Mid February & I'm Back In Isolation

 Yes, I'm back into 14-day isolation as Bill arrived February 12 from working in Brampton for a week & which means everyone in the household must isolate too! He was able to have a Covid test after being home for 5 days, then another in 5 days but Brian Higgs put a stop to that, with no reason. If he was a trucker or worked in Quebec or Maine he could be released from isolation as it does not apply to those essential workers.  It does not make sense to us or others that are in our situation being an essential worker that works away.

Enough, it is what it is right now so we will make the best of it! Together!!

With Bill working from home I too like to stay busy in my own 'kyrotime' fun.

I made this small Bernie Sanders for a laugh to sit on Bill's shelf to entertain those viewing him on his zoom meetings. Laughter is the best medicine!

This wee fellow was 17 pages of instruction & a lot more work than I had thought.

I have to count every stitch being worked into him!

I was happy with the way he turned out! Bill put him on the family group chat & Leslie fell in love with Bernie. I sent him to go live with her as she too does zoom meetings with her job & Bernie I know has a good home! I've started another one for Bill...

Billy the Badger needed a new jumper/sweater for these cold days. I needed to knit after all that crocheting & counting. Knitting needles are calming to me, I was taught to knit on the fourth floor of Eaton's in London. My dad sent me for lessons with my childhood girlfriend Sharon, we were taught to make an egg cozy. By doing so we were taught to knit, purl, increase & decrease, funny the things we remember fondly.

I used these old leather vintage buttons from my button stash.

Because I used scrap yarn, I thought I was going to run out doing the sleeves so I made him look sporty with the chocolate brown stripes. I did have enough yarn to do all one colour & I'm glad I did do the stripe!

Is he not a handsome fellow?!

Baxter & Bridget are loving the radiant heat from the firebox these days.

Baxter will bark at you to start the fire in the box & old Boris use to do the same thing!

If they were cats they would be purring! lol

Bridget is such a sweetie, she hugs her stuffless stuffies & that tongue of hers!!

Bill keeps them busy with him when he is home & by evening they are exhausted & warmer by the fire.

Here they are in the front foyer waiting for Bill, they know he's going somewhere...

There was a very large package delivered this week, Bill ordered a 6' sleigh to haul the wood out of the woods. Now to put the handles on the sleigh with his audience watching.

Bill put their blankets into the sleigh to see if he could get them to ride inside the sleigh.

After assembly, he took it out for a ride! Yes, they would jump into the sleigh but jump right back out.

Bill is enjoying having it to haul the firewood out of the woods that he's been putting a trail through.

With St. Patrick's Day coming next month, I thought I would make the geese an outfit only to find out what I had already done last year! Rexton was sitting on my lap so I thought she might like to try on a sweater.

The next morning was Bridget's turn!

Baxter was jealous of her getting all the attention & a new sweater! Settle down you two!

Bridget feels the cold more than Baxter & I just need to lengthen the top back & add leg straps to hold it in place.

Bridget looks so Irish in that colour! lol

The front length should keep the winds off her.

Now to measure her width that is needed.

And her length & oh my, I do have a hair appointment to get those fast-growing snow-white roots covered the day after my isolation is over! 

Winter has arrived, not the usual winters that I use to. I can still see out all of the windows!!

I've always wanted to make a scrappy crocheted granny square afghan, so I started one this week!

 

All the centers will be black & all the joining of the squares will be black. Hopefully giving a kind of stained glass look to this very colourful afghan. 

It's a memory afghan to me too as I'm using my MIL Eva's scrap wools whilst I create it!

The doggie dorm room now has a curtain closing to it!

I used the fabric I had purchased several years back at Fabricland London for some outdoor cushions to be covered & never got around to it. So glad I did not, everything for a reason for sure!!

The location of Baxter & Bridget's room is under Mrs. Maday's original artwork that we have been gifted. She was a Hungarian artist & friend to Bill's mom & Namama. 

This fabric could not have been any better for complimenting her colourful artwork.

These plates still have to be hung but look at the colours she worked in! So vibrant, so alive!

I cannot find anything on Mrs. Maday & don't know much about her other than Eva & Namama would curate her shows & help with the sales of her items in London ON.

She worked in many mediums, this is an oil on canvas of Mrs. Maday.

Mrs. Maday was a very talented woman & one that I do wish I would have met. I enjoy seeing her work every day coming down the hall & seeing this beautiful picture in the great room.

Bill has levelled out the fireplace mantel & I can once more hear the chiming of Dad's old clock.

I forgot to post that Luna has a new dress & apron!

It was all made from the fat 1/4's that cousin Ann gifted me several years ago. Luna was so perfect for Valentine's Day!

Now she has a new nightie! I think Alfie is jealous that he doesn't have new PJ's too. 

She is a most stylish lapin!

I love Boston's & have a quilt pattern to make a Boston blanket! So I started playing with the FatCat Pattern & had another idea. 

My girlfriend Deb, while her daughter adopted a special needs Boston & they called him Joey!

Joey was born with very impaired vision & is in such a home of love right now.

Deb tells me all about him & she has never met him due to Covid, so I am making her a pillow of her grandpuppy. I hope she likes it. I'll post the finished pillow next post.

Thank you for stopping in for a visit during my isolation! Please stay safe & wear your mask, wherever you are. 

Enjoy the last turn of winter because spring is just around the corner! 

Cynthia