Weekends

 

How was your weekend?

Mine was frosty and beautiful. This week there will be a slight warm up but I'll have the memories of a frosty, cold, chilly weekend. The news people say we are past peak fall color but I'm still enjoying the colors that are currently around. The oak trees are still doing their thing and some maples are trying valiantly to hang on. This week I'm sure will be the Big Leaf Drop.

Over the weekend, my husband and I walked a new to us path/trail that is near our neighborhood. Every so often we try to explore a new place getting a sense of where we are. Bit by bit I file away places that family and neighbors tell me that I should explore and then when there is time we do it. 


I have been crushing my holiday knitting goals. I know! I'm overly confident that I will get all the knitting done by my self imposed deadlines.  That is a really good feeling.

How was your weekend?


Comments

  1. VeraNovember 8, 2021 at 7:53 AM

    Lovely pictures of Fall in your neck of the woods! I love the frosty picture. My knitting is going well (and stitching). I am sort of re-thinking (possibly) my plans for further Christmas knitting...have not fully decided yet.

    ReplyDelete
  2. BonnyNovember 8, 2021 at 8:09 AM

    I really like the frost photo also! The leaf colors in our area look kind of muted, with lots of browns among the yellows and reds, but still pretty in a quiet way.

    ReplyDelete
  3. LeftycrafterNovember 8, 2021 at 9:15 AM

    Your frosty photo is pretty. Soon you will be showing us photos with snow. Sounds like another blessed weekend for you. Finding new paths to walk is always a joy. Glad to hear your knitting needles are still flying.

    ReplyDelete
  4. affectioknitNovember 8, 2021 at 10:06 AM

    Hi Karen,
    ...your new path looks awesome...we've still not had our first frost yet...and it's overdue...fall came really late this year...
    ~Have a lovely day!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Hena TayebNovember 8, 2021 at 2:50 PM

    Yay for you, hitting your knitting goals.
    Finding new walking paths that are as gorgeous as that must be a real treat.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Deb J. in UtahNovember 8, 2021 at 7:45 PM

    That looks like a geat trail. Glad you had a nice weekend. Hope the week ahead is a good one.

    ReplyDelete
  7. JaneNovember 8, 2021 at 7:50 PM

    What a pretty trail. I like the photos of fall in your neck of the woods. The colors here have been show-stopping. The leaves were falling today. I think we are also in for the big leaf drop. Hooray for nailing the holiday knitting. We had a quiet weekend but oh so nice since we are home.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Judy S.November 8, 2021 at 8:08 PM

    Nice photos! It was a rainy and chilly weekend here. It's fun to explore local trails, isn't it? We actually saw a cougar on one of recent nearby walks. That was quite a surprise!

    ReplyDelete
  9. kathy bNovember 9, 2021 at 6:14 PM

    The weekend was wonderfu1 as my daughter came in to he1p out . She scrubbed the f1oors, made mea1s and pies and kept her father smi1ing! They started a puzz1e. I was fina11y ab1e to c1ear out my desk and resurrect my knitting

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment


Your comments are welcome as long as they are relevant to the post and spread joy, thank you for visiting and sharing your ideas.

Popular posts from this blog

Weekends

Image
My weekend happily contained: -wearing the above woolens all at the same time without being hot -so many walks and taking in the changing leaves. -a leaf shower on Saturday-the wind swirled the leaves off the trees up in the air to float down -changing screen savers to autumn themes! -a craft fair where my husband and I say "we could make that", but we don't. -french fries at the craft fair -scrambled eggs and toast for dinner because we were lazy. -football season has descended in my house. he was in the front room watching whatever is on today -I sat in the family room and watched A Tree Grows in Brooklyn .   Now I want to read it again. -Oh! I finished the socks!! So I wound up about six skeins of yarn and have three projects ready -started a cowl for me in fall colors (I hope to finish before fall ends) -enjoying Spirits of Joy .  Hannah graciously had a one day free sign up for her birthday at the end of September which I luckily saw on Twitter.  Than
Read more

Happy List

Image
  - neighborhood pumpkins - my oak trees showing off - new friends at 'school' - Tai Chi hour - lunch out with my husband - cold morning walks - an unexpected warm up - all the fall knitting (imagined and real) - wearing wool - browsing knitting patterns - sister outings - dark chocolate - blue skies - neighborhood dogs - the kids coming to visit next weekend - the to-do lists that I am creating - afternoon reading (possible snooze) - apples! - soups! - hearing the breeze whisper through the trees - setting intentions - giving myself grace when I need it the most - solitude - grandchildren laughing - Holly being Holly - Blue skies - phone calls from family and friends - the kindness of others - assuming everyone is doing their best - drinking water and staying hydrated - hot decaf green tea in a BIG mug - first sip of coffee - geese flying in V formation and honking all the way (delightful!!) - Focusing on gratitude - focusing on joy  What would make your happy list?
Read more

Knitting News

Image
  Good morning to you! How are you? I'm excited about my hat that I've been knitting enjoying the sea of stockinette stitches. When I first started the hat I thought it would be too small, now I wonder if it will be too big. Gah. I will find out soon I guess. I wish the photo about showed how beautiful the colors are in real life, you'll have to trust me on this! Below is my next knitting project, the habitation throw . I will definitely use the pink and gray, I'm still not sure about that purple, I might have a look-see in my stash and do another ponder about that color. I chose this pattern because I can use up some of my stash and I adore Helen Stewart's patterns. What are you working on this week? Also: I will probably not be posting this Friday and the following Monday because of my family visiting. I hope to be back next Wednesday (unless I change my mind).
Read more