Crafty Day

Yesterday was spent at Sarah's house. I made my way there, arriving around 11.15am to the sound of a scraming baby. My introduction to Orla, Sarah's two week old daughter, was seeing her naked and screaming in the bath, as Sarah washed her.

Orla is just beautiful. She is still very new, and pink and wrinkly and very sweet. It's been 18 months since I have held a baby, but it's just like riding a bicycle... or something. :-) I had lots of cuddles, in between Orla being fed and being generally grumpy. I held her as Sarah made us a tasty stir-fry for lunch, and she fell asleep on me all curled up and cute looking. When lunch was ready I plopped her in her basket, and Sarah made a comment about it being nice to have someone who knows how to hold a baby. I'd never really thought about it before, but I guess I have had a little practice with my friend Maree's son Bowen and with my cousin's children. It's funny. Sarah did say though, that her partner, Jake, is still at the stage with Orla that he thinks he might break her if he doesn't hold her like a china doll! Very sweet really. He'll grow out of that I'm sure!!

Sarah and I spent the day drinking tea, and chatting and doing some knitting. I was working on a bag. I bought some lovely chunky pink wool, and a black ball in the same wool, and I had proposed to knit a bag. I had managed to teach myself how to swap over colours half way through a row, so I decided that I would knit a black heart into the pink bag. Looks great, if I do say so myself. I was not sure what I was going to use the bag for, but I decided this morning on my walk from the train station to work that I will use it to house my current knitting project. A knitted bag for my knitting. Good idea?

Sarah and I have decided to make the crafty days a regular thing. It really is a nice way to spend time. And the next crafty day will be in their new house. All I have to do is convince her to come to the craft show I am going to on Friday 24th March with a friend from work, Kirsty. I will work on it.....