Last Rose of Summer

This is a picture of a rose given to me by special friends in memory of the wonderful time we had together celebrating their Ruby wedding anniversary on 26 September 2007. May there be many more celebrations Nita and Richard.
I have placed it near the front door as a welcome to all who call, as well as a reminder of my friends each time I leave or return home.
I did not expect it to flower this year given the change in weather conditions so it is a lovely surprise.
Other half and I are off for a holiday soon and we plan to take as many photographs as possible, to show you when we return.
I am hoping that there is some lace amongst the photos, done by other enthusiasts.
I have packed in my case a lace project to take with me, as well as a Kumihimo Disc and bobbins for in the aircraft, to make a cord for the purse I am knitting . I do not think that will breach any aviation rules.

Meme Tag

I have been along with others tagged by dancin' fool, having given some thought to the set questions below I have chosen as follows mind it dates me.


1) If you could have super powers, what would they be? and what would you do with them?

2) Were you to find yourself stranded on an Island with a CD player........it could happen........what would your 10 blogger Island discs be?

3) If you were a smell what would it be?

4) What bird would you most like to be?

5) If you were a bird who's head would you most like to poo on?

6) Are there any foods that your body craves?

7) What is your favourite time of the year?

8) What is your favourite time of the day?

9) If a change is as good as a rest which would you choose?

10) If you could have a dinner party and invite any five people from the past or present who would they be?

Well there is plenty there to think about.

1) The power to give to the medical profession the ability destroy all Physical and Mental illness or Disease.

2) my 10 Cd's would be

Aretha Franklin I Say a Little Prayer for You
10cc I'm Not in Love
Andrew Lloyd Weber's, I Don't know How to Love Him. From Jesus Christ Super Star
Andrew Lloyd Weber's, Pia Jesu sung by Sarah Brightman and Miles Kingston
Mamas and Papas Dedicated to the one I Love
Elaine Page and Barbara Dickson I Know Him So Well
The Flying Pickets All I Needed was the Love you Gave
Phil Collins and Phil Baily Easy Lover
Phil Collins Against All Odds
Karen Carpenter Love Me For What I Am

I think that having listened to them for a while I would be longing for some one to be with me.

3) I would like to smell as a sun warmed Rose.

4) I would like to be a Barn Owl, wonderful flight, good eye sight, and not hunted.

5) I would most like to poo on Pete Docherty from Baby Shambles, he has so much and seems unaware of it.

6) Foods that I crave are Fish, rice and honey.

7) My favourite time of the year is Spring, the awakening season full of pleasures and surprises.

8) My favourite time of day is the evening, having completed the days assignments and ventures I have time to relax, enjoy myself and contemplate.

9) I would choose change over rest , just think when your feet are killing you, a change of shoes is bliss.

10) A dinner party well I would invite Clarrisa Dickson Wright formerly from The Two Fat Ladies, such a learned person and a exceptional speaker.
Jane Austin who had a wonderful way with words.
Stephen Fry so much knowledge and interesting with it also.
Richard Burton actor, who I could listen to for hours with that sonorous voice.
Richard Attenborough actor, because I have enjoyed his films for a long time.

Don't Dump That

A while ago I listed various sites that enabled recycling, since then I have found another site which cover 107 towns in the country.

www.dontdumpthat.com

It contains map locations and details of what to do.
Makes going green so much better.

The Edging

It took eight hours to do the last round with the little medallions on.
Now it is all finished I am at a loose end.
Although I had started another spread a couple of weeks ago, the same pattern but in a different yarn.
I plan to take a couple of smaller projects with me on holiday soon. I will publish these when they are completed.

I had waited a couple of weeks to make a blog entry in order to finish the spread and to show it. I hope that any viewers did not mind the time that I took.

Close up

This is a close up of the squares pattern. I had not seen the large crosses until I took a photo and I have enjoyed seeing the overall view.

Lace Beadspread

At last the bedspread is finished. I will add a couple of different angles showing the border and a close up of the squares.
By 01.00am this morning I thought having finished, that I would work out the time taken to complete the spread which came to 410 hours.
There is 9600 grams of yarn and it is heavy.
The spread is made for a king size bed, which I do not own. I have padded this bed with every quilt that I have to make it broader.