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Here is the Diamoholic Washcloth, #3 of my Washcloth Designs.
I especially like that one's texture!
Maybe it is because he gave me such a hard time writing down the pattern... or maybe because it is so easy to knit... 
In any case, and just like my other "Babies", the pattern can be found here...
I have just finished 2 out of the 3 washcloths I have designed: A Cow Washcloth and a Note Washcloth. #3, the Diamoholic Washcloth, is still on the needles for pattern double testing...
I am having lots of fun designing my own little things! Although, I use to think that designing Washcloths wouldn't be such a big deal... Well, I have to say now that I have been there, that it is not as easy as it seems, especially that I don't have a program for making my charts; I am using the old good method, the pencil and the graph paper!
Patterns can be found here...
I had never seen the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France from this angle before! It is very impressive to climb up to the top of such great monuments as the "Gate to the West" in Saint-Louis, Missouri or the Space Needle in Seattle, WA, but it is also incredible to see them from the sky!
Lady Liberty, the Pyramids in Egypt, the Vesuvio in Italy and Mount Fuji in Japan, so many places I would like to see someday (I certainly forget some) and that look even more attractive viewed from the top!
Amazing and addictive Google's Satellite Maps... 
Now, how insane ridiculous that situation is? Our new dishwasher is going to be delivered tomorrow morning and we cannot take the old one out because they put tiles on the kitchen floor AFTER the dishwasher was already in, and that elevated the floor's level of about 3/4 inches... 
Now, what were they thinking - or should I say NOT thinking?!! 
I wonder if they are the same persons who have added a garage to the house few inches too far across the kitchen window... 
Anyway. We hope we won't have to brake more tiles than shown on the photo...
As a child, there was no Dinner without Soup. Now, when I say Soup, I mean Old Fashion Home Made Vegetable Soup. Eating Soup is almost an Institution in France, and it is common saying talking about someone short that he or she probably didn't eat all his/her soup as a child. Maybe that is why I am tall...
Anyway. Every weekend, I make my soup for the coming week and keep in handy for "emergencies" such as "I need to eat something NOW but I don't know WHAT" or "I am so cold I could drink a hot Cocoa/Marshmallow"... Well, you get the picture; Soup is a diet friendly snack and unlimited consumption is allowed...
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And for Dinners, I just add 1/2 cup of rice, barley or small pasta (cooked separately). Along with a slice of Turkey or Ham or Breast Chicken, and 1 slice of Whole Grain Bread and Cheese + a piece of Fruit, this Soup contributes to make a perfect winter light but well balanced Dinner.
Here is the recipe of one of my favorite Home Made Soup, strongly inspired by the ones my Mom use to make when I was little. My Mom prefers Potatoes instead of Carrots but I find it a little too starchy...
INGREDIENTS for about a Gallon of soup:
Bring the water to a boil, add Baby Carrots and cook for 15 minutes. Then add Cabbage and Chicken Bouillon packages. Cook on Medium heat for 20 minutes more (until Carrots are tender but not quite completely cooked - it would cook faster if they are sliced into small pieces). Then add the Spinach leaves and cook for 15 minutes more. 5 minutes before end, add dry Basil.
Out of the stove, hand blend finely until the soup gets smoothly liquid. (See video here)
Bon Appetit!
She left her crib and spent her first night in a toddler bed last night. We had put another matress beside her new bed - just in case - but it was not needed. She slept very well all through the night which is wonderful and we are proud of her, but at the same time Mr and Mrs Tricotine find it hard to let go their little Babynette... She is growing up so fast! 
Now, see that Crib Quilted Blanket? I made it myself during one of my "Sewing Phases" (they are rare - that one was probably due to a pregnancy hormons kick). It was in 2002 and I followed a pattern, but I am still impressed that I was able to make it right!
In fact, I made the whole Nursery Decoration on the same Jean Teddy Bear theme: Crib Skirt, Pillow and Head Rest for the Rocking Chair, and Baskets lining for the changing table.
I had to remove and put away the crib skirt yesterday as I was fixing the Toddler bed, but I am going to keep that quilted blanket as a reminder that I can also sew when I am motivated enough to...
For Sandy's Saturday Sky Watchers, a Sunday afternoon cloudy sky in Maine. It has been raining all night and the snow is almost all melted away... 
