weekend knitting

i know, i've said it a millions times lately

but i am really, really

loving fall

bulky, cozy yarn

+

chilly, dark afternoons

=

heaven

this is my second autumn hat

(i made a seaform version for myself late last winter)

it was a quick one-day-knit

for a very deserving mum

xoxo

soup for supper

i love fall

crisp air and cozy nights

the farmers markets brimming with greens and root veggies

not to mention a pantry loaded with organic canned tomatoes

so

i've been making a weekly soup

we get at least a dinner, two lunches and two servings to freeze out of each pot

not bad for a hour in the kitchen!

so far...

roasted butternut, leek and apple

topped with crisp bacon

served with homemade whole wheat pumpkin bread

...

tomato fennel

served fireside

with cheddar dill scones

...

chicken stew

(the recipe from my high school- this was one of my favorite lunches!)

over cous cous

...

and

lentil

topped with a drizzle of balsamic

served with seven stars country loaf

...

i love this part of our week's menu

and plan to continue throughout the winter...

next week i think i'm going to give blair's suggestion of mushroom barley a try!

have any favorite recipes to share?

birthday beanie

yesterday was my husband's 31st birthday

we celebrated first with my 'rents on cape

with breakfast at a favorite joint

and then

dinner in providence

with his fam

topped off with cake, a cozy fire and presents at home

...

his big surprise has yet to arrive

but i also knitted him a cozy beanie

to add to his collection

...

this was a great

back-at-it-knit

for my first project of the fall

and the yarn

uber-soft-like-cashmere

yum.

happy birthday, my love!

xoxo

fall tunic

my list of sewing to-dos these days is loooong

but with the color wheel commission successfully off

and a few halloween gifts sewn and shipped

i needed a day

to dive in my stash

and get creating

for me

i caved and bought wiksten's tova tunic pattern

knowing i could draft something myself

but not wanting to get in my own way

i used alexander henry's "dasha"

...

a few hours and one tunic later!

the pattern was simple to follow

my only change was taking 1" off the hem

i love that it looks polished with dark jeans and a blazer

or comfy with black yoga pants

i haven't taken it off since i finished topstitching

eventually, i'll have my husband snap a few pictures of it on me and share

...

now, i'm even more inspired to keep sewing

more tunics to come, for sure!

happy halloween!

(yes, that is SNOW)

wishing you all a very happy halloween!

our street is packed with kiddos and i just can't wait to hand out treats...

cover brillance

i hope adele's vocal chords get better real soon

'cause...

yeah:

the boat life

after two days of canning

my sister and her fam

invited us to join them on their tug boat (!)

for dinner

late summer, early evening light over lake chaplain

ahhh,

the good life!

my sweet niece

this was the evening before my nephew's first day of kindergarten

so i surprised him with a watch of his own

as a special good luck gift-

he was so super psyched!

the fam

dinner grillin'

mama and babe

me and amanda

tired, but still friends! (hahaha)

our captain, oh captain

...

yeah, a pretty sweet end to a work day!

...

thank you, meggin and al, for a most memorable evening

and amanda, for the photos!