En ole unohtanut kasitoita / I have not forgotten my crafting

Kasityorintamalla on ollut hiiiiirmuisen hiljaista. Ensimmainen joululahja on kuitenkin vihdoin valmistunut. Se nakyi ensimmaisen kerran kuvissa TAALLA ja siita on aikaa pari kuukautta. Isompi neiti saa itselleen saarystimet. Naista piti tulla sukat mulle mutta kasiala pukkas olemaan sen verran tiukkaa etta olis olleet kylla tosi tiukat. Eli suunnitelmien muutos ja niista tulikin saarystimet. Joulupukin konttiin ovat siis menossa.
Ompelurintamalla on ollut vielakin hiljaisempaa. Hirveasti olisi tekemista ja kanakaitakin on vaikka kuinka (ja Suomessa odottaa lisaa ;D). Putsasin ja oljysin saumurin. Homma, joka olisi pitanyt tehda jo jokunen aika sitten. Nyt kulkee taas kuin unelma. Tyon alla onkin ennen reissuun lahtoa saada tytoille capri legginssit ja shortsit. Nyt pitais vaan niskasta saada otettua itteani ja ommeltua ne valmiiksi (kuminauhakujaa ja kuminauhaa vailla valmiit).

It's been extremely quiet on the crafting front. First christmas present is however now ready. It was seen HERE for the first time and that was few months back. Big Miss will get leg warmers. These were supposed to be socks for myself but for some reason my knitting was this time quite tight and I had to change my plans. So they are waiting for Santa Claus to come and deliver them.
Sewing front has been even more quiet than knitting. I have lots of things I want to do and lots of fabrics to do them with (and more waiting in Finland ;D). I cleaned and oiled my serger. A job that should have been done a while back but it's going like a dream again. I'm working on some capri leggings and shorts for the girls. Now I just need to finish them. I'm missing the elastic casing and elastic.

Johan myrkyn lykkas / Poisonous business

Ollaan mietitty takapihan aitaamista niin etta tytot sais juosta ulkona ilman etta tarttee olla koko ajan siella heidan kanssaan. Ja koiruuskin paasisi mukaan touhuun.  No, kolme aitafirmaa on ollut antamassa arviota aidan tekemisesta. HUI mita hintoja! Viimeinen aitamies sitten sanoi mulle etta olethan huomannut etta teilla on paljon myrkkymurattia pihan peralla. MITA!? En ollut, kun en ollut oikein tietoinen milta se nayttaa. No nyt tiedan. Tiesinhan mina etta sita taalla on vaikka kuinka mutta etta oma takapiha on nyt sitten sita taynna. Tai siis ei koko takapiha vaan nurmikon takainen osa. Se kiipeilee myos puissa.
Noh, se pitaa sielta hoitaa pois. Tai ainakin tehda jonkinlainen puskurivyohyke. Saatiin jo kustannusarvio siita mita maksaa, jos noin metrin leveydelta se raivataan ja revitaan pois ja viela myrkytetaan (pitaa myrkyttaa kolme kertaa etta kunnolla kuolee). Asia, joka pitaa tehda vaikkei kauheen kiva olekaan. Ainakin opin sen milta myrkkymuratti nayttaa. Viimisena on kuva ihan tavallisesta muratista joka sekin taalla kasvaa metsissa villina.

We have been thinking about fencing in the back yard so that the girls would be able to run out there without some one being there with them to supervise every single minute. And the dog would be able to join us without being able to go after all the good smells. But YIKES the prices are crazy! The last fence guy to come and give me a quote asked if I had noticed the poison ivy growing everywhere beyond the grass. WHAT?! No I had not especially as I did't quite know what it looked like. Well now I know. I did know it's very common here but that our back of the property is full of it. It's climbing up some trees as well.
So, we have to take care of it. We already got a quote for clearing a 1m wide zone around the grass where it would be pulled out and then treated with chemicals (needs three applications to get rid of it properly). This is something we really have to take care of. And if nothing else, at least now I know what poison ivy looks like. The last photo is of normal ivy which also grows here in the woods.

Prinsessajuhlat osa 2 / Princess party part 2

Ohjelmana meilla juhlissa oli kortin tekemista, pussaa sammakko (vahan niin kuin aasille hanta) leikki, isoin prinsessa luki pienemmille prinsessasadun, anna paketin kiertaa  -leikki (pass the parcel - en tieda mika se oikeastaan on suomeksi) ja etsimme aarteita pihalta. Osan vieraista lahdettya tytot kesivat laittaa tanssipelin paalle ja yhdessa sita sitten tanssittiin ja kivaa oli.
Nuorin oli meidan prinsessa, 3v. Vanhin oli 16-vuotias prinssi. Naista tuli ihan kunnon perhejuhlat kun paikalla oli ystavia ja lasten ikahaarukkakin oli noin iso. Ihanaa kun isot prinssit voivat osallistua myos prinsessajuhliin ja tanssia muiden mukana.
Jossain vaiheessa juhlia synttarisankari "kadotti" tuhkimomekkonsa ja hyppelehti shortseissa ja topissa ja vaihtoi sitten sujuvasti Ariel-mekkoon.
Ehdottomasti onnistuneet juhlat!
Taaskin kuvauksen on hoitanut sekalainen joukko vanhempia.

We had program for the children. They decorated cards, they kissed the frog, the biggest princess read a princess story to the smaller ones, they passed the parcel and looked for treasures outside. Some of the guest had already left when the girls decided to put the dance game on and they all danced together.
Youngest was our princess 3 years. Oldest was a 16-year-old prince. We had a proper family party with friends celebrating with us and the ages of the children varying so much. It's wonderful that big princes can also take part in princess parties and dance away with the others.
At some point of the party the birthday girls lost her Cinderella dress and then changed into Ariel dress.
Absolutely a success!
And again the photo credits go to a mixed bunch of parents.