There's a tutorial in the works...

But alas ...... it's not quite ready,  as this little blue eyed wonder had me up far too early this morning...

I did play with cashmere.  I did take pictures.  

Soon.  Soon I will find words, but tonite...... I will veg.

Another Pilot Hat

The Pilot hat by Little Turtle Knits is by far my favorite hat for little ones :)  

This is my 4th one  - made to go with her Eyelet Yoke Cardi.

I personally think it's the cutest hat ever....

It's so easy, and yet it looks tricky ;)

It gives me the illusion that my baby is still a baby..... 

for a little while longer anyway :)

snapshot

Quiet in Chaos....

Renovations have started on our one and only bathroom - it's a little nutty and only going to get more so.  

It's all good, but I'm going to cut myself some slack around here and might not post as much - or just photos for a bit.  I do have another tutorial in the works, but it's not actually left my head yet ;)

Today we headed out for a quiet walk and as always was struck with the beauty we are surrounded with.

And of course i had to take photos.....

A Waldorf doll for a friend

I've been busy busy creating a doll for a wee little doll loving girl.....

Curly reddish brown hair, and green and brown eyes - just like her :)

And the clothing was all repurposed using her outgrown baby clothes.

A wonderful way to have an excuse to hold onto a few cherished pieces of baby clothing...

The doll proved a very willing model.....

Look - she's really getting into it here ;)

What a fun experience this way.  I think there will be some dolls made for sale in the near future :)

More Harvesting

There's been a coolness in the air - a definite change, the end of summer is near, and fall is near.  The tomatoes are ripening so fast I can hardly keep up.   19 quarts so far and another big pot on the stove waiting for me.

And then there's the greenhouse full of basil......

Also waiting for me...

Today was a pesto sort of a day.  Cool and rainy - it was easy to just buzz around the kitchen making batch after batch of pesto.

I've always just gone by feel making pesto - a little of this, and a little of that - until today. 

Then I had a sudden inspiration - Barefoot Contessa - doesn't she have a recipe??

Oh yes she certainly does...

Right about here.

Pesto will never be experimented with again - oh no - this recipe is divine.  I love it.  

The kids love it.  Little Miss A just kept dipping a finger in and licking it off her finger with a lovely blissful look on her face.

3 big batches in the vitamix all divided up into muffin tins for freezing.  Pesto from our garden in the middle of winter?  Yes Please !  :)

The garden is still beautiful, but showing the signs that the end is coming.  I can hardly believe how fast the seasons pass these days.  Each year a little quicker still.  I'm sure it will seem like just a blink and it will be summer again - my children a whole year older.

Now is the time for savoring those last lovely warm days, noticing every little bit of loveliness, and soaking up that sun :)

I Heart Faces - Photojournalism

This is my entry for this week's challenge at I heart faces.  Photojournalism

From I heart faces: 

"For this week’s challenge we’d like you to choose a photo that is photojournalistic in style.   Our definition of Photojournalism for the sake of this challenge:  Using an image (or images) to tell a story.   Or (for this week only) you can enter a collage of photos instead.  Please make sure that a human face is showing up somewhere in your photo entry and that you use only a maximum of 5 photos in your collage.

Do pop on over to the i heart faces website and check out the other wonderful entries :)