Top photo is a hat out of merino/alpaca, it is gone. My SIL took it. It actually fit her nicely. The second hat is going to be a gift for a friend, and the bottom one is the hat that I knit for my friend's son.
Currently on the needles, a shawl out of Knit Picks Main Line in Red Velvet Cake, no pictures of it yet. I bought the yarn on sale a couple of years ago and decided to use it for the shawl. It is such a pretty color and yes, it does look like red velvet cake.
I am reading a book about designing shawls. I want to try my hand at that next. I also have sock yarn sitting around waiting for me to get crafty with it. I am doing one thing at a time, I have learned that lesson well. I no longer try to do two projects at one time. Too chaotic for me.
Tonight found me in my pool. I love cold pool water and well, it did cool down some. I was able to do my 30 minutes and I killed one water proof watch within 2 minutes of dunking it in the pool on my wrist. Apparently, the people who sold it to me lied. It wasn't water proof at all. So, it went to the trash. I realized that something was wrong when there was water underneath the bezel. Okay then. It killed it dead.
I am trying to change up my work outs since the end of pool season is almost upon us. Unless I find a pool that is heated for the winter season. I do not like hot water so, this is going to be a big challenge. Unless I go with bike riding and dog walking like I had intended. I need to do something. I can walk the boys one at a time and it is 1 mile. They really like going for walkies on the leash. I know Ody can use it since he is so damn fat. Tell me about a Corgi that is skinny and I will tell you that dog has worms. Mine loves to eat. We have him on a frozen veggie diet to help combat his over zealous eating habits and he loves them. I share my bananas with the boys, too. They love bananas. All three of them start drooling when I break out a banana. I also let them lick my yogurt containers when I am done. That helps out so much with stink. They don't stink if they have yogurt.
Today I had to head back to the grocery store to pick up a few items for dinner. Gary made bbq ribs and I needed some items for my side dish. I decided to try my hand at asparagus with a cashew butter sauce. Oh my word! Talk about fantastic...that was so good. You have to love cashews and we can't seem to get enough of them over here. It complements the asparagus quite nicely. I found myself wanting to lick the food processor container. Yummy! 1/2 cup butter, softened, 1/4 cup of salted roasted cashews, process in your food processor until smooth, cook your asparagus in a cup of chicken broth, until fork tender, remove the woody stems before cooking, then drain the chicken broth and spoon the cashew sauce over the hot asparagus and serve. We didn't have any left.
Tomorrow is a curry sauce asparagus. That one involves capers and mayonaisse. We needed a new jar of capers so, I had to get those when I was at the store. I can't wait to try that one out. I am making pork chops with the asparagus and bulgur will be our grain. I am thinking a lovely rosemary gravy over the bulgur. I might even skip it since we will have the curry sauce over the asparagus. I do love to cook and my one thing is that I have to have a well stocked pantry and fridge to do it. If I am missing items, forget it, we are going out.
I need to get myself back to work and get the new sock yarns into the shop. I am really having a hard time getting movtivated this year. I think with the economy being as awful as it is and then with the heat we have been suffering through this year, it just has worn on me. I can't seem to get excited about much of anything. The only thing I want to do these days is stay inside the cool a/c and then go for drives with the top down on my car in the cooler evenings. It is very nice. I did find myself driving with the top down this morning with the Judas Priest blaring on my way to the grocery store. I had convertible hair by the time I got to the grocery store and of course, I happen to attract every man in a 10 foot radius with my little car. I get more dirty looks from wives...trust me, I don't want your hubby, I have enough with the one I have. I couldn't handle more than one. Last week it was an old Marine talking to me at the traffic light. I am nice, I talk to them. It was just how I was raised. If someone speaks to you, speak back and always treat them like you want to be treated.
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