DST

Well, I will say one thing for DST, it is still dark when I get out of bed now. And it will be nice that it is still light for awhile after work.

I did manage to get my brake light changed this weekend. I actually got the brake light cover off the car without a major cursing episode. It did take me more than hour but I did finally coax the lovely little red and clear piece of plastic off the car. I also got the first level of weeding done in the garden. There was asparagus hiding in there. Now the asparagus is in my freezer. It will go nicely in an omelet. I also found lettuce that had wintered over and the kale seems to have survived. It will be interesting to see what comes up volunteer this year. I ordered some heirloom tomato seeds with a guy at work. I ask for Cherokee Purple and Black Krim. Other than that I most likely will just stick to local sources.

Friday

My “To Do” list seems to be growing for this weekend.  I am finally going to attempt to put a new brake light and signal light in my Focus.  It is going to be a nice weekend and at least I can take the back of my car apart in the warm weather.  Unfortunately I am going to have to take it apart to get to the lights.  At least I have a Haynes manual with written instructions.  Perhaps one of my neighbors will take pity on me and pitch in to help.  Why car manufacturers make it so hard to change the lights I have no idea.  If they were planning on me taking it in to a mechanic and paying $40.00 or whatever for someone to do it for me, then they must not know how tenacious some females can be. 

 

We had a fire next door at work today.  There were 7 fire trucks that I saw and someone said there were more on the other side of the building.  It didn’t turn out to be much of a fire but we all still got to file outside and sit on the grass to watch.  The people next door weren’t there as they have started working a 4 day week.  I did have my camera with me and I will post the picture later tonight after I get home.

 

Oh and before I forget, the silica supplement is working.  I can tell a difference in my knees and my fingernails.  I actually sat down cross legged in the grass to watch the fire trucks.

 

 

 

This is a picture of my yard on the day the pear trees came down. Luckly it was January and all the plants were still dormant.

Yardwork

It is strange how I usually have a stream of thought when I am away from home.  Usually it is when I am driving around town, or at work.  Knowing how to post from my email has enabled me to put some of that into my blog. 

 

I took a walk around my yard this morning before I left for work.  I have daffodils blooming and crocus.  My daylilies and salvia are both growing upwards and the columbine is peeking out from under its leaf covering that I pulled up on top of it last fall.  It will be strange to have the west side of my yard in full sun this year, since the electric company took out the 4 Bradford Pear trees that used to block the sun from that part of the yard.  Its not that I will miss the trees and they were much too close to the power lines, but it will make that into a sun garden.  I’m imagining my garden expanding.  I will need a trellis and a new rose and perhaps a bench.  I will need to move some plants around as well.  This weekend I will begin the transformation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love scarves

This is a very light weight yarn that I found in the "Sale (read clearance) Bin" at Michaels. It is Patons Lacette, a fingering weight yarn. The border is made with feather and fan lace. stitch. I played around with a celtic knot in the center and finally ripped it out. I'm not ready for celtic knot knitting yet. Perhaps in a bulky yarn where I can see the stitches better.

Springtime top

This is adapted from a pattern I found on Ravelry. I believe it is called aryan lace. I just love this yarn. This is a bamboo blend from Caron called Spa. It is actually a rayon and acrylic yarn and I look forward to making many projects from this yarn. I stopped the lace patterns on this sweater above the bra line so that there would be no show through. I believe that I will put short sleeves on this one.

Cold Snap

It dropped down to 18 degrees this morning after being 71 just two days ago. I'm convinced that this only happens in Oklahoma. So I picked up my knitting this morning and am trying to make up my mind which project to either work on or finish.

This is my lace panel vest. It is the closest to being finished. I only have to finish the ribbing on the armholes. I must admit that this was done without a pattern. I liked the lace panel and incorporated it into the vest. The roll down collar was a total improvisation. It is made with sport weight yarn and I am really looking forward to wearing it.