The Hills Are Alive, With The Sound Of Music!!

Last weekend we had a big storm.  Wind, and torrential rain.  We enjoyed it from the warmth of home, with a roaring fire to keep us cozy.  The little table next to my chair looked like this most of the weekend as I worked on my current project.

  I have been cleaning up after the storm all week!  And now, it would seem that Spring has arrived!  Yesterday was beautiful!  After my usual morning chores, I just had to take myself out to the back patio.

I am making a Spring Wreath.  Inspired by the one and only Lucy, of Attic24.  If you crochet, you know this lovely and talented lady.

 I will be needing twice this many flowers and things.  My wheels are spinning, thinking of Spring related items to make. I am doing a lady bug, and more birds too.  Yesterday, I came up with my version of a Spring nest.  Every Spring nest needs a clutch of eggs.  I may refine the eggs, but for now, this is what I came up with.

I made a circle with a tweedy, moss colored yarn.  Then decreased, to cinch the sides up,which created this sort of bobble stitch along the rim of the nest.  Then using brown yarn, I made an edging.  I then snipped some yarn pieces of both colors I used to create the loose twig like nest material.  With the eggs, I pulled the tails through to the under side of the bottom of nest and tied them off so that they will stay put.
My other fun creation, is a sunflower, Kris style.  I just started stitching, and creating, until I liked what I made.  Then I wrote out the pattern to what I did, so that I can remember it.  I have made two of those, with  stems and big leaves.

Last night, while visiting with Greg about the days goings on, I stitched up another dozen or so small leaves.  It is coming along, but not there yet.  I am SO enjoying this project!!!  
While sitting outside on the patio, I noticed how the sun was shining on this Bird Of Paradise.

I love to watch the yards wake up after winter.  This little flower, is blooming so nicely now too.  Noah brought it home in Kindergarten, on Earth day.  One sorry little leaf in an overwatered paper dixie cup.  With his name on a popsicle stick, sticking out the top.  I planted it in my clay pot along side one of my roses.  And it took off slowly, but now it is looking like this.

The other day, we got a fun delivery!  My neighbor has a piece of family property, that has recently been sold.  It has several homes on it, and several acres of storage and outbuildings. All of which needed to be removed, and or/given away.  This old piano sat across the room, just waiting for someone to claim it.   Jane didn't know of it's origins, but figured it must have belonged to one of her 13 siblings, or parents at one time. But it was sitting in that old house, sad and lonely, waiting for a home.  This is the picture I took with my iphone from across the room.  The floorboards were all gone, so we couldn't get close to it.  This photo has been cropped.  I knew nothing of it, other than this photo.  But I knew I wanted it.  Our son Drew, is a musician.  And he has been wanting a piano so badly.  So, Jane called the other morning and said, the piano is on the way!!!!

It is in need of some TLC.  It has to be tuned, of course.  Someone painted it black, a bad paint  job, at that.  I polished the ivories, and gave it a good cleaning.  And now it lives in a corner of our living room, ready to make beautiful music.

It didn't have a bench, but I had this at my vanity in my bedroom.  It looks like it goes with it.  I LOVE the scrolling on the sheet music piece.  And the spindle legs!  It is rough, and I would love to refinish it, but I love the lines.  I love that it is old.  And most of all, my son is like a little boy on Christmas Eve!!!

And oh can he play!!!  I am just blown away at his talent.  This guy has never had a single lesson.  NOT ONE.  He taught himself to play guitar at 14, and then from there, he taught himself several other instruments.  He plays electric and acoustic guitar.  Drums, banjo, harmonica, and piano.   He learned to read and write music.  And he is now a music teacher.  Both in a studio and privately.  But the piano....oh my gosh, I could listen to him play all day.
He was so eager to show his girlfriend.  I took this of them last night.

 I need to video him and post it.

I am meeting the Knitty Biddies in a few minutes, so I will do a Spring in the house post soon.
I am behind in reading blogs, but working on catching up.  And as always, thank you for your kind comments, and support.  It means so much.  Also, welcome new followers!!!
XO  Kris