Joe Wants to Move

Joe is ready to go ahead and get moved! Now, we need to do a few things to get our house ready to show. I am going to clean out a couple of closets and start packing personal photos and decorative items. Shouldn't take us long. We try to keep everything maintained and orderly but we all have our "stuff" that makes a house our home. Realtors like the "stuff" put away. It is a great time to get rid of things we don't need or want any more. Less to move, Joe says with a smile. It's amazing how quickly things can accumulate.

We tidied the front flower beds this past weekend. They were neglected a bit while we worked getting the shop going. I will be taking a "start" of some of our plants - not digging up whole plants - just a small piece to get a start! The ever-blooming hydrangeas, lilies, Knock Out roses and lantana are beautiful this year. They can easily be replaced. I have an unusual small plant called Pink Button from Arbor Gate in the front bed that they don't always have. I will take a small pot of that. I will want to take a start of the lilies too. They are spectacular and there are many of them. I have forgotten their names.

We planted two Mimosa trees in the back yard three years ago. They are blooming right now and are so pretty. Once a staple in every Southern yard, they are very hard to find in nurseries now. Joe had to order them online! My grandparents had a large Mimosa tree in their front yard. Sometimes when we stayed the night, they pulled the rollaway bed outside under the tree. We would sleep out under the Mimosa! They lived way out in the country on a small farm where you could do that!

It makes me sad to think about moving yet I know it is the best thing for us to do. We have many wonderful memories here! I think there are 5 or 6 new homes in our neighborhood. People are moving farther out and we are moving in closer! It is truly all in what you like to do!

 

A few photos of the yard -

Lily

 

Knock Out Roses

Lilies

Back yard

Lantana

Climbing Rose from Antique Rose Emporium

Hydrangeas

 

 

Pink Button planted under an old burro wagon

 

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Taking a Day Off to Recharge

My plan is to putter around at home making neat which always seems to help me find my center again. My mind is a direct reflection of our home space! Home needs to be neat, clean and peaceful!

Of course, I have spent about an hour+ going thru iPurl biz looking to see what needs attention today - orders, shipments, customer emails, web sales and financial stuff. Now, I have put those things away and hope not to look at them again today.

I took the time to go thru Knitsy one delicious page at a time - slowly - reading articles,looking at patterns, clicking on ad links, watching videos and so on. I have to say I LOVE Knitsy. It is out of the UK which makes it interesting for me. I like to see what is current there compared to the US. If you love all things digital, you will love Knitsy! iPad stores it in your Newsstand along with your other magazines like Vogueknitting and Southern Living. Don't forget to check out Louise! I forgot to say it is totally FREE!

It's very breezy today as a cold front has arrived. Isn't this May? I enjoy the sound the wind makes as it moves through the trees all around our house! We've had a cute young adult raccoon wandering the yard and on our back porch recently. They are cute but can be such a nuisance. So far, he has been behaving. I have also spotted a few hummingbirds. Joe needs to get his feeders out. Everything is so green right now - hope that continues throughout the Summer.

Along 1488, on my way to work, there are several trees that have come down taking down the fence too! They are dead - didn't survive the drought. When the wind starts blowing like it is today, many more trees will be coming down! I told Joe to drive in the inside lanes! Some of the trees are so tall, they are falling into the road.

Based on the weather forecast and standing out on the front porch, I switched from air conditioning to heat for the night and probably the next couple of days! Mother Nature has evidently misplaced her calendar!

In the few hours of free time in the evenings (while watching baseball), I have been knitting newborn size socks. They really are kind of addictive! They have bright colors, not a big time investment, just enough detail to keep you from getting bored and are very useful for keeping small feeties toasty warm!

I have been asked for the pattern several times, so thought I would post it here - the size is 0-3 months

It is in socknitters language - if you have knit socks before, you will have no problem with the instructions.

 

NEWBORN BABY SOCK

CO 40 sts

Knit in rib - 2.25 inches

Knit 6 rounds stockinette

Heel flap - 20 sts - knit 16 rows with the 1st purl row being Row 1. End with a knit row.

Turn heel -

1) Slp1, P12, P2tog, turn

2) Slp1, K6, SSK, turn

3) Slp1, P6, P2tog, turn

Cont rows 2 and 3 until all sts have been worked and there are 8 sts remaining

Work gussets accordingly

Knit foot to 3.5 sts and begin decreases as follows -

K2, K2tog, around

K around

K1, K2tog, around

K around

K2tog around - 10 sts remain

Cut yarn leaving 8 inch tail pull thru remaining sts and work in ends.

 

In just a couple of hours, you will have 1 super cute baby sock! They can match or not!

 

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