First order of business, I have to send out some thank yous. My friend, MM gave me these pretty flowers (thank you!) and I thought it would be fun to take a pic of them with Syd. For some odd reason, she was afraid of them. I think it was the sound the vase made when I sat it on the tile. You can see her kind of leaning away from them in the pic and I love the expression on her face. :) –“I know I’m going to get a treat, but I don’t like this one bit. Crazy flowers in some sort of container can’t be trusted…..”



A friend of mine made this incredibly gorgeous blanket and then gave it to me. I’m still not sure how I got to be so lucky. She’s a great friend and an incredible crochet mentor. I couldn’t believe how fast she finished it. I will treasure it always. Thank you, Sam!


Every time I get the camera out, Syd thinks it is all about her, so I couldn’t resist including her in a pic. :)


It has been a very busy few weeks. I helped hostess a baby shower last weekend and that was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed making a corsage and figuring out what to do for favors. Sam was also sweet enough to make these cute baby bootie mint holders. I can’t wait to meet Baby since his parents are so great! :)



Meanwhile, I finished knitting the border for the Neopolitan baby blanket, but the 16th sq. was giving me so much trouble that I think I’m going to have to visit the LYS (local yarn shop) for some help on the climbing vines. I’ve tried them 3 times and am missing something. Now that I have missed the fair deadline, I am thinking of also reworking the easiest square on the blanket to be something more complicated, but we’ll see if I decide to just use the completed one.
I did some experimenting with seaming and decided I liked single crocheting on the front the best. It doesn’t lie 100% flat, but I really like the way it looks. So, I’m starting to assemble it and maybe I’ll try to get to the LYS this week…

I am making great progress on the crocheted cables blanket with the chocolate edging and might even finish that today which would be awesome! :) I’m really jonesing for a completed project. :)

We went to see the hot air balloons yesterday. That was pretty cool…There is something fabulous about all that color and fire. Thanks, MC, for introducing us to the Lake Flights. :)


In other news, I saw the Ugly Truth recently. I enjoyed it.
I also saw the Hangover not too long ago. It was pretty good too. Now I know what to do when I discover a Tiger in my bathroom. :)

Peas out.

(8/2/2009 1:06 pm)