Monday, October 21, 2013

Happiness is . . . Fresh Raspberries

Every time I stop by my daughters apartment, my Honey Bunny jumps out of the vehicle and happily skips over to the raspberry bush.



The raspberry bush is kinda picky so she slowly reaches in to snag the juiciest, reddish raspberry then quickly plops it into her mouth. 

Awe. Pure bliss.

At this time Baby Cakes has already spied us from her bedroom window and is gleefully trotting down the metal stairs with a huge smile on her face. She's waving madly at me and yelling, hello Grandma.

Then comes the feeding frenzy as the two five year olds try to out eat one another.  You know it has to “be fair” and it just isn't fair if “she” gets more.




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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Whip Up This Simple Crochet Scarf


Howdy, howdy, howdy.  I am so glad that you've decided to pay me a visit. 

A couple of weeks ago I shared a post called 

Whip Up This Simple Crocheted Hat In a Couple Of Hours. You can find it HERE.


I was checking the pictures of my granddaughters wearing their hats when I thought, "would you like a scarf with that?"

And so I found my next project.



















I wasn't sure how to start the scarf. I did know that I wanted it to have the same stitch so that they would look like they belonged together.

Lucky for me, one of my granddaughters has another grandmother that crochets, who also has gifted Baby Cakes with a few crocheted items.

I took a look at one of the scarves and it hit me how simple this pattern is. 


First and second row of the scarf.

I started by making a chain that is approximately the length I chose the scarf to be. Keep in mind that you need to chain in multiples of four.

The second row starts with chaining two which counts as the first dc. 

Skip a chain.

dc in the next three chains.

Repeat skip a chain and dc three times until you get to the end.


The second row begins with four groups 3 dc in the open chain spot.

Continue the second row by making 3 dc in each open space until the end then sl st to join.

Look at the above photo to see how the third row is completed.

The last row is sc in each stitch.

Easy Peasy. All done. Next.  Two more to go.

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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Happiness is . . . Smoking a Pipe and Mud Pies

I don’t know about smoking a pipe but we did have Popeye cigarettes when we were little. We definitely made lots of mud pies.

I remember spending many hours in the summer out back with my sister making mud pies and digging to China.

My daughters didn’t make many mud pies because we lived in an apartment for most of their childhood. Mind you they did get a chance to experiment with it a bit at their cousin’s house.

Baby Cakes and Honey Bunny making mud soup with a hint of grass.

Now my granddaughters thoroughly enjoy a good mud pie, mud soup, mud cake, a mud anything.


There’s always someplace in the yard that is good for digging up. I like a nice lawn but I have my priorities – such as a good old fashioned mudfest. 

My girls can spend hours creating all sorts of concoctions which of course they bring to me. Grandma is always ready to gobble up the chefs' specialty. Mmmm. Yum. Yum.




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Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Happiness is . . . Swimming and More Swimming

My granddaughters have been fortunate enough to have a swimming pool in the backyard every summer since they were born. 

They spend as much time in the pool as possible no matter what the weather. I have to drag them out to get some food in them - all water logged, blue lips and prune fingers.

My Granddaughters love to swim and they love to show me what they do in the pool.

Grandma, Grandma, Grandma. 

Grandma watch me.

And so I watch - living in the moment with my girls.

I watch their smiling faces. They are so proud and happy when they can show me a new skill like doing a somersault in the water. Or doing the canon ball in the deep end and swimming across the pool all by themselves.

I cheer them on and they challenge themselves to do more.

Honey Bunny and Baby Cakes swimming across the pool in the deep end.

My Honey Bunny has been swimming all by herself since she was three years old. Mind you she swam below the water to begin with.

Last year's challenge was swimming down to the bottom of the pool and retrieving objects. She was under the water most of the time. What a little fish.

Honey Bunny jumping in the pool for the umpteenth time.

This year’s challenge is swimming above the water – mostly dog paddle and learning how to float. 

Oh, I’ve also been showing them how to use their hands and arms when swimming under the water so they can go further distances and move faster.

I don't know. I can't remember what the fascination is with jumping into the pool over and over again but it is a huge part of my girls time at the pool. Can you?



What are your childhood memories about swimming? 

Do have a few fish in your family?

Believe you can and you're half way there


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