audio books

I just finished listening to Murder Gets A Life by Anne George. It is a murder mystery involving two sisters in their 60's who get involved in solving the mystery. It is set in Birmingham, Al. and is read in a very southern voice. It is entertaining to knit to.

The Zookeeper's Wife

I was rather disappointed in this book by Diane Ackerman. It is just so impersonal. While it does tell what happened to Warsaw and the zoo it does not give any information about Antonina that would make a person identify with her. In the end it says only that she wrote children's books and raised her children, but not how or when she died.

sock bag

This was in with my mother's things. It looks to be from the 1930's or 1940's. It is hand appliqued and embroidered and in very good condition. Wish I knew who made it. It could have been mine when I was little but I do not remember it.

Spring

The crabapple tree in the back yard. This tree was knocked down when we cut out pines. We struggled through the years to save it and it was well worth it. I do miss gardening and would love to plan flowers this spring but my back no longer allows me to do that.

Been away

I have been away from the computer due to the death of my mother. She was 90 years old but that does not make it any easier to lose your mother. I keep thinking of calling her to tell her things that happen, then realize I cannot do that anymore. I have found spinning to be a blessing at this time. Just to sit at the wheel and spin helps to relieve stress. I started a scarf with a really easy lace pattern and it helps to work on that too.

The picture is a baby kimono that I just finished for the great grandbaby. It was an easy knit.

The pattern is in Interweave Knits Summer 2005.

Quilt for baby

This is the finished quilt for great grandbaby, due in June. I finished it this morning.
Have a sinus infection that just started so have had to rest several times today.

Signs of spring

It is a rainy cold day but these flowers look cheerful anyway. I have been talking on the telephone to several family members since I got home from the meeting yesterday so have not done any knitting. But it is great to catch up with family. My cousin's son is in the Peace Corp in Armenia and is visiting Germany right now. We have family roots in Germany on the Battson side of the family but I have been told that the name was not originally Battson. It was changed with immigration to U.S. I would like to know what it was originally.