Hey, Where's My Hat?

Hi, Uncle Paddy here, poor old Aunt Kirstie is out sick today so she asked me to fill in for a bit. So, how about that hat there? I think it really brings out the blue in my eyes. To bad its not for me! Nope, she made it for one of the kids. Not that they don't deserve fine hand made woolens, its just that I was supposed to get one like a gazillion years ago and I'm constantly forced to watch her knit all kinds of far-out & groovy things and she even makes me model them sometimes. As you can very well see in the lovely photo above; which doesn't do the hat justice by the way. The color choices are quite understated which I think keeps the pattern from looking to busy or brash. TTFN, Uncle Paddy.

GOOD Gluten-Free Cake

Last night we celebrated PJ's birthday with a very delicious cake! This was the first really good cake he has had since finding out he can't have gluten. I even liked it and I don't enjoy much of the gluten free products, even the homemade ones. I had a good idea that this one would be okay because of the incredible ingredients like ground almonds, sour cream, & maple syrup. These have such a presence I thought that they would carry the flavor and they did! YAY!!! It is so nice to bake for someone who enjoys it so. Happy B-day Paddy!

Meow

Looks comfy...?

Goodbye Pickerel...Hello Bass

We went ice fishing on Sunday. Several pickeral were caught and after a thorough inspection were let go.

But then our friends caught this big Boy (girl?) . It was quite exciting and we were a wee bit jealous, then another wide mouth bass was caught (not by us) and they gave it to us.

Never look a gift fish in the mouth-especially when it has such a wide one.

It was delicious!

Little Knitting and Big Love

I finished my baby sweater except for the buttons, in this picture they are just placed on top of the sweater to see how it will look when it's done. This sweater is very cute and small but I must confess that I started knitting it close to 6 years ago (yes, I said 6!). It feels good to have finished it. It will go to a different great niece than orginally planned but that's okay with me. I am going to continue with small projects for the time being, and maybe some other incomplete projects as well.

I haven't knit as much in the past week because PJ and I have been watching the first season of Big Love, an HBO series about a modern, Mormon, Polygamist family. This show requires my complete attention. The concept is quite unlike anything else that has been on the TV before, at least to my knowledge. The characters are great and have many layers, some you like and some you really hate. The situations are unlike any I have experienced and it makes you think. It is fun and I recommend it.



It has been a BUSY week for me but I did manage to squeeze in making these breakfast bars, which I read about on this blog salt and chocolate, they are quite delicious and easy to make, although a bit sweet and tough on fragile teeth. Great while I have been on the go this week. I am the only one in the house who can or will eat them, luckily for me they store well and I like them. Enjoy!

Night Skiing, Night Tubing, & a Party

Here is the tubing hill from last night, the humans in this shot are literally a blur due to slow shutter speed. It was SO COLD, but very fun. Very cold on Thursday night when we went skiing, too. Extremely fun though, I can still ski!

I am a little tired now because we went to a party and stayed late. We had a lot of fun though. It is the perfect ime of year for a party in Maine. It is easy to stay home and not venture out into the cold and dark. It feels so good to get out and have fun.

I haven't had time to knit in a few days but I will be finishing up the baby sweater today or tomorrow and I will put that up as soon as it is done. Stay Tuned.

Pretty...Pretty Ugly

Just like my brother used to say to me. " Hey, you're pretty...pretty ugly." Poor potholder.




After completing my other domino square potholder, I thought about how much fun domino squares are to make and decided to use the materials on hand to make another potholder. I wanted to try knitting just the one layer instead of the deluxe,double layer one. I didn't have the greatest colors but I went for it and as so often happens when you use up odds and ends, I found I needed to find some more at the yarn store. As you can see, Maine is NOT the best source for cotton yarn, the shops tend to specialize in wool and other warm fibers, understandably so. I found some that worked okay colorwise but not exactly my favorites to work with.



Oh well, it was quick and fun too. As you can see it works just fine.

I am on to finishing another baby sweater...another long neglected project that is now very close to being done.