December 8, 2012

While Kris is  hunting  in Iowa,  I'm baking, knitting and wrapping  christmas surprises.

The sonic hats have been started.   two down and four to go.   

Last weekend  was the  cookie bake at Rachel's

this is what I brought to the  exchange:

this is what i brought home  most of it has been  sent to Ryan

Oscar has discovered the little window sills  in the kitchen.  He loves to watch the birdies outside.  sometimes  he meows at them.

November 7, 2012

Glenn came home for his leave.   He arrived fit as a fiddle  but  after a week at home he got ill  Bronchitis.   Poor Guy  he  was feeling really lousy for about  ten days .  we managed to get out for  a couple of movies   Argo  and the guys went to see Looper.  

we spent  the Saturday before he left  at the Minnesota Zoo.

Then he had to get going  east to report to his ship in Norfolk Va.  I rode with  him as far as  Chicago.  We stayed overnight with  my parents and he  headed to  Columbus, ohio and then to stayed in Greensboro  NC  to wait out  the Hurricane.    I stayed with my parents for a week.  Glenn reported in  on Oct 31.   He has an apartment and is rooming with another nuke. 

I finished a hat for our nephew   Trenton  adn another  Everdeen beanie  in madeline tosh dk.

October 12, 2012

Another  bright and sunny fall day for Glenn to enjoy on his leave.   Our sailor is home for  three weeks and enjoying  the crisp October weather.

It's nice to have our nest fill up   even if it is for a short time.

It's I love Yarn Day!

I've finished bear #3  for the Gilligan's Island Bears for the Motherbear project.

I'm trying out a new yarn  Unforgettable by  Red heart  Boutique  using the  Everdeen beanie  pattern

I'm back

Monday,  September 24, 2012

Back in the blogiverse.    Life got  busy   we traveled to  Washington DC,   and Chicago  went to  high school graduations for a niece and a nephew.  visited  Chicago for 4th of July. 

I knit  8 bears, 5 monsters, 7 pairs of mittens  10  hats all for charity.  won a couple of blue ribbons at the county fair.   and we got a new cat  I've named Oscar Wilde. 

I've read  lots of books  just finished  All Roads  lead to Austen.   it was a fun read  I recommend it for all fans of Miss Austen's works.  

I've been knitting ruffle scarves

my latest charity project is   from a patern in  Mason-Dixon knitting.  It's a traveling blanket.   one person knits the first round and passes on to another knitter.    pretty fun way to  make a baby blanket

 I got obsessed with making can cozies from dishcloth yarn this summer.   I love playing with  dishcloth cotton  and made a ton of these

last week  I finished a hat and a sweater for a friend's one year old   his parents are  serious Washington Redskins  fans

Huddle hat

summer's over and fall is here. In my refrigerator,  watermelon and sweet corn have made way  for apples and squash

Update

March 27,2012

It's been a while since  I've posted to my blog.   We've had a busy couple of months.   We have bought new bedroom furniture. from IKea  and it's fantastic.   I've been knitting bears for motherbear project inspired from Downton Abbey.

New Year New Car

January has been a very strange month.   It began with a MVA  for Kris and I.  No one was hurt  but our poor 1992  dodge caravan  was totalled by the insurance company.  after spending this month car shopping  we have a new car   A 2012  Kia Soul

Kris and I are thrilled with our new  spicy red car.    Car shopping is so different now.