Monday, July 13, 2026

Double Skunked and Happy Anniversary

Hey everyone.  How is your week?  Mine has been......eventful!  LOL!  Lets start with my protective dog (he is the biggest baby usually).  We woke up Wednesday to a very skunky smell.  He got skunked.  We did not know it at the time, but he actually killed the skunk.  It was in the backyard....dead.  I washed him really good and he was not happy with me (after saving our life and all)!



On Friday he smelled even worse.....yup, he got skunked again....and it was also dead in the backyard.  So I got some specifc skunk shampoo, and this stuff really worked.  The smell is not gone, but boy did it help.  He again, was not happy with us after again saving our life.  Lupe fixed the fence and we have gone back to closing the doggy door at night (we had a few accidents from purl, which is the only reason why we started opening the doggy door again).




After last weekend of crocheting, I did a lot more crocheting....I worked on my virus shawl....a lot!




and I started a new one......



Darlene had mentioned she needed more dishcloths, so I made her these two (the pattern is carpe diem):



and I worked on my top down pullover.....I really want to get this one done so I can wear it!



I also worked on my morning rain.  Only about 4 rows, but those 4 rows took me over 2 hours, so my brain and eyes needed a break!



Lupe and I celebrated a 5 year anniversary (5 years since we both said we were officially a couple) so we went to Pearl Put to celebrate.  It is a brand new Put Put golf course downtown at The Pearl.  The Pearl used to be where they brewed Pearl beer.....now it is a historic brewery complex that offeres dining, shopping, a famers' market and even spaces.  We had an amazing brisket grilled cheese sandwich that was absolutely amazing from an outside brisket restaurant and shared a slice of cheesecake from cafe lorraine.....it was pretty hot, so forgive me for how sweaty I am in some pictures!








All in all, it was an amazing week.  This week I will be at my dad's most of the week with floor installers, so I am not sure how much knitting/crocheting I will get done.  Have a great week!





Happy Happy Happy knitting!

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Sourdough, Cookies, Knit, Crochet and the 49ers!

 Hey everyone....how was your week?  Mine was great....I know I am a day late again, but yesterday I had the worst headache ever.  Lets jump into it......


I made some sourdough tortillas.  They were not the greatest, but they did not suck....I need practice.




One of Lupe's coworker's sisters was opening a new business making cookies so we supported them and ordered some.  The business is Baked by Adrianna and they were SOOOOOOO delicious.  We ate a dozen over the 2 day weekend.  



I knit on my Morning rain....I know it does not look like much but the rows are pretty long now so just 2 or 3 rows takes me forever, plus there are beads.



I also divided my sleeves on my top down sweater



Darlene came over to bring Lupe the most amazing quilt ever (more on that later) and we crocheted together....she brought her virus shawl and I pulled out mine.  I go almost 2 repeats done.



I want to start another already (so when I finish this one, I have another to go to)....I looked through my stash and this is the winner.



Also, in 2021 I made Darlene some dishcloths....she needs more so I started these.



Now back to that amazing quilt....it is SF 49ers (Lupe's favorite team ever).  He loves it!  Thank you Darlene!




It has a minky backing



and it matches Darlene's Cat.....Charlie!



My dad was sent a picture of him at his aunt's wedding (in the 1940's)....Look how little my almost 90 year old dad was!





Lupe took me out to a new place called the Shack....it was delicious!



Look how handsome my fiance is!



Well, that is all I have.  Have a great week!





Happy Happy Happy Knitting!