Catching Up

Have I really not written since March 28th? Doesn't seem that long, but a lot has happened in that time.


I am working on a pair of socks knitting both socks on one 40-inch needle. I'm really enjoying it - especially since I am using a lovely laminated birch needle from knitpicks . Don't have pictures right now, but the yarn is also from knitpicks and is a very nice feel in the hand. It is called Riverbed and that's just what it looks like as it knits up.

Our son & DIL had an explosion at their house a couple of nights ago that woke them in the middle of the night. It was in their gas fireplace stove that is part of their heat for the house. It didn't start a fire but it did cover everything in the house (except for granddaughter's room which had curtains hanging in the doorway) with a thick coat of soot. They are living for the next week in a hotel suite while the pros clean EVERYTHING from top to bottom and stem to stern. The positive side (for which we praise the LORD, is that noone was hurt and the house is still there. Also, that insurance paid to clean everything. Can you imagine having to clean greasy soot from everything in your house? It happened to us once when our son (an daughter) were young. We, too, were grateful for insurance to let the pros do the dirty work.

Took granddaughter to the Childrens' Museum last week. We knew how to get to the street but not the parking lot, building, or door. The 3-yr-old gave us perfect directions for everything.

Spent Wednesday afternoon doing beading with the 12-yr-old I mentor through The Root Cellar in Portland (ME). She loves to bead and her eye for design is really good! She's very capable with the pliers and other tools, as well. She made a beautiful necklace and several pairs of earrings. She gives away most of what she makes to sisters, mom, aunts, friends, but this week she kept the necklace and 2 pr of earrings for herself.

I'll include pictures of socks and jewelry in next post.