C:
diaper rash, teething (need I say more).
B:
wants to know why this and why that; where this toy is where that toy is.

both at the same time and,

it's hot

it's humid and

I'm trying to knit.

I'm nuts.

And so I frogged the front piece back quite a way (oh, and this is also because I never moved my lifeline up--because the above would never happen to me):



at least the cotton is in nice, neat little balls now. From now on, the knitting will wait until the kids are asleep and I have peace and quiet. No matter how often that is. I know what you're thinking--I may never get any knitting done.

Labels: Gypsy Mesh Pullover

I made this delicious raspberry and blackberry tart from the barefoot contessa cookbook that my mom picked up for me at a yard sale about a month ago.





AND all the berries are from my backyard. You see we live in the house my grandfather built and it has about an acre of land --and just about all of it is in the back--huge, beautiful yard--we really are lucky to have it. It's very private too. Anyway, there are all these golden raspberry, red raspberry, and blackberry bushes just bursting with berries this time of year. It's such a treat and while picking or whenever I'm out in the yard, I can't help but think of my grandparents who have since passed. My grandfather had such a knack for gardening. There's wildflowers, some strawberries, he ALWAYS had a vegetable garden--a HUGE vegetable garden with anything you could imagine. And well, we try to too, never like grandpa though.

I plan to bring the tart tomorrow when we visit friends at a cottage near Cape Cod.

Ya, and I've been knitting, really, I have--STILL this:



I can't wait to finish it and hope to wear it out with friends when we go out in August--I better move it. Just not motivated lately . . . new job preoccupying the mind and all.

I got Plymouth Jelli Beenz for C's dress--she loves the yarn as you can see!

the yarn bandit strikes!

and I bought this with another 'health' gift cert!

it looks to be a book right up my ally.

Labels: cooking/baking, Gypsy Mesh Pullover, knitting library