Catch up

Life has been on fast forward, but I have gotten a few things done. A few art journal pages, though I'm not caught up. Hand spun & hand knit socks for me...the fall colored ones.

The other pair is for Mom's birthday. (Which was yesterday, Happy Birthday Mom!)

The good looking guy with the cute dog is my DH Dave and our Dog Bailey. Dave had been dealing with the leaves in our yard. We live on a corner...I think most of them are from neighboring yards.

Hats are starting to intrigue me again, so I should have pictures of a hat or two soon.

Viki

That time of year

It is that time of year: October! Oh I love October. The chill in the air, the apples, the squash, the smashed pumpkins all over the neighborhood. I'm trying to put a bit of the season into each Prompt a Day journal page. A bit of Halloween themed paper in the background or a stamp or sticker...this one is obvious.

The colder weather has me wanting Fall foods. In the last week I've made Soup and a Potato & Kale dish made with curry spices. I bought a winter squash at the grocery and the Apples at Paul's Market are Wonderful. Honeycrisp is my favorite this year.

The cooler weather has me actually picking up the knitting needles. I have been seriously neglecting those. I vow to pick up that sweater that has been on the needles for years! Of course socks are always on the needles and I just had to start something new that is mindless for those evenings the TV is on all evening. It is called Baktus and if you click on that link you can see a picture of one colorway and the pattern too. I found this on Ravelry. I've spent quite a bit of time on Ravelry looking at pictures of things other people have knit.

Viki

It's getting chilly!

We've had a cold snap here in KY!

I'm pulling out the wool socks and a sweater!

The Folk forecaster Dick Frymire

is predicting the First Frost for October 1st. That is Tomorrow!!

We'll see if he's right.

It is time for me to start decorating for Halloween! I LOVE October.

As you can see the Prompt a Day is on going. I'm still loving it.

Mom got sick and then fell and broke a rib last week. (Boy that sentence seems short for everything that has happened!) Anyway, I've been knitting on a pair of socks while sitting in

immediate care and sitting at her house. She did comment on the socks I'm knitting, I'm glad she likes them as they are her Birthday socks! She just doesn't know that yet.

For a good listen go to my friend Cindy's Yarnspinners Tales podcast number 36.

Then click on the link to go see the video. That is me spinning on the Charkha and her daughter Andrea doing the description! We had a great time getting together to put this podcast together!

Viki

Art Journal

Sept 16
Originally uploaded by cobweb1st

Lots of collage being made not a lot of knitting.
I did knit on a sock last night while watching DWTS.

Any way, don't you love this girls eyebrows?!

If you'd like to check out other pages, click on my
flickr in the side bar.

Viki

If you like Elizabeth Zimmerman

then you need to go check out Brooklyntweed's blog:

http://brooklyntweed.blogspot.com/2009/09/ez-was-here.html

And the Twist Collective:

http://www.twistcollective.com/collection/index.php/component/content/article/35-features/369-channeling-elizabeth-recreatiing-a-family-heirloom

What a cool sweater and what a cool story!

Viki

The spiders

are busy spinning.

I'm not.

This web was near my car in the side yard last week.

I have good news and bad news.

The bad news is Jordan is no longer pregnant.

The Good news is that she can get pregnant again.

School has started for my little class of 3 year olds.

The are absolutely adorable. My favorite line so far is from

little Robert..."no no Mommy will change it when she gets here!"

Okay so the line was adorable, the smell was not.

I have been busy with the Prompt a Day class again this month.

I've been having fun and turning out pages. Check out my flickr account for

some of the pages I've made. I continue to be amazed by the quality of the art

the woman in this class are turning out.

Viki

News!

August was packed with activity, I just haven't had the time to record it here.

We went to Utah (Snowbird)Which was really a lot of Fun. Mariah started school 2 days after we got back. She has an extremely heavy class load complete with 2 math classes. (Algebra 2 and Pre Cal.)

I'm getting ready to start teaching the 3 yr olds again. I have a really young class this year.

But it is small so that will work out well. Meet and greet is scheduled for tomorrow.

Art Journaling has been done. Another finished book for August!

The most Exciting news is Jordan is Pregnant!

Feels like yesterday that I was pregnant with her. Where does the time go?

Viki