Ahhh all the fun!!!

Well, I didn't take any work pictures while I was away... sorry all. But, Hubby and I went to an auction and bought a quarter of land.... These here are the pics..... There is the old barn on the land and an old grainery. The barn has to come down.. it's old and run down. The grainery we couldn't really open the door to peek into.

Hubby such a sweetie... he looks really funny above here... because he is tramping the snow down for me... so it's not so hard to walk through! Below he is just walking about....

Pictures of the landscape.

Above is a pic of the grass that is currently seeded on the quarter for hay...though that will be worked under for us to grow some organic crop.


Now down below are pics of Mom and Dad's home place and the snow that is left around there.

Still pics of the home place... if you look close at the pic above you can see the steam coming up because it's melting.



LOL, here are some pics I took playing around with the new little camera. Hubby got me this new HD camera for my birthday(he is a little early but I won't complain!) The camera takes beautiful pics... as you can see above and below! :)

Mom's Easter tulips! above and below is her Christmas cactus blooming at Easter time!



Mom's Easter flowers are above here... they are beautiful! And the close up pic turned out wonderful!

Well, that's all I have to tell you right now so, I am off and running!

TTFN

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Work and Socks again...

Hey all, On a quick stop home. Little earlier than expected but that's alright by me. Was not supposed to make a trip home until next week.... well. Kind of nice to see home and sleep in my own bed last night. Much as I am still tired I think from running around and from this cold that won't f-off. You know what I mean? I have this nasty cough... well... today... after cough medicine yesterday afternoon and Nyquil b4 bed.. the cough seems to have subsided a bit. Probably because I am rested and it's not running the roost! Anyways!!!! So, that is why I am a wee bit tired. Now...... Socks. I finished my 2 at a timer's. Love doing them that way... it is a bit of a challenge.. but I think because it was the first ever pair.... top down 2 at a times I had ever made that's why. But I love the system of doing the 2 at a time. You have a pair right quick! None of the one then the other stuff! Anyways, You will remember this first picture...
Heel turned! I made it! I also got the stitches picked up! Now for the home stretch!

Done!
Ahh, Progress. Yes we now have 3 bins down there, and one at the other end of the yard that are done! 4 down - 20 to go! And the weather has been beautiful... mind you today at home it is snowing... go figure!

Hopper Cone Legs and Angles as they come from the factory. See all that water? We trenched the yard one day(well sexy hubby did most of it) to make all the water run off. It worked pretty darn good too... that huge puddle is now a tiny little run. :)
Hopper Cones before we put the legs on, how they come from factory, stacked on top of their skids. 3 in each stack.. there is 2 stacks not in this pick (12 cones to build yet).
We had a tight and sticky situation the one day. See how this hopper bin is behind the tractor and crane? There isn't much room to move back! And see the Semi truck parked behind? I don't know which of the 2 was asked not to park there, or if they both were.. but he isn't supposed to be there, but he is out of the way.....
See this guy? We couldn't move the tractor.... Bin behind, semi in front. He did however come and move it quite promptly after the phone call to the company was made..... (we were planning on building a roof and a bin that day but were moving a little slow.... only got a roof done, so did not end up needing the tractor, but it was the principle of it.). He must be a hell of a driver to get the truck backed in that good though! Will give him credit there.

Bin sheets for roofs. You can see the bin packages there too(the sheets are hump up on the left, there is a pallet of doors on the right for flat bottom bins and in the middle in front of the trailers is a pallet with a door and old style tube ladders.)

Better Pic of the packages, you can see the top of the roof packages there too on the left of the pic.
Then we stand the sheets up and make rings like this one. I showed you this pic before but I figure now you can see... they come in the bundle above, hubby flips them, we pull out the roof ring ( 6 sheets you see standing bellow to make the roof) and bolt them in their ring. Then we put an angle on the top of the ring so we can bolt the roof sheets to the ring. And then the roof sheets get carried around the ring like pictured below. We then put up 4 sheets to hold the peak ring up...(will try to get you pics of that yet) and then we put up the roof sheets and finish the roof. This snow had all melted while we were there.. and we trenched the water out. Mind you after the last couple days... might be a bit more snow/water around. I hope our trenching still works, and drains the water out!
Rockets. This is 6ft, rocket type air. This is how it comes from the company. We have to put legs and ducts on and put them in cones.... I hope to get you some pics of that too.... :) Just in case you wanna see it! LOL
Well, I have dishes in the sink and should run off and do them.... ttyl

We were home this week...

