First of all, I’d like to say that I have really missed blogging. Secondly…I’d like to send a huge thank you to each and everyone of you who have emailed me again and again (you know who you are), wondering if I was ok and that nothing was wrong and everything was going well in my life. You all have a way of making a girl feel very special and I really appreciate that!! Yes…everything is going well, I am fine and my life is good…thank you.

Ok…now on to a few things that have been going on in my life…
1. One reason that I have not posted is we got a puppy…a Japanese Chin. His mane is Bentley and he his such a cutie pie. We got him when he was 14 weeks. That alone was a full time job, with housebreaking and all. He is 6 months old now. Have a look at this handsome boy… The other male above is my son Jordan. Bentley is wearing a tee shirt that says…Bitches love me. It is soooo cute. You have to know that he is only 4 lbs. The most he will get is about 5 to 6 lbs. My Dh and I like to take him out to different places on the weekends and he LOVES it! He love people, kids, dogs…anything and everything.

2.Remember the Grey Birch Shawl that I knit…well Rick & I went out a couple of months ago for Happy Hour and I left Birch on the back of my chair. GONE…totally gone. If it were me, I would NEVER have taken something I found. But thats just me!!! Karma baby…Karma. I know…it is my own fault. I should have remembered to take it with me when we left. :-(  I’m going to knit a new one in early Spring. I have to say that I always brought her with me when we went out to eat as I always get chilly in restaurants. I loved that shawl and wore her a lot! I love the feel of the RKH on my shoulders.

3.Knitting Update...Yes I have been knitting, but not quite as much when I first got Bentley. I knitted Something Blue (Rebecca Apricot Jacket) Here she is…

Here is the back…

Wow…another sweater that fits great. I love it! I used Rowan All Seasons Cotton in Dusky #164. As always…I went down a needle size from what they call for. It just seems to work for me. Another fabulous FO…Woohoo!

I stil am not finished with my Jo Sharp Wrap Cardigan. I have been working diligenltly on her though. I WILL be finished her by Stitches East. Here is my progress so far…

I have also finished one sleeve. I just need to bind off and attach it…then on to the other one. I have to pick up all the stitches on the front and neck for the collar and the bands. Than I have to knit the belt. I can not wait till this knit is done. I am enjoying knitting this sweater, though the back took a loooonnng time (70 cm of a long time), as there is no binding off for any shaping.

4.I have totally changed the way I eat…it’s called eating RAW. I started eating Raw as I had some tests done and found out that I had Gastritis of the stomach. So I tried different things. It has been 3 1/2 months that I have been a Raw Vegan/Foodist and I LOVE it. My stomach is feeling much better & I have noticed other positive things going on. I didn’t need to lose weight, but I lost 4 lbs none the less. The reason for the title of this post is that I have been obsessed with this Raw food thing and hanging out on all the forums to learn a lot more about it.

Well…I think thats it for now and I promise that my next post will not take another 3 1/2 months.

Have a fabulous evening!!

PS…I can’t wait until Stitches East (4 weeks to go)!!!!!