Updated pictures of Shirley the Turtle

I fixed Shirley's hat and I'm deciding on whether or not to make her a cute little scarf.  In the meantime, I took her picture on our back deck.  It was really windy and I'm glad she didn't fall off.  I put a little purple washcloth underneath her to keep her clean.  What do you think of her?

If you would like to try to crochet a sweet little turtle of your own, find this very well-written, easy to follow pattern by Pepika at her Etsy shop here.

National Crochet Month Post #14--Shirley the Turtle Amigurumi

I am going to be very tired tomorrow morning, but I was determined to finish this sweet little turtle amigurumi today.  At 11:01 p.m., I have 59 minutes left in #NationalCrochetMonth here in the central time zone.

I made this sweet turtle for my cousins Janet and Ellie in honor of their mom Shirley.  They asked me to make a turtle as a mascot for their Walk to End Alzheimer's team Slowly But Shirley.  Aunt Shirley was a lovely woman and she is greatly missed by her family.  My dad is now experiencing dementia-like symptoms and I would love to see more awareness of brain related maladies.

I still have to tweak her hat a bit and take a picture of her with natural light, but I wanted to make sure I got this posted today.  What do you think of her?

I bought the pattern for Shirley from www.pepika.com.

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It's been a lot of fun sharing various crochet projects with you.  I wish I had been able to post more, but I will continue to do so even though National Crochet Month has ended.

Have a wonderful day!

-J

A Day at the Arburrito

"Let's go to the Arboretum today, Liz," I said to my lovely daughter, who is 11 going on 25.

"The Arburrito?" she asked.  "What's that?"

We had a good laugh over that quip and it got me thinking: Wouldn't it be cool if a tree could produce burritos with the push of a button (or a knot, as the case may be)?  I think we would have a very successful árbol for sure!

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But we did make it to our local Arboretum, where we I think I got some really good photos.

The Overland Park Arboretum has an exquisite garden modeled after Claude Monet's jardin de Giverny.

Je te tiens, tu me tiens par la barbichette, le premier qui rira aura une tapette...

Did you know that Claude Monet developed cataracts and had poor vision toward the end of his life?  He kept on painting, however.  Here, he is helped along by a good Samaritan who had just moments before attempted to slap him after pulling on his beard!  Liz is not amused!  ;)

Lily pads:

 Father and daughter having a quick rest and a scintillating conversation, probably about Arburritos.  ;)

 Mon nouvel ami:

Maman et sa fillette:

 We saw a mama deer eating leaves and enjoying herself in a quiet corner of the woods.

Papa et sa fillette.  I think it's adorable how they are holding hands:

A hummingbird moth:

One last glance at the lake and some gorgeous zinnias:

And some more favorite photos of the day:

These make me happy.  

I hope you're having a bright, sunshiny day!  

"I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately..."--Thoreau