Blonde Detective Agency

We visited Coach House Press during Doors Open Toronto. Aaron at the Willowwood Fun Fair! Thea visiting with a snake. My friend, Steve, has a beautiful garden. These photos were taken early in the season.

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.

All the squarishs have been sewn together and blocked. I'm still deciding whether to crochet some kind of border around it. The one in the pattern is too frilly for the colours and the more solid feel to it. I've pondered big scallops or perhaps a plain rectangular border or even leaving it as is. Here's what the colours look like outside. It will be wonderful in the autumn. A turqoise border? or green?

I have been working on a baby afghan in non-traditional colours. I was really taken with one in a Vogue Crocheted Baby Afghans book. I am using very different yarn. It's Rustic Yarn - 5 colours - burgundy, orange, teal, denim blue and green. They look quite amazing together if not particularly baby. I've had to rework quite a few of them as they are not all the same tension or perfectly square as you can see. There is one darker blue square in the set but after consulting with Hart and Thea decided not to put it in. It's nice but it's just brighter without it.

On March break, we decided to go North. We flew to Quebec City and stayed for nights at the gorgeous Chateau Frontenac. We all loved Quebec City. Every meal we had was delicous. Even the baguette and cheese from the corner store! On Monday, March 16 we took a shuttle bus to the Ice Hotel to spend the night.

Thea in a starring role Originally uploaded by jrobertson@rogers.com Making a movie poster is all about having the right photo. A couple of years ago, Thea was a mad scientist for Halloween.

My creation Originally uploaded by jrobertson@rogers.com Okay Anne, Here's my creation. I didn't always pick the first photo that came up because sometimes it wasn't interesting. I did pick from the first page of picures though.

I've neglected this blog most shamefully. We just got back from camping at the Pinery and it was wonderful. My pictures are up on Flickr. This is just a quick update as I MUST go wash the bathroom floors.. I wanted to show you some photos of a couple of things I picked up at the Flea Market. I don't know what possessed me. Here they are: The coffee pot was $6. It say Wm. Rogers. I thought it was a pretty good price. Have no idea what I'm going to do with it though. And the cream pitcher and sugar bowl came with on the little tray. A set for $12. They don't match though and the little tray is nothing special. I think the creamer is the best of the bunch - it also says Wm. Rogers. The suger bowl is not marked and is a different metal. If any of you, have any use for this stuff or know someone who would like it, just speak up.

The crabapple tree in the front yard. The one time out of the year that the tree looks nice. The lilac bush in the back yard. We've had such a lovely cool spring that the lilacs have actually been in bloom for about a month! Yummmm - cupcake recipes! Thanks Auntie Anne! Ooooh and a beautiful apron! Here's Thea making one of the cupcake recipes! Notice how the cupcake cups are arranged. And here are the finished cupcakes. They were delicious! And here a couple of pictures of my friend Steve's amazing garden. I took these photos today (May 29). These are tree peonies!! Aren't they amazing. I've uploaded more photos of Steve's amazing garden on Flickr.

Remember that sweater I started back in December?? Here it is completed at last. Except for being blocked. It was ready for Valentine's Day. Here's my sweetie modelling it. I got a lot of work done on the sweater while out visiting my Mom and Dad. Here's my Dad looking pretty good after his surgery. And here's a photo of my lovely Mom... I also got a chance to visit with my brother. In Victoria, the grass is green and flowers are blooming... I wish I had a picture of what it's like here in Toronto but my camera has an E14 error at the moment.

Thea's Western Wall Originally uploaded by jrobertson@rogers.com Thea created this wonderful version of the Western Wall out of Sculpey for a recent Sunday School Project. It is not to scale but she wanted to represent the size of a person vs the size of the bricks used at the base of the wall.

Aaron's rocket powered boat Originally uploaded by jrobertson@rogers.com Aaron likes to create his own unique toys using Playmobil.

Have you heard about vending machines that dispense art? P1230494 Originally uploaded by jrobertson@rogers.com P1230495 Originally uploaded by jrobertson@rogers.com Ever since I heard about these art vending machines I have been wanting to see one and to try it out. On a recent trip to San Francisco, my sweet and thoughtful husband searched out an art-o-mat machine and tried it out for me. P1230504 Originally uploaded by jrobertson@rogers.com P1230505 Originally uploaded by jrobertson@rogers.com P1230506 Originally uploaded by jrobertson@rogers.com P1230507 Originally uploaded by jrobertson@rogers.com This is my treasure from the Art-o-mat machine in San Francisco. Isn't it wonderful? I love it. artomat treasure Originally uploaded by http://www.flickr.com/people/janeandhart/ Artomat treasure Originally uploaded by http://www.flickr.com/people/janeandhart/ Neck Garnish Originally uploaded by http://www.flickr.com/people/janeandhart/ The artist that created this lovely neck ...