As per usual, the weekend went by too quickly and it is Monday again. At least I can say that though it was fast, it was a beautiful, warm weekend -- it did not much feel like October! We had sunshine, blue skies, and highs in the low 80s both days.
I was successful at donating blood on Friday, and I'm eligible again at the end of November, so as long as I can find a drive nearby during the three-week stretch between then and when we leave for Florida and my hemoglobin is okay, I will hit the magic six donations for the year. (Worst case, I'll bet I could find a drive in Florida, but it would be good to be done before we're on vacation.)
We did end up going to see the Downton Abbey movie on Friday night, thanks in large part to the Mister volunteering to take Ruthie out for her last walk of the night, and it was delightful. Did we really need a third movie? Probably not, but it was nice to spend two more hours in that world. I also made sure that I was through the gusset decreases on my sock WIP before the movie started so that I could work on the straightaway of the foot in the dark. That good dedicated knitting time, plus Ruthie's naps and the drive to and from the farm on Sunday, enabled me to finish up the first sock and get a good start on the second.
It does help that these are for the adult family member with the smallest feet (my sister-in-law whose feet are only 9 inches long)! Both skeins of yarn I had were in the same point in the stripe sequence, more or less, so naturally I'm making the two socks match.
The farm/pumpkin patch/orchard was fun, mostly to see my nephew and niece enjoying it. We came home with apple cider donuts and apple butter; Molly is past the age of being excited by carving pumpkins, so we passed on those. We did take part in taking goofy family photos, though:
The week ahead is likely to be long. I've got a big, high-profile project on my desk, which means little reading time for me other than before bed. But we're also supposed to have more fall-like temperatures (and even a little rain), so I might get to break out my wool handknits this week!
I love how your socks match your pumpkin patch photo! Bravo to you for donating blood! That is such a good feeling! Good luck with your project!
ReplyDeleteI love the colours of your socks. The last ones were amazing, too, but felici stripes are for some reason really special. How beautiful! You family photo is fantastic as well! Do you mix mushed apples with butter to get the apple butter? Or how is that done? I've never heard of it, but it DOES sound very delicious. Good luck on your big project! My fingers are crossed for you! ♥
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on all of your blood donations! That is a gift that will help a lot of people. Your socks is beautiful with those bright stripes. I was kind of glad to move on from carving pumpkins, but I'll take a cider donut and apple butter any day. I'm excited for fall temperatures and I wish you all the best with your big project.
ReplyDeleteHaving little ones make any holiday more fun. AND .... you get to enjoy all that without the responsibility of littles! Double fun.
ReplyDeleteThose socks! Such a happy colorway.
Yay for the blood donation! That's such at terrific thing to do. I love your pumpkin patch picture. I have happy memories of those days. My son has a near-to-Halloween birthday, and his "cousin party" usually included all of us in the back yard, carving pumpkins.
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome on your commitment to donating blood! Your pumpkin patch photo is adorable and I hope the big project isn't as consuming as you anticipate.
ReplyDeleteOh, I love that sock yarn! I haven't seen any of the Downton movies, despite really enjoying the show—perhaps one of these days!
ReplyDeleteThose socks will be fun to wear in cold dreary weather. They are sure to bring a smile. Of course you need a family photo at the pumpkin patch. Personally I think apple cider doughnuts and apple butter are the way to go.
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