Gotta Knit!

The Great Eggplant Attack

We have a fantastic farmer's market here that is like no other in the country.   Huge place (think double the largest grocery store you've been in) with gobs of fruit, vegetables, wines, cereals, grains, herbs, seafood, coffee, bakery items, cheeses, diary, organic meats, etc.   Trust me if you want it odds are it is there.  They also stock for a diversity of ethnic cultures so it has been fun trying new fruits and vegetables.    One time I picked a Dragon fruit to try just because it was so beautiful to look at.    I cracked up when the cashier asked me if it was good.   Had to be honest with her.

 

 

One recent trip I decided to try a different type of eggplant basically because it was pretty.   Can you see a theme with this?

 

The lighting wasn't so good in the kitchen so I headed out to the driveway.    The photo shoot of the eggplant caught Annie's eye.

 

She decided a closer inspection was needed.

 

a very through inspection from the sniffer.

The eggplant must have pass muster.    

Yep, that is her biting into the eggplant to drag it off to the yard.    Do you know how hard it is to yell "stop!" when you are in the middle of busting out laughing?   Oh, the Dragon Fruit is very yummy.   Sorta like a sweet Kiwi and you eat the tiny black seeds. 

 

Playing and Cooking

When I come home from work it is always time for play.  First I get tackled with love, then there is Annie's happy dance in what used to be grassy front lawn that is now crunchy grass dirt and then there is Poodle wrestle mania where I get tackled frequently.

 

One of the things I really enjoy in life is cooking.   The other day I had my full apron on!   Decided to make spaghetti sauce from almost scratch.   I say almost since I did not have enough tomatoes so had to use a large can of tomatoes.

 

 

After I threw in the mega can of tomatoes I moved on to trying to make room in our freezer.   Out came the turkey carcass.   Suddenly it came to me to make Turkey Vegetable Soup from the old fashion way.  

 

 

Threw the carcass, asparagus, fennel & celery stalks, onion, garlic, carrots in the crock pot.   Just added water this morning and let it do it's job while I was hard at work attempting to cure.   Came home got the meat of the bones, added more onions, carrots, garlic, green beans, corn, beans and seasonings.   

 

 

Simmered away, poured a glass of red wine,  toasted some fresh bread and dinner is on!

Scents of Summer

Growing up there was a huge Gardenia bush my Mom had planted just right outside my bedroom window.   For me summer are those hot nights with the scent of Gardenias in the air.   Imagine my delight when I got home today and found this in our backyard.

There were just enough blooms to put a bouquet in the Den and one in our guest bedroom. Wish I could wear one in my hair tomorrow but to many sneezy folks at work for that ever to be accomplished.       

                  

Now if I could only keep Jack's nose out of them.   I keep finding him in the Den with his big black wet honker of a nose shoved in a Gardenia.

Rainy Sunday are the best Sundays

Woke up to a rather gray that became a rainy Sunday.    So what is a girl to do except

do some cooking

It's Italian Pork Stew.

Watching the song birds snack during the day.

 

Knit a bit on yet more secret knitting.

Of course did some reading.

                   

                                              

                                               

                                             

                                         

all that was while The Man and Poodles, Inc slept.   And no we do not normally let her nap on the couch like that but she was to darn cute to get mad at.

Later when the rest of the house woke up we got our Christmas Decorating on.

 

                     

                    

 

                                                        

                                                                   

         

                                 

We even ended up with a nice looking tree!

Little Silliness with a Camera

The Man was sitting there in our office and asked me to come over with a Poodle and sit on his lap.  Silliness ensued.

Jack has not quite gotten the Art of Modeling down.

 

Gave up on the boy and called in Annie the professional model.

Perfect one shot gal that she is it totally worked.  If you look close to the left side you cane see Jack's eye as he worms into the photo.


and then there was The Man being silly which started the whole thing.

That inch?   It's still an inch.  

Wee bit of Slight News

Just a wee bit of slight breaking knitting news from my end. 

One more inch.

ONE MORE INCH PEOPLE.

I swear I just might do a dance when I finish binding off.

Oh did decide to start turning Jack into a Pirate.   

                                      

 He seems to be taking it well other than trying not to pose for the photo opportunity.

Going on's around these here parts

The Man was a little busy (off getting his Golf on for 5 days)  this past  week so I've been The Handler for Poodles, Inc which has involved Summer Doggie Day Camp for a few days.  

Would love to show some of the pictures they took at Wagalot but until I purchase them, Wagalot owns the photos.  There is one of the boy were he is all teeth, tongue and little bit of nose.   What a great service it is to be able to drop your dogs off before work, be able to watch them on the web-feed during lunch (well that is I could have watched them on the web-feed if our computer security system at The  Big Hospital would have let me),  be able to purchase very affordable daily photos of Poodles, Inc, pick up two tired Poodles and more importantly have Annie and Jack be happy to be there when I  drop off.    Did I mention they also had free Starbucks coffee in the morning?   All and all it was a good week.

got a little knitting thrown in some evenings.   Down to two more skeins but doubtful I'll need much of the last skein.  

Off to purchase Jack a manly Man collar.  Thinking maybe a Pirate motif.