I'm A Grandma!

 

hi!

i'm ecstatic...

 

baby kai

which means 'peaceful' in chinese,

was born at 1:16 pm...aussie time,

this afternoon.

 

 

he is 3400g and 49cm long...

 

here he is at 4 minutes old!

 

he's just the cutest little baby bean alive!

 

naturally Carol xox

 



 

 



Creatively Exhausted!

 

my creative mojo is gone with the wind this week...

last week every spare minute was spent crocheting the rug,

when i finished that i cast on another baby beanie,

blue this time.

 

i finished quickly...

but then

i think i was creatively exhausted.

 

{parsley & thyme, a gift from a sweet friend}

 

sunday..mother's day...

i didn't want to knit, crochet, sew or even read or watch tv.

 

the boys gave me two angry birds computer games

so it was loaded

and it has been a week of playing a few games

inbetween all the usual stuff.

 

i think it's just what i've needed this week.

 

tomorrow is 'show day' here...a public holiday...just in our town,

it is there so the locals have a chance to visit their local show.

different places have different 'show days' here in queensland.

 

'baby bean's' mum is booked in on saturday for a c section..

he's a breech baby just like his dad was.

we have bought a banner and balloons and party poppers...

stashed a good bottle of wine too.

we'll  have a skype party when the good news comes through.

 

i hope you're pacing yourself creatively this week...

a nice balance will do,

so you don't burn out too!

 

 

naturally Carol xox

 

 



Baby Afghan...finished!

 

good afternoon...

it's a rainy saturday afternoon here.

 

i didn't think it was going to be

'cos it was sunny and windy this morning...

an excellent day for drying

so i washed a few blankets and hung them out on the clothesline.

 

i had to quickly fetch them though

when the heavy grey clouds started to close in from the south.

 

i was up early this morning

tying in woolly threads

to finish my baby sized afghan.

 

 

 

i am pleased with it

&

feel happy to give it to my friend

for her grandbaby.

 

 

 

 

this is about the limit of my ability in crocheting...

especially at a moment's notice

but another friend who popped in this afternoon

has a book of 101 crochet stitches to lend me

so hopefully i can learn a bit more.

 

 

 

 

the rest of the day

was filled with another knitting start

 

 

 

&

fetching a few groceries.

our diet has been woeful in the last week or so...

filled with quick meals

and hardly a green leaf in sight.

it was time to rectify this awful situation

&

get a variety of salad veges,

some lovely olives and other seasonal goodies.

 

do you ever go through periods

where laziness prevails and the dinner table suffers?

{or is it just me?}

 

oh, well...cheers to you my good friends...

you are an inspiration to me!

 

naturally Carol xox

 

 

 



Baby Afghan...WIP

 

have a great weekend everybody!

 

 

i have been madly crocheting this afghan

in all my 'spare' minutes this week...

the baby girl is due any time now...

{no..it's not our baby bean!}

 

 

 

 

 

her grandma requested this

only last sunday,

so there isn't much time!

 

 

 

 

 

i keep my wool from running around

by putting it in a paint tin...

what do you do?

 

 

happy creating!

 

 

 

naturally Carol xox