Evening couch snuggle

Exhale

Halloween is essentially over. The kids went trick-or-treating with their usual buds, Lukas and Owen.


The drizzle did not deter and they had a good time. I held down the fort here and enjoyed chatting with Renée, my downstairs neighbor.

Once home they spread out their loot and picked out what they wanted to keep. The rest will be picked up by the Halloween fairy tonight.

"What's your favorite candy, Isä?"



Something new this year: they have been running down every time the bell rings and answering the door and handing out candy.

As the adrenaline left their bodies, they wilted, but a little dinner has helped smooth them out. Now they are watching the old Batman movie...


The Halloween exhale has begun.


I leave you with this whip "action" shot :-)

Monkey love

I received a most bodacious birthday gift in the mail today. Monkey knit in Paca Peds (Harvest colorway) by knitter extraordinaire, Wendy.

Are you ready? Here comes the parade of pictures...









I loooove them. Didn't realize till now just how special it is to have socks knit by someone else warming one's feet. Thank you ♥

Across the universe

Featured on Flash Forward this week. Love this cover.

Before they head out

We picked up...tomorrow we will be in the city for most of the day to support Sandy and Takai who will be running the NY Marathon.

GFCF Halloween treats.

Rice with gomashio and Gala apple slices before the onslaught of sugar and artificial color and flavor...

Foreboding sky.

Too cool for school :-)

Turn A Square

Turn A Square for Audrey.

MC: Cascade 220
CC: Noro Silver Thaw

Needles: US size 5 and 6 16 inch circulars; US size 6 dpns

'Twas the night before Halloween

Sag styled himself from top to bottom. The shirt (found in a consignment shop today) is given the "ripped" treatment by being unbuttoned and artfully tucked.




Sag smiling an Indiana Jones/Harrison Ford style smile.

He loves this costume.





Cap and the kids went to a Halloween party. As you can see, these guys enjoy costumes and role playing. (Gem's Batsuit is his first ever store bought Halloween costume.)

(I stayed home and frogged my first go 'round at Turn A Square. The second try is going swimmingly. Choosing to watch online tutorials, whether to learn a new skill or refresh the memory on an old one, turned out to create a much cleaner knit. No mistakes and all that... Go figure :-)

Inspiration strikes

I think it happened while at the park. Gem Man and Sag Boy were either born or further developed. And when we got home, Gem made a mad dash for the sewing bins and got down to creating.



I love when he sews. And I love that Auntie Barbra was here to help.

Park with Auntie Barbra

I've been noticing lately that the kids have eased into the "yeah, I live here" nonchalance that comes with feeling comfortable, as well as, a certain sense of ownership over one's surroundings.

Having moved so often this hasn't come easily for them. It makes me happy to see it now.

Gem spotted, well, a spot, on the water. He walked down for a closer look and we hazarded guesses as to what it was. It looked like a turtle's head, but it was absolutely still and looked inanimate.

Gem was able to see from water's edge a silhouette below the surface of the water that looked like the body of a turtle. Sag eventually joined Gem and pretended to swing the scooter into the water.

A moment later, the turtle bid a hasty retreat. There were only ripples on the pond where the spot had once been.







25+ years of friendship. What an amazing gift. Thanks, B.



Mercy. This light kills me.