Easy Like Sunday Morning

I'm never more convinced in there being a creator behind all this beauty than when I'm out in the nature.  That all this, and us, evolved from a speck of dust in a pool of tepid water seems, at times, highly unbelievable.

I guess it's for this reason I've never felt compelled to spend my sunday mornings in church.

"The wisdom's in the tree's not the glass windows" (Jack Johnson)

Sunday morning we set off to the Les Songenaz, the woods just behind our house.  It was a bit chilly at first as we don't get the sun until 11ish at the moment, but the kids and Ringo have that internal heating system called manic energy and well, I was wrapped up nice and warm and wearing my new boots that I picked up for a snip at a sale!

 

not sure the tree enjoyed this as much as the kids did!

This rock is part of a bouldering site that Richard helped grade and open many moons ago during his one year compulsory military service (he was with the mountain police and basically spend the year trail running and climbing!)

Then homeward bound via a path less travelled....

The mountain behind the boys is La Prarion, it's a great snowshoeing itinerary, but as it finishes on a fairly exposed ridge I've no plans to take the kids there just yet!

 Just in time for lunch!

Yarn Along - small people for small people

Just loving how these little Gnomes knit up so easily from the smallest amounts of stash.

I'm planning on making a set for a little boy who is soon to become a big brother.

And for the baby, a Knubbelchen from left over sock yarn.

I like that these have no facial expression.  I always find that it's the hardest part of making a toy.

I was very excited to receive my copy of Deliciously Ella in the mail yesterday and got straight into making her chocolate spread - hazelnuts, maple syrup, cacao and water!

I've also tried Ella's Sweet Potato Brownies, and despite my dates being, well a little out of date and dry, and my mixer not being a powerful as it once was, they turned out beautifully!

Delicious even with the un-blended bits of dates
gluten-free/vegan

School hols here, the weather is great and Rich has some time off for cross-country skiing with us for a change!

Linking up with Ginny

Appearances can be deceptive

Isn't it funny, girls put on make-up to look older or prettier but boys, well they put on make up to scare people and you wouldn't believe how just how many people Rémi scared yesterday...

Wednesday morning at school the kids had their annual carnival and as one of the teachers aide's is a make-up artist she volunteered to help the kids get into their costumes.  Rémi went dressed as a boxer and came home looking like one that had lost every round!!!  Naturally he had to play a joke on his grandparents who fell for it hook line and sinker as did his aunty and cousin.   He only had time to wolf down a bit of lunch before getting ready for his afternoon snowboarding lesson, so he pulled the off 'scab' bit but left the blood and bruise.
Now to the nasty bit of the story which I wouldn't be telling if it hadn't ended so well.  
At 15h we got a call from his coach to tell us Rémi had had a nasty fall and that we were to meet him at the ski run so one of us could go in the ambulance with him to ER.  The rescue guys had brought him down the mountain in a full body and neck brace as he had fallen heavily on his back.  He actually looked quite perky, Richard and I where white as ghosts!
In the ambulance they carefully removed his helmet, and guess what they saw?
Jenny, the lovely ambulance lady immediately stared examining him for a face injury as did the hospital nurse a few minutes later!
All's well that ends well - It was 19h30 before we finally got to see a doctor who after taking detailed x-rays reassured us that nothing was broken or damaged - (Rémi all this time was still all strapped up but asking for pizza and a pee!).   He's now black and blue all over - but for real this time!

Farmers Market Hat

I'm so happy with these hats.  The pattern is free over on Elizabeth's lovely blog The Sitting Tree.

They knit up so quickly and enabled me to practice my continental knit stitch (can't quite master purl this way)

The boys cant stop wearing them

Rémi would probably sleep in his if I'd let him!

I had to make mine slightly smaller than the pattern by only casting on 86 stitches and adjusting the length according to each child's head.  For anyone that is new to knitting hat's in the round this pattern is a great place to start.  Thinking of giving the Birch Bark Longies a whirl next.

I'm currently reading Peace Pilgrim - Her Life and Work in Her Own Words the incredible story of a lady, who wanting only to be known as Peace, walked from 1953 to 1981 (the year of her death) the length and breadth of North America, with a message to all, that she would walk until "mankind has learned the way of peace".  That's quite an objective to set oneself, don't you think.  She carried with her only a comb, toothbrush, pen, copies of her message and her current correspondence, eating when she was offered food and resting when she was offered a bed.

Tino looking a bit green around the gills in these pictures as he's just gotten over a horrible bout of flu which had him sleeping day and night for over a week!!!

Linking up with Ginny for this weeks Yarn Along,  what's on your needles and bedside table today?