ok so here are more photos of the Donna Rocco. It's starting to take shape. I still can't make out what it will look like in the end, but that's all the fun of the mystery.
We are having such lovely weather now and I am looking forward to enjoying this long weekend. My job has also changed somewhat. they have offered a 4-day workweek which I volunteered for and I am really enjoying fridays off. It just gives me so much more time to do things that I either don't have the energy for or no time. I sure hope I can continue this. They will review this in December and we'll see how it goes at that time.
that's all the news for now.

Lilly

Clue 4 finished, so now I have to wait till next thursday. I don't like those short clues. Therefore I have decided to start another Mia Bella for my daughter for christmas.
I have now had my first friday off and it was lovely. Lots more to come, at least until Christmas.
TTFN
Lilly

ok...so still working on clue 3, but almost done. In the meantime we took off on friday and headed to Niagara-on-the-Lake. We stayed only for one night at the Queen's Landing. It is a beautiful little tourist town with lots of attraction. We love peace and quiet and even in this tourist town, we always find that we are relaxed.
We were lucky enough this year to see the start of the Peach Festival. They had closed the street and had a little market set up. We bought of course peaches, which are absolutely delicious. I fried some up last night with our fish and because it was soooo good, I fried up some more with some Maple sugar for dessert over ice cream...hmmmmm!
We also visited wineries, one of our favourites "Peller Estates". We come here every year and have dinner here. The menu is superb as is the food. They have a red wine and a white wine tasting menu, which we always like to try. It comes with the appropriate glass of wine, so by the end of the meal one is a little, shall we say, drunk. haha!!! Not really, but sure ain't feelin no pain. ;)
On the way home we stopped in at some wineries, such as Kacaba and Gretzky's - yes Wayne that is!!! Very good wine I must say. The Riesling - Yum-O!
That is that for our little weekend adventure. I am hoping to do much more of those as I might be able to get fridays off now as the company I work for is downsizing a bit. Means less money, but I still have a job AND time off to do more crafts... YES!!!!

TTFN
Lilly

My oh my- time flies when you're having fun!
Donna Rocco has started and I finished clue 2 which was rather a short one, but that's ok. Maybe I get the chance to continue on the jacket I am working on now.
The photos show the choice of yarn colours, clue 1 and clue 2, where I am now starting to use the colours. I can't wait to see how the colours will blend in on this. Now I have to wait until next thursday to get the next clue. It is so frustrating to be working on another project in the meantime when I am having so much fun with this one. Now my daughter has asked for a Mia Bella for Christmas in black. I have already bought the yarn, but I really think I shouldn't start a third project. I'll only get confused...haha.
Oh well. Today the sun is out and I really should get going to enjoy some of this lovely day. After working all week, the weekends always seem so short. sigh!

TTFN
Lilly

Finally got some printer ink so I could do my test swatch for the new KAL Donna Rocco.
Sure didn't take long to knit that one up.
The details are hard to see, but I think I got the gist of it. Tomorrow the pattern clue 1 becomes available and at least now I can print it out.
The wool I chose should be fantastic. Can't wait.

TTFN
Lilly

It has been a cold summer so far.
My "helper" Toby ( seen in one of the photos below) passed away July 13/09 very peacefully. One minute he was sleeping in his favourite spot and the next we found him dead in front of his waterbowl. I am glad he didn't have to suffer and went purely because of old age. It was heartbreaking to see him lying there, but he truly looked like he was sleeping. My son took it the hardest. But he is ok and we still have Phoebe!!!! ( and then there is always the pet store - will a new kitten arrive on our doorstep at some point in time? Who knows..)

Last week was holidays at the cottage for us, and we did have some warm days, but most was cool and rainy. Too bad! We managed by playing games and just keeping our noses in our books or in the wool bag.

Next knit along will start soon and I can hardly wait. I received my wool while I was away and I am thrilled with the colours. We'll see what this will turn into or now.

TTFN
Lilly

Baby Shower

I went to a baby shower for a friend's daughter's first baby. Wow! Hard to believe she is having her own child. I knew her when she was just a wee little thing.
I remember seeing her in the school play Alice in Wonderland. She was the Queen of Hearts. My children were still quite little at that time, but were amazed at the show their school mates put on. One could only dream to aspire to the same kind of talent. As it turned out, both my kids ended up taking drama class in highschool and my daughter was a ballerina up until she started work. So it must have had an impact.
I of course had to make something homemade. Not everyone likes home made things, but as luck would have it, Erin was worried that her child would never know the love that goes into making something for a little one. Well now she has something to put away when he outgrows it and give it back to him when he has his own child. I am sure a story will go along with that.
Now her mom has picked up knitting needles once again as well, so I am sure this little "nugget" as they affectionately call him, will have plenty in his memory box to oohh and aaah over in later years.
Here is a photo of the outfit I made. There is also a blanket that goes with it, but unfortunately no photo is available. All I can tell you is that it is made of camel colour Bernat Satin solid in an argosy pattern. It is the softest and warmest little blanky. I am sure she will get lots of use.

TTFN

Lilly