May Day ❀

It's the 1st of May!

Happy May Day to everyone.

Time is going much too fast. I do wish it would slow down so we can all slow down. One thing I love is that real soon meetings and many responsibilities stop for the summer months. Although May is still a busy month, but weather normally very nice. We have had lovely weather this weekend. Many great walks, some yard cleaning and believe it or not some spring cleaning inside. Sometimes I am much more energetic to clean inside when the weather is beautiful. Odd! Also when my husband is around I like to do things inside, I think it's just having someone around and it's more fun.

So I put away all the hats, gloves, scarves, boots and winter outerwear. All put away and it feels so good. I feel so much lighter and organized. I also cleaned my closet that was truly a disaster. I can't believe I am going to show you a before and after picture. I really thinned out my wardrobe. I tend to be a saver and it was getting crazy so I took the plunge and I definitely feel more freed and accomplished.



                                                                      Before disaster

                                                               Tidy and thinned out

I could show you more pictures, but you get the idea. It's much better which makes me much better!


I have some great pictures of the developing buds and our walk with Jack.

Here are some scenes from our 2.30 mile walk. It was at a fast pace, so not too many pictures. Honey didn't want me to stop and ruin our heart rates.

Here's Jack taking himself for a walk. He does this all the time and it really is quite cute.

I am working on a crocheting fun project. I will show you after I get more done. I had to frog what I had done because I was off count.

Thanks for visiting and thank you for all your kind comments. I will be back soon. Until then have fun, laugh often, and smile.    

                                                        xoRobin❤

❤Royal Goodness❤

Hi Ladies,

Well, the time is almost here, the wedding of the century. I am so excited to see William and Kate marry and I wish for them all the love and happiness that life can bring. I do so remember Diana's wedding and now her son. She would be so proud. I know she will be with them tomorrow and smiling brightly.

So I have received all my souvenirs just in the nick of time.  You can picture me with a pot of tea and my new mug. Tea towel close by and my shopping bag on the sofa with my yarns. Oh, and of course some breakfast treats, freshly baked scones.

Here are my CK purchases I treated myself to. All arrived in one piece and I am one happy person.


Of Course I had to buy 2 of everything. I will part with a few.......maybe........I think.

Front and back

Lovely Tea towel, colors are so bright Red, White, and Blue.

I love the bag for groceries, books, knitting, or just about anything and everything.

Don't think I can part with one of these.

Just loved the look of the red daisy next to the mugs. (flower not CK)

push up collapsable daisy 

Even the wrappings were pretty. Linens came in this.

special delivery

Well, I did well for myself!

Ladies that's all! Enjoy your holiday tomorrow and all the excitement. God Bless Will and Kate.

xoRobin❤

❀FLOWERS✿

Loved seeing everyone's lovely Easter weekend, decorations, and flowers! We now have FLOWERS too!
Yes, it's true! Not a lot of sun but enough warmer weather for the flowers to have grown and popped open. Oh, boy do I have lots of pictures. I will show you "some" so I won't bore you too much.

Here's a peek of things around my house and yard.

Daffodils, both large and mini.

Look I just figured out how to put words in the pictures. One of the options using picasa web photo. Wow,  a surprise to me that I did it and found the option. Who knew?!?


I found various plants on their way to becoming flowers later.

Oh I love this photo caption option.

Want to do see what we did on Easter!??  I hope so.

You may be wondering why we did a 1000 piece puzzle on Easter weekend.....well, our weather was not very good, in fact we had 2 inches of SNOW. So we made the best of it and had a cozy time inside. My husband said he felt like a prisoner in this weather but he snapped out of it fairly quickly.

Look at what else we did.

We ate lots and lots of candy, along with working on a candy puzzle. We were definitely on a sugar high.


Look at what Amy brought us for Easter. So sweet of her, but she always is!

Two beautiful vases that she arranged for us. Tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, and the orange flowers, can't remember their name. Anyone know?





So nice to see my stone owl, back from the depths of snow. Looking good after the brutal winter. Do you know what he is doing?

Mr. Owl is holding up this!

The fence! It's on its last leg and I put him there last year and all is still well. I have my fingers crossed until we get around to investing in a new fence.





Well, I have lots more to share but I think I will wait until next time. Thank you for visiting. I so appreciate your time and interest in reading my blog. Don't be shy to leave a comment or become a follower, I would love  that if you care to.

JACK AND I AND THESE ORIENTAL POPPIES WISH YOU A WONDERFUL DAY!  xoRobin❤

Peep Peep

Wishing A Happy Easter to Everyone! 

My Peeps wish you a Happy Easter Too. 

Discovered this adorable peep idea from tangledhappy.blogspot.com and the pattern was posted on whiskersandwool.blogspot.com. You should check it out. Tangledhappy has oodles of wonderful ideas in all types of mediums and whiskersandwool has the peeps pattern.

