Knitting some small things...

Dish cloths and baby bibs knitted with Sugar'n Cream, Peaches & Creme and Bernat Handicrafter Cotton.

Dish cloths yarn: Sugar'n Cream Oriental Ochre
Looks like that color is discontinued.

Patterns: Mock-Woven Tea Towel and Double Bump Scarf or Dishcloth
 

Bib yarns: Bernat Handicrafter Holidays and Peaches & Cream: Shades of Spring

Patterns: No Tie Stretchy Baby Bib and Sideways Garter Stitch Baby Bib
 

I like the bib that slips over the head. Don't know how the parents feel about it... since we don't have any babies around.... can't ask.

Beaded Shamrock Bracelet or cup cozy

I love knitting with beads and this bracelet/cup cozy has shamrocks, just in time for St. Patrick's Day.

Holy Moly ~ a pan full of food

I love watching Ree Drummond the "Pioneer Woman" on the Cooking Channel. She made Chicken Florentine Pasta and it looked good, so I made it too.

Used 4 half chicken breasts, her recipe calls for 4 whole, way too much chicken. Armin and Thomas like leftovers... but this dish was a bit much. I used jarred pasta sauce to make it "saucier" for the leftovers and added some ricotta cheese to make it "creamier".

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood

A walk on the beach and lunch at Las Olas in Cardiff by the Sea

Fall Shawl knitted for Linda

Fall Shawl designed by Melissa Poon a free pattern on ravelry.com

The yarn is Boboli by Berroco, color 5312 BonBon.

More hats for Rady Children's Hospital

I don't like making the same patterns over and over so I tried two new patterns, one knit and one crochet.
The crochet pattern did not come out as I expected so I made my own ruffle.
The knit pattern came out great.

Thanksgiving 2012

We celebrated Thanksgiving with Val & Helmar, Irene, Dale & Kyle, Linda & Bob. Sitting outside, eating deep-fried turkey and enjoying all the side-dishes Val, Linda and Irene brought to the feast.

Life is good!

Hats for Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego

I knitted more hats for RCH in larger sizes for the kids that go through Chemo therapy. The San Diego Charger colors probably won't be very popular.....

The Wedge - Cheese & Beer & Wine

We managed to stop by all 32 participants and had a great time. $35 seems expensive but all the food and drinks where well worth it.

Hope it will continue in 2013.

Baked a Tequila Orange Sunrise cake to take to the card game at the Stutes.

The recipe is from the Duncan Hines Cake Mix Magic

Oven 350º - 10" bundt pan or tube pan, greased and floured
1 pkg white cake mix
1 pkg (4serving size) vanilla instant pudding mix
4 eggs
1/2 cup tequila
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
1 tbsp frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed

In large mixer bowl combine all cake ingredients, beat 2 minutes or until mixed well. Pour batter into prepared pan, bake 45 - 50 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean. Cool 25 minutes in pan on wire rack, then remove and cool completely.

Combine powdered sugar and orange juice concentrate, mix until smooth. Drizzle over cooled cake.

Driving along the Oregon Coast

The Oregon coast is so beautiful and weather was perfect.

 Bandon Oregon is a nice town with lots of drift wood on the beaches.

 Yellow flowers and a yellow condom.....

Our stay in Florence Oregon

Tammy and Andreas gave us another present: a room at the Edwin K Bed & Breakfast in Florence.

The front yard had the most beautiful flowers.

The family-style five course breakfast (promptly served at 9am) included the Edwin K and Kyle history told by Marv.

Orange juice with a touch of cran-raspberry, and coffee, tea, or milk

Compote of warm poached pears with cream

Mexican Souffle served with Southwest Sausage

Edwin K Red Potatoes with savory seasonings

Fresh baked buttermilk biscuits

Fruit plate of fresh watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, strawberries,
pineapple, and kiwi

Specialty desert breads -- Lemon, Orange Poppyseed with Cream Cheese Filling,
Cinnamon Streusel, and Chocolate Swirl

Plus "The House Specialty"
Fresh baked White Chocolate Mango Pineapple Scones

That was a lot of delicious food!