Pumpkin Sunrise

 Good morning to you!! I am making progress on my three knitting projects but when I'm working on one I am looking at the others wishing I was working on them. I really want to finish the hat (burnt orange) and have merely an inch to knit before the decreasing. This is the project that I feverishly work on each evening and hope to finish by next week. The socks and the shawl are both making minimal progress while I focus on the hat. What are you working on this week?

  Good morning! How are you? Boy did this week fly right by and now it's June? How has this happened? All of a sudden it's late spring and there are hints of summer. I dropped into Whole Foods quickly and spontaneously bought a mini watermelon and was quite surprised it was yellow inside when I cut into it (I did not read the sticker....). I do not like the texture and the taste was 'okay' until I ate a yucky piece (do I sound like a kid or what!).... Oh how I regret this purchase. Lesson learned, I must read the stickers. I pulled out my color pencils and did a big swatching session. I'm hoping I will be inspired to create some art or at least try to create some art. After feeling unwell for so long I'm now starting to feel like myself and want to dive back into creative pursuits that I shelved. No matter how my health is I am capable of knitting and reading but any kind of art producing like watercoloring, drawing or sketching is not something I can muster. I...

  Good morning to you!! How are you today? I'm doing well and have been enjoying two knitting projects this week. The sock is coming along I am now on past the heel flap and gusset working my way down to the toe. I love a plain sock on the needles. Sadly the socks will not match because the color way repeat is so very long and I just don't feel like figuring out how to make them match.  The hat that I started near Christmas has been resurrected this past week and I'm now putting a marker in every time I work on it so I can see the progress. I can't remember how many inches I have yet to do but I like seeing my progress. The Musselburgh hat is one of my favorite hat patterns because it is a VERY warm hat to wear when it's super cold outside. What are you working on this week?

  Good morning! How are you? Happy Memorial Day!  Our weekend which is still going strong today has been filled with the local grandkids being here. Today they are coming over for the day and we will have burgers and fries for dinner. Yesterday I made brownies so we already have a dessert. I've been trying to build up my exercise routine after weeks of slacking off due to my health issues. I guess slacking off isn't the right wording. I did take a slow walk yesterday and heard the spring peepers (frogs) for the first time. Truly spring!! I love hearing all the birds as well. My bird feeders have been visited by: cardinals, sparrows, nuthatches, chickadees, goldfinches and many titmouse. I have a thistle feeder and a safflower feeder and best of all the raccoon who lives in my woods does not bother with them (yet). We went to the local garden center for deck flowers and those are growing nicely since it's been raining nearly every day.  What have you been up to? Do you do ...

  Good morning to you! How are you doing today? Well would you look at that! I started a sock after months and months of envying every one else's socks on the needles. These will be for my husband, I knit in front of him and he doesn't know they are for him. I'm using my memorized pattern that is from long ago customized to his feet. I do not have to think about anything. Thank you for all the well wishes from the last post about my mini health update. I am so grateful for you and your support. It has been a very difficult year but I am hopeful that I am moving in the right direction. What are you working on this week?

  How are you! I'm doing pretty good. I've been enjoying the weather up until yesterday when we were hit with heat and humidity. I wilt completely. Sigh. I was enjoying my walks outside but now I will exercise in my art room instead. We attended our nephew's son's tee ball game, such delight! Little wigglers out in the field are adorable. Now for a mini health update  -- I had extensive heart and lung testing over the past few months, I'm hoping that's the end of it. My heart is completely fine! My lungs show so mild involvement of my autoimmune disease (Sjogren's Disease) which my inhalers are controlling . The pulmonologist believes my shortness of breath is due to neuromuscular weakness from the autoimmune disease and has started me on an immunosuppressant. I am now navigating the side effects and the timing of the medicine during my day. I am thankful the medical testing odyssey is over (hopefully). I am thankful for a doctor who has taken the time to fi...