Hanging Red Shirts Outside

I usually put all of my laundry in one big load at the laundromat. Therefore, it is NOT a good idea for me to include red shirts. I always wash those by hand and let them drip outside. In really cold weather, either they don't get washed right away or I have to wash them one at a time and hang them in the shower.

A couple of days ago, I washed three shirts. The sun was shining - at the time - and I figured I could get away with my usual practice.

I went out in a couple of hours to see if the shirts had stopped dripping enough to bring them inside to finish drying.

Well, they had, in fact, stopped dripping. Here's why:

I guess it was a little too cold to hang them out. LOL

Thanks for visiting with me,

Kathi Linz

Angela and the Dogs 2014

Every year that Angela visits, I take pictures of her on the couch petting the dogs. This year it was a little trickier than usual, since Bear is new and had never met her before, Abby snuggled right up the Angela and stayed as close to her as she could for the entire vacation. Bear took some time and is still only tentatively willing to relax by her.

Here is the visual record of this year's Thanksgiving visit.

Asd you can see, Bear gradually improved, Hopefully, he will be more inclined to love her the next time Angela stays for a few days.

Thanks for visiting with me.

Kathi Linz

Gift for an Old Friend

Long ago and far away, I was good friends with one of my male classmates. He's married and living in St. Louis now, retired (I'm jealous of that) and keeping busy with several pet projects.

Somehow we connected on LinkedIn. He gave me the address of our 8th grade teacher and I gave him the address for our fifth grade teacher.

I also asked him what colors he and his wife would like if I were to make them an afghan. He told me maroon and gold. You probably won't make the connection, but those were our college colors. He's decorating his house with our COLLEGE COLORS!!!

Anyway, I made an afghan in one of my quickest patterns - a granny ripple. It looks like this:

or if you prefer

Anyway, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to anyone who might be reading this in the next couple of weeks.

Thanks for visiting with me,

Kathi Linz