Not that we wanted to be. We were home sick. Not just any kind of sick either. It was one of those colds. I would even say very much flu like. It would grab you suddenly and knock you on your ass. I felt fine Saturday night, we went out to a movie, had some coffee. Had a good evening out. Then come Sunday, I was sicker than. I could barely stand to hold myself up. Hubby held out didn't get sick until Tuesday... well Monday night really. It took him pretty much the same way, snuck up and grabbed him. He was super good about looking after me, sweet man. I only hope I did a half descent job of looking after him too. Now, after a week.... feeling a bit better. Still tired some how. The dishes are piled up. Who does dishes when they feel like crap? Not I unless I haven't a pot to cook the chicken noodle soup in! So that is where we have been this past week. We did manage to get a bin almost done in Tugaske while we were there, before we got sick. It is still awaiting it's bottom ring(the heaviest to lift of course after being sick.... want to be well before attempting that one!). Then onto a cone and onto more bins. Sorry no pics of it. Was far too sick and tired to be thinking of that before I headed home on Tuesday. I was having a good morning Tuesday so I drove home. Poor hubby was just sick and had a bucket with him in the front seat just in case! We did manage to make it home without any incidents. Though the blowing snow and the sun were not easy on my sick burning eyes. I was wiped out when we got home. But managed to get us here safe and sound!

I was so sick I couldn't knit. Yes, others with the same couldn't smoke, Hubby couldn't drink Pepsi.. and for those of you who know him that's big. So, anyways. After our week home resting I felt like doing something so I picked up the yarn that I was making another Market bag with. So I crocheted another Market bag. What do you think of it? I think it is kinda pretty. Not what I first thought I was going to create. As I was planning multi colour madness for stripes, but my colours didn't want to work together and they didn't seem to have the same thickness to them. But the blues I used did, as well as the white. I like how the thicker Red Heart yarn made the bag less open(as opposed to the last one I did with the sears/zeller's yarns, which seems a little more open but not terribly so).

So that is what I could bear to work on. I did look through magazines and bum out too... I got a new book through Etsy! Family Circle Easy Knits for Kids. It is a fun little book. I hope to put some of the patterns to good use one of these days..... Just have to get certain other things out of the way first! LOL I do hope the market bags go over well and that the intended recipients like them, and use them. I do suppose even if they figure they are too hideous for public and put dirty laundry in them they are still being used... and that's what matters! I am still working on those socks, the 2 at a timer's yes... they are still going.. just slow. Between work and what not you know... LOL

Ah well, I think I have rambled on long enough...... maybe... LOL and will catch you later....

The Market Bag

Here is my version of the Market bag Lion Brand had in their last e-newsletter. They made it with organic cotton. I thought that Acrylic would wear and last foreverish. It's grey and black. The bottom of the bag below.
The bag folded in quarters here.
I started the bag last night.... 3 times... LOL First I was crocheting into the stitch like normal not in the spaces... then I oopsed on the # of stitches. But it turned out well!

And that was today's work.

On another note, I think the car is sold! :)

Work and Socks and ... and... hmmm....

Ok, try to take it easy here... this is my knitting basket, that traveled with me. This is what it looked like when I started sorting through it. My 2-at-a-time socks are on top because that is what I am working on. I have needles hanging out everywhere because I didn't put the set I used on the last socks in the holder yet. I have books stashed along the side of the bag... ooh twas cramped in there! This is a better look after I pulled out the 2-at-a-time ers.
This is the progress so far on them 2x2 Ribbed Ragg Hiker socks.

Socks I made for uncle M... He loves home made things... I hope he loves these socks... When I manage to get them to him... :D Work, Work, Work. Here hubby is putting bolts in the last 4 sheets. I will try and take an in progress pic of a roof for you next time..... We have both of these roofs done now and the one bin is actually done on the hopper cone... HOOORAYY!!! One down... 23 to go. Then the next yard!

Still putting bolts in....
Hopper cone town.. We built the hoppers and tucked them in the back there... we will put bins on them there too... right now we have them pulled all over to clean the snow out so it's easier for me with the ladder... sweet hubby of mine, thinking bout me on that ladder in the snow! But will have them pushed back close to what you see here... don't worry I will try to take more pics...
Catchya's Later!

BFN

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Home again, home again....

Hey, Yes, Home for a couple days.. will hopefully have some pics for you tomorrow. Just trying to catch up on stuff...
ttfn

Stalled in the city...

Hey,
Well, I got out of town today and halfway to my destination. I picked up some yarn that a lady was selling... there are some fun colours in there.. I will take pictures when I get home with it. I also ordered a neato knitting book off etsy.. when I get it I will show you. I listed a bunch of knitting magazines and such on my etsy store ------> you can check them out while I'm away... :D Tomorrow. I will hang out with my uncle.. very fun and my mom... very fun... then I have to be in Tugaske early enough to deliver supper to my honey. He will be heading up tomorrow.. Sure has warmed up. Yesterday it was a wopping -32cel and today it was -2o something cel when I left home and by the time I got to the city it was -11cel. Tonight at 10pm it was a whopping -1cel. Beautiful! We went to the bookstore.. very fun! Love to look at all the books in there.... and drool on some you know how it goes! While in the bookstore... LOL I heard a guy(sounded like he yelled) say to his other party "want me to go start the car so it will warm up?" LOL I felt like saying back "it's warm enough out it won't have to run long to get warm." It was beautiful out.. but I didn't say it.. just in case they had a new baby with them or something or other... Anywho.. that's my excitement... Off to work tomorrow.... Catchya when I get home.. or if I find myself near a puter maybe sooner!

