Wow, it’s been a long time! Summer has been trucking along nicely, the Lowell Folk Festival was, as always, amazing. My favorite act was the Beat Ya Feet Kings with Black Alley. The Beat Ya Feat Kings were finalists on America’s Best Dance Crew and they did not disappoint!
Henrietta and I are still in love.
I decided to dip my feet into the analog/film pool, with mixed results (more on that later.)
I headed up to New Hampshire…
…And down to the Cape for a lovely and relaxing vacation.
While I was on vacation, I shot two rolls of film. I brought them home, sent them out to be developed and discovered that due to a combination of user error and camera malfunction, not a single print was exposed. Boo. The problem seems to be fixed, I am working on shooting roll three and my fingers are crossed that everything will come out they way it should.
I finished my Aestlight Shawl (Rav link), and Gist and I got to model it at the Lyle Lovett and his Large Band show at Boardinghouse Park.
Gist asks why she always has to model my knitting FOs while I take the pictures. Um, this is why!
Lyle Lovett puts on an amazing show! He sang ‘Baby It’s Cold Outside’ (I do love winter!) with Kat Edmonson and it was the highlight of the show for me. The Lowell Summer Music Series lineup this year has been excellent. We’re seeing the B-52s this Friday at Boardinghouse, I’m really looking forward to it!
I went to the New England Knits book signing at Hub Mills. It was so nice to see Cecily and Melissa again, and the book is out-of-this-world gorgeous. I have already ordered yarn for the Whale Watch Hat and there are a million other things I want to make.
Photo courtesy of New England Knits/Interweave Knits
And now comes the point where I bury the lead completely – Gist and I adopted Simon, the most adorable pooch ever.
Simon is a four-year-old that we adopted from Northeast Animal Shelter. We are totally and completely in love with him and so happy he is a part of our family!
Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 8:55 pm
The shawl is lovely! The B52’s?! Soooo cool!
Sunday, August 22, 2010 at 8:29 am
Thanks! The show was amazing – what a party!
Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 9:23 pm
I felt the same way about Beat Ya Feet Kings with Black Alley! Managed to catch them 3 times, including their closing at JFK plaza.
Cute pup!
Sunday, August 22, 2010 at 8:29 am
Thanks! I saw the Beat Ya Feet Kings twice (my first time Folk Fest double-dipping) and I’m glad I did!
Friday, August 20, 2010 at 8:37 am
Ah! Simon is so cute! Love your photos, New Hampshire must have been great that week, the weather has been so nice for vacation!
Sunday, August 22, 2010 at 8:28 am
Thanks! The weather this summer has been amazing – both NH and the Cape were great!
Saturday, September 4, 2010 at 4:36 pm
Oh my goodness, I came upon your blog and LOVE IT! I am in the process of learning how to take better photos. I want them to look like yours….someday. I am so thankful for people like you that adopt animals. I myself have 4 dogs, 3 cats and a horse. My pet food budget is larger than our food budget. http://veggiesinmybelly.wordpress.com/