My Finished Rug

 Good Morning,

Its going to be another beautiful day here. We have been in the 70s and I always go a bit crazy. We worked in the flowerbeds, and yesterday we washed our cars. Today, I am washing my windows. I guess you could say its my rain and cold weather rain dance. February does that. It whispers" Spring is here, plant those tomato plants. I will stay this time, I promise." Then boom! We have wind and rain and the frost comes and all of those tomato plants freeze. It goes without fail. Now I just enjoy this brief warm up and rejoice that I can sit outside without a coat. But the sun shining in the windows,to show me what a slacker I have been. 

I did finish my rug on Sunday afternoon. I steamed it and I meant all day yesterday to post a picture, but I was taken up with outside and visiting with a neighbor, I had never met and the day got away from me. 

Granny Donaldson's rug, has been a fun hook along. In fact, I have had the best time and I love seeing all of the other members progress. It really has helped me to keep a hook in my hand

I am so critical of my work. I will leave it as it is and just enjoy it. I really was out of wool and I used only my stash and my worms I had. It really challenged me in a way I did not expect. The rug was done on bleached linen. Which was really stiff had hard to pull loops. It has been a long time since I pulled loops through bleached linen. Trying to work on the house at the same time I joined the hook along was challenging in itself. But it was so good, because I could push myself in ways I had not thought I could and that was a very good feeling. I can always do more than I think I could. In January, I have to focus on fighting depression and I have every year for as long as I can remember. With this hook along, I didn't have time to feel sorry for myself. Every minute I sat down, I would pick up my rug and hook and Saundra would post these lovely updates, and it really helped my mind. I appreciate it so much, to have been apart of the group. 

I will be binding next. I was going to try and bind it before I posted the picture, but then we have had these nice days, and I just have to be in the sun. 

I hope your day is a wonderful day today. Thank you Saundra!

 "Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity...it makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." Melody Beattie