Another Afghan is Completed, Antique Cars, Audio Books and.......

 

This is the 5th afghan I put together while hubby and I were wintering in Hilton Head.  I named this one, Everything.  The before picture is below, but oriented differently than the completed picture above.  Originally I had planned to size/edge the squares with a dark forest green and yellow as you can see from the picture below.  But, I had yarn left over from the 3 previous projects and decided it needed more color.  So, I used up odds and ends of the left over yarn to bring the squares to size and make the joining.  I think the added colors helped to brighten it up.  This of course like all the previous afghans I've put together will be donated. **Edited to add I had forgotten Ellie Foster had suggested Country Kitchen for this afghan.  Which is a much better name than Everything.  Thank you Ellie!

Spotted this cute sign one day while out walking in the shops in Harbour Town.  Thought you might get a kick out of it.  I don't buy clothes for my hubby.  He gets his own, but many of my friends say if they didn't buy clothes for their hubby's they would wear old clothes that don't match.  Apparently, my hubby is more capable?  Or do my friends just think they need to do it for their spouses?  What say you all?  I'm curious.  

The political climate in this country has not improved.  Everyday there is more to be disgusted by.  Nothing seems to low for this administration to do or say.  And after some flack on this first meme that The Orange Felon admitted to making himself, he tried to convince people he thought he was a doctor because he does help so many people.  Apparently, he thinks we're stupid enough to believe something like that.  We're not!

This 2nd one is not one he made or posted, but the number of meme's that came out making fun of him afterwards was staggering.

And there is much to be disgusted by with his whole administration.

There was a little festival to celebrate the arrival of Spring In Harbour Town with some cool old cars.  I took quite a few pictures for hubby, as he was out golfing that day, but these are the ones I thought were the coolest.

Sister Wife by Christine Brown Woolley (wife #3) was interesting.  I learned a few things I didn't know about Polygamy.  That there are many different sects that operate differently.  The common thread being one man and multiple wives and lots and lots of kids.  Some sects the wives don't all live together under one roof, some of the wives actually have a job and work outside the home.  Some are more into marrying very young girls who have little choice in the matter.  All of it disgusts me alot.  Though she ultimately left the marriage, and the church; it's surprising to me how much she defends this life style.  

Sisters in Arms by Kaia Alderson gives more background about the The Six Triple Eight women that was made into a fabulous movie.  Very worth while read.  These women were truly incredible against many many odds.

The Indigo Girl by Natasha Boyd was a fabulous book about how Indigo was such an important crop for SC (Hilton Head area).  How one woman learned the process by trial and error against her mother's wishes who thought her sole purpose in life was to marry and have babies.  Eliza Lucas, was a strong and very brave woman with lots of guts and determination.  I learned about this book while on a tour of Daufuskie Island which is a boat ride from Hilton Head.  Our tour guide took us to a small shop where Indigo is made.

The Lies They Told by Ellen Marie Wiseman is a heartbreaking but interesting story about the hardships of those who immigrated to this country through Ellis Island, the Eugenics movement, the racial tensions, the forced sterilizations, imprisonment,  and deportations.  Very stirring.  While this book is a novel, much of the story is infact based on actual facts of the time.