Brighton

Today I spent the day exploring one of my favorite seaside villages. The weather was cold and cloudy with sporadic bits of sun. Fortunately I caught the sunshine while watching the waves. I laid on the pebbly beach and basked in the sun for nearly an hour. That was probably the highlight of my day. I was also able to visit a lovely yarn shop, have some fish n' chips and delicious cup of tea. Happy Saturday!

Mish Mash

I have finally uploaded all the photos that I have let sit on my camera card for months. 13 months to be exact. The thing is I rarely use my slr camera anymore. I'll snap a photo here are there, and then set my camera down to collect dust for weeks. With that being said there was an assortment of random photos in the card dump. Here are a few that made me smile.
While playing with my camera today I once again realized how much I actually enjoy taking photos. I think my 2017 resolution will be to do just that. Happy New Year Friends!

Merry Makes

Happy hands over here. Looking forward to lots more knitting as the cooler weather nears.

DETROIT

Hi friends! It's been awhile. Hard to believe we are at the edge of July. It's been a busy month and I have much to share but for now I'll leave you with photos of the most recent happenings. I've been working in Detroit this week. It's my first time here so I've been enjoying exploring. During the day I've been taking in the kid friendly sites (libraries, parks, and zoos) with the littles but in the evening I've been able to treat myself to a few great meals. I haven't taken too many photos but I hope to on my day off this weekend. For now I leave you with some photos of the pretty flowers around the city and the adorable ice cream and pie shops I came across. And of course a couple of knitting photos as usual. I'm slowly, and I mean very slowly, making progress on a hat I'm knitting. It's very tedious and time consuming but it's for someone I love very much. So it's worth it,right?! I really really hope they like it. I'm like 8 hours in and I'm not halfway.

Bits of May and June

More Happy things from the past couple months. I haven't been doing much sewing lately but my hands have been occupied with knitting and baking. I'm sure as the weather continues to warm I'll swap the hot knitting needles for my sewing machine. I'm hoping to work up some summer dresses for myself. I've got to take a few little day trips which has been quite nice. These days I'm daydreaming of a long scenic road trip up the coast. Hoping I can make that one happen in the months to come. And as usual, I'm forever longing for time in Europe. Oh to explore some place foreign again. I'm always saving my pennies for some sort of European adventure. Who knows where I'll find myself this year or next. Cheers to summer sweet friends!

HAPPY THINGS

That iPhone camera sure does come in handy. Here are some things I captured with it recently. Mostly knitting and a few other things that are worthy of note. Currently i'm working on a tricolored linen/wool shawl. I just started knitting up the border. I'm looking forward to blocking it and sharing the results.Happy Wednesday dear friends.

A few of my favorite knits

These pieces are special to me for various reasons. A few are knit with yarn I acquired on trips to Europe. They are sweet reminders of the beautiful places i've traveled. For example, the brown shawl on the left was knit with un-dyed wool from native british sheep. I purchased it on a perfectly sunny day in Brighton, UK. I'm pretty sure I day dreamed about the english countryside the entire time I knit it up. Other pieces are special because I learned a new skill while working on them. And then some of them have become rather dear because of the sense of accomplishment I felt after completing them. I never really thought my hands would be capable of creating such interesting things. But with a little determination and lots of patience I am pleasantly surprised by what can be made. If I can do it, you can do it too! I hope to encourage you all to work with your hands. Set your computer down and try to attain a skill that doesn't involve technology. There are so many amazing skills/crafts out there. Just give one a go.
xo
Esther