Baby Blanket 2

I have just been speeding along with these squares. I am on the 3rd one now. Here is a new photo, the purple and green look really good together. This has knitted up more quickly than I thought.

Baby Blanket

The new baby blanket I am knitting is going to look really cute. The colours are so bright, the pink is bright fushia (I don't think fushia photographs very well). I knitting 4 squares which are about 13 inches square. Then once I sew them together I will pick up stitches on the sides to make it slightly bigger. This yarn is totally acrylic which is good for babies so it can be thrown in the wash without fear of shrinking.

Detta had her friend Alex over this weekend. They have been friends since junior kindergarden. They are one day apart in age. Anyways, Hugh was cooking pancakes and girls wanted to give it a go. So they cooked their own pancakes.

Tea Cosy

A very nice visit with my sister, Joan yesterday. Joan popped by about 2pm and we sat and chatted. Joan is crocheting a tea cosy. It is going to have two layers, the top layer is in a variegated pink to white and the bottom layer is lime green. The top layer, Joan is crocheting in a wave pattern, it looks really nice and the bottom layer will be more solid. I think I will use this wave pattern in my next baby blanket. It certainly took us some time to figure it out.

I have started to knit a baby blanket. I am using up a lot of surplus I have in my basement. It is in really bright colours - purple, fushia, orange, green and yellow. This is the first time I have knit a baby blanket. It is going to be quite a solid one. I am knitting all the rows in knit so this blanket will be reversible.

I have received my marks from the Records Management course which I did through the University of Toronto. I passed with Distinction. The actual certificate is called Professional Learning Records Management Fundamentals. There were 5 one-day courses which I did to complete for this certificate. Now I will update my resume to reflect this!

New Hat

Yes, a new hat. This is the one I have knitted to match Kath's baby sweator. It is for the girl at her school. The sweator is not finished yet but Kath showed it to the girl and she loved it. The picture doesn't do this hat justice. The pink is bright fushia with bright green. I think the top looks great.

Well I met Kath at the zoo for a quick coffee. She and some other teachers were bringing a busload of students to the zoo. There certainly were a lot of buses there with students. At least with this age group, they can sort themselves into groups and away they go. I took a quick photo of the two of us. It turned out pretty good.

I rushed home from the zoo. I promised Detta I would bring her hot enchildas for lunch. I made them for dinner last night. Detta doesn't have a microwave at school so I warmed them up and brought them to her. I hope she enjoys them.

Then I spent the afternoon sorting pink and green candy from the rest. This is for my niece, Lisa's wedding. I can't say what candy, you will have to wait to the wedding.

Job Interview & Lunches

My job interview with the ILC went very well. Hopefully I will hear back for a 2nd interview. He said it would be early May which is next week already. I have applied for a few other jobs so I am still waiting to hear from them.

Had a late breakfast with Anne & Lizzy at Mars restaurant. I had a very nice western omelette. We even had a very friendly police office sit with us. I think the presence of my beautiful niece attracted him.

It has been nice having two days off a week. I have been meeting all of my sisters, Anne, Joan and Kath for lunch. Last week Detta who was off sick for the day and I went and met Joan for lunch. We went to Wendy's, Joan and I had salads. Detta even had ice cream! The week before that I met Joan and we went for an all day breakfast. It was really good. The restaurant is by the 401 and Brock St. in Whitby. I will have to take Hugh there. The week before that I went and met Kath at her school and we had lunch. Now I will have to go and meet Hugh for lunch. He knows of a good sushi place.

I have started the reducing part of the baby hat. The green and pink look really good together. I am finding it hard to put down. I can't wait to see it finished.

School Projects

Why do children only tell you about the school project the day before it is due!?!?!?! Detta was given her assignment on Friday and this evening is the first I have heard about. She has to write an editorial on whale hunting - one side of the argument. Of course, we have completed it but it would have been nice to do it on the weekend. We would have had a little more time to research the topic.

The baby hat is nearly finished, just doing the top now. I have decided to knit it in both fushia and green, that will look much nicer.

17 Again

Detta and I just came from seeing '17 Again'. Very cute movie.

Dinner

Hugh and I had a great dinner last night with my sisters, Anne and Joan and their respective partners, Al and Tom. It was a clam bake but as we learned a clam bake is not baked clams! It had clams, mussels, shrimp, cherizo and frankfurters. It was delicious. There was also dessert of crème caramel. I am not a big fan of it myself but everyone else thought it was delicious.

Hugh bought a new barbeque. It only cost $99.00 from HomeDepot. Last year it sold for $350 so there are some good deals out there. Hugh is testing it out right now with some bbq chicken and ribs. Unfortunately I had a great lunch at Scrambles with Kath and am too full to have anything. But then again, Detta and I are off the to movies to see '17 again'. I don't even think I will have popcorn (unbelievable I know) but I may take a piece of fruit.

Kath has started knitting the cutest baby cardigan for a girl at her school. You can't quite see the colours, in this photo. The trim is fushia and bright green and the stripes are orange and yellow. I have the same wool so I am going to knit a matching hat. I did finish one of the other baby hats and another has all the ends sewn in. While Kath and I were out we stopped by the cute wool shop on Queen St E called The Purple Purl. Kath bought me a pattern for baby sneakers. I am also going to knit this girl a pair of matching sneakers for her baby. It was a lovely shop and nice seats for just coming in, knitting and chatting. There is also a cappuccino bar and good stuff to eat.

I tried a rib and they are delicious. The freezer has finished defrosting so I just need to give a good wipe down and Bob's your uncle.

Spring Cleaning

We have started some spring cleaning though other people would just call it regularly cleaning. Detta dusted and hoovered the front room and Miles dusted and hoovered the family room. They also hoovered the stairs and the landing. This is a new regular weekly chore for them. But once it is started regularly, the work won't take long. I cleaned the fridge. We had a bag of milk break last week though it was cleaned up some was missed. Tomorrow I will clean the shelves in the door. The fridge had been open long enough. I need to do the windows next. Unemployed nieces and nephew are more than welcome to come and help.

I have suspended any new knitting projects. I have several hats that need finished. They are all baby hats. The two on the right need petals knitted and sewn on. The two on the left need ends all sewn in and pom poms. I need my sisters to make the pom poms, I am not a pom pom maker, tassels yes but not pom poms. I also have to sew the ends in on my Jester Hat, Stone Circle and Celtic Knot hat.
My next project is this really cute baby blanket. I have tried to start it unsuccessfully. You start knitting from the centre and work out. It is really neat. I have some advice from Soper Creek and my sister's mother in law so hopefully after the hats are finished, I can start it (well maybe I will just do one or two hats first!).

Oh yes, we are defrosting the freezer today! And I have added the link to the Radio Times.

State of Play

I just went and saw the new movie, 'State of Play'. It was very good, very fast paced. I wasn't sure about Russell but he was very good and so was Ben and Helen. But I think I need to see the origingal it was based on which is a six-part series produced by the BBC, who else. It is not as if the Americans can be very original. Hugh is going to find a copy for me so I will keep you updated.

On that note, we checked if there were any more episodes of Primeval. It is a sci-fi show from the UK, produced by ITV. The first two series were very good and upon checking a third series has just started to broadcast as of March 28. So we will have to be on the look out for that also.

Oh I wish I had the Radio Times. That is the tv guide produced by the BBC for British television - at the time when I started reading it there were only 4 channels and the radio channels. Then a fifth channel started and cable. But I will have to see if I can read it online. That would be the best way to keep on top of new UK television shows. I especially love all the period dramas.