High Fiber—Wool, Work and Wonders.

It was a busy week! Sunny and I went to visit clients in the nursing home as usual on Tuesday.

Then we had Common Threads on Thursday. My friend Ellen is working on this French Braid design for a quilt top (above). Kay finished a baby blanket for her cleaning lady, who is expecting (below).

Kay does a lot of knitting and crocheting for others. She makes baby hats and chemo hats. These are crocheted:

Margareth came and brought her latest weaving project. The colored design is done in cross stitch:

I showed off Soren's finished Jasper Hoodie from Vintage Baby Knits by Kristen Rengren. Now it's on its way to Soren.

I got a few more rounds done on my Dogwood Blossoms cardigan.

We took some time Friday to go for a hike. It has been very dry. I think that's why the maples are turning already. It hasn't been cold yet. Still, it was beautiful!

The pups enjoy running on the trail. We have heard rumors that the owners of this beautiful canyon might make it into a nature preserve. That would be nice, because we were afraid they were going to fill it with multi-million-dollar homes. There are a lot of moose, bears and coyotes who live here, so we keep the pups close.

The little pond at the base of the canyon was pretty low, but there was still enough for a drink of the cold, running water. It's a nice place for the pups to get a drink, because the bottom is gravel, not mud.

DH took a photo of me with the pups at the Fairy Tree, our usual turn-around spot. It's always fun to see what new trinkets have been left for the fairies.

On the grandchild front, we see Soren with his eyes open, enjoying his Bumbo chair. Don't worry, in case you heard about the recall. The repair kit is on the way, and in the meantime, the 'rents are keeping close. Soren is two months old now!

Zachary also hit a milestone. He's five months old now. Those eyes look bluer than ever! (Good thing he doesn't find pink too unmanly. He's living with leftovers from his older sister.)

Speaking of Zachary's older sister, Daphne is growing, too. Here she shows off her new warm-up suit:

In the meantime, we have been making some decisions on our bathroom remodel. The choices we made will take it over budget, so we're "downsizing" our selections. Better to know now than later, after we're already committed.

What's on my needles: Dogwood Blossoms, but I need to CO another BSJ for Soren in a larger size, and I have a project in mind for Daphne, too.
What's on my wheel: Still the Full Circle Roving in "Pigeon."
What's my iPad: Still Dean Koontz's Odd Apocalypse.
What's in my wine glass: Copper Ridge Merlot.

Note: This blog post was produced entirely on the MacBook. No other computer was used in any stage of composition or posting, and no Windows were opened, waited for or cleaned.

Tags: babies, crocheting, dogs, friends, hiking, knitting, nature, quilting, weaving

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Comment by KnitWhich? on September 12, 2012 at 9:15am: Amen to that! Definitely our FUR KIDS.

Comment by Peggy Stuart on September 12, 2012 at 6:55am: Exactly! Children who don't grow up and leave you. Who don't need to be sent to college!

Comment by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on September 11, 2012 at 7:53pm: Oh, there are days that they drive me nuts, but they are a part of our family... more like our children than anything else. We love them, and they love us.

Comment by Peggy Stuart on September 11, 2012 at 7:46pm: Our dogs are the greatest! I can't imagine life without them, can you?

Comment by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on September 11, 2012 at 2:01pm: Breezy came into our neighborhood a few years ago (2006, I think)... she had been on her own a while... my DH picked over 80 ticks from her head and ears, and we gave her a bath. I tried to find some one else to adopt her, because at the time we already had four dogs (i.e. too many)...it took us a while to house break her, and to stop her from chewing things up (like my yarn)... and we finally took her to the vet and decided to keep her. Inspite of her being beat up looking (scars on her face, and a couple of broken teeth), she was in good health. The vet said she was about 1 1/2 at the time, so we had her fixed... I had ENOUGH dogs, and she is probably the best behaved dog that we have. She is very good at protecting us, as one morning, she fought a raccoon to keep it from getting to DH,

Comment by KnitWhich? on September 11, 2012 at 1:47pm: Fancy was a rescue, also. I was trailriding with some friends in the woods around Clemson University when we heard what sounded like a pack of hounds chasing something towards us. We turned the horses to face whatever came, and lo and behold, it wasn't any pack of hounds. It was one 10-week old hound puppy! I picked her up and brought her home, planning to take her to the Humane Society where I live. When I got home, my DH came out to the truck and opened the door. He saw the puppy and sayd "Oh, NO!" Immediately followed by "Awwwww!" That was the end of any plans to take her to the Humane society.

Comment by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on September 11, 2012 at 1:32pm: Your Fancy (the Hound) looks remarkable like my little Breezy - stray rescue... and my constant companion. She follows me where ever I go...

Comment by KnitWhich? on September 11, 2012 at 1:22pm: Here's a picture of Duke, the Yellow Lab mix (in the back), Annie (the Golden), and Fancy (the Hound) during a "Pasta Frenzy". They always get some pasta after we finish eating ours.

Comment by KnitWhich? on September 11, 2012 at 1:11pm: Well, the thought is it might be some Golden in there. We got him through a Golden Retriever rescue who was crosposting from a Lab rescue site. We got him 11 years ago, right after 9/11. They said he was either 3 or 4, so he may be only 14. Yes, 14 or 15 is astonishing for a lab. Our hound, Fancy, passed away in April at 16 1/2, which is also amazing. I guess we treat 'em right!

Comment by Peggy Stuart on September 11, 2012 at 11:55am: Thanks, Beverly!

Jo, 15 is astonishing for a Lab. Do you know what the other part of the mix is?