More new things coming up!

 Hey everyone!  I hope you had a fabulous week!  I have been busy.  This Thursday evening I leave to the Lakehouse for the Annual Knitting Retreat.  I want to work mostly on Antonio's AI blanket.  I have been busy making squares.  I had to order more pegs for my blocking board and I hope to go to the lakehouse with 260 squares to attach.  Wish me luck!

I also started a Wallby with Darlene and Jennifer.  I will take this along for mindless knitting.  I knit the pouch out of order, I hope it does not get in my way of knitting in the round.

I made it to the halfway point of Dracula...I will not be taking this with me....beads and lakehouse are not a good combo for me.

I have 2 new KAL's starting October 1 in the A Place to KAL My Own group.

Tiara....(this picture copyright of © Maryna Radzko)

here is my yarn

and Magnolia.....here is my yarn

I went to Antonio's game this past Thursday, but I will miss this coming Thursday since I am going out of town

Lupe got a new shirt (I am 7 1/2 years older than him, but I am not sure if that makes me a Cougar) and I got 2 new Texas Shirts!

Lupe made us delicious Rib Eye's yesterday while watching football....they were delicious!

and lastly.....my buddy Ziggy is back!

That is all I have.....Have a great week.  I will probably not post till Tuesday next week!

Happy Happy Happy Knitting!

Pumpkin Season!

Hey everyone.  How are you?  I hope you had a fabulous week.  It is still super hot in Texas but it is cooling down and all the stores have out their pumpkin spice latte's and what not.  Lupe and I went to a glass blowing class and made our own pumpkins.  We had such a fabulous time!

My dad and sister went to Washington State to visit my aunt Natasha and look at the photos they sent me.

Darlene made me the most gorgeous quilt.  She is way too good to me.  I love it!  And, Mattie helped too!  LOL!

I made some sourdough bread with inclusions the other day.  Chili oil, cheese, scallions, and honey....it was delicious but I made way too much!

Now for the knitting part.....I went to SNB at Starbucks last week and wove in ends.....I have made over 50 squares and I am officially CAUGHT up to my timeline to get this finished for Antonio by his birthday. 

Margi was at Starbucks and is working on the same Autumn Pullover sweater that Jennifer, Darlene, Melissa and I are doing....but Margi is a knitting machine!

It was the first week 1 NFL game for the 49ers this past Thursday so I got Lupe some surprise pj's and crocs.

He got me some flowers like he always does and look at our orchid plant....we have a new bloom

Lastly, I worked my Dracula....I love how it is looking!

That is all I have....Have a great week!

Happy Happy Happy Knitting!

Home Projects!! and Happy Belated Labor Day

 Hey everyone.  How are you?  I hope all is well.  We have been busy over at the Ramirez/Martinez home....let me jump in!

Last week I went to another Football game for Antonio

My dad and sister and brother in law went to visit family in Washington State an across the water in Canada

Then the weekend came and Lupe and I bought a new kitchen sink....something both of us have wanted for a while....so we got one at Costco

Then started taking stuff down and apart to install the new sink.  My countertops are original....as in original ugly.....so we went to several places and found a new countertop where Lupe could cut the hole for the sink....I love this man!

Well, this counter broke....yup, snapped in half...so back to Lowes.....and a new counter and more cutting and viola...top is old, bottom is new.

Now I am still in the midst of putting the stuff back in the counters ands under the sink, but I also gave 2 of our drawers an upgrade....to spice drawers

Crumbl had a new cookie butter cookie I had to try

And Celeste and her family made her senior 2027 jeans

As far as knitting and crocheting....the Dracula KAL started...I am in love!

I also worked on squares for Antonio's blanket.  I did not want there to be any repeating squares....but I clearly forgot to check mark a square and now I have 2 of these

I am not too terribly behind and hope to catch up this week.  At some point I am going to have to start weaving in ends.

I also crocheted a little on the blanket for Lupe's coworker.

Lastly I got some yarn in I ordered a while back.....Wolltraum yarn

That is pretty much all I have.....I did make a semi healthy pancetta dish that does not taste like Olive Garden, but is not terrible.....

Have a great week!!

Happy Happy Happy Knitting!!!