Pumpkin Sunrise

My view early this morning while getting the paper, the sun was greeting me and promising a sunny beautiful day!  Most of the leaves have dropped in my area and suddenly the cool air has somewhat arrived.  The birds are still singing and the crickets are chirping, but I know soon there will be the silence that heralds in late fall early winter. This week found me facing technical difficulties that were overall minor but in my mind blown out of proportion.  My internet was down for three hours and I was distraught (yes, crazy) over my reaction and to its absence.  While I was on the phone complaining to my daughter she suggested  I read a book.  Didn't she know it wasn't that time of the day to read a book?  It was that time of the day to be on the internet.  Funny how the mother daughter relationship takes a role reversal at times.  I was the petulant child whining over a problem that I had no control of in any way. So I picked up my book and entered into a timel

I have been furiously knitting on my ugly, no wait, my "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" socks .  When I bought this yarn a few years ago I loved the skein colors but upon knitting them up, well they're kind of not so pretty any more.  However, the colorway reminds me of fall and crisp cold evenings and I know with jeans and shoes they will be fine.  If the color progression was a longer I think my love for them would deepen! Check out my shawl that I finished and posted about!! My reading is exactly the same as last week, reading both Anne Lamott and Kate Morton and thoroughly enjoying both. What are you knitting and reading this week? Joining Ginny

The shawl could wrap me up and keep me cozy for the colder months ahead but this is a gift (sniff).  I'm happy to report that it is off the needles, blocked, threads buried and photographed.  All that is left is to wrap it up and gift the present to someone special. Can you believe how dirty my fence is???  I am not in charge of the outdoor upkeep so we'll blame it on my husband okay?  Lucky for me the pretty shawl shines in the photo. The pattern, Light and Up  was an easy pattern maybe a good first pattern to knit a shawl if you are very familiar with the basics of knitting.  For me, this project was my knitting-while-talking project, I always have something like that on the needles, you see, I talk a lot. here is my project page .

This is the road more traveled, I've seen this road five times this week because I've been trying to walk almost every day as long as the weather cooperates.  My aim for the weekend was to do "nothing" and by that I mean enjoy staying in town without travel plans.  This plan worked and I was renewed by my "nothingness".  So my weekend was: -a dinner out with my husband, talking, laughing and eating -a dinner out with a dear friend, talking, laughing and eating -some knitting, reading and a wee bit of laundering -a date with my camera about the property -having phone chats with both of the kids throughout the weekend -doing crossword puzzles and sudokus, successfully! -knitting on my socks, getting close to the heel flap construction how was your weekend? Joining Amanda

This morning I'm thinking about how the first week of October is over and I wish for time to slow down, so I can savor this color packed month.  When I was in the kitchen cooking, I glanced out my window and took in the the falling leaves and the sky line that is brighter by each day.  Last weekend was the end of traveling and busy plans which is good because I'm tired! After catching up on necessary tasks around the house, paperwork that was begging for attention, I have carved out some much needed slowing down time to do whatever my little heart desires. My priorities are knitting, reading and taking the camera outside for some nature observations.  I've written a list of outings that are local that would be fun to do, but aren't critical. Our meals have shifted slowly this past week.  Gone are the massive salads and we've herald in the first chili of the season.  My mind is spinning with slow cooked warm meals to add to the menu rotation.  Of course there&

This side to side shawl is quite addictive.  So far I'm extremely pleased with how easy the pattern is and I'm able to knit while talking without making a mistake.  The pattern is named Nae , I could see me knitting this one again with many different colorways, so pretty don't you think so? I finished my cowl  last week, now I'm patiently waiting for some cooler weather.  Okay, impatiently waiting for some cooler weather.  It's so soft and cozy!  My ravelry page for that cowl is here . The Secret Keeper  by Kate Morton is an excellent book so far.  I've read all of her other books and I adore her style of writing.  She seamlessly weaves between the present day and the past.  I love reading and tumbling gently into the plot.  Each page has me questioning more and wishing I could just sit and read all day and all night long. What are you knitting and reading this week? Joining Ginny

I was gifted a luscious skein of sport weight alpaca last Christmas.  All year, I've eyed that skein wondering what it wanted to become.  A month ago the skein spoke to me, it said "a cowl".  So I searched Ravelry and found this pattern  (the original). I added a purl row in between five rows of stockinette stitch to add visual variety, I love the way this cowl turned out.  And it can be wrapped twice around the neck--so so cozy! Here is my ravelry project page .