I got some weeding done of my giant flower bed.  Thank you Mom for coming to help me!  I think she helped motivate me for all of 22 minutes.

I also got in a little bit of cooking.  This is Tropical Fruit Gazpacho from my new favorite site.

Have any of you every tried to break open a real and still whole coconut?  Let me tell you!  I’ll never do that again.  In the recipe, it states to use the dull end of the knife.  That didn’t work at all.  So, I flipped my knife over and used the handle.  That didn’t work.  I took out my potato masher.  That didn’t work.  I ran down to the garage and got out a hammer.  That didn’t work either.  By now, Jacob was curious enough to come over and see what was going on.  He took the hammer from me and flipped it over to the spikey part (nail remover thing) and gave it a good smash.  It broke the shell.  FINALLY!  What a MESS.  Coconut water all over the place.  Bits of shell everywhere.  If you ever make this gazpacho, get a coconut that’s already been removed from its shell and inner skin – trust me… it’s for your own good.

I also managed to take some quick pics of the merino/tussah silk blend I spoke of in my last post.  I just love this color!  I’ve had a difficult time staying away from it this week.  BUT, I’m cleaning again.  The house feels cluttered a bit.  And I haven’t touched the monster truck.  Sigh.

Forgive my not-great-pictures.  You get the idea though.  I’m going for a three-ply.  This is the first of 3 bobbins.  Please don’t ask me what I plan to make with this yarn once it’s finished.  I have no idea.  I just spin cause it’s fun.  I get what I get.  If I can then find something to make with it, bonus.  Otherwise, I’m perfectly happy just looking at it and fondling it every once in a while.

I’ve been doing some driving this week but I can’t say that I’ve minded.  I love how green everything is getting.  All the farmers have been out tilling their fields and getting them ready for seeds.  Everything is just so beautiful this time of year.  The green is so vivid and new.  And the weather!  We’ve had stupendous weather this past week in my neck of the woods.  It’s been gorgeous and sunny every day and cool and breezy every night.  I don’t know if we’ll get another perfect week like this.  Fingers crossed!

Have an awesome weekend everyone!

Now, I’m not a good planner. When I have days off, I really like to dilly-dally. It’s probably something that drives my family and friends crazy. Them: “When do you think you’ll be here?” Me: “Not sure… How’s four-ISH?” Then I get lost in whatever I’m doing that day – reading blogs and drinking coffee, looking at stuff on Ravelry, knitting or crocheting, yoga… Or whatever. I just LOVE being home.

In light of my flakiness, I’ve come up with a plan for the five days of next week. Every hour between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm is accounted for. I NEED to do this so I don’t lose time just getting lost in my little space. It’s going to be a lot of work. But it’s going to be SO worth it when it’s done.

Now, I just have to figure out where I’m going to put all my wool, fiber and all things related. This is probably the thing I’m most worries about.

Today, I’m working on a yoga mat bag in the colors of the chakras. I think it’s turning out awesome!! I had to go get two balls of yarn at Michaels though. I had made myself a promise not to purchase any yarn until I had made a serious dent in my stash. But this project would not have been what it is without these two extra colors. The colors I already had were left overs from the monkey hat and leg warmers. So, considering the thing has eight colors in it, $12 is a pretty awesome as my cost for this project!

I’m pretty excited right now. I’m having Thai for dinner and then it’s knitting night. After knitting, I’m driving to Ottawa to see Steve. On the way there, I made a phone date with one of my bestest friends Michelle. Perfect chatting time – in the car. I have Bluetooth…. In case anyone is thinking that I used hand-held while driving. That’s illegal in Ontario. Hahah.

Hope your day is as awesome as mine!

My Ishbel is finished. I love it. She just needs to be blocked. I added a little extra because I could see that I was going to have tones of yarn leftover.

I also made a few cowls. One of them still needs buttons. I’m waiting for the buttons.

Today, I’m thinking of starting a yoga mat bag (which I plan to crochet) and another shawl KAL with my friend Louise. We purchased the same wool (from a vendor at St. Distaff Day a few years back) and we committed to making the same shawl. We’ve both been putting it off for years. It appears, however, that we both find ourselves in a position to start it AT THE SAME TIME. Awesome! I’m so excited. I can’t wait to start working on this piece. It’s a historical shawl from Denmark from the late 1890’s. How cool is that!? My wool is all washed and ready to be put on the ball winder. I don’t know how 600+ yards of DK weight yarn is going to fit on my little ball winder. Guess we’ll find out. That will be a Monday project I think.

I’m heading to Ottawa for the rest of the weekend. Maybe we’ll hit the Rideau Canal. My skates have been in the car for a couple of weeks now. Yahoo!

Oh, as a side note, I watched this really awesome documentary yesterday. It’s called How to Cook Your Life. It was exactly what I needed yesterday. Awesome

Have a wonderful weekend! That’s what MY plan is! Hihi.