enchanted forest

DH and I went to this nursery Saturday...it's in Richmond. We went there to learn more about growing strawberries. I've never seen a nursery like this one. There were "farm like" buildings all around it and they even had a live band.

just a face

I was looking through sweater patterns, when this woman's face caught my eye, so I decided to sketch her.

such a cutie!

Buckles visited the groomers yesterday, so he no longer looks like a rag-a-muffin.

off the needles

I finished the Hanna hat Friday night. The 3 pieces have been knitted for over a month, I just wasn't motivated to whip stitch them together, so Friday, I decided it was time to finally finish it. Kris loves it! I've been wanting to cast on for a sweater, but I told myself that I had to finish the mara shawl...finished it Saturday night. I started a neck down sweater last night...I'll post WIP pics in a few days.

picking

Yesterday, we went to Froberg's Farm in Alvin and picked strawberries. We made jam today...froze some and will make cobbler with the rest. It was a gorgeous day for picking strawberries.

angora sweater

DH and I went to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Tuesday night...when I saw this goat, all I could think about was a soft angora sweater. More pics on my flickr.

75 miles...

Britt was suppose to ride 55 miles in a bike warm-up yesterday for the MS150, but instead, she rode 75 miles...she was having an "Aggie moment" and didn't see the sign, that said to turn here for 55 miles. She did great! Look on my Flickr to see more pics.

I'm still working on my mara shawl. I had planned on finishing it by today, but then I got distracted by another project. I decided to start knitting squares for a Barn-Raising Quilt, out of leftover sock yarn. I found the pattern in this book.

I started a flickr photostream a couple of weeks ago and have been trying to post pictures there once a day. The flickr badge is off to the right on my blog...just click "what is this?" and then aggiemomtoo

feels like spring!

I think we finally got enough "chill hours" this Winter for the peach trees...they are finally blooming this year! It's been several years since we have seen any blooms on these trees. DH and I went to a fruit tree seminar about a month ago and learned that fruit trees in our area need to get anywhere from 200 to 500 chill hours each year, so we are only buying trees that need around 200 hours...we think it's rare for our area to get 500 chill hours a year.

page of edm sketches

Have you ever looked in a mirror and tried to sketch yourself? Well, I tried it this week and it's not easy...it looks nothing like me, but then again, it's just a sketch.

wip

I started this mara shawl Saturday night and have worked on in every night...here's a picture of it after 73 rows. I think this is the easiest shawl to knit...it's a great pattern for a beginner.

Pattern: mara shawl
yarn: madelinetosh from The Loopy Ewe
color: graphite
needles: size 7

sketchbook

I saw a picture of this man on Flickr...a lot of people were sketching it, so I decided to give it a whirl. He was standing outside the gates of the White House...hoping for a hot cup of coffee with Obama. lol I used a pentel pocket brush pen in my fabriano venezia small sketchbook.