Yesterday was chilly. No, it was cold in the upper 40s. That doesn’t seem cold in the big picture but it was close to 80 degrees on Sunday.
I had a pedicure scheduled and I wore sandals which is traditional footwear for pedicures.
My toes were definitely not used to the cold! I might need to knit a pair of pedi-socks for myself to at least keep the rest of my foot warm until the polish dried.
Oh, and I should have picked a more autumnal color…like orange.
My knitting mojo has left the building. If you see it, send it back to me.
I managed to rip the Mosaic sock back to the heel and reknit that section. It’s back on track now. The gusset is finished and I’m ready to begin the foot.
I made a special note on the pattern chart that the “blue” was the black yarn (Main Color) and the “white” was the blue yarn (Contrast Color). Maybe you can see how I got those mixed colors up when I let the project sit for two months before picking it up again. Blue yarn = blue boxes.
Now that I see my progress, my knitting mojo might be back. It must have been hiding in my knitting bag!
Have you ever lost your (knitting, crocheting, needlework, painting, quilting, etc.) mojo and how do you find it?
We went to Lake Chautauqua in New York last month for the Great Grape Walk at the Johnson Estates Winery in Westfield, NY. We didn’t participate in the actual walk as the weather wasn’t cooperating but managed to walk through the part of the grape vineyards.
They had harvested most of the grapes and these were some that were left on the vines. I don’t remember exactly which grapes these were. We sampled a couple and other than the seeds, were quite tasty.
Halfway through the vineyard we started to feel sprinkles. We headed back to the main building but were pretty wet by the time we got there. Fortunately it was warm enough that we weren’t chilled and the rain shower didn’t last very long.
They had an outside dining area set up for tastings and charcuterie boards. Mr. Aitch and I shared a flight of red wines and a charcuterie board with foods that would enhance the wines. My brother and his wife tried the dry rosé wines and had a charcuterie board with foods that enhanced their selections. Both had similar items but they were not exactly the same.
Here is another example of the charcuterie boards. (I wasn’t thinking or would have taken some pictures of ours that day.)
It was a great afternoon with wonderful wines, foods, and family.
My brother and wife have a cottage (They call it a cottage but it’s really a house) on the northern end of Lake Chautauqua in New York. The lake is just east of Lake Erie.
Last Thursday night my brother captured some pictures of the Northern Lights, aka Aurora Borealis, that were visible. There was a geomagnetic storm on the sun last week which causes energized particles to interact with atoms of nitrogen and oxygen in the atmosphere, causing them to emit light in various colors, such as green and red. Click here for more information.
I did not alter these photos, only adding his copyright information.
These two are from the Friday morning.
God certainly did create a beautiful world and universe.
Have you ever seen the Aurora Borealis?
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