stripey socks

for babies are such a quick knit! And yes I did make 2... feet come in pairs after all, s should socks!

Pattern:Pitter Patter socks by Jacqueline ZIegler
Yarn: Knitpicks Swish DK
Colors: jade and hollyberry
Needle: US5

These go with the gnome baby hat below.... for the same baby...

Next on to teacher gifts!

Tonight I started to ply some samoyed chiengora... it's really soft :D

curse you, styrofoam packing peanuts

so I won this prize from Women's Day online. They have these giveaways every month (you should go register to win) and sometimes I remember to register... most times I forget. Anyway, today we're sitting down to dinner and I see a HUGE box at the front gate. So I asked DH if he was expecting something, "no" I responded "well I didn't order anything." Then I thought maybe it was a box from my SIL's mother for the kids she's often thinking of them and sending really cool things. So without thinking, I sent DS1 out to fetch the box. As he was bringing it in, it started leaking packing peanuts..... argh. I opened the box, took out my prize and the kids attacked the packing peanuts..... An hour and a half later I am just about packing peanut free..... they mushed them all over the kitchen, body surfing in the 'snow'

The humorous thing was when we were finally cleaning them up, we couldn't grab them. They kept floating in the air. I had to vaccuum the kids and myself as well. What a sight.

After all the mess was cleaned and the grocery shopping finished and put away, I got to use my surprise gift. I'm sure the suspense is killing all of you dear readers, the prize is (drum roll please.........)

a bionaire steam mop

whodathunk that I'd win something??? Actually this is my 3rd time for winning an online prize... so I'm feeling very very fortunate.

Thanks Women's Day you made this woman's day!

babies, babies

it's in the air..... I know so many pregnant women... thankfully it's not me!

So one of the mom's in DD's girsl scout troop (or the brownie affiliate) is due very soon and there's to be a shower for her at Thursday's meeting... WHat to give he? Of course something handmade...

The baby is due mid-November so I was thinking Christmas colors:


Pattern: gnome baby hat by Hannah Ingalls
Yarn: Knitpicks Swish DK
Colors: Jade and Hollyberry
Needle: US5 (pattern calls for a 4)
Recipient: Shively baby


There is a pair of socks in the making to match.

I've been spinning samoyed while watching baseball...... GO PHILS!

what season?

the end for baseball
technically fall
feels like winter

Yesterday it snowed all day while I was at work. Here at home it was raining with some snow mixed in. BRRRRRRRRRR
Perfect for knitting.
DD's girl scout troop had a field trip to theLehigh Valley Amateur Astronomer's Society to see their equipment and have a planetarium show. As much as I want to see all those constellations, I just don't get it. I must have NO imagination.
I'm exhausted... don't ask me why cuz I have no clue. But all I want to do is sleep
I've knit 3 cowls this week.


Pattern: Birthday Cowl by Nova Seals
Yarn: Moda Dea Silk 'n Wool Blend
Color: plum
Needle: US 8 / 5.0 mm
I tried to start this 3 times last year and put it away... this time it flew off the needles


Pattern: Holland Cow by Jenny Raymond and Chris Church
Yarn: Paton's Shetland Chunky Tweed
Color: Deep Red
Needle: US 10



Pattern: Cherry Garcia by Adrian Bizilla
Yarn: Paton's Shetland Chunky Tweed
Color: Biscuit
Needle: US11


The above are both free ravelry downloads. If you don't belong to ravelry, you should it's free and AWESOME!

I have another in mind. And I've been working on a reverse log cabin blanket during bus duty from acrylic stash that was donated to the cause this summer. This will go to Linus project. I started it thinking I'd make a blanket from long strips instead of 'squares' but then found a ton of the same yarn as well as coordinating yarns so I used one skein for a side... and then started the large square... kind of making it up as I go. Should be interesting......

I've been spinning chiengora... from a friend's dog... .it's so soft... unbelievable....

oh and GO PHILS!

"fall"-ing behind

With the beginning of school for me, DH and the kids, I've fallen far behind on blogging and setting up the etsy store.... There doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day!

My weight has plateaued since June.... but my clothing is fitting differently... and I've needed to buy some smaller sizes :-) and have revisited pre-kid clothing, so I guess it's all good.... I'd still like to drop another 10 though.

