One of the goals I have for this year is to make a dent in my yarn stash and one way is to knit a pair of socks each month. This is most of my sock yarn but do have some solid colored sock yarn in another box. I was working on this pair of socks that I started in December. Had one sock done and close to half way done with the second. But Monday while out running errands, which one was getting the oil changed in my car, I was knitting on the sock while waiting. But sometime during the rest of the day I lost the sock that I had finished. I do not have enough of the yarn to make another sock, so I just frogged it. Since my goal is to make a pair and there is a KAL called #freesocks2020 on Instagram. This was January's pattern on-the-fence Free pattern I am relearning how to knit socks and one thing I've learned is my tension. Started out loose but by the end of the first sock I've found my mojo. Ended up having a slight difference in size.
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It's been since last December that I last wrote. In that time my step mother had hospice come and on February 7 passed away. She lived a long and blessed 84 years. Had a memorial for her this week with family coming here for the past couple of weeks. It was so good to have family come and give Dad support. They had been married 58 years and even though we knew the cancer would take her, it stills doesn't lessen the lost. Now it will be a change for both of us, no more doctor visits and 24 hour care. And life will return to more normal. Which means I can get back to a way of life comparable to 3 years before mom found out she had cancer. I'm going to just share this for now and tomorrow will be a "new start" just a little late. For Mom
It was a nice relaxing weekend for a change and boy did I so enjoyed myself. I had intended to write this last night but I was just enjoying how relaxed I was. Enjoyed watching season 3 of Outlander and working on my Advent socks AND a new project started a shawl for one of my daughter for Christmas. It's a crochet pattern by Sandra Paul of Cherry Heart, pattern is called Linden Bee So pretty.... Also was able to get to some sewing in weekend for the first time in quite awhile. In fact you can see by my collection of plants that found a home on the sewing table that I haven't been doing much sewing lately. They really do like it there, west facing window. But they were moved so I could dust off the machine do some sewing. I have been collecting projects and finally was able to get a few completed. I finished up weaving on a few washcloths, so they needed to be hemmed. Nothing fancy here, As you can see they are not
My goodness it's only 13 days until Christmas. Have to say this year is a little different, we have had family coming all month. My middle daughter and her family have been here already and my oldest brother and wife will be here this weekend. Then next weekend my other daughters will be here. Everyone is here to share Christmas with Mom. She now has hospice and we all want to make the most of what time she has left here on earth. Needless to say my time for a while now has been away from home and such but I have been taking still small hand projects to take with me when out on appointments and visits. I started a pair of advent socks It's been a few years since I've knitted some socks. I debated whether I would use double pointed needles or circular needles and I went with the DP needles. And have no regrets. I have missed knitting and I am taking it slow so my wrist doesn't act up. I had already knitted 2 cowls. O
I I'm wishing all in the US a Happy Thanksgiving. Take a little time to reflect on all you are thankful for. I know I am going to. And remember those you are missing or will not be with us next Thanksgiving. God has given us many blessings each and everyday, big and very small. Love you all and may God bless you
It has been another one of those weeks. Had family from out of state come to visit with my parents and which I was over at their house everyday and then Doctor visits Friday. My DS and I went to Pawhaska to Ree Drummond's Mercantile store and we were also able to go to the Lodge where they film her cooking show on the food Network I wish I would of took more pictures but there was quite the crowd. Love this huge fireplace. FYI; every bedroom has its own full bathroom and there was 5(?) bedrooms Yesterday needed to go by my parents house and deliver dinner for them. Tried out a new recipes they had printed out at the clinic that was low in sodium. Lemonade Chicken Was pretty tasty. I haven't been able to do any sewing but had started a new embroidery project Halloween Journey by Crabapple Hill I started this 2 weeks ago. I'm using a printable sticky transfer that is water solvable by Sulky Took 4 sheets to get all o
I have been busy again with my parents, Mom is back in the hospital with CHF so I hadn't the time to write so I went back to see if there was an old post I could share again. Came across this one I wrote 8 years ago and it just spoke to me. All of the six things still resonate with me but after 8 years and the changes in my life I feel like I can add more. I am going to put the additional thoughts in red So here goes with the post from September 2011 These are a few things I have learned in these short few months since I started blogging. 1. Have fun . I am really having a lot of fun keeping a blog. I have been keeping a journal (diary) since I was 12 years old and this is so much more fun. I think you have to have fun doing this because it takes time to write and figure out all this stuff. This is all still so true 2. Be yourself . I had read this somewhere else and thought about it and realize how true that is. The hardest part for me is being able