How many times will I start over?

Sarah says you're supposed to post your failure projects, not just the successes. I've been trying to make this lacy scarf and I've ripped it out and started over at least four times so far. I decided it might be better if I put markers every time the pattern changed but I didn't have enough. I had to use washers! Now I have some cool new green and purple ones so maybe the project will work better now. The yarn is really nice so I hope the pattern works out.

Florida Part III

More Florida photos - I just can't resist. It was beautiful down there.

These guys are surfing with kites or something like kites. I don't know what you call it but it looked fun. They can even go up in the air.

It was really windy!

Aha - Katie really does like lazy boys :-)

We saw lots of birds once we found this place.

A new place to go for a walk. Close to home too.

Emily always brings a toy for her visitors to play with.

Can you believe there are parts of Florida that still look like this? It's Blowing Rocks in Jupiter. It's beautiful but lots of man-of-war jellyfish on the beach.

More Florida Pics

See Mom with the blue and yellow quilted bag? It looks great with that yellow shirt.
I didn't take this picture but it's a great one - so smiley!

Florida

Katie and I went to visit the family in Florida. It's great to see so much green and so flowery. The cars are all really clean too!

Here's Dad in his office.
Mom doing the Stevie trick - taking pictures of a captive audience in the backseat of the car.

Haha - this was supposed to be a picture of thai iced tea but I snuck in Mom and Susie too.

Max seriously studying the menu - sushi!

Beautiful palm tree.

Baby Cactus

Here's a little crocheted cactus I made for my mother. It looks a little humble next to the gorgeous Chinese lamp. Well at least it's colorful and it never needs water. :-)

Bruno's Birthday

Yesterday was Bruno's 9th birthday. His original owner told me had had 2 brothers. One was named Mishka but I don't know the other one's name. Maybe it's Patrick since they were born on St. Patrick's day. (Bruno was the bully brother.)

Anyway Bruno had a good day - he got to eat a whole can of cat food, he got a shiny blue catnip mouse, and he found a really comfortable spot for a little nap. What a helper!

Signs of Spring II

Katie and I went on a marathon walk around Boston yesterday. We were wearing spring jackets! Boston is pretty far ahead of New Hampshire. We saw signs of spring everywhere.

Beautiful blue sky and beautiful blue Charles River - it might be dirty water but it's looking pretty good now. I think the ice just went off. It was white and frozen when I saw it a week ago.

Lots of people were playing in playgrounds. All the dogs we saw looked happy.

The maple trees are getting red buds.

Can you see how the willow trees are starting to look a little yellow? They do that before their leaves come out.Daffodils and tulips at the courthouse courtyard. We'll have flowers soon!