The Way wedding afghan is complete! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Pattern: a compilation from Barbara Walker's Learn to Knit Afghan squares 4, 5(2 so leaning 2 ways), 6, 7, 25, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 38, 39, 40, 46, 48
Knitting Simple's Carla's Blanket squares 4 & 26
Square of the month
Hugs and Kisses
Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease approx. 30 skeins
Color: 99 FIsherman
Needle Size: US8
Recipient: Jesse and Christina Way

I decided on an attached i-cord border to make things look a bit more finished. Happy to report it only used half a skein... was expecting to need more.

DS, the younger, had a birthday on Friday. He took cupcakes to daycare... and after we were all home from our running Friday night we had cake. All of us were so tired that we were asleep by 9 PM.....



Sat we went pumpkin picking...... unfortunately we got there not too soon before they closed....I'll post pictures of the decorated pumpkins later.

If anyone has a secret to an energy boost.... please give it in the comments... I need one badly.

10 things i think are cool

(in no particular order)

• iPhone... no I don't have one.. Yes I'd love to have one.
  
• iPod.... love that I can carry around an eclectic library of music wherever I go
  
• knitting.... the amazing things you can do with two sticks and a piece of string
  
• bargains....who doesn't love them???
  
• friends (and family)...you know the ones who love you no matter what
  
• female mammal's body.... don't get all wierded out... but it can make an organ to support the life that is growing within it AND then make the liquid nutrient to sustain that life after it's born.
  
• facebook.... love that I've reconnected with friends from high school, college and grad school
  
• internet....love that all that information is right at your fingertips
  
• ocean....the incessant waves
  
• nature....doesn't get any cooler
  

10 bad habits you can’t break

not getting enough sleep
procrastination
speeding
surfing the net too much
rarely carrying cash
texting while driving
not cleaning as I go
colorful language
eating yummy junk food
buying fiber i don't need

10 hated things about travelling

1. waiting.... waiting.... waiting
2. no veg food... or lousy veg
3. hotels with no wifi or no free wifi
4. bored kids
5. bad weather that fouls up certain plans
6. illnesses
7. not being able to do laundry while away
8. fouled up reservations
9. living out of a suitcase
10. eating out

something to think about

10 traits you look for in a romantic interest

Back to 10 on Tuesday Sorry but I didn't limit it to 10. I'm not looking either... just think these things are really important and I hope I fulfill them as well. Here they are in no particular order:

1. sense of humor
2. sensitive
3. honest
4. compassionate
4. intelligent
5. responsible
6. loyalty
7. hardworker
8. self-starter
9 handyman
10. understanding
11. loving
12. accepting
13. non-judgemental
14. positive attitude
15. dependable
16. kind
17. respectful
18. open minded
19. loves partner for the person they are
20. communicative

doing the congo line

These are the cicada shells we found at the kids' school on Tuesday... kind of puts them in a cute light, no?

Yesterday I popped to the thrift store. It wasn't a very fibery day but I was lucky enough to find myself some nice pants on the cheap. $10 for 3 pairs of lined pants... linen Ralph Lauren, recycled wool Eddie Bauer and wool the Limited.... oh happy day
Also I got a banana republic wool/silk/cotton/cashmere blend sweater for me and a couple of sweaters to frog.

Today was a hit though. to frog: 3 100% cashmere, 1 cashmere blend and 1 100% wool
To wear for me Sebastian Cooper cotton/cashmere blend v neck, Express silk/cashmere blend crew neck, Talbots 100% merino turtleneck, JCrew lambswool funky sweater
for DH: Old Navy linen/cotton vest
for DD: banana republic turtleneck silk.nylon/viscose/cotton/wool/cashmere/lycra blend

All of this $40....

katydid or didn't??

we came home last night to find this guarding the back door:

DD found it intriguing and it was high enough that she wasn't scared so I did a bit of a photo shoot on it.

Today when we were leaving the open house at the kids' school we found cicada shells... tmrw I have a date with the camera for them... quite interesting.


I actually have knitting pictures to post... old knitting but knitting nonetheless

DHs father's day socks:


Pattern: Herringbone Rib Socks by Kristi Schueler Interweave Knits, Winter 2008
Knitting Daily Free Patterns
Yarn: Plymouth Yarn Sockotta Stripes effect
Colorway: 605
Needle: US2
Made for: DH Father's Day 2009
I started thes on the way to the airport and finished them about 2 weeks later with only a few meters to spare of yarn. I was very nervous about having enough to finish these.

