This is what I woke up to this morning, the weather man was right :). It ended up about 1/2 inch by the time I got home from Church. Might be some more snow tomorrow. So we do have a white Christmas this year :).
Life
My Christmas Knitting Done :)
My last knitted gift for Christmas, YEA!! This pattern is call Basia and is a really interesting and easy knit. Just enough texture to keep your attention but an easy texture to memorize :). I kettle dyed this with an acid dye and it is a deeper blue than my picture shows, I’m not much of a photographer. This is my 2nd Basia hat (made one as a Christmas gift last year) and I knit this with the same sport/dk weight yarn I had processed at the mill from the Polypay fleece I was given. I have only one more skein of the yarn left out of 11. I do have two more fleeces in the trunk of my car, but haven’t had the extra money to have them processed into roving or yarn. If my car would stop being a money pit I could send them off to process :P.
This was the first snow of our 2017-2018 winter. This was a week & 1/2 ago or so. I should have put it up before, but… It wasn’t much, just a dusting, and it has since melted. We are suppose to get some snow tomorrow morning and Monday, so just in time for Christmas, tho it isn’t suppose to be much, maybe a 1/4 to 1/2 inch. This, so far, is a very low moisture winter for us, and I won’t complain about the warmer weather, much better than -40, tho I think Jan will bring much colder temps than we have been having.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving day, some good food, family and friends :). Hope everyone stays safe in their travels.
Warning for Those Who Might Be Easily Offended – My Thoughts on My Blog
I was raised by an Air Force father who served for 21 years, and served in two wars. I love my country, it’s flag and the National Anthem.
I’m disappointed, in those in football, who chose to protest the American Flag and our National Anthem on the football field. The very country who has given them the opportunity to become millionaires. Take the protest to the political arena where it might actually do some good, you are turning people against what you claim you are supporting, protesting your country doesn’t belong in a game.
Many Americans buy tickets and other football memorabilia to support their teams, however you will probably notice that attendance is down because it is NOT what most of your fans came for. They came to watch you perform at football not to dis their country. If they wanted political banter they would go to something political. They attend to get away from reality for a short while because our country has become so politically correct, tumultuous and divided, it was one thing where the fans of a football team could come together on, their team. The football arena has chosen to become political which makes them divisive and I have chosen to turn the channel now on something else besides football until they can get back to what they do best, entertaining us without their political agenda.
Seems my team, the Cowboys, can’t decide if they want to support those who are dissing their flag and anthem or stand for the flag and anthem so they did both, a right down the middle stance. What was it Mr Miyagi in Karate Kid said? Oh yeah, “Walk on road, Walk left side, safe. Walk right side, safe. Walk middle, sooner or later, get squish just like grape.” Support them off the field guys, off the field your time is your own and can do what you want and I will support your right to do it, however when you are on the field, just play ball, please, we all need some down time to just enjoy the sport.
Has It Really Been Over a Month?
Wow, didn’t realize it has been so long since I’ve posted. I’ve got my first cold of the season, ugh. So yeah, I’ve been sick for starting on 3 weeks now. I hate colds, but they seem to love me, if I was magic I would zing them out of existence! 😛 I haven’t even felt like knitting so no progress there. I think I will work on some spinning today to see if I can finish one spool of singles and start on the other spool so I can ply and have something to knit with. I’ll post a picture when I get it plied :). Money has been very tight and I didn’t get to send my fleece off to have it processed into yarn to knit for Christmas this year. Dang car, but I figure when I get everything fixed, it will be like a new car :P. It’s not like I don’t have any fiber to spin, and I do enjoy spinning, sometimes I’m just in a hurry to knit. 🙂
The Cowboys did fairly well with their preseason games, their first real game is tonight with the Giants. Hope they do well :), Go Cowboys.
I am keeping my eye on a program that is going to start in Oct. It’s called Extinct, I’ve added a link, it looks really good!!! It will either be on the BYU channel with your cable provider or at their website. There are also a couple of other syfy programs coming up this fall, one is a comedy kinda like Star Trek, the other I believe is a new Star Trek program. Not sure what channels they will be carried on but I want to check them out when they start :).
UGH Happy Late Father’s Day
I’m sorry Dad!! So much going on lately, I got that card out to you on time, but didn’t get this on my blog. I have a wonderful Dad, who has always been there, has always provided for his family and was always there in the middle of the night when we were sick, holding us as we threw up on him (what a great dad it takes to do that :P.) Love you Dad!!
Happy Mother’s Day – Mom, Missing You
Missing you mom!
May the 4th Be With You!!
I couldn’t resist, love it :).
I bought some knitting accessories for myself (don’t do that very often) and I will get pictures and put up soon. Been sick with yet another cold and laryngitis again so I haven’t felt like doing much :(. Also as soon as my back is better (yes I threw it out again) I need to skirt the fleece I have and send it off to be processed into yarn. I’ll talk more about that when it happens 😛
ROBINS!!!!
On my way home, I saw that the first of the male Robins have arrived!!! I didn’t get to take a picture because I couldn’t stop, there were vehicles behind me :(. I will take a picture and put it in here tomorrow. 🙂 The females will follow in about 2 weeks which means SPRING is on the way!!!!
This is how The Heat Advisory Shawl is coming along. I have about 8 more rows before I start the lace work. It is a very enjoyable knit 🙂 I’ll post more when I get some on the lace work done. 🙂
*UPDATE – Ugh I have not been able to get a picture of the male Robbins, but I’ll keep trying. I was not able to catch those beautiful robins, will try again next year – I’ll be prepared next year :P.
UGH! Daylight Savings Time Again
I’m not happy that this is here again. You’d think the government would take the hint since I keep posting about this, but I guess they just don’t listen :P. I want my hour back, NOW!! 😛
Only good thing about this time of year is it’s SPRING!!! Altho’ you might not know it since we are suppose to get about 6″ of snow tonight and tomorrow. Sigh, but that is life in the mid-west!
I am working on the shawl, and am getting close to starting the lace section, I’ll try to get a picture of it in the next day or two and post it. It’s a really nice pattern. 🙂
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