Today minus 30 degrees… September 11, 2009

…would equal snow. Sun angle is losing its annual battle to to the revolution and tilt of the earth. Days are growing shorter, insolation is on the wane. It’s been raining and drizzling on and off today. If it were just a bit colder, we would be seeing our first flakes of the season. It wouldn’t have amounted to much, granted. However once the first flakes start to fly, winter is declaring it is here. Winter: You can come anytime now, thanks!

The back of my sweater has been bound off. Now for the two front pieces. It could get complicated as the pattern has neckline, waistline, and armhole shaping all going on at once. I keep reading the pattern trying to sort it out without much success. It will probably end up being one of those “just do it and stop over-analyzing so much” kind of things.

The semester is going well so far. Next weekend is a big weekend: Karyn and Andy’s wedding! We’re flying out to Colorado on Thursday for all the festivities. I will be finishing off the flower girl dresses in the next couple days. I’m really hoping they come out good.

What’s going on, what’s going on…. September 1, 2009

I’ve been busy getting ready for the new semester to start, so knitting has kind of taken a hiatus for now. Except for Wednesday nights that is! My sweater ( Ivy) is coming along nicely. I’m nearly to the armhole shaping for the back section.

On the weather front (ha ha), it’s been lovely this week so far. Lovely, but boring. I’m not going to complain though because I am so happy it is not hot. The tropics are teasing again. Hurricane Jimena in the Eastern Pacific and Tropical Storm Erika in the Atlantic. Erika will most likely become a fish storm but there is a small (itty bitty, teensy weensy) possibility that it could have an impact on the East Coast. After Danny and Bill, I’m a little tired of storms just missing . Time will tell, but Erika at least is getting a bit more organized and should increase in strength in the next day or two.

On a random note: I had my first PSL of the season today. First day of meteorological fall + PSL = WIN!

Crickets July 21, 2009

Chirp, chirp, chirp.

Oh hello.  It’s been a busy couple of weeks here at the ranch.  Despite a fabulous beginning of my tour, life happened and so I haven’t finished much since the last time I posted.  Hopefully I’ll get to do some more spinning in the next few weeks.  August is just around the corner and that means time to start revising syllabi and prepping for the semester.  I have been doing some knitting including my first colorwork project.  It’s fun seeing the pattern take shape and just a wee bit addicting.

Hopefully I’ll be back posting more in the near future including some pics of my recent projects.  I’m also going to try and post a little more about what’s going on weather wise.  In fact, there are some hints in the models that a tropical-esque system may try and work its way near the east coast by the end of the weekend or early next week.   It’s nothing to really write home about now, but it does bear watching in the near future.