Craft corner reorganize

I got shelves .

Flowers ดอกไม้รอบๆ บ้าน

วันนี้อากาศดีจังไม่หนาวแล้ว และหวังว่าจะเป็นฤดูร้อนเสียที ได้ฤกษ์ปลูกผัก ปลูกต้นไม้กันอีก สำรวจรอบบ้านมีดอกไม้หลงเหลืออยู่บ้าง ที่ว่าหลงเหลืออยู่เนื่องจากว่าตอนมาใหม่ๆ เห็นมีแต่ต้นใบเขียวๆ จัดการขุด สับ ถอนราก ถอนหน่อ ถอนโคนไม่เหลือ โดยคุณสามีก็ไม่ปริปากบอกสักคำว่าทุกต้นเป็นดอกไม้ เราก็อยากได้ดอกไม้สวยๆ มารู้เอาตอนเพื่อนจากเนบราสก้ามาพักด้วยนี่ละ ด้วยเขาเห็นส่วนที่หลงเหลืออยู่บ้างแล้วแถลงให้เรารู้ว่ามีต้นอะไรบ้าง นี่ทิวลิปน่ะเพื่อน นี่ไลแล๊กน่ะ นี่......ว่ากันไป ดอกไม้ทั้งนั้นเลย โอ้ย! ปีนี้อยากได้ต้นซากุระมาปลูกบ้าง ต้นเล็กๆ สัก 4-5 ปีคงโตสวย แต่พอไปร้านต้นไม้ ต้องร้องเพลง"ถอยดีกว่าๆๆๆๆ" สู้ราคาไม่ไหวอะค่ะ
จริงๆแล้ว มีไม่กี่ต้น แต่ถ่ายรูปดูเหมือนว่ามีเยอะไว้น่ะค่ะเพื่อนๆ จะได้ไม่เบื่อเนาะ

Today weather is really good. I hope it is summer already. It is the time for planting , I guess, so I walked around the house and found there are flowers left. I said that because my cousin and I cut them since we first came. We thought they were leaf plants and wanted to have flowers instead. I knew they were flowers when a friend from Nebraska visited us told me. There are not many flowers left but I took many pictures for make good slde in here.

ต้นซากุระเพื่อนบ้านตรงข้าม
Cherry blossom neighbor oppostie our house.

ต้นหลังบ้านเริ่มมีใบแล้ว
The tree in back yard new leaves coming.

แม๊กโนเลียดอกสีขาวเต็มต้นของเพื่อนบ้านด้านหลัง
Magnolia with white flowers in neighbor 's yard behide our house.


ต้นนี้เพิ่งจะลงดินวันนี้ ต้นไรจำชื่อมะได้แล้วจ้า ซื้อมา 2 ต้น ปลูกหน้าบ้าน กะ หลังบ้าน สูงสุด 6 ฟุต รอดูต่อไปว่าจะรอดถึงวันนั้นป่าวเนาะ
I just took these 2 on the land one at the front and one at the back of house. I do not remember the name.These will be 6 feet height, but will see if they alive to that day.

มุมนี้ลงดินได้สักอาทิตย์แล้ว ออกดอกน้อยๆ สวยเชียว
These plants I put on the land last week. They are little red flowers. Beautiful!

มุมนี้หว่านเมล็ดผักไว้ มีดอกไม้นิดหน่อย รอดูกันต่อไปว่าจะรอดหรือจะไม่เห็นอะไรเลย
I also plants seed vegetable this morning. We will see if they grow or never shown up from the ground.

Sushi with Sayaka

In the afternoon I went to Sayaka's house. She was teaching how to make "Sushi". I printed her house 's direction and left home. I was at her house about 25 minutes. There were many friends there already. I do not like Sushi but I would like to know how to make it. I bought cookies which bought from "Bing bakery" and Turkish friend brought Turkish coffee, but I do not drink coffee , so do not know how does it taste. She also telling fortune for Sayaka by a cup of coffee which Sayaka drank, but after turn over a cup to the coffee plate for a while. Interesting!

Sayaka baked a cake for surprising 2 friends. Their birthday is tomorrow (Apr 17th 2009). We had a great time today.

Sayaka , I took her wedding picture from the frame. She looks like princess on wedding dress.

Turkish friend "Obi" and her Turkish coffee.

My 1st "Sushi" . I made 2 more.

Songkran at the temple PA

We went to the temple on last Sunday for "Songkran festival" .The weather was cold on that day,so we did not throwing of water . It is also "Thai new year and family day" on 13th April. See my album

I really excited because it was my 1st songkran in the USA, but the 2nd time go to temple here. When at the temple, I really feel back home because all people here were Thai. There were Thai food which people gave without charge. I guess some of them own Thai restaurant. 

When we came last time in summer between July and August. It was really nice and more fun because of the weather better than in winter. 

The ceremony started at 9 am. , monks praying. We were there about 10 am , the time for gave food to monks. We were in the top line, but if we were there later than 10 am. we had to wait for long time until monks walked to us because  the line were long which the monk must walked to other side of the building (you can see in the pictures). 

