Another Week Begins

This morning wasn’t as pretty as yesterday. I’d share a photo from yesterday but, as I’ve complained previously, getting photos to easily upload to the internet these days is a real pain. This sunflower photo was from a couple days ago. It’s not Mammoth as the seed package said it would be. The plant itself is about 6′ tall but the flower is less than 12″. Either way, it’s pretty. I’ll try again next year. There are a few other plants. One’s going to have twin blooms. That should be fun.

The painting on the house is almost done. There are two more boards that need to be done but we’re waiting for new gutters. Then, we have these hideous looking boards just under the porch roofs that need something. We found out that milled wood didn’t hold the Sikkens stain that we used when we originally stained the logs. Paint may be the way to go and I may just do it myself to save some $$$$. All I need is a brush, roller, paint, and a ladder. Lightly sanding the wood will have to be done first.

Originally, I was going to head up to the cabin this Thursday. Now, I’m feeling like I just want to ‘vacation in place’. It’s too funny when I say that. How does one who isn’t gainfully employed Vacation? My husband was going to go up with me but would have to return for work while I was going to stay for an entire week. My knitting group meets on Sept 10th and we’re going on a field trip to a yarn shop. So, I’m going to go up on the 9th or before. Can’t miss the field trip. There’s yarn involved.

Knitting. You know it’s going on here. I’ll share a photo of my Glass Houses shawl after today since I’m pretty sure it’s going to be finished today. I’ve got just about 30 rows left. There will be 215 stitches on the last row after all the decreases so maybe it won’t be done today.

My next project to finish is the Shakerag that is turning into a cardigan. Right now I’m up to the armhole separation. Silly me started the neck decreases at the same time. No, I don’t want my front neckline as low as the armhole on my cardigan. Good thing I realized what I did only 8 rows into the mess.

Market Bags. I want to knit some. I’ve got five giant cones of cotton in a cabinet. Bulky or heavy worsted weight cottons in earth tones that I bought close to 20 years ago. The quality of the cotton is similar to the dishcloth cottons so it will all be perfect for market bags. I’m getting real tired of those plastic bags.

Back to my Glass Houses before breakfast.

Have a great Monday!