Wow, where does the time go?

It's already late on Wednesday and I'm not entirely sure where last weekend went. It's finally getting cold here, so I had to break down Monday night and turned on my furnace. I figured that 58 in the house was a little too cool.

I've been working on an interesting knitted-then-felted bag. I hope to take some pictures of it and get it posted soon. I hope that it looks as interesting felted as it does knitted up. Anyway, one of many holiday projects either underway or needing to be!

Back to reality Monday

Well, the weekend camping trip was fun. It was rather late by the time I got there Friday night, but dinner was waiting. Saturday my mom and I went into Corydon to wander through the shops on the square. She likes a place called The Christmas Goose, as do I. I got myself a German-made "smoker" to add to my nutcracker/smoker collection that I put out at Christmastime each year. Oddly, Mom didn't find anything. There was a fiber festival going on at the county fairgrounds, but we didn't quite make it over there.

Sunday was a wonderfully lazy day, mostly spent sitting around the campfire in the quickly-emptying campground. We were right outside of the horse camp area, so we saw lots of horse trailers coming and going. I walked Mom's dog down to that area so I could have a look around.

I headed back home early in the evening since Sunday was when I was to begin taking care of a friend's dogs. Such friendly girls, I almost didn't recognize them when I got to the house. I do believe they've been on a diet!

Over the river and through the woods to....

O'Bannon State Park I go. Time for a family "camping" trip this weekend. Why do I say "camping"? Well, because the RV that we stay in is only slightly smaller than my house. Or so it seems. It's pretty much all of the luxuries of home, except that it's on wheels. My parents have already headed West with Ragan, their dog, and will hoefully have dinner ready when I get there. I had to come home to get my "stuff" and the brownies. Homemade ones. My house smelled so good last night. Anyway, Mom & I will shop in Corydon tomorrow for a while, and I will head home on Sunday. Time for another round of animal-sitting, this time two Beagles for my friend Jennifer. Maybe some pictures to post on Sunday night. Enjoy the weekend everyone!

Seven Things About Me...

Turns out that I've been tagged to share seven things about myself by the NobleKnits blog... So, here goes!
1. I recently took a class in blacksmithing (and I'm anxiously waiting getting to do it again).
2. I have approximately 150 model horses packed up in boxes -- they used to be my "dolls".
3. I have a terrible time concentrating on one project at a time -- whether for fun or work!
4. I learned how to drive teams of draft horses while working at the Kentucky Horse Park.
5. I have lived in Louisville, Kentucky my entire life and have never attended the Kentucky Derby.
6. I can spend hours wandering home improvement stores and never buy anything.
7. I get to learn how to spin my own yarn in January.

So Christmas is right around the corner

And it's only the first week in October. I realized that I'd been selfishly making things for myself most of the year and that I'd best get myself in gear if I'm going to get holiday crafting finished in time for gifts THIS year. My problem is that I can never settle on just one thing to work on at a time. Right now I've got... four. I think. Plus a baby afghan, but that doesn't need to be finished until February. A few things are already knit and just waiting to be felted. One is an entrelac bag for me, made out of SWS. Mom knitted up a Bubble Bag with the same brand of yarn and I was really surprised at how quickly -- and thickly -- it felts. Mine will be a real unknown since the stitches are going every-which-way. Plus, the pattern was off the top of my head -- loosely based on a baby hat. So, it's time to get off of the computer and go knit!

Time to get started...

I figured that it was about time for me to enter the modern era and see what the world of blogging is all about. So. Here I am. Not sure where all of this will go, but at least there should be some interesting pictures (I think), maybe some good links if you're interested in knitting and other things. And maybe I'll actually remember to post occassionally!