We've been uncharacteristically dry for spring and it is making the longer days, but less light in the house (because of the new leaves) feel much like fall. I am overwhelmed by the prospect of tackling the flower beds - where to begin? We've been here long enough that I have gotten the easy and obvious things finished, but now onto the tough chores of pruning and reclaiming the place from the periwinkle vines. Did I mention that I have clematis buds? Well, I do.
I've had a little bit of time in the past few days to knit on my sister's shawl. I dropped a stitch, which you can see up in the photo, and it is being a bit of a hassle to pick up. It's two rows of garter stitch, a purl row, then two more of garter. I've picked the whole thing back up once already but didn't get it right and being a single ply yarn, it is starting to get fuzzy. I just need to do it when I have nothing else to think about - which means it will never get done.
I plan to podcast this afternoon but first I am requiring myself to finish painting the hallway and turn the compost. I'd also like to prune one of our bushes before Julian gets home, as I know if he were here he would keep saying with caution, "Are you sure about this?" Yes, yes I am. I want to whack that bush within an inch of it's life. No "just a little off the top" this time. It needs a real chop.
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you are always busy doing things, so nice! our neighbours chop down their tree/bush in front to the nubs almost and I think it works. Was surprising first time we saw it! :)
ReplyDeleteI have roses that I hack to death every year...kind of wishing they wouldn't come back but a few months into summer they're always unruly and huge again... Clematis buds seem a happy thing to me! I have some in a few pots so they can come with me when/if we move and they are just peeking up!
ReplyDeleteFix the stitch first thing in the morning, with your coffee or tea. I have found that to be the best - and the quiet of the house is helpful too! I love the colors!
ReplyDeletehope you fish up that stitch. single ply isn't the easiest to fish up. I am knitting socks in single ply. Have fun tackling the bushes. I used to do that before my husband got home so he couldn't complain or say it wasn't a good idea.Now I let him do all the trimming, I'm too busy inside the house!!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness it is such a hassle when we drop a stitch :-( I feel the same way about some of our trees ... John didn't want them cut down - me? Get them out of our yard!!! I just love your podcasts ... And I'm also rivermama65 in IG. You actually have visited me a few times ;-) visit my feed when you can .... Now back to getting to know my new to me loom :-/
ReplyDeleteLove the shawl....you will tackle that stitch! I am getting ready to whack a few bushes around here too. We are trying to win back our property from a vine that has taken over and is killing everything in its path.
ReplyDeleteOh such a pain to drop a stitch. The yarn is gorgeous sky colour. I just adore you quilt; I'm in the process of making a similar one.
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