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If you’ve been on the board
recently you might have read that our son in NC was in a bad bicycling accident
on Father’s Day. We drove down to help them out during his surgery and recovery.
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| It wasn't all cooking. We had lots of reading and playing time. |
Pipeliner Notes
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From Diane
Scitchr.
For both car and
plane knitting, I like projects that are small, light, and easy. I’d rather not
have to look at a lot of instructions or a chart. Socks are ok, but I use DPNs,
and sometimes they get dropped, which is especially awkward on a plane. I
prefer fingering weight projects, because they’re not heavy or bulky.
Something like a sockhead
hat is perfect if I want to have something in my hands, but have my
full attention on the scenery and the company.
From Kathy KisforKnitting
Finally had a
chance to catch up on episodes.
For travel
knitting, I carry on something reasonably compact and uncomplicated but pack
something(s) that take up more space and/or has more complexity for when I get
there. It can be a shawl, cowl, hat, socks, anything as long as it fits the
criteria. Car knitting is not an option because I am usually the one driving;
as far as I know there is no knitting mindless enough to do while driving.
One time a man
sitting next to me not only took up the armrests but started sticking his
elbows over the armrests and into my space. I pulled out my knitting
and--although I knit continental with pretty subdued movements--I exaggerated
my movements and knit with a flourish. Raising my elbows and bumping his
“incidentally” while I knit delivered a message without exchanging
confrontational words. He withdrew his arms and the remainder of the flight was
more comfortable. Since then, I always carry knitting on board.
From Knitnaround
Patty in WI
I do my charity
knitting on road trips. I knit baby hats, sweaters, bibs and blankets for local
hospitals. They are usually pretty simple patterns and I use washable yarns,
nothing too fancy. I don’t fly much, but when I do, I usually just read as I
find it too confining in those seats to knit.
Amusing show this
time!
Events
Registration
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Threads Hope and
Love
Nature Notes
(I wrote this in June before our trip to NC.)
June weather is glorious. For the most part we are having
cool nights and warm days, mostly in the 80’s although we had some 90’s in
there too. We moved our thistle feeder away from the deck to lesson some of the
mess, which that move did accomplish. Bob hung the tube feeder from a branch of
one of the maple trees but it took the finches a while to find it and then they
didn’t like it. Bob figured out that perhaps the seed was either stale or damp
so he bought new seed and now the goldfinches seem happier. Hummingbirds are
regular visitors and they also like sipping at the oriole nectar feeder that
hangs nearby. We haven’t seen orioles yet although we continue to put out
orange halves, grape jelly, and sugar water. Our nesting pair of Rose breasted Grosbeaks are
back this year. We mostly see the handsome male in the evenings when we have
dinner on the deck.
Our house wrens have set up their nest in the wooden bird
house right outside the porch window. The male sings all day long, which we
love. We are also enjoying the wood thrushes as they call back and forth. For a
while in May they were singing at all times of day. It sounded like wood thrush
“surround sound” with their melodic trills coming from several directions. No
matter how many times I hear the wood thrush, each time evokes a bit of magic
into the air. Speaking of magic, rain and thunderstorms followed by sunshine
this week produced rainbows, even a double rainbow. I didn’t get photos but I
did see photos on Facebook.
We had crop failure with our zinnia bed. We plant the
Thumbelina variety and they always grow a lot bigger than the seed packet
predictions. We reseeded the bed and now have seedlings making their way up
through the warmed earth. It will be interesting to see if these zinnias bloom
by mid-July.
Yesterday was midsummer. I tried to find a good midsummer
poem but they were rather depressing as none of us really want to think of the
slow march to shorter days.
Summer has filled her veins with light and her heart is
washed with noon. --C. Day Lewis
Needle Notes
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| Georgetown on (a pregnant) Emily |
Mother Bears
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| Mother Bears waiting to be sewn and stuffed. |
Product Notes and
Giveaway!
The Blethering
Room
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| Breakfast with Sara |
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| The Yarnery |
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| The Yarnery "Pop" wall |
Gnome
Acres House Gnome Ophie’s Popsicles
colorway
Pop
Sock
Have a great week, haste ye back and hold your knitting
close.
