Purple Tiny tea cardi

 

 

Well, this cardigan again. It's just not getting done fast enough. I cast on last summer. It's still here needing plenty more rows to knit before I can finish the border and complete the sleeves. See this is what happens. I get into a project rocking the difficult parts such as the smocking in the yoke but once I get to the mindless stockinette portion I'm far too eager to abandon the project. I kept telling myself I would have this sweater knit up by Olivia's birthday. At this point I'm aiming for Christmas with a goal of having it done by August. Clearly I'm not doing as good as I hoped with my resolution of finishing projects. Oh well. I'm just silly that way.

Being 11

Lessons

This week I have learned that........

Making jam is delightful.

Birthday girls are very excited about being birthday girls.

You can't have too many strawberry rhubarb pies.

Pirates and princesses can be friends.

A box of dress-up clothes is a treasure trove of fun.

Jam it strawberry style

Yesterday I made my first batch of strawberry jam. First batch. It's unbelievable but true. For seasons I have been saying to myself that I'd make some fantastic strawberry jam. And then....it never happens. We miss the picking season. We ate all the berries. I was too busy. Those pesky strawberry rhubarb pies kept being made. Whatever the reason the jam just never happened.

 

 

Not this year. I would not let another year of strawberry picking go jam-less. I made certain to reserve some strawberries for jam. Oh the complaints I heard. The fear of not having enough pie or strawberry shortcakes or ice cream. We survived. After we picked our berries I spent an afternoon slicing the strawberries into the exact amount required for 1 batch of jam. The work and endless complaints was totally worth it. We have the very best of the strawberry season sitting on my counter waiting to be eaten. I daresay these jars will be horded. Although I did give some to a few lovely ladies because even though I like to think we can eat 10 jars of jam I know that's crazy.

 

 The strawberry season is not quite over we have a few more weeks to go. I'd like to make another batch of jam possibly explore a strawberry rhubarb combination. I do fancy experimentation. In the meantime I'm taking delight in my daily jam and toast snack. I had forgotten how absolutely wonderful it is to enjoy homemade jam.  

Another baby vest

I began knitting another Milo vest. It's just a nice project to knit. This vest is for my cousin's baby boy born a few days ago. I was supposed to have this vest complete in time for the baby shower last month but you know how that goes.....I didn't get the vest done in time so I just put it off a little more. Really I shouldn't have done so since there isn't much to this project. A relative quick knit with great results.

I am a procrastinator.

I'm pressing on. I was thinking ahead and set for a larger size meant for the little guy months from now. Good thinking because now I won't fret about the sizing being off in relation to the speed at which I'm finishing the vest. Every time I cast on for this Milo Adelynn assumes I'm making her another vest. She loves her vest so much that she wants more! That's why I think this is going to be my go to baby gift. Practical, lovely, and cute make for a great baby gift.

 

I'm nearly done with this vest. I have a few more inches to go and then I can send it off to that little baby boy. Just to note the green is far better looking in person than my lousy camera phone can interpret. 



Strawberry picking

Lessons

This week I have learned that.....

A slow Spring means waiting longer for the seedlings to grow.

Weeds could care less how cool it is they will keep growing.

Running a 5k while pushing a toddler is interesting.

People in 5ks hate being passed by a lady pushing a stroller.

My cat will figure out how to get into the garden to dig up plants.

Mocking birds are noisy.