A plethora of pictures

Since it's the weekend and you have oodles of time to read blogs (hee hee) I thought I'd share a bunch of things before I walk the dog and then spend a day doing outside chores.

1. I just finished knitting this Baby Kimono. The baby is due in November so it'll be growing in the winter and I figured the kid could wear this on top of his/her onsie. This is a very easy pattern and it knit up really quick - well I was using bulky yarn, but still.

I will also knit a little hat and some booties to go with the gift, baby sex is still TBA.

2. If you saw this in a mail box what would you think? A magazine in an opaque black plastic wrapper? Must be something dirty, right?

WRONG!

It was an issue of MAKE magazine, and whoever ripped open the wrapper must have been disappointed at what they found. I bet their weekend was ruined! Bad people, bad!

I'm just glad the magazine arrived.

3. Before our summer is completely over, I thought I'd share some garden photos. An overview of one of the little gardens with Black Eyed Susans/Rudbeckia, Phlox and some Chinese Lanterns in bloom.

And these two pictures are completely unedited, sometimes I guess you just hit the lighting right. (Or am I completely off base?)

An osteospermum

A marigold

4. If you're thinking about Halloween and crafting (Carol), then you'll want to check out this link for crocheting a skull applique by Vicki Howell. The perfect thing to do while you're sitting in your lawn chair enjoying the last of our summer.

5. And finally, some pictures of my doggie. First, she decides to have a roll in the grass, oh it feels so good to wiggle back and forth.....

...and then, time for some contemplation, back to the days when there were still pears in the tree to pick herself:

And to all of my readers in the Vancouver area, enjoy our continued warmth and sunshine. And to my readers from Texas.... I hope Hurricane Ike spares you and your family!