Pumpkin Sunrise

We had a full weekend, I'm only just home barely an hour but I wanted to write this post.  We left yesterday morning to visit our daughter and son in law in Newark Delaware to celebrate our daughter's birthday.  The weather was spectacular!  Blue skies and warmish air with NO jacket.  Yikes!  This was weather that was due to all of us. We went to Wilmington to walk the river walk .  We had a little bit of a hiccup with the gps and navigating there but eventually with human help (store clerk), we found a place to park and walk. We had dinner out and then some frozen treats.  Everyone had a great time! We stayed in Newark for the evening so that we could drive to Brooklyn early in the morning for The Brooklyn Museum  for their special exhibit Bowie Is.  My husband is a huge fan of David Bowie and being married 30 years has me quite knowledgeable about his music.  I adored his 80's hits since I was a teen/young adult. The exhibit was more than I ex

What a week it's been, I've had a wee bit of stress and the opportunity to manage my stress.  Poor Miss Holly is on a strong antibiotic as a preventative measure since her suture site has slight fluid build up.  Hopefully the ten days will go quickly as I don't think this medicine is making her that happy.  I managed to get a same day vet appointment on Wednesday and then stressed out until I got there.  Once Holly was thoroughly examined, I breathed a sigh of relief.  I worried that I wasn't diligent enough with keeping Holly inactive (as if).  The vet reassured me that I went above and beyond and this happens frequently.  Phew. My husband and I go back and forth on which is better a dog or a cat.  I will defend dear sweet Frodo and his crazy idea of becoming friends with his nemesis in all the inefficient ways.  A dog is trainable .  I can catch a dog way faster than a cat.  Giving a dog medicine is so much easier than a cat.  I love how he adores me and is eager

I started a new project  intending to turn a square into a rectangle using the same amount of yarn.  I quickly did the math then proceeded to knit.  My math was wrong (!).  We were watching TV and I tried four separate times to do mental math to correct the spacing of the design while knitting at the same time.  This is what I've learned: - I cannot do mental math -I should not do mental math especially at night -I should not believe myself and feel confident of any redesigning issues after dinner time. I retired to bed thinking about my math problem and then in the morning, I solved the problem quickly with pen and paper and calculator.  Well well well.  I figured out the spacing in less than 2 minutes. My sister's cardigan is coming along splendidly.  I am on the ribbing, and all too soon I'll be knitting a sleeve - so excited and giddy! What are knitting or crafting these days?

Did you have the glorious weekend that I had weather wise?  Oh I hope so!  Saturday afternoon the thermometer was teasing into the 80's.  I know, you're wondering how can a winter lover be excited about warm weather.  Well, I have to admit I do not mind warm weather when there is little to no humidity.  I sat outside in the sunshine and read my book.  Frodo was not having the warm weather, he wanted back inside where it was a bit cooler. I read Beartown  and finished the book after a mini reading marathon.  I went to a local cafe for lunch by myself and cracked open the book (I was maybe 1/4 into the story).  Well let me tell you what!  I was caught up into the scenes, setting and events intensely.  After my lunch,  I returned home and read all afternoon,  took a break for dinner then proceeded to read until the early evening.  On Saturday morning I finished the book.  I highly recommend,  but I warn that it involves a sensitive subject, although not graphic in details.

Today just might very well be the first spring like day.  I'm planning on wearing my light spring jacket and enjoying the fresh air.  Spring!  All too soon the trees will start agreeing that spring is here and will be leafing out.  I'll be patient waiting, for now blue skies and a sun peeking out behind a cloud is good enough for me. On Monday, Miss Holly had her spaying operation and true to her shy self, she just stared at them in recovery refusing to eat or drink.  They discharged her informing me that she will be drowsy.  The instructions were:  no jumping (she jumped.), no running (she ran.)  and no licking (guess what - she licked).  Oh. my. goodness. I drove back to the vet for the third time to pick up a soft cone collar only to discover that it was way too big because she is a wee little cat.  I tried various other ways to stop her.  We ended up say stop it and kept a close eye on her.  For 24 hours after discharge she was hyper - then miraculously she crashe

I've made some significant progress on my sister's cardigan .  The body decreases are completed and I'm half way finished with the body increases giving a slight curved fit at the waistline.  The miles of stockinette are soothing and calming this week.  I love to read or watch TV while working on the body of the sweater.  Today, I'm planning on reviewing my queue on Ravelry and see what I'd like to cast on next since I'm down to two projects on the needles.  Once I decide on a project, I'll be stash diving to see what I have.  More than likely, I'll find something in the yarn stash that will then have me revisiting Ravelry to find a pattern to match.  I love knitting. What are you crafting up this week?

Another weekend, this one was calm, slow and delightfully open for all my creative pursuits.  After the family visited last weekend for Easter, having a do-nothing weekend was perfect. Saturday, I finished a book   Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny.  I enjoyed this novel immensely because it redeemed the questionable ending from the previous book.  Louise Penny has hit her stride in her storytelling in this novel.  Ack, I'm still mulling over the events and endings and the teasers for the next book. While reading, I was working on my sister's sweater and completed all the waist shaping decreases.  My needles were on fire - I was knitting faster and faster as the plot twisted and turned. Saturday afternoon, we went out for a walk with Frodo and braced ourselves for some chilly winds.  Spring, where art thou? We attended Saturday evening Mass then picked up a pizza for dinner.  This has become a weekly ritual more often than not.  Today I've vacuumed

So far, April is being fickle about the weather.  I gleefully wear a spring jacket only to be shivering and quickly changing into a winter coat.  This morning, tiny snowflakes floated in the air and I'm in disbelief.  Remember when it was 70 degrees in February?  Yeah, me too.  I'm keeping busy knowing full well that soon the weather will turn nice. I've reinstated my bullet pages, listing what I'd like to do daily.  My April goals are:  1.  READ MORE Yes I read, I read in the evening right before going to bed and most of the times I fall asleep.  I am carving out time during the day where I sit and read for one hour or more.  I have a book with me always whenever I go out and if I'm waiting I'll sneak in a page or two.  The best time for me to have this one hour is right before I start cooking dinner.  There is a perfect lull in the day to do it.  So instead of mindless wandering on social media, I'm reading. Grace interviewed me over on he