Magical Monday.

Welcome to the second day of 2017!

Has everyone recovered from their New Year's celebration?

Our family traditionally burns bayberry candles on New Year's Eve, carry a piece of silver in our pockets and have pork and sauerkraut for dinner. Does your family have any traditions like that?

Yesterday was a beautiful day. Sunshine. Blue skies. A daytime temperature above 32 degrees. Simply fabulous!

We're excited to begin a whole new year with several projects in the works.

Currently, I'm working on a Bernat Baby Hoodie and it seems to be taking forever. It's not the pattern, which is simply a half-double crochet with increases and decreases in the appropriate spots. I'm making a size 12 Months - which is much larger than I normally make (3-6 months). The project was begun on the afternoon of December 30th. So far the left front, right front and back are completed. One sleeve is begun. Am hoping to complete it by the end of the week.


The Doctors tell me that soon I'll be able to begin lifting things heavier than a pound soon and a shortly thereafter driving. For now I'm thankful that I don't have to drive in the snow. Thank God for Uber drivers! (Just kidding - I'm blessed to live in the sticks. There's not even a taxi service here. lol)

In the meantime, I'm working on little projects to keep me from going insane.

I made this little felt birdie around Thanksgiving time. It was hard to embroider with the limited use of my right hand, but I got it done. Am going to make a few different styles. Here's a link to some of them on my Pinterest board. (Scroll about half-way down the page.) Don't they look like a lot of fun?!

Am off to work on a personal project. Hope y'all have a great day.

p.s. (For those of you wondering, "Why 'Magical Monday'?" Well... Why not?)