Susan asked if I could sew her some strawberries – and these berries are the result! Don’t they look delicious? The largest ones are 5 and 6 inches tall, and the wee one is about 2.5 inches. I almost hated to put them in the mail to her today! I will have to sew some for [...]
Archive for June, 2007
Strawberries, anyone?
Posted in finishing cross stitch, sewing strawberries, wildflower meadow on June 27, 2007 | 3 Comments »
It is Summer
Posted in Uncategorized on June 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
and we are enjoying hot weather, sunshine, and wind! I am hard pressed to keep up with the watering at present. Three more school days left and then we are free for the summer – I am very much looking forward to bike rides with the kids, long days filled with time to do whatever [...]
Busy, Busy, Busy!
Posted in Uncategorized on June 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
June is always such a busy month. The kids are here and there on fieldtrips, sports days, and special events….. most of which require parental involvement. I try to spend each morning in the garden keeping up with weeding and transplanting and watering, and then there are always things like grocery shopping, cooking and laundry [...]
My Mother’s Shawl
Posted in mother's shawl on June 6, 2007 | 2 Comments »
is all finished! I know that she will love it, but do you think she will actually wear it??
The first pic shows the shawl as it came off the needles – I love the ripple effect at the top of the diamonds. After pinning and blocking, the shawl lost most of the ripple – just [...]
Decisions, decisions!
Posted in Victorian Lace Today, Wing O the Moth Shawl, dragon cross stitch on June 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I finished knitting on my mom’s shawl last night – pics will be up as soon as it is blocked and pinned So now I must decide what to knit on next! Do you remember this gorgoeus silk and wool laceweight yarn I bought in Victoria?
I have been itching to start knitting with [...]
