I just finished knitting this little blanket for my niece -

she turned one-year-old last month and I'm

very, very late in sending her birthday gift...

I found the teddy bear in Lake Arrowhead - so cute!

and the blanket's significance? My Grandma Peg, when

she still had her eyesight, would knit a receiving blanket

for her new grandchildren... she passed away several years

ago, having lived a long, adventurous and wonderful

life into her 90's, and we still miss her terribly -

the blanket is in honor of my grandmother's tradition

and a loving memory to share with my niece <3