Mum's the Word?

Not really too mum, I suppose. You all know it's October, right? If you don't, my little Mumkin is here to tell you all about it! (Thanks Megan & family!)

We had an early fall celebration with a trip to Hillcrest for our annual apple picking fun last weekend! 

This is the first year that all of the boys had remembered enough to know just what they wanted to do the most...from the corn pit

to the climbing tires

to the giant bubbles,

the "train," and trikes,

the apple cannon (look at the end of the cannon as it shot that apple!)

and yes, even the actual picking of apples,

we all had a blast! Even the three year old remembered the "school bus picture" (which the rest of us almost walked right past this year...oops!), and another fun photo op! 

Even though it was a hot afternoon when we went (I almost want to complain that it's too warm for fall, but I'm loving it), we still got the annual photos of Jess's family!, 

so I think that ticks everything off our list for this trip! A funny thing that happened along the way was that the middlest boy almost lost Fozzy in the corn pits. I put him in my purse (for safe keeping) and forgot him until the drive home. Jess texted, so I sent photo proof that Fozzy was safe...first, from the car

and again from home, where he was found napping with Uncle Allen.

Later, he helped Pop Pop grill our dinner, 

but when he tried to run...err climb...away, 

we finally had to call and ask Jess and the boys to pick him up! We were tired grandparents after a busy day of bear-sitting!

When I finally found a quiet moment, I got right back to the yarn play, finishing a second block of the minecraft blanket,

and even a little pair of ear ghosts!

It's been a great start to autumn for us, and I hope it's been fun for you, too!

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! 

Guess What?

Chicken Butt! 

Wait, wait, wait. That response was appropriate in the summer, when I knit ALL THE CHICKENS, but notsomuch now. Still funnier than the "Poopy Butt!" I get from the grandsons, though. 

"Gramma is a Poopy Butt!" is also fun, but I was talking about the knitting. Because, as you know, I knit. I knit quite a bit. As in, I realized I had a bunch of extra yarn from a sweater, 

so I knit some fingerless gloves.

However, before I was finished with those gloves, I realized they were destined to be a birthday gift, and I gave them away as soon as they were done. The recipient loves them, yay!

Then I cast on another pair last Sunday, 

and they are finished today! I couldn't decide where to take my outside photos, so I tried three locations, in a tree...

on a bench...

and on a tempered and textured glass table...

Which is your favorite? I'm leaning tree or table, but the bench ain't bad either. Hey! It only took me 4 years to find my spots, sooo take your time picking a fave and drop a comment to let me know which you like best (if you want to, no pressure). 

As for me, I'm off to the craft room to pick my next project, and I'll be knitting pretty until then! 😘

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!

PS - Did you guess? Did you guess that I was knitting? Lol...

Seasonal September

Ahhhh, Fall! There's just something about it. Cooler temps seem to make the sun shine brighter, and shorter days urge me to squeeze all the daytime fun in that I can. They also make me stop to appreciate the perfect, golden glow on even the weeds just before the sunset.

Later starts and earlier finishes make it easy to find a moment to show off recent knits for upcoming seasons and holidays, like this fall garland I'm working on for my office. 

I think there will be a Frankenstein monster, and a little green apple. I really enjoyed carefully choosing yarn for this project...then noticing those same colors in nature on last night's walk! 

I'm also enjoying a shifting perspective on all the things in my life, which seems to happen bit-by-bit with each birthday. How is it September so soon, the season of football, apples and pumpkins? 

57 certainly seems to solidly settle into the autumnal zone of this lifetime... So, I'm settling in to enjoy it, and express it, in knitting...

...and maybe some baking later today, since a co-worker shared the bounty of his apple trees this week! (Thanks Adam!)

I hope you are having a good Saturday and finding things to treasure in your heart, whatever season of life you're in! 

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! 

PS - There's still some summer fun to be had...