Peacocks!

Over on Janes blog this morning she shows you a couple of peacocks!

Well... This Tatty OG was fortunate enough to get to test tat him!!  Want to see??

Lizbeth pale pink and rainbow splash for his feathers! He is going on a bag but not directly! Why? Because believe it or not the bag is EXACTLY the same shade as the green on his tail! So... When I locate some dark blue I'm stitching him to a background!

Now I wonder what another one would look like with lbp's at the ends of those tail feathers...

(Walks away muttering about beads and colours)...

She's Back!!

No, not me... I've just been busy!!

Li'l Miss!!  They've been to Maui, Sydney and California for 5 weeks!  She loved it!  So did Mummy & Daddy.  I'll show you a pic of Mummy in a bit... taken in Maui.  Li'l Miss brought a pink pony, Pooh bear and Tigger home with her, so I had to meet them yesterday.  Whilst they were in Disney California she managed to meet her two Disney Idols!!  And have breakfast with them!  Eggs and bagels for breakfast with.... you can see in the pic!!

Finished the bookmark that you all guessed correctly... Reminds me of Nasturtiums in colours!  Now on with this one:

Loves the colours on this too!  But... they're not for me!

Anyway, here's the pics I promised earlier:

Mummy playing 'dressing up'!!

Meeting friends for breakfast!

Must remember to finish those ends!!!

Chat soon

Watch Out!!!

Because I'm back!!  No I haven't been away but I have been busy doing other things than tatting!! Heavens... Did I just say that??? Wash my mouth out with chocolate (very dark plain stuff please!! Lol)

So what have I been doing? Well, for a start school broke up almost a week after I expected them to! Li'l Miss is on extended hols with Mummy & Daddy, which means yours truly is cat sitting! They demand fuss every time I go in, so I sit with them for at least half an hour each time... Can't do anything as I've a cat in each hand!!

Anyway, as I've not done much more of that there doily and I'm not in the mood to do it... I'm working on something else whilst sitting with a coffee...

Lets see if you can work out what it is....

Chat later

Tilly

You remember a few weeks ago I reported the sad loss of Megan? Well, my crazy Dutch friend and her wood turning husband couldn't stand the silence in the house any longer!

This is 8+ week old Tilly, a beautiful Border Collie!  I met her for the first time yesterday afternoon... one manic little gorgeous girl!!  (Can you tell I've got a soft spot for Collies??)

It was said friends birthday last Friday and I made these for her:

Yes there are two of them! From one of Marilee's books! The leaves are from my stash!

Sir is improving slowly, he hates the weather at the moment, unlike Li'l Miss! She was spotted last week...

I think she likes the white stuff!

Chat soon

I've Been a Busy Bee!!

Hi All... Yes I know it's been quiet on Pigmini Blog... but I've had loads to do as well as Sir having the 'flu and a MASSIVE lung infection that reduced his blood oxygen levels down to critical!!

Want to see what I've been doing??

Well, I got set a sort of a challenge on the design front and this is what I came up with:

  This one was just plain and then...

A beaded button version!!

Chat soon

Megan

Todays post has nothing to do with Tatting.  It's a celebration of the life of Megan.  Megan was the 12 year old labrador belonging to my Crazy Dutch friend and her lace bobbin turning husband.  She unfortunately passed away after a major heart attack whilst out on a walk with Mike yesterday.

Meg was one of those full of life dogs that one comes across sometimes.  Always happy to see people (particularly if she thought she could persuade them to give her a big biscuit or even a little biscuit!!).  Bouncing up to the door and barking to let the whole world know that a friend had come to visit her... not her humans you understand... just visit her!!  Distinct shades of 'It's my Fuss Time so just give me a scratch and a rub round the ears... no I did NOT give you permission to stop!!'  When we get together to make lace I'm usually the first there, closely followed by Jill, another lab owner who Meg was absolutely certain would have more than 2 'treats' in her pocket... one for as soon as Jill got to the door, and one at coffee time!  'Let me make certain you aren't telling me that your pockets are empty.'  Lickety Split (my nickname for her) would tell you it was time for an apple, or a banana, or a walk, or a big biscuit.... and she knew the time as well!!

Anyway... she is with us no more... I'm sure wherever she is, she's bouncing up to people she hasn't yet met and saying... 'This ear first, now the back, now this ear, no don't stop... and are you absolutely certain you don't have a treat in that pocket??' and still looking for pussy cats in the gardens, they'd always gone over the fence by the time she realised!!

 

RIP Megan.

Final Day of the 2016 TIAS

Now I know you're all unhappy that the TIAS has come to an end... I know I am!!  Harvey Campbell is definitely a Pooka, but one that is going to need LOTS of friends.... a whole warren of Pookas in fact!!  This should keep us all busy for a few months while Jane has chance to catch her breath and then decide on next years TIAS!!!

Want to see him??

Had to share this conversation with a certain Tatty OG in the last day or so....  However, before I do... the pic I showed on the Day 13 was of Brer Rabbit at the Carrot Patch!!  I also found a story of Brer Rabbit online here!!

Remember that she told Patricia and I that we weren't 'allowed to be cruel to bunnies?  Yes???  Over on the TIAS on the day before Day 13 and again today she said it!!!  No hunting or stewpots she said!!!

Well, this is how the email conversation went afterwards....


Me:     I wouldn't put him in a stew pot.... Haven't got one big enough!! A nice warm short crusty blanket will do just fine!!!!

Jane:    Poor, poor rabbit.  I'm going to report you to the NSPCR right NOW.

Me:      Ok... I promise to give him plenty of carrots to eat while he's getting warm under the blanket!! How's that????

Jane:    Better

Me:      Ok.... then I can get him to  dive into a fragrant 'mud' bath and cover him up with that blanket!!!

Jane:     You are SOOOOO cruel.  Off to report you!!!!!

Me:       I am happy to keep the bunny bath on the stove for a while to keep it warm till he has got extra carrots... I'll even put extra portions in for him... Then when he's ready for that fragrant mud bath and crusty 'towel'.... He'll jump right is without even being pushed!!!

Jane:      Is that what they call a 'bunny boiler'?!?!?!?




Now which one of us is the most 'mentally on a seesaw??" Rofl!!

Chat soon