Meat fingers

What,  like fish fingers and custard?

No,  my fingers just smell like meat

Completed! Pink, orange & gray baby blanket

Love this new crochet stitch I found on Pinterest,  very malleable to yarn thickness, gauge,  colors, etc., plus gives a cute little bubble effect. 

Crochet directions:

Row 1: chain an odd number as big as you want your item, turn

Row 2: loop over and pull up a stitch in 3rd chain from hook, loop over and pull up a stitch in next chain,  yo and pull through all 5 stitches on hook (2hdc made), for next 2hdc yo and pull up a stitch from same chain of last 2hdc,  yo and pull up stitch in next chain,  yo and pull through all 5 stitches,  continue 2hdc across to end,  hdc in final stitch,  ch 3 and turn

Repeat row 2 as many times as you want

Using this stitch I made a cute little baby blanket in a couple of episodes of Doctor Who holding two yarns together and a size p crochet hook.  I used Simply Soft Caron yarn in gray,  and combined it with a bit of lion brand baby soft yarn in hot pink for most of the blanket, then switched the pink for an orange Vanna's choice yarn.

I certainly will be using this stitch again,  check out the pics!

Arther, always the attention-getter, can't take one picture without him running over ;)

Baby pictures

Some are supposed to be blue, some white....can you see a difference? Curse my old phone (Galaxy S3)!

8.28.14 Happy first anniversary!

Sunset on the Charles River, Boston, MA

Though saying that almost negates the 7.5 years we have been together. I feel compelled to respond, " married one year together seven and a half" to the question,  " how long have you been together?" I digress.

We spent a lovely weekend together. We drove up to northern Vermont to see the fall colors and it's highest peak,  mount Mansfield.  We ate dinner in Burlington Vermont which is right on the border. And we spent Sunday night in Boston,  downtown at the fancy Liberty Hotel. Spencer knows all the concierges downtown in that area, and Mierco hooked us up!  Free suite room with downtown and view of the river. Free dinner and room service,  free parking,  free breakfast at the fantastic Clink. Thanks Mierco!

We just had a fabulous night, we took a walk to see the Charles River at sunset, had some dinner and ice cream sundaes,  watched all our wedding videos, and reminisced about what a fantastic day that was. Love you Spencer!

Cue some pics of Sunday night:

Cool effect added by my new Galaxy S5

Lots of sailboats

View from our room...river in next pic

This was my old phone (Galaxy S3), boo graininess