There were a sand pagoda displayed which was really impress me even not many same as in Thailand. Nowadays ,it is rare to see sand pagoda especially in the big city in Thailand like Bangkok. There were "Srong nam pra" (take shower for monks and buddha statues). We also take shower for old people but call" Rod Nam Phu yai". Both are the same thing but call differently because of monk and normal person. 

We did not stay until take shower to the monks " Song nam pra" at 4 pm. because I did not know and also it was too late for us. Darin was not feel good on the day because he thought the weather will warmer in late day but colder. 

There were a small market selling Thai food, spicy food and plants for Thai ingredients. We did not playing spread water because of cold. In Thailand, people will play spreading water for 3 -7 days . April is the hottest month in Thailand.

Black skirt

This is my 1st crochet skirt in my life,for 'NOK'. I made it by my thinking. It is not bad.

Pattern:

Body and pocket : half double crochet (hdc)
1. Wrap the yarn over the hook and insert the hook into the work (or third chain from hook).
2.Wrap the yarn over the hook, craw through the work only and wrap the yarn again.
3.Draw through all three loops on the hook.

EDGE: Arch and Picot Edging

1st row (RS) work 1sc into 2nd ch from hook, 1sc into each ch to end, turn

2nd row: 1ch,1sc into 1st sc,*5ch, sl st into 3rd ch from hook, 3ch, skip next 4sc, 1sc into next sc; rep from * to end , turn.

3rd row: 1ch,1sc into 1st sc,*6ch, sl st into 3rd ch from hook, 4ch, 1sc into next sc; rep from * to end. Fasten off.

TIE : Divide yarn for 3 parts some amount each ,longer than skirt waist and tie together then knot at the end.

Flower for the end of tie:

1st round : 1ch,work 15sc intoring,sl st into 1st sc.

2nd round: [3ch,dc2tog over next 2sc, 3ch, sl st into next sc] 5 times placing last sl st into last sc of previous round. Fasten off.

My craft corner

Since I were here, I make Darin's house mess because of my crafts stuff are every where in the house. Darin is really nice ,he never complain me about it.

I would like to have shelves for these stuff and move to one space but can not do yet because the shelves I like are expensive, then keep looking for something similar and better price.

I got this wood case from "Good will" about $12. It is usefull for me. I keep yarn in there, but it is too small now.

I use many baskets for storage . In this corner (1st picture) were mess up. I moved stuff down to basement then look much better and clean.

I moved little in this corner because the lamp was too far from the couch. My husband need the light when laydown reading on the couch.

I would like to have my studio same as what I saw in magazines. They are really nice and neat studio.I am making my space. I got a weaving "Texas" from "Goodwill" for hanging on the wall $5. I told Darin ,"I want to make basement for my work area but it is cold in winter". If I have income in the future ,I would like to make basement better and nice for my working space.

I cut my hair by myself ตัดผมเอง..จิ๊บๆ

ค่าตัดผมที่นี่สำหรับโอ้ทแล้วแพง ตัดนิดหน่อยก็สิบกว่าดอลล่าร์ คิดเป็นเงินไทยก็สามร้อยกว่าเข้าไปแล้ว แถมถ้าคุยกันไม่เข้าใจจะออกมาแบบไหนไม่อยากจะนึกเลย เล็มนิดๆ หน่อยๆ ทำเองก็ได้ไม่มีปัญหา ตั้งแต่มาก็ตัดเอง 2 ครั้งแล้ว ตอนแรกจะให้ดารินตัด ปรากฎว่าดารินเครียด ทำไม่ถูก ให้นกตัดให้เพราะไม่ถนัด จากนั้น ตัดเองเลย นกบอกว่าเบี้ยวจ้า เล็มให้นิดหน่อย แต่มาเมื่อเช้าจัดการแฉลบเฉียงๆ ซะเอง ไม่น่าจะยากเลยเนาะ ออกมาแบบที่เห็นในภาพนี่ล่ะ ก็ไม่เลว เดินถนนได้สบายๆ ประหยัด คุ้ม

The hair cut cost here is expensive for me, so I decided to cut hair by myself. At first time , I asked Darin cut for me but that made him nervouse, then I cut by myself. My cousin " Nok" told it was not straight then she cut for me better. The second time I cut again it was better . This morning, I wanted to change style, then I cut in front of the mirror. WoW! it was not too bad.

ตัดไว้หลายเดือนแล้ว จนยาว

This picture, my hair long again already after cut many months ago.

เพิ่งตัดเมื่อสัปดาห์ที่แล้ว 7 วันผ่านไปอยากเปลียน เมื่อเช้าเลยจัดการซะเลย ออกมาอย่างที่เห็น พอออกไปนอกบ้านได้ทีเดียว ประหยัดคุ้ม
This picture, I just cut my hair little last week and today want to change style.

I cut this morning in front of mirror. It is not bad. Good and save. See picture below.

18th Sep 09