Unraveled Wednesday 8/14/24

 Greetings All,

Wow!  How did it get to be mid-August already?  I thought July went fast, but it feels as though the speed of time passing has increased a lot.  For me (us) it has not felt like August at all...more like September (which I love).  Sitting on the patio in the afternoon with our beverages of choice, there has been a cooling breeze in the air and (especially after last week), the air is so crisp and clear and clean.  I'm loving it!

Because the weather has been so much better I am once again cooking.  This morning I will whip up a batch of cookies and then later make some red beans to go with rice.  Colin & Mailing are coming over for dinner.

Mabel, too, has been enjoying the improved weather.  She has been racing around the yard like a young kitten and then jumping and running up the apple tree.  Yesterday Fletch saw her jump around 3 feet in the air after a moth.  So much energy!

The return of more pleasant weather has also meant more knitting and stitching.  And, seeing as it is Wednesday, it is time to link up with Kat and her Merry Band of Unravelers to talk making and reading.  Fortunately knitting is moving forward rather than unraveling.  First up is the initial sock using the May yarn from the Farmer's Daughter Sock Squad.  A few more rows and I will be at the heel flap!

No pattern - just a plain vanilla sock with blocks of different colors.  Easy and appealing to work on.

I also managed to start my Semplice Shawl by Vera Marcu.  I am loving how geometric this pattern is.

Obviously still a way to go with this one, but it is growing.  Every other row adds four stitches.  The yarn is very nice to work with - it is "Gloss" from KnitPicks which is 70 percent wool and 30% silk.  The color is Jacaranda.

I have yet to start the Baby Vertebrae I intend to make, but soon.  

Reading has been good.  I finished The Solitude of Prime Numbers over the weekend.  I really enjoyed it, though it is most likely not a book for everyone.  And on Monday I picked up two books that had come in from my queues at the library.  Agony Hill which is a new release.  I think Kat and Bonny have already read this and I am looking forward to it...but am first diving into the other book that came in:  The Ministry of Time which is the selection for our "Read With Us" group.  Funny how on Friday when I looked I was about 19 in the queue.  Saturday afternoon I received an email that the book was ready for me to pick up!  Anyway, so far I've read maybe 75 pages in this one and I like it!  It's definitely different and has a different vibe about it.  I'm curious to see what happens.

Well, that's a wrap for me.  Time to get moving and make those cookies.  I also need to pick up wine for tonight's dinner and then get the red beans cooking.  Be sure to stop by Kat's to see what everyone is making and reading.  I know you will find plenty of inspiration.  Have a good Wednesday!