Happy Belated Happy Valentines to all. I don't tend to do lots of decorating for the various holidays, but do like to have the dining room table festive. I've had the placemats and napkins for a good number of years, but thought this year I needed something in the middle of the table and found these cute little hearts at CVS.
Do you decorate for the holidays? Did you celebrate the holiday? We went to dinner Sat night (not Friday the 14th), using a gift card our darling daughter got us for Christmas. Meal was excellent.
Coffee Latte Afghan is now done! Yippee, another project completed. This ghan has 206 stitches per row. I considered counting the rows to determine how stitches there were but didn't. Let's just say ALOT! Coffee Latte is here drying after being laundered. Smoothed it out, no real blocking was necessary. It's being donated to Bridge and Beyond (my charity that benefits the homeless).
Still working on jewel tone scarf (scroll to previous post), and potato chip scarf, (2 posts ago), but not enough difference to take another photo to share with you.
Not that I think there's anything funny about our current hot mess in White House; but this did at least make me smile. I do love my glasses!
I've tried to watch Monarch of the Glen, but haven't found it on Amazon Prime or Netflix, even though a google search says it's available.
I watched Season One of My Mother and Other Strangers, which I LOVED!
But, it ends with a real cliff hanger, and it's not clear if there will ever be a season 2. OMG!
Hated where it ended in season 1. I stayed up late to watch, as I couldn't force myself to go to bed.
I watched Season 1 of Virgin River, which also ended up in a bad spot cliff hanger. Geesh, when will season 2 be out? I hate getting involved in one of these series and then having to wait for the next season.
AND I watched Aristocrats
I would recommend all these though Aristocrats would be at the bottom of the list. This list is over the last month or so. Have you seen them? What did you think?
Jeweled Lines has grown to about double the size from when you last saw it last with the addition of the green and now back to the amethyst. Thanks for the input on the names between this blog and my charity blog, Bridge and Beyond. I like the suggested name of Jeweled Lines, better than the flip of it, which is what I had initially. I'm still not quite sure if this will be enough yarn with adding the green; but as yet.........still can't get to the basement to look further at my stash, so will play through and see what happens. Though I did do some steps today for the first time at therapy...so might be able to soon.
Watched this show, Tulip Fever on Netflix recently. I can't say I would recommend it. It was dark...dark in the way it was filmed (somewhat on purpose I suppose 1634 in Amsterdam), but also a bit dark in it's storyline. It wasn't at all believeable, though the write ups discussed how this was a long awaited film from Harvey Weinstein. That in fact, it took 17 years to come to the screen. First it was released in Germany from what I read in 2017. The right up portrayed how this was a historic event and was expected to be much bigger than it was...........but, doing a bit more research I see The Smithsonian says the primary story about Tulip Fever is in fact NOT true. If you watch it, I'll be interested in hearing if you liked it. Not all reviews were bad. This wasn't a series, it was a movie. So, you can watch it without committing much to do so.
Have been trying to eat light (this was lunch) since my level of activity is soooo much less than normal with the broken foot. Though this past week, I've not done as well as above.
Making headway with The Learning Logs Afghan. Have added about 10 sections since the last picture. This afghan has what I call 3 zones. The center...zone 1 where colorwork was done. Knitting with 2 or 3 colors at one time using the slip stitch method. I did this square as a class project.
Zone 2 has lots of texture with the solid colors represented in the color work in zone 1. Zone 3.......is strictly garter stitch to help the whole afghan lay flat, and I continue to use colors represented in zone 1 and 2. Closing in I think. Last I measured it, believe it was about 53-54 inch square. Have probably enough yarn left for 2 more sections. Imagine the finished ghan will be 56-57...maybe close to 60 inches after it's laundered and blocked. The colors are more vivid than the pictures shows. This seems a bit light to me, not sure why. But, if you scroll back to the previous post the colors look more natural to me.
Just finished watching Victoria, on Master Piece Theater. Season one is included with Amazon Prime Membership, but season two requires a membership to Master Piece Theater. I joined and got a 7 day free trial. I was able to watch season 3 of Poldark (see previous post for pictures and info), and then season 2 of Victoria with my 7 day trial. Need to see if there's anything else I want to watch before my free time ends.
This photo seems to show quite a resemblance between the real Queen Victoria and the actress. Was surprised to see this, as other pictures I've seen of Victoria didn't show her to be a very handsome woman. Quite a love story. She and Alfred were very passionate, and their marriage was't really an arranged marriage which is a bit unusual for Royalty.
Started physical therapy yesterday for my broken foot and will be going twice a week for maybe the next 8 weeks. Therapist informed me that the bone I broke is the slowest healing bone in your foot. So, apparently it's good I spent time today updating my watch list for both Amazon Prime and Netflix.
NETFLIX:
A Promise
Tulip Fever
The Dutchess
Serena
The Patadise
Anyone watch and recommend any of those?
Amazon Prime:
Elizabeth Virgin Queen
Home Fires
The Forsyte Sage
Jamestown
Last Hope
The Grand
Ekateriana
Cranford
Same question, anyone watched any of these or recommend them?
