A trip and a little bit of crafting

 We made a trip to California last Saturday to celebrate our grandson’s 3rd birthday. We had a wonderful visit that included a trip to the local playground and local beach. 

There were some really cute baby ground squirrels at the beach.

A highlight for the grandchildren was watching the recycling truck pick up the trash outside their apartment window. It doesn't take much to amuse toddlers.

On the flight to CA I added a few stitches to Cinnamon House.

 Two more motifs have been completed. I would have done more, but I was enjoying the movie Nottinghill. It is a favorite of mine. 

We came home Wednesday night and Thursday was spent doing laundry and grocery shopping. I did manage to finally finish the scrappy baby blanket. It will be put aside for future donation.

 The directions called for a ruffled edge, but I didn’t have enough white yarn left, nor did I like the ruffle idea so I just used one row of single crochet and one of double crochet. 

I had just enough yarn. 

 I downloaded a few books for the trip. I read A Resistance of Witches by Morgan Ryan.

 This is her first novel and it was wonderful. It is set during WWII, but is not really a war novel. I look forward to reading any future books the she writes. I finished it quickly and am now reading The Darkling Bride: A Novel by Laura Andersen. I like it so far. 

I will be joining Kathy for some Slow Sunday Stitching. Take some time to relax with a cup of tea or coffee and pop on over to their sites to see what other bloggers are stitching.

Thanks for stopping by!