November Challenge Day 15

Today’s challenge is to put a photo of your handwriting on your blog. I don’t put my handwriting online and so I think I’m going to skip this one today. But I do have a few other things to share with you.

We had a cold but sunny day today with lots and lots of wind. Dennis and I took Chloe for a walk but not as long as usual because it was just plain cold with that north wind blowing in our faces. Most of the day was spent inside the RV, although Dennis did grill us some hamburgers this afternoon.

We watched the services at the church we were married in and also Mandy‘s church this morning. This afternoon we caught up with some of our favorite YouTube videos. Together we enjoy watching several full-time RVing families. During the week I tend to watch knitting and crochet videos while I’m working on my projects.

I finished my boot toppers. Miss Merry asked in the comments for a picture of them, so here you go.

They aren’t  anything fancy. The tops of these rain boots are very stiff and thick vinyl. They really hurt my legs when I walk with them on, especially if it’s cold, so I just knitted these boot toppers.

I used some leftover worsted weight acrylic yarn and size 7 needles. I cast on 62 stitches and did Knit 1, Purl 1 for 8 inches before casting off. I just folded them in half over the top of the boot. Time will tell whether they will stay in place or work their way off as I walk. I’ll keep you posted. I’m sure you’re all waiting with bated breath! Ha!

I also knitted three more pair of mittens this weekend so I have made my quota of 8 pair for the month of November.

I have another picture of Christmas decorations. These are on the hutch in the kitchen. A little angel and the snowman. You can see the container of Chloe‘s milk bones and Dennis loves sweet tarts, so I usually try to keep some here for him. How do you like our temperature control center? We have a four temperature monitoring station receiver.  On the left are the temperatures in descending order, the wet bay, (where the water comes into the RV and the washing machine lines are), outside temperature, under the trailer and inside. It got a lot warmer today than was predicted. But the cold wind made it feel much, much colder. The number on the right is the humidity level. This little station has taken a lot of stress from Dennis’s shoulders as he can see at a glance if our pipes are in danger of freezing.

I hope you all had a quiet and safe weekend. The governors of the three West Coast states, Washington, California and Oregon have decreed that anyone coming into these three states has to quarantine for 14 days. Our governor of Washington also made an announcement today that we are basically going back into lockdown again until the middle of December.  Surprisingly though, they are not closing the schools. Honestly, I believe a lot of the spread is because schools are open everywhere. I have several friends who are teachers and they say it is getting impossible to have enough teachers as many are out sick and testing positive. 

Believe me, I do not know what the answer is, but it’s frustrating to know that I definitely will not get to see our son and grandchildren at Christmas this year. I haven’t seen them since last Thanksgiving.  I know I’m not alone in missing family and I’m not really complaining, but the disappointment still sets in once in a while. I know this is what has to be done to help stop the spread of COVID-19 and I’m more than willing to do my part.

Take care and stay safe and well.

Blessings and hugs,

Betsy