So Far...It's Just A Brown Hat With 'Doo-Dads' On It!

      Okay...just hang with me for a minute or two. I know it looks kinda funky, but....I think it could look kinda cool too! ^_^ I guess I'll have to finish the hat, try a few 'doo-dads' on it, and see what I think then! :-)
      What can I say...I don't have any projects to do right now, and I'm feeling kinda 'artsy'! ^_^ So I was thinking that, in between making some beaded crochet necklaces, I'd make a few artsy hats!...I've had these 'doo-dads' for quite a while and haven't known exactly what to do with them. Now I do!! ^_^
     

      I'm using the brown hat for the photos today, but I'm thinking that maybe I'll crochet different colored hats and put the different color-coordinated 'doo-dads' on them. What do you think?! O_O
 

      Of course you know that was a rhetorical question, right?!...because...Oh Yeah!...it's gonna happen, People!! ^_^
 

      It's more a question of 'when', not 'if'!! ^_^ That's what happens when a 'Wug' mind is left on the loose without particular direction creatively! ^_^ It goes 'hog-wild' and 'doo-dad' crazy!!!! LOL So, stay tuned for finished products later this week....or next. :-)) In the meantime, Happy Monday! Make it a good one, Everybody!! ♥

I only have one brain

There have been times when I felt that I needed
an extra brain to remember some stuff.
An extra noggin to handle the chaos,
when my life and my schedule got tough.

A much bigger cranium for non-essentials;
Somewhere to go when my brain wants to bail.
An extra universe inside my skull space,
where I could place all my 'Mental Junk Mail'.

But, knowing my thinking, there's no use
having two places for my mind to stretch.
Two places to toss around ideas.
Just more balls of ideas I can't catch!

My one brain is an occupied scramble.
A pink-celled, forgetful and frustrated mess!
Do I need another brain somewhere,
holding problems that I must address?

No, I have enough things to focus on.
Things so confusing and numerous to do.
So it's a good thing I only have one brain!
What in the world would I ever do with two!
     

Goodbye Melbourne......Hello East Rutherford, New Jersey! :-)

     It's another Monday. A day following a great sports weekend for me. And a great 'virtual' date weekend too! ^_^ We went to Africa and looked at animals and played in the water. Then we popped over to Australia to see the women and men's singles finals of the Australian Open tennis matches. :-)
       In that sense, it was a great weekend...except for some moments of sadness.
      

     Rafael Nadal's moments of sadness were different from mine though. 'Baby Boy' was sad because once again an injury stopped him from being able to play to his full capacity. Although, frankly, I'm not sure his full capacity could have stopped him from being beaten this year! Stan was on fire!!!...I'll tell you more about that in a minute.
      First I wanna mention my moments of sadness. :-( I thought of my friend Nancy all weekend. (Her memorial talk will be this coming weekend.) :-( I thought about how much she liked to have fun, and travel....And I also thought about what a spiritual woman she was, and how she threw her everything into doing things for people. And how sad her former Bible students would be when they heard of her death. :-(
     Thankfully it was only moments of sadness though. Somehow whenever my mind would drift to a sad moment,  it would be followed by a happy or funny moment...like when her and I went pre-wedding shower shopping for negligees for her daughter. ^_^ Oh!...we had so much fun in that store!!!!
      And in between all of the 'moments' there was tennis. :-] ...

     I saw Li Na raise the woman's singles trophy, after beating Dominika Cibulkova in straight sets.

      And I saw Stanislaw Wawrinka, the 'Stanimal' he is now being called, beat my 'baby boy', Rafael Nadal, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in his very first Grand Slam title!! :-] And although I would have liked a different outcome, I have great respect for a good player. And Stan is a great player!!...In fact, he was putting the royal 'beat-down' on my baby boy even before the injury!
      So congratulations to Stan!! :-) ...
 

      Enjoy your victory!...for this year! ^_^ You absolutely deserve it!!! (By the way, if you wanna go to the Facebook page that the photos above came from, just click on the photos themselves.)

