Not much news

Not much for pictures, so I will add this one of Hunter and I playing in his bedroom. I am pushing "mail" through the mail slot and then he would push it back out.

Interestingly, I am not showing date and time updates on the blogs in the sidebar. I checked them by chance yesterday and found some new additions. Wonder if it is Blogger malfunctioning?

New Background

Ok, I like the green, so I guess this will be it for the background for awhile. I'm going to be starting up a sewing blog.... soon.

Trying the signature

I am trying this new signature thing. Plus I don't know why this annoying thing is pasting itself over the top of my posts.

A Ball of Yarn

This is labeled 1918 - Soldiers at Walter Reed Hospital. See. Knitting is very therapeutic. By the way, if you like old pictures, this is a neat site.

One More Thing

Tim made a birdhouse and had the pieces ready to put together with the holes pre-drilled and the screws in place. Tim has this little drill, which you can see in the picture. So, yesterday afternoon, Hunter made a birdhouse!

My Day With Hunter

Here's a few things that Hunter and I played today. It was chilly and blustery outside, so we didn't go out. In the second picture, he is playing with moon sand, and he is "trimming the bushes."

Jacket

This is the jacket I have been working on. I spent a long time yesterday getting the sleeves in. They are two-part sleeves for a better fit and I just couldn't get them right. But it is finally almost done. The fabric is a nice stretch cotton. I got it here.

New Sock Monkey

Here's a new sock monkey I made. Boo thought he should sit next to him. I think he needs a blue knitted stocking cap, but don't have a pattern. (the monkey, not Boo).

Grommets

I have been wanting to get a package of these for awhile. The bags are so cute with these - there are 8 in the package, so we could each make one :-)

Quilt Show Today

Dad wants a lap quilt for this winter, so I got this packet of flannel fabrics today. I think I will cut out a moose shape and use those on a couple of larger squares and then us this fabric for the remainder.

Fall Vacation to Leavenworth

We're really enjoying our vacation over here in the Cascades. On Friday we spent the day in Leavenworth and bought a few things we really didn't need :-) Great fun. Today we hiked 6.5 miles, about 20% of it uphill. Pretty good for two old people. The weather was very cold today - I had five layers of clothing on, and was just right. There were snow flurries in the air this morning when we started. Aren't the Cascades beautiful?

Overnight Company

We had special company last night - Teri Foster and Nichole Frasch - who are actually in the western part of Montana, but were over close to us and came for the night. Nichole is my cousin's daughter and it was nice to get acquainted.

1776

I've started this book a couple of times - once on audio and once from the library, but didn't make much progress. This summer I bought it at a garage sale. The book is not as exciting as some murder mysteries that I enjoy, but I am finding that I like it very much, now that I can read it at my own pace, a little at a time. You get a personal view of the men who fought in the revolution.

New Purse (Again)

I finished my purse today. Carissa's is the identical pattern, except she made hers a little taller and a most beautiful mauve shade. You can see it on her blog. I am happy with the way it turned out, although I will admit to taking it completely apart, and putting stiffer interfacing in it, and slightly altering the shape.

Clematis

We thought our clematis on the back side of the house had winter-killed. About mid-summer Tim noticed a sprig growing up. Now it's prettier than it ever has been.

I know this isn't the greatest photo (I took it), but I just wanted to comment that it's good to have all four kids together at the same time enjoying visiting. It does a mother's heart good!!

OK, a couple more pictures from the St. Joe

On Saturday Jeff, Susie, Hunter and Todd took Ben, Carissa and myself up to the river property. Ben and Carissa hadn't seen it. It turned out to be a beautiful warm day and the river was quiet - almost no boat traffic.

Carissa and Ben's first anniversary

Carissa and Ben happened to be here on their first wedding anniversary and we had a potluck at noon. Diane Thom brought a cake and Carissa also made these cupcakes for the potluck.