Ruthie's new harness arrived on Friday, and I'm happy to report that it works really well. If she pulls, it tightens, making it extremely difficult for her to slip out of it.
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| It doesn't quite match the collar and leash, but we can live with it. |
On top of my to-do list this weekend was sending off quite a large number of charity hats. I've been collecting the ones I've been making for about a year, and Molly made a ton using up scraps and leftovers, so Saturday morning I boxed them up and sent them off to two collections:
Yesterday I made a big vat of vegetable soup, which we had for dinner along with some crusty bread, and Molly gathered up the M&Ms from the Halloween candy, supplemented them with some chocolate chips, and made us some cookies (using this recipe, which I highly recommend):
I'll add that she did everything -- all I did was empty the mini packets of M&Ms, tear the sheets of parchment paper, and cleaned up the dishes. They were fantastic!
And there was knitting. With apologies for the poor lighting, here's where my WIPs stand:
I've finished the gusset on the second sock for my sister-in-law, and I've officially passed the halfway mark on the wrap.
I expect it's going to be another busy week at work, but we've got two more weeks until Thanksgiving. Molly is off school all that week, and it turns out that I've reached the maximum on my vacation time, so I decided to take Monday through Wednesday off as well. I think I can get through the next two weeks knowing I'll have an entire week off after that! I hope your Monday is as gentle as possible and you're staying cozy. Time to break out those hand-knit sweaters, friends!
Hurrah for a new escape-proof harness and that looks like a good one! But Molly's cookies look amazing! It was extra crisp out this morning. I was very happy for my winter jacket!
ReplyDeleteYay for the new harness! It looks great on her and I hope it takes some of the anxiety out of walks for you. Those cookies! I'm still drooling :) and such a lovely pile of wool, as always. I'm also relieved that there's only two weeks until Thanksgiving - Matthew will be on vacation that week and we'll have the week off for school. Of course, school time is traded for Thanksgiving prep time but I'm looking forward to lounging in front of the television in the evenings that week with Matthew.
ReplyDeleteI hope this week is a breeze for you!
Ruthie's new harness is great! Having her escape from her harness is one big worry you don't need. Congratulations on that huge charity hat donation. They will provide a lot of warmth for a lot of people. Those cookies look delicious; I'm just sad that I'll have to make my own.
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