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.