Old Photos....

My cousin Jimmy just sent me this old photo he found. It was in 1942!  The woman to the left front of the picture is my Mom.  About 7 years before I was born!  The guy across from her is my cousin's Dad!  So fun to see this!

Rainy Day Ramblings....

Raining and cold and chilly today. So of course, I decide to go out and run some errands!

First stop - the grocery store... Somehow, along with the catfood and birdseed, these two items slipped into my basket!

Then onto Starbucks for a hot chocolate.  Trying to juggle the umbrella, car keys and hot chocolate without dropping it all while getting back into the car was a riot.

Then onto Michaels - where I got a tree topper and some Christmas cards....  I already have my Christmas cards mailed out - but can always use more (says the person with about 40 or 50 or more boxes stored in the other room!  Everytime I go into a Michaels store now - I think of my sister. We had so much fun when she came for a visit in September - visiting every Michaels around me!

Then onto Home Goods where I got these yummy smelling treats....

My tree is up.....

What is it about men and umbrellas - never using them that is!!

I got to use my new umbrella today..... another thing I have tons of! I'm addicted to them and have a hard time passing one up!  Especially when it is as cute as this!

Oh, did you know that every day at Michaels is Senior Discount Day!!  I didn't know that - but the lady in front of me asked and we found out about it. Wish I had known before - since I go in there many times a month... I'm not sure of the age you need to be.  But I qualify! You just need to show your driver's license....

I got home and was trying to figure out why the left cuff of my jeans was soaked, but the right was dry.....

And then of course, right as I pulled into my driveway...the rain stopped....

Don't Hate Me....

but I've already mailed off all of my Christmas gifts this week!  Which leaves me more time to read and knit...

This is the second book in this series.  And I've got the third on my shelf and waiting already!  I am actually liking the second book better than the first. But I liked the first enough to try the second. Still with me? LOL!
This scarf is being done in Manos Del Uruguay.  It is the wool/silk blend (worsted or DK)... And I believe the color is Wildflowers....  I have two others on the needles using this same pattern. One is being done in Lion Brand Heartland acrylic (in green). And the other is being done in Cascade Venezia - another wool/silk blend... (in red).

Wednesday Weather Haiku....

Mother Nature Confused
Pouring Rain Which Turns To Snow
Think I'll Bake A Pie

My week...

....grocery shopping
....replacing a dead car battery
....clothes shopping at the mall...somehow two pretty scarves and some earrings got put into the mix
....book shopping at Barnes & Noble
....phone calls with my sister
....emails with online friends
....reading blogs
....curling up with a good book
....searching for knitting patterns on Ravelry
....messing up knitting projects
....restarting knitting projects
....and a visit from this little creature....

Wednesday Weather Haiku...

Bright sun and blue skies
Squirrels and birds beg for food
Freezing air greets me

One of the books I am reading...

well, actually I'm re-reading it....    I found it so good the first time around that I want to revisit it and see if it stands up to a second read!

It is The Obituary Writer by Ann Hood.  Check it out - you might like it as much as I did/do....