Edible things

Here is one of this summer's many pies, this one a cherry pie for Canada Day (which will have maple leaves next year-- I have since bought the appropriate cookie cutter). It was my first cherry pie, and taught me that hulling cherries is pretty annoying, but the pie was delicious. Thank you Farmer's Market for the freshness. This summer we also had strawberry rhubarb pie, peach pie, raspberry pie, blueberry pie and apple (of course). It has been a very delicious summer. My pastry continues to be amazing.

Also featured here is Harriet's first birthday cake, which was supposed to look like a ladybug and turned out rather successfully. It was also delicious, unfortunately Harriet couldn't eat it as it was loaded with artificial colour. She liked her more natural banana cupcake plenty, however, and has definitely been turned on to refined sugar. Because she is human.

A blanket for my almost-nephew

For the past while, I've been knitting this blanket for my friend Britt's baby, who is due at the beginning of December. I bought the wool before I knew he was a boy, thereby causing him to be one so that the colour would not be inappropriate. I didn't use a pattern, therefore the blanket is not *quite* as wide as it should be, plus I think one half comes from a different dye lot than the first. But I didn't make any fundamental mistakes, all stitches are sound, and the frame is a seed stitch that looks all right. I am quite happy with it, and it should keep this winter baby nice and warm one he arrives (unless he is unusually wide, in which case it will keep part of him warm). But nevertheless, yes, knit with love. I can't wait to welcome my first almost-nephew!