Pumpkin Sunrise

I started a pair of socks for my husband this week.  He's been so kind and supportive I had to repay him with some knitwear.  I know, you are thinking but what about the blanket , cowl and hat that you have on the needles.  Well, I'm knitting those as well. Also this week, my blog friend Anke has requested us knitters to make her friend a hat.  You see, her friend is facing some health challenges this year.  If you care to help Anke in the hat knitting visit her post here . My reading is the same, the book is good and all of the math references go over my head but I'm okay with that.  The author mixes in some technical jargon and some math humor.  It'll be interesting to find out if it's funny to a math major.  Hopefully my son will read the book and let me know. What are you knitting and reading this week? Joining Ginny and Frontier Dreams

Weekends are for memory making,  relaxing and enjoying quiet moments of our days.   If you would like, please share your weekend moments  in the comment section with a link to your blog. My weekend continued to improve minute by minute.  Thank you all for your kind words on Friday,they uplifted me and I truly enjoyed reading how each of you manage stress when the days are challenging. So, here is my weekend: -picking up Chinese food for a dinner at home after running some errands with my husband -loving that the Chinese food fed us two days, I love to not cook! -having our last walk after dinner yesterday -wearing a hat, mitts and cowl on the walk and was still cold (love it) -the gusty winds have deleaved most of the trees -spying deer in the woods looking back at me -drinking loads of decaf green tea in my favorite mug -knitting on the sock blanket, enjoying it's warmth as it grows on my lap -chats with the kids, my son had SNOW-so so

I've had a rough beginning of the week, so much so that I've been chasing away anxiety and worries, my imaginary broom sweeping thoughts here and there, under the rug, tucked away but still there.  Each day dawns and I feel a little better, a work in progress.  I believe we will have a cold front this weekend and that just puts a smile on my heart!  Wearing some woolens would make any day a fabulous one. I'm loving my maples who have decided to do a leaf dump all at once, so so so beautiful!  They are vying for the attention over the mighty oaks.  I love the oaks as well in their brown showy-offness.  It's like loving all your children but in different ways. What do you do when you need a little self care?  Here's my list: -be kind to yourself -soak in the kindness of others, kind thoughts, their loving actions -get busy!  I've been knitting furiously and making some progress with my knitting -rely on comfort food, mashed potatoes and baked chicke