((hugs to you all!))
ttyl

On the road again....

Hi, will be away from the blog until Feb.24 or 25. Just so you all know.... no new posts til then...

((((big hugs)))
ttyl

Happy Valentines!

(((((big hugs ))))) for you all!!!

Tiz quiet here today... Hubby and I ran the truck up for some work at the shop..... and now the house is quiet.. Hubby playing his game so I hear the odd.. tink. And that's about it. Too cold for anything more.. though, the temperature is cold -32cel when I got up at 8:30, it doesn't feel so bad with there being no wind chill.. mind you step out into the wind your going to freeze yer ass off!!!

Well, will talk to you later!

ahh a new book...

Yesterday, In the mail I got my new sock book! I love it! It's great! I just can't decide which socks I want to make first... LOL but I have to finish the ones I have going!!!!! Thes ones are beautiful!
And these ones are neat too...... though I think they would be house socks for sure... don't know how a cable that size would feel in a shoe!! LOL
I had great plans to get in my crafty room and do some sorting around... but, it didn't happen... LOL there is still stuff everywhere.. I found other things to ocupy me.. like a walk in the cold(see losing my weigh-other blog). I also put a few rows on that sock. I got tangled up in that Puzzle quest game for a bit... and that's about all... So, catchya later if I remember what I wanted to tell you all this morning....(my brain is a bit on vacation) LOL

Nancy's Contest, Knitting tip.. and other such.

Well, Nancy over at Days go by is having a contest. Grace sent me there, and I am sending you! :D ( be sure to tell her I did :P )

Knitting tip:
Well, when I started knitting, I also started a notebook. I wrote down what I made, what size, what yarn, and what needles I used. That way when I gave it away, I knew how to make another if it was so requested. I have now learnt that if you alter the pattern in any way shape or form remember to write that down too! And yes I know, Lots of us know that tip... but some may not...

And a second. I love this one. I read it in a sock book. When knitting in the round, Swap your first and last stitches to create a complete round, rather than having that gap or trying to pull it tight enough.. Makes it soooo much easier to start out!


Other such: Knitting Mojo, I think it is hiding in the vest.... I knit the gusset decrease for that sock then lost my way again... I went into the crafty room to sew, but I got caught on the Bernat Cotton Tots and though.. maybe I should do some crochet? LOL started.. frogged.. started.. frogged... gave up... didn't feel like sewing.. didn't feel like knitting.... so... wandered around on the net.... did some listing of some things I want to get rid of on http://craigslist.ca/ and that ooh wait.. did some laundry rotfl and that was my excitement... I know not exciting at all but that was it...

We are home until thursday.... the weather is just too freaking nasty to work in... so we are home... If I get up to anything fun.. I'll let ya know...
Catchya's later!!

Hey...

I found it! Yes I did. I found my knitting mojo. I don't know where it was hiding but I found it and I worked on my sock and finished the gusset... now onto the foot and sock #2. I think it must have been the, "I can't start my vest(MY vest) until I finish this pair of socks..." and I have a poncho I want to finish too... so. I started up on the sock again.... I have a bag stuck in my head too... a sewn one so will see what happens with that....

Catchya later....

The Bag is done.

Yes, these are finished product pics. I love the bag... it is kinda a sloppy jean bag. But I like it.. and I think it's kinda my style... might look funny with my new winter coat and new car.. but I really couldn't care.. I like it. The one thing I would have done different, the zipper. I would have put it up at the top instead of having that lip on the sides.. the lip looks kinda sloppy because its not stiff enough to stand up and just kinda rolls around.. but I like it. Hopefully I will like how it performs too... meaning once I uses it some I hope I like it. Here you can see a wee bit of the zipper flap, as the bag hangs on a chair.

Here you can see the whole zipper flap. I like how the stitching on either side of the zip goes with the pocket I put on the end(see previous bag post) and it holds the fabric away both the liner and the outside so they do not get caught in the zip(which makes me nuts).
Bright blue liner, with the Provincial flowers, Made for a good liner.. nice and bright shouldn't lose stuff in there.. though I bet I will anyways!
Eh, Well, that's the sloppy jean bag... ttfn

Shopping in Yorkton...