     With no more tennis to cloud my view, I have to move on to other sports! ^_^ And thankfully there's no shortage of sports to worry about! :-)) Next weekend is the Superbowl...football!!!! (American football...Not soccer, which is called football in other countries.)
      I'm already packing my bags for East Rutherford, New Jersey, where the Superbowl is being held this year. And I'm setting aside Superbowl finger-food and slider recipes for game day!! ^_^ It almost feels like the weekend already!!! ^_^ ... But it's NOT!! It's Monday. And don't I know it people!!! :-)) I'm like the white rabbit in 'Alice In Wonderland' already this morning...."I'm late! I'm late!...for a very important date!!" LOL
     I have some studying to do...a brooch to crochet...a package to ship out...my hair needs washing...etc....Monday stuff!...YIKES!!..Have a good day, Everybody!! See you tomorrow! ^_^

I only have one brain

There have been times when I felt I needed
an extra brain to remember some stuff.
An extra 'noggin' to handle the chaos,
when my life and my schedule got tough.

A much bigger cranium for non-essentials;
Somewhere to go when my brain wants to bail.
An extra universe inside my skull space,
where I could place all my 'Mental Junk Mail'.

But, knowing my thinking, there's no use
having two places for my mind to stretch.
Two places to toss around ideas.
Just more balls of ideas I can't catch!

My one brain is an occupied scramble.
A pink-celled, forgetful and frustrated mess!
Do I need another brain somewhere,
holding problems that I must address?

No, I have enough things to focus on.
Things so confusing and numerous to do.
So it's a good thing I only have one brain!
What in the world would I ever do with two!

Baby, Oh Baby!!

 (Crochet Baby Sweater Cardigan by UgglaLand)

      It's a colorful morning, so I thought I'd start with some 'baby' color! :-) Now, if you wanna talk about the perfect chocolate chip cookie....check out this post. If you wanna talk about  Bacon, Apricot, and Gorgonzola Scones...check out this post! ^_^
      But if talking about color, baby clothes, my Wuglyees sales, and a little bit of this and that is what you're after....stay put!! LOL That's what's on my mind this morning!...and when I say 'mind' I'm speaking lightly. ^_^ My mind is not that together after a night of sleeplessness...Ugh!...Thankfully there's still a 'changing backyard leaf' smile still under this mind though! ^_^

      Anyway! I digress! LOL...Isn't the baby sweater in the header photo gorgeous?!! :-) It's really got me 'seriously' considering making baby clothes for my shop!! I love cute baby clothes with personality! :-)
      Speaking of which, look at these adorable baby sneakers from the same Etsy shop! :-) ...

 (Crochet Baby Sneaker Booties by UgglaLand)

      Oh Yeah! I could see me getting consumed by making some of those! :-)) It's a good thing she already beat me to it!! ^_^

      And I've already decided...a little sweater with a lot of colors sorta like this...

 (Made to Order Rainbow Striped Crochet Baby Sweater Jacket by HandstitchedStarship)

      ...is definitely gonna be on my baby clothes 'To Do' list!! :-) But I think I'm gonna add a flower to it...DUH!! LOL

      I could add a bear to it....you know, sorta like my 'Baby Wuglyee' :-) ... but no! I'll leave the bears on baby clothes to this Etsy maker! :-) ...

 (Crochet Little Baby Boy Grey Bear Vest by MiniBeeBee)

      I'll stick to my 'bear-less' crochet boutonniere flowers for now...thank you very much! ^_^ ...

      I made these three pins, with the butterfly clutch pin backs, as a set. I even decided that I would charge a little bit less for them...in sets! :-) ...

      So, from now on out, any men's lapel flower pins and regular brooch pin flowers will be $10 each in sets, and the men's tiny lapel pins will be $9 each...in sets I mean! :-) ...

     

 If you're buying them individually, they'll still be $10.50 and $9.50 respectively...Hey! I have to pay that shipping cost!! LOL

      Okay, last but not least today, I'm really leaning toward making some baby blankets too!...This one inspired me!...

(Crochet Baby Blanket Soft Blue with White Border Boy by GoStitch)

      Isn't it pretty?! :-) ... Of course, instead of waiting until I get mine done, you can go over to this Etsy shop and buy one of hers!...or two if you want to! ^_^ She's got a whole section full of them in all kinds of pretty colors! (Just click the above link)

      So, there you go!...talk about color, baby clothes, and sales in my Wuglyees Etsy shop! ^_^ Although I didn't tell you yet that while I was over here blogging and complaining about my lack of sales yesterday, I was selling boutonnieres!! LOL I got back over to the shop and had three new sales! ^_^

      Don't worry though, I'm not gonna let that encourage me to complain more, just so that I can get sales! ^_^ That's not how this 'scrambled minded' girl rolls!! LOL I stick to the positive...for the most part anyway!

