Simple Cabled Scarf

This came out nice. It was my first attempt at cables in a scarf. I used a short DPN instead of a cable needle, which worked fine.

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/beginners-super-extremely-simple-cabled-scarf

Simple Cabled Scarf

Garden Bounty

Here is what was picked today. Our garden wasn’t the best this year, but we still got something out of it!

I also picked a ton of basil today, plan to make pesto and freeze it.

Garden Veggies

Cherry Garcia

Mom, this is the thing I was trying to knit at the beach. I had to buy a 16 inch circular needle for this. It’s kind of weird looking, but it keeps your neck warm!

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/cherry-garcia

Cherry Garcia Neck Warmer

My neck warmer

Hibiscus

My hibiscus is doing well.

Hibiscus on front porch

Hibiscus on front porch

New Back Porch

It’s nice to have another way out of the house! Thanks Chris and Doug!

New back porch

New back porch

Topsail Island, NC trip

Recently went to the beach with my parents and Alice. Had a great time. Here are some pics.

Beach House

Beach House

Spiral Staircase

Spiral Staircase

Doing some weird hand thing.

Doing some weird hand thing.

Another weird hand pose.

Another weird hand pose.

High Tide

High Tide

Three girls at the beach. I look like a ghost compared to my Mom.

Three girls at the beach. I look like a ghost compared to my Mom.

Me, Dad, and Alice

Me, Dad, and Alice

On the porch after swimming in the ocean.

On the porch after swimming in the ocean.

Mom and Dad relaxing at the beach house. I think my Mom is knitting here.

Mom and Dad relaxing at the beach house. I think my Mom is knitting here.

Cool little bog islands. I've never seen anything quite like them before.

Cool little bog islands. I've never seen anything quite like them before.

New Bag

Finally got this bag done. It’s not perfect, but I think it turned out fairly well. I’d never knitted an attached I-cord before. The idea is to use it to bring in vegetables from the garden.

http://www.purlbee.com/elisa-nest-tote/

Tote

Wondering about Cassis………

I keep a cat calendar on my desk at work. A few weeks ago there was a cat that looked very similar to Cassis. It was a Burmese. I started reading about Burmese and found that Cassis has many if not all of the personality characteristics. For anyone who has met him, you know that he is extremely social (unlike the other two). He is also very vocal and loves to play “fetch” with toys. He sometimes brings the toy back to you around 20 times!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burmese_(cat)

Cassis and Zoe relaxing

Cassis and Zoe relaxing

Good Stew Recipe

This is really good. It would be good for a cold winter’s day, unlike today!

http://find.myrecipes.com/recipes/recipefinder.dyn?action=displayRecipe&recipe_id=1879979

The Men of the House

Cassis (left), Chris, and Hogan (right)

Cassis (left), Chris, and Hogan (right)