Tuesday, April 08, 2014

funny faces, blue stitches, and pink flowers







  




Well, I did it.  I ripped out the Plain Tunic that was almost finished.  I just didn't like how it was turning out!  So I decided to knit a large size (2T) of the In Threes cardi for Rosie with the Simplicity DK in hopes that it will come out to fit a 12 month old.  So far it looks really sweet!  I loved that pattern when I made it for Millie with worsted weight yarn and it looks sweetly dainty with the lighter yarn.  

I'm still reading On the Banks of Plum Creek.  It is so different to read these books as an adult.  I see the life choices that Ma and Pa made in a really different light than I did as a child when I read them last.  I know what's coming in the story, with the grasshoppers' arrival looming, and the knowing fills me with dread, the knowing that the peace the Ingalls family has finally been experiencing in this story, the joy and hope for their future in this community, is coming to an end.  It is made a little worse by the fact that I can't really remember any details about the rest of the story.  I am making my way through so slowly because there isn't much reading time in my life right now but I am savoring it.

My Millie is really such a funny girl.  I convinced her to make her classic silly face when I had the camera in hand and she just screeched with giggles while rolling her eyes and stretching her mouth downwards.  She does this face often and it is often paired with a surprisingly deep voice saying some kind of nonsense followed by a collapse on the floor in laughter.  She has such an incredible sense of humor and I can't wait to see how that develops in her further.  She never struck me as an "entertainer" sort of toddler but these days she has turned into a little ham who does love to entertain us, and who entertains us unintentionally as well. 

So the sun is out, the weather is warm enough for barefoot play in the mud.  The pink clouds of flowers have appeared on the bushes.  The dandelions are taking over the yard, and the buds in the apple orchards are soon to open.  The seeds for the garden are ordered and shipped, on their way.  Spring has definitely arrived on the Rez.

Joining up with Ginny for Yarn Along to see what others are reading and knitting this week! 

11 comments:

  1. My son loved to make all kinds of faces! Silly :) Loved that you are happy with the new knitting project with the same yarn, twice the fun right? I read A Tree Grows in Brooklyn as a teen and empathized with the main character Francie. Once I re read the book as an adult, my heart ached for her mother and her challenges she faced as a single parent!

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    1. Oh that is a good one to think about rereading!

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  2. All that green grass! And the mud! It is slowly making its way to us :-) I never read the Little House books when I was younger, but my daughter loves them now, and we read them often!

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  3. What a cute face and lovely colour - and how brave to start all over again!

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  4. Millie is a doll! What great faces. You can tell that child is full of personality. God luck with your "new" project. It will be worth it in the end.

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  5. i love all of your photos. :) interesting how rereading books as an adult gives you a different look at the characters and what happens to everyone.

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  6. Many years ago when my girls were little we traveled to Minnesota from at exams and actually sat on the Banks of Plum Creek. Wonderful memories!

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  7. those eyes!!!!!!!!

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  8. Sarah, I will be wrapping up Little House on the Prairie tonight and then I'll be in Plum Creek, too. I was going to finish last night, but just couldn't keep my eyes open. :) Love the picture of someone's little feet and all the laughter. Your house must be full of smiles!

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  9. I reread the Little House series a while back and enjoyed them from a whole new perspective, My teacher friends said that Farmer Boy dragged and it was one of the hardest to read, but I now grow things and found a lot of the info fascinating and was sharing a lot with my boss, a veterinarian who likes to farm, too.

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  10. PS. I am a very bad frogger. I talk myself into "it won't really matter" but I'm into a vest for the 3rd or 4th attempt to get it right and ripping out seems to get easier for me :o) You'll be glad you did. Especially if you like the yarn, to have in used in something that works for you.

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