Two lizard ridge blocks:

and



I've also done a few more squares on the way afghan... actually I think I have 1 complete and 1 partial to go... now on to blocking


We had some fun in the kitchen with a book that my SIL's mother sent to the kids Snack Art: eat what you create published by teacher Created Materials. Written by Elizabeth Meahl (is that a pun?) illustrated by Barb Lorseydl... Thank you Betty if you're reading this. I owe you lots of news!

The olive ant







and a healthy skateboard. This was a HUGE hit... I think we'll be using this book LOTS :-)


DD went with me to school on Monday to help me set up my rooms. She cut letters with the diecutter and helped with the bulletin boards. It was really a fun day for both of us. I can't believe they start school tmrw! Where did the summer go????

It's late, I'm tired and have a big day ahead of me!

Hopefully more very soon!

i <3 this man

World Science Festival 2009: Bobby McFerrin Demonstrates the Power of the Pentatonic Scale from World Science Festival on Vimeo.

kokopelli

we went to Musikfest yesterday... the 2 older children and I... they had fun on the bungee jumping trampolines and the little go carts. DD did some arts and crafts made an elephant mask and they both entered a coloring concert with PNC bank. DS played a new game in the Playstation place that hasn't even been released in the stores yet... and now I can't remember the name of it.

Anyway, I took the plunge and got a henna tattoo by a woman named Emily Webb... I figured it was painless and temporary so no one would be immortally angry with me.

and here it is..... on my ankle


School starts for my kids in less than 2 weeks... how can that be? Where did the summer go? I start on the 24th with classes starting on the 26th...

The kids finished up swim lessons today.... I'm thinking of looking into a winter league for DD.. she's loving the strokes...

And i had a meeting of sockers... two colleagues came over to for me to start them on sock knitting on Tuesday afternoon... Oh what fun that was... loved it! Keep at it girls.

off for more coffee......

family birthdays

Happy Birthday DH and Meme.... we wish you lots of happiness.

I baked a death by chocolate cake for DH. The kids helped a bit... ours is 3 layer. We doubled the recipe. When they say it will sink when cooled.. they aren't kidding. Also really do refrigerate it before you try to remove it from the pan... One layer I didn't. That's the middle layer. My slice came with strawberries on the side. One warning... it's REALLY rich. it killed me for sure


In crafty news, the black hoggett finn fleece has been spun up... about 430 yards of triple ply and another 50 some of double ply.
These



became this for one example




I also finished the 20th square for Lizard Ridge.. if I weren't making it larger, I could start assembling. It's fun to see the Noro stash diminish and the pile of squares grow.

Time to start blocking the squares for the Way wedding blanket.... and finish the remainging 4 cable squares. Maybe I should design that W block.


off to deconstruct...... and i think I've finally decided on a store name for my etsy shop.... what a hard decision to make... as bad as naming your child.

10 on tuesday sounds

Today's 10 on Tuesday is favorite sounds:

• ocean waves
  
• waterfall
  
• rain falling
  
• my kids laughing
  
• whispers in my ear
  
• birds singing in the morning
  
• singing voices.. whether my families, friends or kids at school
  
• music.... really any kind
  
• the sound my cell phone makes when I have a text msg
  
• silence
  

tour de fleece 09

this is what I finished spinning during the tour de france this year



TOP: grape ice merino 2 ply 450 yards light worsted 361 g
2nd ROW:rio merino finished 2 ply 1272 yds DK 504g
3rd ROW: lincoln longwool... waiting to be measured alpaca... not nearly finished
BOTTOM: hogget finn....480g..... still spinning singles will triple ply

not as much as last year but still not terribly shabby... if you'd like to see what the other ravelers made check out the Tour de Fleece group on flickr.

I was really happy that Lance made it to the podium. Contador did an amazing race he really did deserve the yellow jersey. It will be interesting to see who is on the Radio Shack team with Lance Armstrong next year. Rumor has it that Levi Leipheimer has already been recruited. Time will tell.

fetching for.....

