Have you melted yet???

I don't know about the rest of you but I am SO sick of this heat! My plants gave up, gasping for water and air a long time ago. I've come to the conclusion that if I was stranded on a desert island...it better be somewhere with a port, a breeze, and some rum. People think I'm nuts because I love the fall and winter months BUT hey, who's complaining about the heat now? Oh yeah...it would be those boobs who 'love the heat'. How's that working out for ya now? 110 degrees....INSANE! You go right ahead and love it all you want but the devil called and wants his heat back.

So we got some new furniture and a certain little 'child' was not crazy about the leather. At all. He doesn't like the change BUT he has finally come around. The look on his face: "Seriously what in the hell were you thinking? Leather? I slide all over this stuff!"

Well he has come around and finally let me get a new picture of him. He hates having his picture taken but was very patient for a change and let me snap this one. Smokey Cat, you sure don't look almost 17 years old! Handsome boy.....

"mama, dis seat forms to my butt..."

Ok, on to some fun stuff. I've been in a crochet mood again. Sometimes it just calls to me to make something and it's been doing this more time than not. First up is a little dragon I found free at http://lucyravenscar.blogspot.com/

I added the little tuff of hair to his head, and the rosey cheeks...he's been breathing too hard! LOL

I've also made her awesome Star Wars Mini Amigurumi which was a blast. I gave them to my nephew about a year ago.

This is Liam the Dragon:

Up next is Morris the Mouse!

I found Morris by pure chance while surfing the Internet at this site HERE. I fell in love with him. I was getting ready to do him in grey but the white was screaming at me. Dog gone it, when yarn screams at me, I listen! I don't want things to happen to me if I don't...yarn balls taking over, crochet hooks in protest...could get ugly folks.

Morris the Mouse was my first ever jointed crochet critter and OMG were his joints a pain in the butt to do! But the outcome was well worth it. I was going to add whiskers but then thought it would be too much.

My next crochet challenge is making Merida from Brave for my friend Stephanie (yes fabric dying Stephanie), for her wee one Izzy. I'm just awaiting the blue eyes I've ordered from Suncatchers. They have awesome eyes there. And I ordered zombie eyes too! You know where that is going.....

Finally last but not least, is Red Lady Pirate progress. I've dubbed this my 'self portrait' on the Mirabilia board on Facebook. Well, yeah! Of course who else would I be???? This is a couple of weeks worth. I haven't had the time that I would really love to give her...she is lasting a lot longer that I would like BUT it will be well worth it!

Last up is my current read:

This book hooked me right away. I haven't flown through a book like this one in a long time. If you enjoy sci-fi, pick it up. The chapters are short (like myself), and it has a great plot line that at times, will keep you going 'oh crap, I gotta turn the page!' Love those kind of books!

Until next time, happy stitching, crocheting, knitting, lint picking, nail biting...whatever it is you like to do.....