Bethel's Place: 2010

Sunday, 16 May 2010

207

It's out for all to see...

you might be asking 'What is out'...
the new Notebook Magazine for June

They have an article from my Internet Mate...

Michelle from The Royal Sister blog &

Loving the Vintage... Flickr-Loving the Vintage

Look there it is...

she is singing the praises of CROCHET...

She has a little story about her happy memories

of learning how to crochet...This made a very

strong bond between three generations...

she also included several patterns as well...

Great Job, Michelle & heartfelt

CONGRATULATIONS... may this just be

the start of something even bigger in your life...

Michelle has always been one of those

kind crocheter who has been so willing

to share many of her 'Grandma' patterns...

based on Granny Squares...

Like she once said to me...

'we crocheters must stick together'
Angel Messages...

You are never alone,

The Creator's love is always with you,

deep within you.

Tuesday, 20 April 2010

206

Good Golly Gosh... has it been that long?

Can't believe it's been a month since I was last on here...

been rather a productive month I feel...

did a lot of old things that I like to do...

and started some new things that I'm enjoying too...

Life is good...

I have always enjoyed blogging & wasn't much

interested in Flickr...

All this has changed in the last 6 months...

I'm really enjoying playing on Flickr...

sooo... when I go AWL... come on over to Flickr...

Please... come a-knocking on my door...

I'm bound to be there... playing-up... per usual...

As you can see Yarn & Hook have been busy...

this month I have been extra busy as it is our eldest Grandies' 18th Birthday this w/e so much celebrations & plans are afoot...

I've been busy crocheting him a throw/rug/blanket...
Not sure what it will be...

I only started a couple of weeks ago so it will be...

what it is...

when I start putting it together which hopefully will be tomorrow...

I'll have to see then what it's size is...

I have run out of one colour of yarn...

so some creative thinking was called for...

all will be well...

So don't forget... if I'm not around pop on over here

and come a knocking...

Angel Message...

Regardless of any excuses you make,

you can never deceive yourself.

Be brave and listen

to your Inner Voice.

another uncanny message...

Sunday, 21 March 2010

205

Just look who I found this week...

we have heard a couple of them during
the beautiful rain we have had of late,
usually at night...

but have not found them during the day

I think he/she found it a bit hot with
the sun glaring on his home...

as soon as he/she heard the click of the
camera he retreated...
He has lived in this self-watering pot for
years, but we haven't seen him for ages
& thought he may have gone to green
froggie heaven.
I re-located about 12 or 15 beautiful green
frogs from my eldest's place about 5 years
ago. They have an over-abundance of
them & find them a nuisance.
We brought them home here & re-located
into our water feature [see photos at
bottom of my blog]... many people said
they would all die... I wouldn't say we have
a lot of them but we do have at least 3 &
that is 3 more than we had when we came
here 7 years ago.
The dreadful cane toad kills them & he is
taking over the state so if we can rescue
some beautiful green frogs I will because
at least they have some chance in my garden.
Angel Message...
Do not worry about your age,
the depth of your knowledge or
the breadth of your experiences.
Celestial guidance comes to all those
who crave it.

Monday, 8 March 2010

204

'tis the month of March... and I believe,
it is 'Crochet Month'... well...
'International Crochet Month' at that...
not that I knew about it until last year,
at the end of the month, so I've kept an
eye out to see what's happening...
I see where some folks have
CAL ???... ugh
Crochet A-Long... ummm
O.K. I get that one... ummm thinking
I've bought some new books recently
that are inspiring...

Amazons
This one came highly recommended by
Karin & the Hook & lovely it is...

Amazons
I've had this one a while & found
wonderful things in it, too... that I've tried.

I've done a bit more of this in a bigger size...

playing around with my pattern...

I've played with this new idea, too...

And I've made a few... well quite a few...

Irish roses for a project...

soo... I think I've decided....

Yes... I do think it would be Best...

Instead of joining a CAL...

it would be, far better, to get my UFO's

or would that be WIP's???...

And meself sorted out...

& get them all finished... done... finito...

That's what I think I'll do for

'International Crochet Month'...

What will you Do???

Angel Messages:

Even amidst chaos and in times

of trouble, remain calm & composed...

See they always have the right answer for me...

Saturday, 27 February 2010

203

Home again after a few days away visiting
our eldest & her boys...
Our eldest Grandie became a member of
his church, which was an honour to see
& be a part of... also very inspiring...

It is a long drive up there to visit... and was
such a relief to find the heat up there wasn't
as humid as we are having here...
so consequently it felt so much cooler.
The time always flies past & it was time to
come home, again...
We always stop half-way to have some lunch
& to have the proverbial 'pit stop'... off we
went again & about one & half hours later
another pit stop & I usually get us a coffee
but alas no purse/wallet... OHHH nooo...

Yep... I had left it at our lunch-time pit stop...

No good going back as it was too far & no

doubt be gone by then if not already...

Driving the next hour home I was mentally going

through all the cards I had in my purse that I

would have to get replaced & knowing I was

going to have a busy week without all this hassle

as well... BUT in the back of my mind I kept

thinking NO worries it will be handed in...

As soon we arrived home & before I rang the

police to report my purse lost I checked my

message back...