Pattern: Fetching by Cheryl Niameth
Yarn: Some acrylic bought on Scalabrini Ortiz in BA
Color: Black (obviously)
Needle: US8 dpns
Recipient: BFF Gail

so i started these on the plane home from BA... I knew she wanted acrylic so she could wash them. This stuff was really soft and felt silky smooth. I didn't have a clue on the yardage since they sell it by hank and without ball bands when they make it there themselves. I only knew how much it weighed .... if I had a McMorran balance I could have figured it out... or if I had had a scale could have divided it into 2 equal parts, but had neither with me in BA so I just started knitting on the plane, not paying very close attention to the directions... finishe one mitt and read the directions.. lo and behold I had put 5 cable repeats in the mitt... and then wasn't sure if I had enough yarn to finish the second. I liked the extra repeats, but...I started the second and knit up to the end of the 3rd cable repeat.

so after I got home I weighed the finished mitt and the remaining yarn with the half finished 2nd mitt and found that i was just shy of enough for the second mitt. So I ripped out the first to the 3rd cable repeat, finished the second mitt as per the pattern, and then finished the first in the same way. I skipped the picot bind off... for me it did nothing to the mitts... phew.. there was about 6 yards left.

I got a bit too much sun today while waiting for DD at her swim lesson. It should be fine tmrw though and really makes me look as if I've been spending time in summer weather, which it hasn't actually been. I'm not complaining at all. We've had really lovely weather since we got back from BA.... sun and not too humid or hot.. I'm lovin' it!

tour de fleece

here's the latest spinning. I'm calling it oceana. There's more than this spun... but I have almost 2/3 left to spin...


and this is the grape ice that I finished earlier on in the tour.

I've been knitting.. finished fetching for Gail... picture tmrw... and all but finished the plain squares for the way afghan.

And I've been deconstructing... so far these are deconstructing and in the to be frogged pile
JCrew XL maroon 100 wool










Abercrombie & Fitch Men's XL cable 80 wool/20 nylon










GAP stretch red lambswool crewneck M 97 Lambswool/1 spandex/2 other











JCREW Blue Lambswool Mens' L










Carole Little L beige cable v neck 54 nylon/40 angora rabbit/6 lambswool

beautiful night

for a ball game....


with seats just to the left of home plate. Iron PIGS dominated the game 12-0 giving up only 2 hits

hambone was right in front of me (blocking my view)





The moon tonight was incredible.. I wanted to take the real camera out on the tripod.. but have to settle for this lousy shot i took.


off to spin.. since I can't sleep

day 4 accomplishments

a bit more than 450 yards of 2 ply yarn.. a little thick and thin but mostly worsted. It needs to be washed and thwacked to set the twist... then I'll measure WPI and weight.

So all the purple and white merino is complete. I started on the blue/green roving. and am spinning that thin. It's what I spin better.. but it takes me longer.. so I won't be plowing through that as quickly as I did the purple... perfect for the upcoming mountains!

Team Astana did an incredible job yesterday and this morning Lance held his own.. with the team pushing him ahead. It's going to be a great month of racing I think. Thos men are incredible machines.

The other night I made empanadas for dinner... yummo. Spinach and blue cheese, celery and walnut... I love both kind

Tonight Iron Pigs baseball at the park.. can't wait.

cashmere day

Wow.. what a day... workout, one of those annual visits, and then the thrift store... SCORE! 17 sweaters to frog, 1 felted, 2 to wear, 2 shirts and an OLD kodak camera for under $60. 5 of the sweaters are 100% cashmere and 2 are a cashmere blend. Incredible day... really... a very happy day for me!

Since I was out in the morning I had to watch the tour at night. I already knew the results but it was fun to watch and spin myself. I almost finished spinning the last of the purple and white roving. But I fell asleep before I could finish. So this morning was a rest day for Wii Active (yay) and I finished the singles and started to ply... the picture is the resulting yarn. I haven't finished plying yet but I hope to by the day's end. I managed to snap a shot of myself at my wheel as well... just for laughs with my yellow tour de France Tshirt on. I am loving the month of July... wish it could last all year!

I'm working my way on the Way afghan.. There are only a few more squares to do... Too bad it will be too large to enter in the Allentown Fair.. I'm thinking when all is said and done it will be about 72" square... kind of large... but great for two to cuddle up in on a long winter's night.

