September Yarn Along

A Norwegian sweater in progress, using yarn I bought in Geilo at the supermarket 2 years ago and yarn I naturally dyed with rhubarb, walnut hulls and Saxon Blue, it's a perfect soccer knitting, TV watching sweater- it will take it's its time- I'm in no rush.
I have just started reading Trust the Process by Shaun McNiff, I am hoping to get some creative juices flowing again.

 Joining Ginny today

Garden

Gardening requires lots of water — most of it in the form of perspiration.

~Lou Erickson

 

 A garden is always a series of losses set against a few triumphs, like life itself.

~May Sarton
 

....and that sums up my garden experience this year.
I have decided that vegetable gardening is not for me. My life is simply too busy with more interesting things than weeding. I refuse to use chemicals and so...the weeds win again. My flowers did awesome but my veggies became overtaken by weeds. I was just too busy enjoying my family and what Montana has to offer in the summer time that the weeds moved right in. That's ok. Next year I will be supporting the local farmers market, maybe even do a CSA again.

 

Fall Knittering

 

 

I had all this sock yarn odds and ends so I thought I would do something clever and knit it all up into one big scarf. I love it because it is so random and very easy to knit. It will take me some more time and I have from here to the pacific in loose ends to weave in- but that's o.k. Hopefully it will be done by the time the snow flies.

I am also rekindling a past love of spinning. I have a beautiful spinning wheel from NZ an " Aurora"  Majacraft- a megathon of roving has been dyed and a lofty goal has been made... spinning enough yarn for a sweater this year- if this works and I can complete this goal I might do it every year as a tradition?
I was asked if single ply would hold up well as a sweater.
I have always loved the rustic look of singles- it will not hold up as well as a plied yarn but I am too dang impatient to spin extra yards for this. Besides I like to knit, so knitting a yearly "new" sweater because the this one bit the dust is just fine with me.

Cookie anyone?




 

La Cucina

Well that's it folks

 as promised here are a few pictures from this spring kitchen remodel.

 

It was tough felt like camping with six people-

 would I do it again?

 in a heartbeat.

 Amazing the first time in our lives to have a kitchen that functions and works with the way we live. Knocking down the wall between the kitchen and dining room making it one big space

priceless

 all the natural light streaming in is so wonderful.

 What you're not seeing is that we added ceiling solar tube over the kitchen counter-

another cool thing-

 I just started turning on the light as Montana goes into winter dark mode- the tubes let in so much light even on a dark day it feels good.

 I have SAD syndrome so any extra light is much appreciated-

the tubes were also at a relative low cost.

 

 Our kids love the breakfast bar and all the room around the counters and the island counter space- great to gather around with friends.

  the book shelf holds an assortment of cooking books.

 

I came home from New Mexico when the renno started

so I asked for a few beams to be added to our living room ceiling

 HUGE

difference- so cozy

 well worth it and I feel like a brought a little of Santa Fe to my home

 

I designed the kitchen with input from chef 
kept it simple and ergonomic so there was no need for a designer to get involved- money saved

Pierre picked the granite, reminds me of Norway-
 just love the simple grey with little specks of red garnet

 we are 100 % satisfied.

 If you are planning a kitchen remodel

 do it

 you won't regret it.