After my Wednesday time at the gym, I came home, made cookies and lunch. Then I picked the rest of the beets in the garden.
They are now cooked, but I ran out of energy to put them in the jars and actually can them, so that will happen tomorrow.
Monthly Archives: September 2015
socks
What do you do when half way down the leg, you realize the repeat was for 3 rows each time and you only worked it for 2 rows? I will just keep going and will knit the socks correctly the next time. They are still socks which will work just fine in shoes.
NOW FOR THE BIG NEWS
Today, I went to the doctor and he decided he could do a bone graft on my ankle instead of a complete ankle replacement at this time. So instead of 3 days in the hospital and 3 months off the foot, it will be a 90 minute day surgery and 2 weeks off the foot. He believes this will buy me another 3-4 years before the big surgery will have to be done. I am delighted he could do something less invasive and scheduled the surgery for his earliest time which is in December.
Back to quilting
The quilts I had made earlier have been delivered to some of the people living at the Okanogan campground tent city for families who were burned out and had no where to go. I understand that the Wenatchee group gave 80 and Spokane another 60. However many more are needed and will be given to these people as soon as they are completed. So I have started on my next set of quilts. It seems patchwork is always welcome, so this is the one I started today. I think I may want 30 of these blocks as they will measure 10″ finished.
In addition to that the summer is over and it is getting colder and darker. Today we took the shade cloth off the greenhouse and picked most of what was in it. There are still some squash, celery, and beets.
Bye Bye sheep
It’s a sad day when your babies leave for another home. 2 left on Friday and 3 left today. The pasture is feeling very empty, but hopefully not for long. The consoling thing is that the people who purchased them seemed like good homes. The ones on Friday went to a vineyard with others of their kind. Today’s went to a family with 5 children.
Be sure and watch for the Blood moon tonight from 7:15 PDT to I think around 8.
Fallen deer and ?sewing
Last night at dusk, we found we had a dead deer by the driveway. So this morning we made many phone calls while government departments passed the buck and gave us wrong phone numbers. The wildlife people won’t come out unless it was poached. Now how would I know that? Well, they could come inspect and if was an attempted poach, they would take it, but if not, they would leave it. Seemed like a waste of my tax dollars.
We finally had someone tell us that while it is on our property, no one will touch it. Move it off the property and they have to deal with it. So DH took it up to the corner where the school bus turns around and another neighbor reported it. They probably didn’t want school children seeing it as it was removed.
So after a workout, cleaning, and making a meal, there wasn’t a lot of my day left. I started to make this cute little quilt, but stopped when I couldn’t find my roll of double stick stuff that I just purchased. I need it to do eyes, wings, etc. And this is how UFOs happen.
So I moved on and cut out 4 doll raincoats. Once cut out, I should be able to get them all done in the coming week. The plastic is really cute tweety bird fabric that I think was intended for children. I am lining it with solid yellow.
Have a great Saturday and I’ll see you back here Sunday evening.
Day at the fair
We did make it to the fair today!. Fairs are so busy and fun that I forget to take photos.
First we headed to the quilts. These were my favorites
Then it was off to the sales pavilion where I found this interesting DVD
And Bill found this ratchet pruning shears
Our last stop was to see the sheep. I picked up this card and sample of wool because the sheep was so cute and small and with all the talk about the sheep, totally forgot to take his photo.
We came home and just about dark – after I thought we were stood up, the men who wanted these two sheep actually showed up for them. It was a good day.
Some days aren’t perfect
No photos because not all days go well. We went to the gym this morning and did our workouts. Then home for lunch. This afternoon we went to the dollar store and they no longer had what I wanted. We went to the tile store and they didn’t have anything we wanted either. So the trip out was a disaster. Came home, had dinner, and finally put the animals to bed.
In between all this, one of the yarn balls I’m knitting into these socks, decided to fall apart. Has that happened to you? What a mess. Rewound it and did some knitting, but not enough that you would even notice.
Now if tomorrow goes better, we will spend a good portion of the day at the fair.
Elann socks started
I found this lovely 100% wool just waiting to be made into socks. So I’m obliging. The wool is Elann.com “Tarantella” and I’m knitting it on #2 needles. The cuffs are done and now to start the pattern. It’s been awhile since I’ve done socks, so I’m hoping to get them done quickly and have more spinning time.
Finding something fun to do
After finishing the last quilt, I’m having a very difficult time, getting in the frame of mind to start another project. I found this lovely wool and angora roving when we were cleaning out the closet, so started spinning it. It feels so soft and yummy. I don’t even remember purchasing it, so it has been here for some time.
DH wanted a small pillow – about 6 x 9 – with sleeping herbs for night time. This is what I came up with. So when he wakes in the middle of the night, hopefully, he will relax enough to go back to sleep. The pillow contains a combination of lemon balm, hops, skullcap, chamomile, mugwort, and peppermint. I found the ingredient list in an old herb book and put them together awhile back, so don’t have the exact amounts right now. ( the corner is just bent under – it really is rectangular.)
And we can’t forget the sheep who love being under the maple tree when resting. It must feel safe to them.
It’s FINISHED!
