Snow? Yarn?

Yesterday afternoon it really started snowing! I thought we would probably get 3 to 4 inches, but from the pictures I took this morning you can see we only got about a half inch, and most of it was ice.  Would so like to be with you, Katie, in Kitty Hawk where I bet it is warm and sunny;)

Looking out the front door.

Summer tools left out for the winter!

Snow in the yard. The first of the season.

Ice on the trees.

 After pictures it was time to sit and relax with a cup of blueberry green tea in my Haldecraft teacup,

and check out my new yarn acquisitions that I got yesterday. First I took a drive to Ferrum, VA and picked up my last Victorian club shipment from Natasha of Unplanned Peacock. It's always great to see the new colorways and patterns that she comes up with for each month. Next year's club is going to be about Fairy Tales.

Then in the mail I received my very first skeins of Yarn vs Zombies in the Damsel base all the way from Australia. I got Party Shoes Purple and Barossa Valley colorways. Not sure what I am going to do with it yet, but I'm sure I'll think of something. Also in the package was a pack of Haribo, Happy Cola candies. I've decided to save those to try out with you, Katie. Candies from Australia-how neat is that!

Plus I stopped by the local yarn shop, the Crooked Stitch, and picked up my Mountain Colors and Simply Worsted to start on the Pop Blanket. That's where I also picked up my Clark Gable mitt to work on. Unfortunately, I forgot to get Whitney, (the wonderful owner of this fantastic shop) to wind the yarn for me so I could get started on them, but I have plenty to keep me busy until I can back to see her.

Well, hubby just called and he's coming home for lunch, so I guess I'll put on my chef's hat and get lunch ready.
Until next time.

Moving AGAIN!

Well, I am moving back to Rocky Mount and we are selling our townhouse in Christiansburg, VA. The kids and I really love the place, but it's time to let it go and travel down another path.
 I've made lots of new friends there, tried new crafts, (basket making), started hiking, got back into swimming and exercising, and took some day trips with the Senior group. I will truly miss everyone , but life goes on.

Most of our furniture will be making a new home in Roanoke, at our son's new house. I only wish he had room for the dining room set. It belonged to my parents and I really hate to sell it, but no one has room for it. Having to downsize again is really hard for me, but I know I won't have room for it at the house in Conway, SC, so away it goes.

One thing I am not letting loose of is my yarn. Well, not yet. Eventually, I plan to photograph it, post it on Ravelry and then destash some of it since I have enough yarn to last me a lifetime or maybe several lifetimes. I figure when I go no one out there is going to love my stash like I do, so I need to try to go on a yarn diet. The only problem is that if a yarn diet is anything like a food diet, the yarn might not go anywhere. One good thing about having to move your stash, is that you find all kinds of new projects to work on that you plum forgot about. And I found out that most of the yarn I have I really still like it.

Rain, Sleet, Snow?

Well here in the mountains, or just at the foot of the Blue Ridge mountains, we have had 4 days of rain and I mean monsoon rain. It's rained enough that the drought might be nonexistent. And now we are having sleet which they say will soon turn into snow, maybe 6 inches or more.  

This is the beginning of the ice!

These will be gifted to someone special!

So what did I do? Well. I finished up my retirement teaching days this week (which I always stress out about until I have them done) and then headed to the local knitting store to find something new to knit. Now, it's not like I don't have any yarn or projects to work on, but the first snow of winter just called for a new project. I am going to work on the Clark Gable mitts. Don't you just love him! I figure if we get 6 inches or more of snow, I will tuck up with a cup of tea or a latte, probably both,  knit on these mitts, and hopefully find a Clark Gable movie to watch.

Talking about movies, my hubby got me the Kindle Fire HD for Christmas this year, and I am in love. So far, I have watched most of season 1 of Dr. Who, read some books, and watched the movie Ghost Protocol, which stars Tom Cruise, and downloaded a word game called Jumble 2, where you unscramble the letters to form words all for free. Now granted you have to be a prime member to get these, but I am finding that is money well spent.

I guess that's all for now. We hope to get more stuff packed this week-end to get ready to move, again, but that all depends on the weather so I will let that be another entry.

Let's Try This Again

Well, I noticed that it has almost been another year since my last update, so I figured I would try this out again. Lots has been going on in the mountains as well as at the beach.

Well reading back on the post I see we took a trip with Sawyer to Myrtle Beach, SC. We had a great time visiting the aquarium, gardens, butterfly house, beach, shopping, and just playing at the house.

Papa, Nana, and Sawyer heading to Myrtle Beach on our very first trip together.

Just arrived and someone took our picture for us:)

Sawyer loved the fish and so did Papa!

The official trip picture that everyone gets.

We just couldn't catch those butterflies!

And this little boy wouldn't do anything!

Shopping was fun

  

but so exhausting!

Sawyer made a Mother's Day card for his mommy:)

Sawyer got to put his feet in the sand and watch the birds.

Relaxing and playing with my favorite toy, open/close.