High Fiber—Nice Days and Cool Nights.

The colors are changing at our house. Here's what our street looks like:

It still isn't cold yet, but we take the basil plant in at night. We often get a light snow in September, but it hasn't happened yet. Maybe soon.

The demolition continues. Today Tom is putting up a barrier to keep the demo/construction dust on the "job" and our of our house.

It will have zippers to allow us access to the part of the house behind the barriers. We have moved into our guest room downstairs.

During the demolition, we discovered this iron pipe and another one. May be a problem:

Common Threads met this week. Here's a look at Karan's latest quilting project:

Her son got married recently. She passed out pieces of fabric for people to sign, and the patches are going into an Irish Chain quilt for the newlyweds.

Janet made a quilt for a friend who had to go through chemo. She's doing better, but the quilt will still be a comfort. The fabric and star blocks were left over from earlier years.

She often puts Minky on the back, and this one is no exception. The plushy fabric really shows off the machine quilting.

In the meantime, my Dogwood Blossoms is coming along:

The BO for the armholes will come right about where the sleeves stop. Then I will check the sleeve length and add some if needed. The armholes will be steeks, which means cutting the knitting. It doesn't make me nervous anymore, thanks to the Classic Lines Cardigan, which was my first steeked project. (Note: I have deviated from the pattern to make a dropped shoulder, rather than the cap sleeves. This style looks better on me.)

Missing baby photos? Here's a pic of Soren (and his mom) taken during his first trip to the Farmers' Market!

Stay tuned for the answer to how we deal with the surprise pipes, more crafty projects and baby photos.

What's on my needles: Dogwood Blossoms, coming along slowly.
What's on my wheel: Full Circle roving in "Pidgeon."
What's on my iPad: Still Dean Koontz's Odd Apocalypse.
What's in my wine glass: Crane Lake Malbec 2011. Nice!

Note: This blog post was produced entirely on the MacBook. The iPad was used in processing the photos. No Windows were opened, waited for or cleaned.

Tags: babies, demolition, knitting, quilting, remodel

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Comment by Peggy Stuart on October 1, 2012 at 9:03am: My blog post for this week is up ----->

Comment by KnitWhich? on October 1, 2012 at 8:56am: Buffy, I lived in Florence for 6 years. I so want to go back and see how it is now. I lived there in the early 70s.

I envy you doing a cycling tour from Venice to Florence. That's some rugged country there. But I bet it was wonderful!

Comment by KnitWhich? on October 1, 2012 at 8:54am: Judith, don't ever stop being a part of this group. We appreciate you and your just being here is enough. I just hope you are able to get back to your beloved handwork very soon.

((((((Hugs))))))

Comment by Beverly Roberts on September 30, 2012 at 9:21am: Buffy, I am so impressed...a week long cycling tour! wow!

Comment by Beverly Roberts on September 30, 2012 at 9:20am: Judith, I am so sorry you've had to give up those hobbies. I understand your need to vent. I'll keep you in my prayers.

Comment by Peggy Stuart on September 30, 2012 at 8:32am: Buffy, welcome home! With the kids, we used to call it an adventure every time we got lost or had a flat tire or someone broke into our house.

Judith, you're still on my list. Please stay with us and let us know how you're doing. I agree with Susan and Cheryl. We would never kick you out. Keep up the pet therapy, too!

Comment by cherylbwaters on September 29, 2012 at 8:14pm: Of course, we won't kick you out! We are always pleased to see you here. And if you can't be doing any of your beloved hand work, at least you can be here with us when you can.

Comment by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on September 29, 2012 at 6:24pm: Oh, Judith, shame on you! We would NEVER kick you out of the group! Also, gripe all you want, we are here to listen... and you are always in our prayers. We don't want your stash to go to waste, and we want you to recover fully! ♥

Comment by parisribbons on September 29, 2012 at 6:17pm: P.S.--

You won't kick me out of the group if I can't do anything will you?

I'll keep the griping to a minimum, but keep you apprised of

new developments. ---- Judith

Comment by parisribbons on September 29, 2012 at 6:13pm: I had to give up on my mitts of steel. My hands are virtually useless these

days. I can barely write and it bears no resemblance to my former

handwriting. It's so frustrating to have to give up knitting, beading

and Victorian ribbon work. and I have such a stash of wonderful

components.. I still don't know what's wrong with me and if there's

any recovery from it. Grrrrrrrrrr.!

Love, Judith