Ebb & Flow

There has been a strange (to me) idea brewing around in my head that I just could not put words to. But today I was happy that someone else found a way to put it into words!! Amanda over at Soulemama has a way with words and they were just perfect today!! "...it feels SO good to be more casual about our dinner planning. Taking a stroll through the garden with a basket deciding what to make for dinner really is one of my very favorite things."

YES!! 

This is my garden this morning (yes I am also a tumble weed farmer).

This is my usual crazy level of shopping and cooking, but it's been hard the last few weeks and just not working. During winter this is a comfort and it works well but now...

This feels better! Yesterday I did some shopping and I just skimmed around the store and got a few staples...without a list! without a meal plan! Maybe I'll have to run to the store to pick up something that goes just right with something coming out of the garden and right now I am just fine with that! It feels like the ebb and flow of the seasons that renew and fill us all.

What changes do you enjoy with the seasons?

Yarn Along with very little knitting....

Joining Ginny today for her yarn along!

Well knitting has hit a few snags so my reading has been fruitful! This week I finished both The Thirteenth Tale and Minstrel. (Reviews on Goodreads!) Now I feel lonely for the stories and characters, you just should not finish two books within a day of each other! ;) I have so many books on my list and in my stack that I'm having a hard time picking one to start. I also have my book club book for next month which is long, but I'm not sure I'm ready to start that (Mists of Avalon). Maybe The Nature Principle...

Knitting...I'm still mulling over options for the Technicolor Madelinetosh yarn and I started contemplating THIS shawl again while looking for something to knit. This all had me in such a quandary that I set them both aside and started knitting another In Threes (although now I wish I'd started a larger size). So I'm knitting a 0-3 size In Threes in Cascade 220 super wash in a medium grey color that was in my basket from making my baby gnome hats.

And what is the GORGEOUS project bag you spy?? My new Drawstrings bag! It is the most lovely thing! My husband even noticed it and commented on how nice it is. It is so pretty (and so very well made) that I can't help but smile whenever I see it. Who would not want to carry around such a project bag everywhere they went! I had to find something to knit just so I could use this bag (because it did arrive after my knitting quandary began). Plus it is made by an experienced knitter Wanda who knows just war a knitter needs in a bag! (Mine is a medium!)

What are you reading and creating this week??  

Yarn Along - HELP!

Joining Ginny today for the Yarn Along!!

Lets just cover the easy part first...

Reading: I am still listening to Minstrel by Marissa Ames and last night I finished The Captain of Her Heart by Anita Stansfield. I enjoy reading Anita Stansfield books when I just need an easy, get wrapped up in the story, (but not a trashy romance novel) kind of book. Most of hers are historical fiction which I really enjoy. This one is free on the Kindle but beware! There are 5 books in this series and only the first is free! Sneaky! This one is set during 1777 which is a time period I enjoy.

Ok...the hard.

Knitting: Actually there has not been much knitting. This shawl is not working and so...rrriiibbbiiittt! Yes I'm going to frog this one. But I need ideas for this yarn! HELP! Textured shawl? Honey Cowl? What would you make for yourself? It's Madelinetosh Merino in Technicolor Dream Coat and I have 3 skeins.

Thanks!! XO