Knitting needles staying busy!

 

Knitting news - and another winner!

Yes, I finished knitting the cowl for recent winner Vee in Maine.

Her little parcel is going in the mail today and heading north to

 arrive hopefully before the first snowfall!

Speaking of which - I still miss those lovely years of long ago

when I lived in New England and spent quite a lot of time in

the beautiful state of Maine..........at my favorite beach, 

Ogunquit ("a beautiful place by the sea" in Abenaki language)

 in the summer months, and taking drives north from our

 homes in New Hampshire and Massachusetts in winter

 when the weather wasn't too severe but the landscape 

was often snow-covered.

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So the brown yarn is used up - that was Ms. Vee's choice.

At the time of the drawing I told you that Bob and I decided to 

also pull a second name for later - after all I need to keep my

knitting needles clicking all the long winter months ahead

while stuck in front of the evening TV screen!

Here's the other winner. 

Congratulations Lorrie.

Lorrie lives far away, also in the north - and in another country!

Bob and I had the pleasure to meet up with Lorrie and her charming

 husband a few years ago when visiting another of our most favorite places, 

the lovely city of Victoria on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Many of you also follow Lorrie at Fabric Paper Thread and I know agree

when I say she is a special, beautiful, and gracious woman in so many ways. 

Lorrie - Bob and I were delighted when your name popped up naming

 you the runner up. . . . . .and I have the 'merlot' shade of yarn you

requested waiting for the knitting needles so will get started on your

cowl soon!

Only three little boys showed up at the door for Halloween candy

last evening - disappointing. Recalling the years when there was a

steady stream of ghosts, witches and Ninja warriors on the front porch.

How about at your house?

November here already!

Here's to another great week ahead.

We took a short drive yesterday to look for autumn scenery.

I'll share photos soon.

Goodbye sweet October days -

Autumn. October. Birthdays.

Always a busy month around here, October arrived and was full of 

occasions. Many family members and friends have birthdays. . . . and 

of course my own was tucked in there on the the 26th. I thank you all 

who sent such kind greetings. No matter how old we get it's always a

pleasure to be remembered, don't you agree?

This weekend we will say goodbye to what for me is probably the best 

month of the year. I'm staying close to home - including time in this chair

which is comfortable for my current back and leg issue. Still going to PT 

and doing exercises at home. Still waiting for the leaves to change color 

and soon begin falling. . . . . yes autumn is a season of slowing down

 and just waiting.

My birthday brought some enjoyable and unexpected gifts.

A new beautiful cookbook, SOUPOLOGY, from granddaughter Jasmin

 who knows exactly what excites my taste buds and gets me into the kitchen!

We do love soup around here and there are some tasty sounding ones

in this book.

The beautiful Voluspa candle from Anthropologie accompanied it, along with

 other special gifts. We love these candles in the the patterned glass jars -

this fragrance is a new one to me, Santiago Huckleberry (Ripe Huckleberry, 

Vanilla & Crushed Sugar Cane) in a Coconut Wax Blend. It smells just 

right for fall and the color is so beautiful.

I have lot of cookbooks (even after sharing some with others to make more

 space on my kitchen bookshelves!), but there's always a new one popping

up which I feel will be interesting to read, and perhaps glean a few new can't

 pass up recipes. THE FIRST MESS I'd seen online, even tried a couple of 

Laura's great plant-based recipes. This one I bought myself for my birthday

gift - I am going to enjoy it!

Everywhere looks clean after more heavy rain last night, and beautiful sunny

cooler weekend days are promised - nice for the children to celebrate

 Halloween if they venture out for Trick or Treats as the sun goes does

on Sunday evening!

This morning the bluebirds are back in the the now bare fig tree, always

a thrill. Other birds are returning too - probably as we're feeding again. 

Expect bird photos, along with the usual suspects, squirrels, soon!

Enjoy your late October weekend - I'll catch up with you all in the coming

November days.