love?

Or hate? I mean, I like this sweater and I don't even mind the color (a little greener than in the photo), but I'm tired of knitting it! But no. I'm turning a new leaf. I'm finishing things now. Knitting projects (like this), books, letters, etc. I need to finish things before moving on to the next. No matter how boring it is.

I'm sure this will be great when it's done. If it ever gets done.

summer knitting

I've been (re)bit by the knitting bug lately - nothing says "summer" like knitting with wool! - and here's the latest result. It's from a pattern entitled "Sugared Violets" by Rose Beck. Pretty, easy, fast and still pretty! When I saw the name of the pattern I just had to whip it together for Esther. She's been on a violet kick for a while now. That, and as pretty as this yarn is, it's just not a color I would ever actually wear. So, yeah. The knitting needles are back out!

beulah's got a brand new ball

And she Loves. It.


It's not just any ball either. It's a ball on a rope.


Which can be stuffed with treats. Oh yeah baby.


Supposedly "indestructible," this ball was marketed to dog owners like myself as providing "hours of entertainment."


I don't know about all that, but this contraption has certainly given me a little breathing time at home. Providing the treats are broken up so every once in a while one actually comes out of the ball.

And so our world turns.

the anticipation is killing me

Do you see it? Can you believe it? Behold, the bounty of my garden, ripening on the stem.... Lets just say, my patio garden is doing nicely. The two tomato plants I have out there are actually forming tomatoes, which I have to admit I wasn't sure would actually happen.

On the other hand I "harvested" my first "crop" of cilantro all wrong apparently and so have purchased another starter plant to replace the old one. And my petunias... well, I've learned my lesson once and for all. Make sure the dang pot has a drainage option already! I think I drowned the suckers. They are still there, but looking a little peaked.

But the tomatoes, the basil, the rosemary.... beautiful! Maybe I'll look around for some kale and give it a go too.

endpaper mitts

I'm terribly excited about my new knitting project! Presenting... the beginning stages of my very own Endpaper Mitts!


This is my first project attempting color work and I'm already hooked! It's not easy per-say, but much easier than I would have thought. Also, you don't get bored, cause you are always changing colors and working the pattern! AND the neato patterns make small projects, like these soon-to-be fingerless mittens, so special.

Pardon my fuzzy photos, but if you'd like to see some much nicer ones - and a view of the way these babies are supposed to look should I manage to do them correctly - click on this Ravelry page. More photos to come when I have gotten a bit further along.

let's kickstart june

It's Friiiidaaaayyyy!! And this little gnome is pretty happy about the whole situation. A certain pup and I have to agree. And this is at the end of a short work week, made even shorter by the fact that I got sick yesterday and stayed home from the office. Sheesh, we really need to re-examine the four-day workweek. No, what really needs to happen is I need to be independently wealthy! Maybe that little gnome can help a sista out; he's got to know a leprechaun somewhere or another!

I'm very excited about a knitting class I'm taking this weekend (more to follow once I have some photos) and the weather is BEAUTIFUL, so it looks like Beulah and I will be heading to the hills to do some quality hiking.

All righty then, this is Emily - signing off for the weekend. Preparing to (hopefully remember to) take lots of photos this weekend to share with you!

the view

Every morning I see a lot of beautiful things on the morning walks with the puppy... Flowers and the morning sunshine being two examples that spring to mind. But most of my view consists of just this - dog butt. The whole way!