Lost in Time...

The name of this pattern is Lost in Time by Johanna Lindahl.  I think it is because it is designed to have a vintage feel.  But, one could also imagine it is because you can lose yourself (timewise) while working on it.  The pattern is very clear and easy to follow.  I'm just already dreading weaving in the ends from every color change.  Arrrghhh...  Final opinion of this one is TBD.

Just had to share this cute little table decoration from a golf tournament recently.  If those little critters don't make you smile... well, you are just having a really bad day.  Ha!

I've been enjoying many WHITE blossoms.  This bloom is on a clipping I received from a friend only a few weeks ago!  She said the name of the plant is Queen of the Night; I imagine because you can only see the blossoms late at night (or, as for me, EARLY in the morning).

I enjoyed seeing these beautiful rays through the dark clouds while walking down hole #5 this weekend!  Probably shouldn't have even been out there with the forecast and I have to admit I DID end up getting wet!  But, oh, it was gorgeous!  Unfortunately, the downpour ended my round halfway through hole #8.

I can't begin to say how much I've savored the sight and scent of these gardenias!  Smells heavenly out our back door!  


Albert Einstein:

• “The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.”
• “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.”
• “Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”
• “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

I found this little collection of quotes on a Ravelry page.  Loved them all, but have been most captured by the last one.   Isn't that the truth?!  

Have a wonderful week.  
  
blessings ~ tanna

Sunday Visitors...

We were blessed by a visit from The Little Men & Co. on Sunday to celebrate Mother's Day and Pop Pop's birthday (a bit belated).  The day was absolutely perfect for a picnic!  I called this my generational table setting... quilt from my maternal great grandmother, dishes from my mom and chargers from my daughter.  The heavenly scents of gardenias floated all around.

But, the best part of the day was seeing this one...

And, this one... There may have been a dessert overload.  LOL!

A Battleship War...

And Goosebumps for an afternoon movie... (love these beanbag chairs I found at Walmart for nap taking movie watching)  LOL!

It's been years since I've had any of my peeps for Mother's Day.  It was a wonderful gift having thse loves with us.  I am most grateful.  I also loved my phone calls, texts and cards.  I am blessed indeed.

blessings ~ tanna

Schultertuch / Dreieckstuch

This is the third one of the  Schultertuch / Dreieckstuch shawls I've made.  There are only a handful of patterns I will do more than once and  I'm already working on the fourth.

Some of that has to do with the fact it's easy to memorize, so absolutely meditative, rhythmic work.  Some has to do with the finished object.  I love it.
 

It has been perfect for these past couple of weeks when my mind has been so easily distracted.  Details of pattern and yarn are here:

Schultertuch / Dreieckstuch 

While this is the pattern I have used, it originally had an English translation.  The translation has been removed.  Seems there was a big hoopla about who the designer was.  That said,  the shawl is the same as the Virus Shawl if you would like to try it. 

I've also started two other projects this week along with the fourth one of these!  Hubby's surgery having imposed a quieter lifestyle for the moment has my needles and hooks busy!  LOL!

"It is always in season for old men to learn." ~ Aeschylus

Wishing you all a very blessed week ~ tanna

For our friend...

What do you do for a friend whose loss has been so great?  This friend unexpectedly lost her beloved husband last October to a fierce and brief illness.  He was the picture of health, the life of the party... the last person on earth you ever thought something like this would happen to.

His birthday was this week...

Many hands created pieces to become a big expression of love and encouragement for our friend.  A spot of joy.  A reminder that she is not alone... though I can only imagine it still feels that way sometimes.

May God bless and keep you, dear lady.  May He lift you when you are in the depths.  May you feel hope and joy and peace.  May He give you strength in your journey.  May you feel His presence and know you are not alone.  blessings ~ tanna

A Grateful Heart...

I really can't begin to tell you how grateful I am for the prayers, care and well wishes we received.  We are blessed beyond measure.

Evan had complete relief of the severe pain in his leg on waking from surgery.  The numb areas will take time to improve, but the horrible pain is gone.  We are infinitely grateful.

As for myself, I am in awe of the power of prayer.  While some might pass the miracle of Evan's pain relief off as the skill of the surgeon (and that certainly plays no small part), my own relief from fear and worry can have no other explanation than God's hand.  And, it was the prayers of others that brought that peace for me.  I could. not. even. ask. it for myself.  At one point last week, the fear was so strong it almost took my breath.  

Twenty-five years in the operating room has left me with a few haunting memories of "routine" procedures that should have gone perfectly well... but, they didn't.  They were few and far between... but, my memory has always been good...  And, my grief for those patients has never waned.  Sometimes, life just isn't fair.

However, the day of Evan's surgery... I was at perfect peace.  Thank you to all who prayed.  For both of us.

I'll leave you with this quote for today...

And, gratitude beyond expression...

blessings ~ tanna