This is a great book. I spent so much time going through it that I had to rewarm my coffee twice. I love the way each pattern shows several variations. I really enjoyed the Process and Practice section. I seldom see so much information in one book. I believe I could happily make everything in it.
My yard is turning into a mushroom farm. Every year I get the most interesting looking mushrooms here.
I’ve got to get back t my socks. I’m about halfway through the second one.
I have been looking at ads, various levels of plans and what channels are offered. I just don’t know if one is superior to the others. I think that the best idea would be if I could pick and pay for just the channels I want. THAT would be great!
At least I have other things to watch.
Once in a while, I’ll get a cyst on the bottom of my foot. I usually dig them out myself. This one was on my right foot near my fifth toe. I couldn’t turn my foot enough to get at it without pain in my hip. After two years, I know how far I can stress my hip. So, off I went to the podiatrist. After an hour wait, he spent about five minutes digging it out. Good thing I had my knitting. I got an inch done on my socks.
My dear husband had a contractor come today. We want to turn the back half of the garage into a hobby room. It will be great to have all my stuff in one place and to able to have both my sewing machines out. The back half of the wall in the family room by the garage will be removed and the whole area will have a wood floor. There will also be a tiled laundry room. So now my cheap husband is agonizing over how much it will cost.
I forgot to take knitting pictures so here’s Flo.
Little things have been bothering me. I am trying not to be depressed and I can’t help but wonder if it’s the pills. I couldn’t decide about my sweater. I didn’t know what to do about supper. My son called to tell me some little thing and I just felt like crying. Cora and Olive had a tiff and it upset me. I was reading stuff on Facebook and it all seemed like such nonsense. It’s Saturday and I know there’s nothing good on TV. And it was cold today. I really hate being cold. Maybe that’s it. So, I went on line trying to find as much information as I could about the pills. My mouth has been very dry, almost sore, which I hate. I have been drinking so much water that I had to get up four times last night. So what good are they?
Here’s my hat and gloves. The pattern is in my pages. It’s very simple.
We were not at all happy to see these guys this evening.
They are so destructive.
Zippo watched.
I meant to take a picture of my new hat today, but I didn’t think of it until evening. I like to take knitting pictures in daylight. I drove up to Dover to see what was on sale at Viking and Joanne’s. I was disappointed at how few embroidery designs they had, but I did buy a couple gadgets. There was a lot heavy traffic on the way home. I was wandering why, then I realized it was probably weekenders. There were several different state tags.
Well. That’s about it.
Flora Dora
Olive was walking on top of my Tupperware canisters when she fell into the rice container. Needless to say, she was surprised. We all were. She only weighs nine pounds. It cracked into three pieces. So I called them. I know they are about thirty years old, but what the helll. I had to pay for shipping. My set consists of seven canisters. They’re my kitchen. 
I’ve been making the lace panel gloves from the Fall 2009 Vogue Knitting. I made a few changes. I stared the panel in the ribbing and the little finger starts two rows before the other fingers. It’s a better fit. Yarn used is from Socks that Rock in color Seastone. I’m hoping to make a beret to go with them.
I managed to take a picture of the purple gloves before Flora made off with one. I was able to distract her with Skunky.
I’ve been trying to catch up with things that I’ve been putting off for months now that’s it’s gotten too hot to be outside.
Wednesday, I made myself get down to Salisbury by 9AM to get my permanent teeth. After a short(YEAH!) wait, I got to sit back for a while with sticky gunk in my mouth. After a longer wait, I got to try on a wax impression with teeth. Then, I was told to go away and come back at 2PM. Well. I was hungry. All I had had was warmed up coffee. I decided a nice breakfast was in order. Doug was interested, so I went out by myself. It was actually nice not having to make small talk. I took a book with me and finished it. I also stopped at Mernie’s and bought corn and peaches. Corn on the cob is a great way to test new teeth. Also, the peaches have been exceptionalthis year. I wandered back to the dentist office. I was number 11 on the list, but I was the fifth one called. My new teeth feel different, but they don’t hurt. They look better. They look natural and they don’t push my mouth out like the old ones. What more can I ask? And, yes, I ate corn on the cob for supper that same day.
For my knitting friends, I will be adding two new pages soon. I writing basic glove patterns using worsted and sport weight yarn.
Dog Bed
Gus is so kitten-pecked! Sometimes I think that I would like to have a little dog, but Gus can’t stand them. He has a fit whenever he sees one. Maybe he’s afraid they will cut into his kitty time. There was an adorable little dog with the cats at one of the shelters. The woman said she loves the cats. He would have been perfect. Do you think Gus can read my mind?
It may be 90 degrees outside, but there are definitely changes. Half of the tuckahoe is dead. There is scum on the water from dying vegetation. And the geese are acting weird. I don’t like to think about Autumn. It means that Winter is just around the corner.
I didn’t do anything today. I spent more time looking at crap on the Internet then I spent knitting my last pair of gloves. (I need to take a picture of them.) I pulled out three balls of yarn that I originally bought for socks. Two don’t have any nylon or polymide so I had to find some other use for them. So, I’ve been looking at hats and gloves and I think I’ve fund something. They are both in Vogue Knitting. One of the things I like is how they have videos of the patterns on-line. They are really helpful. I also found a pattern for socks in Yarn Forward. It’s pink and orange.
Here’s my labyrinth socks. I finished them on Friday. And finished the purple gloves on Monday.
It was only there for three days and I had my laptop. So. Why didn’t I blog? Hmm. Well. I don’t know. Well. No. That’s not it. I could have blogged. Really. I turned my laptop on. I went to my blog and stared at it blankly a few times. And then, I turned it off. I just didn’t feel like it.
Monday, I went to Reisetrstown to see how the house looked and see my son. Sometimes, children ( even adult children) need to hear, “that’s all right. I still love you”. We had some cooking lessons, what to throw out lessons and what to chop down lessons, like the iron bench is completed covered by forsthysia bushes.
The house really looks good. I want to thank my daughter for finding good people to do the job. The pompom tree on the side yard is very overgrown, but it completely hides the idiot’s porch next door. I’m afraid I’m going to have to call the county on him again. The hydrangea on that side don’t look very good. They aren’t getting much sun. I think I’ll have them moved to the front this fall. It’s looking a little bare since I had the big holly tree removed.
I was standing on the front porch when I saw a small pile of tiny black pellets by one of the shutters. I slowly pulled it back and there was the bat. I slowly closed it and got my camera. See? He’s smiling just for me. I think we’ve always had bats in our attic. For a few weeks in the fall and spring, they’d be coming in as I was leaving for work. I liked to watch them trying to get into the tiny slot. I missed the train more than once. Bats are so cool! Whenever we go to the DC zoo, I always go to the bat house.
Is that enough for today? I hope so.
Up a Creek in Lower Slower Delaware 