We drove home in the blizzard... LOL at least it wasn't like trying to get home from Tugaske... Moose Jaw was a complete white out, this was just a good amount of snow with a good amount of wind so, take it easy and your fine. One could see for 1/2 to 3/4 of a mile, most the way home.. there was the odd patch that was nasty but nothing near Moose Jaw B4 like I said. Anyways.. In Yorkton... Bought me some new work boots... so my good boots can be worn after work! And my work boots to work! I love them... I hope they love me too!

And of course my subscription ran out b4 my renewal made it in... so I missed the January issue of Creative Knitting in the mailbox.. but I did manage to find the damn thing at Zeller's. They hadn't pulled the old ones off the shelf yet! Thank goodness!!! I found a bunch of patterns that I liked in it! I like the sweater on the cover.... I love this vest... Just might have to make it for me.... hear that... might HAVE TO make it for me! that's ME!!! I can't believe I said that either... LOL

I love this sweater... but it is bulky weight and would look bulky and huge on me... but I love the style of the sweater... It looks ooooh so comfy don't ya think?
There was a hat too... but not sure how it would look on my fat head... might find out if I feel like makin it.. though there was a hat and scarf set.... that I liked too.. and a pair of worsted weight sockies... I might have to make... LOL the list in the issue goes on and on I tell ya! LOL Love it...

So, that's my excitement. We got hubby some zip front bunny hugs too... found one at Mark's for $20. I like it.... nice colours and all.. got him some sweats too... keep him warm out there... I know I know I am rambling on now... so will go and leave you to my pictures... enjoy!!! LOL

Sorry, I disappeared...

Hey, yes, I did. I went off to work, then came home told you all I was home then disappeared... I got tangled up in a game... Puzzle Quest to be exact... I was playing Super Colapse but finished it so started into Puzzle Quest... quite the game. Anyway. Last night my mom calls to make sure Hubby and I are still kicking cuz she hasn't seen me or heard from me in like... since my last post! LOL Shame on me, but anyways. Yesterday I spent sewing. I have been itching for a new purse. I saw a nice leather one in Penningtons in Regina.. but couldn't bring myself(being cheap) to pay $35. for it, because it would work but wasn't making me jump up and down. I was going to make one but looking through my fabric stash I had no denim. I had 2 colours of corderoy, navy and light blue but neither I liked for a bag. Then I remembered I had this box of Jeans I got from Dandy. So, I dug though the fabric first......... nothing made me jump. Then I dug into the old jeans... I thought there had to be something in there that would work. And there they were, these supper soft, blue/black, Manager Jeans. So, I chopped them up... this is what I came up with....

Above, slung over the chair, below the front.

Above is the back of the bag, Below is the pocket I put on the end. I hope the pocket will hold my cell phone.
I have yet to line the bag. I tried a lining yesterday but it did not turn out so, I think I am going to go basic... very very basic.. and make little pouches for the stuff I dont want others to see.. like pads, advil and all the other crap that runs around the bottom of a purse. I also need to decide how to close it... I don't have a zipper and I think a button will look stupid... so we shall see what happens... I don't know that it will have a falling open problem anyways with the fact that it has a single strap instead of 2... I dunno.. we will see I guess... Let me know whatcha think. K?

Anyways I should run. I finished my 7 in the post below though they aren't very exciting... enjoy! LOL Catchya later!

(btw-spell checker is down.... so my spelling sucks.... forgive me!)

The pants. ~7 Random Facts~

As Promised here are the pants. Yes the pants I think I told you I was making. These are for my nephews. They turned out very nice... LOL I hope the boys like them!
I still have that sock in progress and am working on decreasing the gusset. They were interupted by sewing. And now by a very addictive computer game... ah well..

~ 7 Random Facts Meme~, is going around. I was tagged by Dandy(link at the side). I will not be tagging anyone else, if you want to do it, I would love to hear about it, but if ya don't that's ok. I think it will be fun.. so here I go.

1. I start one project at a time, because I hate unfinished things(they nag me)

2. I love London Fog to drink.(It is earl grey tea, steamed milk, and vanilla syrup)

3. I love books. (it's mom's fault, she taught us to love and respect them) I love having them around me(maybe I think I will get smart through osmosis?). I love leafing through pattern/crafting books I could do it for hours.

4. Flowers make me smile, even pictures of flowers. (I love planting flowers in the spring. LOVE IT! It is tending them I suck at!)

5. I love to sew, but I have to be in the mood, or I don't have the patience.

6. I love to drive, just get in the car and go. (although I have had to spend a lot of time in the car for work/family visits and such. I still love it and could drive to Regina just for a stroll in certain crafty shops - if gas wasn't so damn expensive)

7.I love to shop. I used to love shopping for cloths(my extra weight took the fun out of it). I can browse for hours... (good thing being I don't have to buy to enjoy the browse...)