Heartache & WIP Wednesday

It was the kind of day that makes you wonder if things had turned out better had you just stayed in bed. Lots of strange things happening around paperwork-related things that really annoyed the bleep out of me. As I was driving home, I started crying & screaming. Why did he have to die?

I flung myself on a living-room chair where this caught my eye on the bookshelf & things went downhill from there...

It's one of my favorite pictures in the book New Zealand Landscapes by Andris Apse, although certainly all the pictures are stunning. What an idyllic homestead in the midst of these beautiful hills! It reminds me of Canterbury, although it's actually near Tahora on the North Island. Brent gave me the book for Christmas. He had given me The Penguin History Of New Zealand when he first visited in April of last year. It has 500+ pages and I never read the entire book, so Brent joked that he would only give me picture books from then on... and he did.

He wrote in the front of the book, "Happy Christmas 2009, Cadi! The landscapes are better with you in them. Maybe some places to visit next time. Much love, Brent"

Less than a month later he died. "Next time" was supposed to be now.

Sigh.

Deep breath.

Now let me climb out of the pit to do the WIP Wednesday thing...

Something finished. Yay! I love the buttons.

Plans for this stash from bottom up: 12" square for a Friendship Quilt swap; Percy Lace Shawl; mini shawl.

A pilot-hat (Malabrigo) in the back (I finally got started, Cat J B!) & a Vanilla soaker in the front.

This should get the reward for "the longest lasting WIP ever." Remember? At one point I had three sleeves done, now I've "progressed" to one done.

Working on gathering the things listed on the homebirth supplies list.

And still unpacking...

Noah's bookshelf is coming along.

Ever heard of a dresser full of Legos? Well, it's reality in our house. There was a time when I wanted to sort them by color - in rainbow order. Crazy, huh?