Still need a picture of DH's socks. I'll get them without his feet I guess. I need some sock blockers.. maybe my brother could make me some for Christmas! or I should make some from hangers... that works too.

100g spun

and it looks like this:



sitting on my Tour de France shirt (remember it from the thrift store??)


and Louise my wheel sporting the shirt. She deserves to wear the yellow shirt too!


Otherwise, it's kind of a boring day for me. It was a rest day for Wii Active which was nice because I am a little sore today. Fireworks tonight and maybe a band concert beforehand at the city center.

Have a great 4th!

tour de France

starts VERY soon. I can't wait. My wheel is out and I'm spinning that purple fiber in the post below... will post more later :-)

yarn p0rn

This is what I bought for myself in BA

Merino top roving





Manos Clasica





I started the Wii Active 30 day program yesterday.. I'm a little sore.
This morning after the Wii session, I tamed the jungle yard. Cut the grass andtrimmed the holly and roses and weeded all the beds. It took me almost 4 hours. As I was weeding it started to spit and rain... but I didn't cave... I'm a bit tired now... so the afternoon will be an easy one for me.

More pictures tmrw of knitted items!

pictures are loaded

from the trip to BA on my on my facebook. If you'd like to see them click here.
I have to say there are a few that are really wonderful.

Happy birthday to my dear brother who is 54 today. I hope you have a wonderful day.

It rained last night (again) and even though DH promised to cut the grass, he didn't so now I can't cuz it's so wet... it's going to eat me first I think.

Maybe tmrw.. cuz the tour de fleece starts on Sat alongside the tour de France. I am so excited for this! Last year was the first year that I watched as well as participated. I brought lots of yummy fleece to spin on the trip. I'll post pictures of that very soon....

gee it's good to be back home again

but I miss BA. This is a picture of the woman's bridge in puerto madero. Our real last evening out to do something on the town. DS was so cute last night as we were going through emigrations he pulled me down to whisper in my ear "mommy, I miss apo, aba and VV already" and started to cry. My heart broke for him... of course now, he's back to playing the Wii so I think he's OK.

We found out tonight that they closed all the schools in BA province for a month and we checked out the cost of flight tickets comparing them round trip from here and round trip from there. Right now, it's 50% more expensive to fly from south to north and return then from north to south and return... and at Christmas vice versa. We were thinking about making a trip at Christmas, but I doubt that will happen now with the cost of the tickets.



My list for today's 10 on Tuesday 10 Guilty Pleasures on TV:

• House, MD
  
• CSI
  
• Law and Order
  
• Burn Notice
  
• NCIS
  
• In Plain Sight
  
• Friends
  
• Gilmore Girls
  
• Dirty Jobs
  
• Unwrapped
  

Not that I get to watch that much TV but when I do.....

and there you have it 30 posts in 30 days... whew!

I'll post some pictures over the next month of the trip... and perhaps a video or two.

don´t cry for me argentina

we leave this afternoon... well actually the flight leaves this evening.

All the bags are packed.. .everyone is bathed and now the wait to leave for the airport. The kids can´t wait to get home to eat food that they´re used to. I want a HOT shower in my own bathroom and of course to use my own laptop so I can post pictures from the trip and my knitting.

It was probably the best trip. I think the length was a help. It´s nice to leave a place wishing you were staying longer... makes return trips more likely ;-)

OK... well expect a picture or two or even three tmrw...

see you in the northern hemisphere!

election day

in Argentina... so there´s nothing to do.... it´s grey and cold and well winter!
I didn´t even go out of the house. All the extended family and friends came by to say their goodbyes at tea time, so of course I ate like a pig... I should have gone for a walk this morning.

Instead, I ate, knit, packed and talked.....

not too exciting

Tmrw the flight leaves at night... home soon!

saturdays

are for fairs... but san telmo was a bit of a disappointment. The last time I was there, there were lots of tango dancers, bandolino players and human statues.... today... there were some artisans selling their wares but none of the rest of it. And no antiques in the square. I was hoping for lots of cool pictures...SIL tells me we should have gone on Sunday...but tmrw is election day here and I´ve been told that almost everything is closed.

The cathedral is beautiful. There were a few babies being baptized when we went in, so I didn´t get many pictures there either.

