Friday, July 06, 2007

Summer. Good.

Isn't summer grand! The warm weather, long days, delicious fresh food... Seems to me we eat better in the summer. More green salads with every colour of the rainbow of veggies mixed in. I especially love a salad with extra protein. Grilled chicken, or tuna, or cheese and egg. Ham works well too! I've even tossed a few cooled small potatoes in a salad. With tomatoes, cucumbers, yellow and orange peppers, garlic croutons, and some bacon bits... mmm quite yummy. Okay, now I've made myself hungry.



Anyway, the boy went with my Dad to the beach today for some fun in the sun and sand. I was, and still am, a little jealous. I love the beach! I've always wanted to live in a little sun kissed cottage right on the sand... California style. With white linen curtains that flow in the breeze. Old wooden floor boards that creak hello everytime you walk into the cozy living room that smells like salt air and suntan lotion.

Okay, now I'm getting lost in my own fantasy again... Where was I when the guys were out playing? At work of course. Stuck behind a desk, doing everything I could not to daydream the hours away. But, now its over, its Friday and maybe tomorrow I'll go to the beach.



We had such amazing Canada Day Long Weekend! Filled with family, giggles, and great food. My brother was able to come "hang out" with us this time. He's usually quite busy with his buddies when he comes home, but this time at was all about the nephew. They played video games together, told goofy jokes, teased each other. Did the "man" thing. I loved it. The boy thinks this Uncle is so super cool, its not even funny. I'd have to agree with him. What's in store for this weekend? Guess we'll wing it and see.



Anyone ever want a maid? What a silly question! LOL. I've often thougth having someone to come in once a week to dust, vaccuum, maybe do a couple loads of laundry would be such a big help. When I was about 10 years younger, I couldn't even fathom the idea. A stranger in my home, cleaning up after me!? It seemed ridiculous. Now, my opinion has changed... Maybe when I win the "6-49". Speaking of which, yes, money would change me. These people that say it wouldn't, I'm sorry, but I don't believe you... Its like saying having children won't change you. Heheh, us moms, we know better. Its a good change. I wouldn't change that change for all the change in every couch in the world.

Tuesday, July 03, 2007

Lotus Knits!: Yarn Contest!

A Weekend in Pictures

After our picnic along the North Saskatchewan River.

A special visitor lands for a hello.

He's one hot dog.

A backyard BBQ with my family.

Monday, July 02, 2007

The Elves have it....

Love Lord of the Rings. Love the Hobbits. But, even more so, I wish I was an Elvin Princess. When Diana included a link on her blog to a site that gave you Hobbit or Elvin name, I had to do it.

Call me, Tári Telperiën (ooohhh so pretty)
Maybe my new Second Life name? hmmmm

Sunday, July 01, 2007

Happy "Stash" Day, Canada!

I've decided to make this unofficially "Play With Your Stash" Day.

I need to get in there and squeeze until a project comes out! Then I can cast something new and fun on that I've wanted to do for some time now. There's yarn in my stash that's "spoken for". I've got yarn for a booga bag, round felted handbag, a couple of harlequin hats from kits I bought before my LYS (sniff) closed, a poncho I started (meh), tons of cotton for dishcloths, baby blanket yarn, some fun fur... I don't even know what else.

There's so many projects I'd like to knit (I have got stop surfing for free patterns) that I'm almost overwhelmed. It all looks so pretty. There's just so much amazing knitting out there being shown off in everyone's blogs!

I figured, what the hey! Canada Day was just the day to do it on. So with that, I'm going to, make the bed, grab a nice hot cup of coffee with lots of sugar, yank out all the yarn from my closet and a pen and a paper and go nuts.

Happy Birtday, Canada & Happy "Play with my Stash" Day!

Thursday, June 28, 2007

Knitting Blog?

Didn't I start this to be my knitting blog? So where's the knitting?! Sheesh!

Friday, June 22, 2007

One the Day I Was Born

The rules are to go to Wikipedia.com and type in your birthday month and day only. Then post 3 events, 2 births and one holiday that occurred on your birthday, then tag 5 friends....

I pass on the tagging just cause I'm such a rebel... heheheh. But as per other meme's (translates into "me-me", selfish little thing) out there I've seen, I'd like to know the "who" "what" and "when" for my birthday, which by the by is Valentine's Day... blush - Explains why I'm such a 'sweetheart' hey... Hey its my fantasy! LOL

Back to the meme - cause its all about meme Not Mimi, but meme..

HOLIDAY
February 14 is internationally known as Valentine's Day, named after the Saint Valentinus of Terni, in Italy, executed in 273.

EVENTS
1779 - James Cook was killed by Native Hawaiians near Kealakekua on the Island of Hawaii.

1895 - First performance of Oscar Wilde's last play The Importance of Being Earnest at the St James's Theatre in London. (Love, love, love this play!)

1966 - Australian currency is decimalised. (The year and day I was born, kinda cool)

(plus who can forget...
1929 - St. Valentine's Day Massacre: Seven gangster rivals of Al Capone's gang are murdered in Chicago, Illinois.)

BIRTHS
1960 - Meg Tilly, Canadian actress (she's Canadian, eh, and sister-in-law to Chucky)

1972 - Rob Thomas, American musician (Matchbox Twenty)

1945 - Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (like as in A Knight's Tale - Sir William Thatcher/Sir Ulrich von Lichtenstein of Gelderland!?.... I know its not real, but this is another one of those "panned" movies I adored.)

Thursday, June 21, 2007

I hate spiders...

You wouldn't know it by some of the photos I taken though. Must be a love hate thing. A couple of years back when we were in Ladysmith I shot this "cutie" after his demise in a backyard swimming pool. Thank the good Lord for the macro setting on my camera, that's all I gotta say. Click if you dare.... ew.



I don't mind spiders with long legs... They remind me of Charlotte... (Insert tears here.) So sweet....

But! Its the really wierd looking ones with big abdomens and... clear... bodies... that make me yak. Last weekend end at the Lake, I went on a shooting spree. This was one of my "best"....



The things we love to hate...

Sunday, June 03, 2007

My first "Sweater"...

So... What do you do with two balls of craft yarn you buy at the dollar store?
Make a sweater, of course!

The boy has a Webkinz stuffy he named Pugsly Elflato. Poor thing, he looked cold. He needed a doggy-sweater. Its really just a simple stockinette square in two colours all nicely seamed to fit his highly flexible body. No gauge required.. heheh




I think its still a darn cute first sweater. Everyone, "awww...."

Play Me a Song, Piano Man...

The boy's piano recital was awesome. He did two songs, a duet with his teacher Yankee Doodle and Flute Song. There were about 20 other students there all doing two songs, so, it was quite the concert!





Karen was so good with him! We're going to miss having her as his teacher. After 25 years, she's decided to retire. We can only hope his next teacher will be as patient as she was.





We made a evening of it. Both grandmas came over for supper (BBQ Roast on the rotisserie) and after the recital there was an assortment of food and beverages. We mingled for a while and got home about 9:30pm. When we got home we gave him his "graduation" present. A Nintendo Wii. Spoiled kid... We're just really proud of him.