A movie

I’m having internet difficulties again, so posting may be sporatic. Today I want to add a link to a movie I created on the animoto website.

The Burkard family and the Fotheringham family had a lot of fun together, especially at Point Clark. These are some of the memories.

2-seater glider

My little dog is such a cuddle-bug, she really likes to be close. One of the difficulties on being in my balcony garden is that Billie couldn’t sit beside me, and I couldn’t do anything if she was in my lap — it was always easier just to move back inside.

Last night I bought a 2-seater glider. In a box. Assembly needed.

I spent almost 2 hours on it last evening. Had to do almost everything twice, because I didn’t do it right the first time. Then at 9:00 pm I quit, it was getting too dark. At least the base was together.

I tried again this morning, but I just wasn’t able to get the seat attached. I wasn’t strong enough to pull the fabric tight and get the bolts in place at the same time. Thankfully, my Beloved Man was coming over. Together we finished the task. I am so happy with the results.  So is Billie.

2-seater glider
my new 2-seater glider

Happy Easter

I want to give my favourite little girl an Easter present and candy isn’t, in my opinion, a good option. So I crochet a gift. This year I made two little owls, ‘cuz the wee girl likes owls, one wide awake, and one a little sleepy, using “Grace” thread by Patons. I downloaded the pattern from KnitPicks.

Easter Owls
Easter Owls
Mina on Easter morning
Mina on Easter morning

Love you, Mina!

I also made one with scrap yarn for my great niece, Hayden.

Hayden's Owl
Hayden’s Owl
A Burkard Easter

Puppets

Puppets are fun to make and take very little time or materials. I have created two recently.

The first one is a little penguin finger puppet – Mina used to love Pingu, though now George is a favourite. The pattern came from http://www.innerchildcrochet.com

Puppets
Puppets

The larger one is from a link Petrina sent to me: http://gosyo.co.jp/english/pattern/eHTML/ePDF/1101/3w/amikomo-7_Cleaning_Mitt.pdf — I modified it, of course.