Flowers

There has been much floral related goings on for me lately. First I read on another blog (here) about making floral jelly with violets and dandelions. Sarah and I tried it with a little help from Elanor. She definitely helps me eat it though. I think she is probably the only kid at school with peanut butter and violet jelly sandwiches...

 my violet stash

They're so pretty

Ella "helping"

Finished Product

In other floral news, I got a quite a few birthday presents with a flowery theme. Included is lilacs, some rosewater, rose scented essential oil, and a painting of flowers. What a nice time of year!

WIP- second in a row!

Well! This is the second Wednesday in a row that I've been able to post! Thanks to a little help from my friend(got the Beatles song in my head now), I finally got the time to finish Ella's pillowcase dress. Just in time for the warm weather!

 She really loved it

I love the ribbon she picked for the ties, so sweet :)

I also finished Molly Doll's scarf this week, but I think I'm going to save it and give it to Ella next winter. I'll put her scarf away too (it got too warm for her to need it as soon as it was done!) and bring them out together next year. Maybe for Martinmas.

I think they will look very stylish

This morning we also went outside to look at some little ferns popping up in our front yard.

  She called them "baby ones"

  She was very gentle.

She asked me where their mommy was and I told her the earth is their mommy. I love spring! Now we are off to the farm, and I'm going to bring my camera today. Maybe I'll have more pictures to post later!

WIP

I started Molly doll's scarf:

And I made Ella a family of Octopi out of wax:

Long time no post

I have been SO busy lately! I don't even have time right now to write a full update, so I'm just going to do a quick photo time line, starting with the earlier stuff first.

We were getting ready to go out to "Frolic" (a dance in our area) and Ella fell asleep on the counter!

 Another Tiger day! My good friend Katie as Q. T. Pie the clown at the Pizza Barn

 For March I knit another scarf, this one for Ella. She likes it as a skirt...

I keep meaning to make a little one for Molly Doll

Our wine club

 February/March wine was Cabernet

 One of the first warm days of the season

 She got right in the water!

 It was a beautiful place for a picnic

 We made candles one day

Yesterday was Easter

 Ella found Eggs and her basket

 She looked very cool in the car...

 Here she is hopping into a "mest"(nest) like the Easter bunny

Well there is my life summed up since I last posted. Gosh I'm a lucky lady!

Yesterday

Yesterday I started making a pillowcase dress for Ella. I think I could have made the whole thing, but I need some bias tape and have no car this week. Being without a car has been tough, but in many ways a blessing. Not unlike having no phone, it seriously cuts down on the self-inflicted stress of "should-bes" and "should-haves"(as in "I should be doing such-and-such right now"). I have been getting a little creative in the kitchen also, considering I have no way of going grocery shopping. Around the beginning of the year a strange sense of peacefulness descended on me, and no matter what other emotions crop up, I keep defaulting back to it...
How wonderful!

Goodbye January!

January is over at midnight tonight, and I feel well on my way to a great year! I finished making my first sewing (machine) project today, and I'm going to try to keep making them throughout the year.

 

  

  

Yesterday was a beautiful full moon, and mars was very visible next to it. I tried to take a picture but my camera did NOT want to participate. 

And lastly, here are my cute cats :)

  

See you in February!