Miss Aine

We took up the lino in our little under-the-stairs bathroom after our leak at Christmas. And since then it was just plain concrete floor. Which had to be remedied before the party on Sunday as we couldn't have so many visitors using that bathroom and it looking so bad! So I bought some self-adhesive tiles and stuck them down. Its not a great job, and probably won't last too long, but it did for the occasion and might last for a little while.

A little pic of Smem running around the garden yesterday afternoon, on her actual birthday, in a lovely dress she got from her grandparents. And a little pic she took of me sitting in the sun with my growing bump!

The favours for Smem's birthday ( Bunny Nuggets by Rebecca Danger ) They'll all go into little bags with some Easter sweeties and some bubbles.

Yesterday and today have been spent mostly baking for Smem's 3rd birthday (3 years!). I, helped by Smem, made Rice Krispie marshmallow squares, iced fairy cakes, chocolate brownies and carrot cake. Tomorrow is the actual party so I'm going to make a little simple sponge cake for the actual birthday cake. And now I should be typing up a pattern for a submission, and knitting the mystery KAL that I'm way behind on, but I'm too tired and not bothered enough. So I will sit and drink coffee(decaf of course!) and watch the tv!

DH requested a little bridezilla for a friend of his who recently got engaged. It is fitting - she had the wedding venue booked long before the actual proposal. Its one of Jean Greenhowe's patterns, Little Men and Monsters, with the addition of a veil.

A Fuzzy Mitten pattern, Fuzzy Farm , knit as a request for someone recently. Its a cute quick and simple pattern and was easy to follow.

A few shots from the parade in Celbridge today. In other news, tomorrow, the 18th, is the bloggers day of silence as a mark of respect for the people in Japan. I read about it on Little Cotton Rabbit's blog . Having spent 5 months working in Japan during my college years I watched the news over the last few days with horror. And I have an uncle who still lives and works in Japan. Luckily he is based in Osaka so he's far away from the disaster area.