After a lazy start to our Saturday, Bill and I got to work in the backyard. A facelift was definitely in order as evidenced by this before picture.
We wanted to move the slab of concrete over so it would be in front of the sliding glass doors just down 12 feet from where it now rested. Easy, right? Well, it was really a nice day for a project and we had a nice time!
The slab weighed more than the tractor could move so we made it 2 pieces! Now with a chain we could move it to position.
It looks good-now for piece number 2!
A little sacrete to mend the crack and it will be as good as new or even better 'cuz I power washed the cement and it looks so good now!
I slapped some paint on the swing that our neighbor gave us while I waited for the washed cement to dry.It was past supper time but we kept working to finish up the back-Bill cleaned up all around his little shed and I put away all the things that cluttered the back area.
Ta-da! The after results looks so inviting and is as pleasing from outside as it is from the inside!
This is a window ornament from a friend --which is a really good thing for our sliding glass doors as Bill has walked into it several times already!
In my spare time, I finished weaving the table mat. (Hmmm, I see it needs a bit of pressing!) It is so pleasing to see the play of the yarns as I weave-the subtle change this time occurred when I used a solid for the warp and a variegated yarn for the weft. (The last table runner I made had variegated warp threads and I used this solid brown for the weft.)
Ta-da! The after results looks so inviting and is as pleasing from outside as it is from the inside!This is a window ornament from a friend --which is a really good thing for our sliding glass doors as Bill has walked into it several times already! In my spare time, I finished weaving the table mat. (Hmmm, I see it needs a bit of pressing!) It is so pleasing to see the play of the yarns as I weave-the subtle change this time occurred when I used a solid for the warp and a variegated yarn for the weft. (The last table runner I made had variegated warp threads and I used this solid brown for the weft.)Bill is in his seat watching the Final Four games..........I will go and sit for some knitting (my sunburn is tender, too!)
I went and got a blanket, her food and water dishes and the litter box and made her a nice little nook. She said thank you......
She has slept most of the day and since I wanted to stay nearby, I sat and wove right next to her. I finished the weaving I started on Monday ; 
washed it and set it outside to dry.
...they depart to NY again. See how their usually spotless van looks? It is ready to head north. We sat and talked and laughed and played games all afternoon to delay the inevitable goodbyes.........
I bought some stained glass window supplies last week -I told you I was going to! Bill was the hero of the moment today because he told me he had a stash of glass he had salvaged from the shed we tore down on this property several years ago. The previous owners had dabbled in the craft and left a ton of supplies of glass behind. I thought he had saved a single box of glass but for once the packrat husband of mne outdid himself........this is the haul Mom and I stacked on the shelves in the garage! I am amazed and very pleased-I am stocked for life!
Mom and I tried to sort it but there was too much-we just carried each HEAVY little box to the garage knowing that I have a supply of every color available to me!
After lunch Mom helped me warp the loom for my next project. It was a lot easier and more fun with a friend! Thanks , Mom!
While we were flitting from one medium to the next, the guys were hard at work knocking out a doorway through the cement block wall from the house to the north addition!
This is what is on Mom's needles.....she is on the last row of this lap robe.
David borrowed my camera.......
Marsel did well with her 
Just 5 days away and so many yard changes! The banana plant is making a comeback!
The bromeliad is sending out another bloom, too......this one is called a bird of paradise.
The azaleas are all finished and the fringe tree is loosing its flowers and is wonderful aroma....this is a pic I took when leaving the driveway last week. And here is todays view......
This is Mom's finished table runner-it will grace her table at all the patriotic times of the year!
Here is a bonus-we are having fresh snow pod peas out of our garden! We thought that they were a goner after the numerous frosts we had this winter but they bounced back and we are so glad we gave them a chance to do so! I will eat a portion for you! (I am also roasting a cookie sheet of brussel sprouts fresh from the garden-veggies will rule the dinner tonight!)
What is on my needles today?
We finished our felted bowls.............what a nice 
A recent purchase from an Etsy shop..........a stained glass drop spindle. It is so light it took a bit of getting used to but I found that park and draft works best with this little beauty and so it will be something I will use on car trips! (We head to Georgia next week so I will let you know how it works!) Stained glass work is one of the handcrafts that is still on my 'learn to do' list. I bought this as a reminder of what I could make when.............
The guys worked a bit later than usual but they got the sliding glass door in the diningroom!
Mom (the red/white/blue one) and I finished piecing our tablerunners and now I will quilt them on the frame......
Doesn't it look like Nyki was posing for the wallhanging!?!
Not only is our yard a riot of color from the Azaleas but the amarylis is in bloom , too! Oh, I do love the showy colors!
In a few hours, they had the wallboard removed and the cement blocks scored so they can knock them out and install the sliding glass doors!
Mom and I did some rotary cutting after moving the table out of the way of the men at work. We sliced through some fabric for the borders of her group quilt for NY. Then we both cut out our fabric for tablerunners.
I pieced mine and she took hers home for homework.
