We're wrapping things upwards hither at the Traveling Three Cats Ranch. We'll hold upwards heading for dwelling correct later lunch. It's been a proficient trip amongst 50-50 weather...two days of rain, ii dry out days. You'll discovery I didn't nation "sunny" days because it's been plenty cloudy, but withal warm plenty nosotros could lead maintain the windows opened upwards in addition to nosotros didn't require jackets.
It's been an first-class opor-garai for slow-stitching. I finished nearly everything I brought along. Yesterday morning, I finished off the 3rd of the 3 snowmen. And I haven't acquired an atomic publish 26 this trip, hence this 1 is withal wrinkly. I'll larn a meliorate moving painting of the 3 (and of the quilt) when nosotros larn home.
Fortunately, I had an emergency back-up slow-stitching project. It's a gift for a friend, in addition to hence I'm alone showing peeks of it for the fourth dimension being. Here's where I started.
This projection has a new-to-me knot inwards it, called a Colonial Knot. It's a petty similar a French knot, but easier to do. It makes a knot that looks a petty similar a three-petaled flower. My photographic telly camera couldn't lead maintain a detailed plenty close-up for you lot to run across the "petals" of the flower, but you lot tin dismiss run across the knot correct here.
If, similar me, you've never heard of a Colonial Knot, you lot tin dismiss run across a demonstration from this video. If you lot can't run across the video, in addition to then click correct here.
When I was finished amongst my morning's dull stitching, nosotros were able to larn Smitty out for a brusk walk. He's been rubbing to a greater extent than or less our legs all week, wanting to become out. As shortly equally the leash comes out of the cabinet, he hides nether the table. We lead maintain that equally an "ix-nay on the alking-way." (If you lot tin dismiss speak Pig Latin, you lot likewise tin dismiss communicate amongst cats.) Later though...he allowed us to pose his harness on, in addition to nosotros got out for a real brief walk.
He was actually on the hunt for some grass to nibble. Once he flora it in addition to had a few bites, he wanted dorsum inwards the camper.
It's of import to consume your greens.
We waited until later luncheon to become out on the boat. It was warm enough, but non peculiarly sunny. When nosotros got dorsum to the campground, nosotros took a petty walk around. Here's something interesting: This tree is growing over the cut-off stump of some other tree. We've seen trees growing from nurse logs before, in addition to that's basically what this is. It's merely odd (for us) to run across 1 growing over a still-standing-upright stump.
Also, nosotros noticed this bush covered inwards hibiscus blossoms. Pretty, huh?
And merely 1 to a greater extent than moving painting of this incredible clematis.
Mike in addition to I lead maintain been discussing planting 1 of these...I've done most of the talking. He wisely nods his caput upwards in addition to down. It volition hold upwards mine. Oh yes. It volition hold upwards mine.
Okay, hence that's almost it for the tidings from Lake Wobegon. I'm going to practice some to a greater extent than slow-stitching, in addition to and then we'll hold upwards packing to caput for home. Fingers crossed our novel method for transporting the kitties without kennels volition work. And "Kitties without Kennels" sounds similar the feline version of Doctors Without Borders, doesn't it?