First of all, I hope all of my east coast friends are safe and warm and dry. My heart goes out to all those affected by Irene’s destructive path. I’m sneaking in a quick little post since we’re in between houseguests right now. Well, not literally in between them… you get the point! It seems like I do the whole hostess, chef, tour guide thing. Then we wave goodbye. I go change the linens, clean the house, restock the pantry and… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Rambling
All Good Things…
… must come to an end. Time to say goodbye ~~ Thank you so much for visiting this space as I rambled on about our summer vacation. The ride has been amazing! Regular knitterly blogging will resume after a few days 🙂
Summertime
I just can’t get that song out of my head! My favorite version of Summertime (and my mommy’s too) is sung by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. I must have listened to this song over a thousand times growing up and I still never get tired of it! Just like I will never ever get tired of watching a gorgeous sunset!
On A Day Like Today
The perfect day … to go on a hike … to spot jumpers and cheer them on, “jump, jump, jump” … to indulge in some jumping of our own Oops, see this sign? Turns out we weren’t paying attention. Yes, that’s the sign in the right hand corner of this picture!! I’m glad there’s no hiking police 🙂
This is fun, posting snippets of our vacation meanderings. Here are some of my faves from today… Be still my beating heart! Come, sit a while… My favorite of all the maples – the Japanese Maple. Ahh, sun dappled shade the best cure for the scorcher that was today. And there has to be yarn (thank you kindly, KnitMap, hehe!) I’ve actually misplaced my 4.5 mm “sleeve circs” (you know, short circulars that are perfect for sleeve knitting in the round… Read more »
Boats N Things
Looks like a ghost marina. No wait, today is Tuesday. These folks must be hard at work somewhere and probably wishing they were out here playing instead! Also, the fun you can have with the Photosynth app. Click here to see. My flower power gal 😉 Thanks to KnitMap, you can find a yarn store anywhere you wander and look what I found… this cute little yarn store in downtown Courtenay! I picked out two skeins of Mirasol Qina in a lovely heathered purple. Baby Alpaca… Read more »
Chillin’
Grown up version of sand castles, I guess! Ms. K offered her stamp of approval at each exhibit. Although, I think she prefers making a swampy mess with her bucket and spade! This summer we ditched the usual hotel option for an oceanside vacation rental instead. Fabulous idea!! I think we’ll have to do this every year – truly a home away from home! We went to a local farmers market to buy veggies for our dinner tonight which was… Read more »
Ahh, Summer!
We’re out frolicking in the summer sunshine! A much needed family vacation 🙂 More adventures tomorrow and maybe even pictures of the kids… if I can get them to stand still for 5 seconds!!
Sincerely
I am so overwhelmed and grateful to everyone who has commented and emailed me over the past few days. Thank you so very much. Each word of encouragement and support has meant so much. This online community of friends has, once again, proved to be a lifeline of support. My family and I are deeply touched by your thoughtfulness. Thank you! The crafty juices are flowing again!
A Dark, Dark Place
I’m not sure if anyone still visits this space, but over the past few days, I have been feeling that I really need to explain my extremely long absence and silence on this blog. It’s funny how blogging and social networking always brings out the happy in people. All of the other stuff is usually shoved into the unspoken box. I am guilty of the same thing. Of course, life has its own bumps and curves mixed with the happy. And, when the bumps and… Read more »
