OMG I'm 30

This summer has gone by pretty quickly for me. When you only have two free weekends a month the time does go by fast, as you are counting down the days until the next one. We have tried to make the most of our free time this summer and have been camping a few of our weekends.
 Our first camping trip was to Eyrarbakki in South West Iceland. It is a very small place, with the countries only prison!

 Grindavík was our next destination. The weather for the whole of Saturday was atrocious, sideways rain, 40ms winds! bleh Fortunately the Sunday we got up early and did a quick explore of the town.

The wind against the tent:

 Another reason the summer has gone pretty quickly is that I turned 30! It was something I was dreading, so of course the time to the big day flew in! Of course nothing dreadful happened when the day turned and I was suddenly 30. I felt happier even. We spent three nights in Vík, South Iceland for my birthday. Camping and exploring the town. There is still ash there, but not so visible anymore.

The town of Vík from above.

I was bestowed with lots of lovely gifts from my friends, family and of course Stephen. Stephen bought me a Kitchen Aid Artisan mixer and a beautiful retro apron from etsy store Boojiboo. You would think that would be offensive, but luckily I am not a real 50's US housewife, baking is a pure pleasure, not a chore.

  


At the beginning of July I finished my very own Icelandic cardigan, or lopipeysa. I am happy with how it turned out and I didn't manage to screw it up. The only bad points are I think the pattern is for boys, as the bottom part doesn't close over my hips!
Here it is, while on our trip to Vík:

Oh yes, in April, I chopped all my hair off and went back to my natural shade. :) 

I have just finished a lovely knitting project for someone, but as it's a surprise I can't post it just incase they see it. 

How we spent my 30th, on the black sandy beaches, with red wine and toasting marshmallows.