Welcome to Posies and Picots

Welcome to Posies and Picots!  I am not new to the blogging business, actually I have been blogging for about 15 years.  The last blog I had for a couple of years was Hickory Hollow ~ At Home in the Country.  You can still find that old blog here: Hickory Hollow.  That was a blog story about our move out to the country and building our new home.  Life became very busy, with new jobs and children growing up and then the whole problem of forgetting my old password and a hacked into email address. So I had to create a new blog.  Hmm..fun new creative adventure, count me in!

I am new to crocheting, but old to gardening.  I have loved flowers, veggies, and most importantly herbs for as long as I can remember.  I have been so fortunate to have a wonderful, creative mom.  My mom has quilted, sewed, cake decorated, painted furniture, made soap, crocheted, knitted, embroidered, appliqued, scrapbooked and her latest is creative adventure is broken china jewelry and bent silverware jewelry. Little did I know that when I started crocheting a little snowflake (reteaching myself after a bizillion years)

 I would find a new favorite hobby.  I would call it a "passion" but that sounds a little weird to my midwest sensibilities. I LOVE yarn. Maybe it is the texture, the colors, the comfort. Whatever it is, I am hooked!

This is where I am currently keeping my yarn stash. I had started putting it in a basket by the fireplace, but it began to overflow.  Plus I like just looking at my yarn.

Actually, I do have more yarn than this. It is in the closet a place I know other ladies hide their stash. I am inspired by Lucy over at Attic 24, to much yarn in all shades of color. Too bad I have to drive about 60 miles to get to the nearest store with more abundance of yarn than Wal-Mart.  Of course Miles had to jump into the cabinet while I was taking a picture of my newest project: THE SWEATER.  My next post will about this new project.  If you are anything like me, you like links to the patterns or inspiration and I will do my best to share.  I have discovered so many fun and unique sites and patterns by following links.  Guess that is another hobby!

Thanks for stopping in today to listen to a few ramblings.

~Jill~