The First Dahlia

Can't wait for all of the others to bloom!

Adventures in Felting

Here is my second attempt at a felted purse. The first one wasn't bad, but it's little and a little flimsy looking. For this one, I used the same pattern, just doubled the yarn and used bigger needles, and then added some embroidery. I'm quite pleased with how it turned out.

Oyster Festival

This weekend was the Oyster Festival on the Plaza. We went down early on Saturday morning to beat the crowds. One of our favorite restaurants, Kyoto, was doing the festival for the first time and we wanted to be sure to get some of their oysters before they sold out. We ran into a few friends, but not as many as usual this year. Still it was fun. Not super sunny, but we still enjoyed ourselves.

Alissa and Maddie finishing off the beef on a stick from Kyoto.

Oysters with butter and garlic from Fortuna Women's Club.

Me and Jeff and our big bellies.

They had face painting and wax hands and flowers for the kiddos. Maddie didn't want her face painted but had fun making her rose. Donnie wanted me to get my belly painted but in the end I decided against it :)

More Flowers

Soon to be Three

Here we are, soon to be three of us.

34 1/2 weeks

A little bit bigger than the last belly shot.

Wildflowers

Here's some pictures I took on the trail down to College Cove yesterday.

Necklaces for Casey

On Sunday, after I got back from the Artisan's Market, my friend Casey came over so we could work on the necklaces for her bride's maids. Not typically something I would have made on my own, not really my style, but we were both pleased with how they turned out.