      Speaking of which, I am 'positive' that it's time for some breakfast!! ^_^ Bye!!...Have a good day, Everybody! :-)

I only have one brain

There have been times when I felt that I needed
an extra brain to remember some stuff.
An extra noggin to handle the chaos,
when my life and my schedule got tough.

A much bigger cranium for non-essentials;
Somewhere to go when my brain wants to bail.
An extra universe inside my skull space,
where I could place all my 'Mental Junk Mail'.

But, knowing my thinking, there's no use
having two places for my mind to stretch.
Two places to toss around ideas.
Just more balls of ideas I can't catch!

My one brain is an occupied scramble.
A pink-celled, forgetful and frustrated mess!
Do I need another brain somewhere,
holding problems that I must address?

No, I have enough things to focus on.
Things so confusing and numerous to do.
So it's a good thing I only have one brain!
What in the world would I ever do with two!

Uh Oh!...Stream Of Consciousness...Coming Atcha!!

      Usually I take at least a couple of minutes to organize my thoughts about what I'm gonna talk about here on the blog. This morning....I don't wanna! LOL I just wanna talk!!!
      So I'll start with the weather....UGH! As you can see in the photos it's rainy, dark, and just plain YUCKY! It's also ridiculously humid!..Let me see. Who do I call about this?!....Uhhhhh....."Hello. Fall....WHERE ARE YOU?!!!!" O_O
    We had a thunder booming storm that hit the backyard rough last night. My poor little yellow flowers took it on the chin....Well, one of them did! ^_^ They both were standing tall and proud. But if you look closely in the photo below you'll see that the one on the right could now be renamed 'lazy Susan'! ^_^

     A little more rain, and we might be able to call it 'Drooped'! LOL...In all sincerity though, I'm not 'that' upset about it...because I'm HIGHLY allergic to these little yellow 'babies'. I'm glad they're OUT THERE...while I'm IN HERE! LOL...Something tells me that a little 'sock on the chin' from a thunder storm isn't gonna keep it down for long though! I'm sure my sneezy nose will be avoiding it's upright gaze again soon! :-)

      Why do I bother looking at the news?! O_O There's always such CRAZY stuff going on!!!!...A doctor put on gloves and a mask, drove six hours to his son-in-law's house (who is also a doctor), and when his son-in-law was coming out of the house....he attacked him!!! O_O
      The crazy part...as if that wasn't crazy enough...was that, in the struggle, his son-in-law overpowered him!!! And as he was holding him down the father-in-law called the son-in-law's name, and asked him to let him go!!!! O_O ... C-R-A-Z-Y!!!!
      Apparently the father-in-law (doctor father-in-law ^_^) is now in jail, and facing a 25 year sentence for attempted murder!!!...Yep!...He had syringes and medicine and all kinda stuff in the car that he drove over to his son-in-law's house!!! O_O

     Can I just say: "UGH!!!!!!"...Why, you ask?!...Because yet another supplement, a multi-vitamin, that we take on a regular basis, has disappeared from the grocery store shelves!!!! O_O Now, what am I gonna do?!...I can't take a lot of the others because of my sensitivities to so many things. (The multi-vitamin we take...well, 'took'...didn't have additives, starch, etc...It was a vegetarian multiple.)
     This is what has happened to my supplements: I was taking St John's Wort for focus in my scattery brain....I was told to discontinue it when I started taking my blood pressure meds. O_O I still don't understand why, but I stopped taking it....That explains some things about my brain these days, now doesn't it?! Ha! Ha!
      We were taking Chromium...(a special kind...that I can't think of the name of right now)...and it was discontinued! O_O I suppose I could go and find some other brand, and go through the 'rig-a-ma-role' of checking dosage, and additives, and .....UGH!...but I don't wanna!!
      Then our 1000 milligram, sustained release, vitamin C, which we used to buy from a particular company...because of the lack of 'stuff' in it...We can't find it anywhere!!!...and the company no longer carries it....and the company has changed the product labels on some of it's other supplements!! AARGH!!!!!! Why can't people just leave things alone?!!!
        NOW...it's the multi-vitamins! Grrrrrr!...Is it any wonder I'm not feeling my usual 'pulled together' self lately?!....Oh! You didn't know that, did you?! ^_^ ... Never mind!!!! Look at the hummingbird feeder!...
       

