A Whole Lot of Catching Up!

 As you may have noticed - I am very far behind in my posts!  I am still going through all my UK photos.  I have posted the highlights for you - but will probably still find photos I want to share - so don't be surprised if you find a pic of someplace in the UK from time to time!

This is just one to make you smile if you are familiar with the knitting habits of a knitting addict (like me!).

Taffy is still modelling each new outfit she gets - this is her latest night-time fashion.

Poppa couldn't wait to get his yard looking like a photo from a gardening magazine!

This is a close-up of the centerpiece I created for Aunt Jeannie's new blanket.

And this is the blanket - finished!

What is Popa doing now??

I would like to introduce you to the newest member of our Bear Family.  Squeegie (as you may have noticed!) was getting very used-looking and losing his genral shape, not to mention he was getting less fuzzy all the time.  So.... with some sadness, we decided that he should retire - but that left Poppa with an empty chilly space when he was lounging in his chair.  So, we started searching for a suitable replacement.  It was no small feat!  We looked in every store that had bears, but it took a long time to find the right one.  Then, while at Shoppers' Drug Mart one day - in the midst of their Valentine's Day display - there sat Squishie!!!  Poppa and I both loved him at first site - so he came home with us!

Dressed in some of Squeegie's clothes, learning how to use the computer and keeping a close eye on everything Poppa was doing - he soon fit right in!  I'm sure you will see more of him later!

We weren't home very long (from our UK visit) when I heard a noise in the backyard....

.... you guessed it!  Poppa was outside raking leaves!

I made this blanket for the daughter of an employee at Aunt Jeannie's residence.

She also wanted a Peppa Pig - so I made this one and gave it a small balnket of its own.

See how well Squishie fits in with Taffy and Char-Lee?  

While Squeegie enjoys his retirement sitting with Mikey in his own lounge chair beside Poppa's!