Sketching

 

Leisurely breakfast Saturday morning, hubby was off hunting. My coffee got cold as I drew so sad but I do have a microwave. The last photo was done with a click of the button on an app called Waterlogue, so quick but the others are committed to memory and when I leaf through my sketch book I will remember more things about the day than just click click. Beautiful bright blue sky day, still chilly wearing a sweater rather than turn the heat up too high, the wind is blowing and leaves are fluttering leisurely to the ground then a stronger gust sends them cartwheeling down the street. Highs expected in the 70’s today, I may sit on the deck and read.  —Ann—

Off the needles

 

Small finishes this week. All of a sudden it’s sweater weather and wool socks weather. There were two glorious sunny days before the clouds and rain rolled in. I sat on the deck and read. I just finished Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus for book club. Very good book. My book club gave the library money and recommendations for book bags last January the book has been so popular we finally got to check it out in September. Next time we give the library money for a book bag I’m requesting that we as donors get it first. It’s a good day to knit or read or maybe even get to work in the sewing room. Ann

The weather changed

 The weather changed here from the end of summer (was reading on the deck one of those lovely days and later noticed a slight sunburn on my neck) to almost winter.  I put on my heavy denim jeans today instead of my skinny light weight jeans and wool socks and wool sweater, I haven't turn on the furnace yet. The wind is from the northwest and is cold.  The yellow leaves are being torn from the locust tree the green leaves are hanging on for dear life as are all the other leaves that haven't changed color. My cozy woolens feel good.  Last week when it was so hot as in AC still running I sewed borders on the square in a square quilt.  Its getting to be quilting weather now I just need to stay home and get something done.  Maybe next week.  --Ann--

A prime birthday

 My birthday month started last weekend with the little girls, DD made brownies instead of a cake, delicious. I got cards in the mail and some delivered to the door and lots of texts and phone calls. A bouquet of flowers from hubby.  We went to football game on Saturday and the Jackrabbits won. Oldest son and daughter came for dinner yesterday helped make dinner and clean up.  They went home so I made a cup of coffee and read the rest of the afternoon and it was too hot to sit outside.  It’s October it should be sweater weather. Maybe next week. Second son texted then we opened face portal with the little girls. I tried the book feature for the first time we read 3 books, so much fun— the silly things the animation did. Lots of little things to celebrate and lots more things to look forward to.  My birthday is a prime number this year so I have to celebrate all month!! Ann

Square in a Square

I feel like I have worked on this quilt all summer.  Hubby was off fishing last week so I had a staycation……..the things I can get done when I don’t have to stop and make meals. My pile of plaids has been greatly reduced I used all the fabric for the side triangles and had to find something else for the corners.  As I was trimming the blocks I noticed I could make a cross if I put the right corners together. I had everything laid out right on the design wall and somehow next to the sewing machine blocks got reorganized. I’m not ripping. It is what it is almost done. —Ann—

A little art on the wall

 

DD was home a couple weekends ago, we went shopping for the little girls for birthdays and Christmas, I know its early but looking at the weekends ahead we thought we should take advantage of the nice weather and go shopping.  We had time so I looked for frames for these little paintings I bought in Italy pre pandemic. Frames have gotten wide--to wide for these delicate little paintings. Then I thought I could use two 5x7 frames that I had and cut the mats myself.  So I tried, the mat edge was very narrow, it would have been less than an inch and a quarter.  It did not enhance the paintings at all. So........let's do the clothesline.  I strung a string and clipped them up and found a few other little cards purchased on trips and added them to the clothesline and............cheap, easy, and done............. five, six, maybe seven years later.  --Ann--

The Summer of Unfinished Projects

 This has been the summer of unfinished projects. Or maybe it has been the summer of spontaneity and road trips to see the little girls. Let’s go with that— spontaneity!! And the little girls!! After all this was the only summer they would be 2!! Such fun…..all the words they have learned and skilled they have acquired followed by “I did it!”  Cutting onions with a table knife for spaghetti. The onion had been in the refrigerator so no tears.

I was almost as excited after picking raspberries and making freezer jam. “I did it!”

I’m knitting little cardigans for them but I want to try it on one of them before I knit the sleeves.

My cardigan is going to be ripped, I knit one sleeve part way then tried it on, it was too tight. Urghhh so I counted stitches……too few stitches by about an inch and a quarter, the only way to fix it is to rip way back. That won’t take long but since I have been working on this since June and lacking enthusiasm for it maybe I will knit a different sweater. It’s not done until you love it and I am not loving it.

Lots of other little projects in various stages of not done. It’s time to write a to do list and get back on track and see if I can finish something before Christmas. Seize the list now and enjoy the moment when I see the little girls again in a couple weeks. —Ann—