     ...And if you see a hummingbird....HOLLER! LOL They're only showing up once or twice a day now, and I don't wanna miss 'em!...Although, maybe they just got wind of the thunder storm before I did, and they'll be back today! :-) I'll let you know!

     Ummmmm...hot green tea with lemon!...and Gloria Esteban singing an old standard....Now this is the start of a better day! :-) ... I hope yours is too!

I only have one brain

There have been times when I felt that I needed
an extra brain to remember some stuff.
An extra noggin to handle the chaos,
when my life and my schedule got tough.

A much bigger cranium for non-essentials;
Somewhere to go when my brain wants to bail.
An extra universe inside my skull space,
where I could place all my 'Mental Junk Mail'.

But, knowing my thinking, there's no use
having two places for my mind to stretch.
Two places to toss around ideas.
Just more balls of ideas I can't catch!

My one brain is an occupied scramble.
A pink-celled, forgetful and frustrated mess!
Do I need another brain somewhere,
holding problems that I must address?

No, I have enough things to focus on.
Things so confusing and numerous to do.
So it's a good thing I only have one brain!
What in the world would I ever do with two!

Oh!....So That's What It Looks Like!

(Tiny Grey Cat Needle Felted Sculpture by TheGreedyCrocodile)

       Okay...so if I can't personally do it right now...at least I know what it's suppose to look like when, and if, I ever get to do it again!...Sleep, I mean. ^_^ I am afraid to report that my body clock is still not ticking time correctly!

       Hubby and I have begun to humorously check things off the list as to why I can't sleep...like, for instance, that maybe the thought of having "wobbly-headed" children has shocked my sleep senses! ^_^

(Small Oil Painting by cheersandapplause)

       Or maybe it was that super-sized moon we had the other day! Maybe it affected the earth's gravitational pull so much that my body clock was just one of its sad casualties....'Good Night Moon'. :-]

(Goslings Asleep Photograph by ArtistReferenceUK)

       Or maybe my meno-"pause" decided that it didn't want to be on pause and slow motion any more. Maybe it decided to throw all of the hormones it owns into my body RIGHT NOW!!!...Well, I have news for you, 'Mr. Hormones', I've been blaming you for my lack of sleep all along anyway!...♫ Na-na-na-na-naaaaaa! ♫ LOL

(Siamese Print of an Original Watercolor by rachelsstudio)

       There's a whole lot of other silly reasons we came up with...reasons that I'll spare you from having to read about! ^_^ 

(Baby Donkey Original Painting by SuesArt)

      There's also a few legitimate reasons that we're investigating too...like, for instance, some issues with my C-Pap machine...or a heightened allergic reaction to pollen...*The pollen has been crazy around here!*

(Asleep-Oil Painting by CocoaTonka)

        Whatever it is...I'll figure it out eventually!...Or it'll just work itself out...like it did the last time... Remember?!

(Cocoa The Cat Fine Art Photo by Patsysjoy)

      In the meantime, I'd like to thank all of the wonderful Etsians I featured on the blog today. You've documented wonderfully what "Asleep" looks like. :-) ...I'm taking note!...Hopefully, soon, I'll be able to report that it indeed does look like this....from behind the eyelids! ^_^

      Here's a few more wonderful examples...

(Set of 5 Blank Cards by Sketchycards)

(Asleep Reading In Pond-Painting by bookoffstudios)

        And my very favorite...

(Acrylic Cased Magnets by NoCrybabyDoGs)

      You can probably guess why it's my favorite, right?! ^_^ ... If I was a cat, this could be 'ME' right now! LOL

      Oh well, cowboys die with their boots on....why can't I sleep with my yarn on?!! ^_^ ...Okay, I'm off to......well.....guess! LOL Have a good day, Everybody!