The HUGE houses were originally owned by rich aristocrats but when the yellow fever came they flew to sections of BA like Palermo. Squatters came in and took over the properties often with one family living in each of the rooms. The quads were shared gardens, I assume... Now each room houses a different shop. Quite interesting and really beautiful architecture.

We visited the San Telmo market... where you can buy almost anything. Meat, veggies, fruit, clothing, antiques, toys... incredible all the little shops.

On the way back Puerto Madero... really beautiful at sunset. With its huge sailing ship that was used at one time to sail the naval graduates around the world.

Some gorgeous sights for another beautiful day in Buenos Aires... We´ve been blessed with terrific weather.

2 more days in the city then returning home... it went fast!

oops

we went out last night to dinner and the movies... and didn´t get back until very late.. so this post is for yesterday.

Went for a long walk, about 6 miles. Saw lots of stuff and enjoyed the exercise. All this was while the bookends went on a train to Tigre and DS1 stayed home with aba.

then we went out for dinner....and a movie. WE saw Angels and Demons Dinner started at about 10 and the movie at 11. When we were leaving the cinema, the lines for the movies that started at 1AM were incredibly long... it´s a lifestyle so different than I´m accustomed to.

Stopped at the store where the yarn for the endless cabled poncho was bought.. .was hoping to get a few hundred more grams, but they don´t have any like that now...guess I´ll have to finish with what I have and then try to rip back the first piece to a size that will be OK and finish the second piece with that... cables use so much yarn!

we´re going to the zoo, zoo, zoo

how about you, you, you?

of course that was AFTER another trip to milana on scalabrini. I bought much more roving.... 3 colors and white and 3 skeins of manos for Christmas gifts.
Doing the happy dance now.

Then MIL and I met the rest of the animals at the zoo. It was the perfect day. Sunny, no wind, not too many people and a bit cool... really nice!

Time to put the kids to bed. I have no idea what is on the docket for tomorrow.....

avenida scalabrini

today was MY day. MIL took me downtown to the street with the yarn shops.

I think we hit every yarn shop there... and i picked my favorites

#1 favorite...Milana hilados
they have roving AND manos del uruguay... i thought I had died and gone to heaven. I bought some roving for me and some for a friend :-)

#2 favorite...hilarte
very nice yarn!

#3 favorite...yanabe they have looms and beautiful yarns cotton and wool as well as synthetics

and there´s a place with wooden buttons and shawl closures called arte norte. Very nice stuff.

there was one more shop that my MIL bought this merino/silk blend for about 70 pesos/kilo Really nice yarn....but the name of the shop escapes me.

I also bought about170 grams of black yarn.. .don´t know the composition, but me thinks it´s acrylic with maybe some silk... for like 8 pesos... unbelieveable the prices I tell you. I could have brought back mountains of yarn and wool... but DH would have had a fit... he started by saying you can go and look... just look..what´s the point I ask!

ok.. well this day was one of the best for me. I am a happy girl

temaiken

It was a beautiful day to go. Half price admission, sun, no wind and barely anyone there since all the kids are in school. Lots of deer like animals... but I enjoyed the tigers the best. 4 little ones.. 2 white and 2 orange and one big one. They are really quite beautiful.

Got some GREAT pictures... especially of the bats.

8 days until we return.. we´ve been so lucky with the weather. Sunny and cold tmrw.. I wonder what is on the docket.

Today I finished 2 more squares for the way afghan... I think that makes 8 since I´ve been here. It would be great to have it finished and ready to assemble when I get home.

monday, monday

DH is out with his buddies tonight.... so I am here with the kids and the ILs. DD ate and went to bed. DS1 fell asleep early. I was carrying DS2 upstairs (asleep) when he woke up. So back down he came... shortly thereafter DS1 woke up. Neither had eaten dinner, so they´re back to the movie with a plateful of noodles... the only thing they´ll eat here. It´s kind of maddening......

Today... hm well there was a walk to puerto olivos to take pictures of the boats... and a stop at the ice cream store for a coffee... and lots of knitting....

And that is all she wrote!

Perhaps if we´re lucky, tomorrow Temaiken

happy father´s day

and partly cloudy, but not too cold. The kids, abuelos and DH went to Parque de la Costa while Vivi and I walked puerto frutos... I bought a few things to bring back as gifts (yes mom, you included) and took some lovely pictures... wish I could share them. DH had the good camera with him so I had the little Polaroid, but there are some nice shots of the river anyway.

