Thursday, October 25, 2007The Road Home This has been and continues to be one of the prettiest Autumns in a long time. the colors are just fantastic!We had enough rain to close down fire season here in far north California, unlike the unfortunate southern CA. This is Coffee Creek Road, and my car. I was standing in front of my mailbox to take this. There is not a stretch of Road between here and Weaverville that is not photogenic this month. A bit of wind came up this afternoon and my dirt and gravel parking space is carpeted with a colorful tapestry of leaves. Most of which blew in from my cousins yard, but when I suggested he should rake them he started explaining how the convoluted wind patterns were actually blowing mine onto his lawn... which was suspisously green! lol But I think that means he's not going to rake for me!  I may be hanging my pictures at the Chamber of commerce this next month if I can come up with the required numbers. But this is the scene I painted today, tho I left my car out of it. I hope you too, are having a lovely fall this week! posted @ 10:09 PM PST [link] Sunday, October 21, 2007TA-DA! An FO!!! Well, I have finally & at last completed this project! I've learned several things, too ...believe it or not! lol I am already planning another one, but with a few modifications. I think the main item for a better fit will be longer shoulders in the back. That'll probably mean either a bit of knitting on the yoke, or more likely just use of one of the smaller looms in that service. I am pleased with it, all in all, tho. I could not find the buttons I won at Ampleknitters last year, which I planned for this sweater so finally opted for no buttons. I can't remember the last time I actually buttoned a cardigan, anyway. And I've seen them fastened with shawl pins or metal clasps so if I find something along those lines that I like and feel the need I may add one of them later. But... all in all I am happy with it and Very Happy to have it done! Mz. Ample2007 is also finished! As is my mid-term painting! One of the options we are given is to "March to your own drummer" which permission I took advantage of this time. 
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