My jugs are going to look fancy...

I have been around my friend Belinda for too long and have come to the conclusion that I too need something to prevent flies from falling into my water. I'm just loving Susan Cropper's 'Vintage Crochet' and have used one of her snazzy patterns.
Sorry about the quality of the photos, the light just isn't about at the moment and New Zealand is certainly living up to the whole 'land of the long white cloud' title. Come on sunshine, warm me up with a bit of your silky serotonin. A cup of tea will just have to do.

Primrose Yellow

Thank goodness for this primula today. Breathe.

Cafe life and knitting.

It's a milestone day. Archie began to knit and did really well!!!! We went to a cafe (just the two of us) and snuggled into a comfy corner well fortified by hot chocolate milk and cake. Later on for Hugo's sake we reenacted the cafe scene at home. Their polite 'cafe conversation' was hysterical.

So very, very greedy again.

I'm really, really, really greedy for colour again. I saw these cottons in the shop and almost cried with the sheer giddy relief of falling in love. And I knew that when I bought them I would be healthier, more creative, have longer hair, parent my children better, keep a tidier house.... actually I just thought they would keep my hands busy and my eyes happy and that they did. By the way, the tea cup wasn't crocheted from this yarn, I made it last night and thought I would include it.

And a touch of prettiness.

With all of the boyness of my last two posts, I thought I had better add a touch of colour - the flowers at the bottom were being worked on while the boys were making glasses. I tried to get them involved but making bat-like head gear was much more fun. Maybe Jonno will want to have a go at them when he comes home. Probably not though.

By the way, the beautiful flowers are from my mother-in-law and she brought three different kinds of dessert with her - all gluten free too. She's a keeper.

Crazy Glasses Craft.

We unpacked our craft supplies for stained glass windows but somehow a reddened mist of craziness descended and we made supersonic glasses instead. Hugo had a bit of help but Archie's bat glasses were completely his own work. I wonder if he will make me some Dame Edna Everedge glasses, complete with jewels and sparkle. I had better be nice.

A Farmy Weekend.

As I posted earlier, this weekend was all about the farm, the family and perhaps most importantly the food. The boys were busy chasing after their big cousins which meant the kitchen was free for me to create and create and create. And the best thing of all is that I barely have to cook for the rest of the week!