I had a relaxed rest of the morning and a quiet afternoon. I pulled out the grey sweater and realized that I had only knitted half of the back of the sweater. I am doing an overall pattern called "Little Birds" in my knitting pattern book. I watched some figure skating on TV and knitted a bit, in the afternoon. I also baked another apple dump cake to take as my contribution to the rosary dinner. It turned out well. I meant to take a photograph of it, but I forgot!
Lunch was a bowl of my beef and vegetable soup. Then, in the evening, instead of tea, I had another bowl of soup and a fresh orange. Then, it was time to get dressed to go to the monthly rosary prayer gathering, being held at the home of the aunt who died on Wednesday.
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Cousin P came over to wait at my house for cousin V to pick us up. Cousin V called and said she was running a little late, because her mother, Aunt T, had to be taken to the hospital as she was not feeling well! She was checked out and found to be OK, so was sent home. Cousin V's son and daughter-in-law were staying the night with Aunt T, so cousin V and her sister, cousin R were able to attend the rosary. Aunt T has a live-in care giver, but she has the weekends off.
Once we got to the prayer gathering, the rosary was said and then, we all had dinner. I ate a little bit of rice, along with the curries, but, I think I would have been OK without the rice, too. Resisting the desserts was really hard! We left shortly after dinner.
Today, I am grateful for:
- Cousin V giving me a ride to the rosary and back
- My new sweater fitted me well
- My apple dump cake was well liked
- Aunt T is doing OK
- Being with family and friends
I don't have many plans for tomorrow. All depends on how well I feel.
How was your Saturday? What have you planned for tomorrow?
You look great in that sweater. I agree, it fits quite nicely and is pretty. If I were you, I would be wearing it a lot.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Live and Learn. Yes, I will be wearing this sweater, a lot! It's warm and I love the colors.
DeleteThe sweater looks great on you!
ReplyDeleteI have been doing keto for quite a while now and you have no idea how delicious an apple dump cake sounds.
Thank you, Anne. We will have to find you some keto friendly desserts!
DeleteI admire your resolve in not eating any desserts last night. That must have been very difficult. I am hoping that your new blood tests will show all the effort you are putting into your attempts at eating a lower carb diet. Kudos.
ReplyDeleteYour sweater looks so good. It's a perfect fit. I love the detailing on the front. The colours really shine....and yes, your hair is really growing long.
Thank you, Susan. There was a whole table of cakes, pies, cookies, and puddings, including my favorite caramel pudding! Usually, desserts are the best part of the meal, for me! :D
DeleteYes, the sweater turned out well, didn't it? I'm pleased. And my hair is now shoulder length! Considering I was completely bald, 3 years ago, I'm grateful my hair has grown this long. :)
Knitted smocking looks fab, but too como,ex for me! I used to knit very basic patterns of jumpers and cardigans for my children, relieving the plainess of the style with stripey bright colours.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Eloise. Oh, well, each to her own, as they say. :) The smocking was a very easy pattern, which worked up fast.
DeleteYour sweater looks beautiful on you. The fit is perfect.
ReplyDeleteI would've had a hard time resisting a dessert table at a gathering too.
I'm sorry about the loss of your aunt.
Debra
Thank you, Debra. Oh, those desserts are hard to pass up, aren't they? I often take a fruit platter as my dessert contribution, to have a healthier alternative; I think I should start doing that, again.
DeleteThe sweater looks so good on you.
ReplyDeleteI still didn't make a dump cake. Every time I read about you making one, I think I must try it one of these days, then I forget. :)
Thank you, Nil.
DeleteWell, you are better off without all those calories, anyway! :D But, maybe the next time you need to come up with an easy dessert to take to a gathering at work or something, you can try making a dump cake.
That is a very successful sweater and now that you know that the number of stitches worked for you, you will be able to make another that fits well.
ReplyDeleteI hope your grey sweater will turn out as well.
Thank you, Bushlady. My problem is, the number of stitches vary with the type of yarn and and needle size. So, everything I make seems to involve a bit of guesswork! They grey sweater is being knit with worsted weight wool and US #7 needles. I cast on 70 stitches for the back...we'll see how that works out!
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