We've Been Celebrating!

We went to Cannon Beach Oregon to celebrate our 59th anniversary and were blessed by nice weather despite the rain on our way there and back at home while we were gone!

This was a surprise finding in a small park near one of my favorite yarn shops. (And yes I did buy some yarn even though there was plenty back at home.)

We love the walk to Haystack Rock! As you can see this sand castle is about to be washed away by high tide. When the tide is low, it's possible to walk out to the rock!

Today I just sent off this dishcloth which turned out much better than the first one. Lesson learned: read patterns carefully!

Here's one more hat to be donated soon.

Can you guess what this is?

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That's it for today! Have a nice week and a fun Labor Day celebration.

 

Catching Up!

This summer has flown by. Our weather has been unusually hot with little rain so we've kept busy doing lots of watering to keep our plants alive. We've also had visits from our oldest grandson and my sister and her husband. Despite the business of our summer so far, I have completed some finishes, but I've sure fallen behind on my blogging. 

This is a fun sock pattern with a different kind of cuff.

I finally got some professional help making the button holes on this sweater which had been languishing in my stash forever.  And on top of that a friend and I discovered a really nice and helpful yarn shop in our downtown; if you're ever in the area, be sure to visit The Knitters Studio!

These are the last of the 5 dishcloths I made for my sister who recently visited us.

This is a fun pattern!

The Diamond Mosaic washcloth. The first one I made a long time ago turned out square, and I have no idea why this one didn't! In checking the pattern, it looks like I omitted part of the directions, but my sister liked it anyway.

The Blue Angels were in town for our annual Seafair celebration, and my sister and Ted got to see them in different places every day they performed! We had a fun visit and got to explore lots of walking trails too.

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Enjoy the rest of August! 

               

Finally Enough Time to Post!

It's been really busy here! Earlier we had some sod installed in our backyard which has kept us busy trying to keep the raccoons from rolling it back up! Who knew they could do that and be so persistent?

 We've done some traveling to local spots including Cannon Beach, OR, and Leavenworth, WA.

Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach

Leavenworth, WA, horses

We have also taken David, our 19 year old grandson from the Chicago area, to some of the local sights including the Tacoma Glass Museum and a walk at Coulon Beach that ends up at this rock cairn. (I had forgotten how much teenage boys eat! 😉)

At the Glass museum you can watch people blowing glass and also see projects such as this one by Chihuly. Isn't it a beauty?

Somehow David balanced the rocks on the left; he did the 3 big ones, and I added the little one.  At the moment he's off in the Olympic Mountains hiking with the husband of his mom's friend, so I've had a little time to do some knitting!

This tiny little T-Rex was a bit of a challenge! It's for the son of a choir friend and will come with the book, Danny and the Dinosaur.

The booties are for his sibling-to-be.

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Happy Fourth of July!

A Kitty Dishcloth, a Frequent Visitor, and Two More Summer Flowers

This dishcloth is a fun one to knit!  I used smaller needles than suggested because the cotton yarn was a lot thinner.

 

This little guy visits us several times a day asking for treats.  It's a Towhee. Guess what it loves? Peanuts in the shell! It picks them up and flies into the bushes where I think it keeps them.  We also have Stellar Jays, and they will swallow the peanuts whole, shell and all, so they can pick up two at a time!

Columbines grow really well here and come back every year. This one is in a pot and is a really pretty color, I think.

One of my favorite plants is blooming well now and always reminds me of my grandmother who had them in her yard, too.  It's a Mock Orange and smells so nice!

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That's all for today. Have a great one!

Another Dishcloth and Some Flowers

This is another Rank and File dishcloth. The top picture is the right side and the second one is the back side. I think they are both interesting.

There are two violets blooming inside!

This plant is starting to bloom again. It's called Moses in the Boat.

This is the Crown of Thorns and for the first time it has quite a few blossoms.

And these two are both outside. The poppy is just about finished and the foxglove is just starting.

Hope you've had a nice weekend. We surely did; we celebrated two birthdays and Father's Day last night at a nice restaurant in Seattle.

Finished! Hurrah!

Well, it's finally done! It's the Twelve Birds Shawl and has been one of the most difficult things I've ever done for some reason. I am glad it's finished, and I can get back to some of my other projects.

For some reason this isn't a real sharp photo of these two trees.  The one on the left is a Golden Chain, and the other one is a Korean Dogwood.  And then there's the pine tree that's trying to cover them up! All three of these trees have grown a lot since they were planted a long time ago.

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Happy Wednesday!

 

 

Baby Items Done!

Right now my Twelve Birds Shawl is drying,  and I  just finished stitching the stars on the Sneaker Booties. (Would you believe those stars just arrived today from Spain, thanks to Etsy?) The baby hasn't arrived yet, so the booties have been finished on time.

Here they are with the hat I recently finished. I think they look pretty good together.

This little fellow is supposed to arrive around June 10th, we'll see!  As for the shawl, I am so glad it's finished as it fought me all the way. I don't think I've ever made so many mistakes that had to be corrected ever before!  It made me kind of crazy, and I am glad it's done!  I will post the photo when it gets dry.

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 Have a good week. I will be happy when it's Wednesday because tomorrow I have a dentist appt. and am not looking forward to that! 😒