I was at the comp typing out my new blog post when wifey
casually said “There is a new man in my
life”
I turned and looked at her, trying to comprehend
what she said.
She said “meet
Mr Cute” and dangled this little guy in front of me.
I knew that she was into crochet of late, but this
little guy took me by surprise and brought a smile on my face.
In December she was busy making angels of different
sizes and shapes.
I asked her “They
are so colourful, aren’t angels supposed
to be all white?”
She said “These are
for kids and they enjoy colourful things”
Last week I got a shock when I saw this head lying
on the cot.
When I asked her she said “Oh that is just the head, wait till you see the rest of the body”
I love the small things that she makes, like these
key chain Owls
Or the little book marks. This cow with a big head.
I photographed this squished mice book mark on
a Spice book and inside the book titled "Sholay" that I was reading
Some of the things that she has crocheted has
reached different parts of the world, like this pillow case which has reached
Canada
This scarf and cap has reached Australia (waiting
for the cold season to set in)
These frocks and skirt has reached California
I wonder how the Australian immigration allowed a
squished rat to enter their country.
Frogies are her favourite, whether it be a simple
one or a book mark.
Her work table where she was working on a doll as
well as a rattle.
Finally she finished her work on the doll and asked
me “Can you pack this and courier it to
Chennai?”
Now that put me in a fix as I had to ensure that it
was properly packed and more important was the fact that it should reach the
recipient at Chennai.
My anxiety reached new heights when there was no
news from Chennai even after six days !!
I consoled myself that maybe they
were sorting out the squabble between Sasikala and Paneerselvam and delivery of
a crocheted doll is last on their priority list.
It was only when I got a photograph on WhatsApp on the seventh
day saying that it was safely delivered, did I leave a sigh of relief.
Even the dolls looked tired after all the travelling
they did.
So I decided to take one more picture of our Mr Cute
in our garden happily sitting next to the onion sprigs.
Talking of the garden, this is the last flower of
the season (Vanilla) There are eleven beans holding on which means about 30%
success in pollination. The longest bean is 9 inches.
Now for the next step –
Vanilla extraction.
PS: addition on 11th March - Little Mrs Mousy gingerly standing at the edge of the Ikea table.
PS: 12th March - The Hedgehog came creeping in today.
PS: 28th Sept - The shoes are also readyPS: addition on 11th March - Little Mrs Mousy gingerly standing at the edge of the Ikea table.
PS: 12th March - The Hedgehog came creeping in today.
PS: 13th March - The Koala refused to look at the camera
PS: 24th March - This doll took some time and some say that the previous one was better.
PS: 24th June - The Angel sisters are pretty happy and don't mind standing on the "nut case"
PS: 24th March - This doll took some time and some say that the previous one was better.
PS: 24th June - The Angel sisters are pretty happy and don't mind standing on the "nut case"
Update 29 January 2019 : Out of the three Santa, only one is left and the calf is the latest addition.
