High Fiber—Autumn in the Air

We haven't had any snow yet, but fall is definitely in the air. I'm hoping to get my Dogwood Blossoms sweater done in time to wear this winter.

Winter comes early in Northern Utah, especially above 7,000'! We often have a light snowfall in September, so it won't be long now.

After last week's mishap with Sunny, the sweater is coming along slowly. I've finished the circle pattern. If you look at the sleeve to the right of the body, you can see where it's going next. Between the bathroom remodel and phone banking, I haven't had much time to work on it.

We have the hall linen closet ripped out:

We're leaving the vanity in the hall bath for now, so we can still wash hands. The master vanity is gone, though:

We had to make some adjustments to our plan, enlarging the new master bath by a few inches to make enough room for a vanity with drawers. It shrinks the powder room a little, but provides a bigger linen closet. I'll try to post a new plan next week.

On Thursday, my friend Ellen and I took Joanie some lunch and spent some time with her. She has been working on "George," a goat. She has him assembled, but now she's making his shaggy coat.

Joanie is on O2, which is probably a permanent thing. She also had some leg arteries replaced a year ago, and the wounds didn't heal, so she was in the hyperbaric chamber for 2 hrs. a day, Monday-Friday, for six weeks. Now it seems to be healing, but her doctors may want to do some skin grafts. I'm glad she has her knitting to keep her occupied!

We have Common Threads on Thursday. I'll try to get photos.

DH has used one of the old vanity drawers to make a squirrel house for squeaky, who has been building a nest in the woodpile on our back deck. We always worry about removing the wood from the pile in the dead of winter, so this should help him and us! DH closed off the drawer with a spare board, then put a hole in it big enough for Squeeky to get inside. The new house is now buried deep in the wood pile. Hope Squeeky likes it!

What's on my needles: Dogwood Blossoms cardigan.

What's on my wheel: Still the Full Circle "Pigeon." Should be done by next week.

What's on my iPad: Dean Koontz's Odd Apocalypse from Audible.

What's my app of the week: Salt Lake Tribune's app for iPad. Now I can get my almost-local paper in an app.

What's in my wine glass: Charles Shaw Chardonnay. (I don't usually like Chardonnay, but I do this one.)

Note: This blog post was produced entirely on the MacBook. No other computer was used in any stage of composition or posting, and no Windows were opened, waited for or cleaned.

Tags: DogwoodBlossoms, autumn, colorwork, fall, friends, health, remodel, seasons

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Comment by Peggy Stuart on September 11, 2012 at 6:33am: Thanks, Talisa! You're kind! It's sort of my diary. When I get senile dementia, they can boot up the computer for me and I can see where I've been in my later years.

Comment by Talisa K Tuggle on September 11, 2012 at 12:08am: Nice.You have the nicest and cutest blogs

Comment by Peggy Stuart on September 6, 2012 at 3:34pm: Thanks, Jo!

Comment by KnitWhich? on September 6, 2012 at 2:09pm: I'm checking in, but I can't take time to read all the posts now. I'll read the rest later. I hope Joanie gets better quickly!

Your sweater is absolutely gorgeous! I want it!

Comment by cherylbwaters on September 4, 2012 at 10:24am: Oh, Buffy, I'm so jealous. No. 1 son's SO is Italian. She was born in New York as her dad had a job there but has lived off and on in Italy. She is seriously contemplating moving there. It would be nice to be able to visit there. I also have a niece who lives there. She married an Italian about a year ago. Her DH is an absolute delight. They live along the coast. He was able to ask my sister before she passed away for her daughter's hand in marriage. Such a romantic. They met when my sisters were there and went into his shop and decided he was the one for our niece.

And I vote with AB, fingerless mitts for MOS would be a great take along project.

Comment by Beverly Roberts on September 4, 2012 at 9:04am: Camilla, I am so sorry for your loss. I think of my cats as my children and love them just as much, so I know what you mean. (((hugs)))

Comment by Beverly Roberts on September 4, 2012 at 9:00am: If the kittens ever permit me to knit freely (right now I have to "sneak knit" while they nap), I will have to get that Dogwood Blossoms pattern...I love it more every time I see your knitting :))

Today the high is only expected to reach 82 F, so that's a relief, but hardly sweater weather....I love sweater weather. Remodeling looks like it's going well, but I don't envy you the work or the mess it makes.

My heart goes out to Joanie and I'll add her to my prayers. Her Goat is awesome!

Squeaky must be a special squirrel; I'm more likely to throw a drawer at my squirrels than make a home for them!

I'm hoping to get new glasses next month...and finally, be able to read books again! I've got a lot of catching up to do and hopefully the kittens won't like books as much as they like yarn! Although Keegan does love playing with paper and pen...I think he may have a literary bent!

Comment by Peggy Stuart on September 4, 2012 at 6:53am: Camilla, our dogs and cats are sent to us to teach and comfort us. I believe they don't live as long because they are ready for Heaven sooner. You will see CaliGirl again!

Comment by angelkarhu on September 4, 2012 at 12:14am: Camellia, i'm coming up on 4 years with NO END in sight. It is very sucky to say the least. Because of it I can't ever go back to Finland, the place I call home because insurance won't cover it and it's cost prohibitive to pay out of pocket.

Comment by cherubhmm on September 3, 2012 at 11:03pm: Peggy your cardigan is coming along beautifully! It looks very hard work! We had an overnight frost apparently on 31st August! It certainly feels autumninal.