So many hobbies!

Tuesday

 

The garden in all its early glory.  I planted potatoes in every decent sized pot I had.  All 8 tomato plants went in as well.  I expect I'll be canning tomatoes late this summer.

 

The lace is done and I've started working my way up the body.

 

A detail shot of the lace.  This thing is going to be gorgeous when it's done.  Now, however, I have to pop next door and feel my neighbor's cat, Oliver.  Ollie is an only cat and he's not appreciated being alone so much. 

Poppies

 

My neighbor has the most amazing purple poppies...

 

These were blooming right outside my livingroom window.  Aren't they gorgeous?!  Sadly, with the temperature as warm as it was today, they only lasted one day.  I adore poppies and these are extra special.

Look what I found in my knitting bag:

 

The tomatoes are in and the potatoes are up.  I'll take pictures tomorrow.  Also, I'm two rows away from completing the lace section of my shawl.  Again, pictures tomorrow.  As I'd hoped, I got in some quality knitting time this weekend.  I kind of wish the lace section was bigger I've enjoyed knitting it so much.  And not a single life line.  I'm better at this than I thought I was. 

You gotta love Youtube!

I don't know why I didn't think of it last night.  I googled the stitches I needed (I also needed help with "p2tog tbl") and Youtube had some nice, handy videos to show me how.  People, how did we ever manage without the internet?  Do you remember when you had to mail in an order form for something and it would take a couple of weeks to get where it was going and then it would take another 4-6 weeks for delivery?  Man, I love the internet!

Happy Friday, people!

More applique

 

Another wizard and Socks on Fox from Dr. Seuss.  Remember that book? 

I had my annual mammogram today (yay, me!).  If you're of the age to have them, please do, it could save your life.

I started the lace section of the shawl but I'm stuck.  The pattern calls for a yarnover then a purl and I can't for the life of me figure out how to do that.  I'm blaming it on it being the end of the day and I'm tired.  I'm going to enlist a knitting girlfriend to show me how.  That's what's making this shawl so much fun for me:  all the new things I'm learning.  I've never done a bottom up shawl before, started with an edging, picked up stitches or done a YO before a purl.  Learning new things makes life fun for me and God knows I need some fun.  The pattern has both written instructions and a chart.  I'm much more comfortable with words so I'm using the written instructions for now.  Plus, this is true lace which means it has pattern on both right- and wrong-side rows (as opposed to just purling on the back side) and I really don't want to screw it up. 

I love short weeks.  Tomorrow's Friday already and I'm hoping to get some serious knitting in this weekend.  My sister and I have a quilt challenge planned and I need to get the shawl done before I can concentrate on quilting.  Something I need to do since I have 4 quilts in various stages of doneness and a quilt challenge in my future (as soon as the fabric come in).  Keeping busy is a good thing for me... it keeps me out of trouble.  LOL!

More kitty pictures

My cousin Lynne requested more pictures of Tyr and Galen.  Here you go Lynne:

 

Those are clean clothes she's camped out on.  I turn my back for just a second...

 

Galen hanging out in his favorite spot in the window.

I'll get more later.  For now these were quick snaps before I went to work yesterday.