My Nephew is in Costa Rica

THANKS EVERYONE! Just heard from Andrew on facebook. He is having a great time and he is fine. YEEEAAAAA~thanks for the prayers.

If you are a praying person, now would be a good time to pray.

I'm worried about my nephew Andrew. He is in Costa Rica visiting a friend, and I just heard there was a 7.8 magnitude earthquake.



Cindy Bee

Tuesday Ripple

Well, for those of you who follow Ripple Tuesday, I sure wish you could have been there last week. But since you couldn't, I'll update you.

To begin with, only four of us were in attendance. "K"'s father-in-law passed away.

Kathy had company, and Barbara was out of town.

So, as I'm walking out of the kitchen at Groovy Girl Yarn, store owner, Groovy Girl (GG), said, "Bee...meeting in five" as she sipped her coffee.

What? What meeting?
Apparently, she has some issues she wants to discuss. The first being she wants a name for the Tuesday night crochet group because she is tired of calling it the Tuesday Night Crochet Group. I suggested TNC, but there were other suggestions as well.
A ballot will be printed up and the name voted on tonight. Suggestions were:

Crooked Hooks
Hookin’ Loops
Loopy Hookers
Independent Hookers
Hookers of Anarchy
The Real Hookers of Kokomo
The Real Hookers of K-Town
Groovy Girls of Anarchy

Submissions for names will be accepted until tonight.

You can tell we're an ornery bunch and some, I might add, watch too much tv....just sayin'...

Other agenda items were, a Martha Stewart Day, since her show is being cancelled. And, I am going to say it here and now. I am a Martha Stewart fan so be nice. I've seen her speak... twice, I've got her autograph on a "Got Milk" ad. I am a fan. I don't watch her shows much because by 10:00 a.m. I am off and running and I don't have a dvr or whatever to record it. I do have every Turkey Hill episode recorded on vcr tapes though! Remember those....Sunday morning, half an hour long. The good ole' days.

And a Christmas Open House was discussed and GG wants hand made items for sale.
A snack schedule (What in thee hell? I thought as I quietly sat there listening) I'm hoping this idea got nixed. Snacks I'm fine with, but a schedule...ppphhhbbbbttttt. There were a few other items, but I think these were the most important, and as soon as I have concrete dates I will post them here. Some of you should try to attend the Christmas Open House or Martha day. Well.....you should.

Now on to ripples....

I had to rip out all but one row on the latest blue color of my ripple because somehow I missed a stitch on the end of the last three rows of blue and didn't catch it until I was at the end of the blue. Dammit. I'm so blue about it (sorry)

So, I put it away and started making these....

I bought this yarn back in March, when Groovy Girl was in another building. It's called Vintage and it is the softest yarn I have ever used. EVAH, you hear me? I l.o.v.e. it!

Groovy Girl's ripple is coming along nicely.

Now.....NOTARO (aka Granny Bee) Well, I suggested she just turn her blanket into a scarf.

And I'm not saying she spent the entire evening "pinning" on Pinterest.....but when I went to take a picture of what she worked on this evening, well, she had nothing to show me.

And then when Groovy Girl said, "Beth? What exactly did you work on tonight?" She did this!

Then she proceeded to show us what she would have worked on but........well, "Erin started her on this project, then Erin quit coming to crochet..."

And she has this, but she doesn't rememberhow to do it. (side note: I went the next day and helped her with this, and um....it was wrong. She had to rip it out. Poor kid)

She would have worked on this, but the "Erin excuse" again.

And Kristi, well she just decided she wasn't going to ripple tonight that she wanted to make a scarf with sparkly things in it. So she did. Look at her sitting there looking all angelic like....pullleeeeaaazzeeee.

Cindy Bee

Garage Sale Treasures!

Yesterday I went to some garage sales. I've only been three or four times all summer and I was missing it. I thought I'd share with you some of my treasures.


I paid $1.00 for this. I saw them ON SALE at a local store for $21.00! Ridiculous. It's a rubberish material. I'd take it out on the boat with me if I had a boat to take it out on! You know...because my stuff inside wouldn't get wet.

This vintage sheet. Love. I will use it for material rather than a sheet.

Vintage tablecloths

Santa cookie molds. I was just saying the other day how I used to do a lot more baking. I especially loved to bake at Holiday time. I'd give baked gifts to all of our neighbors. I miss it. And I used to make shortbread cookies from molds similar to these.

This apron

And Christmas goodies.....

This is a music box but I can't tell what song it plays.

One person teapot

The cup is on the bottom of the pot.

And this mess.....well it was a baggie full of jewelry. It took me awhile to decide if I wanted it,

but I liked these big bauble bracelets.

And then I started untangling

the knotted up mess...

I found some earrings to match the bracelets

I found earrings to match these necklaces

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Remember the brand of jewelry called 1928. Somewhat victorian looking. I must admit, I have a bit of it. Well that's what these three necklaces and two pair of earrings are, 1928. I don't know if they still make it or not.

More earrings, not 1928!

Christmas bracelet...

Perhaps a New Years Eve necklace and earrings.

And now, I have spilled a glass of tea on my notebook and tablecloth...so I must go....{sigh}

Cindy Bee