Sunshine, Lollipops, and Turkeys

I finished Olivia's mittens. Thankfully she loves them.

They've been dubbed the Lollipop Mittens. But I gotta tell ya' the embroidery did not come easy. I tried snowflakes first, but any sort of symmetry just wasn't happening and that bugged me. The whole thing felt awkward, cramped, and messy, which may be why stabilizers were invented. Then I went the button route instead and decided to just go with the flow. I do like the end results. I'm telling myself they're....whimsical. And they make Olivia dance.

Also: Happy Thanksgiving, all you Americans! We're joining a friend's family again this year. We're going up to Boulder, where her father lives in a house on the side of a mountain, with beautiful views of unspoiled...mountains. It'll be good food, good company, and all that. Stuffing, gravy, wine, pie. And a little extra thankful never hurt anybody. I'm looking forward to it.

Oh, and just in case you need some help with dinner, Liam's teacher sent home a fabulous book of Kindergarten Thanksgiving recipes. Liam was assigned turkey and his recipe is: "I don't even have a clue!" (I swear to god, that kid.) Another favorite was the stuffing one: "You start with stuff....I forget the other ingredients."

So Happy Thanksgiving! I'm so thankful you're out there, my imaginary friends. Eat well, drink well, and be safe, 'kay?

Comments

[sue]

The mittens look great and I love the patterns on them too. It sounds as though your Thanksgiving celebration will be a warm and happy affair.

[Kristin]

I love the mittens! And Happy Thanksgiving to you! Sounds like you will have a fun day. Liam and I have the same idea about how to cook a turkey...

[Stacey]

I think the mittens are great...love the buttons. Can't remember if I was in favor of snowflakes or buttons before...I'm so fickle.

Happy Thanksgiving!

[Nadine]

Embroidery is SO not my skill, so I was just in awe that you would even attempt a snowflake. I was always in favour of the buttons - 'cause I only do easy. :)

Olivia's dress is beautiful! And so is she!

And Liam's turkey - so awesome. And his recipe is classic - in fact, I'd probably say the same thing. I'll leave that to the cooks. We got a recipe book from Beah and her class once, and we laughed for two straight weeks. You gots to love those little kid recipe books.

Happy Thanksgiving!

[Kat]

Beautiful mittens, every time i see them i just like them more. And love the turkey drawing, specially the red breast, very superhero turkey.
Happy Thanksgiving!

[HollyJo]

Everyone deserves something that makes them dance. :) The mittens are great.

Hope you have a great thanksgiving. :) Don't let the kindergartners cook. :)

[stefaneener]

Lovely mittens, lovely mitten-wearer. I sort of followed Liam's recipe for stuffing. Thankfully, there were tasters there with unstuffy noses (sense a theme?) who helped me adjust and make it taste good.

[Jodi]

Cute mittens! I'm impressed. The only time I tried embroidering mittens I gave up -- too floppy and hard to work with.

Have a lovely 2nd Thanksgiving. Spending it in Boulder sounds heavenly!