On my needles...

When we were in Maine, I was able to negotiate 20 minutes in this lovely knitting store. I went in hoping to find a project for our long drive home and was so lucky to get the assistance of their lovely knitting goddess in residence.

Me: I have no supplies and I'm not an advanced knitter. What can I do with this?

Goddess: I just started my own project with this very yarn [made in Maine]. You could do this.

Me: Um...YOU could do that. I don't know how to do that.

Goddess: Oh sure, I just used the pattern and cast on 220 stitches and then I ... {imagine Italian, or French or la la las or elevator muzak - she was speaking way over my head}.

Me: So can we write that down?

Goddess: Of course!

And away I went. And now I'm almost done.

Love this yarn by String Theory of Blue Hill, Maine. And Faith loves the design, so between the two of us, this should be a staple this winter.

The Honey Cowl is a free pattern by the way. And Knit Wit is also the flagship store for Quince & Company. More on that soon! xo

Sweet

Faith made sweet pickles this weekend with cucumbers from our garden. She made us wait 24 hours for the pickles to be completely marinated. And then we dug in...

They are not going to last long! xo

Carrots!

I said that I could never grow them, and I meant it. Until now. We leave town, have a heat wave and viola - carrots! We're so delighted, and they are so yummy, we plan to plant a second harvest which is totally a new concept over here. Happy Tuesday! xo

My latest mural painting

 

 

 

We're home safely and while I organize our photos and our laundry, I thought I'd post some photos of a mural I  painted while we were visiting Connecticut! (Thank you Caitlin for trusting me to paint a wall in your room!) xo

All is well...

I had no intention of taking this blog break, but alas. The kids and I are off for a little road-trippin' and when we get back, I'm looking forward to getting back to business. Hope you are enjoying these days of June! xo

The Garden Report - Week 7

[Note to my future grandma self - there is no week six.]

The word of the week is tomatoes! You have to look carefully, but we're eating a couple small tomatoes every few days.

  

 

Our raspberries are still producing by the bowl-full. Can't believe how great this year's harvest has been.

 

Our peppers are coming in, but I'm a bit concerned that the fruit is coming in too soon for the plant - is this possible? Worried the plant won't be able to hold the weight of this many peppers.

 This purple lovely will hopefully one day be an eggplant.

 And our chamomile is coming in - will we really make tea with it? Really?

We planted beans in our yard in an attempt to grasp the whole "edible landscape" thing and I was worried we would confuse plants with all the weeds we have. Nope. Real food is pretty obvious.

And speaking of weeds (or growing like them actually), look who graduated from 6th grade today. So proud! And he picked that bow tie with toadstools all over it all by himself. I swear. Really. xo