Looking Up

  This sweatshirt sweater went  together the way it is supposed to !

Amazing how much more pleasurable a project is when it is the right size! 

 Bill and I celebrated his stitch removal with a dinner date yesterday--

and enjoyed the blue skies and fluffy clouds before Dorian hits. 

No longer scary looking-the big blue wires are a thing of the past--look----------->

Just tender newly healed skin--no gaping holes or peeking into the parts of the elbow

 that are better left to the imagination!

Just in time because we have a bunch of hurricane preparations to finalize!

Feline Fridays From NY

 I spent yesterday playing with these two little grand nieces!

They aren't dressed up but they loved their little matching sweaters I made recently !

 This is the view my parents enjoy of the Oswego River across the street from them!

 And as a nod to Feline Fridays, here is my fur-nephew, Bandit

and his brother, you guessed it, Smokey!  

Doesn't he look sweet and a bit less than intelligent here?~

Close

 This is the bridge over the St Johns River which we cross on the way to church yesterday.

The river was crowded with boats because the shrimp are running!

There's nothing like fresh shrimp-as long as I don't have to  'clean' them!

 I am close to finishing the machine knit sweater-made to copy my favorite t-shirt;

I haven't tried it on yet but it looks like the right size!  

I will cast off the neck rib and block it today! 

Here is the CloseToYou shawl that I am knitting on-we have finally made friends 

and even the color change is not a big deal anymore--i

f only I can count rows better, I won't have wings of different sizes!

A Date!

 The sunshine sets off the beautiful blooms on the ground orchids--it is thriving!

 Yesterday, Bill and I enjoyed a very leisurely lunch on the river this afternoon--

how nice to enjoy each other's company, the perfect weather and the beauty of the river.

 Do you see what's on the fallen tree?

 He wanted to enjoy the sunshine, too!  (a three year old gator)

 We watched the wildlife on the river and even the odd boat or two;

there was even a group (fleet? ) of four KrisKrafts--they were beauties!

 Once home,  I tackled the last touches on the knitting machine for this sweater.

I have just tacked the critical points to help seam it up.  

I hope to have this finished by the end of today--

well, at least all seamed up so I can do the bit of garter around the neckline.

Mom's Little Quilt

 Mom received this little quilt kit for Christmas 

and we cut it out last month and now it is finished and hanging on her wall!

 I spent the day in town and the weather was in the 70's so it was delicious out!

In the background is the bridge we drive over every time we head to town, 

it spans the St Johns River.

 I loved the composition of this picture and will try to catch it in a painting some day!

Here is the coast along the river walk; 

 you can see the water is brackish because while it is an inland river,

 it empties into the ocean so the ocean tides affect the river and shares its saltiness!

  So much of the river walk is still under repairs from Hurricane Irma of Sept '17. 

 I had to dodge yellow tape, closed gates and partially dozed sidewalks to get here,

 but I'm so glad I did-it was a great walk.

Out to Lunch

This morning I played with some pretties to make some new stitch markers.

These are stones, jewels, glass leaves and fima clay.

I'm knitting on the Nurmilintu shawl and the new vest-I wanted new stitch markers to brighten the experience! 

We joined my parents for an enjoyable lunch at Corky Bells 'al fresco'!  

It was followed by some games on the pool patio.

Can you say a great day?!

On the Sea with the C's

 We got to see Caleb and Cassandra for the day!  Of course, a boat ride was in order for this gorgeous day!

 So many gators to spot-small 6' ones and.......

 .........large 9' ones, too.  See him smile?!

 There were so many birds-this is an osprey skimming the water just ahead of us.

This was a flock of egrets over the St Johns River.

The creek was so calm and enjoyable to boat.....the lake was very choppy and not as pleasurable but it is always a good day out on the water!  We had a wonderful lunch at Corky Bells and ended the day with a swim and then a rousing game of Wahoo!