I had such fun making these marshmallow look-alikes!! Only now I crave to eat a whole package of them. (and maybe I will) I love them when they are hard and stale and rubbery. Yellow is my favorite color in peeps. I think because that was the original color. How do you like them and what color? I find it is quite an individual preference. Silly, but so important when you are talking PEEPS.


I hope everyone has a lovely weekend and a Happy Easter, if you celebrate, and if not, a Happy Day.

                                    xoRobin❤

Cheer up Sunshine!

Hi lovely ladies, Missed you all but kept up with all your wonderful blogs. No sun, still gloomy, kind of affected my mood. I know it will come and then it will be too hot, I know all this BUT it's been a looong winter. Snow almost gone, a few iris greens poking through and daffies, but still no sun! Here's a peek of what I'm talking about.

Still have to clean the beds.



I have a picture of my latest visit to MA. to  see my granddaughters. "Big A" is in her new Nannie made sweater and I think she looks so sweet.

Here's the other munchkin

I could eat them both UP!


I'm working on two new projects. One is another felted bag. I will be making it larger then the last. And it will be a WiP because it is sooooooo boring to just knit knit knit, but it will make a nice gift.
Here's a picture, the colors are called mercury and orchid.

My other knitting project is a baby hoodie for someone I work with. She is having a baby girl. She already has a son so she is very excited for this little pink bundle.

I had this hoodie for "Big A" when she was 2. It really worked out nicely for easy care and wearing. This yarn is so soft and will wash well.


Part of my Cheer up Sunshine attempt were these beautiful tulips from the food store. Just a breath of cheer.

I love the variation in the petals. Don't know the names....just knew I had to have them!

I have been trying to come up with a label for my finished projects.So I have been experimenting with stamps and ink pads. I have come up with this, but will probably order professional ones at some point. Here's a peek of my first  attempt.

I will be working on this, just an idea at the moment.

Thank you all for popping in. Please don't hesitate to say hi, I read all my comments and cherish them all.
Hope you all have a swell week and enjoy whatever you are doing.    

xoRobin❤

Show and Tell or Ta-Daaaah!!!!

Ladies Hello! So nice to post today. I have quite a few things to show today. It was a very busy weekend, to tie all loose ends together. Babies born, gifts bought, handmade's done, cards bought, packages wrapped! It really paid off to have some baby gifts made in advance for special people. I always love to give handmade gifts but sometimes time does not allow, so I started this year with making and saving gifts for just the right occasion and person. It is WORKING! First I was able to use my yellow baby hat, remember this:

I add some store bought baby clothes and it is ready

Next baby born was a girl and I had made a crocheted baby afghan and it was perfect for this family friend and 1st baby!

Added a few store bought baby cuties and ready to mail

Then I finished Little A's vest sweater, blocked it, sewed on nannie's label and it's ready too.
I do love it, but it is very boxy. I think it will be very comfy but I was hoping it would be more tapered. Oh, well!

Now do you remember my tea cosy, and I didn't know what to do with it as far as buttons, flowers, do dads or what!!!

Well, I finally decided what I would do. Thank you for your comments, it was helpful but in the end I decided to do with what had attracted me to the tea cosy in the first place.................soooooooooooooo...........................here           goes........................................................................          

A button close up

I think I'm happy with it......do love the buttons and they were fun to pick out and arrange!


Well, this is getting lengthy but I wanted to show you a touch of Spring and I do mean a TOUCH.
It's a beginning and all things start that way so here is Vermont warming up and melting.

Last but not least, this is something I found as I was walking around the yard taking pictures of the above. All winter long I thought this was a tree staring to die or another tree fell on it or the bark was just peeling........but no look what really happened!

The work of a WOODPECKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The damage of a WOODPECKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT"S a lot of work and destruction, thank goodness it wasn't our house!!!! Always have to look on the bright side.



Well, My lovely friend, bloggers, and newcomers. Thank you thank you so much for stopping in and visiting. I enjoy you all and hope everyone has a fabulous day and week. Will visit you all and hopefully post again this week to show my next work in progress.

xoRobin❤

Lovely Yellow

Hello dear ladies, So nice to be posting today. Just wanted to show you my newest knitting project. My oldest granddaughter is turning 5 next week. Yes, I can't believe it myself! They grow up so fast especially when you don't see them all the time and just have them for special occasions. So spring and summer are coming here in New England, USA. I think, I hope! So I decided to knit in cotton and make "Little A" a vest sweater in Yellow. It's a great shade and will look so beautiful on her. Always this time of year yellow is my favorite color. It's just so cheerful, bright, and clean. The book shows the sweater in white which is lovely, but I don't think my daughter would appreciate it as much. So here is what I have done so far. Need to finish it by this time next week which shouldn't be a problem.

