~Wordless Wednesday ~

Can someone please explain how this happens?  Where are all the mates?!?

WIP Wednesdays

Wip Wednesdays:

WIP Wednesdays with Tami's Amis:

I feel like such a slacker.  This is all I've worked on since Friday:

Really not sure what's going on with me and knitting/crocheting right now.  I'm just not feeling it :(    At this point I'm not sure what to do.  Do I step back and take a little break?  Start something new?  Force myself to work on what I've got on the hooks needles?  I don't like feeling this way.  Knitting and crocheting are my stressbusters.  They usually help me to relax.  Right now, not so much.  I'm hoping this passes quickly.

Year of Projects:Sunday Update #7

Because I don't have enough to work on.... My crochet guild met at my house last week and I realized I don't have any active crochet projects.  I was going to attempt to knit Babygirl a stuffed animal to take with us on vacation.  (Her lovey is a Winnie the Pooh made by a friend and I refuse to take it out of the house for fear of losing it!!!)  I made an owl body and am using the ears and ears from this.  The second ear is complete, just didn't make the picture.  I'll finish this up this week to give Babygirl some time to get used to it before we head out for vacation.

Socks that Rock plain vanillas are moving right along.  I'm turning the heel now.  I love this yarn, it's a bit thicker than the other yarn I've worked with.  These socks are going to keep me nice and warm this winter.

The Lacy Cardigan has been neglected once again this week.  I'm just not feeling it right now.  Which is not good as I plan to wear this to Rhinebeck in October.  I did add four hexipuffs to my collection though.  I'll try to update with a picture when I locate my camera.  We had a very long day yesterday and I have not unpacked our bag yet.

Healthy Eats: Canned Tomatoes

These:

Have been turned into these:

Canned tomatoes

One more batch and I should be good to get through next summer.  There's nothing better than opening a jar of garden tomatoes in the middle of the winter! Next up: salsa

I must say, canning is definitely more challenging with a toddler running around.  And this was a relatively simple can.  I waited until Babygirl went to bed to do this.  She woke up about an hour after I started.  Daddy's going to need to be home when I do the salsa. 

Tomatoes, Tomatoes Everywhere!!!

Last night was supposed to be a freezer meal cooking session.  I had three breakfast recipes ready to go.  While mixing up some Baked Oatmeal Muffins a friend called with an offer of two free bushels of tomatoes from her neighbor (a farmer).  So I went from making these:

To dealing with these babies:

(This is only half.)  Looks like freezer cooking has been pushed back.  The tomatoes can't wait.  Last night I prepped all the jars.  Today is going to be all about canning!

Peach Picking 2012

This is the fourth year that hubs and I have gone peach picking at a local orchard.  They don't have a peach picking season, but will open a weekend or two each year for peaches.  Every year I wait for that email and hope we don't have plans on peach picking weekend.

Last year Babygirl's grandparents came with us.  Turns out that Grandpa H was here for this peach picking weekend as well.

Like previous years we've picked quite the crop:

These are probably the best peaches I've had in *years*!  So juicy it's unreal.  I'm not even going to pretend that these will last for canning/jellymaking.  I've already planned my return visit to the farm to purchase a bushel for canning/baking/freezing.





Here's a picture of me and Babygirl.  Not the best, but I'm hooking up with Embrace the Camera over at Anderson Family Crew because in a nutshell I don't have many pictures of Babygirl and I together.  I'm the one who hides behind the camera photographer.  I figure if we keep taking them eventually I'll end up with some I like ;)

Year of Projects: Sunday Update #6

Still working on my lacy cardigan and a pair of socks. It is growing slowly.  Time to pick up the pace on it so I can have it done in time for Rhinebeck.  I still have to look for buttons for it. No picture as there really isn't much new to see.

Sock #1 is finished!  Moving on to #2

Hexipuffs:  Did three this week:

Took out the minis from my last swap:

This will be the next round of hexipuff knitting.  Hopefully I'll get the 20 I need for July and August out of this batch of yarn.

My List:

UFOs:
1. Hubby's blanket (just needs to be sewn together)
2. Kool Wool Sweater
3. Rainbow shawl
4. L's blanket

Craft Fair:
Make 30 items

Christmas:
1. Babygirl:
2. Cousin J: hat?
3. Cousin Crash: car hat
4. L:
5. M:
6. Gma:

New Projects:
1. Irish Sweater:
2. Socks that Rock Socks (in progress)
3. Babygirl Sweater 1 Completed 7/28/12
4. Babygirl Sweater 2
5. 120 Hexipuffs (10 a month) (3 down, 117 to go)
6. socks
7. sweater: Lacy Cardigan (in progress)
8. colorwork
9. shawl
10. Solar Flare (in progress)
11. my stocking