After we returned we went to his friend´s house for a little reunion.... lots of food. And of course I knit... seems to be a theme.

The socks were well recieved for which I´m happy.

I have no idea what´s on the docket for tmrw..... I have some plans depending on the weather in the morning though....

rainy days

+ Saturday = inside activity....

so we went to museo de los niños

The kids had lots of fun.... after it closed at 8, we went to the arcade and they played there a bit as well.

hopefully tmrw will be nice. I´d like to go to the nearby harbor and take some pictures.... in the morning... alone.

At night we´re going to DHs friends house for a little get together with a bunch of his friends.... I´ll take along some knitting!

The socks are finished with about 2 meters of yarn left.... so they will be given tmrw as part of a fathers day gift.. wish I could upload a picture... it´ll have to wait.

happy birthday DS1

I can´t believe he is 7 years old! Photo courtesy of abuelo!

We had about 25 people at the party... all family and one set of DHs friends.... 4 kinds of empanadas, lots of triple sandwiches (yummm) and little pizzettas.... and of course cake. As you can see from his picture he is so happy.

Earlier in the afternoon we went to unicenter again to go bowling. We used the bumpers so DD could do a bit better than yesterday. It was so much fun. I really enjoyed it.

Tomorrow´s forecast isn´t good.... which is stinky since the weekends is when all the outside stuff is open in the winter..... maybe we´ll get lucky and the rain will hold off.

I really wish there was more to tell.....

quiet

day here.... I couldn´t sleep last night until this morning at 4 AM... so I slept in late. Nothing really got started until after tea time. The girls went bowling at unicenter and the boys played in the arcade. I actually got 2 strikes... amazing.

after returning home the old girls (MIL, SIL and myself) prepared empanadas for the party for DS1s birthday tmrw... I can´t believe he´ll be 7. And I am still not using my computer so there is no way to put a proper picture of him up :-(

wish I had more to write..... i´m turning the heel of sock number 2 so it should be finished by Sunday....

sad to have such a boring entry while on vacation, no?

on the mend

we are.... the pediatrician came to the house to see the kids. DD is fine DS1 will be better soon and DS2 will get worse before he gets better. Cough medicine for the boys...

DH and Aba took the bookends to a plaza with a real merry go round this afternoon. DS2 got the key so he won a free ride.. he´s so proud of himself.

I went for another walk down past the hippodrome and around a bit... a little over 5 miles I guess...

Tonight is a reunion of DH´s high school friends... so we´ll go... I wonder if I could knit there?

and then there were 5

that got sick... yup all of us.. nice...........

DS1 is feeling a bit better, just coughing up a storm. the rest of us have fevers and cough.

Another day at the river and a walk through the reserva ecologica. I walked down while the rest rode... DD walked back with me, her choice but whined most of the way back.

what a vacation........

I did finish one sock... started the second between naps this afternoon.... maybe it will be finished by Sunday.

the bed is calling my name

caminar

what a lovely day for a walk... I started out with SIL and DD but DD really isn´t feeling up to snuff so she and SIL went back to the ILs to paint pictures with the ginko leaves we collected.

I walked down to the antique market at the train station on Peru (no not the country.. the name of the street) and took lots of fun pictures of old things... many trains, lots of vehicles (DS2 will be so happy), some sewing machines and some other stuff. The pictures are really fun. Then I came back ´home´ BUt on the way back I stopped at the confeteria del Sol and bought medialunas de manteca all by myself. I have to say it was a proud moment. First time for everything and better to venture into a place where I know what I want and the price is on the wall. LOL
I was out for 3 hours in the beatiful fall weather. TOok lots of pictures of doors and houses as well and some nature shots and one great shot of a bassett hound sitting outside his house. How I wish I could post them. Depending on how the kids feel tmrw, I may go searching Tues or Wed for a cafe that I can put pictures up on.

Later in the afternoon we met some friends and went to the river for a picnic... facturas and coffee.... the baked goods here are incredibly tasty and I need to watch myself that I eat very few.

if the kids feel better (I have a feeling they won´t though) we may go to temaiken tomorrow. Tuesdays are half price day and I could spend the whole day there with a big smile on my face!

