Gryffindor in the snow

[delphipsmith]

Mr. Psmith has mentioned several times wanting a Gryffindor scarf, so a couple of weeks ago I commissioned irishredlass to make one (she is so talented!!) for his birthday. It arrived a couple of days ago, and although his birthday isn't until the 27th, today's forecast (18" of snow, low tonight of 8, below zero wind chill) inspired me to give it to him early. I'm glad I did so -- not only is he ridiculously happy with it/proud of it, but we have a foot of snow already and it's still coming down like nobody's business! Here he is in our back yard, resplendent in his House colors :)

Comments

[mama-pyjama.livejournal.com]

A very fine scarf indeed. I won one from her last year and it is so gorgeously warm I haven't been able to wear it this warm, windy winter.

[irishredlass.livejournal.com]

I feel horrible I can't even remember which scarf, but thank you for the lovely compliment... it may be due to an lj name change though???

[mama-pyjama.livejournal.com]

It was an HGSS Exchange bingo win, and I love it and my kids are envious, which is always a good thing!

[mundungus42.livejournal.com]

Eee!!!! I adore it! And it looks wonderful on him! Irish does awesome work!! Mr. 42 won a Gryffindor scarf in a drawing once, so of course I had to represent Slytherin, so I bought a handmade one in my house colors on eBay. We wore them all over Europe one year. Everybody thought we were British for some reason...

[delphipsmith]

Ha! Mr Psmith says this is his Hagrid impersonation :)

[toblass.livejournal.com]

What a wonderful photo!

You are married to a Gryffindor? And what House are you?

[delphipsmith]

I generally come out Ravenclaw, which really is a good match for me. I'm all about the books and the logic and the figuring out of all the things :)

[toblass.livejournal.com]

Definitely! My guess for you was indeed Ravenclaw.

I'm never consistent with sorting.

Slytherpuffclaw it is for me.

[delphipsmith]

What, not a touch of Gryffindor at all??

[toblass.livejournal.com]

Nope! ;)

[irishredlass.livejournal.com]

Yay! I have to say it looks wonderful on him! *blushes* at the many compliments.

[delphipsmith]

He says this is his Hagrid impersonation lol

[irishredlass.livejournal.com]

But Hagrid was a Hufflepuff

[delphipsmith]

Are you sure? Harry Potter wiki says he was a Gryffindor, and isn't he wearing a Gryffindor scarf in the first movie?

[irishredlass.livejournal.com]

I may be confused with fan fiction because many fan fiction have him in Hufflepuff

[delphipsmith]

I can see that -- he was very loyal, so that would totally make sense.

[mimimanderly.livejournal.com]

My first thought on seeing his picture was "Oh my god! It's Mandy Patimkin!" LOL! Blame my recent addiction to Homeland....

[delphipsmith]

Hee. I read him your comment and he responded with, "You keep usin' that name. I do no' think it means what you think it means." :)
(Now I'm wishing I had a Princess Bride icon...)

[a-boleyn.livejournal.com]

Dashing scarf on a dashing guy. :)

We didn't get QUITE that much snow but there are 1 - 1 1/2 foot drifts surrounding my car and the path to get there is almost as bad.

[delphipsmith]

He is dashing -- through the snow, shortly after this was taken.

[a-boleyn.livejournal.com]

I don't wear scarves but if I did I'd dig out my mom's old knitting needles and see if I could whip out one as a challenge to myself. Although I don't know when I'd have the time especially as I have a quilt still waiting to be finished.

[delphipsmith]

Ooh, quilting! Do you hand quilt (always impressive)? My mom is a bit of a quilter and I've done some sample squares and a baby quilt. Would love to tackle something big.

[a-boleyn.livejournal.com]

I've only made one quilt. Pieced it with machine but want to quilt it by hand. I've only done a sampler block. Check out the 3 posts that come up with the 'quilt' tag below for lots of pictures of my masterpiece that's been on hold for 20 yrs in the attic.

I also used to cross-stitch and did some soft doll sculpture.

http://a-boleyn.livejournal.com/tag/quilt

You can scroll back through my 'hobbies' posts with this link.

http://a-boleyn.livejournal.com/tag/hobbies

You can skip the Star Trek post. :)

[delphipsmith]

Oh hell no, I will NOT skip the Star Trek post lol! Shirtless Kirk FTW :D

[a-boleyn.livejournal.com]

... ;)

[kellychambliss.livejournal.com]

Mr P Smith is one very handsome man. And the deep colors against the snow makes for a lovely picture. (Still, I'm with you -- enough with the snow already!)

[delphipsmith]

Soooooo tired of winter -- I have cabin fever in a big big way and am ready for sun and long afternoons of sunshine!

[aalia7.livejournal.com]

Adorbs! Watch out, that's totally a Whomping Willow behind him! :D

[delphipsmith]

OMG you're right! I so didn't notice. Thank god the cold had put it to sleep :D

[iulia_linnea.livejournal.com]

Excellent scarf—and beard!

[delphipsmith]

It's hard to decide which is fluffier/warmer...

[malada.livejournal.com]

We got the bitter cold here but only a dusting.

Nice photo though.

-m

[delphipsmith]

Lucky you! Here it was thick, heavy, dense, and plentiful, as you can see. It will all melt tomorrow -- hurray for Mud Season!

[dreamy-dragon73.livejournal.com]

That's a lovely scarf on a very nice man!

[delphipsmith]

He is a keeper :)

[errandofmercy.livejournal.com]

Wow that's beautiful! Nice work Irish!

[delphipsmith]

She did an afghan for us as well which we love snuggling up under. Warm and toasty!

[shiv5468.livejournal.com]

OOoh it's nice to see Mr Psmith.

Nice scarf too.

[delphipsmith]

Yep, there he is, beard and all. A fine specimen :)

[lijahlover.livejournal.com]

That is wonderful :D

[delphipsmith]

Thanks :)