Entrelac in Garter Stitch

Oh, yeah!  It is very easy to do the knitting but getting your mind around where you are keeps those grey cells jumping!  Great mental exercise!  One dishcloth finished and many more to follow!

Geronimo!

What do you do to celebrate your birthday............?

 Well, this has never been on my list but...........jumping from an airplane @ Kennedy  Space Center has been on my Matthew and Caleb's list for a long time.
                             
Now that I know they are safely on the ground, I can acknowledge the beauty of it all!  Happy 24th Caleb!

 I will stick with my extreme knitting..........finished the hat and mitt set.

And really living it up, I learned a new-to-me technique, entrelac knitting!  Very exciting!  (I will post links for the directions later when I post the finished picture!  Mom, we are going to do this together when you are down for the winter!)

(Look up the story of Geronimo being yelled when you jump from a plane, very interesting read!)

Just Fluff

 The day started with a crash.........

 Someone got up the nerve to climb all the way up!  She was quite proud of herself.

 PuffDaddy was looking for an online deal to replace the ornament!

 What does a spinner do if she runs out of yarn?  Dye and spin some more!

 See how lovely the roving looks after you draft it out?  The process of soaking and dyeing makes the roving a bit matted when it dries and this just puts the luster back into the fiber, much easier to spin, too!

 Here are the singles on the two bobbins.

 All plied and ready to be wound into a skein.

KnitPicks superwash, 100g;   now sportweight yarn, 206 yards-on to the knitting!

Repurposed and Appreciated

 Many years ago, Bill and I bought this bench for Bruce and Marsel for a house warming gift.  It has come to reside with us for a spell since I have been looking for just such a bench for a few months!  It is nice to be able to share. 

 I needed to cover the seat cushions to have it match my space and voila!  it is perfect!  Thank you for sharing, Bruce and Marsel!

 One sock down for Bill; one foot of sock knitting sure eats up yardage to cover one foot-literally!

 This is the Christmas colored yarn I spun last month; it is now a hat and almost a pair of fingerless mitts!  This pattern is from Classic Elite Yarns, their Moorland Berries & Twigs Cap (the cable doesn't show up well in the pic, but it does in real life.)

 It matches my in-bloom Christmas cactus , don't you agree!

Temperatures opped to freezing last night, even though it warmed up to 65F during the day, the damage of the 32F at night is a done deal.  We have moved many of the pool plants indoors for the night again tonight for the repeat performance.....The dogwood tree appreciates the Jack Frost visit but not too many in the yard were pleased by the visit.

Great Visit Recap

 Since we were gathered, we decided to celebrate Caleb's birthday a week early.  

 The kids helped decorate the Christmas tree.  Since we go to Georgia for our Christmas, they never get to see our tree or decorations so we had great fun arranging and hanging things together.

 The JD sure did love all the new smells and decorations!

 Puff wasn't sure about it, but Nyki promptly took her napping position and settled in for the night!

 I have started a new pair of socks for Bill, this out of the rocket popsicle yarn.

 Everyone has left, the house is put back in order and quiet once again rules........

Hanging Around!

We are filling our days with tons of family time.   Lots of ping pong tournaments are going around!

 Matthew and Marsel helped me measure out and paint the shuffle board area of our pool decking!

(I have very sore muscles from my hour of playing and losing!)

 These guys are enjoying a dip every afternoon in the very refreshing water!

 The girls did some sewing today in between playing shuffleboard, making two more purse organizers.

 I finished knitting the fingerless mitts to match the hat.

 Dinner tonight at Scicily's-the best thin crust pizza south of NY!

And no matter how old your 'kids' get, they still stir a momma's heart when they fall asleep on the couch!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Now therefore, our God, we thank Thee and praise Thy glorious Name...1 Chronicles 29:13

I hope you have a wonderful day, savoring the best things in your life with those you love.

God has certainly made all things possible in our lives for us to know Him.

Prep Day

The kids wanted to test the pool first thing when they arrived yesterday.  The water was chilly at 74F but they had a grand time.

Even Uncle Caleb joined them for a swim!

Today, the guys took off for a game of golf!

So the ladies began our day of baking; pies and rolls and side dishes for tomorrow. 

We managed to cook tonight's meal and most of the other oven dishes for tomorrow.
                          
 I even managed to finish knitting the hat!  What a great day to start off our time together!  Off to church..........remember to take the time to thank the Provider of all you possess, for the many blessings we enjoy!

Anticipated Invasion

I am puttering around the house getting ready for some Georgian travellers to arrive........

.....and some sons to come from Jacksonville way!

The larders are filled and the beds are made..........

Family here.........it is such a wonderful blessing!

On the knitting front, I have finished and overdyed pink socks to tuck in the Christmas box before someone sees them before she is supposed to!

The white cotton scarf is off the loom and ready to be worn!

A Gator hat on the needles.......Are they here yet........?!!!

What a Day!

I met a new spinning friend this week and we had an adventure today! We took our spinning wheels and some wool and went to the PowWow at the Pioneer Settlement in Barberville. What a lovely time we had! We got to demonstrate spinning to visitors and even helped two novice spinners join the ranks of yarn makers!. It was a lovely way to get to know each other!  While I didn't get any pics of us spinning, I did get some of the Native Americans,  the Timucua .

 Beautiful costumes....

........ men and women were there for the PowWow.

 There were many items for sale related to their culture.  The animal skins were beautiful but we didn't see any fiber to spin!

 Later in the day, I saw this Rain Tree and just wanted to add it to the post; isn't it a beautiful tree!?

I spun up another skein of Gator colored yarn-it was fun to hear comments on team, of better color choices or cheers for my selection! 

I was introduced to some brown cotton, seeds, fiber and a cotton boll.  I have one final hope to learn to love spinning this fiber!

One sock done and the other loaded on the needles!  What a great day!