Friday, April 6, 2018

TGIF 04-06-18

Good Morning!


Finally!  The weekend is upon us.  Rainy (and chilly) this a.m. which I was not expecting.  But, the good news is the forecast for tomorrow.  Originally my forecast was showing 3-6" of sleet and snow.  By last night that had dropped to 1-3".  As of this morning, no accumulation is forecast.  It could end up being mostly rain.  So, YAY for no snow (fingers crossed).  Hopefully the rain will end when they say - around 10:30 this morning...Colin is doing another volunteer stint helping to clean up the river behind his office complex this afternoon.


It was quite windy (again) by the time I got home yesterday, but Fletch grilled anyway - hot and sweet Italian sausage.  I had him grill enough that there is plenty left over so that I can make some sauce this weekend (LOVE home-made spaghetti sauce with grilled sausage).  I sautéed some peppers, onions, mushrooms and yellow squash and we had a nice baguette to go with everything.


Colin read several chapters in Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying" after dinner.  Gosh it is a sad book, but Faulkner's language is so sparse and wonderful.  The guys watched the new Star Trek Wars movie which I had no interest in seeing, so I did dig out some Cascade Heritage yarn and started a plain vanilla sock:




The color is #35 - Baltimore.  It's a bit on the patriotic side with red, white and blue in it, but there is also some black and gold.  I think it will turn out pretty and it is perfect easy knitting for work or when I'm too tired to concentrate on lace work.  I managed to get 10 rows of ribbing done last night and I brought it to work with me today, so hopefully will finish up the ribbing and start on the leg.


Tyg, as you can see, was lazy last night (and not interested in Star Wars either).


We have no real plans for the weekend.  I have some cleaning that really needs to be done (bathrooms for one) and the usual laundry and grocery shopping.  Otherwise we will just be hanging out which sounds perfect to me.  Whatever your plans are, I hope you have a wonderful weekend - enjoy!!

14 comments:

  1. Have a wonderful and relaxing weekend, Vera. Sometimes those "open" weekends are the best! XO

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  2. Star Wars or Star Trek? I had to laugh at what a nerd I am to know the difference.

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  3. Your grilled sausage and spaghetti sauce sounds delicious and is making me hungry! I hope you have a lovely weekend with chores completed quickly and lots of time for the good stuff!

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  4. Tyg was pretty deep into the Chardonnay there. That's what SciFi does to me, too.

    I had to pick apart As I Lay Dying for an undergrad AmLit final exam. Just me, the book, and a bluebook of 30 pages with two hours in which to write. While I am a great admirer of Faulkner's considerable skill, that book made me want to slap him. Who writes a chapter consisting of one goofy metaphorical sentence? As you can tell, I'm still not over it.

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  5. We are expecting a lot of wind here, and so glad you're skipping the snow because it is spring already! The sock yarn is very happy looking!

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  6. Outside its cloudy and dreary with a biting north wind as I sit reading blogs. Snow is predicted, again. It's a good day to sew, knit, or be lazy. Send Fletch over to do some grilling for me, too. Hope your day is snow/sleet free. Enjoy your weekend.

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  7. No-plan-weekends are great. I can't wait to see how your socks turn out!

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  8. Always nice to have a plain sock on the go for the days you just can't brain. :)

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  9. my weekend will be like yours. I'm thrilled that nothing is on the schedule and I can just sit back and relax. We haven't pulled the grill out yet.....

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  10. Our weekend will be indoors, but Fireman loves the Masters and I love baseball. BOTH are available to us! I'll be knitting. Sunday with friends to have pizza as the masters ends

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  11. We have a rainy day here ... and I am looking forward to knitting and listening to Flat Broke. I love your Heritage Sock - I've made one pair (it was a green, purple and white pattern) and I remember being really delighted with the colors - it was potato chip knitting. Have a great weekend!

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  12. Miserable weather, a good skein of yarn for socks and no plan for the weekend-it sounds wonderful!!!!

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  13. Enjoy your peaceful weekend! That's a very pretty sock-in-the- making; I try to support Cascade yarn as it comes from here and am always happy with that choice. Love your color!

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  14. My favorite weekends are often the quiet ones.
    I went to Torah study this morning, and tomorrow afternoon I'm going to a play with my Mom.

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