Pumpkin Sunrise

  Good morning! How are you?  It has been crazy around here, and of course it's always health related because my 2026 is all about that. However, I am once again in recovery mode. Over the weekend I wasn't well and went to Urgent Care on Saturday morning and got antibiotics. On Sunday morning my face swelled and I thought all day about what I should do. I could not sleep at all So 1:30 AM Monday morning I went to ER ( I believe this is the fourth time in 2026!).  I got some pain meds and they did a cat scan that revealed an infection and a possible tooth problem. It's funny because the ER doctor kept saying disregard the tooth and follow up with the ENT. I was home by 4 AM and by 8 AM I was calling endodontists and got an appointment a few hours later and had my first root canal on a very very infected molar. Good grief. I am ever so grateful for the kind people in the office who fit me in as an emergency and for the skilled Endodontist and her assistant who reassured me....

  Good morning to you! Holy smokes has the weather been fantastic here. I have had a string of good hair weather days and love it. It looks like this weather is staying the same all week long and this is why Autumn is a glorious season. I've been working on the same two projects this past week. On the left is the second sock and I'm down to the heel flap so you know I am over half way now,  super excited about that.  On the right is hedgehog number five (out of six, so so so close to being done). I'm in my knitting rhythm now when I work on the hedgehogs. I do not have the pattern memorized but I am very familiar with what to do at each step. The very beginning (nose) is the most fiddly part of the pattern. What have you been working on this week??

  Good morning! How are you doing today? Are you experiencing the cooler weather?  I am thoroughly loving this autumnal season. I wish I could bottle up the chill and have it during the summer. I know I am the odd one out but I just love being cold and detest being hot. Every single time I'm outside I see a maple tree showing off it's colors. So beautiful!! Not much happened over the weekend. We watched the local grand kids Friday night and had a great time. There were lots and lots of giggling and glee. They are at a fun age now. Saturday morning was the last soccer practice and it was in the low 40s and very cold and somewhat muddy. All the little ones were bundled up in winter coats, hats and mittens.  I worked on the hedgehogs  over the weekend and am currently on number four out of six. (over half way, yay!). In the evenings while watching TV I work on the second sock . While knitting these I think about another sweater for me. I have yet to cast on but I have i...

  Well hello there! How are you? The knitting has been sputtering along this week. I've knit two hedgehogs since I've last posted about my knitting. Sorry that there isn't a photo of them, but trust me they are super cute. I started the third one over the weekend. On the left is the SECOND sock ! I made a lot of progress on this project in the past week, I find I can knit a sock and watch the local grands at the same time if they are playing independently. The hat on the right has also received some much needed attention, the yarn is squishy and fun to knit with. What have you been working on this week? Did you get the heat spell? It was really hot yesterday - too hot and now I am patiently waiting for the cold weather coming up at the end of the week!!

  Good morning! How are you doing today and how was your week? The weather is finally the weather I love, crisp cool mornings and a somewhat warm day. Yesterday  it rained lots and I kind of liked it. I could hear the rain on the roof pitter-pattering away. The local grands slept over Friday night and we had a good time over all. My husband was tired from jet lag and I am on prednisone so my nerves are somewhat stretched thin (not complaining, it makes my mouth feel better so that is a blessing!). I continue to improve daily and for that I am grateful. I also watched them for Sunday afternoon and we had a big watercolor party at the kitchen table. I worked on my husband's socks over the weekend since I could not work on holiday gifts in front of the kids. Of course when I cast on the second sock (yay!) I did not cast on enough stitches so I had to rip it all out and start over again. So I knit the cuff twice, ha ha. In the bottom photo I bought the pumpkin on the right from T...

  Good morning lovely people! How are you doing today? I am rejoicing in the furnace kicking on because it is chilly outside in the early mornings. Yay.  My knitting this week has been hedgehog knitting . After I snapped this photo I had to rip out the white of the back two more times because my pick up stitching was not the same on both sides. The third time is a charm and I am ready to stuff this little guy today! Also I thought I was knitting five hedgehogs but my daughter in law declared love of them so now I am making six (hopefully). As an expert knitter this was baffling to me! I will blame it on the salivary gland infection and not feeling my best (but slowly getting better). I did see the nurse practitioner in my PCP office and she prescribed antibiotics again and I will be staying on a very very slow taper of prednisone for about a month to get me as close to the sialendoscopy procedure date (11/05) without an infection. May this please work! Say your prayers or send...