The Colorado River

Big snowdrift in Moab

It was nearly a foot long!

Arches National Park

Here's where we took a walk today!

Christmas Afternoon

Looking at Moab, Utah.

Christmas Morning

Looking out our window in Colorado.

Happiest of Holidays to You!

Best wishes for a wonderful holiday and a happy new year! We're on the road, having a great trip. 

Denver

Sunset over the Rockies!

You Cannot Make This Stuff Up

One of the blogs I follow is called Cake Wrecks. Today's post cracked me up, and since I'm in a hotel room waiting around for the day to get going, I thought I'd share. Click HERE.  It's messy and irreverent, so consider yourself forewarned.

Buddy likes to help with the cooking

Some cats have sense and others don't.
This is what he's up to while we're away. Rachel, could you please text me, and let me know what he thinks he's doing on the stove?  P.S.- We didn't tell the cats about the remote video surveillance!

Road Trip!

Here's what Lake Ontario looks like today

Pair Number Three

Thick colorful wool socks with yarn called Noro Kureyon. The yarn is thick and thin, so the texture of the sock is rough and uneven. I'm happy with these, but I'm still looking for the One True Sock pattern.

Pair #2

This pair was made from the toe up. John said, "Hey! I'm a sock model!"

The First Pair

And they actually fit, too. But, they're a bit saggy, so Pair #2 has been started on smaller needles to see if that will be better.  I'm on a quest for The One True Sock.

Learning and Relearning

On November 12th, I learned to knit using the traditional Russian technique. I knitted when I was in my teens and 20s, but I thought it was difficult = not fun.  I made 2 pairs of socks in 1981 (they went directly into the bad memory file) and said I was officially done with knitting. Well, Lizochka, the expert,  has changed my mind. Russian knitting is much easier! Or maybe I've evolved.

This month I knitted 2 truly ugly dishrags for practice. Next, I made a cowl (alpaca wool) Molly is wearing it here.  Then, feeling invincible, I made 2 scarves (photographed below in an artsy way).

See how I'm NOT a photo stylist?  The scarves used up 4 balls of Noro Silk Garden yarn. I didn't care so much about how the scarves look, I just liked the yummy colors.  

 Stay tuned because I have started a SOCK. It's just an experiment. No sock anxiety here.