MAY SKY SCARF PROGRESS!

Guess where I am?

Yes, for the first time since starting the sky scarf I've knitted today's two rows of sky while sitting in the garden.

Could it get any better?

Well yes I think it could. Beautiful weather for the past few days we may well be experiencing but though I think I'm probably chancing my arm to ask for a few more weeks at least, can we have just a few more days of this glorious sunshine.

And my request is not just because I have an abundance of blue wool in my knitting bag either!

So yesterday, I did some potting on!!

(Chilli's, cucumbers, tomatoes and courgettes)

Later in the afternoon Jo, Rob and the children came round for a BBQ and despite Rob telling us that he was on a diet, they still managed with our help to devour this chocolate swiss roll I made filled with double cream, raspberries and strawberries!

Yummy!!

Then for the rest of the evening my grown up son played with the lego that I had retrieved from the loft last weekend. Some of it mine, so probably about 45 years old and his own which we must have had for at least 20 years, if not more.

So, the soon to be 29 year old played while Charlotte not quite 6 arranged the finished projects on a dark background and put her photographical skills to good use!

Strange world!!

ANOTHER SKY SCARF UPDATE!

Well. it is certainly growing!

I've used so much grey and dark denim yarn recently that I may need to order some more soon. It wasn't until I took on this challenge that I realised how much the sky changes in any one day. I do try and make a note of the sky around lunchtime and that is what I try to knit.

The thicker wad of blue is to remind me of my holiday before Easter in France - wonderful!

I don't think I even need to look out of the window today to find out what the sky is like right now - grey and denim will suit fine.

All day yesterday and all day today so far it has been raining. Yesterday I donned my gardening clothes and went outside to put in some new plants which I bought on Friday while wandering around the garden centre, again it was raining. After I'd finished I thought I would even go round the lawn with the edging shears ready to mow the lawn today - what a joke that is, there's no chance of that happening!!

When I finally headed back indoors yesterday I baked these little raspberry muffins which I intended to warm up again later to have with some raspberry ripple ice-cream for dessert when Jo, Rob and the children came to dinner. Having made a lovely chicken curry I was really cross with myself that I allowed the rice to erupt all over the cooker. I had tried to simmer it on the wok burner but it wasn't the ideal thing to do as I realised far too late. Hence having to rescue the rice and clear up the mess I completely forgot to warm the muffins. I did still serve them up for dessert and they did taste ok but I think they could have been a lot better.

This afternoon I think I'll take root on the sofa, perhaps get my head round watching my 4th episode of The Bridge and get some knitting done.