Saturday morning

I got up very early to go to my hairdresser’s house.  I love early morning appointments because the rest of your day is free.  I was rewarded with this sight on the drive:

Isn’t that fabulous?  Yes, I did pull over to the shoulder, get out of my car and take pictures despite a dozen cars [...]

on days like today

I wish I were a kitty.

Did you know

that Birmingham is home to the oldest and largest Veteran’s Day Parade?  Last year I went outside to take some pictures of the parade, but never got around to sharing them with you.  I’m a year late, but here they are:

There were a lot of horses.
This guy was really popular with the crowd,

but I thought [...]

back from the woods

What a great weekend!  We hiked the Odum Scout Trail, which isn’t very long and is generally rated 5 out of 10 for difficulty, but let me tell you – it was plenty difficult for me!  Considering this was the first time I’ve carried a pack since March, I actually feel pretty good today!

Here’s SB [...]

Five on Friday

I can’t believe it, I just typed this post, previewed it, and then closed the window.  Ah well.  Maybe it’ll be better the second time around.
1.  Four years ago today, I was here:

With this special guy:

Having the time of our lives!  I miss it.  I’m ready to go back.
2.  To celebrate our anniversary, we’re going [...]

transitions yoke pulli

is finished!  As the light was fading Sunday afternoon, I rushed SB outside to get some modeled shots against a familiar brick backdrop.

This was a super-simple sweater to make.  I used the cast-on numbers from Becky’s pattern, converted to in-the-round knitting, and followed the pattern increases until it fit easily across my shoulders.  The only [...]