Stinking Up the Kitchen

July 19, 2010

I finally cooked the Italian sausage I bought about ten days ago.   I kept hoping the weather would improve.  I gave it up today and cooked the things.  I hate it when I buy meat at the supermarket and then I want to throw it out.  I have to make myself cook it.  It really was very good.  I threw spaghetti sauce on it and had fresh parmesan cheese.  I cooked tiny shells and peas.  It made a nice tasty meal.  Sometimes, I wonder what is the matter with me.  Maybe it’s the sinus headache that I had all afternoon.

Here’s a better sock picture.  I am very happy with the  stripes.  I worked on them for a little while on the porch this afternoon.  The heat and my headache drove me back inside.  I worked on my nightie, but I had to stop.  I wish I had it finished.

Doug is still ripping up the dining room.  Cora is trying to take up the carpeting, but she hasn’t quite got it figured out. Or maybe she wanted it to stay right where it was.  She’ll change her mind when she sees the nice tile floor.

Only A Nightie

July 18, 2010

I’ve been sewing for nearly sixty years.  The pattern that I made was from a nightie I had bought about fifteen years ago when I weighed about fifty pounds more than I do now.  I’m not worried about proper fit.  I know it’s comfortable.  I’ve made it six or eight times.  Precision doesn’t matter.  It’s just a nightie.

I started these socks last night.  It’s Feather and Fan from Socks Socks Socks.  I used Sockotta again.  I think this will be my last pair of cotton socks for a while.  I want to make my Red Bird kit from May and another pair for an old friend.  I also need to make a couple of pair pf gloves.

Flo thinks she’s hiding.

It’s So Embarrassing

July 16, 2010

How did I manage this?  I decided that it was more important to match the neckline than the shoulder.  I cut off the excess and, happily, the sleeve fit right in.  After all, it’s just a nightie.

My son came down yesterday.  It was his twenty-fifth birthday.  It doesn’t seem that long ago when I was pregnant.  It’s really hard sometimes to think of him as an adult.  He reminds me of Doug at times.  At other times, he’s my little brother, and sometimes, even my Daddy.  I wish Daddy had known him. I’m sure he would have loved the fact that he could look him right in the eye.  They’re both six-foot five.

 

Finished Tatami Socks

July 16, 2010

On to the next pair.

I think my next pair will be made with Sockotta.

Sewing=Boring

July 15, 2010

It’s been too hot to be outside the last several days, so I’ve been sewing.  I fixed Doug’s jeans.  Boring.  I made covers for my lawn chairs out of vinyl/flannel.  A bitch to work with, but I’ve got this great foot that really helps.  Next, I put a patch on my shirt.  That looks good. 

I also wanted to make another nightie, but I had no idea where my pattern was.  Years ago, I had a nightie that I really liked so I made a pattern before it fell apart.  Fortunately, I’ve made it six or eight times.  So I made another pattern.  I’ll probably find it tomorrow.

Pictures Off the Deck

July 12, 2010

On to the Next Pair

July 9, 2010

This pattern is Tatami from Knitted Socks East and West using Panda Cotton in Telips.  The picture doesn’t show the pretty colors very well.   I’ll try to do better next time.  I could not get gauge so I  just changed the number of stitches and went on.  As of this morning, I have finished the heel and about one inch into the foot.  Now, I’m hoping that I have enough yarn.  I probably should have started at the toes.   I must have some excitement in my life.  When these are finished, I’ll have made nine pairs of socks this year with only three pair to go.

Finished Entrelac Socks

July 8, 2010

How do they look against my entrelac blanket?

All is Forgiven

July 6, 2010

This morning, she talked to Skunky and carried him around the house.  When it was time for ‘cafe au lait’ (minus the cafe), she brought him in to have some.

I have got about six rows of squares to go on the second sock.  I want to go on t o something else.  It’s too hot to do anything big, so I’m thinking gloves.

Skunky was Lost

July 5, 2010

Flo spent a lot of time looking for him.  She even asked us to look, but we didn’t have any luck either.  And, then, when Doug was getting out his good shoes, there was Skunky, sleeping in his shoes.   He showed Skunky to Flo.  Was she happy?  No.  She is mad at Skunky for hiding.  Poor Skunky.  He is just laying there in the hallway.