I only have one brain

There've been times when I felt that I needed
an extra brain to remember some stuff.
An extra noggin to handle the chaos,
when my life and my schedule got tough.

A much bigger cranium for non-essentials;
Somewhere to go when my brain wants to bail.
An extra universe inside my skull space,
where I could place all my 'Mental Junk Mail'.

But, knowing my thinking, there's no use
having two places for my mind to stretch.
Two places to toss around ideas.
Just more balls of ideas I can't catch!

My one brain is an occupied scramble.
A pink-celled, forgetful and frustrated mess!
Do I need another brain somewhere,
holding problems that I must address?

No, I have enough things to focus on.
Things so confusing and numerous to do.
So it's a good thing I only have one brain!
What in the world would I ever do with two!

My Gray's Autonomy

(Beaded Cuff Bracelet by ibics)

      No. This time I'm not talking about the weather. The weather here is about 37 degrees right now, and sun is gonna be around most of the day. ..Okay, so we 'are' gonna get some cloudy skies and drizzle tonight....but still...that's not what my post is really about today!

     My post is about my gray hat that I finished yesterday...the replacement for the one my sis-in-law bought when she was up...

          Now that the hat is all done, I'm trying to decide whether to make a colorful flower for it or just do a gray flower with a colorful button. Decisions...*who cares*...decisions! LOL

       Okay, as you can tell...maybe I also have a bit of a 'gray' mood...kinda...this morning too...Why, you ask?!...Oh! You didn't ask?! ^_^ Well, I'll tell you anyway!...My 'Baby Girl' is in the hospital. She has been for a few days now. :-( They haven't figured out why she's experiencing the pain she is. They're in the tedious process of ruling things out.

      And, as if that wasn't bad enough, my "Friend" (who is not a friend at all!!!)...Aargh!...came-a-visiting last night too! You know who I mean, right ladies?!...Now I know for sure that the expression 'When It Rains It Pours' has nothing to do with the actual weather!

      Anyway!!!....Back to my gray....hat! Yeah, my hat! LOL

        With my body 'out-to-lunch', so to speak,...and therefore my brain is too!...I can't decide what to do with this gray sack hat!

       It's terrible to have gray hat choice autonomy, and still not be able to choose! LOL...Do I pair it with that pretty shade of blue that's in that gorgeous beaded bracelet (in the header photo)?...or some other color?...Or just a colorful, pretty button?

     I needed some inspiration from some fellow Etsians. Some with gray items in their shops that they've paired with some pretty colors. I thought I'd show you some of theirs with colors that I'm considering for my gray hat...

 (Pillow/Cushion Cover by Mazizmuse)

(Wool and Cashmere Scarf by BlueMoonRose)

(Granny Square Pillow Cover by CastAwayCollection)

(Earrings by ekojewelrydesign)

 (Sofa Pillow Cover by pillowlink)

(Cashmere Covered Buttons by EmbellishedLife2) 

 (Chunky Cowl Infinity Scarf by lululuvs)

       Any one of these colors would make a pretty flower on the hat, don't you think?!...And, for that matter, they'd make a good accent button color too!...I'll decide and try to finish it today. If I do, I'll show it to you tomorrow.

      I also have to make more headbands it appears! :-] This one sold a few days ago...

          ...and this one sold last night!...

         They're not gray either!...Both turquoise. But hmmmm...! That would be a great color with gray! :-) ...Clearly I need a nap!! LOL Too much tennis watching...and other things...is taking my poor thinking process away!! ^_^

      Have a good day Everybody!...Zzzzzzzzzz!

 
I only have one brain

There have been times when I felt that I needed
an extra brain to remember some stuff.
An extra noggin to handle the chaos,
when my life and my schedule got tough.

A much bigger cranium for non-essentials;
Somewhere to go when my brain wants to bail.
An extra universe inside my skull space,
where I could place all my 'Mental Junk Mail'.

But, knowing my thinking, there's no use
having two places for my mind to stretch.
Two places to toss around ideas.
Just more balls of ideas I can't catch!

My one brain is an occupied scramble.
A pink-celled, forgetful and frustrated mess!
Do I need another brain somewhere,
holding problems that I must address?

No, I have enough things to focus on.
Things so confusing and numerous to do.
So it's a good thing I only have one brain!
What in the world would I ever do with two!