Knits With Cats

Thank you!

Alternating between football and baseball tonight - the Cubs-Brewers game is really good! Today I went to Wood Carvers with SO, then got my hair cut and colored. Did a little kitchen cleanup, read out on the deck, picked the bindoff out of a sweater to lengthen it. Not a bad day at all.

Today is the 2nd anniversary of my retirement! I didn't even realize it until Facebook sent me a memory link.

Sweet potatoes with dinner are always good. Also pumpkin scones, pumpkin bread, pumpkin custard, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin ice cream, pumpkin cookies...

My grandfather told me that the reason his ancestors moved to TX was that they were outlaws and TX wasn't a state yet! They certainly didn't leave an easily accessible genealogical trail!

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What kind of yarn does your friend need?

To do list for the week:
- Haircut and color
- Wood Carvers
- Yoga x 2
- Mah Jongg
- KnitWits
- Knitting group
- Housekeeper and handyman
- Build a bookcase
- Donate yarn
- Other donations
- Pick up chicken and CSA box
- October banner
- Transplant roses
- Fridge and laundry
- Plumber (toilet)

Mazel tov!

Woodworkers love Black Walnut! Never heard anything about the smoke being toxic, but gardeners will tell you that nothing will grow under them or around the roots - not even weeds.

I'm a good person,I believe your mutuals are good people. You are probably a good person too, therefore there ARE good people everywhere that need to be recognized as good.

Sports-full day. Baseball (not good), Nascar (meh, but nice nap), football (game not over yet). Good chat with our neighbors, knitted on a couple of projects, leftovers for dinner. Sorted vitamins and supplements into pillboxes for the next 2 weeks, ordered replacements as needed. Good night!

Red metal roofs on a restaurant with the steam vent for the sugar shack in the middle. On the upper left is a sugar maple that's just starting to turn gold. The sky is very blue and clear.

A corner of red metal roof over the woodshed for the sugar shack. A blue umbrella is on the right. A mostly golden sugar maple is on the left.

Lovely breakfast oh the patio at our favorite pancake house; patio is closed but a favorite waitperson seated us there because it was so noisy (lots of kids) in the main dining room, and SO was clearly not comfortable. Gorgeous day, sunny and warm, especially for October!

And also with you

Lovely and beautifully done! Malabrigo is wonderful yarn.

Olive green heather sweater cuffs with the yarn ends hanging down. They're edged in a beaded rib. The sweater is laid out on a yellow fleece afghan.

Knitting progress! Finished both sleeves on the green sweater my friend almost finished. Now I'm unpicking what seems like thousands of stitches in the body bind off so I can add a few inches to the length. Hope to finish it next week. 🧶#ShowMeYourKnits

Beautiful! And that green is perfect!

I'm glad I'm far away - I'm a sucker for orange cats especially! My dad said he didn't like cats, but my brother adopted a feral cat who "claimed" my dad as his person, and they became inseparable. Cat napped in the recliner with dad every evening with all 4 paws in the air- they were so cute!

Friday was a very good day. Massage and a pedi; she does a fabulous massage and never hurts my arthritic joints. Another 50 ft of bittersweet gone. Happy hours phone call with my CA quilting/knitting friend and I am about 10 rows left before the second sleeve of a cardigan is finished.

He's adorable!

...the time and the expertise offered.

It also probably depends on the type of brain injury. A football player with a history of repeated concussions would possibly react differently due to what part of the brain is injured, and how often the injury is repeated.

My SO was incredibly kind, nice, gentle, etc before a massive stroke and became even more so (if that's even possible) in recovery. I think it's due, in part, to the fact we didn't treat it as something to fight or defeat or beat. He was encouraged to improve, to be better, to take advantage of ...

We were shocked in NH at how little litter there is by the roadsides. Seems every service group (Lions, Scouts, etc) and kids who need service hours to graduate take turns at picking up litter monthly. People also pick up litter while walking, even the college kids! Keeps it nice for everyone.

Apparently they both want to have kids, and soon. She's an adult and it's ok if she moves to a new "career" as a mom. It's fine if she continues to write/record music. It's her life, and I don't get to vote on how she lives it.

Chicken Tikka Masala with veggies added for dinner tonight, using leftover fancy organic chicken, zucchini, and yellow peppers with a jarred sauce. I love Indian food, but SO isn't sure about it, and jarred sauce was quite good. And SO like it!

I did that for years, starting with biting my nails when we first got a TV. Progressed to picking at my cuticles and the only thing that keeps it at bay is regular manicures, with or without polish. I do my nails once a week, and have since I was 17. Also knitting or something any time I watch tv.

Tuesday and Wednesday report: some laundry done, some meals cooked. Played Team Trivia at the Senior Center, knitted with the knitting group. Yoga this morning, knitted part of a sleeve, watched a lot of baseball. Not doing well on the list items so far, but there's always the weekend.

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