On Thursday, I went on a little tour with my daughter, visiting a few state parks and the rural neighborhood where I grew up. The house that my family lived in is on the market again. As a child, there was an attached 175 acres. Now, the house sits on a 0.92-acre plot. How sad.
Still, I tromped about at the creek and found that I’m still creeped out by the little building that sits near the bridge.
- Hawaiian Flowers — I’m a little taken with this crochet pattern. I have not tried it yet, but I would definitely like to in the future. So much good stuff to crochet, but only so much time… and moola to buy yarn.
- Ojo de dios — Translated as “God’s Eye”, I find this simple yet lovely wall hanging to be perfect. For my space, I can’t hang a lot on the walls or it looks cluttered, and not in the good cluttered way, but in the “Is your house on drugs or just white trash?” way. So, when I get a bit more renovation work done, I may revisit this idea and make one for myself. (Edited to add: I am taking an antler basket weaving class next month, and I just realized that this is probably the basic weave for that ribbed style. Win, win.)
- Lasagna Bolognese — I don’t know why I do this to myself… create these linkage posts when I’m hungry. So, I’m not talking about this recipe and how although I’m not a big lasagna fan, I’ve been thinking about this version for nearly a week.
- A Whiter Shade of Pale — I don’t have anything to say because this palette leaves me speechless.
- What Size Am I? — I haven’t tested out the interactive formula by shopping from any of the suggested stores (for my measurements), but this is still fun, regardless of whether it lends to my clothes shopping experience. (It probably won’t.) The calculator is HERE.
That building IS creepy! What is it?
I’m delighted you linked that size calculator. It is just the coolest thing.
One of my sons made god’s eyes in grade school…he went on a kick and made about 10 little ones. I still have them — I think they’d make an interesting mobile.
Wow, 175 acres down to .92. That is quite sad.
The last photo is absolutely gorgeous.
that is an odd little building… and i remember God’s Eyes! we had several growing up. i think they were from my Aunt that was living in New Mexico at the time. wow, i haven’t thought about those in years.
I too want to know what that building is. God’s Eyes, every hippy house had at least one. Mine hung over the bed with the Indian bedspread in the room with the beads in the doorway. Ahhh, you brought back some great memories.
Darla
I made my grandmother a God’s Eye for nearly every holiday…usually in the most hideous colors. God love her, she hung up each and every one.
A 20-layer lasagna? Oh my. I’m thinking maybe crocheting Hawaiian flowers would be easier. So pretty. Sorry about your family homestead. I drive by the sorry-looking farm that my grandparents took such pride in and I could cry.
Hey, folks, sorry for the delay… The little building belongs to the DNR and I have always thought that it contains some things for monitoring the creek, but I could be wrong. At any rate, it’s their building. There is some nearby public land as well.
Better a DNR monitoring equipment building than a sealed outhouse!
Ojo. I’ve been spelling it wrong for YEARS. I used to love making these and like the ones Mrs. G. made for her grandmother, mine were often in atrocious colors. Somehow I want to make them again…
What state were these pictures taken in? They strike me as scenes that are technically possible to find here in Indiana, but somehow distinctly different.
I’m in Wisconsin. Most of my photos are taken in Sauk County.