EtsyBloggers Carnival – National Ice Cream Day

Here are the topics to choose from:
Topic 1:  The third Sunday in July is National Ice Cream Day? Are you celebrating it?
and Topic 2 which I didn’t even notice after reading that one.

Will be hosted by StoryBeader and appear at the EtsyBloggers site on 7/18/11.

I think every day is an Ice Cream day.  Today’s indulgence, brought out of the freezer for a quick photo:

Just ignore the [healthy] container of tomatoes and the [no-fat] pineapple in the background.

I haven’t tried it yet, but it sounded intriguing: Bonnaroo Buzz - Coffee & Malt Ice Creams with Whiskey Caramel Swirls and English Toffee Pieces.  You have to love the names of Ben & Jerry’s flavors, too.  Chubby Hubby used to be my pick, Late Night Snack is another recent fave: Vanilla Bean Ice Cream with a Salty Caramel Swirl & Fudge Covered Potato Chip Clusters. 

If I hadn’t read about Ben & Jerry’s just this morning, I might have resisted the pull when I passed the freezer section of the grocery store today….. Check out Crafty Richela’s Pint Challenge creation!

In case you know me… yes, I have a lactose intolerance.  I’ve given up most things that have dairy in them, but this is a treat I can’t give up entirely!!

Near my house is an ice cream stand that sells Blake’s Ice Cream.  I go there way, way too often, although lately I’ve been having a dairy-free sorbet… my all-time favorite flavor there is Graham Central Station - Graham cracker flavored ice cream with a graham cracker swirl & chocolate covered crisp candy.  It is so subtle and delicious.

What’s your favorite ice cream treat?  Most unusual flavor you’ve ever tried?

Summer Blogging

It’s summertime and I have been lax in blogging, my kids have been keeping me busy and I had some company.  I’ve been feeling the tug to come back here and share things – I’ve frogged a sweater, finished a crochet baby dress, made a new handbag for sale … among other things… but blogging has fallen by the wayside.  I just can’t seem to do it all.  I can’t!  I admit it. 

For now, here’s a clip of some photos strung together of my nephew doing some weaving.  Thanks so much to Pam at Gingerbreadsnowflakes for her Saori Weaving inspiration and how-to!!

 

It was nice to see my sister and her kids who live so far away.  While they were here, we also took a visit to the SEE Science Center in Manchester, NH to see the LEGO® Millyard Project - the largest permanent LEGO® installation at minifigure scale in the world:

 

If you click the link you can see a few details of the project, including some of my favorite pictures – you won’t believe how intricate some of it is!

I will do my best to update here at least once a week… I still will put knit and crochet projects at Ravelry, other pictures at Flickr, and shop updates (local and etsy) at Facebook.