In a Bind

 

Charmed Stars has been sitting here staring at me for weeks now. It's been all set up and ready to go on the dining room table but I just kept walking right past it pretending I didn't see it. Until yesterday. I finally got around to sewing on that binding. 

I even sat down and got one side sewn down while listening to my audiobook, the one over there in the sidebar. A few minutes is all I can take with that particular book anyway. It is the most horrific thing I have ever listened to and I've listened to Stephen King. I keep telling myself I don't have to finish it but I just don't work that way. I'm in it until the end I'm afraid one-disturbing chapter at a time. 

Planes, Trains and Automobiles

 

Now that the trim is mostly down, we are spending our days putting everything back where it belongs. The Mister not only has a collection of albums that has to be dealt with, he also has two bookcases of models that he's made over the years. 

I've been taking them down and cleaning them one by one. They were a dusty mess. Don't tell The Mister but more than a few of them are missing some delicate parts now. 

I really don't understand why he doesn't use super glue on them instead of model glue which I think leaves a lot to be desired. 

I was careful with the Mini. It looks just like my dearly departed one. 

I used to hate the things but now that the room is coming together they don't look too bad on either side of the wood stove. That's his collection of CD's next to them. We have two shelves of those also. 

Next up is getting those albums out of their crates but don't tell Louise. She's taken to sleeping on them. She's in for a rude awakening, I'm afraid. 

Friday Fluff

 

Silly me. I thought I had three empty spinning wheels sitting here waiting for some new projects when what I actually had were those spindle spun singles that needed plying. I'd forgotten all about them. I spend a few minutes with them each morning as I watch the ladies ride through France. 

A new project is going to be these merino nests. I need a couple more skeins of that wonky stuff I spun before to make it a knit worthy amount. I think I'll spin this on the Ashford Traditional this time around instead of the Ladybug. It will be interesting to see the difference. It can't be worse. 

Speaking of wonky, here's the wheel spun cotton I worked on during the TdF. Over spun. Under plied. Halfway through plying it I realized I should have just left it as singles.  Oh, well. I'm anxious to see how this looks woven so I need to get moving on that scarf that's on the loom now and that summer towel I was supposed to be working on but never did. I had so many plans for this summer and the time just slipped away. September is right around the corner. Thank goodness. 

Take a Hike

 

After weeks of 90 degree temperatures, a week in the 80's is a big relief. It's time to open some windows and get outside for a bit. 

This used to be just a short path in the woods but the boy scouts have made it a fancy walking trail perfect for little dogs and old folks.

You start off in the wetlands, go over a bridge and come out in a shady pine forest. 

I've never seen so many perfect pine cones and so many. I've got to go back with a bag. I want some. 

One pine tree had a pretty plaque declaring it the county and town champion.

Not sure why. It looked like any other pine tree to me. 

What I was most interested in were the leaves on certain trees that were already turning a brilliant red. Do they know something we don't? An early fall maybe? Wouldn't that be nice. 

Wednesday WIPs

 

I'm coming down the buttonhole side of the front band on one of the gray blobs. I bought this doo hickey to help me space the holes evenly since I'm pretty bad at it. I hope it works. 

The other gray blob has its ribbing back in order after the big ripping it suffered. I started the icord bind off again and got a few inches in but it looks terrible. I'm going to rip it out and try it again. 

The poor Pairfect travel socks were not getting much attention so I picked them up and worked on them during the Closing Ceremony. 

I'm at the place where I'm supposed to start the heel. Aren't they fabulous? 

And....do you want to see what happens when you forget to manage your Amazon subscriptions? They send you everything-all at once. Oh, my....I have no idea where I'm going to put all this stuff. I already have too much of everything. 

Tiny Needle Tuesday

 

The second border is finished on the Autumn Patchwork. That branch didn't stand a chance this week. I used a Post it to mark my rows. 

Poor Peter only had some grass stitched on. It wasn't the week for mindful stitching.

I only got one Dear Jane blocks finished. I've got the pieces ready for another but not the will to sew them on. 

Yesterday the sports silence was too deafening so The Mister went looking and found.....Le Tour de France Femmes to keep our minds busy while our hands are doing boring trim work downstairs. I guess I need to go find something to spin. Right now my wheels are sitting empty.

A Little Static

 

I made the mistake of looking at yarn the other night and somehow these two jumped in my cart. The fault lies with Lasagna Cat on the left. How could you NOT buy a yarn called Lasagna Cat? It could be my fall sock knit but I know I won't be done with the twins by them. The other one is Gummiberry. Who doesn't love a good gummi?

And....today is going to be a very quiet day around here. First it was the TdF keeping me and The Mister company for three weeks while we worked away on our downstairs projects. Then it was the Olympics. All day. Every day. Now I'm sad. 

The closing ceremony always gives me all the feels. Merci Paris, bien joué. I loved every minute.