Weekends

 

This weekend was perfect.  We did daily walks in our neighborhood and the fall foliage is at its peak, I love it. Along with fall are fall allergies which I am not a fan of but there is always a price for happiness.  A frost would be nice, don't you think?

I did a lot of reading and finished a memoir, Hunger, by Roxane Gay. It was sad and heartbreaking but a compelling read. I will definitely read more of her essays and books. I worked feverishly on my sister's black (black!!!) sweater. Golly, I wish I had the eyesight of a 20 year old. However, I finished the second sleeve and after all the pesky pick up stitches around the band that I hope will be completed sometime today, I will be sailing into easy 2 x 2 ribbing.

How was your weekend?


Comments

  1. Deb J. in UtahOctober 19, 2020 at 7:46 AM

    Hi - I enjoyed reading about your weekend. You sure do live in a beautiful area. I love the tree-lined road. I know your sister will love that sweater. It looks so cozy and warm. I will have to look up that book you read. I enjoy memoirs. Have a good week. See you again soon!

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  2. BonnyOctober 19, 2020 at 8:50 AM

    Gorgeous sweater and gorgeous foliage! Our leaves are really just starting to change here and I'm enjoying them, too!

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  3. JuliannOctober 19, 2020 at 8:51 AM

    I read Hunger recently - hard story but good insights. I’m knitting with black right now. Just round and round but I do turn up the light

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  4. LeftycrafterOctober 19, 2020 at 9:36 AM

    Your autumn photos are so pretty. I miss having 4 seasons this time of year. I admire you working on the black sweater for your sister. I tried to knit black socks once and it was a killer on the eye sight. I am still waiting for our temps to get low enough during daylight hours to get out and walk. We are down to the high 90's this week which is an improvement from the 144 days of over 100.

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  5. VeraOctober 19, 2020 at 12:37 PM

    This is such a beautiful season. Are the colors more pronounced this year? I can't decide if they are or if I am just noticing them more. Either way, I'm enjoying them. We headed north and west yesterday and caught more color than we have at home. It was lovely!

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  6. AsKatKnitsOctober 19, 2020 at 1:45 PM

    Picking up stitches is always a bit of a challenge... but with black yarn! Yikes! :)

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  7. Hena TayebOctober 19, 2020 at 2:32 PM

    We only have hints of color... but no I don't want a frost.. please, not yet.
    My son has seasonal allergies as well.. this year surprisingly they haven't arrived yet.

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  8. UnknownOctober 19, 2020 at 2:33 PM

    We spent most of the weekend decluttering, but I did get two walks with friends. All in all, it was a good one!

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  9. MaryOctober 19, 2020 at 6:10 PM

    You're making knitting black look easy! Love the fall foliage and the moody vibes ... we had full on sunshine and it was lovely, too!

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  10. MinervaOctober 19, 2020 at 6:57 PM

    I love the tonal hues in the sweater. It's just gorgeous.

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  11. kathy bOctober 19, 2020 at 10:57 PM

    What beautiful photos. Oh I kind of want to make a sweater after all the Rhinebeck information this weekend on line Yours looks amazing! We are in full fall color here as well . It is easy to just drive the country roads and snap photos right and left

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  12. sustainablemumOctober 20, 2020 at 2:14 AM

    Your photos are beautiful Karen, the foliage is beautiful at the moment isn't it. Knitting with dark yarn is so hard now isn't it, I need really good light to be able to see what I am doing.

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  13. JaneOctober 20, 2020 at 7:53 PM

    I imagine that dark charcoal/black is a challenge to knit. The fall foliage is beautiful. Mother Nature is compensating us for 2020 with a gorgeous autumn. Quiet weekend which is the norm here.

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  14. StefanieOctober 21, 2020 at 9:15 PM

    It went by too fast. I can't remember what I did. Maybe got some sewing in?

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