G is for Garden (my Dad's!)

 I am behind on this week's entry but travel will do that to you.....We will take a belated tour of some of the highlights from  my Dad's yard.  July is a great time to visit Central NY!
This is a new Hydrangea bush.

 I forgot what these are called.....Mom, help me out when you read this to Dad!

 Mums.

 Two kinds of fluffy blooms here...

 A hollyhock of the most beautiful , deep, almost black, purplish red bloom!

It looks like velvet!

(I am going to post date this to keep it in line with future posts!  Here is the link to the main blog for more entries and links!)

Northern Waters

 Saturday evening we took a trip to Lake Ontario in Oswego.  The shore is made not of sand but of round rocks!

 Even the water here is rocky bottomed!  For July, it is nice to have the water clear and not mossy!

 This is the other nice reason to go here; the fish fry stand!

The lake was very smooth and inviting!

Sunday afternoon after church and lunch we drove to my brother's for a boat tour along the Seneca River.

He gives a great tour and Alicia got to take the helm for a bit!

We also got to meet their newest family member, Finley, a labradoodle!  She liked the boat ride, too!

Bob took a spin in Shelly's summer wheels.......I can appreciate a good, red sports car!

I finished sock one of the feather and fan pair!  On to the second, I have turned the heel already!

Savoring the Sharing

Mom and I set right to work to mark the celebration of her anniversary with a wall hanging!  We dug through her stash and found the right colors for her sun room.  We chose the wonky log cabin block because it fits our family!  It was fun to work together again!  It is done and hanging on the wall!

In the afternoon, Dad , Mom and I picked  2 quarts of raspberries out back.....it was fun to remember the mosquitos, prickers and other hazards that make these so delicious!!!!

For supper, we made mountain pies!  One of my 'coming home' requests!

The pan was full in no time and soon we were, too!

I am knitting on the top of my airplane sock....I am adding a feather and fan top to the sock.  I had some false starts because the pattern wouldn't line up but found my error by drawing it on paper and now it is lining up and adding up just the way it is supposed to! 

Special Events

We celebrated my brother-in-law's birthday together!

The main reason for this trip is to be here with my parents for their 60th wedding anniversary!

My siblings and spouses all met at the restaurant for a shared dinner!

Northern Visit Begins

I got to accomplish some knitting while flying to visit my parents in NY.

Mom and I started right in on  a project today.  We layered plastic beads in cake pans and then we baked them.

After cooling, we had Dad drill a hole in the top

 and hung them outside for suncatchers.........so when it stopped raining, we could see it shine in the sun!

TDF and Travel

For Day 9-11 I have added another 277 yards , this time of Blue Faced Leicester, fingering weight yarn.  I was a bit disappointed the yarn is more teal then forest green but I can always overdye it later!

 The Brioche Alex scarf is off the needles!  It is 55" long-a bit on the shorter side but I am thrilled with the success of the lesson!

The reverse is a nice complement of the front.  I will be trying a hat next!

We are heading to NY to visit my parents for the celebration of 60 years of marriage!
Storm didn't want us to go........she is sighing, 'there is no place like home.....!'
(A great friend will be kitty-sitting for us while we are gone!)

'F' Photo Challenge

 Faith 

Family

 Fabric

Fiber

Fowl 

Flora

                                                        

This Makes Eight

 Saturday we help move Caleb and Cassandra and Ella from Jacksonville Beach to Fernandina Beach!  (This puts them only 5 mins from work instead of 45 and right by the beach!)  This is the 8th time we have helped him move since we all moved to Florida 6 years ago!!!!!  He says he is staying here for a long time so we have a reprieve!

 Goodbye, little apartment!

 All loaded up and ready to go!  They had most of the work done themselves, but both their families worked to load up everything and caravan it to their new home about an hour north.

 Home!

 Their's is the southern duplex with both an upper and lower patio/deck.

 The view from their balcony-which is right outside of their bedroom!

 The beach access across the road......

Cassandra found her first sea glass!

Ella was happy with her new highchair! 

Goodnight from their new beach bungalow!

Day Seven of TDF

 I had a bit of dyeing to do today so I could spin some color.   The fiber took forever to dry because it kept raining every little bit today!  Not my usual kind of day!

 The fuchsia is Columbia/Suffolk lamb.........kind of homespun but packed for next week's trip.

 This is BFL and will be a pair of fingerless mitts!

I didn't conclude any mileage but I am ahead of the game and this bobbin of singles is acceptable for my goals!

I am also going great on the scarf-the light bulb finally went off and I can do the pattern without gripping the instructions every other stitch!  Yippee!