61-75

I hope you're not completely tired of these, because I literally have hundreds to go. I promise, I do other things with my time, and there are several doings in the works for you to see soon. In the meantime, 15 more:

Day 61: The first signs of a new season.



Day 62: Walking hand-in-hand.



Day 63: Hand lotion.



Day 64: Bones.

(photo courtesy of stock.xchng/svilen001)

Day 65: Before and After pictures.

(photo courtesy of design*sponge)

Day 66: The Magic Bag.



Day 67: Sitting down to a stack of cookbooks.



Day 68: Stars.



Day 69: Mail from friends.



Day 70: My favourite pair of jeans.



Day 71: Anticipation.



Day 72: Technology.



Day 73: The ability to care deeply.

(and the people who practice it.)

Day 74: My mother.



Day 75: Nail polish.

46-60

Day 46: Hope in despair.



Day 47: Buying handmade goods.



Day 48: Spices.



Day 49: Playing outside.



Day 50: Comfy clothing.



Day 51: Helping hands.



Day 52: Brunch.



Day 53: The Beach Boys



Day 54: Warm light.



Day 55: Sleep.



Day 56: "Go put your feet up, and I'll make dinner".



Day 57: The laundry smell that takes me back to Grandma's house.



Day 58: Taking the train downtown.



Day 59: Soothing ginger.



Day 60: Dining out.

31-45

Day 31: Colour.



Day 32: Television shows on DVD.



Day 33: Summer evenings.



Day 34: Seeing the world through young eyes.



Day 35: Finding beauty in unexpected places.



Day 36: Big bowls of salad.



Day 37: Shelter.



Day 38: Children eating cake.



Day 39: Greeting loved ones at the airport.



Day 40: Baking.



Day 41: Genuine smiles from strangers.



Day 42: Those cheesy photo-op pictures with faces cut out.



Day 43: Gifts from the garden.



Day 44: Veggie dogs from street vendors.



Day 45: "I'm with the drummer."

16-30

Day 16: Weekend getaways.

(Birch Bay, Washington)

Day 17: The CBC.

(Kind of the Canadian BBC)

Day 18: Creation.



Day 19: Crossword puzzles.



Day 20: The healing power of tears.



Day 21: Clean water.



Day 22: Honesty.



Day 23: Hot beverages.



Day 24: Fresh socks.



Day 25: Driving at night.



Day 26: Whoever coined the phrase, "Thirty is the new Twenty".

Day 27: Nostalgia.



Day 28: The feeling of freshly cut hair.



Day 29: Summer rain.



Day 30: Olives.


On starting a Flickr group: I think it's an amazing idea, except that some of my photos are not photos at all. For me, this is more of a gratitude project with visual aids than a photography project. I would love to see other people participating though, so maybe there should be a group anyway?  

a summer wasting

A few weeks ago, I decided that I had become a little too cynical for my liking, and had been feeling down for a little too long. So I started a little 365 project for myself: Each day, I think of something that makes me happy/thankful, and find or take a photo to accompany it. I've been posting them daily on Facebook so that my friends and family can see them and participate if they like, but I think I'd like to share them here too! So here are the first fifteen:

Day 1: Mashed Potatoes! (I didn't have the photo idea until day 2.)

Day 2: Everlasting love.



Day 3: My child.



Day 4: Music on vinyl.



Day 5: Forgiveness.



Day 6: Slow food.

*I realize that you may have seen some of these pictures already*

Day 7: High fives.

*photo courtesy of Wired. Did you know about this elbow aim business?*

Day 8: (My father-in-law)

*Many of my friends know and love this guy. He is so insanely kind and selfless, with an endearing goofy side. I challenge anyone to meet him and not love him.*

Day 9: Avocados.



Day 10: Knitting.

*Obviously.*

Day 11: Silliness.



Day 12: Winter.

*This one came on a particularly unbearable day in our recent heat wave. Looking at this photo actually did cool me down some. I may have also shed a tear or two of longing.*

Day 13: Exploring unfamiliar places.



Day 14: That funny way the internet reunites us.

*I'm now Facebook friends with all these girls from my 14th birthday party, all but one of whom I have not seen in at least ten years. It blows my mind a little.*

Day 15: Books.

I'll check back shortly with some more. I am knitting too, though slowly. I hope to have an update for you soon.

get me some peeps

Any Vancouver knitters read this? I'd love to give you a high 5 Saturday at Kits Beach...

The vast majority of my knitsy friends are from far away (not that I'm complaining; there are some pretty amazing people out there). But I think it's time to add some 3-dimensional knitting companionship to the mix.

***This photo may be the last time I actually knit in the presence of other humans.  This is OLD.  I was pregnant with the Little One.  ***

Are you knitting in public this weekend (or next) in your little corner of the world?  Where?

rock star trio

Last September, my dear friend Robert requested some neckwear for his upcoming tour of Eastern Canada.  He and two of my other friends, Andrew and Chris, were hired a while back to play in a young country singer's band. Musically, it's a huge departure for them, but it's a great excuse to dress up like cowboys. I was so giddy at the request that I went a little overboard and made him three scarfy things. 

This is the only one that was actually finished in time for the tour, but he was well pleased and wore it often.  It is simply 200 or so stitches, alternating colours of my favourite yarn in garter stitch.  The loose ends were tied together and left long to create the fringe.  I named it Boy in the Band, after one of their songs.

The other two were finished shortly thereafter, but it took me a hundred years to actually photograph them.  

Pattern:  Bainbridge Scarf by Mintyfresh

Yarn: Misti Alpaca Hand Painted Worsted in Walnut Blue

I made a little i-cord and fastened a button* to man it up a bit, but I think it's still lady-friendly.  Maybe I won't let him have it after all...

*It is actually the back side of one of two handmade buttons sent to me by cassiemarie when I purchased this beauty.  I will definitely use the front side of the other one; it is so very pretty.  This was just too perfect a match to resist.  (Sorry if you are horribly offended, Cassie!)

This little guy is 50 stitches of stockinette for four feet, which I then folded in half and seamed, to make a double-thick, super warm scarf.   The yarn is Mission Falls 1824 Wool in purple and brown (Robert fears no colour).  

I think his increasingly red neck will be sufficiently warm and stylish from now on.  Well, not NOW...a few months from now.  

In case you were wondering, the singer they are playing with is Jaydee Bixby; he came in second place on Canadian Idol in 2007.  He is YOUNG and very COUNTRY.  I can't look directly at his video because that kind of earnestness makes me blush/vomit/chortle.  But my friends are so talented, and they deserve every ounce of exposure they can get.