Craft Fair

I spent the last week in a wild flurry of knitting and crocheting. Les secured a table for me at a craft fair at the local American Legion.

Here's what my table looked like at the fair.

 

 

I also had a rack full of the woven belts and some knitted scarves that I worked up earlier in the fall.

 

 

 

What I sold was a couple of small things, several frilly scarves which are popular now days, and one belt. I spent a good part of the day showing people how to make the things I had on the table. Translated, that means I am still more of a teacher than a salesperson.

 

I also took a special order for an afghan done in neutral colors. I like color. It appears that I am in the minority on that score. Most other people want their handcrafts to blend in with their décor. (Muttering under my breath about the lack of creativity...)

 

Anyway, hospice will be the winner on this occasion as I will donate the unsold lap robes and shawls to them. After the holidays, I don't know what I will do with all of the belts. I could sew them all together and make a very warm blanket, but the abundance of patterns and colors in THAT creation might challenge even my capacities.

 

Thanks for visiting with me.

 

Kathi Linz



 

Stormy Sunday

One week ago, we had a nasty storm. I, of course, was outside taking pictures. No, I'm not a storm chaser, but I do love watching the way weather works.  Here are some of the photos I took:

It was a wild afternoon. The sirens sounded twice for tornado touchdowns in the county. Nothing came near us, but a lot of trees lost branches.

Thanks for visiting with me.

Kathi Linz

Season Changes

The season is turning. It changes more slowly here than it did when we lived in New Hampshire. There the trees changes in layers moving down the mountains and the brilliance happened almost all at once.

Here the trees change at different times. We can have green trees next to bare trees well into November. I took my camera for a walk a couple of days ago. This is all within a block of my house.

WOW!!

Today it is raining, slow and steady. That isn't enough to keep me in the house. Many of the leaves have fallen in the last day or so, so I took my camera for another walk.

Thanks for visiting with me,

Kathi

Oktoberfest and John

Oktoberfest and my brother come at the same time every year. We walk for miles and eat sirloin tips with garlic mashed potatoes and kettle corn.

This year I walked to work on Monday morning. That morning, the library was at the corner of Second and Walnut. By lunchtime, I was working at Zweite und Walnuss Strassen.

John and Abby have this love/hate thing going on. Abby was abused as a puppy - apparently by a tall smoking man. When we got her, she had the remnants of a cigarette burn under her chin.

Anyway, she is getting better about having John visit, but she still barks like a mad thing when he first arrives. It doesn't take long, however, before we can take pictures like this. (Note that he comes down to her level.)

She goes to the window and looks for him when I say his name, so I know she doesn't really dislike him. It's good when things go right like that. lol

Thanks for visiting with me,

Kathi