Rainy Days and Monday's

Does anyone else remember that song by the Carpenters?   I always find myself singing it when it rains on Mondays even though, like today, I'm usually fairly content to stay inside and knit when we have a day like this.  This is my view right at this moment in time.  A warm fire because it's chilly outside, Chloe asleep on her bed, covered up with a blanket and my iPad and knitting.  What more could a girl want?  Lest you think it's all I do, I have washed a few loads of laundry and vacuumed this morning!

The view out of the window from my chair.  The trees have budded out over the weekend, but the wind is blowing pretty hard, I hope those new little buds hang on tight.

I'm knitting another sock.  It was supposed to be for Dennis, but I bought some new sock yarn in my Knit Picks order so Alex will probably get the ones I'm making now.

Here's the finished pair from last week modeled by yours truly.

A girl, a hat and her dog.  Love this picture of Miss Piper that Mandy sent me yesterday.  Piper says she doesn't like it!  Polly is the absolute best dog.  She will let Piper do anything and adores her little girl.

Not much other news.  We had a wonderful weekend at the lake with perfect temperatures and sunshine with just a few fluffy clouds.  Those clouds were deceiving.  I ended up with a sunburned face and neck and I think maybe a slight case of heatstroke.  I think I'm more sensitive to the sun now too.  Meds again.  Bleh.  I refuse to give up my lake time though, so I'll have to be even better about sunscreen and staying in the shade.  

Dennis built me new steps yesterday for the trailer, another step higher so the last step isn't so high.  We took them out in the late afternoon yesterday, along with some cushions for the patio set. We finally  found some at Home Depot.  The cushions were in pretty bad shape after so much use but it's been hard to find replacement cushions that fit.  Lori and Nita will be surprised when they see them.

That's about it here.  Just lake time since I last wrote to you.  I hope you all had a lovely weekend and are enjoying spring, (or fall), wherever you may live.

"Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked." Psalm 84:10

Blessings,

Betsy