Sigh! another Spring like day in January!

I had to share this photo of my husband and I at lunch today.  We sat outside of El Jardin and enjoyed sunny skies and warm temps.  I was wishing I had on shorts, I could really have worked on my tan!  It was a lovely 58 degrees but was so much warmer in the direct sun.

For a January day this is unreal.



I know we need rain and snow but since I have no control over the weather I will just enjoy what we get! And for your additional pleasure this is our view while we eat and what we hear!

Music of the creek.

Today I have been working away learning a new software program, at least new to me.  I have avoided getting into scrapbooking because I am already spread thin on things I enjoy doing and I figured I would get hooked if I even tried it.

   But I was offered the opportunity to test and review a Scrapbooking software and I thought “why not”.  Maybe it would at least get some of our travel photographs organized and put into books or slide shows slicked up with pretty backgrounds and embellishments.  I need something fast and easy as my time is limited to say the least.
The software is much more comprehensive than I had thought but not difficult.  I also was asked to do a giveaway of this software and I will do that so keep an eye out.  I wanted to do more than just a cursory test of it before writing my review and offering a chance for my readers to win one.  So I will give it a good work out the next couple of weeks and give you an honest opinion of how well this software works for the complete newbie!

On another note. I never posted the finished signs I sent off just last week.  Here is one for a beach house in Florida. 



And this went to a repeat customer of mine in Canada.  She never fails to stretch my talents with her ideas.  The chickadees are a new one for me but fun.



Sign orders have waned for the moment, which is a relief.  Now I can dig into my building projects I had on my back burner.  My worktable is complete and I have already cut the legs and aprons for my dining room buffet table.   I have a garden bench in the works as well so stay tuned for those to show up here. 

In the evenings I still enjoy my crochet.  This scarf I will finish up soon, it will be an infinity scarf and I made it out of Drops delight yarn in the purple turquoise mix.



Here is the pattern I made it from. Click on the photo to go to the pattern.




I am also trying my hand at some granny squares, I have seen them made into scarves and they are just fun! Once I get them attached into a scarf I will do a shell trim or something.



I also like the Flower Hexagon pattern and the full tutorial here is very easy to follow.



Yes, I normally have several projects going at once, it is they way things go around here.  I have also been sifting thru my collection of seeds so when I get my metal rack and grow lights set up I can have them organized and ready to plant. 

That is all for today….