This past weekend I decided to take a day trip out to Prince Edward County.

I had never been and since I couldn't afford a weekend away, I figured this would just have to do.

And it did!

The drive was very pretty to say the least. Most of the leaves have changed colour already, but there was still areas that were a fiery orange. I drove through Wellington, stopped and had a lovely lunch at the Bloomsfield Carriage House in Bloomsfield and made my way to Sandbanks Provincial Park.


The beach was white and I loved the sound of the crashing waves! I think I was a bit surprised how many people were out and about including the amount of kite surfers. (Although considering how windy it was by the water, made sense - they really seemed to be able to go far!)


From there I went off to Picton. I was hoping to hit Buddha Dog but this time of year everything closes early! Boo for me.

I strolled around and walked into a store called Rose Haven. It was SO not my intention to hit a yarn store or buy anything, but I did. Picked up some black roving (which I needed), replacement felting needles (again something I needed) and made an impromptu purchase of some Habu silk stainless thread (?) yarn (?) - not sure what you'd call it and some Habu bamboo. I'm rather excited about what I'll be making with that!

On the way home I stopped and picked up a couple of small pumpkins - they were free - and then at George's Fish & Chip. The poutine was perfect. Crispy fries drowned in gravy and melted cheese. Very fitting for a cool, crisp Fall day.


I've got another day off today. It's started with laundry so far (I know not exciting, but necessary) and the rest of day... who knows!

Have a good one!

Over the summer I managed to score a brand new full-size crock pot for $8 (yes $8!) at a friend's garage sale.

Today I have finally pulled it out, plugged it in and am ready to see if this appliance will become my new best friend in the kitchen.

I also thought it'd be smarter to try this out while at home the first time versus plugging it in, going to work and spending the whole day wondering if my meal is indeed cooking or whether I'll even have a place to come home to!)

I opted to try out a simple Beef Stew. It's a crisp and cool Fall day and it seems fitting. Plus, when I hit the farmer's market this morning they seemed to have all the ingredients just waiting for me to take them home and drop them into the crock pot: beef, onions, carrots and potatoes.

Side note: the carrots smelled so fresh and yummy! And I picked the tri-coloured little potatoes, just cuz I think the extra colour will look good on a plate.)

Everything's been chopped, sliced and diced and placed into the pot with some homemade broth (courtesy of my Mom) and spices.

Apparently in six hours I will have a lovely dinner just waiting to be eaten!
(Note, technically everything's already been cooking for two hours. Laundry, cleaning, knitting and the internet will all make lovely distractions til then.)

I love this mitten pattern! (Yes it is based on the ones Bella wears in Twilight - although I must admit, I don't really remember at which point in the movie. I'll just trust designer of the pattern!)

The cuff is nice and long and the fit overall is snug. But that could just be because of the yarn and needle size I'm using.

I finished the left one last night. (I apologize for the quality of the photo - I was quite tired and it was late.)

Now on to the next one!


The pattern is from Subliminal Rabbit.

After unravelling the first sock, adjusting the pattern and redoing, I am done my pair of yoga socks!




Overall they were pretty quick to knit and I have already planned how I'll be modifying the pattern again for the next pair.

Think I'll try them in next week's pilates class!

Ok, so I finally started the first of my stash clearing projects... yoga socks!

I have this lovely 100% wool yarn (soft not itchy!) that I bought from Lucy Neatby - it's called Sugar Maple. All made in Canada!

And then I bought this Yoga Socks pattern by Lisa Bennett from Meadowood Designs. (You can also check out Lisa's blog here - Meadowood Designs.)

Here's how it's going so far:

I just gone through my stash (yarn stash that is) looking for inspiration.

It's been a while since I've actually knit anything.

I've also gone through my stack of books (specifically my three favourite ones) and I've decided it's time to actually make something from them. Would make sense no?






And I now have a plan. I've tagged each pattern I want to try. And where possible, use up my stash.

The problem (only slight!) with my stash though is that I have too little of each colour/type of yarn for most of the projects I want to do... So I'll have to mix'n'match I think and keep my fingers crossed that it will all work out.

At any rate I think this will be fun!

I love getting mail, so I was extra excited when I got a package from saucedesigns.com.



Inside my Samba Sauce Ring in Red Coral was wrapped up in hot pink and electric blue tissue and made me think of candy. She also included a cute card/note, her business cards, a few magnets and pens (again all in her signature colours). I'm a fan of packaging so getting my ring and all these extra little goodies was pretty darn impressive!



So a big THANKS to Liz (Chief Diva of Design) over at saucedesigns.com!

I got an email today telling me my sushi was featured on Treasury West on Etsy.

Admittedly, I have no idea what Treasury West is, or how many people go to that page, but I have to admit I think this is pretty cool. Pretty cool indeed!

I've been rather slow in listing new items in my Etsy shop. I blame my computer. It's been on the fritz for a while now (meaning it likes to shut down when it's been on for what it considers too long!)

At any rate, here's the latest item - Hair Band with a small, but very sweet felted ladybug: