Saturday Snapshop

 

This is a quick knitted project I had finished in early July. I was able to give these to a friend for her new granddaughter just about a week before the baby was born. The pattern, which is well-written and easy to do, is Bows Before Bros by Carrie Briggs. This pattern is going on my list of great baby gifts to make.

On my walk today...

 

This is the St. Lucie Catholic Church in Port St. Lucie. I love the tiled picture of St. Lucy on the front of this church. In the picture St. Lucy is holding a wheat stalk and a dish with two eyes. I'm not sure why she has the wheat. She holds the eyes because according to church legend, St. Lucy was tortured for being a Christian after her jilted pagan bridegroom turned her in to the officials. When her eyes were put out as a part of the torture, God restored her sight. For this, and because her name means "light," St. Lucy is the patron saint of the blind and sight-impaired.

Saturday snapshot

Picture Saturday

Japanese eggplant, from the local farmer's market.

I'm not sure why the local farmer's market has Japanese eggplant,
but I'm looking forward to trying one.

Snapshot: Cat on the Shelf

 

When my children were toddlers, they would pull the books off the bookshelf and take a nap among surrounded by the stories that they loved. They each did it, in turn, and I have photos to prove this. (Actually, I think my oldest child still naps with her books scattered around her whenever she can get away with it.)

It did surprise, though, to come home and find that the cat had done the same thing.

Snapshot: Let the cat out of the bag

 

I don't usually have paper bags at the house, since I prefer to use the cloth shopping bags, so this was the first time Missy Gray had gotten to play in a bag. Would you believe the silly thing got lost? I heard her crying and went to investigate. She had gone into the bag head-first, but then couldn't figure out how to turn around to come out. I had to tip the bag upside down to empty her out of it. 

Luckily, she wasn't scarred for life. A couple of hours later I found her back in the bag, this time with her head looking out.

Saturday Snapshot

the Everglades

Hang in there!

I couldn't resist!

I love this "wool knot" nail polish from Sally Hansen. Now all I need is to learn how to apply it properly. I miss having my daughter around to paint my nails for me.