Every morning, no matter what, I drink a smoothie. Long gone are the days of toast, cereal, pancakes, oatmeal, and bagels for me. Since starting my raw food journey, this is the one food choice that has become habit. I enjoy experimenting every morning, throwing new ingredients into the blender and wondering what the final result will taste like. Will it be a new favourite that I make every morning for the next week or will it be put into the book of Do No Make Ever Again?
A smoothie is so easily portable - I just make enough to last me the whole morning and then throw it into my Klean Kanteen bottle and off I go to work, or wherever the day may take me.
This mornings smoothie was so delicious that I just had to share!
1.5 cups frozen strawberries
1 cup frozen blueberries
1 tbsp bee pollen
1.5 tbsp lucuma powder
2 cups water
1 tbsp coconut oil
I usually add in spinach or kale, but I’m fresh out. This recipe makes two heaping glasses full. Just add less or more water to get it to your desired consistency!
My lovely friend Amy is the proud owner of the Cajun Fiber Co. I custom ordered from her awhile ago and I’m so happy with what I received! She did such a wonderful job matching up the colours that I wanted. As much as I love all the wool in my stash, there’s just nothing compared to holding wool in your hands that was handspun by someone dear to your heart. Knowing the time, effort and love that Amy put into this wool, makes me love it that much more.
Two weeks ago I used the ball winder to wind my whole stash (almost giving myself carpal tunnel in the process lol), including the two skeins that Amy had sent me. Now that the skeins are put into balls, I’m itching to make something with them, but I just don’t know what. I want the finished products to be special. Any suggestions?
When I handed the wool to my little one to hold while I prepared the ball winder, she started hugging and squeezing them, telling me how soft they were. I think I have a future knitter/spinner on my hands.
I could really use a swift.
Today is the last day of kindergarten for my daughter. She is heading into grade 1 in September and she’s so excited, although she is sad that school is over. She loves school and cannot wait to attend every day, as opposed to every other day right now. Last night I was watching her play, and I realized how much older she looks now. I caught myself asking, “When did you have a growth spurt?” I do not want her to grow up!
Due to my recent job loss, we decided to make the year end thank you gift, rather than buying it. My daughter is thrilled with how it turned out - she worked so hard on it. We really are so thankful to her teacher this year - such a sweet and lovely lady. We’re going to miss her. I had so many ideas running through my mind for a gift, involving fabric, embroidery floss and lots of sewing, but due to time constraints, we were only able to work with paper.
Her teacher loved it! She told me that it was the best gift she’s received this year because it was so personal. I think from now on we will be doing a handmade gift every year, rather than a gift card!
Today is World Wide Knit in Public Day! So is tomorrow… and the 20th.. and the 21st… Knitting rocks so much that it needs 4 days a year instead of 1. 
I headed to my local library to see if there was a group meeting there. Nope. The closest meet up was a few towns over at another library. I still decided to check out a few knitting books and sat down at a table to knit. I must admit it was weird; I’ve never knit in public before. I cast on a baby hat and knit a few rows before leaving the library. It was just too quiet in there for me; I’m used to listening to music or having some sort of noise going on around me while I knit. I should have brought my iPod.
The baby hat is for my sister; she just found out she is pregnant and doesn’t know the gender. The baby is due right before the winter solstice. I’m really excited to have a niece or nephew. My daughter is more excited, saying, “I can’t wait to be a big sister to my baby cousin.” lol. It was so sweet that I didn’t have the heart to correct her at the time.
Jumping in puddles is so much fun! It’s been so rainy the past few days (we had an amazing thunder storm last night) that I surely thought there would be many puddles to jump in, but today has been humid & hot, and all that’s left is this little puddle in the driveway. But, the size didn’t stop the little ones; they had a blast.
One of the most loved activities in this household is baking. It’s a time for us to get dirty, make messes, experiment, and talk about the little things. The best part is eating the yummy goodies right out of the oven, before they have a chance to make it to the cooling rack.
This movie opens at selected theatres this Friday. I’m excited to watch it, and I hope that you’re able to see it as well. It’s very important to know about the food that you’re putting into your body, and where it came from.
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