Yours 'til Niagara Falls

Springing Forward is OK by Me

It was a beautiful day here.  I woke up with energy and determination to literally sweep away the cobwebs and start Spring cleaning.  I used my usual technique of beginning in a corner of a room and sorting and organizing my way around the room. Things are also thrown away.  The second trip around the room involves scrubbing every surface in sight.  Step three is vacuuming the floor and the ceiling (remember the afore mentioned cobwebs?) and, because it was a desperate post-winter situation, the livingroom rug got a shampoo. I managed to get the entire downstairs cleaned.

To reward myself for a job well done, I took a walk in the sunshine.  I was rewarded with this:

What a happy moment!  This little crocus really made my day. 

Marvelous March

I like March.  I do wonder how January and February managed to trot past so quickly, but here we are.  On another topic; I am a big fan of Pinterest.  With my currently addled brain and lack of concentration (it is improving) looking at images with minimal text has been just the thing to spark my creativity lately.  But... I am left with a dilemma.  If an image is posted and I want to replicate it in some way, is that OK?  Case in point:  I saw a picture of a cute shamrock pin and I wanted my own version of it.  The original was from someone's now-closed etsy shop.  Should I feel free to use the idea?  Not to sell, just one or two for myself.  Here is my version  -

I made this last Wednesday during my weekly knitting group.  As I merrily applique'd and beaded, the shamrock got got fancier and fancier.  As I was debating how to finish embelishingnthe project, my friend Liz very dryly remarked, "You will have to stop soon".  I laugh whenever I look at the silly thing and remember that comment.