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Happenings

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  How are you doing this week? Are you going to get the heat wave ? We are going to have one all week long, sigh. I really dislike hot and humid but my husband loves this kind of weather so someone is always happy in this house. I love winter and he does not.  We've been sitting out on the back patio enjoying the birds, chipmunks and squirrels. They are busy little beings. I usually take a book out to read to pass the time if we are not talking to each other. As soon as I get hot, I scurry back into AC. Last Tuesday we babysat the local grands in the morning and our grandson had a stuffy nose. You guessed it, I got it and it walloped me. Even though I am on a strong immunosuppressant it seems so far I am winning the virus battle. I am grateful and I am super grateful for the nebulizer that seems to keep it out of my lungs so far. (I don't want to jinx anything by talking super-positively!!) Because of the wonderful virus gift, I didn't do much except read books and nap a lo...
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Knitting News

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  Good morning to all of you! I hope you are well and enjoying your summer. We have been having some pretty nice weather this week and soon it will be getting hotter outside. That means I'll be hiding inside. I've managed to walk a few times this week wearing my 'wind' glasses (moisture chamber eyeglasses) and they WORK. I love them more and more and am letting go of how they look on me. There is freedom in this thinking. My knitting has been the same, I continue to work on the socks (not in the photo), I just finished the second sock cuff and started the stockinette portion of the leg, that is bliss. My shawl  is almost done. I am on the last chart and work on it every single day. I love when the shawl gets longer and longer with each knitting row. I am seriously considering knitting another one in gray for another Christmas gift.  What are you working on this week?
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Happenings

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  Good morning! How are you and how was your weekend? I'm doing pretty good and I had a restful weekend. Since I have my 'wind' glasses now (moisture chamber glasses for dry eye) I am walking outside regardless of the crazy weather. They transition so I get the best of both worlds. I am happy with them and I'm glad I bought them and put my prescription in the lenses. I spent a lot of time resting and reading in the afternoons. I'm mostly reading self help books which I am getting tired of reading. Once I finish the two I'm currently reading, I'm switching to history for my non-fiction reading. For fiction I'm in the middle of My Friends  and I'm enjoying it. I have the kindle version and love that I can carry a big book in a small devise. Also when I read at night I can tent it onto the pillow and when I fall asleep I do not get bonked on the head with a heavy book. I had lunch over the weekend on the back patio and listened to the noisiest Northern ...
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Knitting News

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  Good morning! How are you doing today!  I'm pretty excited to share with you the current shawl on the needles. I'm having so much fun knitting this! Now the only drawback is knitting with a dark brown in the evening. Where are my youthful sharp seeing eyes when I need them!! If I get motivated enough I hope to knit on the back patio and listen to my birds.  What are you working on this week?
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Happenings

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  Good morning to you! I'm sitting at my kitchen table writing this post and listening to the birds gently start their day. I'm enjoying watching a mama cardinal feed her baby safflower seeds, so sweet. The word is out on the street that I'm feeding them and I cannot believe how many birds are visiting the feeder. Who knew that they like this seed this much.  Over all it's been a nice week. I had a bit of an autoimmune disease flare but I think it's settled down. I'm still waiting to hear back for the doctors. I have so many specialists it's difficult to decide which one to message.  The above painting is from the watercolor preprinted set that my daughter and son in law gave me. I am having so much fun, I only started this on Friday. We are watching the local grands today so I don't know if I will have the time or the energy to resume painting. Since I felt off this weekend, I went to the bookstore to cheer myself up. I love bookstores and libraries bot...
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Quick Beam Hat

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    How are you? Are you in the midst of summer weather? It has been hot around here. I am grateful for the AC and the ability to hide in the AC. I've been enjoying the goldfinches that come to my thistle feeder. I am serving up safflower in the other bird feeder and all my regulars from the winter visits are enjoying the change up. I am lucky I have a kitchen window that overlooks the bird feeders, that makes doing the dishes a delight. I finished my hat ! I loved knitting this project because of its simplicity. I could knit this one again and again. Now I wish for fall already so I can wear it now. I've tucked it away in on my fall/winter shelf and it awaits a chilly day. sigh. What have you been working on this week?
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Happenings

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  Good morning! How are you? I'm doing pretty good, every day I feel better and more like myself if that makes any sense. At the end of last week, we went to the art museum to see the new exhibits and then had lunch out. I enjoyed the outing so much, it's been quite a while since my husband and I went out just the two of us.  I have energy now that the new medicine is working and I deep cleaned the kitchen. I will not tell you when it was last done because it's been a long time and I really do not remember. I also deep cleaned the bedroom again, it's been a long long time.  Late last week I splurged and bought moisture chamber glasses and am having my reading prescription as well as transition lenses made for them so I can have the best of both worlds. I need to wear them with the scleral lenses on SUPER windy days. I'm sure you are wondering why I need to read, well, if I am outside I would like to read a book or see my knitting and if I am walking I look at my pho...
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