Well, that remains to be seen. But I'm here tonight. One day at a time, ya know.
I do worry that I'm getting a bit repetitive with the gardening recaps after all these years of blogging, but today was indeed a gardening day. It started out with great promise, but sort of fizzled out at midday when it became very dark and cold. So dark and cold it drove me inside. I'm not usually so wimpy, and I could have used the dark-and-cold dreariness to maybe go buy some plants and stuff, but...I don't know...one loses one's enthusiasm for the planting when it is no longer warm and inviting out there. It became so much like dusk, and threatened to rain (but didn't), that I forgot until it was truly dusk to go take some photos that I wanted to share with you. Funny how it turned out that I actually rather like how the flash photos turned out. The strange weather of late seems to have been welcome to many of the plants -- they are huge and healthy and lush. Many oversized buds are "this close" to opening. Sadly, the weeds are as lush and plentiful as the flowers.
Dinner came from the garden: An asparagus-Jarlsburg quiche with brown rice crust, with a fresh spinach salad.
LONG OVERDUE MAGIC 28 SOCKS NEWS:
I keep forgetting to show you these beautiful Magic 28 socks knitted by
Elaine (aka Beebs) from Maine. She says that along the way, she perfected Kitchener grafting, short-row heels and even knitted a toe-up pair. But the very best part is that, with the exception of the bright yellow, every other bit of yarn came from her stash. Most of these socks will go to the Dulaan Project and CIC, and some of the lighter-weight ones will stay closer to home in Maine. She's still knitting, and is well on her way to completing her goal of 28 pairs. It took me so long to post this that she probably has already done it. Well done, Beebs!
And these beauties are from Marianne:
I've seen this same photo posted on Ryan's blog, so I know these are going to Dulaan. Keep on knitting those Magic 28's, everyone!
Speaking of the Dulaan box, I taped mine up this weekend and will be mailing it tomorrow. It's got 30 items in it -- fewer, I think, than years past, but it includes 11 pairs of socks (each pair counted as one item), a full cardigan sweater for a child, and two vests, as well as the usual hats and neckwarmers and scarves. It's a heavy box, and I feel pretty good about it.
AND, you might want to sit down for this news. I knitted something this weekend. No, really! I did! I was very pleased to find that I had not forgotten how to knit, and even to purl. Just like a bicycle. Really. Have you recovered from your vapors yet?
With the temporary heat wave we had, I got inspired to drag out the Ribby Shell I started last summer and continue on. It is ridiculously close to being finished.
It is even more ridiculously close to being out of yarn. I am very, very concerned that I am not going to have enough. I made the top of the back shorter than pattern specifications, and that is probably a stupid thing. I have big, wide shoulders, people. This is not good. I am hoping against hope that this silk yarn will do what every other silk knitted garment I've ever had does -- stretch like a motherf*cker. My logic is extremely weak, though, because if I recall correctly, the stretching is widthwise, not lengthwise so much. I may be screwed. We shall see. But this yarn is long since discontinued, and even if it weren't, I don't even know the color number anymore. I may end up ripping the entire thing out and striping it with the dark rust yarn I have of the same brand (Berroco Denim Silk). Bummer. But whatever. The important part of the story is.....wait for it......
I've
Been
Knitting!
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