WIP Wednesdays

Wip Wednesdays:

WIP Wednesdays with Tami's Amis:

The past week has been about charity knitting.  I'm halfway through scarf #4.  It feels good to get these knitted up for Project Linus.

I've worked a bit on the yellow socks, but it's slowgoing because I'm at the heel and need to concentrate.  This has been one crazy week so there has not been much time for these!  Most of my knittin gwas done in the car this week.  Scarves make great travel projects.

Babygirl and I are headed down to visit Grandma and Grandpa this weekend which usually translates into some knitting time for me as Grandma and Grandpa usually take over ;)

J is for Jam and Jelly

This summer I need to restock my pantry with jelly and jam.  I tried to make some last summer but it didn't set right.  It was weird because I spoke to many people who had the same problem.  I'm hoping this year turns out better.  I have no Strawberry Lemon Marmalade left.  This will be my third year making this recipe, my family was not happy that it did not set correctly last summer.  Strawberry syrup is good, but not as good as jam!  We're down to our last 4 jars of peach and apple jelly.  So I will be making them as well.  I'm hoping to get a good crop of raspberries this year.  I'd like to try and make some raspberry jam.  We shall see.

It should be interesting trying to get all this done with a toddler running around!

I is for Ice Cream!

All the ice cream stands around here are starting to open!  My favorite is about 40 minutes from here, yes, the ice cream is that good!  The other night we were talking at my knitting group....no on else has been there. WHAT??? They have all lived here for a long time/most of their lives, I moved here 5 years ago.  I can't believe it!  We;re in the process of planning a little field trip when it warms up a bit.  I can't wait!

H is for Hairbows

Babygirl is acquiring quite the collection of hairbows.  Most have come from Etsy.  It's amazing how many different hairbows are out there. (Says the girl who uses a black ponytail holder at most ;) )  At this point there are hairbows all over the top of Babygirl's dresser.  I've got an idea for a hairbow holder, hopefully soon I will get the chance to sit down and make it.

Garden Fun

Playing catch up as I missed a few days due to life....

In addition to my backyard garden, this summer I've joined the community garden.  This weekend we went up there and planted peas and onions.  I've already planted peas, carrots, beets, radish and spinach in the backyard garden.  I'm hoping for some nice weather in the coming days so Babygirl and I can get up to the garden and do some more weeding.  The plot is 20x20, so I've been weeding as I go along.  For my  backyard garden I use the Square Foot Gardening Method.  At the community garden I am doing a modified version of this.

I can't wait for the weather to warm up for good so we can get all our crops in.  We're planning on lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, corn, potatoes, basil, parsley, cilantro, broccoli, squash (2 types), watermelon and honeydew.  Hopefully it will be a good farming year and we will have lots of yummy eats!

Finally Friday!

For whatever reason, this week has felt very long!  We're looking forward to a nice relaxing weekend.  We'll be staying home for Easter this year, as we will be going to visit family later in the month and will celebrate then.

Tomorrow we are taking Babygirl to see some chicks and ducks.  We decided to skip the local Easter egg hunt as I feel she's still a bit young.  Well, that and she's not walking yet so I have visions of her getting trampled by some bigger kids ;)

E is for Easter fun!

Shhh...don't tell:  We're working on a Secret Project!

Today Babygirl tried fingerpainting for the first time! We are turning her fingerpainted (ovals) Easter Eggs into Easter cards. 

During naptime I grabbed some scrapbooking paper, computer paper, and yellow paint.  I searched the internet for a cute Easter poem and printed out copies. While Babygirl was sleeping I cut cards out of the scrapbooking page, cut the ovals from the white paper and glued the poems into the cards.  I can't share a photo until after the cards have been given out :)

The fingerpainting went well.  At first she tried to put the paint in her mouth.  Once I showed her what to do she enjoyed it.  I can't wait to explore fingerpainting  some more with Babygirl.