~*It's So Cold In Ohio*~

It is so cold here in Ohio and is supposed to get colder. Tommorrow it is supposed snow. I still have some of my Christmas decorations up outside. I'm planning on taking them down this weekend.

~:~One of My Favorite Rugs~:~

I think I have creative brain block. Do you ever have so many things you want to do and end up getting nothing done? That's me.

There have been alot of websites having sales, one is www.simplefolk.com. The patterns that I have been buying are just coming in the mail. I'm expecting more patterns in the mail this week.

This is one of my favorite rugs that I hooked in 2006. It is out of a Need'l Love Book.

~*Recycling Our Tree*~

Every year we take our Christmas tree outside and stake it up by the bird feeders. We don't take it down till spring. I was surprised that our Christmas tree didn't lose that many needles.
One of our friend's dad has a pond and sinks discarded Christmas trees in his pond. It creates habitat for fish.

~*Seed Catalogues*~

Last spring I was busy trying to get ready for Lindsay's graduation. We spread mulch but, planting annual flowers wasn't a priority. So this spring I will be in the mood to plant lots of flowers.
I've already started getting seed catalogues in the mail. This year I will start many of my flowers from seed. Growing your own flowers really saves alot of money.
Dahlia's are one of my favorite flowers. I have collected several varieties. It is so weird to go outside and see that the flower beds are bare. Then when I look at my pictures from summer it's unbelievable that the flower beds look the way they do in the growing season.

~*Polly The Cat*~

Today I started hooking a new rug. I've had it drawn on the linen for awhile. I haven't hooked for a month, so I'm really in the mood to hook. My little cat Polly has to get right up on my frame, she loves attention.