Yaaaaaa, my faith in mankind had been restored

because the message said that my purse had been

found & was being handed into a Police Station nearer

where I live... My Guardian Angel

had been working overtime for me... not only did

my purse get handed in, but for once, my caller

ID had picked up the phone # from the message...

something that has never happened before...

I was able to ring the lady concerned & thank

them... Thank You Vienna & Debbie.

I was just so grateful to them for their caring,

kindness & honesty...

A few days later we had a pleasant drive up

the range & claimed my purse & had a

lovely lunch on the way home...

All the time thinking how grateful I was &

how wonderful some people are, especially in

the light of the dreadful things that happened

in our state this last week.

I turned my cp on to find that Molly

of 'Crocheting my Best with my Worsted'

[don't you just love the name of her blog...]

had awarded me the Sunshine Award...

Thank you so much Molly... I'm a tad embarrassed

Here is how it works...

The Sunshine Blog Award is awarded to

bloggers whose positive & creativity inspires

others in the blog world.

The rules for accepting the award are:

1.Put the logo on your blog or within your post.

2. Pass the award to 12?bloggers.

3. Link the nominees within your post.

4. Let them know they received this

award by commenting on their blog.

5. Share the love & link to the person

from whom you received this award
Now I'm not sure I will have 12 people but

I will try... Please check their blogs out...

Creativ Spirit...

Mrs. Twins...

Baumcat...

Loving the Vintage...

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Angel Messages...

Live your life honestly & energetically.

Never subjugate yourself to the will

of others against your better judgement

and never live dishonestly.

My Angel always guides me to open

this book at the right passage... uncanny...

Saturday, 20 February 2010

202

Over on Karin the Hook she shows you how she
made a blocking board for blocking her crochet...
strangely enough I had just bought a 'board' myself
I saw on a blog where they sold what looked like
a solid foam mat that joined to make it larger
for jumpers etc & I remembered my sister
bought similar solid rubber foam boards/mats
for the bathroom floor to stop slipping... so off
I went & bought one...

When I saw Karin was using a paper pattern
to get the right size for her crocheted squares...
I thought about measuring my board up...
here, I've marked it at 5cm intervals but maybe
later I will have to add closer lines... we will
see as time goes on...
Ohh my board is 23"/58cm square... the pins
go into really easy...

While OWOH has been going I have still been
doing some crochet... nothing finished so they
are all WIPs...

I also made a couple more butterfly & flower
garlands for my one of my daughters for pressies...

Angel Messages...
Do you spend your time reminiscing about the past,
or worrying about the future?
Live truly & fully in this moment.

Tuesday, 16 February 2010

201

Ohhh Dear... One World One Heart 2010

sadly it's over for the year...

don't worry you can always join same time

next year... so mark it on your calendar...

THANK YoU...

thank you...

Thank You...

Thank you for visiting...

Thank you for becoming a friend follower...

I hope I live up to your expectations...

Thank you for your most wonderful

comments & compliments on my blog

& my crochet... I feel most humbled...

Sadly we can only have one winner....

And my random number generator picked

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My Thoughts My Voice

Congratulations Li...

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Li & I have been in contact...

Her new banner catches the mail tomorrow...

I would like to thank Lisa for her wonderful

OWOH event again this year...

Lisa has worked very hard behind the scenes...

I'm sure you will need to rest up for a while now...

CYA next year...

Angel Messages...

Enjoy visualising how you would like

your live to be.

The more vivid your dreams,

the greater the chance of its coming true.

Sunday, 14 February 2010

200

Happy Valentine's Day...

My Blogging Friends... I do hope you have

found some magic in your day...

This heart[above] is the pattern that Mrs. Twins

gave us here on her Flickr account...

it's several photos but very easy to follow...

Thank you, Sue for your sharing...

Of course give me 'an inch & I'll take a mile'...

so the saying goes...

what I mean is, Sue shows how she makes her

hearts & this makes my mind work overtime

once I have the concept of the 'how2'...

This one is done with the basic Granny square...

This one is done with the solid Granny Square...

So easy & quick... I've just added a row of DC

[Aus] around the edge, making sure I do extra

stitches on the curves & point of the hearts.

Now what am I going to do with them...

Ummm... still thinking on that one...

Tomorrow I pick the winner for my crocheted

banner in the One World One Heart for 2010.

Angel Messages...

As you free yourself from attachments,

you will gain spontaneity.

As you remove restrictions,

you will gain Freedom.

Tuesday, 2 February 2010

199

We have had the most beautiful rain over the last
few days... our garden is looking somewhat
relieved... it is amazing how a plant, that looks like
it's never going to come back to life again, just
burst with greenery when you have had rain
And only rain will do it...
I've had a lovely few days away with Border Girl
& Mr Music...
we were really Wild Women too...
we hung-out watching DvD's & crocheting...
so much fun & so relaxing...
Before I went away I was able to post a few
crocheted squares away to my blogging friend,
Mrs. Twins...
She is making blankets/lap rugs for the Elderly
& is asking for any help you can give her by way
of a couple of squares... even if they are the ones
you have made to try out a pattern or yarn....
Do pop on over to her place & read this lovely
post all about why she is so enthused to make
these rugs... it's a truly lovely post...
Here is a selection of squares that I made, some
of which I have posted on to Mrs Twins.

I found this granny square with a difference on
the web a while ago so had to give it a try...
Here I'm trying to work-out where it is best to
change colours...