so summer is over – at least by the looks of my schedule – the kids are back to school and the aspen trees are almost empty so fall must be lurking around

so here I sit in peace and quiet ready to get back into the swing of things

We did manage to get some great things done in August -

I mastered the granny -

This bit of charred pork was transformed in to some serious South Carolina style pulled pork

We took the kids to tour the museum I worked at while I was in college…

where I learned that aluminum is no longer in style…

this would be less of an issue if I didn’t have the same cake carrier in red in my house.

I decided that next party I throw will be a tea and scissors party

We also managed to sneak in some swimming lessons.

This…

became this…which means I’m one step closer to a workshop

and yes that pun was totally intended.

I started knitting a cardigan a couple of weeks ago.  I’m close to completion, and have a hard time walking away from it.  It will be the first sweater I have knit, so I can hardly wait to see how it comes together.  In the meantime I can’t forget this personal triumph…

I can crochet Granny Squares.  My sister in law was kind enough to teach me at Christmastime.  The green one is the first one I made.  I think it’s delightfully hideous for a first attempt.  The blue one is a more recent attempt.  It does have a mistake in it, but Lulu doesn’t mind.  She has been using it for a hot pad in her cafe and also as a magic carpet for her polly pocket dolls.