Autumn, my favorite season

What have I been doing since my last post??? Wellllll, I have been knitting, just working on the same ol' projects but not making much headway. Helped ~S~ pack and move (again), painting and cleaning (tough on my hands), so not much knitting right now. Enjoying the beautiful fall colors, when I'm not hiking in the woods I can watch the changes from my window as I work. TTFN

Mother's Day

Tomorrow is Mother's Day, so I'm wishing my Mom a very happy day. I know it will be happy, my kids ~S~ & ~R~ are making brunch for me and my Mom. I've had a preview of the menu which includes waffles with berry cream, blueberry muffins, bloody mary's and a few other surprises. After brunch everyone is giving ~R~ a hand packing because he's moving to a new place. No matter what is planned it will be a good day if we're all together sharing, helping and loving each other. Hugs and kisses for my Mom.

WIP's/UFO's

I was thinking about this the other day.............What's the difference between WIP's and UFO's??? Both are unfinished projects, maybe UFO refers to projects that are banished to the back of the closet and haven't seen the light of day in years. If that's the case then I don't have any UFO's, everything is classified as a WIP. The list is not too long; a Fair Isle scarf for my son ~R~ (which I'm hoping will be finished for next Christmas), a tank top with 3/4 of the front finished, 6 inches of a summer shrug, the modern quilt wrap (a long way to go on this one!). Is that all? Only four projects! I should stop procrastinating and get knitting. If I knit every day I could whip these out in no time, but since my surgery and recovery (which is not complete) I find it difficult to knit every day and for long periods of time. So I'll go easy on myself, plod along at a steady pace, Steady as she goes! and I'll be done in no time. We won't even talk about all the yarn and patterns waiting in the wings. I've realized that I have startitis, the follow through and finishing process is sometimes long.

With spring in the air I want to be outside but the gardening is going to be a very slow process this year. Last year I watched as the weeds took over, I've decided that's not going to happen this year. On guard dandelions, crown vetch and all the other weeds that I don't know the name of, you've been warned!

Just outside my window is a big Lilac bush and some of the buds are just beginning to open. It seems every year we get a late snow or frost and blights the buds, I hope that doesn't happen this year. I love the scent of the lilacs coming through the open window. When the bush is in bloom I'll post some pics. The Trillium's are in full bloom, they're always blooming for Mother's day, one of my favorite wild flowers.

I'm off for another exciting day of doctor and dentist visits. Later..................~D~

Spring............

My intention was to post weekly, I don't know what happened to that idea, I have no excuse. But for what it's worth 'here it is'. Spring has sprung in my neck of the woods, finally! It's good to be outside; even if I'm just sitting on the porch reading or knitting, gardening is out of my league at the moment. baby steps.....baby steps...... Here's a pic of the latest, it's a sundress I made for my great niece Hannah Grace, isn't she a beauty???

I'm baaaacckk!

Yes, I'm back! It's been a very long hiatus (6 months). The wrist surgery really kicked my ass! I have only recently begun to knit again. I wear stress relief gloves and knit a few rows before my hands begin to burn and tingle. Everyone who knows me must be up to here with my whining but all I have to say is "walk a mile in my shoes".

I will show you what I started before surgery and what I'm (slowly) working on now. I started this scarf for my son for Christmas, it's a slow go, he knows to expect it next Christmas (2008). As you can see I have a long way to go. Every stitch is made lovingly and with ~R~ in my thoughts. One of my greatest fears is that something that I put so much time and love into will get lost or left behind on a chair or loaned to to someone and never returned. I can't let my thoughts go there.

I LOVE shawls and wraps of every kind. These I started before my surgery and have not worked a stitch since and probably won't until I'm finished with the Modern Quilt Wrap. Here's the Argosy Wrap in a vintage yarn from Spinnerin 100% virgin wool made in Switzerland. The quilt wrap is knit in luscious Rowan Kid Silk, absolutely yummy!