Pumpkin Sunrise

  Good morning to you! How are you? How was your weekend? My weekend was quite busy, but it seems that most weekends are for me. The local grands slept over Friday night after their halloween parade and classroom party at their preschool. It was a long day for them (and for us...). But we had fun between the tired tears :) Saturday morning, after their parents picked them up, I went out with my sister for some morning shopping. I found yarn at a local yarn store to make the local grands hats and mitts for Christmas. Well that is the plan. The youngest grandson is getting a sweater for the holidays and hopefully a hat. I gave out candy Saturday evening for Halloween and we had a whopping 35 kids. That is the most ever. I enjoyed seeing their costumes. So sweet. Lots of princesses and dinosaurs. Sunday morning, we all went to Mass and the sermon was 10 minutes long! What a delight and meaningful message. I wish all of the priests could do that because I can pay attention for that lon...

  Hello! How are you? I am feeling better (I swear I write this every single week but it's a true statement every single week). The weather has been glorious and gorgeous!  Well I did it, I finished the hedgehogs . This project was fun to knit up and they knit up quickly. The fiddliest part is the very beginning of the nose on double pointed needles. However, I got the hang of it eventually. I used cotton for the face and belly and then an acrylic-cotton blend for the body. The pattern is from Purl Soho and they are known for detailed instructions.  Now that this project is complete I'll be casting on a little sweater for my youngest grandson, the yarn arrived yesterday! What are you working on this week?

  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!!