More photos

You remember we went to visit the alpacas the other week? Well, they share a paddock with some goats and donkeys. On Sunday morning we went for a walk to pick some crab apples, which the donkeys very much enjoyed.

Saturday morning brunch at the Ship-Shape cafe in Ramsgate harbour

Some recent photos

DH and I went to a wedding last weekend. Nanna babysat the Monkey and we stayed out Very Late. I drank far too much champagne and Baileys and was violently ill afterwards (oops). Do you like my spotty teal dress and my handsome husband?

New knitting project underway!

We took a quick trip to John Lewis this morning where I chose a pattern and some yarn for my new knitting project. I'm going to make this pretty little bolero from the cover of Debbie Bliss's 'Baby Cashmerino 2' pattern book. I'm using a teal coloured yarn rather than the pale green in the picture (I think teal is my new Favourite Colour). I also treated myself to a pair of bamboo needles- so much nicer to knit with. I'll keep y'all updated on the progress.

I feel some knitting coming on...

I visited the new knitting shop in our soon-to-be home town of Broadstairs last weekend and I'm pleased to report that it is gorgeous. It's full of delicious yarns (Manos and Noro amongst others), lots of good pattern books and a Knitting Club, sadly held on a Wednesday evening which will be when I am working *sniff sniff*. So the urge to knit again is upon me, but the question is What To Knit? Do I find a new pattern and start something afresh, or do I return to the work-in-progress, a pretty sage green sleeveless sweater for the Monkey? It's cute and *almost* finished except for the tricky stage of picking up stitches around the armholes and neck. I feel it might be a difficult one to start off with though, being a bit rusty after a good 3 or 4 months sans knitting. I might try something simpler and see how I get on.

Oh, and the picture? I was going to post a few Flickr photos of some inspirational knitting but here are some cats playing guitar instead. Just because.

A Lesson in Mindfulness

Eat your lunch baked bean by baked bean

Botties and potties

It's easy to have ideals but I'll be the first one to admit that sometimes I don't live up to the ones I hold as important. Before the Monkey was born we planned to use cloth nappies, and indeed we did for some months but then something happened (a holiday? I don't remember?) and we soon found ourselves using "eco" disposables full-time. It's been that way for 3 or 4 months now, until I read this post yesterday from Claire. I have been shamed out of my complacence and back into cloth (thank you, Claire). Here's the photographic evidence, one happy Monkey in a Tots Bots bamboozle and Motherease wrap this morning:

And the other evidence? A £40 hole in our paypal account, a couple more bamboozles and an Itti Bitti D'lish in lime on the way!

Spot the Difference

My Husband

An Alpaca