Here’s a photo of last week’s dahlia share which, as you can see, is light on dahlias and heavy on zinnias. I’m okay with that, though, especially since this is a CSA and that means I’m supporting these flower farmers even if the dahlias haven’t produced like crazy due to the lack of rain. Honestly, a mixed bouquet is always beautiful to me.
There’s a lesson about life in there somewhere, I’m thinking. Let’s ponder that over the weekend!
Is it really Thursday again? This week has flown by for me! Today I’ve got 3 random things to share with you.
That’s all I’ve got for this Thursday, friends. If you wrote a post for today please include your link below and thanks for joining me with your three things.
Hold on to your hats, kids, because I have a finished knitting project to show you today.
Meet Orbit.
A very easy yet also entertaining little scarf. In the words of the designer: This charming little scarf is perfect for everyday wear. Orbit has an elongated asymmetric triangle shape that’s easy to wrap around the neck. It’s a fun and quick knit with garter stitch and eyelet stripes. All you need is just one skein of DK weight yarn.
I might take exception to the one skein bit, though, since I ran out of yarn well before I finished. Luckily, Kym came to my rescue and sent me a skein of Tosh DK in Antique Lace, the color I was using.
It’s a bit darker than what I had so I alternated rows. Can you see the change? I definitely can in person but I don’t think it’s super obvious in the photos. And honestly, I’m okay with it, because done is always better than perfect.
And overall it’s lovely. Plenty long for extra wrapping around the neck. Soft and cozy for chilly fall weather which is, sadly, headed our way. I haven’t decided yet whether to keep this for myself or give it away but I’d really like to make more of these.
Next time I’m going to use something with a bit more yardage. That’s more story . . . and I’m sticking to it.
Y’all! I forgot to write a post for today! I had a Board of Selectmen’s meeting after work and I never even plugged my laptop in when I got home. Funny how this morning I still sat down to read what I wrote for today . . . Whooops.
So now I’m strapped for time because work. How about if I show you a potholder I made on vacation last month?
I have the PRO Size Friendly Loom and it makes a nice BIG 10″ potholder. My friend Sean was the first one to get one of these and he let me borrow his for a long time. Finally, though, I decided to get my own and then for vacation I borrowed his back so that Hannah and Jess and I (well, two of us at a time anyway) could make potholders together. I thought it would be a great rainy day activity. And then we didn’t have any rainy days!
We each still made a potholder, though, and it was fun. It takes about an hour to make one and I think they make great gifts, too. Christmas is coming, friends, this might be just the thing to get now and make some gifts.
I had about as typical a weekend as I’ve had in a long time. Not typical when compared to . . . the before time. There wasn’t hanging out with friends or shopping or going out to eat. But typical for the . . . now time. Quiet. Relaxed. Content. I don’t have a lot of photos to show you but I do have one from each day.
Friday:
Snacks. You know. Although, not as elaborate as usual since we’d both had sandwiches mid afternoon and we didn’t want anything at all until late in the evening. Triscuits with melted sharp cheddar cheese and little bits of green pepper (that I grew myself thankyouverymuch) was our go-to snack back in our early days together. I’d actually never had it before and when Dale made it for me the first time I marveled at how delicious and simple it was. It’s still a favorite, even though we don’t make it very often. Not pictured: time on the deck. And . . . wait for it . . . dancing in the kitchen. It’s been a loooooong time since that has happened around here and I might have gotten a little verklempt about it. Just saying.
Saturday:
Dinner. Swordfish and roasted red potatoes and Brussels sprouts. You can see that I had already started eating when I thought to take a photo. It was delicious. And simple. The way any good romantic dinner should be. Not pictured: lots of reading time. Puttering around the yard. Deciding not to put out my fall decorations yet. Dancing in the kitchen. Yes, again. I think we’re making up for lost time.
Sunday:
A walk down back. Everything is still so green and lovely. It was a little bit humid but it was comfortable enough. Dale followed me along in his dad’s golf cart. It’s not the way we’d normally take this walk together but it was a great way for Dale to get out and enjoy the scenery. When we got to the river we reminisced about how much time we spent there in our dating days, often meeting for dinner on Mondays when I worked late at the library and he watched Hannah for me. That was 24 years ago now. Wow. Not pictured: football (yay Pats!) and a fresh loaf of sourdough bread.
How was your weekend?
