Spring is here...

We have had nice temperatures for a while now,

and hopefully we have seen 

the last of the winter.

The last freeze killed off a few plant,

and some of the palms look quite sad.

Look at this wine,

growing up and around the tree stem.

It is pretty I think,

but wonder if it will eventually kill the tree?

My spring flowers are blooming,

however, the flower beds really need some clean up.

Look who is making herself comfortable

in one of my pots.

She is on the veranda upstairs,

right out side the window of my work room,

with a great view of the next door neighbor.

Yesterday the rain was pouring down on her

and the poor little thing did not move.

 I would go closer to get some better pictures,

but I really dont want to scare her away.

She is protecting this little egg,

and maybe we will get a little baby pigeon soon.

En liten due har lagt seg til 

i en av blomsterpottene mine.

Kjente jeg ble litt myk om hjertet

da jeg så henne ligge der 
i øsende pøsende regn i går.

Tapper liten sjel...

Ellers så kommer våren for fullt.

Av erfaring så vet jeg 

at faren for nattefrost ikke er over enda.

Tror den magiske grensa er rundt 1.mars,

men den datoen nærmer seg jo med raske skritt.

Jeg har tjuvstartet litt i pottene,

liker godt blomster.

Folklore Mittens

Another pattern I have been working on  lately,

is this mittens pattern.

They were almost done last winter,

and if not forgotten,

just tucked away 

as I worked on some other projects.

The English text is done

and ready to go,

the Norwegian text - almost there...

I enjoyed finishing these,

the colors are fun,

and the pattern is pretty easy to follow.

Sjalet Sommerkveld

 ble nylig ferdig,

og er lagt ut på både 

Etsy og på Ravelry.

Jeg var så heldig å få dette teststrikket 

av en ekspert i strikkekunsten.

  

 Det er ikke bare bare å få ned alle 

instrukser på papiret, 

men nå har det vært både strikket og lest,
så det holder.
Korrekturleserne mine
hadde jeg ikke klart meg uten.
De holder meg i ørene,
og gir kjapt beskjed når de finner feil,
og det gjør de!

Sjalet har en god størrelse synes jeg.

Jeg liker nok å pakke meg litt inn.

Garnet jeg har brukt er 

Heritage Sock Yarn fra Cascade.

Fargen heter Snow,

og sjalet er strikket på 3,5 mm rundpinne.

Sommerkveld er kanskje et litt rart navn
på et sjal som er strikket om vinteren?

Inspirasjonen kom fra en av min sønns sanger,

kallt Sommersang.
Sommeren 2010 var også den siste vi hadde med ham.

Det har vært en vond vinter for oss,

og jeg drukner meg nok i litt ekstra arbeide...

The Summer Evening Shawl is done.
I have been working with this pattern
for the last two months,
and find that it is actually good for me
to stay busy.
The pattern can be found at Ravelry and at Etsy.

Kjekt å ha....

denne "dingsen" til å holde orden på mønsteret.

Spesielt når en jobber med diagrammer,

og beveger seg oppover en linje om gangen.

Magneter holder mønsteret på plass,

og understreker samtidig 

hvor i diagrammet en befinner seg.

Svært hendig!

Denne er kjøpt hos Knit Picks.

Den kan legges sammen som en bok,

og puttes i veska.

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Jeg er blitt avhengig!

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This Chart Keeper is great!!

I am totally sold.

Working a pattern can be hard enough,

and this really makes it easier

the way it keep track of

where you are in the pattern at all times.

I found it at Knit Picks.

Beautiful day in the Lone Star State....

..and not much is as beautiful than these horses.

Still a little chilly, some of the coats are on,

pretty stylish if you ask me...

Day temperature is great,

we enjoy the cooler weather,

the heat will be here sooner 

then this Norwegian likes it anyway..

The grass is not greener on the other side,

at least no yet.

The neighbor farm has baby cows.

This little ones still feel safest close to mama cow.

A belly rub is awesome,

and you will be back to see me 

next week, right?

Gårsdagen kom med nydelig "norsk" vårvær,

etter noen dager med et skikkelig vinterlig arktisk gufs.

Tror nok ikke våren er her ganske enda,

men når gradestokken kryper opp

til ca. 25C sånn midt på dagen,
kan en lettlurt sjel lett drømme seg vekk med

tanker om planting av sommerblomster.

Kaffe og strikking ute er et fakta,

en må nyte vårværet mens en kan.

Ha en fin søndag!

Ice storm in Houston

We were promised snow for sure,

but it came down as rain.

Froze as soon as it hit the ground.

Do to bad driving conditions,

we are all stuck in the house.

The same are few million others

just here in Texas.

Schools are out,

and most businesses are closed.

Just the other day I sat here on the veranda

outside my work room

and enjoyed the warm weather,

and today it has not been above freezing,

quite weird...

I am working on a few new things.

It just seams like I get stuck towards the end

when I have just a few rows left to finish it.

So maybe I will take advantage of the cold weather,

get the fire going on the fireplace...

My husband is making Chilli,

yum, - I can smell it....

Have a nice weekend!