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Spring ..my favourite time of year





Our cherry tree is covered in blossoms.


Look how big it is!


Thea had her birthday. One of the activities was Sumo Wrestling.


The girls divided into two teams and each team made a list of things for the other team to do or find. Each team took photos. One item was take a picture of three of you jumping in mid-air. (Their ideas were much better than mine - mine being more along the lines of 'find a prime number bigger than 13'.)


I wanted to show off Thea's sweater, which I finally finished. I thought it looked pretty good after I blocked it. The buttons are perfect. Unfortunately, I threw it in the wash (cold) and it shrunk up and felted. It looks great but does not fit her anymore. It would make a lovely jacket for a 6 or 7 year old. It is so soft and such a beautiful colour.

Comments

aniexma said…
Happy Birthday Thea!

I love those Sumo Wrestler outfits. Sadly, I'm too fat to wear one right now.

Too bad about the sweater, can't tell you how many times I've done the same thing. Looked good though!

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