Wish I was in Costa Rica

I hope everyone had a good 4th of July! My husband and I spent the day picnicking, hiking, and napping at Bradley Palmer State Park (above). It was a great time. There were curious circular patches of grasses all over, which made for an interesting landscape. The grasses were as soft as pillows! Very beautiful.

While having our picnic, a friend stopped by to visit.

For dinner, we stopped at the Clam Box and had really good calamari, native clams, and haddock. YUM! The great thing about living in New England is all the seafood! I'm loving it.

It started to pour later in the evening, so we skipped the fireworks this year. Boston's fireworks are supposed to be amazing, so we were bummed to have missed them, but we can always watch them next year.

You may be wondering about the title of this entry. Well, my very good friend, Alex, is currently spending the summer in Costa Rica. She's there on an internship, but that's just code for having lots of fun! Here are some spectacular photos she's sent. Doesn't it just make you want to get on the first plane to Costa Rica???

Thanks for letting me post your photos, Alex!! We miss you!

Flaco-tastic

This is Flaco. He's my friend, Alex's dog. He's an English Pointer and she rescued him from the pound in Spain. He was so emaciated when she found him that she had to carry him home and hand feed him until he was strong enough to do it on his own. That's where he gets his name "Flaco." It means skinny in Spanish. He's had a tough life, there's no doubt, but now, he's very spoiled! My husband and I gave him that squirrel you see in the picture for Christmas. He loves it! He has such a soft mouth that he just nibbles on the paws! It's soooo cute!! :)

We dog-sat Flaco this last weekend so that Alex could attend her dad's graduation in Maine. While I was taking some pictures of new scarves that I'll be posting on my shop soon, I decided to make use of the camera and tripod and zoom in on the beautiful face that was watching me work! Good thing he sat still long enough for me to take it. He's known to flail when the camera is on him.

This weekend I also made myself a roll for my long knitting needles. I have yet to make one for my short ones, but here's a look at the one I made yesterday. All the fabrics are Amy Butler designs.