Saturday Rain

Can you say rain? Well, we have gotten it this morning! However, we went along anyway. Not much happening in the way of garage sales though. Several cancelled. We did find one really awesome game that looks like a great social studies experience. And one brand new Aigner purse for $3. Not bad for a rainy day.

Gotta get busy with my yarn. I need to get the stuff done. I am anxious to do socks. I have only done them on dpns, which was fun, but you know how it is when you have a new thing to try.

church sale

We went this morning to our favorite monthly sale. A local church rummage sale that always has great bargains. I spent a whopping $2.15 and came home with a book, a package of Halloween printer paper, 3 games (super cool vintage), a vintage pyrex salt shaker (for the picnic basket) a gyroscope, a bike bag, a bread loaf pan, and a really cute huge Snoopy cookie cutter. Quite a haul for two bucks! This evening we played one of the games. It is called "Scrabble Sentence Cube game" which I had never seen before (1971 on the box) and you play it similarly to regular Scrabble only instead of forming words with letters, you form sentences with word blocks. Quite challenging. We were all into it though. We love games. The other two games were "Rack-O" (1966) and "Duet Bridge" (1967).

Got to visit the new home of The Knitting Nest! Wow! What a shop! So fantastic! I just wanted to move in and never leave. Charming and cozy. Got some great sock yarn for my son. I plan to use the two socks on two circulars to make dozens of pairs of socks for everyone. My copy of Antje Gillingham's "Knitting Circles Around Socks" came in the mail today. So now all I have to do is finish my two crochet projects and get started on the socks. I am absolutely making myself finish these projects first. I am not always very good about that. Too many things get started and not finished right away.

Garage sales tomorrow maybe. I am much pickier than I used to be. I don't haul home all the junk I used to. I have learned to be particular. Makes the bargain much more fun and no buyer's remorse that way.

Blessings!

Picnic at the park

Today was a beautiful day. 82 and no humidity! In July! We went to the park and had a picnic dinner. Food always tastes better outside, doesn't it? We spread out our blanket and leisurely ate. Then out came the frisbee, the yarn, and the camera. We watched sticks float down the creek and saw a mother duck and her two children. Absolutely beautiful! I love summer evenings! My boys and my mom played frisbee while hubby and I sat on the blanket and talked. I worked on my crochet project too. I will post pics when it is closer to being finished.
Blessings!

Welcome to my new blog! I am still trying to get things up and running so it will be fun! Life is crazy as usual. I am working on too many projects at once and trying to sell my house!

Two crochet projects and one on going knitting project. Plus I just took a great sock class with Antje Gillingham and am sooooo excited to get started making socks on two circulars. She is a darling person and if you haven't seen her book, check it out. I know you will want one. "Knitting Circles Around Socks" She has a terrific shop and is moving it to a new location this week. Can't wait to see it!

Pics and all sorts of stuff coming right away!
Blessings!