I found out today that there was a case of swine flu at the kids school in DS1s grade. They closed the school early.... 2 days but I really need to watch him I think.

I hope to post pictures soon... I have so many delightful ones to share!

recoleta

fair has grown since last i was there. Many more vendors... although not much better quality.. a few very nice silver jewelry makers, a couple of nice leather vendors, and one very nice wood vendor (trays, bowls etc) and a lady with the dried orange boxes was there.... I should have bought one. I love them!

Got DH a nice leather coin wallet for the kids to give him next Sunday and a wooden shawl closure for me.

We saw some very good tango dancers in the square... very good and 2 of those human statues. I took pictures, but of course can´t upload them because I´m not using MY computer right now.

DS2 still isn´t feeling very well.. so the bookends went along to the museo de ciantifico... reminded me of an expanded DaVinci Center. It was in the center of the arts in recoleta. VERY crowded because of the holiday weekend I´m guessing, plus many schools have been closed for some time because of the flu. At any rate it´s a nice place that deserves more time to explain things to the kids.. it took me a while to understand the signs explaining the exhibits (remember it´s all in spanish)

Later we went to the primos for dinner... DS2 stayed back with my MIL but the bookends slept the whole time we were there... and now they´re not feeling well either.

So tomorrow could be a bust.... we´ll see... hope not. AND i hope to post pictures soon... There are some really good ones plus videos of the dancers....

the sock is coming along.. turned the heel and now am working the foot... this herringbone rib takes about 3 times as long to knit as stockinette... what was i thinking and I´m afraid I´ll run out of yarn b4 it´s done.. better start searching the net for more!

still no

way to connect my laptop here. I may need to go out to a wifi place.. .unfortunately my battery doesn´t last very long... what a conundrum

I took lots of pictures again today... of San Isidro, the cathedral, the artesanal fair, lots of architecture and some doors .... ok lots of doors... the colors are beautiful.

Ít´s been very sunny the past two days. But a bit chilly even in the sun and especially down by the river, where I´ve spent many hours. So in a down coat the sun feels great but my hands get cold to knit... I should make fingerless gloves LOL.

DS1 has something gong through him. Fever, cough (like croup) I feel badly for the poor kid... he never got out of his jammies today and slept most of the day (good for him I hope) I hope he´s feeling better soon.

As soon as I find a way to post some pictures I will...... tomorrow I believe is Recoleta... that should be fun. I love a good fair.

frustration abounds

although I thought everything would be fine for picture posting... my computer isn´t mixing well with my connection here.... I may be scouting for a wifi place I can use in the area.

Have some great pictures of the afternoon at the Rio de la Plata, but unfortunately can´t share them with you... neither the picture of my sock in progress.

argh... that´s all I can say

100 things

that I love not necessarily in any order:

my kids
the rest of my family
old friends
thrift stores
natural fibers
knitting needles
reeses peanut butter cups
peppermint soap
surprises
wooden toys
christmas trees
snow days
sound of the ocean
smell of the forest
birdwatching
old buttons
love letters
babies
falling snowflakes
summer
swimming
disney movies
daffodils
Christmas cookies
seaglass
cozy blankies
fires in fireplaces
homemade ornaments
rummikub
walking downtown
coffee with half and half
hearing laughter
wind chimes
a good book
waterfalls
starry nights
tangueray and tonic
hot chocolate with marshmallows
puppy kisses
backrubs
old jeans
real bargains
holding hands
stargazing
naps
fachwerk
fireworks
embroidery
knitted cables
chocolate
coca cola
ponchos
baking cookies
libraries
walk in the snow at night
craft notions
wool
spinning wheels
hugs
upcycling
romantic comedies
eyes filled with love
House (the TV show)
feta cheese
breakfast foods
sharing with the one i love
spanakopita
doritos
the sound of a purring cat
herbal tea
curious george
sledding
searching for seashells
laying in the sun's warmth
not dieting
body massages
a good cry
finding a bargain
singing
catching up with an old friend
quiet
cuddling in bed
sleeping in
love letters
moon
shooting stars
vanilla
listening to easy jazz singers
listening to Bach
handwritten letters
cashmere
my iPod - well I did love it now I don't have it anymore
lavendar
honey
nature
miracles
movie musicals
body surfing
new friends

there's more.. but really do you want to hear them???