

I have once again laid the Brown Sweater aside. The sweater is for me and I have no deadline for it’s completion. Thank goodness because it may not get done in my lifetime, LOL!  I have a Top Secret Project I need to get done first.  Remind me to take photos of my Brown Sweater in progress.  I’ll see if I can’t get some posted for you this week.

More dullness soon!

Wow.  I can’t believe I haven’t posted in so long.  I blame Facebook. And Pinterest. But mostly Facebook. When you post all the little things there that are going on in your life there is no real reason to recap them here.

Well that’s going to change.  I have been spending far, far too much time on FB and Pinterest lately. I haven’t finished knitting my Brown Sweater,  I’ve barely started on a Top Secret crochet project and I haven’t read a book in a year!!  These are all things I enjoy, why would I set them aside like this?   Drugs.  I’m convinced FB & Pinterest are some how embedded with sublimanal messages that make you addicted to them.  Well I’m going cold turkey.  OK maybe not cold turkey. Let’s say I will allow myself to check into Facebook and Pinterest ONCE a day for a total of 15 minutes.  No games, not even just one.  Get the ‘news’, gossip, drama and get off.

Yea, like that’s gonna work.

But I’m going to try very very hard to stay off both FB & Pinterest and just post here.

So? What’s been happening?

We aquired a new kitten. She’s fearless!  We named her Zoe.

She is finding her spot in the pack.

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A squirrel caught Sparkie by the nose.

. She was in hot pursuit last I saw her. When she returned she was happy & tired and wounded.  Vet said she    was a pretty fast pup and that she’d live to catch that rascally squirrel:)

. Now, I’m off to get my 15 minute fix.  More actual fiber content soon :)