Big Blue

This is another picture of Big Blue. My daughter and son-in-law are his people and he's named for the mascot of Old Dominion University where they both graduated. He and his sister, Katrina, were adopted from the Norfolk SPCA several years ago and they are the sweetest kitties. Blue is the welcomer of the house along with their dogs, Falco and Gabbi. The dogs are German Shepherds and they love the kitties, too.
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No knitting pictures

I still don't have knitting pictures, but have been knitting quite a bit. I've almost finished Tom's scarf. Just have the ends to weave in and it's done, so I hope to finish before the end of the week and will try to take a picture to post. I've been working on my purple sock and am almost finished with the one. I'll start the second one, soon. I've also been knitting on my burgundy merino wool shawl. It's so plain, but it is so easy to knit. No thinking involved, so it is really theraputic when I need no thinking.

This picture is my brother's kitty, Squeeky. She's a scardie cat, but really pretty and when she gets to know you she's nice.

Thanksgiving!

This is Katrina, the little, bashful sister of Blue. They are both sweet kitties and very small, but full grown. I think they are 8 or 9 years old and only weigh 4 and 7 pounds respectively. They were strays from the Norfolk, VA SPCA when Helen and Chris adopted them.
This is Blue! He's our other grandkitty and was so welcoming at our daughter's home for the Thanksgiving holiday. We took a full-sized coffee maker and we no sooner got the pot out of the box than Blue jumped in. He loved it, like most cats would, and stayed in it for a long time. The coffee maker did a great job. Our daughter has a 4 cup coffee maker and we knew with our grown son joining us that we would need more coffee at one time.

Thanksgiving dinner was wonderful. Helen and Chris did themselves proud with the food, especially the sweet potato soufflee, a recipe from Chris' grandmother. We all ate a lot, but I really think we all were pretty good this year. Healthy eating rules!

I did get some knitting done the past couple of weeks, but will post about that later in the week.
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Happy Thanksgiving Eve!

This is how OK sleeps most of the time. It is his chair! We rarely sit there because he has it coated with his fur. The pillow belongs there, but not in the middle, only on the side so he can stretch out whenever he wants. He sits there to watch us and the tv. Watching me knitting and my DH reclining and watching tv. Ok was a stray who adopted us a couple of years ago and he knows how good he has it now. He's a sweet animal, too. We are really lucky!
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Newest project

I purchased this yarn in Williamsburg, too! It is for Tom! A scarf to match a cap he already has. As a matter of fact, we just got home from a trip to Las Vegas and I was able to get quite a lot of this scarf done while we were gone. Airports are great places to knit. So is my brother's house. I worked on my beautiful merino purple socks, too, so I'll soon have more to show off.

Our trip was fun. We stayed with Ward for 3 nights and then spent 2 free nights at Main Street Station. David and I entered a slots tournament and even got to the finals, just didn't win. It was different and fun. Downtown Las Vegas is fun and the Fremont experience still is worth seeing any evening. We like the strip, but it is much more expensive.
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Trip to Williamsburg

Look what I bought at the Twisted Sisters Yarn Shop in Williamsburg two days ago. The red is actually a bit darker than this picture, but it is beautiful hand-dyed sock yarn! The turquoise and purple is a ribbon yarn from which I'm going to make a triangular shawl, mostly decorative.
The shop was full of wonderful things and they offerred a 15% discount to us conference attendees. I was attending the VLA(VA Library Association) annual conference and it was quite fun! Learned a lot and I helped the Scholarship Committee quite a bit, too.
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Dishcloth Done!

I just knit this the other evening and it was really easy and fun! I think I'll give it as a "stocking stuffer" for Christmas to someone in the family.
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Vote! Because you can!

Finished scarf

I finally finished this scarf tonight. I started it last winter, so now I'll be able to wear it soon. It is pretty true to this photo color, made of Flutter yarn, which I knitted on size 13 kneedles. It is really simply done with all knitting. I figured with the flutter finish any other stitches wouldn't be seen. This should go well with my black and kakhi raincoat. It's pretty thick, so it should block the cold and wind well.

New Socks on the needles

This is some yarn I purchased on Ebay in August and it is absolutely beautiful!! It is hand dyed 100% Merino Sock Wool, in shades of blue, purple and pink. The seller was KBRECE and she has more up for auction that I'm watching. The quality of this yarn is superb! it is very soft, the colors are very deep and it knits into a really nice finish. I'm knitting on size 2 (US) bamboo needles and I'm knitting with the pattern in the picture, which is River Rapids Socks. This is a pleasant pattern, too. I'm really excited about this project, so hopefully it won't take too long to get done.

I'm off to Williamsburg on Wednesday for a library conference (VLA annual) and home on Friday evening. Then on Saturday my DH and I will be flying to Las Vegas to visit my brother and have some fun for almost a week, so my postings will be few and far between for a couple of weeks.

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Saturday in Virginia

This is the view from my front porch, today, and I am enjoying it as often as I can. I can hardly wait when the trees start turning for the "yellow" day in the front yard. The yellow leaves are still hanging from the trees, but the ground is covered with them, too. When the sun shines on this in the afternoon, it is the most beautiful fall warmth of all. It only lasts for a day or two and is gone until next year, so I really relish being able to enjoy it today, on my day off!! I just hope more people can enjoy it too!

I have gotten a lot of errands and jobs done around the house today, but have taken the time to stop and enjoy this view as often as I can. It is such a fleeting pleasure!
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No pictures

I want to knit a stripped scarf for Tom and he wants some color, for a change. He wears a cap this fall with a medium denim shade of blue, with black and red stripes. This should be easy enough to replicate, color wise, but I'm not sure what yarn to use, so I'll just have to wait until I can get to a yarn shop. I might go into the city and go to a shop with Tom to let him pick out the yarn...not sure!
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