Snow White Pinafore, Savage Greenery and Broomsticks on the Bayou

Hello, dears! I am surprisingly fast with the second post this week, and it means that there is something to show. Last week I had lovely time crocheting my first ever baby clothing item - a pinafore. First I had to see the meaning of it, sorry for my lack of knowledge of English words. When I got it I realized that I used to wear white cotton (or lacy) "pinafore" in my elementary school, accompanied by brown woolen dress as a compulsory uniform in then-soviet schools. It was not exactly pinned but tied up behind in a bow and had same kind of "wings" like this one, which is called Angel Wings Pinafore, and the pattern is so easy to follow!

My version however didn't look angelic to me and I preferred calling it a Snow white pinafore. Not sure what I will be doing with it now, may be will leave it for myself(for future you know). I also was planning to make some baby hats, caps and so forth as a part of charity crochet. I hope I find time to implement this plan.

The heart shaped buttons from a local sewing shop went so well with the colors of the pinafore. I couldn't find better place for taking photos as our backyard with all its imperfection. The light was nevertheless perfect for revealing of the colors. How do you like the red?

Oh yes, and here is a savage part - out backyard during the last weekend rain. You cannot see here but that curry tree in the left corner became so bushy and was wildly swinging in that weather.

A tiny bit of garden update - once again beans win the race! Honestly, the best plant to grow here!

When me and my D came back from Kazakhstan in August, I noticed a tiny plant was put in soil, now it made its way up. Please tell me what plant is this? Its leaves resemble bean ones. I hope it would be blossoming some day...

My garden overall is not in a very good condition now, it used to rain here regularly and the soil is just so wet and hard after it. Not sure that the fennel I sowed will grow fine. Also October doesn't feel like October. everything is green and lush. Today I got news from my Dad that there was first SNOW in my native city. How do you like this? 

I urgently need to get my blogging mood back, hence I will start preparing for a Broomsticks on the Bayou blog party organized by Anna at Frosted Petunias and Marfi at Incipient Wings. You can join too. We all have something to say ;)

Heading towards weekend and wishing you all to have a pleasant one! Hearty thanks for all your nice comments, I LOVE reading them and replying!

A New Award - One Lovely Blog

Hello friends! Hope your weekend went well and you enjoyed it to the fullest. We had a wedding reception to attend on Saturday evening, it was a special one as the same intercultural Indo-Russian family as ours was born. We are so happy for newly wed and I feel we can all become really good friends now :)

Yesterday me and D went out in the evening to have some South Indian food. As soon as we reached the parking and went a few meters inside it, a sudden storm was up and started whirling dust and plastic packets around, the trees were also disturbed a lot, it was really scary to be so close to them in the car, and when the hurricane subsided we hurried to the cafe. 

The unusually strong storm brought devastation in the city, leaving broken trees, crashed cars, injured people, and even dead after itself. I am thankful we were safe, and we got off only with 2 hours without electricity at home. I saw many fallen trees on the way to the office today, some say that one of the shops in sector 17 where I work, had glasses broken and furniture misplaced. I hope that such weather will not repeat.

Now to good news in my blogging life - I got a One Lovely blog award by a beautiful Greekwitch from Dreaming of Rosemary blog. Thank you so much Georgina,  it was an honor :)

The award rules say I have to tell 7 things I've never told about myself before, and nominate 7 other blogs (which is my favorite part).

7 things:

1. I am the only child. Yea.

2. I studied at the university for free, at the same time getting monthly stipend.

3. I don't really like my current job.

4. I don't want to have children  yet.

5. My favorite drink is wine.

6. If I sleep less than 8 hours I start having a headache.

7. I am a coffee addict (this I could have said somewhere already, but okay :))

Nominated blogs:

1. Diaper Mum - Rajeshwari always has some beautiful, colorful crochet projects and new designing ideas.

2.Linda's Crafty Corner - I am always delighted to see another crocheted kids wear by Linda, she always posts links to the patterns and her own patterns in her blog.

3. Nata's Nest - Nata has a cute blog, where she tells about her adventures in designing crochet, knitted, and other crafty things.

4. Sunny Simple Life - a blog I found through search of same Sunny Days title as mine. Have a look at bright homely ideas at Elaine's Sunny Simple Life.

5. Rhissanna - the author shares her journey in doll making and believe me there is always something beautiful to see in her creations, I love the doll clothing she makes.

6. Tahoma Beadworks & Photography - Jojo is one inspiring lady who is never afraid of experimenting with crafts, and herself creates beautiful projects made of beads, glass, glitter and with loads of love.

