Home Again

Ahhh - to be back amongst the wool! Another list of "to dos" crossed off. Unfortunately, not a whole lot of knitting to speak of. The days in Parry Sound were lovely - I felt I was in the middle of a Group of Seven painting. Driving up 69/169 or down the 400 is neat in that area - so many inukshuks built at the sides of the road on the rock. (That is one project on my family "to do" list - maybe next summer!)

It was so good to see Mark's brother and sister-in-law that are visiting from France. It's funny how you don't see someone for two years and within 5 minutes it feels as if he/she was never away! I mentioned the shawl that I had been trying to knit for my sister-in-law (without much success) and she indicated she would love it in orange. Perfect - I have gorgeous orange silk that will work beautifully!

Saw my Uncle Reg this past Saturday. He still has the best sense of humour! I felt a little out of place, just being a niece. The rest of the crowd was his "family" - 11 children, 25 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren (the youngest just a week old!). My husband had a hard time believing my cousins weren't my aunts and uncles! My Uncle Reg married my Dad's eldest sister and he was second youngest of nine. Dad was an uncle when he was seven years old.

I'm sure my mum was happy to return home after hanging out here for a few days. She did a great job and is very conscientious, but I think it took a lot out of her. Her health is not what it used to be. I've sent her a gift basket loaded with goodies as thanks - she won't let me pay her, but she does enjoy a treat!

On a knitting note, the jean jacket I ordered for my daughter arrived last week. She approves of the pink edging - so guess what I'm doing today! The pattern calls for an applique heart on the back panel - I think I'll head to a local fabric store to see what they've got.

My camera has been loaded with more batteries and is finally back in my possession. Keep an eye out for more pictures!

On a "kniterary" note, unfortunately, due to prior commitments and lack of help, the shop will not open on Thursday until about 5:30 p.m. And, still waiting on lights in the backroom, so no knitting night until we can see back there. I'm working on it!