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New Socks

I love knitting socks, almost instant gratification.

Vintage?

I am folding laundry and re-organizing the linen closet this morning and I came across this stack of hand towels that my grandmother(s) gave to me when I was in my teens, which makes them at least 35 years old. Does that qualify them as vintage? Then what does that make me, an antique?
Despite their age they are all in great shape, whereas I have some I bought not that long ago that are becoming rather threadbare and frayed now. I also have tea towels of the same age.
I am not even showing you all the "help" I am getting this morning, just let me tell you, I would be finished a lot faster without it. ;-) Just now another stack of towels hit the floor, thank you Leo!

The sun is shining today and the week ahead is supposed to be warmer, I hope the forecast is right, I am getting a bit blue from all the dark and dreary weather (hence the organizing bout).

Have a great week everyone!

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Another Finish

I finally got the wall hanging made from the "Leafing through the Year BOM" blocks finished. I am not completely happy with it because the stabilizer I used behind the stitchery is causing some wrinkles. Maybe I can try to iron them out.

Yarn Therapy

I finished a pair of fingerless gloves for myself. I am still feeling sad but as always, life goes on and I find comfort in doing what I love.

Miss Brownie

Our beautiful Miss Brownie passed away last night, suddenly and unexpected. We are shocked and heartbroken.

And so it begins

The waiting and watching, the quietest time of the year. At least that's what it should be, in our crazy world it sometimes becomes the complete opposite of that. I try every year to have at least calm and quiet Advent Sundays. We start with lighting the candle(s) at breakfast and some nice quiet Christmas music, my favorite CD is called "Celtic Harp: The Christmas Rose", and we played it this morning. And we usually have some nice treat in the late afternoon, today it will be mulled cider and cranberry orange bread.

Yesterday we brought the Christmas decorations down from the attic and I noticed that some of them are beginning to show their age. We gave most of our stuff away last year, including the big tree. With 8 cats in the house it would be way too stressful and dangerous to have it out (a few of them are obsessed with anything stringy). This year I hung all my Christmas wall hangings, our advent calendar, filled with chocolates, and I decorated the smallest of our remaining two trees with shatterproof ornaments. I also did a little decorating in the kitchen.

I wish you all a lovely first advent week.

And another one

This concludes the making of gifts for far away people. Now I can take it easy with those that don't need to be mailed.

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MamaCat and Jackie, always helpful.

More finished things

Fingerless mitts for Del and another pair of sketching gloves for myself because they are so much fun to make.

The (not so) Itsy Bitsy Spider

Finished Things

Here are some of the projects I finished over the past few weeks.

 

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Soon I will have other things to show you as well, but for now, more pictures of my adorable cats. ;-)

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My boy Jack.

The Last Roses

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Del's Birthday

His new hat. Pattern can be found here. Really nice and easy to knit.

His cake, he asked for spice cake with caramel frosting.

November

It looks like November indeed, grey and misty with just a bit of rain in the mix. A strong wind last night brought down almost all of the leaves in our front yard and right now it looks so pretty, but soon we have to rake them up.

In November I will -

- finish all the Christmas projects I am working on.
- watch weird old movies while working on these projects.
- celebrate Del's birthday with a new hat and cake.
- drink lots of tea.
- roast a turkey.
- start re-reading the Outlander books in anticipation of the new one to be published in March.
- cuddle my kitties, stay inside, take it easy and enjoy my warm feet.
- make plans for Christmas.

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