Do Rainbows Travel Around the World?

Last weekend was bachelorette party weekend for Trisha.  A group of us travelled to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee to celebrate.  More on the weekend later in this post.  While driving back on Sunday, we had rain on and off the entire trip.  After we got a couple hours away from home, we started noticing rainbows in the clouds.  The rainbows lasted for almost the remainder of the trip home.

This morning while reading through some of the blogs I follow, one talked about seeing a lot of rainbows while out on a walk.  The lady who writes the blog lives in Wales, UK.  The post was from Thursday.  It struck me that given where she and I live and the way weather patterns are, it very well could be the same weather system that was in the Ohio area on Sunday.  It struck me that maybe God is sending rainbows around the world to let us know that things are going to be better soon.  That's my hope at least.

Still slogging away on the sweaters for the kids.  No pictures, though, to show progress.  You'll just have to trust that what I say is true.  The second sleeve of Blake's is almost done.  I'll finish that today and then see what's to be done to assemble it.  Both girls' sweaters are at least up to the armscye.  Kristin's is front panel is complete.  I'll get the back panel of hers going today also.  Overall, I'm happy with the progress I am making.

I've started my Christmas shopping.  There was something I tried to get each of the kids back in the spring with the lockdowns first happened.  The game I wanted was nowhere to be found, not even Amazon.  The other week I did find it and was able to get one for each of the kids.  I also found some stocking stuffers. yesterday while I was at World Market buying the brining bag for our Thanksgiving turkey.

As mentioned earlier, the girls and I went away for the weekend for Trisha's bachelorette weekend.  

We stayed in a nice cabin in the Smokey Mountains.  It was beautiful even though the trees were past their prime color.

Friday night after everyone arrived, I made a big lasagna dinner.  It happened to also be Trisha's birthday, so we had cake to go with the lasagna, salad and wine.

After dinner we did our own wine and paint party.

The girls went on a hike during the day Saturday.  I stayed at the cabin because I had too much wine Friday night.  Saturday evening a party bus picked us up and took us into to town where we had dinner and cruised around for a few hours.  As you can see in the picture above, Trisha had a very good time.

COVID restrictions have ramped up again here in Ohio.  The wedding is 3 months away.  I just pray that she get the special day she is hoping for.  No matter what happens, Trisha and Craig are getting married on February 14, 2021.  We just don't know how big the party will be.  Let's hope those rainbows were a promise of better days soon.

Hello November

It is Sunday, November 1, 2020.  I have to keep telling myself what day of the week it is.  I've noticed that I lose track of the days since I don't get out of the house much.  It is week who-knows-anymore of work from home.  I heard this past week that I'll probably not go back to the office until April.  That works for me.  I don't want my first day back to be in the middle of winter anyway. I much prefer working from home.  I feel like I have a bit more control of my life.  I just wish my husband would find a job so that the pressure of bringing in money is taken off of my shoulders a bit.

Since it is Sunday, I will spend my morning watching my favorite YouTube podcasts and knit.  My absolute favorite is Arne and Carlos.  Their podcasts are always entertaining and make me smile.  They don't get political or preachy.  They are warm, genuine and love to share the things in their lives that bring joy.  We certainly need more of this outlook in the world today.

Maybe its because I am spending more time at home, but I actually pulled out my autumn decorations earlier than I normally do.  I don't have much around the house, but it is making everything feel cozy.  Autumn is my favorite season.

Last post I showed a shawl I was making out of Shetland wool I bought from a LYS.  I was trying to do something with sequential knitting but the pattern was getting lost because the yarn is too rustic.  I frogged it and started again with a different stitch pattern.  This is my own design and may someday get written up and published.  Right now I am just enjoying creating something that is uniquely mine.

This past week the girls and I did a cookie decorating class.  It was a lot of fun.  Here are our creations.  We each got 6 cookies to decorate.  Mine are the ones on the lower left.  Ed and I have eaten all but one.  We have the Boo! cookie left.  It'll be my afternoon snack with some tea.

I've noticed with the cooler temperatures moving in that Squeaks has changed her sleeping location.  She now prefers our bath towels.  She'll sleep there until about 4:00 am and then move onto our bed with us.  She likes to lean against my legs, which makes it a bit uncomfortable for me.  For a tiny kitty, she feels like she weighs a ton when she's on my legs at night.