This Moment

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. Happy Friday!
 

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Unraveling

Remember this?

It Dahlia.  That center piece took three tries before I finally got it done.  

It also had these....

They made me very nervous because I had to pull that green yarn out for sleeves.

I started last night....insert heart palpitations here.

My dear friend Mel was a great help.
She was the voice of calm and reason and great advice.  

Pick up the stitches BEFORE you pull out the waste yarn.

Tada!

Now it's more stockinette....round and round we go...two sleeves to go, then completion. 

I've kind of put a knitting/crochet embargo on myself - no new projects - so that maybe I'll finish this thing instead of getting frustrated with the whole process and putting it in a time out. I hope to finish soon cause Christmas is just around the corner and I REALLY need to get started. Yes, I'm sorry I said the "C word."  I'll go back to my knitting in circles...and dreaming of completed sweaters that take forever to knit. And drooling over all the beautiful finished products out there. Jared Flood...how I love thee...sigh.

Wool Gathering

So last week I mentioned that I'm working on a new project - Yeah, I know it's not Thursday. I'm a bit late.  Anyway...It started with this...

Freshly sheared wool...then it got a bath...

A bubble bath no less....cause I'm all about the pampering.

That was some seriously dirty wool.....Ewww.....

 

So then my tub became equally dirty......

That is seriously gross.

But the wool looks pretty good. 

Soft, fluffy wool....pretty.

So here's the fun part...My bathroom seriously smelled like a zoo during this process...like the stuff they shovel up.  Evidently this little lamb named Cadbury decided to roll in some stinky mess. And I think I'm going to wash the wool again cause there is a lingering...um....stench?  There is just no polite way around it.  That wool smelled like poo and a little time in the sun did NOT help. So I'm back to square one of washing wool.  For those of you a bit more experienced than I.....how many times have you washed your wool? Inquiring minds...as in mine...would like to know.  Does that smell get washed away? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

This Moment

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. Happy Friday!

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Around Here

There's been lots of stuff going on around here. This past weekend we went on a little day trip to the neighboring town of Salisbury.  It's a neat little town with a lovely historic downtown.  I am a sucker for old buildings and homes.  The detail and craftsmanship have always amazed me.  Some of these buildings are over one hundred years old.  Look at the arches and brick work....

More arches and corbels.  Why did we stop building like this?  It has so much more character than a concrete box...in my opinion...for what that's worth.

This building isn't quite as old as the one above, but it makes me think of the movie "A Christmas Story." It almost looks like it came straight out of the movie...you know, the restaurant where they ate their Christmas dinner after the Bumpuses' dogs ate the turkey? Only it was called Chop Suey.

They even had those old coin operated rides for kids....ahem....yeah, some people haven't grown up even after a year of college....

I do love that picture...that and the fact that he's still willing to be silly.

We also spent a lovely evening with some friend on Saturday and Sunday was spent doing what Car Guy wanted...it was Father's Day after all. I have another project in the works that I'll share with you tomorrow...a long with a few questions for those of you who may have a bit more experience.

It's going to be a long day.  I had to have Number Two Son  at the airport this morning for a 6:00 a.m. flight....yawn.  I mean seriously yawning....Must...Stay...Awake...At...Work......snnnnorreee.......

This Moment

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. Happy Friday!

Ha!  Cat takeover....no words? What?

Oh hello there! We've met before, correct? You look awfully familiar. You've met my Mom, right? I'd say look to the left of the picture and you'd see her, but my Dad thought she might get a bit peeved if she showed up in a picture sound asleep - he's absolutely correct - so you can only see a bit of her hair. She's fine, by the way. Lots of running around...it appears to be in circles and evidently, she's very tired from it. I don't understand. It's not like she's got a tail or anything like that to chase after....humans are so confusing. Anywho, as you can tell, it was a rough night...too much catnip. I hate it when that happens. It was that gray cat's fault. He eats all the food, so he's bigger and has a higher tolerance....but that's ok. I finished it, so no more for him! Ha! Looks like it's going to be a quiet weekend. Hope you enjoy it. Now...that other cat had better not be in the warm spot in front of the window....I got here first and that is MY spot....this younger generation...I don't know why he thinks he can come in here and take over....good thing the humans slept through everything last night...I don't think they noticed us running across the bed until maybe the 49th time.....oh, the sun's out....must lay down...right here...yawn....



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This Moment

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. Happy Friday!

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