7. Incipient Wings - a truly magical, creative and fun filled blog where you will find something of your own.

That's all for now, dear friends. Hope you will have a look at nominated blogs, and enjoy the content. 

Have a lovely week ahead!

Sunny Indian Days Are Back

While still seeing snowy and icy pictures in some of your blogs, dear friends, I can announce that  the sunny Indian days are back to our city with loads of sunshine, blue sky, +20 C and little happy moments.

I think I haven't been sharing yet any Indian animals' pictures, so here is one - an emerald green parrot who was sitting on our neighbors' tree. Can you spot the parrot among the green leaves? It was, of course, much more beautiful in real.

Continuing sunny theme I'm introducing my first stripe of Tunisian crochet, in very summery colors. The edges are not quite even though. You must have recognised those crystal head pins from my previous post. Not sure what was I taking the pictures of - the crochet stripe or the pins. 

I like how the Tunisian stitches allow colors to be joined. I've learned only the basic so far which I picked up from here and here. The "canvas" appears  to be indeed very tight and will be great for making bags and sweaters.

I was crocheting outside our house yesterday, with my husband sitting on the chair to my left. Our all-seasons-changing-tree is still naked, but probably will burgeon soon. Right now as it has some kind of berries/nuts on it and has been a very good feeder for squirrels and birds.

Yesterday we celebrated a Punjab  festival Lori. I think it's linked to the farmers calendar. We had a small bonfire, and were eating yummy sweets and peanuts. As a coincidence it was also a so called Old New Year  eve in my native country, so we kinda celebrated two holidays! 

Hope you all had a nice weekend and having warm days at home or outside. Thanks for you lovely comments and for expressing so much interest to my sunny Indian days.

***Have a great start of the week!***

Indian Winter and Snug Things

My questioning mood has passed by, I can't think too much about things I don't understand.May be it's not required. So I'm just trying to dive into my sunny winter days again...with many pictures this time! 

Indian winter reminds me my native country's warm autumn... Cloudy sky, some trees' leaves gained the autumn colors . The tree in front of our house changes its attire according to the season, unlike other, green all year long.

We had another homely weekend. Indian cardamon tea and some tasty crackers are the best to keep warm in a cold house.

My husband got these socks cum shoes from his mum and can't spend his evenings without them now. Our heater is "on" too; we like the kind of light it gives.

Of course, Indian winter can't be spent without light and fragrances. Mmm, lemon grass!

The tree was established on Sunday. I'm planning to get some lights for it as well.  I bought that small Santa from my university's shop in Moscow, there are more of them at my parents' place. Now I have a piece of memories on my New Year tree..

And Ta-dah! The ripple baby blanket is ready. It took me quite a while to weave the ends. Baby boy was born on the 10th of December, so now we need to think of the option of delivering the blanket to his parents as they live in another city :) I know it needs to be altered and may be steam ironed.

More... some new yarn from the Indian brand Vardhman. Pretty colors, smooth thread, and I have a project in my mind to use it for. 

These were some moments of the past weekend. I'm grateful being able to have peaceful and snug time with my D. 

Have a great cozy day!

It Was Yesterday

It was yesterday but I couldn't upload pictures on time. Hope you don't mind me showing just few snaps of yesterday morning. It was indeed unusual as it was cloudy, it rained in some places in the city and snowed in the mountains! Yes, it became significantly colder now so I am wearing warm socks and jackets at home (and outside:)) The sun though is still piercing the layer of clouds. It is Sunny India after all! :)

Yesterday I also took the picture of gladioli my husband gifted me on my b'day which was on 26th of November, just next to my Dad's :) The flowers now cheering up my room's gloomy look at this time of the year.

I am sorry for being so disorganized in this post (have I ever been organized?) as I seem not having any particular idea to blog about at the moment.The crochet project I started didn't come out well... yet. So I couldn't present it. I finished the ripple baby blanket and now weaving the ends and then "Ta-dah!" hopefully. I have two finished crochet gifts: first one I can't show here as someone might see (just like Charlotte said in her blog), and I need to find time for another one to take pictures. 

So for now - "Baba Yaga's Hut in the Woods" drawing I made some time back, inspired by the Russian fairy tales and my Summer visit to parents. Didn't expect it to be so bright. I am thinking of another drawing "Baba Yaga's hut during Christmas time" perhaps? Hehe. Have a great day ahead and be happy, my friends!