~O W L S~

Here is my proudest work yet! Although everyone in the knitting world have knitted this sweater already. Oh the Kate Davis Design. I'm a bit slow to catch up.

I made it with Cascade Pastaza llama wool yarn I got on sale at my LYS. I started it last spring and it knitted up the body really quickly until the weather got too hot continue. And I was also having a hard time connecting the sleeve and the body of the sweater. It gets a bit tight when it comes time to connect both sleeves and the body to the circular needle so I ended up using my dpn the work through the first few rows. Here is my O W L sweater! I love it love it love it and would knit it again with a different color. My hubby took these pictures.

Flowers! Yummy!



Here they are! They are about a month or so early but they are here. These little ones couldn't wait to come out. I'm not actually home to see them but my hubby has a flu so he is home to take a picture. Not sure what he's doing outside when he is suppose to be home resting. He took this picture and facebook it.

I love crocus flowers. LOVE THEM LOVE THEM!

~Early Spring~





Spring started in February this year. These strong little guys have been out for over two weeks but they haven't actually open. They survived a light snow and they are still going strong. I'm looking forward for real Spring to arrive so I can see my tulips again. Flower Therapy!

Hmmm, how I love them.

I've been manage to keep myself very busy like always. It's just the nature of working full time and having a family. Being busy is actually a great way to distract myself from missing lost love ones. This spring I'm going to plan out quality days when I can take some time off and do a bit of gardening and reflect on things and ways to move forward in so many ways. Until then, I'm bringing spring into my house.

My used to be new sweater

I finished making this sweater last spring and didn't get to show it off on here. So here it goes. My hubby took the pictures. It's the sweater on the cover of New England Knits by Melissa LaBarre. I love her book and I love her designs! I have to say, I really like knitting in the round and the yoke thing. I'm addicted to making myself sweaters. I'm like my biggest knit fan. I appreciate everything I've made myself so far. Right now, I'm trying to find the next pattern for my next sweater, some hats and maybe a scarf or two for myself.

Home and Light

I guess one thing about working full time outside of the home is that during the winter months, you really don't see your house, and your children in daylight. So on the weekend, I go crazy over the overwhelming amount of sunlight that hits everything in the house.

Like my beautiful citronella plant and my 3 year old baby and his power ranger.



This citronella plant was just a tiny little clipping from a friend. Look at it now! It's huge and taking over my bedroom. I'm finishing up my sweater for this winter. This will be my 9th success sweater story. I can't wait to show it to you this weekend. I just have to put some finishing touches on them. Until then, Happy Friday!

This Moment~Inspired by Soule Mama.

A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

Sunday Football.

Tai is a NEW YORK CITY kid who migrated to wonderful small town of New Jersey but if you ask him where his heart belongs, he'll tell you BALTIMORE!

Oh yeah, he is a hard core Raven's fan and a very very loyal one.

It was a very exciting game on Sunday and the Ravens play so hard. I am a non-football fan but I cheered with my boys for the Ravens. But it was a disappointing ending. My Ravens fans are still recovering on the 2nd day after the loss. You win some and you lose some.







I found this sweet fan letter to the Ravens on the table after the boys had gone to bed.

I watched the Giant's game by myself with the knitting. And our home team wins. The Giants are going to the Super Bowl. I wish it was the Ravens Vs. The Giant. Maybe next year.

Weekending with the family. I found this beautiful Helleborus at whole foods and I had to get it. I'm preparing the house for Chinese New Year. We are celebrating on Sunday due to the family's work schedule.

Hope you have a nice weekend too.

A Treat to Magic.







Treat...last week, I treated myself to a morning off in the woods with my friend Ana. It was on a 50 degree day right after 2 days of freezing weather. We got to see the frozen waterfall at the South Mountain Reservation in South Orange.

The Artis Brothers.

Although they fight over toys and other things a whole lot but it's moments like these that I cherish the most. I love the way they love one another. I hope they'll be buddies forever!