Still doing a lot of knitting. Just started a pair of gray socks for my older son. The yarn is great...subtle shading differences that make it really nice. He's in a cold climate this year so I'm planning on lots of knitted stuff for him. A sweater, too, if I can get to it soon enough.
I dug out the winter stuff and can't find a matching pair of gloves or mittens. I have no idea what happened to them as I kept them in a bag. Possibly the car-key fairies have stolen them along with Tom's keys again. He lost them a couple of years ago and we found them a year later in the yard. This time they have to be in the house somewhere. I just haven't been able to find them yet.
It's bitterly cold out with temps in the low 20s and a wind chill in the low teens. Very cold for this time of year. I've got all the older windows taped up with plastic but I'm thinking the newer windows need it as well. They've been completely wet with condensation in the mornings. I'll get to them. One window at a time, I suppose.
I did finish up the self-striping socks the other night. I'm keeping those. I rarely knit pretty socks for myself so I'm keeping this pair. I might get some Wool ease from JoAnn's to make some more winter socks but we don't need any just yet. Maybe by February when all my socks are threadbare. They're a few years' old already so they probably won't last beyond this winter. I've darned them multiple times.
We had some snow Monday morning but it's melting today in spite of the frigid temps. The sun is very bright, thankfully and is melting it all off. I've got to get some ballast for Tom's truck so he can safely drive to work. The truck is very light in the back and is crap on snow and ice. I'm going to get some cat litter and bag it up in plastic so it doesn't break open. This way if he gets stuck, he can use the litter to get out of the snow.
We're doing pretty well with the frugal thing. I'm only shopping once a week even if we run out of something. So I'm saving on gas as well as the grocery bill. I'm thinking of shopping today instead of tomorrow though because I'm not motivated to do much more than knitting today. I've been doing okay as far as cleaning house. Since I stopped trying to work on a complete room I'm making more progress. Just doing a little bit in each room has made more progress.
Well, I need to go exercise on my stationary bike before we go shopping. I don't relish getting out in the cold but I'm going to have to get used to it.
I dug out the winter stuff and can't find a matching pair of gloves or mittens. I have no idea what happened to them as I kept them in a bag. Possibly the car-key fairies have stolen them along with Tom's keys again. He lost them a couple of years ago and we found them a year later in the yard. This time they have to be in the house somewhere. I just haven't been able to find them yet.
It's bitterly cold out with temps in the low 20s and a wind chill in the low teens. Very cold for this time of year. I've got all the older windows taped up with plastic but I'm thinking the newer windows need it as well. They've been completely wet with condensation in the mornings. I'll get to them. One window at a time, I suppose.
I did finish up the self-striping socks the other night. I'm keeping those. I rarely knit pretty socks for myself so I'm keeping this pair. I might get some Wool ease from JoAnn's to make some more winter socks but we don't need any just yet. Maybe by February when all my socks are threadbare. They're a few years' old already so they probably won't last beyond this winter. I've darned them multiple times.
We had some snow Monday morning but it's melting today in spite of the frigid temps. The sun is very bright, thankfully and is melting it all off. I've got to get some ballast for Tom's truck so he can safely drive to work. The truck is very light in the back and is crap on snow and ice. I'm going to get some cat litter and bag it up in plastic so it doesn't break open. This way if he gets stuck, he can use the litter to get out of the snow.
We're doing pretty well with the frugal thing. I'm only shopping once a week even if we run out of something. So I'm saving on gas as well as the grocery bill. I'm thinking of shopping today instead of tomorrow though because I'm not motivated to do much more than knitting today. I've been doing okay as far as cleaning house. Since I stopped trying to work on a complete room I'm making more progress. Just doing a little bit in each room has made more progress.
Well, I need to go exercise on my stationary bike before we go shopping. I don't relish getting out in the cold but I'm going to have to get used to it.
2 comments:
I've missed your posts. I hope everything is okay.
Barbara
Thanks. I'll be back after the first of the year. Just taking some time off. Just a bit of burnout.
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