Just thought I’d sit down and catch up while drinking my morning coffee. Rain again! I am actually thrilled with it, I’ve always loved rain. We live in a small ranch and farm town, so people are wise to not complain about the rain here…sure I’ll hear that when I get to work in Austin this morning.
We’ve had some rudimentary rain barrels (read trash cans) set up since last year, but just set up our first real one a couple weeks ago….come on RAIN!
Shoot, just realized what time it is…gotta scoot to work, I’ll catch up later today. There’s so much to mention…new knitting projects, a puppy, a sign, completed stairs, butterfly gardens…
Category: Knitting
sigh
Okay I just had to stop knitting the afore mentioned sweater. I just thought I might die of boredom with the miles of stockinette…not to mention the curling at the hem. I think this can work well with a much chunkier yarn but is rather annoying in a worsted weight. I have my ideal sweater in mind: shawl collar, medium bulky, top down, raglan sleeves….any ideas? I did manage to get half the back done and then frogged it. I was deliberating over this with my elderly neighbor, Julia, who is 88 years and lives alone. She has a closet full of hand crocheted full size blankets and she advised me that if I wasn’t going to wear it… stop now. Good advice. She also spent some time speculating about whether the elderly woman (in her late seventies I think) across the street was sleeping with the man who is staying with her…. I managed to change the subject.
I am knitting the last two blocks of my Moderne Log Cabin Blanket. I would love to finish this before I start another big project… and think I will.
I’m off today, celebrating my birthday a week late. The magazine gives us a day off for our birthday but I was in deadline, so opted to take today while DH was in Mexico. Big gobs of alone time and a shorter to do list for the long weekend than usual. I’ve learned.
The list includes: note that some items did get scratched off the list!
• Buy a disposable camera to take some shots of recent projects (camera needs fixing)
• Paint my bathroom a soft "Oil of Olay" pink
• Repaint living room accent wall
• Move desk in office
• Drop of DH’s already boxed up end of year business stuff with accountant
• Goodwill trip to unload and pick up wool sweaters to felt
• Fabric shopping
• Sew anything
• Decide on next knitting project
• Pick up ball winder at Hill Country Weavers… and of course enhance stash
• See a movie
• Prepare Potage Parmentier (inspired by reading Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen) see right
I’m sure that the list of things I actually do will not reflect this one at all, but at least I have a plan. Since this is an extra day I will only do the fun stuff today, chore-like stuff over the weekend.
WORST dog mom ever
I have already managed to not keep my New Year’s resolution to wake up earlier (more often) and walk the dogs before work. I can’t believe I could resist this face this morning….so sad. I’ll excuse myself ‘cuz it’s deadline…but it is unfair. Callie, I promise to get home as early as possible to walk you today…rain or shine, looks like rain.
I plan to start my first adult size sweater this weekend (finally) and sew a cushion cover for my porch swing. I will be testing recipes for work this weekend… migas, granola, blacberry blue corn muffins, and pear rosemary bread. I also need to plant some iris bulbs, even if it’s late. Not a bad way to spend a cold (by Texas standards), rainy, three day weekend.
The longer I live in Texas the more I am ready for Spring to begin the DAY after my birthday. I mean, without the snow…winter can be bleak.
Bean & Noodle 