Daisy's New Blanket

After Aunt Patty made Daisy a quilt and pillow at our Elim retreat, I thought Daisy also needed a blanket. It was also a good excuse to crochet some African flowers.

As I stated in the previous post, I used yarn remnants from my stash. After doing a round with some Malabrigo green laceweight, I finished with a round of the some more off-white sock yarn I round in my stash. Good thing, too because there wasn't much Astra yarn left to split.

Daisy finds it to be very cozy.

I also dug out my geraniums and potted them in some fresh potting soil. I scrubbed the pots clean last night. I trimmed the foliage back and will bring them in the house tomorrow. It's nice having them blooming in my kitchen all winter. Most of these plants are at least 10 years old. I have one small one that I'm going to try the dry root method of keeping it over the winter. We'll see how that goes.

I also need to bring in the hibiscus plant after I repot it some new potting soil as well. Fingers are crossed it'll do OK in my sunny kitchen over the winter.

My cosmos finally bloomed!!! And not a moment too soon - we could get a light frost any time soon. A bee was already enjoying it when I first went out.

The odd bachelor button/cornflower is still blooming. Gardening is not a passion for me but I deadhead as much as I can when I'm out there. 

The calendula are still blooming as well. 

Barb and Poppy are off the England today to begin their holiday which will culminate in Nicola Parkman's stitchery retreat. I am very excited for them and I know they will have a cracking good time.