Bell Peppers!, originally uploaded by pennylrichardsca.
The farmer’s market still has sunny vegetables like this tumble of red and gold and green bell peppers, and the equinox isn’t for a few weeks, but school’s back in and I’m going to hear the first Bach’s Lunch recital at TLC of the season today…. so it’s still happy autumn to me.
“Frida Underwater” Chalk Art , originally uploaded by pennylrichardsca.
Nell and I were part of a Chalk Art Festival at Redondo Pier today–and we won 1st Place in the Family Division! About $100 in gift cards from restaurants, and a whale-watching trip for two (to be used in the winter). Our 6×6 square was titled “Frida Underwater,” and I have to say it was a big crowd favorite. I think we must be in a hundred families’ vacation photos after today. We heard oohs and aahs in various languages; it was especially nice to hear parents take the opportunity to tell their kids about Frida Kahlo being a famous artist from Mexico.
But now I’m a little sunburnt, and my left pinkie is on strike. Still, very fun day. We’ll definitely do it again next year.
UPDATE: Here we are in the Beach Reporter; here I am in the Daily Breeze, also here.
Freeform crochet scarf, originally uploaded by pennylrichardsca.
Yes, it’s meant to look like that… yup, I made it like that on purpose. It’s my first stab at freeform crochet, a fun use for random bits and pieces of leftover yarn. It’s like crochet sculpture…or crochet collage…
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