still here...

trevi fountain - Rome 2007

I can not believe that my last post was way back in October... sorry about that... since then I've been to Rome, had a terrible cold and busy knitting away Christmas gifts and watching a lot of Dark Shadows....

Christmas was very quiet. Yesterday we had Ginger Glazed Ham with Spiced Peaches (that Nigella Express cookbook was really handy) sprouts and roasted butternut squash... Peter also wanted a roast chicken... for dessert we made Nigellas Mount Blanc.... sooooooo goooood!

Glorious Autumn

I do love this time of year.... There's a delisious fog going on this morning... I'm tempted to go out for a walk... but my camera isn't charged *bugger*

Things have calmed down on the family front, so I'm hoping to put in some serious studio time... I'm really looking forward to our little trip to Rome next month...

hopefully I'll be able to get a pair of these from Irregular Choice.... yum!

Keeping Up Apperances...

Gee... I really should break out of this habit of posting once a month. I have been busy... honestly!
We have a lot going on family wise, with my father-in-law planning to remarry, selling the house and moving to London. It's been pretty world wind as he will be moving into a smaller place, Peter trying to save our items and suitcases that are stored into the loft by the end of the September.... it's a good thing we just live down the road.

I'm currently in a art slump.... unable to create any art. I have been very busy with my knitting and I've become obsessed with Ravelry.

Oh and guess what... we are going to Rome November 26th-30th...

Should be fun... I've always wanted to go to Rome... other Italian locations are Florence and Venice.

I have so much to complete today, it's not even funny...

out from hiding

well I haven't been hiding really... just trying to cope with everything that life has been trowing our way as of late.... everything is fine now, it just got a little stressful around here... I've also been in some sort of artist rut... still working with it... oh well

So we've seen the 5th Potter film and finished the final book... didn't like the film but looooved the book! the book ended pretty much the way I thought.

Knitting has once again saved me with the on going stresses in life... I'm happily chugging along my Clapotis in Noro Cash Iroha, the Chevron Scarf in Lorna Laces Black Purl and a pair of Slytherin Socks....

...update...

I can't believe almost a month has gone by without me posting... we've been so busy with work and all... I've finished re-reading the 6 Potter books so I'm ready for book 7... I've started another knitting project... and i'm curretly fighting a terrible head/sinus cold... that's it really... oh and I found purple peppers in the supermarket...