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B is for Ball, Birthday, and Benjamin
 This has been a pleasant week so far - a good mix of productivity at home and at the store, one-on-one time with Ben, some visits with friends, and some artsy stuff done too. I always forget day to day what I've done, and thus can't recall what progress I've made on my to do list, so consequently I've started keeping a weekly to do list - each weekend I write up a list of things to complete during the following week. Sometimes in the morning each day I'll highlight what I'd like to get done that day, to help keep me focused, but I mostly like to keep things open because with the store, a baby, and the nature of life in general, you never know what kind of a schedule you'll have.
I love lists. I love to cross things off a list, even if it is "take a shower." The list for this week had a little bit of everything, like take a walk, vacuum, enter products onto The Weed Patch's website, crochet some flowers, play with Ben, cook dinner, etc. B is for Ball, because I crocheted Ben a ball to play with (see photo above). It is just plain Red Heart verigated rainbow yarn I have leftover with something else, but it crocheted up into a really nice big ball. It has a bell inside to give a little jingle, and I didn't fill it too full, so then he can grasp it. Earlier this week I had picked up the unfinished project to move it out of my way, when I noticed his eyes following it. He really stared at it! So, I finished it right then and there and gave it to him to play with. He grabbed it and put it in his mouth (well, not the WHOLE thing, as it is the size of a pummelo). B is also for Benjamin, of course. I couldn't possibly do a B entry without including him. What kind of mom would I be?
This is Ben having a bath in our kitchen sink, about a week ago or so. I think these are all a week or two old. This is him chillin' with Grandma at the family reunion two weeks ago. He does that a lot. Just chillin'. He attended his first birthday party this last Saturday. Our goddaughter Elise turned two this last Friday, and there was a big fat party for her - with a Curious George Theme. Andy describes the party rather accurately and amusingly, so I'll let him tell the tale. It occurred to me at the party that within a few years, if things go on as currently planned, our casual get-togethers with our two best friends are going to be just like that - a dozen children running around to keep track of. As there were about that many children at this party, and all under kindergarden age, it gave me a little taste of reality. I liked it, fortunately, but whew! Am I going to be tired. And BUFF. But happy. :) Labels: Artsy Fartsy Stuff, baby, daily life, encyclopedia of me meme
A is for Armadillo
 Well, A is for Alphabet. I love the alphabet - what a great invention! Symbols that stand for certain sounds, that when you put them together in a myriad of ways, you can communicate with people. How cool is that? I wouldn't be able to blog otherwise, let alone share in the knowledge of peole I'd never met, except for whatever memorized stories had been passed down from generation to generation. This alphabet card is part of a set that I received as a baby gift for Ben. I love them! The illustrator is Melissa Sweet - she does darling works that mix fabric collage with watercolor. I especially love how broad the animals for each letter are. C isn't for Cat, but for Camel; D isn't for Dog, but for Dragonfly. How fun is that?  Ben also has an alphabet quilt, courtesy of his aunty Holly, which I unfortunately haven't been able to hang yet. I knew she was makingme a quilt, but had not expected this - it just amazed me. She appliqued one object for every letter of the alphabet, with Dick & Jane and ABC fabric quilt blocks making up the rest. Some of the letters are what you'd normally expect, such as A for apple and B for ball. But with other letters she was even more creative. I found N is for Night, and Z is for Zipper to be among the most unexpected. A nod to the guys was T for Trogdor, a Homestar Runner character that they like, and Y is for MX + B (which is a mathmatic formula that eqals Y, which you probably recall fom high school). W is for Weed Patch, our store, and she appliqued our logo. I love this quilt. What a gift!  This is a letter A that I started in pen and colored pencil - I was going to do a whole alphabet, until I realized how long this A was going to take and I gave up for other things. I would love to do an alphabet book, in felt, like a touch and feel book, for Ben. I saw something like what I'm thinking on Flickr once, but now I can't find it at all. Oh well. Labels: Artsy Fartsy Stuff, daily life, encyclopedia of me meme, friends
More crafty inspiration (but again, not from me)
I'm capitalizing on my friend's blog today, partly because I'm running out the door and don't have any photos of things handy, but mostly because I just LOVE the crafty things she's posted today. Like me, she has one child, but hers is running around, can get into things, and I imagine takes more time to look after than it does for me with Ben. Nevertheless, she has several crafty artsy projects she has finished and is working on. I'm encouraged. I'm also inspired to sew. Again. Anyway, check it out!Labels: Artsy Fartsy Stuff, friends
My Store!
I have opened a store on Etsy!       I'm leaving for our family reunion, so will not be posting for a couple of days - enjoy your weekend! Labels: Artsy Fartsy Stuff, For Sale
Christmas Art
Here's what I did today. FINALLY I have done some art. Will chat more later...  Labels: Artsy Fartsy Stuff
New Halloween Illustration
 I did a sketch this weekend for a new Halloween themed illustration, which will be used on the cover of the October issue of Country Pleasures magazine. We were going to use my pumpkin man, but it turns out that the magazine photo I took him from wasn't actually that of an antique figurine, but a 2003 August Moon design by Lang! It was by complete chance that I discovered this - last weekend I was at Sumner for the second time in my life, and one of the shops had my man sitting right there on the counter. Imagine my suprise! She said it is broken, so she only puts it out as a decoration. Well, that took care of that - no using it in any publication! So I sketched this funny little troup out last night and just finished painting it up today. I'll post a photo of the completed work later this week. Hope you all had a good weekend - Have a nice night! Labels: Artsy Fartsy Stuff
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