{this moment}

 

{this moment} - A Friday ritual inspired by SouleMama. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

Be well. Create. Inspire.

WIP Wednesday- Terra

Currently I am am working to finish a project that I started back in April.  It is the Terra Shawl by Jared Flood.  Made using Jared's yarn Shelter.  Picking the color of Shelter was an easy choice.  They had one named Homemade Jam.  That is the colorway seen above.  I am hoping to get it finished soon as I have another shawl that I am excited to get started on.  You'll definitely see pics of this one when it is all done.

Be well. Create. Inspire.

Bitty Harvest

We planted quite a garden this year.  Certainly bigger than last year.  Our crop has really been hit or miss.  The radishes really behaved more like a weed.  We had gobs of radishes.  Then we entered a phase of having a lot of growth and green but little product.  Well, heat and day after day of sun seems to be the ticket.   The picture above if 2 of our probably 30+ Roma tomatoes.  A little bitty corn, I don't think there is enough there to munch.  I am giving our other 6 or so ears of corn a little more time.  Also above there are 2 ball zucchinis.  I had little luck with the regular zucchinis last year with the squirrels.  Carrots seem to be holding there own.  I am really anxious to get them out.  Fresh picked carrots are SO, so good!  In a week or so I will have a bucket of Romas.  My larger tomatoes are also doing great but are all still green.  There have been some learning moments in this whole process.

- plant more peppers
- plant beets
- maybe a few less radishes
- go back to normal zucchinis
- add another box so there is more room
- pay better attention to the space allotted for each plant

I will definitely plant again next year.  A little earlier perhaps, but certainly more.  I has been a very good exercise in patience.  Something I need.

Be well. Create. Inspire. (and grow)

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Helping Mom make mash blackberries for Jam.

{this moment} - A Friday ritual inspired by SouleMama. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

Be well. Create. Inspire.



WIP-Wednesday-Today

So, by now you have seen the new blog layouts for Fridays {this moment}, Monday- RainMomma days, and Wednesdays are now WIP-Wednesdays.  It was a late night last night.  So, here it is. 

This is a crochet project for a Summer Sorbet Bolero.  My recent crochet student approached me with this pattern. So, I am creating it in an effort to help walk her through the pattern.  I am all caught up with her now so we can have a little crochet along.  I am making it in the small/medium size.  It has a solid back, some open work along the outer circumference, with a floral detail as well.  I'll try and remember to post the finished product. 

Be well. Create. Inspire.

Frost Flowers

*Starting today.  Each Monday will be a post about most anything RainMomma related.  This could be a pattern (like today), a recipe or just a little bit about life.

So, when my LYS (local yarn store) was bringing in a new yarn I knew that I wanted to help them out with a sample.  The yarn is Acadia from The Fibre Co. and the pattern is Avery Cowl by Kate Gagnon Osborn.  What I loved about the yarn was the colors. All very earth-toned.  The one I chose to use is called wild onion.  The main portion of the yarn is definitely the color of an onion skin. But, every so often there will be a slub of bright purple.  The combination is so lovely and the yarn was a pure joy to work with.  Now, on to the pattern.

The pattern is a cowl, so worked in the round.  This was my first introduction to a particular lace chart called frost flowers.  Little did I know this pattern exist for ALL sorts of items.  If you go to the Quince & Co. blog you will see it made into a blanket, a sweater and a scarf. I think what was most difficult for me was the transition of working the pattern in the round.  This could have been solved several ways, I think.  It could have had some kind of divider like a ribbed row or notated differently on the pattern and perhaps changing where the marker placement was at those transitions.  Either way, I mustered my way through the pattern.  It took a little longer than I had hoped but it turned out lovely nonetheless.  And, yet another moment to grow and learn while knitting.

Be well. Create. Inspire.

{this moment}

{this moment} - A Friday ritual inspired by SouleMama. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

 This will be a new feature that will appear each Friday. Keep watching to see the other new blog features that will appear each Monday and Wednesday's too!