HOT!

 It's been a hot one, this summer! Testing out the new ladder that hubby put out dockside. Perfect!

                                                        I will be glad when Fall gets here.

                                                           Do you see what I see?

It is one - of the two baby muskrats eating the creeping jenny, down by my shoreline. Cute - but they love to tunnel the yard.

Celebrate Batt will go into  http://www.giffordables.etsy.com/ shop, today. I'm trying to get some fleece washing, and wool dyeing done. It will be so... much more enjoyable when it finally cools off. 

Hope you all get some time to enjoy the day!

ON A WINTER'S DAY

                               

                                   View from my window, as I knit through this winter's day. The lake is frozen, snow is coming down, and it's so...cold. I wish this deep freeze - we are in would stop. I would love a nice heat wave of the 40's.

Knitting away on my Cowgirl Slipper Socks, while snuggling in with the doggies, and kitties. It is a quick and easy pattern from the Interweave Knits - Winter 2006 issue. I am using a hand spun two ply of shetland, alpaca, and angora. So soft and fuzzy, they will make a great pair of TV, or bed slippers. I am already thinking about what hand spun, I will choose, to cast on for the next pair.

Off to do alittle bird watching and knitting.

Enjoy the Day! 

ICE ALREADY?

We usually have open water, all the way into January but not this year. The unseasonably cold weather is bringing the ice on fast. The shoreline is still open, but if  we continue to have this cold snap, the lake could be ready for some ice skating, and ice fishing soon.

This - is what I do when the lights refuse to work on my wreaths. I cut them! I just finished putting new light strands on both of the outdoor wreaths, and put up the swags - inside the house.

 Of course .... every once in awhile, I would take a break from the decorating, cleaning, and cooking, to treat myself by spinning some of this luscious cashmere on my Russian spindle.

 A girl has to take a little break once in a while, you know. Hope you had the time to treat yourself a little today too.

Everyone have a great weekend!

BRR...THE WATER'S COLD!

Brr... it's freezing outside! There are a pair of ducks, right off my dock. The water is so... cold, I don't know how they can stand it. It won't be long before the lake ices over, if this unusual cold snap continues.

Spring and Geese

The ice is melting off our lake, with all this warm weather. I'll be glad when it is all gone. If the temps stay this warm, it might be gone by the weekend!

Happy Geese hitting the water!