Knitting with a Poodle

mmmm.

2009-11-09T05:50:00.000-05:00

good morning, to you.

anaglyptic

2009-11-08T20:56:00.003-05:00

no, this isn't an all white
photograph, or some kind of a trick.

Look rather closely.
you'll see the lovely, original
wallpaper in my dining room.

always

2009-11-05T06:58:00.001-05:00


"Always try to do something for the other: fellow and you will be agreeably surprised
how things come your way - how many pleasing: things are done for you."


Claude M. Bristol

sometimes plates arent just plates

2009-11-04T06:19:00.001-05:00

a plate that doesn't
get used for toast.

happy to sit in the sunshine

2009-11-03T16:27:00.000-05:00

smiling face
of the Knitting Companion
on his front balcony.

pssst . . .

2009-10-22T16:15:00.002-04:00

You may have noticed that the Christmas
things are starting to appear in the shops.
I even saw the first of the Christmas Cards this week.

italian noodles

2009-10-21T04:23:00.002-04:00

mmmmmm.
yum.
I love these noodles.

cough cough cough

2009-10-14T04:19:00.002-04:00

so i came down with a nasty cold.
That's not the kind
of surprise anyone wants to wake up to.
Excuse me, while i
go off to make more tea.

very slim purse

2009-10-13T06:19:00.000-04:00

another pleasant Surprise
of unpacking.
a slim, purple clutch.
shiny. pretty.

pleasant Surprise

2009-10-12T06:39:00.002-04:00

sometimes, unpacking
can bring fun surpises.
Like Vivienne Westwood.
or, in this case, at
least, her book.

about surprises . . .

2009-10-11T06:21:00.001-04:00

"One's life is not as fixed as one believes.
Surprises may lie in store for you,
the unexpected often tends to happen,
sometimes bringing in its train the most
delightful change in one's life or circumstances."

Elizabeth Aston, The Darcy Connection, 2008

2009-10-10T05:20:00.000-04:00

Click.
new remote control.
Have to read the book
before i figure out how to work the new things.
Well, maybe i'll read at least
part of the manual.

candy coloured buttons

2009-10-09T06:18:00.000-04:00

unpacking
can feel like a chaotic time.
but finding some of your Buttons
can be a lovely thing.
Especially when they can keep you
company somewhere sunny.

hunkering down

2009-10-08T06:39:00.005-04:00

The Knitting Companion
likes to stay cosy on the sofa.
Now he has a new carpet
to get to the kitchen.

another window view

2009-10-07T06:37:00.002-04:00

hand made Lace, from Brugges, Belgium.
View, Montreal, Canada.

Kitchen view

2009-10-06T06:28:00.000-04:00

today i share
with you, the view from my kitchen window.
seasonal Greenery, sky and
red brick houses.

windows

2009-10-05T02:24:00.000-04:00

it will be a while before
the house is arranged.
in the meantime, i can share
with you, my lovely living
room windows.

The poodle is acclimatising

2009-10-04T07:31:00.000-04:00

the Knitting Companion
is getting used to his
new surroundings.

on the mend

2009-10-03T14:14:00.003-04:00

it's an overcast Saturday.
and i have progress to report.

slowly, things are getting back to normal.
Soon, the Knitting Companion and i will
get back to unpacking & arranging.
in the meantime, the good news of
the day includes being
able to enjoy a cup of tea.
mmmm.

ouch.

2009-10-01T06:24:00.002-04:00

News update.
I've had food poisoning.

so there have been no photo opps
or exciting events.
I have learned, that marvellous
angels of mercy bring S.O.S. Ginger
ale and chicken soup.

The Knitting Companion has been
very patient with me.
and at this point we are
not setting the house,
or unpacking
or knitting.

It's still time for Ginger ale.

happy first birthday

2009-09-30T06:28:00.004-04:00

special Birthday wishes to
little "e".

I'm quite sure she'll be having
lots of fun this week, celebrating
her Birthday season.

we are getting settled in

2009-09-27T09:20:00.002-04:00

it's an overcast sunday.

The Knitting Companion and i are
going to be staying close to home today.

Hopefully
we will not be going
on any "set up the house" errands.
We haven't done any knitting
but i'm sure that soon, our life
will set out to be back to normal.

time for tea

2009-09-21T04:25:00.002-04:00

now is the perfect time for
a cup of my favourite tea.

cardamom and black pepper

2009-09-19T22:30:00.001-04:00

shopping day today.
juice. vegetables,
pasta, rice
black pepper corns,
cardamom
and star anise.

i need to get an ironing board . . .

2009-09-15T00:43:00.000-04:00

इ नीद तो बुरी ग्रोसरिएस,
अ ब्रूम, अ वचूम एंड

Well.
Let me start again.
I've just moved house and have at least ten lists of
things to do/things to get
on the go.

more soon . . . .