So what do you think? I think it's pretty cute! I have brought her lots of summer clothes and some toys, so I think I will be all set once this vest is done. Of course, I got a few gifts for "Little E" too.

I just saw my first robin bird today. I was so excited, just wish I had the camera near by.
Well, I hope everyone has a lovely weekend! See you all soon. Thank you for popping in and please don't be afraid to post a comment. I love them all and reading them really brings so much joy!

xoRobin❤

Cosy Felting-Teatime

Hi everyone, lots to show and tell the last day of March. I can't believe this. April Fool's day tomorrow and New England is forecasted for a Northeaster snow storm....I hope this is an April Fool's joke. I will let you know!

So where do I start. I was knitting my tea cosy and thought I should experiment with felting in my front loader washing machine before I felted the cosy with my expensive Noro yarn. So I stopped the cosy and knitted up a striped bag with Lion Brand yarn from Michaels store. It turned out nicely, but I had to run it through the wash two times. I was told that felting works best with a top loading washer. I have the front because we are trying to be more energy efficient, but I honestly wonder if it really is more EF. It takes forever to wash. Oops, I'm getting off tract. So here are the pictures of the felted bag, start to finish.

The knitted bag really shrinks a lot during the felting process, almost in half! I was happy with the results, so I went back to the cosy. Boy, it was large. I was really hoping it would felt well and shrink a lot. I felted it two times and dried it too. It was still pretty large, so I thought I would have to find a top loading washer. I ended up at a laundromat in a nearby town. I still had to wash it twice and dry it, it shrunk a little more. But guess what, I decided I needed a larger tea pot so it would fit. I think all along I was trying to make it fit a too small a pot!!! Silly, right!
So here are some pictures. Now I need your opinion, should I leave it as is or should I add the buttons and bows? I would love to hear what you all think.

So if I were to put the decorations on, it would look like the book cover.

So what do you think. I'm torn because I don't want to cover up the yarn, but then again it may look really nice?!?!?

So my tea cosy was a fun learning experience and a challenge. I learned how to do short row wrapping, felting and grafting seams. I got to go to the laundromat and buy a new tea pot, that I didn't even know I needed. I'm sure my tea will really taste special now! What kind of tea do you like best? Love to know. Thanks for visiting my nest. I hope to hear all your lovely thoughts and tea favorites.

xoRobin❤

Thank you I'm All Smiles

A couple of days ago, Sarah from home made gorgeous was sweet enough to award me the Liebster Award, which I am very pleased to accept - Thank you Sarah! She has such a lovely blog. I just love it. Please check it out, you won't be disappointed!

 This award is for new bloggers. I get the opportunity to also pass it on to new bloggers.

Since I am new at this I don't know a lot of new blogger, most seem pretty well established. I have visited this one and it is lovely. I know you will enjoy this blog.

egg bird designs


Thank you and thanks for visiting! I will be back with more and try to uphold this award!


xoRobin❤

Visitors and more

Hello, Hello, and welcome to the first day of Spring!!! Although 7+ inches of snow for Northern New England, US. Not happy about it, but what can one do?!? I'm not even going to insert a picture because I think we are all so tired of them, I know I AM. HOPEFULLY IT WILL BE WARMER TOMORROW AND MELT AWAY. Oops Cap. key on............... Did everyone see the Full moon the closest to earth in 20 some years. It is so bright and you can still get a look at it. I did take a picture, which I will share. Not a great one but you will be able to get the idea.

Now for the best part. Had visitors this weekend, here's a peek

How 'bout another

Love the button shoes, too cute!

We played and ate and watched movies and read stories and most exciting we went to a Maple Sugar Farm and watched how they make Maple syrup. The little ones really enjoyed it. We sampled different grades of syrup and cheeses that they also make. The little girls had maple lollipops and we took a hike to see the sap trees. It was so much fun. Our oldest granddaughter(5) played explorer as we hiked and observed the trees, tubes and followed the markers. Follow my pictures for a tour and see what you may learn. I actually learned a lot!!! Great to learn new things....have to keep up with the younger generation.



First let's see playtime

Now here is a tour of the Sunday Maple Sugar Day

The first few pics are of the maple sugar shack. Then the round plaque is an old maple sugarer's
song, 3rd row-tub of sap, horses on farm, 4th row-hiking trail, see the tubes coming from the trees with sap in them, 5th row-signs, 6th row-information and a sweet explorer, 7th row- info and Max the greeter!
Such a great time and it was a Sunny day! Cold but Sunny!!




Still making Birdies!

                              New Black birdie                                  Birdie with attitude



Thanks so much for visiting. Loved sharing my weekend with all of you. Hope you all have a lovely week. I will be back soon with teacozy news!

Bye for now, Good Night Man in the Moon!

                                                             xoRobin❤