My garden didn't do that well this year, which may be a combination of my losing interest and the poor weather we had from Spring all the way to August. Many plants didn't yield very well at all. Flowers didn't bloom or haven't yet and those plants that did produce, gave small crops, such the pears tree - which is not good for Jazz as she would eat 3 a day and yesterday she spent time staring up into the pear tree and hopping up to the lower branches, but there just isn't any left. I've told her there aren't any left and I've picked her up to show her, but she's still hoping for one more. Poor dog. Maybe I should go to the store to buy her some? (Oh JP would love that! Not!)
Since the weather was so glorious and it was a weekend, I decided to enjoy my Sunday and do 
the things I like, so I read and finished a novel and finished knitting my Monkey Socks. I was going to give the Monkeys awaay but they are a bit tight for the recipient, so I'll just have to keep them for myself. Everybody say 'oh no' (oh no). And JP made us the best grilled cheese sandwiches ever! Yum-my.
the things I like, so I read and finished a novel and finished knitting my Monkey Socks. I was going to give the Monkeys awaay but they are a bit tight for the recipient, so I'll just have to keep them for myself. Everybody say 'oh no' (oh no). And JP made us the best grilled cheese sandwiches ever! Yum-my.Sun + reading + knitting + tummy full of cheesy goodness = a great weekend!
BTW, I took this photo with the awesome tripod JP gave me for my birthday and the self timer on my camera. Otherwise, how can I take a decent sock photo right?
Oh, but back to knitting - now that all my UFOs are FOs (finished objects) I can start on a new project, so I grabbed a new skein of sock yarn from my stash - this one came with a pattern, but it's for stockinette, and after the wonderful pattern in the Monkey Socks, I'm not ready to go back to plain stockinette, so I may have to be brave and try a different pattern and hope that I have enough yarn. Although so far, I believe every pair of socks I've made, I've had a small ball (about the size of a plum) left over.
I'm also planning on making a Baby Kimono sweater for a manager who's expecting a grandchild around Thanksgiving. Which isn't so scary because it's American Thanksgiving, not the Canadian one! That buys me about 6 more weeks which should be plenty of time to get a baby sweater completed.
And so, after dropping the kid off yesterday, we did a little shopping, and then went to our favourite Chinese restaurant, and then we were home just in time for Mad Men - I like that show, and it's the only show I sort-of plan my schedule around.
I hope you had a lovely weekend too. Now back to our regularly scheduled programming.
4 comments:
Are those the same socks from your post last week? The pattern and the colour look different. Those camera timers are fun, aren't they? Opens up a whole area of photography. I use it sometimes for shots that I want zero shake from pressing the button with my finger, like long distance zoomed shots.
Yes, great weekend. Cute socks! We love Mad Men too but forgot to watch it last night. I think they show it a few times through the week. It's my very favourite show at the moment even though they smoke so much and are soooo sexist!
Hi Jo! yes they are the same socks - the first one was taken indoors under a flourescent light - maye that makes all the difference - they are actuallymore of a denim blue. Even the outdoor shot doesn't have the correct colour. I don't have photo editing software to correct it either.
Hi Barb! Thanks for the compliments. Yes, like most TV these days, everything repeats, so you should be able to catch Madmen again this week. And it is sexist but that does seem to be the way life was in the early 60's don't you think? We've come a long way baby.
The weather had continued to be great out this way...yesterday and today have been beautiful downtown!
I admire your sock knitting skills! Nicely done!!!
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