The Monday Smile

I hope you have all had a great Valentines Weekend!

Last week the weather was grey and rainy in my part of the world, and this was reflected in the colour I chose for my motifs for the never ending mood blanket so....
it's a grey smile but still a smile nevertheless

 I have gone a step further this week and made some grey cog wheels for the middle of the circles

 and some second rounds of grey too.I will be doing this every week with all my colours in an effort to speed up the process of completing this blanket.

I have been making this blanket for exactly two years! I am joining my motifs as I go and it is now large enough to cover the top of my double sized bed.  If I wanted to I could add a border and be done with it but I have decided I want a drape too, I want this blanket to actually reach the floor which means I need another 314 motifs to make it big enough, so there is still a long way to go...but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, I am in the final phase :)

The meaning of grey
The colour grey is neutral, impartial, subdued quiet and reserved, it creates a sense of calm and composure. It gives relief from a chaotic world. 
It can also be termed as being drab and too much of it can be depressing, but grey can enhance the beauty of other colours and bring them to life......which is what I'm trying to achieve by using it in my blanket so that makes me smile :)

I hope the grey smile hasn't made you sad if it did then I hope that this will cheer you up.

On a bitterly cold winter morning a husband and wife were listening to the radio during breakfast. They heard the announcer say, "We are going to have 8 to 10 inches of snow today. You must park your car on the even-numbered side of the street, so the Snow ploughs can get through. "So the good wife went out and moved her car. A week later while they are eating breakfast again, the radio announcer said, "We are expecting 10 to 12 inches of snow today. You must park your car on the odd-numbered side of the street, so the snow ploughs can get through. "The good wife went out and moved her car again. The next week they are again having breakfast, when the radio announcer says, "We are expecting 12 to 14 inches of snow today. You must park...." Then the electric power went out. The good wife was very upset, and with a worried look on her face she said, "I don't know what to do. Which side of the street do I need to park on so the snow ploughs can get through?" Then with the love and understanding in his voice that all men who are married to blondes exhibit, the husband replied, "Why don't you just leave the car in the garage this time !!!" (My apologies to all blondes) Have a great week!