Super Things

Last week was a strange week!!  DIL’s dear Mother passed away at the grand age of 96.  She was a regal and beautiful lady and like everything else she did in her life she left us in striking style—quietly in her sleep.  She will be missed!  Shortly before her passing DIL’s sweet little Chihuahua passed in his sleep.  Then there was the passing of Mayor Ed Koch and the Chris Kyle thing.  All of them super people and, yes, it was a strange week!!  Note:  I am also reminded of the passing of the sister of sweet Grace our knitting blog buddy.  Our hearts and prayers are with you Grace!

This week I choose to think on super happy events, not the least of which was that bowl thingy.  I’m not into football except that I enjoy watching the Bears play and only the Bears (the Cowboys never run across my screen), and I love any event that causes my family to gather.  This time we gathered at fireman son’s house and ate, talked, laughed, played with the cats, drank beer and wine, and watched a little football. I knitted socks (in the chair in the foreground).  BTW who won that game?

It was super to see Colby looking much improved and clearly engrossed in the game.

Some of the family and friends chose to gather outside to chat and…

Watch the game.

I have started on the very super Lorna’s Laces camouflage mitts.  I am always happy knitting with Lorna’s Laces!!  It is really great yarn.  Super even!

I’m sure you know by now that I live with Superman.  When I pinched a nerve in my back last week (while picking up a pillow from the floor) he came up with a super grilled hamburger and salad with goat cheese without breaking a sweat and was super proud of himself!!  In case you are wondering, the trick to living with Superman is in knowing where the Kryptonite is stored.

Macy and Max were either angry about being left out or were ailing also.

 

 

Life is good.

Moving Forward (Sort Of)

The Chroma striped hat is finished and I love, love, loved the knitting of it!!  It has just enough slouch.

Next I plan Blue Moon Boysenberry socks and Lorna’s Laces Camo fingerless gloves.  The Camo yarn is from stash.  I have consoled my multi-project cravings by allowing myself one project from new yarn and one from stash at the same time.  My problem seems to be that I am easily bored with one project and no matter how fast I knit, trying to finish, it never goes fast enough to placate the boredom.  So, two projects is truly a case of me giving in to project monogamy, or as close as I can come to it.

I was horrified when I went looking for the Camouflage yarn and discovered at least two dozen unfinished projects languishing in two huge laundry baskets.  I had pushed them on top of the big stash cabinet and pretended they were not there for so long that I had forgotten about them.  When I couldn’t find the yarn I was searching for at first, I pulled the baskets down and almost cried from shock.  Am I so insensitive that I would treat knitted items in such a way?  Do I care so little for the magnificent softness and yumminess of quality yarn that I would throw it to the wind and wish it away?  It looks that way!!  So I did the only thing I could do with such madness—I put them back where I found them….

Macy found a warm spot to nap.

Life is good.