Tuesday, June 07, 2005

Poppies for Polly

Last week ATU Polly was admiring her spontaneous poppy and wondering how invasive they are.
Well, pretty invasive, I told her, but so pretty and very hardy. We planted a few wildflower seeds a couple of years ago, and now the poppies are taking over the front flower beds. I do not care, I find them so pretty I would not mind if they took over the house!

Look at them!


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And they go well with the Poppy bolero from Debbie Bliss Cotton Angora book, vero?
The bolero is for the daughter of Maddalena’s godfather, in South Africa. I used some Italian silk yarn from stash, and followed directions without much anguish about gauge, because, in my thinking, as long as I keep the same proportions, it will fit the child at some point. Let’s hope it’s true.

And now, a public announcement: given the frantic pace of my life right now, I will not be able to post much in the next couple of months, if at all. So far, no big deal, I am sure you can all survive.

However, as of now, I do not even have the time to read other blogs and post comments on them, and generally keep up with the knitting/blogging world. No, no time at all. And this situation will last for another two months or so. Will I survive? Doubtful.

I can still do some simple knitting-while-reading (i.e. Poppy), let’s pray that is enough to keep me sane. See you sometime in the summer! Miss you already....