Mainly Crafts

So a week and half ago I final decided what I would make a friend for a special birthday, what I didn't say was that it only gave me seven days to make the imagine when shawl. Hence not a lot of blogging and an awful lot of knitting, finished shawl was pressed just 2 hours before the party, cutting it rather fine to say the least. Thank you Karen for mentioning it knitted up small, ended up going up a couple of needle sizes to get it the right size. Started of loving the pattern, then had my doubts as to whether it was going to look right, took till I took it of the needles and pressed it for me to decided it was fine! It was lovely to have an evening out and caught up with some friends I hadn't seen in a while and to see my friend (one of L's godmothers) having a great time, she wanted a party that would create happy memories and I think from the look of her she did. Joining Kat for Unraveled wednesdays.

 Before my mammoth knitting session I finished L's geranium dress, really pleased with it. Loving the little cap sleeves, perfect to protect little shoulders from the sun.

Taking Anna's idea and used some left over fabric to make a little dress for her doll, I used a dolls pattern I already had.

Reading and enjoying Lab Girl by Hope Jahren, it covers her story starting as a child and being allowed into her fathers lab, the struggle to get her own lab, getting funding and lots of interesting stories and facts in between. Her friendship with Bill, lots of botany facts, she writes in such an engaging way about her determination to succeed, as well as her passion for botany. There is a lovely part where she talks about her favourite tree from her childhood, not sure if my children have a favourite tree but I do have fond memories of the willow trees at my junior school. There were two of them at the edge of the school field on a slope and during the summer months our teacher would take us outside to sit under the trees while she read to us, can remember watching the branches move in the breeze and seeing glimpses of the sky. Had a library notice to say that The Kabul Beauty School was in, so this will be my next read, having thoroughly enjoyed the Little Coffee Shop, can't wait to start this one.

The girls have been busy studying the rainforest, m has been working on deforestation and L is enjoying learning lots about all the different animals. This week hoping to look at the Amazon river and explore the different parts of a river.

Garden is doing well, have lots of baby pea pods, flowers on the tomatoes and today planted out lots of sunflowers after I finished putting a second coat of paint on the shed.