Merriam Rivas-Blumenthal

Our sweet neighbor Merriam passed away on Thursday after battling cancer for two years. She was a blessing to everyone who knew her. Whenever we went over to visit her, she was always praying and welcomed our prayers. She died peacefully in her sleep at home with her husband Ed and her daughter Sandra at her side. 

Merriam lived quite a life and was very creative. Here is her obituary from the Orlando Sentinel, that tells a little bit of the things she did.

Orlando Sentinel Obituary

Monkey

This is a "sock" monkey that I crocheted for my grand-nephew, Zeke. I really like the way it turned out. The pattern is  Leisure Arts Sock Monkeys. I used Caron Simply Soft Yarn, in Bone and Off White.

This is the monkey at work on his Mac:

This is little Zeke opening his present. Isn't he adorable?

Afghan for Kirkland Nash

This is a baby afghan I made for Kirk Lawrence's sister Tiffany. They named the baby Kirkland Nash, after Kirk. Here's a picture of the little cutie who was born on March 17.   

The Power of Knitting

A 98-year-old woman who survived the L’Aquila earthquake in Italy managed to stay alive in the rubble by knitting.  Maria D’Antuono told rescue workers she spent the 30 hours she was trapped knitting to keep herself busy. Ms D’Antuono was buried under her bed when her stone home collapsed during the quake in the village of Tempera. But she was determined to stay alive and told reporters she spent the hours knitting. (From the UK Sunday Express)

Good thing she kept her knitting by the bed. Let that be a lesson to us all! :)

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