From None to Five...

...or six, wait, is that SEVEN? Darn. I thought I was doing well...

Yes, I must confess to seven if this is full disclosure. At one point in August, I had no WIPs. Here's what I have four weeks later. Clockwise from the socks:

1. Broadripple in Cascade Fixation, midway through gusset on second sock
2. One Skein Wonder in CTH Twister (started last night b/c I didn't have sense enough to go to bed)
3. Daphne Baby Cape, a few ends left, buttons, attach one side of hood and fringe (completed but not pictured)
4. Unmentionable, needs to be stuffed, assembled, & dressed (see Knit 2 Together, Ullman & Clark, p. 66)
5. Danica Scarf for Red Scarf Project, Lion Wool Worsted, about 25% complete
6. Loose Five Braid Cable out of Vanna's Choice, needs fringe to make it a scarf. Done to test yarn and make a cable swatch. Have washed a stockinette swatch twice and I'm not happy with how it is wearing -- looks worn and fuzzy already.
7. Unmentionable, a few ends to weave in and buttons -- cannot find 2" buttons. (see Fitted Knits, Japel, p. 48)

Unmentionables are obviously gifts, but since they are going to non-knitters I've given references for the curious knitters out there. Love the #7, tried it on enough times that hubby asked if I was going to be able to give it away. I reassured him that wouldn't be a problem since I already bought yarn to make one for me.... And #4 should be gifted soon, so I can show pix and describe a couple of minor adjustments I made to the pattern.

Planted some window boxes yesterday with plants from Sierra Vista Growers in La Union, NM. Just love this place. All their plants look full and healthy, and there are plenty of hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees to keep you entertained while shopping. They are also the only place I could find vermiculite to make Mel's Mix for our Square Foot Gardens, and the only place we could find seaweed extract, fish emulsion, and gypsum to keep our plants healthy. We've had quite a learning curve here -- we actually OVER-watered at first. Anyway, here are the boxes:

More Travel + More Knit = Less Blog

The good news is, the silence will be broken with good pictures, because we FINALLY got our new camera! So, let's start with Mr. Picture Purrfect Posing Puss:
Awwww... isn't he a sweetie? And I captured one of the hummingbirds on our patio.
For our anniversary weekend in August we went up toNew Mexico and stayed at the Inn on Broadway. We weren't the only guests.I got a little bit of knitting done, here's the Daphne with two skeins down.We spent Saturday wandering around the town, visiting various shops and galleries. We ate lunch at Vicky's and dinner at Diane's -- highly recommend both places for their spectacular food. On Sunday we drove out to the Gila Cliff Dwellings, which wasn't far as the crow flies, but took several hours on those twisty mountain roads (which is good practice for Ireland next May, according to Jo). Our hike had a little added excitement as we were caught in a downpour, which is spectacular from the cliffs as you can see.

We ate lunch at The Lodge, where they had a few hummingbirdsmost of whom were not camera shy.On the way home we stopped for a quick peek at Lake Roberts.


The following weekend we made our usual escape to Cloudcroft and our favorite coffee shop, Jamocha Bean, to sit in the gardenand visit with Kate.Then we hiked through Lincoln Forest and found this little guy.My first time seeing a horned toad. The birds were uncooperative for photographing as usual. We went back to Jamocha Bean in the afternoon and just hung out because we didn't feel like doing anything else and certainly didn't want to go back to EP just yet. Wait! Who's that posing by the fountain in the garden? Yes, Potomatomus has made an appearance in all her glory.This is certainly a better shot of the colors, but now that I see it on the blog it isn't showing the detail quite as much as I had hoped. More knitting pictures tomorrow, including FOs!