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I know y'all have seen these on a commercial… they are so sweet that I forget the ad is for a credit card company…. they are so good at what they do, aren't they?

Steve and I had a wonderful vacation in a cabin by a river in the Ozarks. We hiked, he biked,we toured caverns, we built fires, we missed our dogs and I talked about them way too much. I definitely have a much easier time relaxing than my husband…

steve: I have such a hard time just sitting around.

me: not me.

steve: No, you're beautiful at this…

me: I never get bored.

steve: That's because you're always knitting.

me: touché

I was ready to start my sleeves on my wrap cardi but forgot to bring my DPNs… drats. The Walmart in Mountain View did not have what I needed. We took a day trip to Mountain Home and I popped into a quilt shop on the outside chance she had any. She didn't, but she gave me directions to The yarn Store & More. They did have the DPNs I needed… yay. FYI, "& More" is a hair salon… I shit you not. The owner Kathie was either coloring or perming a woman's hair when I got there. I was so happy to find my size 10 PDNs that I hardly noticed the fumes after my initial entry. She had a great selection and they were super friendly. I picked up some Paton's Kroy sock yarn because I couldn't spend a few measly bucks for my needles and roll.
The cardigan? I'm on the second (and last) sleeve right now. I intended to get close to finished last night while watching the debate but I fell asleep at 8:30. It's a good day… I slept TEN HOURS, had acupuntcure, ate yummy mushroom soup, and did I mention we finally saw rain and 70º? It's a good day.

Oooh, I picked up my Maker Faire tickets today at Whole Foods…. can't wait. 

Seriously

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Can't have enough red shoes….man I love Zappos. 

I am so going to be finished with my wrap cardi before I go. DH will be away for a good part of the weekend so there will be none of the usual guilt where I put down my needles and look like I'm weeding the front beds. Nope, Friday I will be sitting in front of the tube watching the Presidential debate. I imagine there will be a lot of knitting and yelling at the television. Hmmm… flash forward 30+ years… I imagine there will be a lot of knitting and yelling at the television.

Oh, Amanda  I met Willard while checking in on CJ and had to order a couple prints for my guest room which is taking on a bit of a woodland theme…hmmm

Buddies

Happy First Day of Fall!

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I know the temperature is about 90º today but I am determined to begin fall today with the rest of you. I love fall, or more accurrately, I love October… which is right around the corner.

Today, I am working from home. I have a pot roast in the crock pot and I'm working on this…

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which is not making my pining for cooler weather any easier. Aah, doesn't it look just dreamy?

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More seeds for the fall garden. I'm planting in succession to get more greens over a longer time. I just love scooping up th ebulk seeds at the nursery.

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I spied this bird out my living room window… yeah, they like the giant teacup turned birdbath.

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I am hoping to finsh Rayne Wrap Cardigan by Laura Chau ( I woul link here but typepad is acting up) before

our trip to the Ozarks. I'm at the first armhole…may happen yet.

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Still need to hang all this stuff

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After much thought and consideration, we finally decided to give No Bark Collar a try with Callie Jo. She's a Catahoula and will tree a squirrel and bark at it for 7 hours… and is undeterred. We finally came to the conclusion that it was more humane than letting her get shot by a neighbor ( We o live in small town Texas. Yesterday she was very surprised… today she is just staring at squirrels.

Here she is napping and waiting for pot roast.