A Rainy Week Ahead

I am happy to see the rain! Many areas of Texas desperately need rain. Looks like it is going to be with us throughout the week too!

Joe and I are still settling into our apartment. It's small and cozy. Efficient is a good description.

I am doing some laundry this AM. We don't do laundry in the evenings as it is practically in the living area and very loud. A load or two in he mornings keeps it all done.

The rain is delaying the clearing of our lot this week I am sure! Joe walked the lot with the Construction Foreman last Thursday looking for any trees that could be saved.

This is our corner lot

 

 

Today is granddaughter Alexis' birthday! I am hoping she is having a fabulous day!

 

 

Apartment Life

(It's cloudy and rainy today so it looks a bit dark)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Echo Beach

I am progressing slowly on my Echo Beach. Sometimes, for a couple of hour of quiet knitting time, I get up at 5am and knit. I am really loving Taiyo Lace.

 

 

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Echo Beach

Happily, I am at the apartment today, doing laundry and planning dinner for Joe and I. It's a cloudy very humid day. I woke up thinking about geraniums! I wanted geraniums on our little porch. I ran out to Lowes, sadly, geraniums are all gone. I did come home with a few of my favorite plants - a palm, an orange hibiscus, orchid and a few others. A few plants from home are out there also. It will make sitting on the small patio over the Summer and early Fall a little more enjoyable! The view out the patio door is certainly much nicer!

I FINALLY got Echo Beach started! I am using NORO Taiyo Lace. The Taiyo Lace reminds me of working with bedspread cotton.

Several years ago, I crocheted a lot with #10 bedspread cotton making lots of lace centerpieces, doilies, table runners and even a table cloth. Our children were in grade school and every dollar was needed somewhere on the family budget. As a stay at home Mom, days seemed endless amid housework, laundry and raising children. I found that I could buy a couple of balls of crochet cotton for about $10 and I could not only entertain myself but make really nice lace pieces for my home. That's when I learned to read crochet charts and really perfected my crochet skills. The lace pieces remind me of both my grandmothers as that was the type of handwork they both enjoyed. It's amazing to me how working with Taiyo Lace brings back the the peaceful feelings and memories of long afternoons from years ago!

Back to Echo Beach, I added 2 repeats to the width of my scarf/shawl, wanting it to be more substantial so I can use it as a shawl if I want to. I love the feel of the cotton in Taiyo Lace. I imagine it as a large scarf that will feel wonderful wound around my neck in the cooler months also!

 

 

Lots of markers keeping me on track

Hoping to get a couple hours of knitting in tonight -

 

P.S. Debra Harkness posted a link to the first chapter of The Book of Life on her Facebook page. I have loved this series! I will be reading it early in the AM when it is quiet!

 

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Settling into the Apartment

We have been settling into our apartment over the last few weeks. Joe and I have found it takes awhile to get over the fatigue of moving. More than likely that's because we aren't spring chickens any more!

The trickiest adjustment is the kitchen as it is really tiny! It is as wide as the dishwasher door! My KitchenAid mixer is sitting on the floor in it's moving box. We have to make room for the Quisinart (for scones) and the KitchenAid ( for breads). The Keurig is on the counter. There are other things that will have to go to storage yet. I am finding you don't need as much as you think you do!

I moved two plastic storage bins of Easter decorations out of the shop. They are still in my car! They will remain there until Joe and I can meet at the storage place and leave them there. I don't think I can tote one more box or bin of anything for awhile.

As may of you know, we have purchased a lot in Woodforest and are preparing to build again. Joe doesn't stand still for very long! It's a corner lot that backs to a wooded reserve. We have completed all our selections ( paint, flooring cabinets, lighting, faucets, brick and so on). I took this pic as they had just put the SOLD sign up! There is a house being built next door and across the street. I am so excited to finally have close door neighbors! The lot doesn't look big enough for a house!

 

 

The lot backs up to a reserve where houses won't be built. Joe likes that!

The area behind houses on our block.

 

iPurl stuff -

We sent our first yarn purchase to Norway this week! I am so excited! We have also shipped to Australia! We are in the process of moving our website to a different host now. It should sync with our shop inventory. That is a huge improvement. The look is different and will change as the software capabilities improve. It has become Priority #1.

I am impatiently waiting on a shipment of a linen/cotten blend! For now, there are no plans to add a major brand of yarn this Summer. I am looking at some smaller dyers who have fiber blends for Our HOT southern climate.

 

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