Last spring we had three people make the Hippo pattern at my local shop. It's a huge hit and a lot of those patterns stuffed animal patterns are really cute. It's good to see your crafting mojo seems to be returning!

I'm gla dot see your blog back in action! It's also nice to see some of your finished projects. I tried learning guitar ages ago, but I'd rather learn violin. I have clarinet experience from back in elementary school but that's about it for me for playing instruments. It's good to see someone expanding their interests and abilities. While I don't know how you ended up with your grandson, it certainly seems like you're happy to have him and I think it's good that he's going to be raised by family. :)