8-26-2017 First Day of School

Yesterday was my oldest GD's 

first day of Kindergarten.

Where does the time fly?

Oldest GS heading to Kindergarten too...

GD #2 heads to 3-year-old preschool this fall...

...and first day of preschool (orientation) for the youngest GS...

8-25-2017 Beautiful Day for a Car Show!

8-24-2017 Estonian Nupps

 Day 2 of the Mini Shawl Swatch KAL...

8-23-2017 Jupiter's Red Spot

from Voyager...

Jupiter's famous Red Spot/Storm.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2017-08-22/from-edge-of-solar-system-voyagers-still-talking-to-australia/8827606

8-22-2017 Mini Shawl Swatch KAL

 Today I started a mini shawl swatch KAL

that is teaching kitting techniques

from 5 different countries

and their lace.

This is the first one...

techniques from the Shetland Islands.

(Obviously, I did NOT use lace weight yarn...

just some scrap yarns from other projects

as I'm more interested in learning the techniques

than I am in the finished products!)

8-21-2017 Solar Eclipse

The day started out cloudy...

...but cleared up during the 3 hours of the solar eclipse!

 "Oma, I see it!" they shouted in the dark light!
We were not in the path of 'totality'
but had over 90% of the sun covered.
The girls are standing in the light of that 90%.

8-20-2017 Sunday Charity Knitting

Started a "Purple Hat" for newborns at the hospital.

Using this pattern.

8-19-2017 A Trip to the DDS

8-18-2017 Sharpening

GD is sharpening her knife skills...

helping OM make soup for lunch.

8-17-2017 Eunomia

Finished my Eunomia Cowl today

and wound some new yarn

for my first Faroese Shawl...

Faroette.

8-16-2017 Swimming in the Rain

8-15-2017 Belated

Received this awesome new project bag

made by one of my knitting friends

in my fave color...purple

as a belated Bday gift!

I love the see thru bottom!

Thanks sooooo much, Kathleen!

8-14-2017 Hours of Free Entertainment

The rocks in our front yard landscaping

provide hours of entertainment

for the GDs

as they make various rock collections.

8-13-2017 Seeing Pink

Oma, you and Papa have pink tires!

8-12-2017 Oh Dear!

Mommy, the bag broke!

8-11-2017 Fuzzy Was He

After some homemade soup for lunch,

it's time to go play with the wooly worms

on the sunflowers in the garden!

The brown one has been named "Fuzzy."

8-10-2017 Hats

8-9-2017 FOs

Beachcomber Shawl

hot off the needles!

I still need to block it this afternoon.

1898 hat 

ready for its final fitting!

8-8-2017 Bookshelf

DH's current project...

a bookshelf for all the GD's books!

Plans to add a finish after he's done sanding.

It has removable keys at the end of each shelf

to make it easy to take apart.

8-7-2017 I'm Ready! Are you?

I'm ready for viewing the solar eclipse

on August 21st.

Are you?

You can purchase these glasses at

Lowes and Walmart for less than $2.

Praying for a cloudless sky that day!

8-6-2017 Village of Schaumburg Town Square

What a beautiful place to sit and sip our morning coffee today!

8-5-2017 Stitches Midwest

Went to yarn con with DH today!!!

Look at all the eye candy!

Came home with yarn for 4 projects.  

:*)

8-4-2017 Proud Owner

...of a new toilet and shower! Woo-hoo!

Now comes the fun part...

installing them!

8-3-2017 Current UFOs

8-2-2017 A Fuzzy Wuzzy Friend

8-1-2017 Knitting Retreat

My knitting friends and I had a knitting retreat at the lake.

Thanks, Konnie, for inviting us to your cabin at the lake!