Autumnal thoughts…

My writing mojo seems to have abruptly departed and we have gone from balmy days with the ceiling fans gently stirring a subtle breeze to having had to turn the heat on, and all before the end of September.

I cannot recall ever having to turn the heat on this early. This does not bode well at all, Gentle Reader…

Can you say “High Heat Bills”?

That thought does not thrill me so this weekend I am doing some major winterizing, or at least acquiring the necessary supplies with which to do so! My hope is that Fickle Summer will tease us again with warm days and balmy nights before Old Man Winter settles in for the duration!

I was surprised how many leaves are already turning, seemingly overnight. However, on my drive to work there is a smattering of brightly colored trees, the unwitting sentinels of the arrival of autumn. I will also take a bit of a drive this weekend to see if I cannot capture some of their majesty in picture.

I leave you with the genius of Chet Baker and Paul Desmond and their rendition of Autumn Leaves… enjoy.

Have a great weekend!

Farewell to Summer

The Official End of Summer is upon us and I have heard many friends lamenting this fact.

However, for the Knitter – Labor Day Weekend brings the start of autumn and with it, Knitting Season and Knitters everywhere are pulling out wool socks, sweaters, scarves, wraps, etc. If they are not pulling them out, they are casting them on! Three cheers for cool nights and shortening days. I have been contemplating what next to cast on – I have several things that have caught my eye. I will keep you posted as to what is up next.

For me, autumn is my favorite time of the year. It is fleeting but I love every moment of it, from the start of leaves changing colors to the joy of cooking “cool weather” meals.

Therefore, to kick off the Un-Official start of fall, this weekend I made meat loaf. And, boy was it good! The aroma that filled the house was warm and welcoming. I used a new recipe from Tyler Florence – and does he know meat loaf! It was a knock it out of the park hit and I can guarantee that this will grace my table again. I also did a little baking and whipped up my Peach Blueberry Cobbler.

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In the Dog Days of summer…

In the Dog Days of summer…

It has been a very busy August at Casa Del KatKnits.

If I did not know better, I would think that I have been transported to Lake Woebegone as we had but one weekend of summery weather. In addition, that coincided with the Michigan Fiber Festival. Therefore, it appears that summer came and went in one short weekend.

One more child is ready to head off to college and life is indeed moving onward.

While I am sure that it will be very bittersweet when she heads off, there is something amazingly freeing about this passage of life.

Over the past weeks, there has been a malaise on the Knitting Front and not much has been moving off my needles. However, I did manage to cast on and knit the Milkweed Shawl in three short days. I used my friend Carla’s fabu hand-dyed yarn – it is the Cameron color way, if you are interested, you can find her Etsy shop here. Her sense of color is wonderful. It is a blessing to call her friend!

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The Winner of The Fey!!

I am sorry, Gentle Readers – my intention was to have my darling daughter draw a name a couple of weeks ago.

Obviously, that never happened.

Sooooooooo, I selected a name this morning and my friend, Konstantin, is the winner!

Konstantin – email me at kachrist37 at (@) gmail dot (.) com with where you’d like your book sent!

Happy Friday all!

Knights in Shining Armor

Today there is celebration over the release of Laura Ling and Euna Lee all across the world.

Great, Glorious, Shout it from the Mountain Tops Celebration!

I mean, after all, how often does your knight in shining armor fly in to secure your release from the ogre in the castle?

In addition, how often does the Knight secure your release and allow the Ogre to save face.

All in all, a very good day.

Add to all this Sock Summit ’09 begins tomorrow – a monumental week to be sure!

Surely, there are not enough knitted socks in the world – if there were, Ogres would not be so ogre-ish. More people would be spending more time talking to each other about the fab socks adorning each others feet and what new socks are in process! Knights in Shining Armor would not need to come to the aid of Damsels in Distress, they would come in search of the Holy Grail – hand knit socks to adorn their feet.

If you have not experienced the luxury of a hand knit sock on your foot you have not lived.

It is not hard; it just requires a small amount of determination, a simple pattern, some sock yarn, and some pointy sticks.

Won’t you join me in working towards World Peace – one hand knitted sock at a time?

Oh, and…

Welcome home Ladies!

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