Weekends

The famous Miss Holly

Hello!  How was your weekend?  Mine was boring.  If you know me well, you know that boring is the very best kind of weekend for me.  I stayed home, I slept in the best bed ever, and drank the best coffee ever made in the best coffeemaker ever.  I know, I know, you're saying 'but Karen, didn't you do anything exciting?'

Nope.  Glorious, isn't it?

I wasted most of yesterday looking on line for a chair that matches our kitchen set.  We have a chair stretcher that keeps breaking so I thought I'll buy another chair.  Well, when your set is 20+ years old the internet does not have an exact match.

So I switched to looking for a chair stretcher part - and found it in Maine.  So now I'm waiting for my husband to do the official measurements to make sure we buy the right size (I've discerned the right style) and put the order in.  Phew!

years and years of yarn tags sorted and still kept
Today I delightfully cleaned out my knitting bag, and a secret box that held the overflow of 'stuff'.  You know like knitting yarn tags!  Oh I loved going down memory lane remembering all of my projects.  Apparently I knit a lot of projects out of:  Madeline Tosh, Quince and Co., Malabrigo and Ella Rae.  I made more room in my secret box for more overflow.  The knitting bag is ready for a new cast on as well.

paintings in progress
 I painted a bit after lunch before meeting my friends for the afternoon.  Yesterday and today we had pizza sooooo,,,,,,no cooking for me. 

My stay at home weekend was restive and wonderful!


How was your weekend?

Comments

  1. JaneJuly 28, 2019 at 7:23 PM

    Wonderfully boring as well. Your paintings are beautiful. Wow. And the yarn tags make me smile. I tape them into a half-sized three ring notebook and I was just thinking I need to update that notebook. They get tossed into a plastic pocket on the inside of the notebook until I take the time to tape them in and record which project they made. After I am gone, my kids are going to be faced with too many notebooks and scrapbooks.

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  2. JaneJuly 28, 2019 at 7:23 PM

    P. S. I am loving that cowl.

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  3. LisaJuly 28, 2019 at 9:45 PM

    I love boring weekends. Yours sounds fabulous. Mine was not as boring but still good.

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  4. BridgetJuly 29, 2019 at 7:00 AM

    Stay at home and doing your own thing weekends are the best! Yours sounds especially enjoyable.

    Miss Holly is such a pretty girl!

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  5. BonnyJuly 29, 2019 at 7:09 AM

    That's a lot of yarn tags, and I'm glad you've made room for more! Your painting and that cowl are especially lovely - nice products of a boring weekend!

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  6. CathieJJuly 29, 2019 at 7:14 AM

    My weekend was exciting as I hosted my daughter's bridal shower on Saturday and had two of her bridesmaids staying with me. What fun. Unfortunately it ended with an emergency room visit and subsequent admission for my MIL. Testing needs to be done to find out what is making her so dangerously anemic.

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  7. AnonymousJuly 29, 2019 at 7:45 AM

    Sounds like a wonderful weekend! Ours was uneventful too and that was exactly what we needed.

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  8. AsKatKnitsJuly 29, 2019 at 8:06 AM

    I almost had an identical weekend - but I went to visit a historic site with a girlfriend, which turned out to be the perfect little outing!

    I am smiling at your yarn tags - I have a little box full of them.

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  9. JuliannJuly 29, 2019 at 9:45 AM

    I’m not sure what a chair stretcher is but happy you found a replacement. I have a collection of yarn tags too. Happy Monday

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  10. stephJuly 29, 2019 at 10:39 AM

    ohd! would Freddy have LOVED LOVED LOVED finding that ball band stash!!!

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    1. karenJuly 31, 2019 at 8:41 AM

      I was sorry to hear about Freddy, he was the best dog ever!

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  11. EmilyJuly 29, 2019 at 11:17 AM

    Have you considered keeping a journal with your projects? My mom has one and she keeps a tag of the yarn used (and a piece of the yarn), pattern name, any additional notes, and a picture of the finished product.

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    1. karenJuly 31, 2019 at 8:42 AM

      I have but I'm terrible at keeping up with it, when Ravelry was invented that solved all of my problems with project notes.

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  12. VeraJuly 29, 2019 at 12:22 PM

    What a lovely weekend you had! Love your painting and the cowl. My weekend was a little on the busy side, but it was all good, so it's ok. I'm ready for a day at home though!

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  13. Jeannie Gray KnitsJuly 29, 2019 at 12:37 PM

    I love boring weekends! Sounds like yours was perfect.

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  14. My Creative LifeJuly 29, 2019 at 4:45 PM

    That's a lot of yarn labels, I've saved a few over the years but have often wondered whether I should've thrown them out. Sounds like a nice weekend. Cx

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  15. The Liberty BelleJuly 29, 2019 at 8:18 PM

    Your quiet weekend sounds like bliss to me.

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  16. kathy bJuly 29, 2019 at 10:49 PM

    As long as your weekend made you happy~ I spent much of it watching Cubs baseball. I also went to the lousy ABBA concert in the high heat and humidity.Tomorrow is supposed to be a big relief in terms of dew points! Hooray. I can weed a bit

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  17. mamasmercantileJuly 30, 2019 at 3:50 AM

    I don't know about boring, the word idyllic springs to ind.

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  18. StefanieJuly 31, 2019 at 5:54 PM

    There's nothing like one's bed for sure. Funny enough, I was able to sleep fine in Oahu on the hotel bed. I'm glad you had a relaxing weekend. I love these sets of watercolor painting you've done.

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