Lollipop Stick Holding Gusset Stitches

Car knitting today.

I needed to hold stitches for the gusset, the thumb hole. No barber cord, no pony bead lacing, no waste yarn available in the car. Old Halloween litter from a school party. I bent the Tootsie Roll Pop stick to hold the stitches while I continued to knit up the hand of the mitten. Pattern is Quick Bulky Mitten by Aimee Pelletier

Woolly Thistle Bag. Malabrigo Caracol
purchased last year in Millvale at McWalker Yarns

Malabrigo Caracol is hand-dyed, super bulky superwash merino wool yarn reminiscent of stained glass art.”

I stopped by a friend’s house to drop off some yarn. Took and Jack’s leaves are reminiscent of the yarn colors.

Full Moon over Pittsburgh

Photographed Thursday evening 11/6
from the
Duquesne Incline platform

Wordless Wednesday

Black Mission Figs

Photographed at Idylwilde in Acton MA while on vacation. They likes so inviting to me

The gift of flowers

From my neighbor. She got them at the Farmer’s Market today. I’d given some knitting help. What a gorgeous autumn bouquet. I put the flowers in my vintage hammered aluminum pitcher.

Thank you Cathy

Trying to Propagate Christmas Cactus

Not just any Christmas Cactus but plant cuttings from my mother’s Christmas Cactus. Although my mother passed 25 years ago, her Christmas Cactus is thriving in Albany. Thanks E for cutting the pieces! And thanks to my sister for mailing the cuttings. They made it to Pittsburgh just fine.

I dried them off and let them sit a day as it said they’d be less likely to rot

I looked at YouTube and Google and there’s the water method and the dirt method.

I’m trying both.

Stay tuned. Hopefully there will be many plant children.

Schlumbergera is the Latin name

Here’s how to care for the Christmas Cactus

Special Succulent Soil
At night
My gardening friend said to break them off so they are shorter. Can’t try to root and also grow up simultaneously

Doe a Deer, Not Yard Art

Friday morning,I was walking to my friend Tookie’s house to drop off a pompom maker. The little elf hats we were knitting for Xmas babies needed a little pompom. . I’d gotten an extra maker coat the clearance sale.

Iuccc CFC on the phone as I headed her way. She told me to look up the driveway and see the doe, resting in the upper yard.

I really had to look hard. The doe never blinked and I walked around taking these photos,

Thanks for the tip, Tookie!

If you can’t see the doe in photo 1 scroll down to see

Zoom in view

2-Door Dodge Dart Swinger from the Seventies?

“Top Banana” yellow.

Photographed from the back seat window Thursday November 7
Dodge Dart Swinger

November Sky from a Backseat Window

Wednesday late afternoon

Concord Massachusetts

Happy Delivery Today

Early Sunday morning, Steve and I drove Mary to the train station. Our holiday travel together came to a close and she headed back to the city. New York, that is.

On the way home we stopped by La Prima Espresso in the Strip District on 21st Street. I waited in the car, anticipating that first sip. I photographed Steve carrying the coffee, as he exited the shop and posted the pic in an Instagram story, tagging La Prima.

Later in the day I received a message asking if they could use the photo and I agreed. Complimented that my photo evoked an “ Edward Hopper vibe” wow-

So today I received a delicious pound of Coffee and a souvenir mug as a thank you. That was really nice of you. Thank you La Prima Espresso.

In case you missed the photograph

Sunday morning