Quick update

I just wanted to post a quick update on various projects happening in my life.
I finished a CQ purse that I had been wanting to do for quite some time. The pattern is here:
http://creativelittledaisy.typepad.com/creative_little_daisy/2006/06/two_little_tuts.html
I just got carried away with the beading, etc.
I am also starting on for my daughter:
Here is my progress on Martina Weber's Alpine Seasons, its a slow go for me:
Pictures of the shawl I crocheted for my daughter:

We started remodeling the kitchen. Put in new granite countertops. Still have to hang the lights and install the pot lights, get the backsplash and floors tiled. But I am liking it so far.
The garden is starting to look pretty good now that the monsoons have arrived. I will have to get some pictures up of the new arbors.
Lastly I picture of the guy who has stolen my heart:

One of my favorite lines from comedian George Carlin was "That's all you need in life, a little place for your stuff. That's all your house is: a place to keep your stuff. If you didn't have so much stuff, you wouldn't need a house. A house is just a pile of stuff with a cover on it. That's what your house is, it's a place to keep your stuff while you go out and get more stuff. Sometimes you gotta move, gotta get a bigger house. Why? No room for your stuff anymore. You've gotta move all your stuff, and maybe put some of your stuff in storage. Imagine that there's a whole industry based on keeping an eye on your stuff."

In honor of my "stuff" I am remodeling my kitchen.

Yes, I am still here

It has been a long, long time since I have posted anything. I guess that I just got extremely busy with my life. I did do quite a few things since August. I crocheted several baby blankets, cross-stitched a baby sampler, crocheted a couple of shawls for my daughter and her friend, and crocheted an afghan for a family friend.

The shawls are from this book:
I also started on Châtelaine's Alpine Seasons Garden the beginning of this year. This is the largest cross stitch project that I have ever undertaken. (Sorry about the glare)
Yes, I decided to grid this pattern because it is so large:
I did stitch a couple of Martina Weber's free patterns. Namely Lavender Garden and Rose Garden and decided that I really liked her patterns.
I also tried my hand at a version of a pillow case dress, it is reversible and I made it for a princess:

This is the view from my house Feb. 21, 2008:
Looking out the front of the house:
This is my garden covered in snow, I just love that wet snow:
Robin Hood and my daughter for Halloween:Promise, I'll blog more soon.
TTFN!