Moving to a new house

My blog is being so awfully neglected and i thought i would drop by and take a short moment to let visitors know i may not be coming as often as i had hoped for. Well, it won't be forever, i plan to give it more time later this fall and i may drop a line here and there in the coming weeks if i can get a free short moment...You see, i just sold my house...YES !!! My husband and I took the decision to move to a new house, even if i still love mine so much. We put a " for sale " sign months ago and had a few visitors, but nothing much was happening lately. I thought i would spend another winter here. But life is always full of surprises...A couple drove by 2 weeks ago, peering at the house. They asked if they could visit and just felt in love. So they made an offer, a very acceptable one and all there is left to do is sign the papers and hand down the keys. We made a conditional offer to another house about a month ago and it is already empty and that is just perfect, as the couple buying our house wish to move before november 1st...Wow !!!
That leaves me little time for packing. I am very excited and a bit sad i must admit. I have so many wonderful memories of my life spend here with my husband and my 3 beautiful girls. I know i will cry when i leave, but i am confident of what the future is offering. And i will have my own studio ! A room to myself ! I can't wait to paint and decorate and make my new place a warm and cozy place to live. So many projects i have in mind... Well, gotta go. I have so much to do... I will try and come back next week. I want to show you my finished kureyon mitts and a hat i have been working on. My knitting is just about the only fun thing i can do when i have a little moment to myself...no time for sewing 'til i get to my new house.
Have a great week end everyone !

Marie-Louise

Marie-Louise
Originally uploaded by mademoiselle.G

Another lovely ink drawing from my beautiful daughter. She looks so " parisienne ", don't you think ? take a look at her blog and listen to that old Frehel music. As you wander and admire her " ladies " you will feel transported in another era

Crayons Mitts

I bought this lovely yarn while on vacation at Cape Cod this summer and decided to knit pair of mittens for myself. I know, i am being selfish, i should knit for my daughters. But i just could not resist this luscious color. I hesitated between knitting a hat or mitts, but as i read a post on nutty irishman knits " smitten on mittens " my decision was made. I am almost done on my first mitten and i am absolutely delighted with the colorway !It is so rich and intense and the yarn is so nice to knit with. That's it ! I am smitten with mitten , i am even more smitten on Kureyon ! I will have to knit some more, I WANT A PILE OF MITTS!!! Well, maybe not all Kureyon mitts, i have so many pattern i want to try. Especially some gorgeous latvian patterns i found.

This one is not any particurlar pattern, i just wanted a simple pair so we could appreciate the colorway even more. I opted for just a simple cable pattern on the front side. I am also thinking of casting off with a kitchener stitch, seems to me it will look prettier. Mind you, i am not a very experience knitter, so i may be wrong. I will post more pictures later of the final results and after a good blocking. I have a collegue at work who is married to a japanese and she told me this morning the meaning of " Kureyon " as she was admiring the lusciouness of the yarn. It means crayons. What an appropriate name for such beautiful yarn, don't you think ?

I received a comment from a generous person and she asked me to blog a post about her blog. So here it is ... She is actually working on a good cause, trying to raise funds to help a family suffering from a terrible accident. ( both parents were badly burned ). I feel very sad for them and i do hope this small gesture i am doing will help somehow. By reading this post, please, just take a moment and visit the lilac cottage and read about the challenge she is asking to all of us. A small gesture can do a lot of good ! One of the rules of this challenge is to encourage 5 friends to do the same thing i am doing right now. I thought it would be a good idea to mention here the names of those i have chosen. Have a heart and participate at this challenge.
Have a sweet and happy day

The Nominees are.....................

My daughter of course !

Ann Wood

Nuttyirishman knit

Danita Art

Craft pudding

Almost everyday, i pay a visit on my lovely daughter's blog and etsy shop hoping to see some new drawing she so talently creates. I was surprised and also pleased to see that she had added one of my dolls in the etsy treasury.

I thought it would be a great idea to show you here in my blog, some of the new drawings she did this summer. her talent is very unique and i am sure you will extand your curiosity and peek into her blog and etsy shop. Her creations are an absolute joy to my eyes !

I Love you my sweet child ! And I miss you every day...